Soldados, armas y batallas en los grafitos históricos /
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This edited volume deals with the presence and representation of the military in historical graffiti and also those military enclaves that tell us their history through their graffiti. The backbone of this publication is the study of various sets of historical military-themed graffiti (representations of battles, armaments, infrastructure, warriors and soldiers, slogans or proclamations, etc.), all of them drawings and/or messages engraved in spaces linked to defence culture (the walls of castles, barracks, sentry boxes, prisons or bunkers, among others). The compendium of collected chapters presents us with a holistic and multi-temporal vision from the ancient world to contemporary times; from Pompeii to America, and with a particular focus on the Iberian Peninsula.
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Also issued in print: 2023. :
1 online resource (200 pages) : illustrations (colour) :
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9781803271965 (PDF ebook) :
Photography and Invisible Borders : Spaces of Imagination between Switzerland and Italy /
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Think of national borders beyond just lines: this invitation guides Nicoletta Grillo's journey into the Swiss-Italian border, a journey shaped through the lens of photography theory and practice. Moving between contemporary cross-border work and south-north migrations, this study unveils today's borderscapes as dynamic constellations of spatial practices and imaginations. The book delves into landscape representations by combining the analysis of contemporary photographic artwork with field research and with the author's own photographs, displayed in an extensive photo-textual travelogue. Perspectives from critical border studies, research in the arts, and urban studies come together to offer a larger reflection on the re-imagination of borderscapes.
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1 online resource (248 pages) : illustrations. :
9789004703131
Insects and Colors between Art and Natural History /
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This book explores how European naturalists and artists perceived, investigated, and presented the relationship between insects and colors from the late sixteenth to the late eighteenth century. The contributors to this volume examine the creative methods and strategies that were developed to record color-related information about insects through studies on Hoefnagel's glazed metal and hand-coloring practices; the lepidochromy technique used in paintings by Marseus van Schriek and later naturalists; the representation of sexual dimorphism of color and variable color of caterpillars in the images of Goedaert, Merian, Albin, and Rösel von Rosenhof; the painting-by-numbers technique applied to Schäffer's bookplates on Regensburg insects; Schiffermüller's watercolor originals of caterpillars; and finally, the color fading of exotic cabinet specimens and how this issue was tackled by Abbot and Smith. The volume is lavishly illustrated with rare and unpublished images and offers new insights into the interrelation between natural history and visual practices concerning the color of insects, with a special focus on butterflies and moths. Contributors are Harald Bruckner, Kay Etheridge, Beth Fowkes Tobin, Stefanie Jovanovic-Kruspel, Karin Leonhard, V.E. Mandrij, Kimberly Schenck, Stacey Sell, Giulia Simonini, and Friedrich Steinle. See Less
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1 online resource (296 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004684553
Bildungsanspruch und Statuswechsel : Musiklehrerinnen- und Musiklehrerbildung in Würzburg aus institutionsgeschichtlicher Perspektive /
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Ausgangspunkt dieser Studie ist die Frage, wie und warum die heutige Hochschule für Musik Würzburg (HfM) im Jahr 1973 zur zweiten Musikhochschule in Bayern wurde. Dieser 1970 vom damaligen Rektor Reinartz initiierte und 1974 formal abgeschlossene Prozess war eingebettet in die bildungsstrukturellen und curricularen Debatten dieser Zeit, vor allem aber in die Wiederaufnahme des gymnasialen Lehramts Musik. Aus institutionsgeschichtlicher Perspektive wurde weder auf Musikhochschule noch auf Musiklehrkräftebildung geblickt. Diesen Desideraten wird sich an dem Beispiel der HfM in dieser Untersuchung exemplarisch zugewendet. Um Musiklehrkräftebildung als Teil eines musikalischen (Volks-)Bildungsgedankens sichtbar zu machen, wird der Bogen bis in das Gründungsjahr 1804 geschlagen. Es wird gezeigt, dass Musiklehrkräftebildung ein kontinuierliches Aufgabenfeld der HfM ist, in das der Statuswechsel von 1974 mit seinem Ereignischarakter kontextuell eingebettet ist. See Less
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1 online resource (288 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9783846769072
Between Point Zero and the Iron Curtain : International Cooperation in Art and the Postwar Moment, 1945-1948 /
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This volume, edited by Éva Forgács, with contributions from art historians from across Europe and the Americas, analyzes the artistic initiatives of the short time span between the end of World War II and the onset of the Cold War. In this moment, a new internationalism was anticipated by retrieving pre-war modernism, as well as creating the new era's new artistic lingua franca. The chapters include in-depth case studies that analyze the complex, often interconnected, projects throughout the world-South America, North Africa, and eastern and western Europe-that were soon ended by the Cold War. See Less
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1 online resource (382 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004711280
The Winter Missal of Arnold of Rummen : Huis van het boek, Ms. 10 A 14 /
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The Hundred Years' War, the Plague, the van Artevelde uprising, conflict between a count and an aspiring count, Corpus Christi and the Eucharist--these are the context for the enigmatic manuscript studied in this book. Above all, this missal from Ghent is outstanding for its rich and inventive penwork flourishing, given life by the prayer-pulses of the text and enriched by cycles of development. The lowly two-line initial emerges as the primary locus of creative interaction between painting and flourishing. Illumination, produced by a priest and a layman, is notable for its theological richness and is enlivened by distinctive gorgons.
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1 online resource (416 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004427136
The Hidden Hand of Underwater Cultural Heritage : Submerged Intelligence for Global Omens /
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This book acts as a cautionary tale, urging society to proactively invest in forging a path towards the future by drawing upon the insights gleaned from the past. Underwater cultural heritage is not merely a collection of broken ruins on the ocean floor; it holds the potential to provide strategic intelligence into global security challenges and future uncertainties. By understanding and valuing the unknown force of underwater cultural heritage, we can anticipate and navigate potential future challenges, harnessing its hidden power to shape the course of history. See Less
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1 online resource (287 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004711990
Tea, Fragrance, and Music : Ephemeral Arts and the Formation of Scholar-Artist Communities in Northern Song China /
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This book explores one of the central questions among many disciplines: how communities are formed. It investigates this question through the perspectives of scholar-artist communities in Northern Song China. You will learn how some of the then popular ephemeral artistic practices, such as whisking tea, burning aromatic substances, and playing and listening to qin music, were performed. Through these practices related sensory experiences were generated. The formation process of communities invovled many other aspects such as the interplay among people, materials, ephemeral arts, and sensory experiences, which is hard to identify in pure textual sources. See Less
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1 online resource (230 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004711839
The Archaeology of Volga Bulgaria in the 10th to Early 13th Centuries /
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This book focuses on Volga Bulgaria (10th to early 13th centuries), the only Muslim state in Eastern Europe before 1300. For several centuries, it operated as a bridge between the Christian West and the Muslim East. As such, it is widely believed that the colossal transit of oriental silver coin through the state was the foundation of the Bulgar economy while Islam consolidated statehood in the Middle Volga region. Drawing on the rich archaeological record, Konstantin Rudenko argues against this view, demonstrating that the Bulgar culture was instead formed on the basis of its own resources. The Bulgars thus represent a unique example of relatively rapid change from nomadism to sedentism and urbanization, with no significant influence from neighboring, developed states. Cultural syncretism therefore emerged as a key characteristic of Volga Bulgaria. See Less
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1 online resource (364 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004679368