Author: Gilbert BurnetPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Some Letters, Containing an Account of what Seem'd Most Remarkable in Travelling Thro' Switserland, Italy, Some Parts of Germany, Etc. in the Years 1685. and 1686
Author: Gilbert BurnetBritish Museum Catalogue of printed Books
Author: A Commentary Upon Browning's The Ring and the Book
Author: Arthur Kemball CookCatalogue
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 1104
Book Description
Marriage, Manners and Mobility in Early Modern Venice
Author: Alexander CowanPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317100271
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Throughout history, marriage has been used as a method of creating and strengthening bonds between elites and the societies over which they ruled. Nowhere is this more apparent than in early modern Venice, where members of the patriciate looked to marital alliances with outsider brides to help maintain their position and social distinction in a fluid society. This book explores the parameters of upward social mobility, contemporary evaluations of social status and moral behaviour, and the place of marriage and concubinage within patrician society. Drawing heavily on the records of the Avogaria di Comun, which had the task of examining the social backgrounds and moral reputations of women from outside the patriciate who wished to marry patricians, this study provides a fascinating reconstruction of Venetian society as it was seen by individuals at every level.
A Practical Grammar of the English Tongue, etc
Author: William LOUGHTONCatalogue of Printed Books
Author: The Cambridge Companion to Handel
Author: Donald BurrowsPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139825216
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Handel is recognised as one of the principal creative figures in Baroque music. In this Companion acknowledged experts on Handel make their expertise accessible to the interested general reader and music lover. All the genres in which Handel composed are considered including oratorio, chamber cantata, opera, and church music, as well as works for the keyboard and orchestra. The wide-ranging, specially-commissioned essays cover topics from Handel's composing methods to his treatment of the Italian language and matters of performance practice. The background to Handel's musical career is a major theme of the volume. The opening chapters deal with his musical education in Germany and the circumstances in Italy during his time there. Most of Handel's career was based in London and important topics here include contemporary concert life and theatre management, the British and Italian musicians among whom he worked, and the librettists for the English oratorios.
General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description