The essays in this volume focus on rings as small objects that have touched upon people, places, and events; rings have also featured in scholastic debates and form our modern museum collections. Contributors collectively argue that a closer look at these diminutive artifacts—both precious and mundane—alongside an assessment of their place within the visual, archaeological, and written reco…
Researchers and archivists have spent decades digitizing and cataloguing, but what does the future hold for book history? This book explores the potential of network analysis as a method for medieval and early modern book history. Presented through case studies of the Cotton Library, the Digital Index of Middle English Verse, and the Pforzheimer Collection, this book offers a blueprint for draw…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
En nuestras cocinas se usan desde tiempos ancestrales gran variedad de plantas silvestres. Adaptadas a diversos climas y terrenos, aportan nutrientes valiosos y enriquecen la dieta con nuevos sabores y aromas. Recolectarlas es además una actividad saludable que nos conecta con la naturaleza. Este libro aporta el conocimiento necesario para encontrar las plantas adecuadas e incluirlas en nuest…
Inés Ortega y Marina Rivas nos presentan una nueva entrega de la serie 1080 Nuevas ideas de cocina, centrada esta vez en el método «batch cooking». Como sus libros anteriores, Nuestros táper es una guía práctica y creativa que propone recetas equilibradas, saludables y fáciles de preparar, esta vez con los trucos necesarios para, en dos o tres horas, cocinar toda la comida de la semana.…
Albert Einstein pensaba que únicamente las personas lo suficientemente locas como para pensar que podían cambiar el mundo lo cambiarían realmente. En las últimas décadas hemos avanzado en la comprensión de la locura no como irracionalidad, sino como una forma diversa de pensamiento, fuera de la norma y capaz de alumbrar nuevas interpretaciones y visiones de nuestro entorno. Lamberto Maffe…