In the words of Nicholas Hall, international co-chairman for Old Masters at Christie's, the Rothschild Prayerbook represents "one of the most prestigious and exquisite examples of Flemish manuscript illumination".
Nicholas Hall, international co-chairman of old masters and 19th-century art, said: "Every aspect of this Book of Hours – from the quality of the parchment to the wealth and refinement of the decoration – marks the Rothschild Prayerbook as one of the most prestigious and exquisite examples of Flemish manuscript illumination".
This is no way corresponds to reality, since the most prestigious institutions (for example, the Russell Group) give priority to research, while poorer universities are required to teach unmanageable numbers of students.
They have been widely pilloried for supplying the chief executives who were at the helm as some of the world's most prestigious companies sank for example, Richard Fuld of Lehman Brothers is a New York (Stern) alumnus, and Andy Hornby of hbos and Rick Wagoner of General Motors are both Harvard alumni.
Future studies might focus on testing whether other aspects - for example, prestigious academic awards, membership in highly selective scholarly societies, the impact of the work in the area of higher education and outside academia - raise the likelihood of being included into Wikipedia.
For example, its prestigious newspaper, The Guardian, has (in the Mancunian view) fled to London and dropped the city's name from its title.
The prestigious CORE club, for example, has a $30,000 initiation fee and a $10,000 annual membership, while the New York Athletic Club has an invitation-only $8,500 initiation fee and $3,030 annual fee.
The heavy-handed attempts by Beijing to erode academic freedom at Hong Kong's most prestigious universities is an example.
For example, the prestigious Peking University, Tsinghua University, and Fudan University each charge students for access to international websites, as do many lesser-known institutions.
Humans follow the example of prestigious, high-status individuals much more readily than that of others, such as when we copy the behavior of village elders, community leaders, or celebrities.
