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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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A Catalogue of the French Medals in the British Museum
Author: A Catalogue of the French Medals in the British Museum: AD 1402-1610
Author: British Museum. Department of Coins and MedalsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
The French Emblem
Author: Laurence GrovePublisher: Librairie Droz
ISBN: 9782600004121
Category : Emblem books, French
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Complète les deux ouvrages publiés dans la même collection, d'Alison Saunders, Stephen Rawles et Alison Adams. L'index des noms et des lieux enrichit la bibliographie des oeuvres secondaires consacrées aux emblèmes français et en facilite l'utilisation.
The Place of Narrative
Author: Marilyn Aronberg LavinPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226469607
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Looking at more than two hundred Italian medieval and Renaissance mural cycles, Lavin examines—with the aid of computer technology—the "rearranged" chronologies of familiar religious stories found therein. "Like many masterpieces, Lavin's book builds upon a simple idea . . . it is possible to do a computer analysis of . . . visual narratives. . . . This is the first computer-based study of the visual arts of which I am aware that illustrates how those technologies can utterly transform the study of old master art. An extremely important book, one likely to become the most influential recent study of art of this period, The Place of Narrative is also a beautiful artifact."—David Carrier, Leonardo "Covering over a millennium and dealing with the whole of Italy, Lavin makes pioneering use of new methodology employing a computer database . . . [and] novel terminology to describe the disposition of scenes of church and chapel walls. . . . We should recognize this as a book of high seriousness which reaches out into new areas and which will fruitfully stimulate much thought on a neglected subject of very considerable significance."—Julian Gardner, Burlington Magazine
Machiavelli
Author: Alexander LeePublisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1447275012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
'A wonderfully assured and utterly riveting biography that captures not only the much-maligned Machiavelli, but also the spirit of his time and place. A monumental achievement.' – Jessie Childs, author of God's Traitors. ‘A notorious fiend’, ‘generally odious’, ‘he seems hideous, and so he is.’ Thanks to the invidious reputation of his most famous work, The Prince, Niccolò Machiavelli exerts a unique hold over the popular imagination. But was Machiavelli as sinister as he is often thought to be? Might he not have been an infinitely more sympathetic figure, prone to political missteps, professional failures and personal dramas? Alexander Lee reveals the man behind the myth, following him from cradle to grave, from his father’s penury and the abuse he suffered at a teacher’s hands, to his marriage and his many affairs (with both men and women), to his political triumphs and, ultimately, his fall from grace and exile. In doing so, Lee uncovers hitherto unobserved connections between Machiavelli’s life and thought. He also reveals the world through which Machiavelli moved: from the great halls of Renaissance Florence to the court of the Borgia pope, Alexander VI, from the dungeons of the Stinche prison to the Rucellai gardens, where he would begin work on some of his last great works. As much a portrait of an age as of a uniquely engaging man, Lee’s gripping and definitive biography takes the reader into Machiavelli’s world – and his work – more completely than ever before.
The Antiquaries Journal
Author: The Making of Sculpture
Author: Marjorie TrustedPublisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
This is an accessible historical and technical guide to the materials and techniques of European sculpture, based on the collections at the V&A. Casting, carving, and modeling practices are explored from medieval times onwards. Each chapter concentrates on a specific material or category. Beautiful color photography highlights the works and illustrates contemporary workshop practices.
The Medal
Author: Catalogues of Sales
Author: Sotheby's (Firm)Publisher:
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Iconography, Propaganda, and Legitimation
Author: Allan ElleniusPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198205500
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Representations of political power play an important role in Western art history from the late Middle Ages up to modern times. This volume by leading experts is a wide-ranging survey of significant trends in the development of political imagery.