The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye
Author : Raoul Lefèvre
Publisher :
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 21,28 MB
Release : 1894
Category : Troy (Extinct city)
ISBN :
Author : Raoul Lefèvre
Publisher :
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 21,28 MB
Release : 1894
Category : Troy (Extinct city)
ISBN :
Author : Daniela Bleichmar
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 11,95 MB
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 0300224028
An unprecedented visual exploration of the intertwined histories of art and science, of the old world and the new From the voyages of Christopher Columbus to those of Alexander von Humboldt and Charles Darwin, the depiction of the natural world played a central role in shaping how people on both sides of the Atlantic understood and imaged the region we now know as Latin America. Nature provided incentives for exploration, commodities for trade, specimens for scientific investigation, and manifestations of divine forces. It also yielded a rich trove of representations, created both by natives to the region and visitors, which are the subject of this lushly illustrated book. Author Daniela Bleichmar shows that these images were not only works of art but also instruments for the production of knowledge, with scientific, social, and political repercussions. Early depictions of Latin American nature introduced European audiences to native medicines and religious practices. By the 17th century, revelatory accounts of tobacco, chocolate, and cochineal reshaped science, trade, and empire around the globe. In the 18th and 19th centuries, collections and scientific expeditions produced both patriotic and imperial visions of Latin America. Through an interdisciplinary examination of more than 150 maps, illustrated manuscripts, still lifes, and landscape paintings spanning four hundred years, Visual Voyages establishes Latin America as a critical site for scientific and artistic exploration, affirming that region's transformation and the transformation of Europe as vitally connected histories.
Author : Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery
Publisher : Huntington Library Press
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 14,1 MB
Release : 1979
Category : History
ISBN :
Nearly two million manuscripts are listed alphabetically according to the person or event providing the focal point of the material. They range from letters and business papers, to photographs and diaries, to individual treasures. The entries describe collections containing forty or more pieces, as well as notable single pieces not attached to any collection. There is also a comprehensive index.
Author : Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery
Publisher : Huntington Library Press
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 44,48 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
The manuscripts of more than a thousand authors are described in this guide to the Huntington Library literary collections. While the book reflects the Huntington's strong emphasis on British and American literature, some European writers are also included, as are a few figures in the sciences and other arts. Material is listed alphabetically by author and includes verse and prose, letters, documents, photographs, and miscellaneous items such as inscriptions and marginal notes in printed works.
Author : William Newnham Chattin Carlton
Publisher :
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 23,33 MB
Release : 1918
Category :
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Author : Lisa See
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 38,63 MB
Release : 1999
Category : California
ISBN : 9780099409823
When she was a girl, Lisa See spent summers in the cool, dark recesses of her family`s antiques store in Los Angeles' Chinatown. There, her grandmother and great-aunt told her intriguing, colourful stories about their family`s past - stories of missionaries, concubines, tong wars, glamorous nightclubs, and the determined struggle to triumph over racist laws and discrimination. They spoke of how Lisa`s great-great-grandfather emigrated from his Chinese village to the United States, and how his son followed him. As an adult, See spent fives years collecting the details of her family`s remarkable history. She interviewd nearly one hundred relatives and pored over documents at the National Archives, the immigration office, and in countless attics, basements, and closets for the initmate nuances of her ancestors` lives. The result is a vivid, sweeping family portriat that is att once particular and universal, telling the story not only of one family, but of the Chinese people in America - and of America itself, a country that both welcomes and reviles its immigrants like no other culture in the world.
Author : Francis Paul Prucha
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 17,25 MB
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780803287310
When the Handbook for Research in American History was first published, reviewers called it "an excellent tool for historians of all interests and levels of experience . . . simple to use, and concisely worded" (Western Historical Quarterly) and "an excellent work that fulfills its title in being portable yet well-filled" (Reference Reviews). The Journal of American History added, "It is not easy to produce a reference work that is utilitarian and enriching and does not duplicate existing works. Professor Prucha has done the job very well." This second, revised edition takes account of the revolution that is occurring in bibliographic science as printed reference works extend to electronic databases, CD-ROMs, and online networks such as the Internet. Focusing on and expanding the major section of the original Handbook, it provides information on traditional printed works, describes new guides and updated versions of old ones, notes the availability of reference works and of some full-text sources in electronic form, and discusses the usefulness to researchers of different kinds of material and the forms in which they are available. Extensive cross-referencing and a detailed index that includes authors, subjects, and titles enhance the book's usefulness.
Author : Mitchell Codding
Publisher : Ediciones El Viso
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,34 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780875351643
Archer M. Huntington (1870-1955), son of one of the wealthiest men in America, decided that his passion for Spain had to be reflected by creating a museum and a library that would make his knowledge of Spanish art and culture available to his compatriots and that is how he founded in 1904 The Hispanic Society of America in New York. A section of more than two hundred of these treasures is being presented at important museums, such as the Museo del Prado (Madrid), el Palacio de Bellas Artes (Mexico City), and the Albuquerque, Cincinnati and Houston museums in the United States. This volume gathers the content of this great exhibition including a detailed file of each piece and an introductory essay telling the story of the Hispanic Society's creation and the scope of its collections.
Author : Peter John Croft
Publisher : London : Mansell ; New York : Bowker
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 14,65 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780835212168
Author : Richard J. Orsi
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 17,69 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0520251644
The only major US railroad built from west to east, the Southern Pacific played a major role in the shaping of the West & the development of southern California in particular. 'Sunset Limited' explores the corporate strategy over time to reveal how the company saw its place in the world.