L'orientalisme architectural entre imaginaires et savoirs /
: "Les orientalismes en architecture à l'épreuve des savoirs Europe et monde extra-européen XIXe et XXe siècles: actes du colloque international tenu à Paris, à l'Institut national d'histoire de l;art (INHA), les 4 et 5 mai 2006, avec le soutien du programme "Art et architectuer dans la mondialisation" à l'initiative du réseau de recherche "Architectures modernes en Méditerranée (GDRI 71 du CNRS), du Centre de recherches interdisciplinaires sur l'Allemagne (UMR 8131 du CNRS) et du Centre d'histoire sociale de l'Islam méditerranéen (CHSIM-EHESS)."--t.p. verso. : 303 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. : Includes bibliographical references and index. : 9782708408517
The world of Disney : from antiquarianism to archaeology /
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Dr John Disney (1779-1857) was the benefactor of the first chair in archaeology at a British university. He also donated his major collection to the University of Cambridge. The sculptures continue to be displayed in the Fitzwilliam Museum. The Disney family traced its origins back to the Norman invasion of England, and the family home was at Norton Disney in Lincolnshire. Disney's father, the Reverend John Disney DD (1746-1816) left the Church of England to become a minister at the Unitarian Essex Street Chapel in London. A major sponsor of the chapel was Thomas Brand-Hollis of The Hyde, Essex, who bequeathed the house and his Grand Tour collection (formed with Thomas Hollis) on his death in 1804 to the Reverend John Disney. Disney inherited part of the classical collection of his uncle and father-in-law Lewis Disney-Ffytche, owner of the 18th century pleasure gardens, Le Désert de Retz, outside Paris.
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Also issued in print: 2020. :
1 online resource (154 pages) : illustrations. :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9781789698282 (PDF ebook) :
Great cloister : a lost Canterbury tale : a history of the Canterbury cloister, constructed 1408-14, with some account of the donors and their coats of arms /
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Great Cloister presents a new study of the heraldry, genealogy and history of the Canterbury Cathedral cloister. It is a comprehensive study of the monument, and it provides a detailed chronology as well as many new insights into the families who were donors. The monument is revealed to have been the personal project of Archbishop Thomas Arundel (d.1414), an individual closely connected with the overthrow of King Richard II. The work as a whole provides considerable insights into the revolution of 1399 and the troubled reign of Henry IV as seen through the lens of individual families. The cloister, as originally conceived, contained 856 heraldic shields, badges and devices of which 576 were unique. Some 365 families, principalities, religious foundations and other individuals both real and imagined were represented, some with more than one shield or device.
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Also issued in print: 2019. :
1 online resource (iv, 694 pages) : illustrations (colour) :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9781789693324 (PDF ebook) :