Guide to Microforms in Print
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Page : 1072 pages
File Size : 24,60 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Microcards
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Eighteenth-century French Drawings in New York Collections
Author : Perrin Stein
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 21,76 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Drawing
ISBN : 0870998927
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The Creation of the Rococo (Classic Reprint)
Author : Fiske Kimball
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 32,45 MB
Release : 2018-08-17
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ISBN : 9781390926484
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Excerpt from The Creation of the Rococo Hotel de Mailly: Ceilings and arabesques designed by Berain. Berain arabesque engraved before 1 693. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Gustave Courbet
Author : Georges Riat
Publisher : Parkstone Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 14,84 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Art
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Child of materialism and positivism, Courbet was without a doubt one of the most complex painters of the nineteenth century. Symbolising the rejection of traditions, Courbet did not hesitate to confront the public with the truth by liberating painting of conventional rules. He became from then on the leader of pictorial realism.
French Warships in the Age of Sail, 1626–1786
Author : Rif Winfield
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 1128 pages
File Size : 40,93 MB
Release : 2017-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1473893534
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“The first comprehensive listing of these ships in English. . . . Profusely illustrated [and] impressively informative.” —Midwest Book Review The origins of a permanent French sailing navy can be traced to the work of Cardinal Richelieu in the 1620s, but this naval force declined rapidly in the 1650s and a virtually new Marine Royale had to be re-created by Colbert from 1661. Thereafter, Louis XIV’s navy grew rapidly to become the largest and most powerful in the world, at the same time establishing a reputation for the quality of its ship design that lasted until the end of sail. The eighteenth century was to see defeat and decline, revival and victory, but by 1786 the French Navy had emerged from its most successful naval war having frequently outfought or outmaneuvred the British Navy in battle, and in the process making a major contribution to American independence. This book provides significant technical and building data as well as highlights of the careers of each ship in every class. For the first time, it is possible to form a clear picture of the overall development of French warships throughout the whole of the sailing era. “A handy and quick reference to a variety of vessels . . . [A] top notch reference book.” —British Tars, 1740-1790
Orestes
Author : Voltaire
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 22,95 MB
Release : 2013-08-02
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1627933212
Book Description
Orestes was produced in 1750, an experiment which intensely interested the literary world and the public. In his Dedicatory Letters to the Duchess of Maine, Voltaire has the following passage on the Greek drama: "We should not, I acknowledge, endeavor to imitate what is weak and defective in the ancients: it is most probable that their faults were well known to their contemporaries. I am satisfied, Madam, that the wits of Athens condemned, as well as you, some of those repetitions, and some declamations with which Sophocles has loaded his Electra: they must have observed that he had not dived deep enough into the human heart. I will moreover fairly confess, that there are beauties peculiar not only to the Greek language, but to the climate, to manners and times, which it would be ridiculous to transplant hither. Therefore I have not copied exactly the Electra of Sophocles-much more I knew would be necessary; but I have taken, as well as I could, all the spirit and substance of it."
Rethinking Boucher
Author : Melissa Lee Hyde
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,31 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780892368259
Book Description
"Unequivocally a modern, Francois Boucher (1703-70) defined the French artistic avant-garde throughout his career. Yet the triumph of modernist aesthetics - with its focus on the self-critical, the autonomous, and the intellectually challenging - has long discouraged art historians and other viewers from taking Boucher's playful and alluring works seriously. Rethinking Boucher revisits the cultural meanings and reception of his diverse oeuvre, inviting us to revise the interpretive cliches by which we have sought to tame this artist and his epoch."--BOOK JACKET.
Catalogue de Dessins de L'Ecole Francaise Du Xviiie Siecle, Tableaux Et Estampes, Dont La Vente
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File Size : 26,82 MB
Release : 2016-11
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ISBN : 9782014461558
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Catalogue de dessins de l'ecole francaise du XVIIIe siecle, tableaux et estampes, dont la vente... aura lieu Hotel Drouot... les jeudi 3 et vendredi 4 avril 1890... / Me Maurice Delestre, commissaire-priseur; [expert] M. J. Bouillon, m.d d'estampes de la Bib. nationale Date de l'edition originale: 1890 [Vente. Art. 1890-04-03 - 1890-04-04. Paris]Reference bibliographique: Lugt, 48975Appartient a l'ensemble documentaire: VenteEST2 Ce livre est la reproduction fidele d'une oeuvre publiee avant 1920 et fait partie d'une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande editee par Hachette Livre, dans le cadre d'un partenariat avec la Bibliotheque nationale de France, offrant l'opportunite d'acceder a des ouvrages anciens et souvent rares issus des fonds patrimoniaux de la BnF. Les oeuvres faisant partie de cette collection ont ete numerisees par la BnF et sont presentes sur Gallica, sa bibliotheque numerique. En entreprenant de redonner vie a ces ouvrages au travers d'une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande, nous leur donnons la possibilite de rencontrer un public elargi et participons a la transmission de connaissances et de savoirs parfois difficilement accessibles. Nous avons cherche a concilier la reproduction fidele d'un livre ancien a partir de sa version numerisee avec le souci d'un confort de lecture optimal. Nous esperons que les ouvrages de cette nouvelle collection vous apporteront entiere satisfaction. Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.fr
Catalogue d'estampes anciennes, principalement des écoles française et anglaise du XVIIIe siècle, lithographies et eaux-fortes, dessins et livres, une très belle réunion d'estampes encadrées, en couleur et en noir, de l'école anglaise du XVIIIe siècle, dont la vente ... aura lieu Hôtel des commissaires-priseurs, rue Drouot ... les mercredi 15, jeudi 16, vendredi 17 et samedi 18 janvier 1896 ... par le ministère de Me Maurice Delestre, commissaire-priseur ... assisté de M. Jules Bouillon, marchand d'estampes de la Bibliothèque nationale ...
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Release : 1896
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Cannibalismes disciplinaires
Author : Musée du quai Branly
Publisher : Musée du quai Branly
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 41,84 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Art
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Ce volume est issu du colloque "Histoire de l'art et anthropologie" qui s'est tenu du 21 au 23 juin 2007
