Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 924
Book Description
Alphabetical Catalogue of the Library of Congress
Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 924
Book Description
An Essay on the Influence of Welsh Tradition Upon European Literature
Author: Sir John Dorney HardingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arthurian romance
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
An essay on the influence of Welsh tradition upon European literature, which obtained the Prize proposed by the Abergavenny Cymreigyddion Society, October 1838. [By Sir J. D. Harding.]
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Author: Memoires Concernant Christine Reine de Suede,
Author: Johan ArckenholtzPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sweden
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
The Statesman's Year-Book
Author: M. EpsteinPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230270646
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1517
Book Description
The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
Anthologies of Historiographical Speeches from Antiquity to Early Modern Times
Author: Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004341862
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 558
Book Description
Anthologies of speeches excerpted from history books constitute a relatively little-known rhetorical and bibliographic genre. From ancient times to the present day, the practice of culling characters’ orations from one or more works and publishing them independently of their original source has produced new and different ways of reading and using history. Anthologies of Historiographical Speeches offers an introduction to the very diverse questions that arise from the study of the genre through a variety of approaches and methodological tools. Lying at the point where rhetoric and historiography intersect, the essays included in this volume focus on the rhetorical aspects of the collections, as well as on their production, transmission, and reception from antiquity to the early modern period.
Ogier Le Danois Dans Les Littérratures Européennes
Author: Knud TogebyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ogier le Danois
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Biographie Universelle Classique. Biographie Universelle, Ou Dictionnaire Historique, Etc
Author: Architecture for the Shroud
Author: John Beldon ScottPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226743165
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
The famed linen cloth preserved in Turin Cathedral has provoked pious devotion, scientific scrutiny, and morbid curiosity. Imprinted with an image many faithful have traditionally believed to be that of the crucified Christ "painted in his own blood," the Shroud remains an object of intense debate and notoriety yet today. In this amply illustrated volume, John Beldon Scott traces the history of the unique relic, focusing especially on the black-marble and gilt-bronze structure Guarino Guarini designed to house and exhibit it. A key Baroque monument, the chapel comprises many unusual architectural features, which Scott identifies and explains, particulary how the chapel's unprecedented geometry and bizarre imagery convey to the viewer the supernatural powers of the object enshrined there. Drawing on early plans and documents, he demonstrates how the architect's design mirrors the Shroud's strange history as well as political aspirations of its owners, the Dukes of Savoy. Exhibiting it ritually, the Savoy prized their relic with its godly vestige as a means to link their dynasty with divine purposes. Guarini, too, promoted this end by fashioning an illusionary world and sacred space that positioned the duke visually so that he appeared close to the Shroud during its ceremonial display. Finally, Scott describes how the additional need for an outdoor stage for the public showing of the relic to the thousands who came to Turin to see it also helped shape the urban plan of the city and its transformation into the Savoyard capital. Exploring the mystique of this enigmatic relic and investigating its architectural and urban history for the first time, Architecture for the Shroud will appeal to anyone curious about the textile, its display, and the architectural settings designed to enhance its veneration and boost the political agenda of the ruling family.
Representing the Life and Legacy of Renée de France
Author: Kelly Digby PeeblesPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030691217
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
This book considers the life and legacy of Renée de France (1510–75), the youngest daughter of King Louis XII and Anne de Bretagne, exploring her cultural, spiritual, and political influence and her evolving roles and actions as fille de France, Duchess of Ferrara, and Dowager Duchess at Montargis. Drawing on a variety of often overlooked sources – poetry, theater, fine arts, landscape architecture, letters, and ambassadorial reports – contributions highlight Renée’s wide-ranging influence in sixteenth-century Europe, from the Italian Wars to the French Wars of Religion. These essays consider her cultural patronage and politico-religious advocacy, demonstrating that she expanded upon intellectual and moral values shared with her sister, Claude de France; her cousins, Marguerite de Navarre and Jeanne d’Albret; and her godmother and mother, Anne de France and Anne de Bretagne, thereby solidifying her place in a long line of powerful French royal women.