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Cet ouvrage propose une nouvelle lecture de l’histoire de Marseille à travers ses vestiges et offre une synthèse claire de plusieurs décennies de fouilles en cœur de ville, du quartier du Panier au Vieux-Port.
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Cet ouvrage propose une nouvelle lecture de l’histoire de Marseille à travers ses vestiges et offre une synthèse claire de plusieurs décennies de fouilles en cœur de ville, du quartier du Panier au Vieux-Port.
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Quand les archéologues découvrent Marseille
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Cet ouvrage propose une nouvelle lecture de l’histoire de Marseille à travers ses vestiges et offre une synthèse claire de plusieurs décennies de fouilles en cœur de ville, du quartier du Panier au Vieux-Port.
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Cet ouvrage propose une nouvelle lecture de l’histoire de Marseille à travers ses vestiges et offre une synthèse claire de plusieurs décennies de fouilles en cœur de ville, du quartier du Panier au Vieux-Port.
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From ancient Persia to the Third Reich, imperial powers have built cities in their image, seeking to reflect their power and influence through a show of magnificence and a reflection of their values. Statues, pictures, temples, palaces—all combine to produce the necessary justification for the wielding of power while intimidating opponents. In Power in Stone, Geoffrey(...)
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From ancient Persia to the Third Reich, imperial powers have built cities in their image, seeking to reflect their power and influence through a show of magnificence and a reflection of their values. Statues, pictures, temples, palaces—all combine to produce the necessary justification for the wielding of power while intimidating opponents. In Power in Stone, Geoffrey(...)
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Power in stone: cities as symbols of Empire
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From ancient Persia to the Third Reich, imperial powers have built cities in their image, seeking to reflect their power and influence through a show of magnificence and a reflection of their values. Statues, pictures, temples, palaces—all combine to produce the necessary justification for the wielding of power while intimidating opponents. In Power in Stone, Geoffrey Parker traces the very nature of power through history by exploring the structural symbolism of these cities.
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From ancient Persia to the Third Reich, imperial powers have built cities in their image, seeking to reflect their power and influence through a show of magnificence and a reflection of their values. Statues, pictures, temples, palaces—all combine to produce the necessary justification for the wielding of power while intimidating opponents. In Power in Stone, Geoffrey Parker traces the very nature of power through history by exploring the structural symbolism of these cities.
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Si Paris est aujourd’hui la ville la plus visitée du monde, c’est en grande partie grâce au travail accompli par Haussmann entre 1853 et 1870. Ce fut une véritable métamorphose, tant au plan spatial que social. Pour éclairer concrètement la démarche haussmannienne, les auteurs ont conçu une anthologie révélant, en particulier, la dimension conservatoire du travail(...)
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Si Paris est aujourd’hui la ville la plus visitée du monde, c’est en grande partie grâce au travail accompli par Haussmann entre 1853 et 1870. Ce fut une véritable métamorphose, tant au plan spatial que social. Pour éclairer concrètement la démarche haussmannienne, les auteurs ont conçu une anthologie révélant, en particulier, la dimension conservatoire du travail(...)
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Haussmann, conservateur de Paris
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Si Paris est aujourd’hui la ville la plus visitée du monde, c’est en grande partie grâce au travail accompli par Haussmann entre 1853 et 1870. Ce fut une véritable métamorphose, tant au plan spatial que social. Pour éclairer concrètement la démarche haussmannienne, les auteurs ont conçu une anthologie révélant, en particulier, la dimension conservatoire du travail effectué par le Préfet. Les textes cités sont empruntés aux Mémoires, à des documents inédits ainsi qu’aux témoignages d’auteurs étrangers et français. Une séquence photographique du boulevard Saint-Germain, montrant de nombreuses maisons pré-haussmanniennes préservées au fil de cette percée, vient appuyer la démonstration.
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Si Paris est aujourd’hui la ville la plus visitée du monde, c’est en grande partie grâce au travail accompli par Haussmann entre 1853 et 1870. Ce fut une véritable métamorphose, tant au plan spatial que social. Pour éclairer concrètement la démarche haussmannienne, les auteurs ont conçu une anthologie révélant, en particulier, la dimension conservatoire du travail effectué par le Préfet. Les textes cités sont empruntés aux Mémoires, à des documents inédits ainsi qu’aux témoignages d’auteurs étrangers et français. Une séquence photographique du boulevard Saint-Germain, montrant de nombreuses maisons pré-haussmanniennes préservées au fil de cette percée, vient appuyer la démonstration.
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Il s’agit d’un ouvrage de réflexion et de recherche, illustré de documents commentés à partir de problématiques sur les rapports ville/industries, notamment aux XIXe et XXe siècles. Ce livre rend compte de la coexistence bien souvent difficile entre les Parisiens et des activités industrielles signifiant souvent d’abord risques et nuisances. Les accidents industriels ont(...)
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Il s’agit d’un ouvrage de réflexion et de recherche, illustré de documents commentés à partir de problématiques sur les rapports ville/industries, notamment aux XIXe et XXe siècles. Ce livre rend compte de la coexistence bien souvent difficile entre les Parisiens et des activités industrielles signifiant souvent d’abord risques et nuisances. Les accidents industriels ont(...)
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Les Paris de l'industrie, 1750-1920
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Il s’agit d’un ouvrage de réflexion et de recherche, illustré de documents commentés à partir de problématiques sur les rapports ville/industries, notamment aux XIXe et XXe siècles. Ce livre rend compte de la coexistence bien souvent difficile entre les Parisiens et des activités industrielles signifiant souvent d’abord risques et nuisances. Les accidents industriels ont conduit les pouvoirs publics et les acteurs privés à imaginer différents systèmes de sécurité, et à repenser les rapports entre le tissu urbain et l’industrie qui, de dangereuse, devient aujourd’hui un patrimoine à sauvegarder.
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Il s’agit d’un ouvrage de réflexion et de recherche, illustré de documents commentés à partir de problématiques sur les rapports ville/industries, notamment aux XIXe et XXe siècles. Ce livre rend compte de la coexistence bien souvent difficile entre les Parisiens et des activités industrielles signifiant souvent d’abord risques et nuisances. Les accidents industriels ont conduit les pouvoirs publics et les acteurs privés à imaginer différents systèmes de sécurité, et à repenser les rapports entre le tissu urbain et l’industrie qui, de dangereuse, devient aujourd’hui un patrimoine à sauvegarder.
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February 2014
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This book provides a comprehensive account of mosaics in the ancient world from the early pebble mosaics of Greece to the pavements of Christian churches in the (...)
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Mosaics of the Greek and Roman World
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This book provides a comprehensive account of mosaics in the ancient world from the early pebble mosaics of Greece to the pavements of Christian churches in the East. Separate chapters in Part I cover the principal regions of the Roman Empire in turn, bringing out the distinctive characteristics of their mosaic workshops. Questions of technique and production, of the role of mosaics in architecture, and of their social functions and implications are treated in Part II. The book discusses both well known works and recent finds, and balances consideration of exceptional masterpieces against standard workshop production. Two main lines of approach are followed throughout: first, the role of mosaics as a significant art form, which over an unbroken span illuminates the evolution of pictorial style better than any comparable surviving medium; and secondly, their character as works of artisan production closely linked to their architectural context.
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This book provides a comprehensive account of mosaics in the ancient world from the early pebble mosaics of Greece to the pavements of Christian churches in the East. Separate chapters in Part I cover the principal regions of the Roman Empire in turn, bringing out the distinctive characteristics of their mosaic workshops. Questions of technique and production, of the role of mosaics in architecture, and of their social functions and implications are treated in Part II. The book discusses both well known works and recent finds, and balances consideration of exceptional masterpieces against standard workshop production. Two main lines of approach are followed throughout: first, the role of mosaics as a significant art form, which over an unbroken span illuminates the evolution of pictorial style better than any comparable surviving medium; and secondly, their character as works of artisan production closely linked to their architectural context.
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January 1900, Cambridge
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From the end of the fifteenth century to the closing years of the seventeenth, England underwent radical social change. English architecture changed radically as well, and the homes of the gentry were transformed as members of this class grew in numbers, wealth, and importance. This abundantly illustrated book provides for the first time a full account of the houses(...)
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From the end of the fifteenth century to the closing years of the seventeenth, England underwent radical social change. English architecture changed radically as well, and the homes of the gentry were transformed as members of this class grew in numbers, wealth, and importance. This abundantly illustrated book provides for the first time a full account of the houses(...)
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Houses of the Gentry 1480-1680
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From the end of the fifteenth century to the closing years of the seventeenth, England underwent radical social change. English architecture changed radically as well, and the homes of the gentry were transformed as members of this class grew in numbers, wealth, and importance. This abundantly illustrated book provides for the first time a full account of the houses that were built and inhabited by the upper classes during this rich and fascinating period. Architectural historian Nicholas Cooper explores hundreds of gentry houses, some well known and others far less familiar, and considers their evolution in the light of economic, political, and social changes of the age. The book begins with a discussion of the members of the gentry class, their increasing influence, notions of gentility, and evolving attitudes toward the art of architecture and the craft of building. Cooper then traces changes in the architecture and layout of many specific upper class houses and shows how broader social trends and needs were reflected in such developments as the reception of classicism and the evolution of the new types of plans. This book is a treasury of information about English upper-class houses of 1480 to 1680, and about the attitudes and motives of those who built, owned, and lived in them.
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From the end of the fifteenth century to the closing years of the seventeenth, England underwent radical social change. English architecture changed radically as well, and the homes of the gentry were transformed as members of this class grew in numbers, wealth, and importance. This abundantly illustrated book provides for the first time a full account of the houses that were built and inhabited by the upper classes during this rich and fascinating period. Architectural historian Nicholas Cooper explores hundreds of gentry houses, some well known and others far less familiar, and considers their evolution in the light of economic, political, and social changes of the age. The book begins with a discussion of the members of the gentry class, their increasing influence, notions of gentility, and evolving attitudes toward the art of architecture and the craft of building. Cooper then traces changes in the architecture and layout of many specific upper class houses and shows how broader social trends and needs were reflected in such developments as the reception of classicism and the evolution of the new types of plans. This book is a treasury of information about English upper-class houses of 1480 to 1680, and about the attitudes and motives of those who built, owned, and lived in them.
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December 1999, New Haven
December 1999, New Haven
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Widely acknowledged as Britain's leading architectural historian, Sir Howard Colvin has been responsible for fundamental research that has helped to bring about a renaissance in English architectural history in the second half of the twentieth century. In this volume, Colvin gathers eighteen new and revised essays written throughout his distinguished career. The(...)
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Widely acknowledged as Britain's leading architectural historian, Sir Howard Colvin has been responsible for fundamental research that has helped to bring about a renaissance in English architectural history in the second half of the twentieth century. In this volume, Colvin gathers eighteen new and revised essays written throughout his distinguished career. The(...)
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Essays in English architectural history
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Widely acknowledged as Britain's leading architectural historian, Sir Howard Colvin has been responsible for fundamental research that has helped to bring about a renaissance in English architectural history in the second half of the twentieth century. In this volume, Colvin gathers eighteen new and revised essays written throughout his distinguished career. The collection includes five essays never before published, including one which looks afresh at the architectural apparatus of sixteenth-century state entries and another that explores the use of caryatids and other formalized human figures in English architecture from Tudor times onwards. The author also offers reprinted essays, revised where necessary, on such topics as the idea of a "Court Style" in medieval English architecture, the south front of Wilton House, and the infiltration of the Georgian Office of Works by an architectural pressure group led by Lord Burlington. Several essays reflect the author's long-standing interest in the problem of the persistence of Gothic architecture in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and its revival in the eighteenth, and another treats his equally long-standing interest in the history of the architectural profession. The author concludes with his recollections of what can now be seen as a golden age of English architectural research in the years following the Second World War.
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Widely acknowledged as Britain's leading architectural historian, Sir Howard Colvin has been responsible for fundamental research that has helped to bring about a renaissance in English architectural history in the second half of the twentieth century. In this volume, Colvin gathers eighteen new and revised essays written throughout his distinguished career. The collection includes five essays never before published, including one which looks afresh at the architectural apparatus of sixteenth-century state entries and another that explores the use of caryatids and other formalized human figures in English architecture from Tudor times onwards. The author also offers reprinted essays, revised where necessary, on such topics as the idea of a "Court Style" in medieval English architecture, the south front of Wilton House, and the infiltration of the Georgian Office of Works by an architectural pressure group led by Lord Burlington. Several essays reflect the author's long-standing interest in the problem of the persistence of Gothic architecture in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and its revival in the eighteenth, and another treats his equally long-standing interest in the history of the architectural profession. The author concludes with his recollections of what can now be seen as a golden age of English architectural research in the years following the Second World War.
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August 1999, New Haven
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This engaging and well illustrated book takes us back to the domestic world of the landed gentry in seventeenth-century England. Relating countless stories and case histories drawn from a wide range of primary sources, the book describes the physical environment, staffing, and functioning of gentry households, the inhabitants and their activities, and the role of(...)
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This engaging and well illustrated book takes us back to the domestic world of the landed gentry in seventeenth-century England. Relating countless stories and case histories drawn from a wide range of primary sources, the book describes the physical environment, staffing, and functioning of gentry households, the inhabitants and their activities, and the role of(...)
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The World of the Country House in Seventeenth-Century England
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This engaging and well illustrated book takes us back to the domestic world of the landed gentry in seventeenth-century England. Relating countless stories and case histories drawn from a wide range of primary sources, the book describes the physical environment, staffing, and functioning of gentry households, the inhabitants and their activities, and the role of these houses in the social and economic life of their localities. J. T. Cliffe begins by exploring the exterior and inter-ior of houses and the outbuildings, parks, and gardens that surrounded them. He then investigates the people who lived in the country houses and the relationships between them. He provides colorful details about the responsibilities of the squire and his wife; the duties, remuneration, food, clothing, accommodation, and treatment of servants; and the special duties of estate stewards, coachmen, chaplains, and tutors. Cliffe explains various aspects of housekeeping, such as the tradition of hospitality and the factors militating against it. He also discusses other kinds of activity: religious practices; outdoor sports and indoor pastimes, including music and billiards; and such intellectual pursuits as antiquarian research, poetry, and scientific experiments. He concludes with a fascinating survey of scandal in the world of the gentry, telling of domestic strife, financial disaster, lunacy, and other disasters that marred this idyllic existence.
The World of the Country House in Seventeenth-Century England
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This engaging and well illustrated book takes us back to the domestic world of the landed gentry in seventeenth-century England. Relating countless stories and case histories drawn from a wide range of primary sources, the book describes the physical environment, staffing, and functioning of gentry households, the inhabitants and their activities, and the role of these houses in the social and economic life of their localities. J. T. Cliffe begins by exploring the exterior and inter-ior of houses and the outbuildings, parks, and gardens that surrounded them. He then investigates the people who lived in the country houses and the relationships between them. He provides colorful details about the responsibilities of the squire and his wife; the duties, remuneration, food, clothing, accommodation, and treatment of servants; and the special duties of estate stewards, coachmen, chaplains, and tutors. Cliffe explains various aspects of housekeeping, such as the tradition of hospitality and the factors militating against it. He also discusses other kinds of activity: religious practices; outdoor sports and indoor pastimes, including music and billiards; and such intellectual pursuits as antiquarian research, poetry, and scientific experiments. He concludes with a fascinating survey of scandal in the world of the gentry, telling of domestic strife, financial disaster, lunacy, and other disasters that marred this idyllic existence.
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August 1999, New Haven
August 1999, New Haven
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This well illustrated book provides a complete overview of current knowledge about the sculptures of the Parthenon and suggests new interpretations of the ancient temple's sculptural creations. Margaretha Lagerlöf steps back from viewing the fragments of the sculptures that remain today to focus more clearly on their meanings in the light of classical(...)
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This well illustrated book provides a complete overview of current knowledge about the sculptures of the Parthenon and suggests new interpretations of the ancient temple's sculptural creations. Margaretha Lagerlöf steps back from viewing the fragments of the sculptures that remain today to focus more clearly on their meanings in the light of classical(...)
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January 1960, New Haven
January 1960, New Haven
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The Sculptures of the Parthenon: Aesthetics and Interpretation
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This well illustrated book provides a complete overview of current knowledge about the sculptures of the Parthenon and suggests new interpretations of the ancient temple's sculptural creations. Margaretha Lagerlöf steps back from viewing the fragments of the sculptures that remain today to focus more clearly on their meanings in the light of classical Athenian knowledge and society. She considers what the sculptures reveal about the Greek sense of democracy and how they characterize women's lives in a warrior culture. Using Plato's philosophy and the visually oriented similes of his myths, Lagerlöf offers a new decoding of the aesthetic structure of the Parthenon's entire sculptural ensemble. The book compares the sculptures of the pediments to those of the metopes and the frieze, uncovering subtle differences in both the nature and the content of their images. Whereas the pediments represent divine elements, for example, the frieze is seen as the domain of human beings, representing events and also the stage of history when humans no longer have direct access to the presence of the gods. The frieze can be interpreted as an invocation of this presence, a means of regaining closeness with the gods. Using a multifaceted and imaginative approach to the sculptures of the Parthenon, Lagerlöf finds powerful new meaning in them as well as an enhanced appreciation of their Athenian creators.
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This well illustrated book provides a complete overview of current knowledge about the sculptures of the Parthenon and suggests new interpretations of the ancient temple's sculptural creations. Margaretha Lagerlöf steps back from viewing the fragments of the sculptures that remain today to focus more clearly on their meanings in the light of classical Athenian knowledge and society. She considers what the sculptures reveal about the Greek sense of democracy and how they characterize women's lives in a warrior culture. Using Plato's philosophy and the visually oriented similes of his myths, Lagerlöf offers a new decoding of the aesthetic structure of the Parthenon's entire sculptural ensemble. The book compares the sculptures of the pediments to those of the metopes and the frieze, uncovering subtle differences in both the nature and the content of their images. Whereas the pediments represent divine elements, for example, the frieze is seen as the domain of human beings, representing events and also the stage of history when humans no longer have direct access to the presence of the gods. The frieze can be interpreted as an invocation of this presence, a means of regaining closeness with the gods. Using a multifaceted and imaginative approach to the sculptures of the Parthenon, Lagerlöf finds powerful new meaning in them as well as an enhanced appreciation of their Athenian creators.
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January 1960, New Haven
January 1960, New Haven
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L'art roman en Bourgogne
L'art roman en Bourgogne
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Photographies de Hervé Champollion.
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L'art roman en Bourgogne
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Photographies de Hervé Champollion.
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February 1999, Rennes
February 1999, Rennes
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