Money Matters in European Artworks and Literature, c. 1400-1750, Joanna Woodall, Natasha Seaman
Автор: James Liz Название: Mosaics in the Medieval World ISBN: 1107011981 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107011984 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 27403.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In this book, Liz James offers a comprehensive history of wall mosaics produced in the European and Islamic middle ages. Taking into account a wide range of issues, including style and iconography, technique and material, and function and patronage, she examines mosaics within their historical context.
Автор: Bettencourt Ana M. S., Santos-Estйvez Manuel, Aluai Sampaio Hugo Название: Weapons and Tools in Rock Art: A World Perspective ISBN: 1789254906 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781789254907 Издательство: Marston Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 9900.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Analysis of the subjective and metaphorical value of weapons and tools in rock art.
Автор: Lee, Mireille M. (vanderbilt University, Tennessee) Название: Body, dress, and identity in ancient greece ISBN: 1107662532 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107662537 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 6019.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This is the first general monograph on ancient Greek dress in English to be published in more than a century. By applying modern dress theory to the ancient evidence, this book reconstructs the social meanings attached to the dressed body in ancient Greece.
Автор: Mark Towsey Название: Reading History in Britain and America, c.1750–c.1840 ISBN: 1108483003 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108483001 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 14256.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book explores the success of historical literature from the perspective of the reading audience in the period c.1750-c.1840. Drawing on a variety of sources including marginalia, letters, diaries and commonplace books, it reveals why histories were so popular, and how they were used by readers across the English-speaking world.
Описание: In a time of political, epistemic and aesthetic revolutions, early 18th-century Britain saw the emergence of a public discourse of ‘common sense’ which had a lasting influence on clichéd concepts of cultural identity. By retracing the compensatory impulses of common sense discourse and highlighting the role of literary texts in its formation and dissemination, this study challenges the received view of Augustan England as a mere Age of Reason.
Автор: Towsey, Mark (university Of Liverpool) Название: Reading history in britain and america, c.1750-c.1840 ISBN: 1108716180 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108716185 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5069.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book explores the success of historical literature from the perspective of the reading audience in the period c.1750-c.1840. Drawing on a variety of sources including marginalia, letters, diaries and commonplace books, it reveals why histories were so popular, and how they were used by readers across the English-speaking world.
Описание: In 1966, the most destructive flood in the history of Venice temporarily submerged the city and threatened its extraordinary art and architecture. Among the organizations that mobilized to protect this fragile heritage was Save Venice Inc. Founded in Boston and now headquartered in New York City, this nonprofit has become the largest and most active committee dedicated to preserving the artistic legacy of Venice.Christopher Carlsmith tells the fascinating story of Save Venice Inc., from its origins to its fiftieth anniversary. It continues to provide an influential model for philanthropy in the cultural sector, raising substantial funds to conserve and restore paintings, sculptures, books, mosaics, and entire buildings at risk from human and environmental impacts. Employing extensive archival research, oral interviews, and newspaper accounts, Save Venice Inc. explores a range of topics, including leadership, conservation projects, fundraising, and educational outreach. Using a range of methodologies from cultural history and art history, Carlsmith traces the achievements and challenges faced by this and other historic preservation organizations and by this unique city on the sea.
Описание: In 1966, the most destructive flood in the history of Venice temporarily submerged the city and threatened its art and architecture. Among the organisations that mobilized to protect this fragile heritage was Save Venice Inc. Christopher Carlsmith tells the fascinating story of Save Venice Inc., from its origins to its fiftieth anniversary.
Автор: Vout Название: The Hills of Rome ISBN: 1107678714 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107678712 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 3960.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Rome is `the city of seven hills`. This book explores what is at stake in this cliche and how it has helped countless people think about Rome holistically. Embracing evidence from Varro, Virgil and Claudian to sixteenth-century frescoes and nineteenth-century engravings, it proposes a new way of seeing the city.
Автор: Lee Название: Body, Dress, and Identity in Ancient Greece ISBN: 1107055369 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107055360 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 17266.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This is the first general monograph on ancient Greek dress in English to be published in more than a century. By applying modern dress theory to the ancient evidence, this book reconstructs the social meanings attached to the dressed body in ancient Greece.
Автор: Steel Название: The Cambridge Companion to Cicero ISBN: 0521729807 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521729802 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5069.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A comprehensive introduction to Cicero`s writings for students and non-specialists. Draws on recent transformative research on the political and literary culture of the late Roman Republic and presents important new research on Cicero`s reception in late antiquity and from the Renaissance period onwards.
Описание: This book explores the ways that authors responded to a sense of unprecedented cultural and technological change. Together, their interventions helped to shape the values and tensions that informed Britain`s sense of its own extraordinary modernity. Their insights have never been more pertinent.
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