Author: Alexander Weddell
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Languages : en
Pages : 100
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Catalogues of the valuable library, pictures, prints, coins, medals, &c., of ... Alexander Weddell. (Large paper ed.).
Author: Alexander Weddell
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 100
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Burning Bright
Author: Dethloff Diana
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
This book celebrates the work and career of the internationally renowned art historian, David Bindman, on the occasion of his 75th birthday, and is above all a tribute to him from his former students and colleagues. With essays on sculpture, drawings, watercolours and prints, the volume reflects the extraordinary range of Bindman's knowledge of works of art and his impact through his teaching and research on the understanding of British and European artistic developments from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. The essays cast light on questions of technique and stylistic change, patronage, collecting and iconography, and engage with issues such as the representation of race, gender, sexuality, political violence and propaganda, exile, and notions of the canon. The artists discussed here include Hogarth, Blake, Roubiliac, Thorvaldsen and Canova, all subjects of books by David Bindman, as well as Morland, Rowlandson, Gillray, Millais, Munch, Nevinson, and Heartfield.
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
This book celebrates the work and career of the internationally renowned art historian, David Bindman, on the occasion of his 75th birthday, and is above all a tribute to him from his former students and colleagues. With essays on sculpture, drawings, watercolours and prints, the volume reflects the extraordinary range of Bindman's knowledge of works of art and his impact through his teaching and research on the understanding of British and European artistic developments from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. The essays cast light on questions of technique and stylistic change, patronage, collecting and iconography, and engage with issues such as the representation of race, gender, sexuality, political violence and propaganda, exile, and notions of the canon. The artists discussed here include Hogarth, Blake, Roubiliac, Thorvaldsen and Canova, all subjects of books by David Bindman, as well as Morland, Rowlandson, Gillray, Millais, Munch, Nevinson, and Heartfield.
The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America
Author: John James Audubon
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 350
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 350
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Aurora Australis, 1908-09
Author: Ernest Henry Shackleton (Sir)
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Category : Antarctica
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Category : Antarctica
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Catalogue...
Author: Bernard Quaritch
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Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Ancient Marbles in Great Britain
Author: Adolf Michaelis
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Category : Collectors and collecting
Languages : en
Pages : 894
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Category : Collectors and collecting
Languages : en
Pages : 894
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Battle for Beijing, 1858–1860
Author: Harry Gelber
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319305840
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
The ‘battle for Beijing’ is universally – and quite wrongly – believed to have been about opium. This book argues that it was about freedom to trade, Britain’s demands for diplomatic equality, and French demands for religious freedom in China. Both countries agreed that their armies, which repeatedly prevailed over Chinese ones that were numerically superior, would stay out of Beijing itself, but were infuriated by China’s imprisonment, torture and death of British, French and Indian negotiators. At the same time, the British and French also helped the empire to battle rebels and to pocket port and harbour dues. They steered carefully between their political and trading demands, and navigated the danger that undue stress would make China’s fragile government and empire fall apart. If it did, there would be no one to make any kind of agreement with; much of East Asia would be in chaos and Russian power would soon expand. Battle for Beijing, 1858–1860 offers fresh insights into the reasons behind the actions and strategies of British authorities, both at home and in China, and the British and French military commanders. It goes against the widely accepted views surrounding the Franco-British conflict, proposing a bold new argument and perspective.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319305840
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
The ‘battle for Beijing’ is universally – and quite wrongly – believed to have been about opium. This book argues that it was about freedom to trade, Britain’s demands for diplomatic equality, and French demands for religious freedom in China. Both countries agreed that their armies, which repeatedly prevailed over Chinese ones that were numerically superior, would stay out of Beijing itself, but were infuriated by China’s imprisonment, torture and death of British, French and Indian negotiators. At the same time, the British and French also helped the empire to battle rebels and to pocket port and harbour dues. They steered carefully between their political and trading demands, and navigated the danger that undue stress would make China’s fragile government and empire fall apart. If it did, there would be no one to make any kind of agreement with; much of East Asia would be in chaos and Russian power would soon expand. Battle for Beijing, 1858–1860 offers fresh insights into the reasons behind the actions and strategies of British authorities, both at home and in China, and the British and French military commanders. It goes against the widely accepted views surrounding the Franco-British conflict, proposing a bold new argument and perspective.
Twelve Facsimiles of Old English Manuscripts
Author: Walter William Skeat
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Category : Manuscripts, English
Languages : en
Pages : 68
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Category : Manuscripts, English
Languages : en
Pages : 68
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Makers of British Botany
Author: F. W. Oliver
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108016022
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
First published in 1913, this volume contains biographies of influential botanists written by distinguished botanists of the period. A discussion of each botanist's life and scientific contribution is provided, with each contributor specialising in the same botanical area as the subject.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108016022
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
First published in 1913, this volume contains biographies of influential botanists written by distinguished botanists of the period. A discussion of each botanist's life and scientific contribution is provided, with each contributor specialising in the same botanical area as the subject.
Map of the British Empire in America
Author: H. Popple
Publisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 5872324731
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Publisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 5872324731
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description