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CRC Press Application of Ergonomics in Politics
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SMUT Press After Life
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Action Motion Dialogues
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Action Motion FLYING FREEHOLD
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Helions A is for Ant
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CP Press Kensington and Surrounds
Book SynopsisA 102 page by from CP Press looking at the mews areas of South Kensington, High Street Kensington and North Kensington.
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Independently Published UNICORNS Magazine Issue 7 Coxy Dominika
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Pomegranate Communications THIS AMERICAN HOUSE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHTS
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Pomegranate Communications OWLS THE PAINTINGS OF JEANNINE CHAPPELL
Book SynopsisOwls are curious creatures, and perhaps no one is more captivated by them than artist Jeannine Chappell. In 2011, Chappells 26-year-old son, Alex, was killed by a drunk driver. In her grief, Chappell saw the subjects of her paintings in a new light. Owls are often associated with death, but they also thrive in the darkthey can see paths others cant. Owls showed Chappell a way through her grief to a place of healing, like no other subject could. The resulting portraits embody introspection, strength, fierceness, and joy. For centuries, owls have swooped into our stories, from folklore to classic literature to modern film, but their presence is
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Indy Pub the Somewhat Gothic Sometimes Ugly Sketchbook
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Eastwest Art Culture & Education Center 30002395922338430495 37329307073004130165Modern
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Indy Pub Growing Fruit
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Indy Pub Where the Wild Blueberries Grow
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Indy Pub Pump it up Magazine
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Good Deed Rain The Robert Huck Museum
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Indy Pub Sleepy Sloth Journal
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Karen Benveniste Arts Fun with Flowers
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Nostradamus and the 3 Maestros Productions Love and Murder
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Borderlands Media Johnny Florez
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LIGHTNING SOURCE INC David K. Merrills Lifetime of Painting
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Frederick Davis How you can Start Painting Professionally
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Terry L.Goedel The Circle of Light
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LIGHTNING SOURCE INC Essence
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China Renmin University Press (CRUP) Art and Artists in China since 1949
Book SynopsisIn this lavishly illustrated study, the scholar and critic Yi Ying brings a distinctly Chinese perspective to the development of art and artists in China since 1949. These have been years of dramatic change for China, and the art of this period is therefore of historical, political and cultural interest, being first used to promote the revolutionary cause, later to question and criticise and, more recently, charting the changes in cultural and economic policy that have taken place since 1978. In the twenty-first century, Chinese art is diverse, distinctive, and highly prized in the global art market. Presented here in English translation for the first time, Yi's narrative opens up fresh questions about both the nature of contemporary art and the China of today.Table of Contents1. Under a red sky; 2. A glimmer of hope in a new era; 3. Moving toward modern art; 4. On the threshold of a new century.
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Cambridge University Press Manuscript Circulation and the Invention of Politics in Early Stuart England
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Cambridge University Press Real Theatre
Book SynopsisTheatre is often said to offer unique insights into the nature of reality, but this obscures the reality of theatre itself. In Real Theatre, Paul Rae takes a joined-up approach to the realities of theatre to explain why performances take the forms they do, and what effects they have. Drawing on examples ranging from Phantom of the Opera and Danny Boyle''s Frankenstein, to the performances of the Wooster Group and arthouse director Tsai Ming-liang, he shows how apparently discrete theatrical events emerge from dynamic and often unpredictable social, technical and institutional assemblages. These events then enter a process of cultural circulation that, as Rae explains, takes many forms: fleeting conversations, the mercurial careers of theatrical characters and the composite personae of actors, and high-profile products like the Hollywood movie Birdman. The result is a real theatre that speaks of, and to, the idiosyncratic and cumulative experience of every theatre participant.Trade Review'Real Theatre is an elegant and entertaining read that makes a major contribution to debates around the realities of making - and watching - theatre. This is a book characterized by its willingness to engage seriously with the mass cultural forms of theatre that are so often overlooked by scholars, offering an analysis of the sophisticated ways in which audiences consume performance. A genuinely original and energetic approach to how we might conceptualise the theatre event, this book is a humane and richly insightful account of the peculiar realities that comprise theatrical performance.' Aoife Monks, Queen Mary University of London'It is the great strength and joy of Real Theatre that it recognizes that, whenever it comes to the matter of theatre, and sometimes most illuminatingly when it doesn't, that thing is forever and everywhere decidedly 'only theatre' and, as such, absolutely essential.' Alan Read, Modern DramaTable of ContentsIntroduction: the reality of theatre; Part I: 1. Realtheatrick: material theatres and ordinary magic; 2. That's entertainment: theatre and experience; Part II: 3. Theatre talk: the poetics of theatre at a distance; 4. Peak performance and the construction of theatrical truths; 5. Infratheatre: what theatre is when it's not quite theatre; 6. The theatre assembled: technical theatre in performance; 7. Theatre people: the actor and the unaccommodated man; Conclusion: real theatre studies?
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Cambridge University Press Ravenna in Late Antiquity
Book SynopsisRavenna was one of the most important cities of late antique Europe. Between 400 and 751 AD, it was the residence of western Roman emperors, Ostrogothic kings, and Byzantine governors of Italy, while its bishops and archbishops ranked second only to the popes. During this 350-year period, the city was progressively enlarged and enriched by remarkable works of art and architecture, many of which still survive today. Thus, Ravenna and its monuments are of critical importance to historians and art historians of the late ancient world. This book provides a comprehensive survey of Ravenna''s history and monuments in late antiquity, including discussions of scholarly controversies, archaeological discoveries, and interpretations of art works. A synthesis of the voluminous literature on this topic, this volume provides an English-language entry point for the study of this fascinating city.Trade Review'… in the past one had to deplore the fact that there is no comprehensive book in English on this subject. With the publication of the present book, this situation has changed dramatically, because [it] not only tells the full story of Ravenna, but also documents all the scholarly interpretations and controversies surrounding its art …' International Review of Biblical Studies'Deliyannis succeeds in her purpose to a commendable extent. Her work is scholarly, lucid, balanced and well organized throughout … The author concentrates on the great monuments of the city, offering not just meticulous and informed descriptions, but also judicious and knowledgeable examination of the context of each … This sensitive and informed treatment of the monuments combined with an impressive knowledge of secondary literature makes for a volume which should reinforce detailed understanding of an unparalleled survival from the antique world, and encourage more scholarly interest among both historians and art historians.' T. S. Brown, Early Medieval EuropeTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Roman Ravenna; 3. Ravenna and the western emperors 400–489 AD; 4. Ravenna the capital of the Ostrogothic kingdom; 5. Religion in Ostrogothic Ravenna; 6. Ravenna's early Byzantine period: AD 540–600; 7. Ravenna capital: 600–850.
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Cambridge University Press Byzantium in the Iconoclast Era c 680850 A
Book SynopsisIconoclasm, the debate about the legitimacy of religious art that began in Byzantium around 720 and continued for nearly one hundred and twenty years, has long held a firm grip on the historical imagination. This is the first book in English for over fifty years to survey this most elusive and fascinating period in medieval history. It is also the first book in any language to combine the expertise of two authors who are specialists in the written, archaeological and visual evidence from this period, a combination of particular importance to the iconoclasm debate. The authors have worked together to provide a comprehensive overview of the visual, written and other materials that together help clarify the complex issues of iconoclasm in Byzantium. In doing so they challenge many traditional assumptions about iconoclasm and set the period firmly in its broader political, cultural and social-economic context.Trade Review'This is the most important book on Byzantium to appear in my lifetime. The authors admirably fulfil their stated intention to discuss political recovery and institutional reshaping, the final stages in the evolution of eastern Orthodox dogma, the emergence of a new political and social elite, the transformation of urban life and also urban-rural relations, and the generation of a new 'medieval' perspective on the past.' Thomas F. X. Noble, Journal of Interdisciplinary History'… scholars and students interested in iconoclasm and Byzantine history cannot afford to ignore this volume.' ArctosTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Belief, ideology and practice in a changing world; 2. Leo III: iconoclast or opportunist?; 3. Constantine V and the institutionalisation of iconoclasm; 4. The triumph of tradition? The iconophile intermission, 775–813; 5. The second iconoclasm; 6. Economy, society and state; 7. Patterns of settlement: urban and rural life; 8. Social elites and the court; 9. Society, politics and power; 10. Fiscal management and administration; 11. Strategic administration and the origins of the themata; 12. Iconoclasm, representation, and rewriting the past.
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Cambridge University Press From Caesar to Augustus c. 49 BCAD 14
Book SynopsisThis unique book provides the student of Roman history with an accessible and detailed introduction to Roman and provincial coinage in the late Republic and early Empire in the context of current historical themes and debates. Almost two hundred different coins are illustrated at double life size, with each described in detail, and technical Latin and numismatic terms are explained. Chapters are arranged chronologically, allowing students to quickly identify material relevant to Julius Caesar, the second triumvirate, the relationship between Antony and Cleopatra, and the Principate of Augustus. Iconography, archaeological contexts, and the economy are clearly presented. A diverse array of material is brought together in a single volume to challenge and enhance our understanding of the transition from Republic to Empire.Table of Contents1. Approaching coinage in the late Roman Republic; 2. Competition, legitimacy and civil war (49–44 BC); 3. Competition and conflict after Caesar (44–36 BC); 4. The view from the East: Cleopatra and Mark Antony (38–31 BC); 5. Representing the Augustan principate (31 BC–AD 14); 6. Coins and daily life; Guide to further reading; Appendices: 1. Timeline; 2. Latin numismatic abbreviations; 3. Glossary Andrew Meadows; 4. Denominational systems Andrew Meadows; 5. The production of ancient coinage Andrew Meadows; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain
Book SynopsisAn architect and architectural theorist, George Edmund Street was one of the key proponents of the 'High Victorian' Gothic style in nineteenth-century Britain. This illustrated two-volume work, reissued here in its 1914 version, takes the reader on a tour of Spain's most ancient and architecturally important towns and cities.Table of ContentsIntroductory note; Preface; 1. Irun, San Sebastian, Burgos; 2. Burgos; 3. Palencia, Valladolid; 4. Salamanca, Zamora, Benavente; 5. Leon; 6. Astorga, Lugo, La Coruna; 7. Santiago de Compostella; 8. Medina del Campo, Avila; 9. Segovia; 10. Madrid, Alcalá, Guadalajara, Sigüenza; 11. Toledo; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Painting Ethics and Aesthetics in Rome
Book SynopsisIn the first centuries BCE and CE, Roman wall painters frequently placed representations of works of art, especially panel paintings, within their own mural compositions. This richly illustrated book explores the social, ethical and aesthetic dimensions of this practice and will appeal to both classicists and art historians.Table of ContentsIntroduction: the painting of painting in Ancient Rome; 1. Winckelmann and the cultural dynamics of painting; 2. Disrupting the frame; 3. The ethics and politics of art; 4. Transparent and opaque: medium and materiality on the Roman wall; 5. Paradigms, ensembles, and anachronisms; Epilogue: reflection and reflexivity.
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Cambridge University Press Inventing the Opera House
Book SynopsisIn this book, Eugene J. Johnson traces the invention of the opera house, a building type of world wide importance. Italy laid the foundation theater buildings in the West, in architectural spaces invented for the commedia dell''arte in the sixteenth century, and theaters built to present the new art form of opera in the seventeenth. Rulers lavished enormous funds on these structures. Often they were among the most expensive artistic undertakings of a given prince. They were part of an upsurge of theatrical invention in the performing arts. At the same time, the productions that took place within the opera house could threaten the social order, to the point where rulers would raze them. Johnson reconstructs the history of the opera house by bringing together evidence from a variety of disciplines, including music, art, theatre, and politics. Writing in an engaging manner, he sets the history of the opera house within its broader early modern social context.Trade Review'… sprinkled with photographs and illustrations of Italian theatres as well as architectural plans and digital reconstruction of stage interiors. The content is technical throughout, but there's just enough colour to hold the general reader's interest.' BBC Music Magazine'Beautifully presented … an important addition to the bibliography on the topic …' Brian Robins, Opera'This is clearly the definitive study of Renaissance and early Baroque theaters and should be on the reading lists not only of scholars and students in the fields of theater and architecture but also those of musicologists and historians concerned with the role of culture in early modern Italy.' Jonathan Glixon, Renaissance Quarterly'The book is clearly written and profusely illustrated (nearly two hundred images in black-and-white and color). This is clearly the definitive study of Renaissance and early Baroque theaters and should be on the reading lists not only of scholars and students in the fields of theater and architecture but also those of musicologists and historians concerned with the role of culture in early modern Italy.' Jonathan Glixon, Renaissance QuarterlyTable of Contents1. Ferrara and Mantua, 1486–1519; 2. Rome 1480s–1520; 3. Early theaters in Venice and the Veneto; 4. Sixteenth-century Florence, with excursions to Venice, Lyon and Siena; 5. Early permanent theaters and the commedia dell'arte; 6. Theaters in the ancient manner and Andrea Palladio; 7. Drama-Tourney theaters; 8. Ferrara, Parma, and theaters of Giovanni Battista Aleotti; 9. Seventeenth-century theaters in Venice: the invention of the opera house; 10. Seventeenth-century theaters for comedy and opera; 11. Teatro di Tordinona in Rome, Queen Christina of Sweden, and Carlo Fontana.
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge History of the Gothic Volume 3
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Cambridge University Press The Masjid in Contemporary Islamic Africa
Book SynopsisThrough the lens of the masjid, Michelle Apotsos examines alternative spaces and architectural landscapes of Islamic practice in contemporary Africa that highlight the unique solutions that Muslim communities are adopting in order to confront contemporary modernization and the new diverse conditions it brings.
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Cambridge University Press What is Islamic Art
Book SynopsisRevealing what is ''Islamic'' in Islamic art, Shaw explores the perception of arts, including painting, music, and geometry through the discursive sphere ofhistoricalIslam including the Qur''an, Hadith, Sufism, ancient philosophy, and poetry. Emphasis on the experience of reception over the context of production enables a new approach, not only to Islam and its arts, but also as a decolonizing model for global approaches to art history. Shaw combines a concise introduction to Islamic intellectual history with a critique of the modern, secular, and European premises of disciplinary art history. Her meticulous interpretations of intertextual themes span antique philosophies, core religious and theological texts, and prominent prose and poetry in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and Urdu that circulated across regions of Islamic hegemony from the eleventh century to the colonial and post-colonial contexts of the modern Middle East.Trade Review'This book is exactly what art history needs when it attempts to think about Islamic art. Instead of asking what properties make an image Islamic, this book asks, what is an image in Islam? When art history begins to understand its secularism, concepts like art, image, vision, matter, and history necessarily change. Shaw gives us a different perceptual culture, one that begins from Islamic discourses, and gradually becomes visible as art and history. It is the first book of its kind, and I hope there will be many more.' James Elkins, School of the Art Institute, Chicago'By questioning the primacy of the art object and placing the experience of perception at center stage, Shaw challenges a number of paradigms within the field of Art History. In this master stroke of scholarship, she pries open the affective and aesthetic landscapes of pre-modern Islamic cultures, untethered from any single-point perspective and re-enchanted by the soaring poesis of her prose.' Christiane Gruber, University of Michigan'A radical rethinking of modern art history and the secular terms of Islamic art history. Stepping out of the perspectival frame, this marvelous book unpacks not only a vibrant Islamic perceptual culture thriving on sensation and mimesis but also imagines the possibility of studying art from a de-colonial angle. An amazing tour de force revealing an alternate approach to art!' Birgit Meyer, Universiteit Utrecht'A question that may seem simple, but behind that door is the history of everything - the shape of thought, the logic of imagination, the cradle of taste. Creative, sophisticated, fluent and spirited, Shaw paints in the rich landscape that gives meaning to self and other.' Victoria Rowe Holbrook, Istanbul Bilgi University'… intriguing, insightful … the book offers stimulating readings of religious and literary texts … in relation to the perception of images.' L. Nees, Choice'… eloquent and readable book will make an excellent companion to the study of Islamic art.' Cleo Cantone, The Muslim World Book Review'... a must-read for art historians, curators and students interested in the sophistication of Islamic art, historically best appreciated by educated Muslims.' Tamimi Arab Pooyan, Journal of the Association of Art HistoryTable of ContentsList of figures; Preface; Note on transcultural communication; Introduction: from Islamic art to perceptual culture; 1. The Islamic image; 2. Seeing with the ear; 3. The insufficient image; 4. Seeing with the heart; 5. Seeing through the mirror; 6. Deceiving deception; 7. The transcendent image; 8. The transgressive image; 9. Mimetic geometries; 10. Perspectives on perspective; Conclusion: out of perspective; References; Index.
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Cambridge University Press The Art and Archaeology of the Aegean Bronze Age
Book SynopsisThe Art and Archaeology of the Aegean Bronze Age offers a comprehensive chronological and geographical overview of one of the most important civilizations in human history. Jean-Claude Poursat''s volume provides a clear path through the rich and varied art and archaeology of Aegean prehistory, from the Neolithic period down to the end of the Bronze Age. Charting the regional differences within the Aegean world, his study covers the full range of material evidence, including architecture, pottery, frescoes, metalwork, stone, and ivory, all lucidly arranged by chapter. With nearly 300 illustrations, this volume is one of the most lavishly illustrated treatments of the subject yet published. Suggestions for further reading provide an up-to-date entry point to the full richness of the subject. Originally published in French, and translated by the author''s collaborator Carl Knappett, this edition makes Poursat''s deep knowledge of the Aegean Bronze Age available to an English-language audiTable of ContentsPart I. Aegean Neolithic Art: 1. Artefacts and Contexts; 2. Architectural beginnings; 3. Pottery; 4. Figurines and models; 5. Other arts: ornaments, seals, and stone vases; Part II. The Art of the Aegean Early Bronze Age: 6. Artefacts and Contexts; 7. Architecture; 8. Early Bronze Age Aegean glyptic; 9. Sculpture; 10. Stone vases, metalware, miscellaneous; 11. EBA pottery in the Aegean; Part III. Aegean Art in the Cretan First Palace Period: 12. Artworks in context: the historical framework; 13. Minoan architecture in the First Palace Period; 14. Minoan glyptic in the Protopalatial period; 15. Other Minoan relief arts: stone vases, jewelry, minor arts; 16. Artworks in the round; 17. Minoan pottery; 18. Mainland Greece and the islands in the First Palace Period; Part IV. Aegean Art in the Second Palace Period: Crete and the Aegean Islands: 19. Artworks in context : the historical framework; 20. Aegean architecture in the Second Palace period; 21. Aegean wall painting; 22. Minoan glyptic; 23. Artworks in the round: figures, figurines, and zoomorphic vases; 24. Other artworks (stone, faience, ivory, metal; textile); 25. Pottery production; Part V. Aegean Art in the Cretan Second Palace Period: Mainland Greece: 26. Artworks in context: the historical framework; 27. Funerary architecture; 28. Metalwork; 29. Creto-Mycenaean glyptic; 30. Other Mycenaean relief arts: wood, bone, ivory, stone and faience; 31. Mycenaean pottery of LH I-IIA; 32. General remarks: Aegean art during the Cretan Second Palace period; Part VI. Aegean Art in the Final Palatial Period of Knossos: 33. Artworks in context: the historical framework; 34. Architecture; 35. The frescoes; 36. Metalwork, jewelry and various ornaments; 37. Creto-Mycenaean glyptic in LM II/LH IIB–IIIA1; 38. Other relief arts: ivory and stone; 39. Artworks in the round: figurines and zoomorphic vessels; 40. LM II/LH II-IIIA1 pottery; Part VII. Aegean Art of the Mainland Mycenaean Palatial Period: 41. Artworks in context: the historical framework; 42. Architecture; 43. Mycenaean painting; 44. The end of Aegean glyptic; 45. Mycenaean ivories of LH IIIA2-B; 46. Other relief arts: goldwork, glass, faience, stone; 47. Mycenaean art and 'international art'; Artworks in the round: figurines, figures, anthropomorphic and zoomorphic vases; 49. Pottery production: vases and sarcophagi; Part VIII. Aegean Art at the End of the Bronze Age: 50. Artworks in context: the historical framework; 51. Architecture at the end of the Bronze Age; 52. Figures, figurines, anthropomorphic and zoomorphic vases; 53. Jewelry and metalwork; 54. Pictorial art and vase painting; 55. Mycenaean art and its legacy; Afterword. Aegean art through forgers' eyes; 56. Fakes and dubitanda.
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Cambridge University Press Herders Naturalist Aesthetics
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Cambridge University Press The City of Blue and White
Book SynopsisWe think of blue and white porcelain as the ultimate global commodity: throughout East and Southeast Asia, the Indian Ocean including the African coasts, the Americas and Europe, consumers desired Chinese porcelains. Many of these were made in the kilns in and surrounding Jingdezhen. Found in almost every part of the world, Jingdezhen''s porcelains had a far-reaching impact on global consumption, which in turn shaped the local manufacturing processes. The imperial kilns of Jingdezhen produced ceramics for the court, while nearby private kilns manufactured for the global market. In this beautifully illustrated study, Anne Gerritsen asks how this kiln complex could manufacture such quality, quantity and variety. She explores how objects tell the story of the past, connecting texts with objects, objects with natural resources, and skilled hands with the shapes and designs they produced. Through the manufacture and consumption of Jingdezhen''s porcelains, she argues, China participated in Trade Review'This is a necessary and a valuable book, as well as being readable and engaging throughout. It deserves a wider readership in its illustration of the more general point that 'global history can only be written by taking the local seriously'.' Craig Clunas, University of Oxford'The City of Blue and White is an authoritative, comprehensive, and riveting account of the natural and human ecologies of porcelain-making in Jingdezhen from the eleventh to the eighteenth centuries. If a cultural historian, a craft hobbyist, a curious student, or a historian of technology asks me to recommend one book on Chinese ceramics, this would be the one.' Dorothy Ko, Author of Social Life of Inkstones: Artisans and Scholars in Early Qing China'A masterwork of accessible, interdisciplinary scholarship that tells the fascinating story of the world's great porcelain - producing centre, Jingdezhen. The extensive, complex history of this city and its primary product is told here from a new, global and local perspective which illuminates the multiple reasons for the rise, dominance and subsequent decline of this manufacturing powerhouse.' Stacey Pierson, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London'… beautifully produced and a pleasure to handle as well as read.' Norma Clarke, Times Literary Supplement'A truly stimulating work, it will fruitfully serve as a thorough entry point into the very large and diverse scholarship surrounding porcelain and to Jingdezhen's central role in that history, and, more broadly, as a demonstration of a new and very fertile approach to global history.' Susan Broomhall, Parergon'This is a beautifully written book …' Michael Yonan, Art HistoryTable of Contents1. The shard market of Jingdezhen; 2. City of imperial choice: Jingdezhen, 1000–1200; 3. Circulations of white; 4. From Cizhou to Jizhou: the long history of the emergence of blue and white porcelain; 5. From Jizhou to Jingdezhen in the fourteenth century: the emergence of blue and white and the circulations of people and things; 6. Blue and white porcelain and the fifteenth-century world; 7. The city of blue and white: visualizing space in Ming Jingdezhen, 1500–1600; 8. Anxieties over resources in sixteenth-century Jingdezhen; 9. Skilled hands: managing human resources and skill in the sixteenth-century imperial kilns; 10. Material circulations in the sixteenth century; 11. Local and global in Jingdezhen's long seventeenth century; 12. Epilogue: fragments of a global past.
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Cambridge University Press Origametry
Book SynopsisWritten by a world expert on the subject, Origametry is the first complete reference on the mathematics of origami. It is an essential reference for researchers of origami mathematics and applications in physics, engineering, and design. Educators, students, and enthusiasts will also enjoy this fascinating account of the mathematics of folding.Trade Review'This is a magnificent, comprehensive work. It gives a thorough overview of the underlying mathematics of flat-facet (polyhedral) origami, bringing together diverse contributions from many investigators (including the author's own seminal work), along with historical notes and context that ties everything together. This will be the standard reference for the mathematics of origami for years to come, and with the plethora of open problems, will also undoubtedly be the inspiration for many master's and Ph.D. theses in the future!' Robert J. Lang, author of Origami Design Secrets and Twists, Tilings, and Tessellations'Tom Hull has always been the authority and historian on origami mathematics. In this beautiful book, he ties together a wide range of classic and modern results, grounding them in their rich history.' Erik Demaine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology'Fans of classical geometry, geometry or topology of a combinatorial flavor, and even algebra and analysis will find much to appreciate in this book. Students and instructors alike will discover open problems, elegant theorems, and historical digressions, along with fascinating applications of concepts from standard courses. Origametry could easily function as a sourcebook for further explorations, capstone projects, or original research.' D. P. Tumer, Notices of the American Mathematical Society'… a delightful and informative read for mathematicians curious about the mathematics behind origami, essential for researchers starting out in this area, and handy for educators searching for ideas in topics connecting mathematics, origami and its applications.' Ana Rita Pires, European Mathematical Society MagazineTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. Geometric Constructions: 1. Examples and basic folds; 2. Solving equations via folding; 3. Origami algebra; 4. Beyond classic origami; Part II. The Combinatorial Geometry of Flat Origami: 5. Flat vertex folds: local properties; 6. Multiple-vertex flat folds: global properties; 7. Counting flat folds; 8. Other flat folding problems; Part III. Algebra, Topology, and Analysis in Origami: 9. Origami homomorphisms; 10. Folding manifolds; 11. An analytic approach to isometric foldings; Part IV. Non-Flat Folding: 12. Rigid origami; 13. Rigid foldings; 14. Rigid origami theory; References; Index.
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Cambridge University Press The Social Dynamics of Roman Imperial Imagery
Book SynopsisImages relating to imperial power were produced all over the Roman Empire at every social level, and even images created at the centre were constantly remade as they were reproduced, reappropriated, and reinterpreted across the empire. This book employs the language of social dynamics, drawn from economics, sociology, and psychology, to investigate how imperial imagery was embedded in local contexts. Patrons and artists often made use of the universal visual language of empire to navigate their own local hierarchies and relationships, rather than as part of direct communication with the central authorities, and these local interactions were vital in reinforcing this language. The chapters range from large-scale monuments adorned with sculpture and epigraphy to quotidian oil lamps and lead tokens and cover the entire empire from Hispania to Egypt, and from Augustus to the third century CE.Trade Review'… an original and well-structured volume.' Giovanni Alberto Cecconi, Bryn Mawr ClassicalTable of Contents1. Introduction: Imperial imagery and the Role of Social Dynamics Monica Hellström and Amy Russell; 2. The Altars of the Lares Augusti: A View from the Streets of Augustan Iconography Amy Russell; 3. Modelling the Emperor: Representations of Power, Empire, and Dynasty among Eastern Client Kings Julia Wilker; 4. Pvblica Nvmina: Conspicuously Consuming the Imperial Image at Tomis Nandini B. Pandey; 5. Roman Emperors, Conquest, and Violence: Images from the Eastern Provinces Caillan Davenport; 6. Court Politics and Imperial Imagery in the Roman Principate Benjamin Kelly; 7. Local Aspirations and Statues of Emperors in Roman North Africa Monica Hellström; 8. The Altar of P. Perelius Hedulus in Carthage and the Social Aspects of Provincial Image-Making Megan Goldman-Petri; 9. Imagines et tituli: Epigraphic Evidence of Imperial Imagery in Meeting-Places of Roman Professional corpora Nicolas Tran; 10. The Imperial Image in Media of Mechanical Reproduction: The Tokens of Rome Clare Rowan; 11. When was an Imperial Image? Some Reflections on Roman Art and Imagery Olivier Hekster.
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Cambridge University Press Literary Circles in Byzantine Iconoclasm
Book SynopsisIconoclasm was the name given to the stance of that portion of Eastern Christianity that rejected worshipping God through images (eikones) representing Christ, the Virgin or the saints and was the official doctrine of the Byzantine Empire for most of the period between 726 and 843. It was a period marked by violent passions on either side. This is the first comprehensive account of the extant contemporary texts relating to this phenomenon and their impact on society, politics and identity. By examining the literary circles emerging both during the time of persecution and immediately after the restoration of icons in 843, the volume casts new light on the striking (re)construction of Byzantine society, whose iconophile identity was biasedly redefined by the political parties led by Theodoros Stoudites, Gregorios Dekapolites and Empress Theodora or the patriarchs Methodios, Ignatios and Photios. It thereby offers an innovative paradigm for approaching Byzantine literature.Trade Review'This is an impressive and lengthy book which deserves careful consideration given its focus on the period of the iconoclastic controversy.' Francesca Dell'Acqua, SpeculumTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. The Stoudite Milieu: the foundations of the literature of Iconoclasm; 2. The Methodian Milieu: literature conceived in the patriarchate after the iconoclast crisis; 3. The Dekapolitan Milieu: the integration of the third way after the restoration of icons; 4. Secular Milieux and their rewriting of the second Iconoclasm: the aristocracy, the army, the court and the imperial family; 5. The Ignatian Milieu: the management of inherited Iconodule literature; 6. The Photian Milieu: rewriting and updating of the Iconodule literature; 7. Mobility between Milieux: the hagiographer Sabas, from the Bithynian Olympos to the Constantinopolitan Milieux; 8. Final remarks.
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Cambridge University Press Untangling Blackness in Greek Antiquity
Book SynopsisSarah Derbew brings into brilliant new focus varied portrayals of blackness in ancient Greek literature and art, while critiquing modern classical misappropriations which retroactively project contemporary theories of race and skin color onto archaic settings. This is a compelling contribution to better understanding of representations of blackness in antiquity.Trade Review'Sarah Derbew's impressive first book is a carefully reflective study which is also provocative in the best sense, and a significant intervention in the field of classics. She untangles the vocabulary of race, ethnicity, skin colour and identity to let us see the vested interests and misrecognitions of modern scholarship - and offers a transformative vision of ancient Greek engagements with Africa.' Simon Goldhill, Professor of Greek Literature and Culture, University of CambridgeIn Untangling Blackness in Greek Antiquity, Sarah Derbew provides a radical and desperately needed reframing of Greek antiquity, weaving together a breathtaking range of ancient and modern sources to probe not only the complexity and richness of black presences in the ancient Greek world, but also the modern structures of thought, disciplinary training and even museum curation that have prevented us for far too long from seeing them.' Denise Eileen McCoskey, Professor and Affiliate in Black World Studies, Miami University, Ohio… ambitious and groundbreaking … Untangling Blackness in Greek Antiquity is proof that the future of classics is already here. It's simply waiting for everyone else to catch up.' Najee Olya, Los Angeles Review of BooksTable of ContentsIntroduction: The metatheater of blackness; 1. Masks of blackness: Reading the iconography of black people in ancient Greece; 2. Masks of difference in Aeschylus's suppliants; 3. Beyond blackness: Reorienting Greek geography; 4. From Greek scythians to black Greeks: Spectrum of foreignness in Lucian's satires; 5. Black disguises in an aithiopian novel; Conclusion: (re)placing blackness; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Bibliography; Recommended translations of primary Greek texts; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Music and Memory in the Ancient Greek and Roman
Book SynopsisIn Greek mythology, the Muses are Memory''s daughters. Their genealogy suggests a deep connection between music and memory in Graeco-Roman culture, but how was this connection understood and experienced by ancient authors, artists, performers, and audiences? How is music remembered and how does it memorialize in a world before recording technology, where sound accumulated differently than it does today? This volume explores music''s role in the discourses of cultural memory, communication, and commemoration in ancient Greek and Roman societies. It reveals the many and varied ways in which musical memory formed a fundamental part of social, cultural, ritual, and political life in ancient Greek- and Latin-speaking communities, from classical Athens to Ptolemaic Alexandria and ancient Rome. Drawing on the contributors'' interdisciplinary expertise in art history, philology, performance studies, history, and ethnomusicology, eleven original chapters and the editors'' Introduction offer newTable of ContentsPart I. Approaching Music and Memory: Introduction Lauren Curtis and Naomi Weiss; 1. Music, Memory, and the (Ancient Greek) Imagination Mark Griffith; Part II. Music, Body, and Textual Archives: 2. Musical Memory on Delos: Theseus in the Archive and the Repertoire Sarah Olsen; 3. Remembered but not Recorded: The Strange Case of Rome's Maiden Chorus Lauren Curtis; 4. Incorporating Memory in Roman Song and Dance: The Case of the Arval Cult Zoa Alonso Fernández; Part III. Technologies of Musical Memory: 5. Do Alexandrians Dream of Electric Sound? Recording Music in the Early Ptolemaic Empire Yvona Trnka-Amrhein; 6. Teichoacoustics, or the Wall as Sonic Medium in Antiquity Peter McMurray; Part IV. Audience, Music, and Repertoire: 7. Iacchus Resonatus: Sound, Memory, and Salvation in Aristophanes' Frogs Tim Power; 8. Performance, Memory, and Affect: Animal Choruses in Attic Vase Painting Naomi Weiss; 9. Meter, Music, and Memory in Roman Comedy Timothy J. Moore; Part V. Music and Memorialization: 10. Sirens on the Edge of the Classical Attic Funerary Monument Seth Estrin; 11. Music as Mnēma on Athenian White-Ground Lekythoi Sheramy D. Bundrick.
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to William Morris
Book SynopsisIn his short life, William Morris (1834-96) combined the roles of poet, author, painter, designer, translator, lecturer, political activist, journalist, weaver, bookmaker, and businessman. This volume draws together influential voices from different disciplines who have participated in the recent critical, political, and curatorial revival of his work, with essays exploring the contemporary resonance of his exceptional legacy. As a critic of capitalism, his thinking has thrived in these years of financial crisis; as a theorist of work and craftsmanship, his legacy interacts with a more recent ethics of making that questions the values of ''off-shored'' production; and as a protector of landscape and buildings Morris''s concern with what is precious strikes a chord in our age of environmental crisis. At the same time, a careful and scholarly approach observes the particularity of Morris''s context, in a way that confounds the ''false friends'' of hasty historical reception and reveals unexpected connections.
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Cambridge University Press Music and Philosophy in the Roman Empire
Book SynopsisIs music just matter of hearing and producing notes? And is it of interest just to musicians? By exploring different authors and philosophical trends of the Roman Empire, from Philo of Alexandria to Alexander of Aphrodisias, from the rebirth of Platonism with Plutarch to the last Neoplatonists, this book sheds light on different ways in which music and musical notions were made a crucial part of philosophical discourse. Far from being mere metaphors, notions such as harmony, concord and attunement became key philosophical tools in order to better grasp and conceptualise fundamental notions in philosophical debates from cosmology to ethics and from epistemology to theology. The volume is written by a distinguished international team of contributors.Trade Review'the collection is welcome and will serve as an excellent entry point to important thought about music linked directly to the antique roots of modern philosophy. Because there are no musical examples and the references to classical languages are translated into idiomatic English, laypersons - even those unfamiliar with the classical period - should not meet obstacles or have accessibility problems. Readers, whether in classics or in music, will find these essays invaluable for making inroads into a period long overlooked in music history. Highly recommended.' M. Dineen, Choice ConnectTable of ContentsIntroduction Francesco Pelosi and Federico Maria Petrucci; 1. Scala nature and music: two models in Philo's thought Carlos Lévy; 2. Music and Plutarch's Platonic cosmos Bram Demulder; 3. The harmoniser god: harmony as a cosmological model in middle Platonist theology Federico M. Petrucci; 4. Alexander of Aphrodisias and musical models for ontological enquiries Laura M. Castelli; 5. How to resist musical dogmatism: the aim and methods of Pyrrhonian inquiry in Sextus Empiricus' 'Against the Musicologists' (Math. VI) Máté Veres; 6. Shifting epistemological perspectives in Ptolemy's 'Harmonics': from the science of sound to the study of music Andrew Barker; 7. Musical imagery in Clement of Alexandria and Origen: the Greek musical world revised and accepted Francesco Pelosi; 8. Plotinus on music, rhythm, and harmony Alexandra Michalewski; 9. Porphyry's 'Commentary on Ptolemy's Harmonics': questions of philosophic and scientific identity Harold Tarrant; 10. The music of the virtues in late ancient Platonism Dominic O'Meara; 11. Harmonics as theological paradigm in Proclus Stephen Gersh; 12. Calcidius on cosmic harmony Christina Hoenig; 13. Harmonia in Philoponus' 'Commentary on Nicomachus' introduction to arithmetic' Giovanna R. Giardina.
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Cambridge University Press The Making of Medieval Rome
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Cambridge University Press The Art of the Actress
Book SynopsisThis Element looks at the art of the actress in the eighteenth century. It shows how visual materials across genres contribute to our understanding of the nuances of female celebrity, fame, notoriety, and scandal.Table of ContentsIntroduction: the art of the actress in the eighteenth century; 1. The paradox of pearls; 2. The actress as artist and the artist as actress: Anne Damer and Angelica Kauffman; 3. Mary Anne's Muff: Actresses and satire; 4. Epilogue: unfinished business: Elizabeth Inchbald, Lady Cahir, Sir Thomas Lawrence, and the aftermath of the art of the actress; References.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc 101 Design Methods
Book SynopsisA guide for successful innovation planning. It is suitable for strategists, managers, designers, and researchers who undertake the challenge of innovation, despite a lack of established procedures and a high risk of failure.Trade Review"Design thinking is a method that can be applied to nearly any endeavor, business scenario, or social reform. In his book, 101 Design Methods, author Vijay Kumar describes how design methods can be applied as a science, rather than through art, through practical steps of observation, reframing, ideation, prototyping, and planning." (Contract Magazine, May 2013)Table of ContentsForeword by James P. Hackett vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Four Core Principles of Successful Innovation 3 Principle 1: Build Innovations Around Experiences 3 Principle 2: Think of Innovations as Systems 5 Principle 3: Cultivate an Innovation Culture 6 Principle 4: Adopt a Disciplined Innovation Process 7 A Model of the Design Innovation Process 8 The Design Innovation Process 8 Process Is Nonlinear 9 Process Is Iterative 9 Seven Modes of the Design Innovation Process 10 Mode 1: Sense Intent 10 Mode 2: Know Context 10 Mode 3: Know People 11 Mode 4: Frame Insights 11 Mode 5: Explore Concepts 12 Mode 6: Frame Solutions 12 Mode 7: Realize Offerings 13 Understanding Methods 13 Mode 1: Sense Intent 15 Sense Intent: Mindsets 16 Sensing Changing Conditions 17 Seeing Overviews 17 Foreseeing Trends 18 Reframing Problems 18 Forming an Intent 19 Sense Intent: Methods 21 1.1 Buzz Reports 22 1.2 Popular Media Scan 24 1.3 Key Facts 26 1.4 Innovation Sourcebook 28 1.5 Trends Expert Interview 30 1.6 Keyword Bibliometrics 32 1.7 Ten Types of Innovation Framework 34 1.8 Innovation Landscape 36 1.9 Trends Matrix 38 1.10 Convergence Map 40 1.11 From…To Exploration 42 1.12 Initial Opportunity Map 44 1.13 Offering-Activity-Culture Map 46 1.14 Intent Statement 48 Mode 2: Know Context 51 Know Context: Mindsets 52 Knowing Context History 53 Understanding Frontiers 54 Seeing System Overviews 55 Understanding Stakeholders 56 Using Mental Models 57 Know Context: Methods 59 2.1 Contextual Research Plan 60 2.2 Popular Media Search 62 2.3 Publications Research 64 2.4 Eras Map 66 2.5 Innovation Evolution Map 68 2.6 Financial Profile 70 2.7 Analogous Models 72 2.8 Competitors-Complementors Map 74 2.9 Ten Types of Innovation Diagnostics 76 2.10 Industry Diagnostics 78 2.11 SWOT Analysis 80 2.12 Subject Matter Experts Interview 82 2.13 Interest Groups Discussion 84 Mode 3: Know People 87 Know People: Mindsets 88 Observing Everything 89 Building Empathy 90 Immersing in Daily Life 91 Listening Openly 92 Looking for Problems and Needs 93 Know People: Methods 95 3.1 Research Participant Map 96 3.2 Research Planning Survey 98 3.3 User Research Plan 100 3.4 Five Human Factors 102 3.5 POEMS 104 3.6 Field Visit 106 3.7 Video Ethnography 108 3.8 Ethnographic Interview 110 3.9 User Pictures Interview 112 3.10 Cultural Artifacts 114 3.11 Image Sorting 116 3.12 Experience Simulation 120 3.13 Field Activity 122 3.14 Remote Research 124 3.15 User Observations Database 126 Mode 4: Frame Insights 129 Frame Insights: Mindsets 130 Exploring Systems 131 Looking for Patterns 132 Constructing Overviews 133 Identifying Opportunities 134 Developing Guiding Principles 135 Frame Insights: Methods 137 4.1 Observations to Insights 138 4.2 Insights Sorting 140 4.3 User Observation Database Queries 142 4.4 User Response Analysis 144 4.5 ERAF Systems Diagram 146 4.6 Descriptive Value Web 150 4.7 Entities Position Map 152 4.8 Venn Diagramming 154 4.9 Tree/Semi-Lattice Diagramming 156 4.10 Symmetric Clustering Matrix 158 4.11 Asymmetric Clustering Matrix 162 4.12 Activity Network 166 4.13 Insights Clustering Matrix 170 4.14 Semantic Profile 174 4.15 User Groups Definition 176 4.16 Compelling Experience Map 178 4.17 User Journey Map 182 4.18 Summary Framework 184 4.19 Design Principles Generation 188 4.20 Analysis Workshop 190 Mode 5: Explore Concepts 195 Explore Concepts: Mindsets 196 Challenging Assumptions 197 Standing in the Future 198 Exploring Concepts at the Fringes 199 Seeking Clearly Added Value 200 Narrating Stories about the Future 201 Explore Concepts: Methods 203 5.1 Principles to Opportunities 204 5.2 Opportunity Mind Map 206 5.3 Value Hypothesis 208 5.4 Persona Definition 210 5.5 Ideation Session 212 5.6 Concept-Generating Matrix 216 5.7 Concept Metaphors and Analogies 218 5.8 Role-Play Ideation 222 5.9 Ideation Game 224 5.10 Puppet Scenario 228 5.11 Behavioral Prototype 232 5.12 Concept Prototype 234 5.13 Concept Sketch 236 5.14 Concept Scenarios 238 5.15 Concept Sorting 240 5.16 Concept Grouping Matrix 242 5.17 Concept Catalog 244 Mode 6: Frame Solutions 247 Frame Solutions: Mindsets 248 Conceiving Holistic Solutions 249 Conceiving Options 250 Making Value Judgments 251 Envisioning Scenarios 252 Structuring Solutions 253 Frame Solutions: Methods 255 6.1 Morphological Synthesis 256 6.2 Concept Evaluation 258 6.3 Prescriptive Value Web 260 6.4 Concept-Linking Map 262 6.5 Foresight Scenario 264 6.6 Solution Diagramming 266 6.7 Solution Storyboard 268 6.8 Solution Enactment 270 6.9 Solution Prototype 272 6.10 Solution Evaluation 274 6.11 Solution Roadmap 276 6.12 Solution Database 278 6.13 Synthesis Workshop 280 Mode 7: Realize Offerings 285 Realize Offerings: Mindsets 286 Reiterating Prototypes 287 Evaluating in Reality 288 Defining Strategies 289 Implementing in Reality 290 Communicating Vision 291 Realize Offerings: Methods 293 7.1 Strategy Roadmap 294 7.2 Platform Plan 296 7.3 Strategy Plan Workshop 300 7.4 Pilot Development and Testing 304 7.5 Implementation Plan 306 7.6 Competencies Plan 310 7.7 Team Formation Plan 312 7.8 Vision Statement 314 7.9 Innovation Brief 318 Credits For Example Projects 320 Index 323
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