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| Release Date | : 1868 |
| ISBN 10 | : NYPL:33433087537118 |
| Pages | : 1018 pages |
| Rating | : 4.3/5 (33 users) |
Download or read book The Publishers' Circular and General Record of British and Foreign Literature written by and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 1018 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
| Author | : Patricia Corbett |
| Publisher | : Harry N Abrams Incorporated |
| Release Date | : 2002 |
| ISBN 10 | : STANFORD:36105111990417 |
| Pages | : 232 pages |
| Rating | : 4.O/5 (36 users) |
Download or read book Verdura written by Patricia Corbett and published by Harry N Abrams Incorporated. This book was released on 2002 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A master of metamorphosis, Sicilian duke-turned-jewelry-designer Fulco di Verdura (1898-1978) studded seashells with precious gems, transformed sailor's knots into pearl-encrusted necklaces, and wrapped blazing ruby hearts with braided gold rope. Since the mid-20th century, his ultrasophisticated neo-Baroque pieces have been the status symbols of a near-secret society of European blue bloods, Hollywood royalty, and Park Avenue patricians. Verdura's by-appointment-only patrons included Wallis Simpson, Marlene Dietrich, and Diana Vreeland, who considered his Maltese Cross cuffs an essential part of her daily uniform.In this lavish book, featuring fresh color photographs as well as vintage images, Patricia Corbett presents a deft evaluation of Verdura's work and a glimpse inside his impossibly glamorous world.
| Author | : Faya Causey |
| Publisher | : Getty Publications |
| Release Date | : 2020-01-07 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9781606066348 |
| Pages | : 307 pages |
| Rating | : 4.0/5 (663 users) |
Download or read book Ancient Carved Ambers in the J. Paul Getty Museum written by Faya Causey and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive overview of ancient ambers, the only such book in English, is now revised. First published in 2012, this catalogue presents fifty-six Etruscan, Greek, and Italic carved ambers from the Getty Museum's collection—the second largest body of this material in the United States and one of the most important in the world. The ambers date from about 650 to 300 BC. The catalogue offers full description of the pieces, including typology, style, chronology, condition, and iconography. Each piece is illustrated. The catalogue is preceded by a general introduction to ancient amber (which was also published in 2012 as a stand-alone print volume titled Amber and the Ancient World). Through exquisite visual examples and vivid classical texts, this book examines the myths and legends woven around amber—its employment in magic and medicine, its transport and carving, and its incorporation into jewelry, amulets, and other objects of prestige. This publication highlights a group of remarkable amber carvings at the J. Paul Getty Museum.
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| Release Date | : 1997 |
| ISBN 10 | : UIUC:30112033253672 |
| Pages | : 1872 pages |
| Rating | : 4.3/5 (12 users) |
Download or read book Cumulated Index Medicus written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 1872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
| Author | : Sinclair Bell |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Release Date | : 2016-02-23 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9781118352748 |
| Pages | : 532 pages |
| Rating | : 4.1/5 (527 users) |
Download or read book A Companion to the Etruscans written by Sinclair Bell and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-02-23 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new collection presents a rich selection of innovative scholarship on the Etruscans, a vibrant, independent people whose distinct civilization flourished in central Italy for most of the first millennium BCE and whose artistic, social and cultural traditions helped shape the ancient Mediterranean, European, and Classical worlds. Includes contributions from an international cast of both established and emerging scholars Offers fresh perspectives on Etruscan art and culture, including analysis of the most up-to-date research and archaeological discoveries Reassesses and evaluates traditional topics like architecture, wall painting, ceramics, and sculpture as well as new ones such as textile archaeology, while also addressing themes that have yet to be thoroughly investigated in the scholarship, such as the obesus etruscus, the function and use of jewelry at different life stages, Greek and Roman topoi about the Etruscans, the Etruscans’ reception of ponderation, and more Counters the claim that the Etruscans were culturally inferior to the Greeks and Romans by emphasizing fields where the Etruscans were either technological or artistic pioneers and by reframing similarities in style and iconography as examples of Etruscan agency and reception rather than as a deficit of local creativity
| Author | : John Ash |
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| Release Date | : 1775 |
| ISBN 10 | : BSB:BSB10581997 |
| Pages | : 644 pages |
| Rating | : 4.S/5 (58 users) |
Download or read book The New And Complete Dictionary Of The English Language written by John Ash and published by . This book was released on 1775 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
| Author | : Alexandra Ann Carpino |
| Publisher | : Univ of Wisconsin Press |
| Release Date | : 2003 |
| ISBN 10 | : 0299189902 |
| Pages | : 308 pages |
| Rating | : 4.8/5 (2 users) |
Download or read book Discs of Splendor written by Alexandra Ann Carpino and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Etruscans, whose culture flourished in Italy from the late eighth century B.C.E. to the first century B.C.E, produced some of the most sumptuous bronze and silver mirrors found in the ancient Mediterranean. Mirrors with relief decorations on their reverse sides are extremely rare and uniquely Etruscan. Their designs inform us about artistic styles and supplement our understanding of Etruscan culture and taste. The subjects illustrated on the mirrors give important insights into Etruscan mythology, beliefs, and cultural values, filling the vacuum left by the loss of most of their literary record.
| Author | : Luciano Di Gregorio |
| Publisher | : Bradt Travel Guides |
| Release Date | : 2017-05-19 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9781784770419 |
| Pages | : 324 pages |
| Rating | : 4.8/5 (74 users) |
Download or read book Italy: Abruzzo written by Luciano Di Gregorio and published by Bradt Travel Guides. This book was released on 2017-05-19 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bradt's Abruzzo remains the only full English-language guide to this beautiful and increasingly favoured part of Italy. This new edition has been thoroughly updated to cover all developments since the last edition, reflecting the region's growing popularity for holiday homes and as a busy conference destination at the heart of Italy, plus its appeal for wildlife and active tourism, including trekking, family holidays and horse-riding. Abruzzo offers the best of undiscovered Italy from pristine beaches to mountain glaciers, with some of Italy's most beautiful medieval villages clinging to the hillsides in between. This brand new edition of Bradt's Abruzzo provides all the practical and background information you'll need to explore this surprising region. What makes the Abruzzo region remarkable is that it is still about as unique and authentic an Italian experience as you can get in a country so devoured by international tourism. Abruzzo offers one of the most beautiful coastlines in the country, only a short distance from the tallest mountain ranges in Italy outside the Alps (it is the second most popular skiing centre in Italy outside the Alps) and one of the best places for hiking and flora/fauna spotting. What's more, despite the economic downturn of recent times, the regional government continues to invest in a 'beautification' project for its major urban centres and in the development of its regional highlights such as mountains, wildlife parks and rural towns. It's notable that in the 2017 national competition for 'I Borghi Più Belli d'Italia' (The Most Beautiful Towns in Italy) programme, Abruzzo was recognised as having 23 of the country's most beautiful towns, trailing second only behind Umbria and with at least a handful more than Tuscany. Intriguingly, Madonna's family hails from the town of Pacentro, to which the singer donated US$500,000 for restoration works after the 2009 earthquake in the region. Blue Flag beaches, mountain hiking and where to spot rare wildlife such as bears and wolves are all covered, as are untouched castles and frescoed churches and the region's plethora of Roman ruins. Italian cooking and the best places to eat are featured (Abruzzo is home to the majority of Italy's domestic pasta production), and there is extensive coverage of culture and language (Abruzzo is one of Italy's most linguistically diverse regions). Written with warmth and insight by a native Abruzzese, Bradt's Abruzzo contains all the information you need to discover this enchanting part of Italy.
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| Release Date | : 1871 |
| ISBN 10 | : IBNR:CR300036975 |
| Pages | : pages |
| Rating | : 4.C/5 ( users) |
Download or read book The Phoenix a Monthly Magazine for China, Japan & Eastern Asia written by and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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| Release Date | : 1986 |
| ISBN 10 | : UOM:39015021463669 |
| Pages | : 1078 pages |
| Rating | : 4.9/5 (52 users) |
Download or read book Books Out-of-print written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 1078 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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| Release Date | : 1891 |
| ISBN 10 | : WISC:89092859792 |
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Download or read book The Epworth Herald written by and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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| Release Date | : 1868 |
| ISBN 10 | : NYPL:33433082159058 |
| Pages | : 872 pages |
| Rating | : 4.3/5 (33 users) |
Download or read book The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star written by and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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| Release Date | : 1999 |
| ISBN 10 | : NWU:35556028976801 |
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Download or read book Quill & Quire written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
| Author | : Paul Frankl |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Release Date | : 2000-01-01 |
| ISBN 10 | : 0300087993 |
| Pages | : 420 pages |
| Rating | : 4.8/5 (93 users) |
Download or read book Gothic Architecture written by Paul Frankl and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This magisterial study of Gothic architecture traces the meaning and development of the Gothic style through medieval churches across Europe. Ranging geographically from Poland to Portugal and from Sicily to Scotland and chronologically from 1093 to 1530, the book analyzes changes from Romanesque to Gothic as well as the evolution within the Gothic style and places these changes in the context of the creative spirit of the Middle Ages. In its breadth of outlook, its command of detail, and its theoretical enterprise, Frankl's book has few equals in the ambitious Pelican History of Art series. It is single-minded in its pursuit of the general principles that informed all aspects of Gothic architecture and its culture. In this edition Paul Crossley has revised the original text to take into account the proliferation of recent literature--books, reviews, exhibition catalogues, and periodicals--that have emerged in a variety of languages. New illustrations have also been included.
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| Release Date | : 1984-06 |
| ISBN 10 | : UCAL:C3045626 |
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Download or read book Canadiana written by and published by . This book was released on 1984-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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| Release Date | : 1992 |
| ISBN 10 | : UOM:39015023708780 |
| Pages | : 630 pages |
| Rating | : 4.9/5 (52 users) |
Download or read book Who's who in Religion written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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| Release Date | : 1973 |
| ISBN 10 | : UOM:39015048063054 |
| Pages | : 124 pages |
| Rating | : 4.9/5 (54 users) |
Download or read book Transit News written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
