This is the first ever book in English solely devoted to one of the most important reliquary shrines of the Mosan Rhineland, the Heribert Shrine. Carolyn M. Carty investigates how liturgy, history, politics, and geography all converge to influence the creation and the message of a work of art in the aftermath of the Investiture Controversy between the Church and the Holy Roman Empire. She argue…
Karl Bryullov (1799–1852) stands as a towering figure in 19th-century Russian art. Though trained in the classical traditi on, he is best remembered for his emotionally charged Romantic masterpieces. Bryullov's brilliance—both intellectual and artistic—combined with his fiercely independent spirit, ignited widespread admiration across Russia. His dynamic style and expressive power stirred…
This anthology on the material culture and artistic practices in Deccani Hyderabad brings forth the materiality of underrepresented voices entangled with histories, archives, architecture, lives of images and intangible knowledge production. Uniquely positioned, this book weaves together the research methodologies of art, historical studies, ethnography and artistic practices. Another Hyderabad…
Para Kandinsky, a cor, a forma e o conteúdo na pintura foram sempre motivo de estudo e de reflexão, bem evidentes nos textos aqui reunidos, que constituem uma verdadeira gramática da criação da arte, e em especial da arte abstracta.
The Forme of Cury: A Roll of Ancient English Cookery Compiled is one of the oldest and most significant cookbooks in the English language, originally compiled by the master cooks of King Richard II of England in the late 14th century. This remarkable manuscript offers a fascinating glimpse into the culinary practices, tastes, and social customs of medieval England's royal court. The book contai…
This book contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure! Novels Alcott, Louisa May: Little Women Austen, Jane: Pride and Prejudice Austen, Jane: Emma Balzac, Honoré de: Father Goriot Barbusse, Henri: The Inferno Brontë, Anne: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Brontë, Charlotte: Jane Eyre Brontë, Emily: Wuthering Heights Burroughs, Edgar Rice: Tarzan of the Ap…
Questo libro può essere considerato una riedizione del volume intitolato La Gioconda. Chimera delle figure magiche, ma è molto di più perché porta al grande pubblico fondamentali aggiunte interpretative per la famosa opera del titano rinascimentale, Leonardo da Vinci. La Gioconda. Il fascino della Madre Terra diventa così una teoria autonoma, attraverso la quale viene dimostrata con precis…
Dans ce traité aussi célèbre que controversé, Léon Tolstoï, au sommet de sa maturité intellectuelle et spirituelle, entreprend rien moins qu'une révolution esthétique. Rejetant les théories élitistes qui réduisent l'art à un simple jeu de beauté formelle ou à l'expression des sentiments d'une minorité, il propose une définition radicale et exigeante. Pour l'auteur de Guerre et …
Der Gartenarchitekt und Hochschulprofessor Gustav Allinger (1891–1974) gilt als bedeutender, aber umstrittener Vertreter seiner Profession im 20. Jahrhundert. Er begann seine berufliche Laufbahn in den letzten Jahren der deutschen Kaiserzeit und war bis Anfang der 1970er Jahre als Gartenarchitekt tätig. Die Veränderung des Berufsfeldes im Verlauf eines halben Jahrhunderts und unter wechseln…
Take your baking technique to the next level! The cookbook of Fort Negen is not just any baking book, but a recipe bible from one of the most beloved bakeries in the Netherlands. There are queues on the weekend, dozens of top restaurants serve their bread and workshops sell out very quickly. Now, for the first time, baker Maarten Langeslag shares his complete knowledge in an indispensable book …