wyszukanych pozycji: 10
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Antiquity in Gotham: The Ancient Architecture of New York City
ISBN: 9780823293841 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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327,48 zł |
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Housing the New Romans: Architectural Reception and Classical Style in the Modern World
ISBN: 9780190272333 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) In the last twenty years, reception studies have significantly enhanced our understanding of the ways in which Classics has shaped modern Western culture, but very little attention has been directed toward the reception of classical architecture. Housing the New Romans: Architectual Reception and Classical Style in the Modern World addresses this gap by investigating ways in which appropriation and allusion facilitated the reception of Classical Greece and Rome through the requisition and redeployment of classicizing tropes to create neo-Antique sites of "dwelling" in the...
In the last twenty years, reception studies have significantly enhanced our understanding of the ways in which Classics has shaped modern Western cult...
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413,78 zł |
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Antiquity in Gotham: The Ancient Architecture of New York City
ISBN: 9781531502423 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) The first detailed study of "Neo-Antique" architecture applies an archaeological lens to the study of New York City's structures Since the city's inception, New Yorkers have deliberately and purposefully engaged with ancient architecture to design and erect many of its most iconic buildings and monuments, including Grand Central Terminal and the Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch in Brooklyn, as well as forgotten gems such as Snug Harbor on Staten Island and the Gould Memorial Library in the Bronx. Antiquity in Gotham interprets the various ways ancient architecture was re-conceived in...
The first detailed study of "Neo-Antique" architecture applies an archaeological lens to the study of New York City's structures Since the city's i...
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87,93 zł |
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Classical New York: Discovering Greece and Rome in Gotham
ISBN: 9780823288700 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) This book examines the reception and appropriation of Classical (Greco-Roman) Art and Architecture in New York from 1830-1940, including Pennsylvania Station, Rockefeller Center, the Gould Memorial Library, the proposed Civic Center (Foley Square), Federal Hall, as well as on the use of inscriptions in New York's art and architecture.
This book examines the reception and appropriation of Classical (Greco-Roman) Art and Architecture in New York from 1830-1940, including Pennsylvania ...
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96,34 zł |
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Classical New York: Discovering Greece and Rome in Gotham
ISBN: 9780823281022 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) This book examines the reception and appropriation of Classical (Greco-Roman) Art and Architecture in New York from 1830-1940, including Pennsylvania Station, Rockefeller Center, the Gould Memorial Library, the proposed Civic Center (Foley Square), Federal Hall, as well as on the use of inscriptions in New York's art and architecture.
This book examines the reception and appropriation of Classical (Greco-Roman) Art and Architecture in New York from 1830-1940, including Pennsylvania ...
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356,81 zł |
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Archaeological Ambassadors: A History of Archaeological Gifts in New York City
ISBN: 9783031513909 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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484,18 zł |
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Archaeological Ambassadors
ISBN: 9783031513930 / Angielski / Miękka / 2025 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) This book investigates why nations with rich archaeological pasts like Egypt, Greece, and Jordan gave important antiquities—often unique, rare, and highly valued monuments—to New York City, New York Institutions, and the United States from 1879 to 1965. In addition to analyzing the givers’ motivations, the author examines why New Yorkers and Americans coveted such objects. The book argues that these gifted antiquities function as archaeological ambassadors and that the objects given were instruments of cultural diplomacy. These gifts sought to advance the goals of Egypt, Greece, and... This book investigates why nations with rich archaeological pasts like Egypt, Greece, and Jordan gave important antiquities—often unique, rare, a... |
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484,18 zł |
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Beyond the Battlefields: New Perspectives on Warfare and Society in the Graeco-Roman World
ISBN: 9781847185167 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 275 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Beyond the Battlefields explores the relationship between warfare and society in the Graeco-Roman world through the various lenses of history, art, literature and archaeology. The study of ancient warfare often evokes images of crusty old scholars pouring over battle tactics and strategy. This book, a collection of thirteen essays by young scholars, examines the political, social, economic and artistic affects of war in ancient society in Greece and Rome, from Homeric times to the sixth century AD. Essays focus on a wide range of topics from espionage and ancient spin doctors to fantasies of...
Beyond the Battlefields explores the relationship between warfare and society in the Graeco-Roman world through the various lenses of history, art, li...
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205,75 zł |
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Books Children Love: A Guide to the Best Children's Literature
ISBN: 9781581341980 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 322 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) A love for reading is one of the most precious gifts that we can give children. It nurtures their imagination and creativity, lets them explore other worlds, and opens their minds to new truths and knowledge in appealing, inspiring ways. But how can we sort through thousands of children's books to discover the really worthwhile ones? Elizabeth Wilson offers us a newly revised, comprehensive guide to the very best in children's literature. Just as in the original volume, she comments on the tone and content of excellently written, captivating books in over two dozen subject areas.... A love for reading is one of the most precious gifts that we can give children. It nurtures their imagination and creativity, lets them explore oth... |
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96,30 zł |
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The New Legal Realism: Volume 1: Translating Law-and-Society for Today's Legal Practice
ISBN: 9781107071131 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 323 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) This is the first of two volumes announcing the emergence of the new legal realism as a field of study. At a time when the legal academy is turning to social science for new approaches, these volumes chart a new course for interdisciplinary research by synthesizing law on the ground, empirical research, and theory. Volume 1 lays the groundwork for this novel and comprehensive approach with an innovative mix of theoretical, historical, pedagogical, and empirical perspectives. Their empirical work covers such wide-ranging topics as the financial crisis, intellectual property battles, the legal...
This is the first of two volumes announcing the emergence of the new legal realism as a field of study. At a time when the legal academy is turning to...
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603,63 zł |