Author: Thomas Frankz
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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A tour through France, Flanders, and Germany; ... containing ... a description of the principal cities and fortified towns ... Also the face of the country, etc
Author: Thomas Frankz
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Catalogue of Printed Books in the Library of the British Museum
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1028
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Publisher:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1028
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British Museum Catalogue of printed Books
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 720
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 720
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The British Library General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1975
Author: British Library
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ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 488
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 488
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Catalogue
Author: Pickering & Chatto
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Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 102
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 102
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General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher:
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 542
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 542
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General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 580
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 580
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Luxury Arts of the Renaissance
Author: Marina Belozerskaya
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 0892367857
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Today we associate the Renaissance with painting, sculpture, and architecture—the “major” arts. Yet contemporaries often held the “minor” arts—gem-studded goldwork, richly embellished armor, splendid tapestries and embroideries, music, and ephemeral multi-media spectacles—in much higher esteem. Isabella d’Este, Marchesa of Mantua, was typical of the Italian nobility: she bequeathed to her children precious stone vases mounted in gold, engraved gems, ivories, and antique bronzes and marbles; her favorite ladies-in-waiting, by contrast, received mere paintings. Renaissance patrons and observers extolled finely wrought luxury artifacts for their exquisite craftsmanship and the symbolic capital of their components; paintings and sculptures in modest materials, although discussed by some literati, were of lesser consequence. This book endeavors to return to the mainstream material long marginalized as a result of historical and ideological biases of the intervening centuries. The author analyzes how luxury arts went from being lofty markers of ascendancy and discernment in the Renaissance to being dismissed as “decorative” or “minor” arts—extravagant trinkets of the rich unworthy of the status of Art. Then, by re-examining the objects themselves and their uses in their day, she shows how sumptuous creations constructed the world and taste of Renaissance women and men.
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 0892367857
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Today we associate the Renaissance with painting, sculpture, and architecture—the “major” arts. Yet contemporaries often held the “minor” arts—gem-studded goldwork, richly embellished armor, splendid tapestries and embroideries, music, and ephemeral multi-media spectacles—in much higher esteem. Isabella d’Este, Marchesa of Mantua, was typical of the Italian nobility: she bequeathed to her children precious stone vases mounted in gold, engraved gems, ivories, and antique bronzes and marbles; her favorite ladies-in-waiting, by contrast, received mere paintings. Renaissance patrons and observers extolled finely wrought luxury artifacts for their exquisite craftsmanship and the symbolic capital of their components; paintings and sculptures in modest materials, although discussed by some literati, were of lesser consequence. This book endeavors to return to the mainstream material long marginalized as a result of historical and ideological biases of the intervening centuries. The author analyzes how luxury arts went from being lofty markers of ascendancy and discernment in the Renaissance to being dismissed as “decorative” or “minor” arts—extravagant trinkets of the rich unworthy of the status of Art. Then, by re-examining the objects themselves and their uses in their day, she shows how sumptuous creations constructed the world and taste of Renaissance women and men.
Vauban and the French Military Under Louis XIV
Author: Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786456981
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
A man of inventiveness, versatility and reformist ideas, Marshal Sebastien Le Preste de Vauban built a formidable ring of fortresses to protect France's national frontiers. More than just a fortification designer, Vauban was also a gifted economist, author, and political strategist. This book tells the complete story of Vauban's exceptional career, placing him within the framework of Louis XIV's reign and revealing his lasting influences in France and other nations. With the aid of numerous detailed drawings, 17th century bastioned fortification, artillery, and seige warfare are described in detail. Vauban's fortifications that are still standing today are particularly highlighted.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786456981
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
A man of inventiveness, versatility and reformist ideas, Marshal Sebastien Le Preste de Vauban built a formidable ring of fortresses to protect France's national frontiers. More than just a fortification designer, Vauban was also a gifted economist, author, and political strategist. This book tells the complete story of Vauban's exceptional career, placing him within the framework of Louis XIV's reign and revealing his lasting influences in France and other nations. With the aid of numerous detailed drawings, 17th century bastioned fortification, artillery, and seige warfare are described in detail. Vauban's fortifications that are still standing today are particularly highlighted.
Considerations on the Principal Events of the French Revolution
Author: Madame de Staël (Anne-Louise-Germaine)
Publisher:
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Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 436
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Publisher:
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Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 436
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