Author: Sotheby & Co. (London, England)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Catalogues of Old Master Paintings and Drawings
Author: Sotheby & Co. (London, England)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Streets with a Story
Author: Eric A. WillatsPublisher:
ISBN: 9780951187104
Category : Islington (London, England)
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Fonthill Recovered
Author: Caroline DakersPublisher: UCL Press
ISBN: 1787350452
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Fonthill, in Wiltshire, is traditionally associated with the writer and collector William Beckford who built his Gothic fantasy house called Fonthill Abbey at the end of the eighteenth century. The collapse of the Abbey’s tower in 1825 transformed the name Fonthill into a symbol for overarching ambition and folly, a sublime ruin. Fonthill is, however, much more than the story of one man’s excesses. Beckford’s Abbey is only one of several important houses to be built on the estate since the early sixteenth century, all of them eventually consumed by fire or deliberately demolished, and all of them oddly forgotten by historians. Little now remains: a tower, a stable block, a kitchen range, some dressed stone, an indentation in a field. Fonthill Recovered draws on histories of art and architecture, politics and economics to explore the rich cultural history of this famous Wiltshire estate. The first half of the book traces the occupation of Fonthill from the Bronze Age to the twenty-first century. Some of the owners surpassed Beckford in terms of their wealth, their collections, their political power and even, in one case, their sexual misdemeanours. They include Charles I’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the richest commoner in the nineteenth century. The second half of the book consists of essays on specific topics, filling out such crucial areas as the complex history of the designed landscape, the sources of the Beckfords’ wealth and their collections, and one essay that features the most recent appearance of the Abbey in a video game.
Your Money and Your Brain
Author: Jason ZweigPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416539794
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
Drawing on the latest scientific research, Jason Zweig shows what happens in your brain when you think about money and tells investors how to take practical, simple steps to avoid common mistakes and become more successful. What happens inside our brains when we think about money? Quite a lot, actually, and some of it isn’t good for our financial health. In Your Money and Your Brain, Jason Zweig explains why smart people make stupid financial decisions—and what they can do to avoid these mistakes. Zweig, a veteran financial journalist, draws on the latest research in neuroeconomics, a fascinating new discipline that combines psychology, neuroscience, and economics to better understand financial decision making. He shows why we often misunderstand risk and why we tend to be overconfident about our investment decisions. Your Money and Your Brain offers some radical new insights into investing and shows investors how to take control of the battlefield between reason and emotion. Your Money and Your Brain is as entertaining as it is enlightening. In the course of his research, Zweig visited leading neuroscience laboratories and subjected himself to numerous experiments. He blends anecdotes from these experiences with stories about investing mistakes, including confessions of stupidity from some highly successful people. Then he draws lessons and offers original practical steps that investors can take to make wiser decisions. Anyone who has ever looked back on a financial decision and said, “How could I have been so stupid?” will benefit from reading this book.
A History of the Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A.
Author: Algernon GravesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 483
Book Description
Catalogue of Old Master Paintings
Author: The Artist Project
Author: Christopher NoeyPublisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0714873543
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Artists have long been stimulated and motivated by the work of those who came before them—sometimes, centuries before them. Interviews with 120 international contemporary artists discussing works from The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection that spark their imagination shed new light on art-making, museums, and the creative process. Images of works from The Met collection appear alongside images of the contemporary artists' work, allowing readers to discover a rich web of visual connections that spans cultures and millennia.
The Digital Classroom
Author: David T. GordonPublisher: Harvard Education Press
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Educators and technology experts share their thoughts on classroom technology and how equity, the digital divide, and other issues need to be addressed to ensure students and teachers are realizing the full potential of different technologies.
Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the William L. Clements Library
Author: William L. Clements LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Manuscripts
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
The Ampleforth Journal
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Benedictine movement (Anglican Communion)
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description