Author: Benno Schotz
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780903065375
Category : Sculptors
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
Bronze in My Blood
Author: Benno Schotz
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780903065375
Category : Sculptors
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780903065375
Category : Sculptors
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
Blood and Bronze
Author: Paddy Docherty
Publisher: Hurst Publishers
ISBN: 1787387550
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
The Benin Bronzes are among the British Museum’s most prized possessions. Celebrated for their great beauty, they embody the history, myth and artistry of the ancient Kingdom of Benin, once West Africa’s most powerful, and today part of Nigeria. But despite the Bronzes’ renown, little has been written about the brutal imperial violence with which they were plundered. Paddy Docherty’s searing new history tells that story: the 1897 British invasion of Benin. Armed with shocking details discovered in the archives, Blood and Bronze sets this assault in its late Victorian context. As British power faced new commercial and strategic pressures elsewhere, it ruthlessly expanded in West Africa. Revealing both the extent of African resistance and previously concealed British outrages, this is a definitive account of the destruction of Benin. Laying bare the Empire’s true motives and violent means, including the official coverup of grotesque sexual crimes, Docherty demolishes any moral argument for Britain retaining the Bronzes, making a passionate case for their immediate repatriation to Nigeria.
Publisher: Hurst Publishers
ISBN: 1787387550
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
The Benin Bronzes are among the British Museum’s most prized possessions. Celebrated for their great beauty, they embody the history, myth and artistry of the ancient Kingdom of Benin, once West Africa’s most powerful, and today part of Nigeria. But despite the Bronzes’ renown, little has been written about the brutal imperial violence with which they were plundered. Paddy Docherty’s searing new history tells that story: the 1897 British invasion of Benin. Armed with shocking details discovered in the archives, Blood and Bronze sets this assault in its late Victorian context. As British power faced new commercial and strategic pressures elsewhere, it ruthlessly expanded in West Africa. Revealing both the extent of African resistance and previously concealed British outrages, this is a definitive account of the destruction of Benin. Laying bare the Empire’s true motives and violent means, including the official coverup of grotesque sexual crimes, Docherty demolishes any moral argument for Britain retaining the Bronzes, making a passionate case for their immediate repatriation to Nigeria.
Bronze in My Blood
Author: Benno Schotz
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789030653714
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789030653714
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Men of Bronze
Author: Eric Farrington
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472832590
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
Men of Bronze is a wargame that allows you to play out Classical Greek hoplite battles on the tabletop. Players are Strategoi (generals) leading phalanxes of bronze-clad warriors in pursuit of fame, glory, and the honor of their city-states. To win such prizes, however, you must prove your mettle, display your valor, and bring the other Strategoi to their knees! Designed to recreate small battles or larger skirmishes with 50–80 figures per side, each army will have its own unique mix of rules, advantages, backgrounds, and abilities. Strategoi must understand and appreciate the strengths and weaknesses of their forces in order to win glory on the battlefield. Of course, there's no telling what tricks a rival Strategos might have up their tunic sleeves...
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472832590
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
Men of Bronze is a wargame that allows you to play out Classical Greek hoplite battles on the tabletop. Players are Strategoi (generals) leading phalanxes of bronze-clad warriors in pursuit of fame, glory, and the honor of their city-states. To win such prizes, however, you must prove your mettle, display your valor, and bring the other Strategoi to their knees! Designed to recreate small battles or larger skirmishes with 50–80 figures per side, each army will have its own unique mix of rules, advantages, backgrounds, and abilities. Strategoi must understand and appreciate the strengths and weaknesses of their forces in order to win glory on the battlefield. Of course, there's no telling what tricks a rival Strategos might have up their tunic sleeves...
The Three Biblical Altar Laws
Author: Paul Heger
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110803232
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
The series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (BZAW) covers all areas of research into the Old Testament, focusing on the Hebrew Bible, its early and later forms in Ancient Judaism, as well as its branching into many neighboring cultures of the Ancient Near East and the Greco-Roman world.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110803232
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
The series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (BZAW) covers all areas of research into the Old Testament, focusing on the Hebrew Bible, its early and later forms in Ancient Judaism, as well as its branching into many neighboring cultures of the Ancient Near East and the Greco-Roman world.
Bronze Gods
Author: A. A. Aguirre
Publisher: Titan Books
ISBN: 1781169500
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 441
Book Description
Janus Mikani and Celeste Ritsuko work all hours in the Criminal Investigation Division, keeping the citizens of Dorstaad safe. They're assigned a potentially volatile case where one misstep could end their careers. A ruthless killer is stalking the gaslit streets, weaving blood and magic in a lethal ritual that could mean the end of everything they hold dear...
Publisher: Titan Books
ISBN: 1781169500
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 441
Book Description
Janus Mikani and Celeste Ritsuko work all hours in the Criminal Investigation Division, keeping the citizens of Dorstaad safe. They're assigned a potentially volatile case where one misstep could end their careers. A ruthless killer is stalking the gaslit streets, weaving blood and magic in a lethal ritual that could mean the end of everything they hold dear...
Building the Modern Church
Author: Robert Proctor
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317170865
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Fifty years after the Second Vatican Council, architectural historian Robert Proctor examines the transformations in British Roman Catholic church architecture that took place in the two decades surrounding this crucial event. Inspired by new thinking in theology and changing practices of worship, and by a growing acceptance of modern art and architecture, architects designed radical new forms of church building in a campaign of new buildings for new urban contexts. A focussed study of mid-twentieth century church architecture, Building the Modern Church considers how architects and clergy constructed the image and reality of the Church as an institution through its buildings. The author examines changing conceptions of tradition and modernity, and the development of a modern church architecture that drew from the ideas of the liturgical movement. The role of Catholic clergy as patrons of modern architecture and art and the changing attitudes of the Church and its architects to modernity are examined, explaining how different strands of post-war architecture were adopted in the field of ecclesiastical buildings. The church building’s social role in defining communities through rituals and symbols is also considered, together with the relationships between churches and modernist urban planning in new towns and suburbs. Case studies analysed in detail include significant buildings and architects that have remained little known until now. Based on meticulous historical research in primary sources, theoretically informed, fully referenced, and thoroughly illustrated, this book will be of interest to anyone concerned with the church architecture, art and theology of this period.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317170865
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Fifty years after the Second Vatican Council, architectural historian Robert Proctor examines the transformations in British Roman Catholic church architecture that took place in the two decades surrounding this crucial event. Inspired by new thinking in theology and changing practices of worship, and by a growing acceptance of modern art and architecture, architects designed radical new forms of church building in a campaign of new buildings for new urban contexts. A focussed study of mid-twentieth century church architecture, Building the Modern Church considers how architects and clergy constructed the image and reality of the Church as an institution through its buildings. The author examines changing conceptions of tradition and modernity, and the development of a modern church architecture that drew from the ideas of the liturgical movement. The role of Catholic clergy as patrons of modern architecture and art and the changing attitudes of the Church and its architects to modernity are examined, explaining how different strands of post-war architecture were adopted in the field of ecclesiastical buildings. The church building’s social role in defining communities through rituals and symbols is also considered, together with the relationships between churches and modernist urban planning in new towns and suburbs. Case studies analysed in detail include significant buildings and architects that have remained little known until now. Based on meticulous historical research in primary sources, theoretically informed, fully referenced, and thoroughly illustrated, this book will be of interest to anyone concerned with the church architecture, art and theology of this period.
Elements of Faith Vol. 1: Hydrogen to Tin
Author: Richard Duncan
Publisher: New Leaf Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780890515471
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
THE PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS AS NEVER PRESENTED BEFORE, FROM A BIBICAL CREATION POINT OF VIEW.
Publisher: New Leaf Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780890515471
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
THE PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS AS NEVER PRESENTED BEFORE, FROM A BIBICAL CREATION POINT OF VIEW.
Strands of Bronze and Gold
Author: Jane Nickerson
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307976068
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
The Bluebeard fairy tale retold. . . . When seventeen-year-old Sophia Petheram’s beloved father dies, she receives an unexpected letter. An invitation—on fine ivory paper, in bold black handwriting—from the mysterious Monsieur Bernard de Cressac, her godfather. With no money and fewer options, Sophie accepts, leaving her humble childhood home for the astonishingly lavish Wyndriven Abbey, in the heart of Mississippi. Sophie has always longed for a comfortable life, and she finds herself both attracted to and shocked by the charm and easy manners of her overgenerous guardian. But as she begins to piece together the mystery of his past, it’s as if, thread by thread, a silken net is tightening around her. And as she gathers stories and catches whispers of his former wives—all with hair as red as her own—in the forgotten corners of the abbey, Sophie knows she’s trapped in the passion and danger of de Cressac’s intoxicating world. Glowing strands of romance, mystery, and suspense are woven into this breathtaking debut—a thrilling retelling of the “Bluebeard” fairy tale.
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307976068
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
The Bluebeard fairy tale retold. . . . When seventeen-year-old Sophia Petheram’s beloved father dies, she receives an unexpected letter. An invitation—on fine ivory paper, in bold black handwriting—from the mysterious Monsieur Bernard de Cressac, her godfather. With no money and fewer options, Sophie accepts, leaving her humble childhood home for the astonishingly lavish Wyndriven Abbey, in the heart of Mississippi. Sophie has always longed for a comfortable life, and she finds herself both attracted to and shocked by the charm and easy manners of her overgenerous guardian. But as she begins to piece together the mystery of his past, it’s as if, thread by thread, a silken net is tightening around her. And as she gathers stories and catches whispers of his former wives—all with hair as red as her own—in the forgotten corners of the abbey, Sophie knows she’s trapped in the passion and danger of de Cressac’s intoxicating world. Glowing strands of romance, mystery, and suspense are woven into this breathtaking debut—a thrilling retelling of the “Bluebeard” fairy tale.
Serviles of Darkness
Author: Donna Campbell
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1449093663
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
One night of violence changed the lives of one family forever. Bronze and Rim have never been on their own, but being vampires doesn't automatically give them safety and shelter. Lurking in the shadows is a stalker, and she witnesses many things about a murderer. On the rampage is a serial killer, but he makes a deadly mistake one night. The mightiest of all vampires has vowed to use her powers to hunt down and avenge the death of a young vampire. Many pursue this killer and want him dead before he murders someone else, but only one will succeed.
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1449093663
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
One night of violence changed the lives of one family forever. Bronze and Rim have never been on their own, but being vampires doesn't automatically give them safety and shelter. Lurking in the shadows is a stalker, and she witnesses many things about a murderer. On the rampage is a serial killer, but he makes a deadly mistake one night. The mightiest of all vampires has vowed to use her powers to hunt down and avenge the death of a young vampire. Many pursue this killer and want him dead before he murders someone else, but only one will succeed.