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An example of a readable book [b]. Each of the nine countries covered by the library, as well as Reporters without Borders, has an individual wing, containing a number of articles, [1] available in English and the original language the article was written in. [2] The texts within the library are contained in in-game book items, which can be opened and placed on stands to be read by multiple ...
Getafix's magic potion: Asterix: The magic potion the druid Getafix makes to give the villagers superhuman strength to fight the Romans. Lacasa: The Road to Oz "A sort of nectar famous in Oz and nicer to drink than soda-water or lemonade." Nectar and Ambrosia: Greek mythology: Before 424 BC
The book is a biography of Persson that also covers Minecraft 's popularity and the Swedish gaming industry. [1] The book describes how Persson was inspired by games like Dungeon Keeper, Dwarf Fortress, and Infiniminer, and how he was convinced that he was onto something big from the very beginning. It also described how Persson documented the ...
Recipes for the potion appeared in the work of the popular English apothecary Nicholas Culpeper and the official pharmacopoeia handbooks of London and Amsterdam. Queen Elizabeth 's French ambassador was even treated with the remedy; however, the recipe was altered to include a "unicorn's horn" (possibly a ground-up narwhal tusk ) in addition to ...
The elixir of life (Medieval Latin: elixir vitae), also known as elixir of immortality, is a potion that supposedly grants the drinker eternal life and/or eternal youth. This elixir was also said to cure all diseases. Alchemists in various ages and cultures sought the means of formulating the elixir.
The Cook's Decameron: A Study In Taste, Containing Over Two Hundred Recipes For Italian Dishes (1901) by Mrs. W.G. Waters; Various cookbooks (between 1903 and 1934) by Auguste Escoffier; Edmonds Cookery Book (1908) by T.J. Edmonds Ltd; Household Searchlight Recipe Book (1931) by Ida Migliario, Zorada Z. Titus, Harriet W. Allard, and Irene Nunemaker
Alwan-e-Nemat is a book of 101 recipes from the kitchen of Mughal emperor Jahangir. [ 35 ] [ 36 ] It also dedicates a chapter to dining etiquette. The book describes the method for laying out Dastarkhan : a process that starts with spreading a leather mat spread over the ornate carpet to protect it, and then spreading a cloth over the mat ...
She has described this derivation as "a way of giving texture to the world". [2] The magic of Harry Potter was the subject of a 2017 British Library exhibition and an accompanying documentary. The exhibition, entitled Harry Potter: A History of Magic, was the first at the British Library to be based on a single series by a living author. [3]