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Author | : Kamil Boldan |
Publisher | : Brepols Publishers |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Printing |
ISBN | : 9782503551791 |
Download The Reception of Antiquity in Bohemian Book Culture from the Beginning of Printing Until 1547 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This volume presents the historical development and important personalities of the time of transition from manuscript book culture to book printing in the years 1450-1550. The first part of the volume contains a thorough description of historical, social and technical background influencing the development of book printing in Bohemia and Moravia and the impact of book printing production on the contemporary Czech society. The authors described the specific historical conditions in the Kingdom of Bohemia after the pre-reformation Hussite movement. The newly emerged Utraquist confession spread in important parts of Bohemia which led to decrease of social and economic contacts between the Kingdom of Bohemia and Catholic states in Europe. Apart from that the decreased activity of Prague University had negative impact on literacy in Bohemia. These two main reasons were detrimental to the development of book printing in Bohemia. The low quality of first prints was not attractive for educated readers who rather chose better equipped foreign books, mainly in Latin. Book printing in Bohemia soon became a matter of closed Czech speaking public. One of the important consequences of this process was weak reception of humanism and classical antiquity in Czech culture, although the former was partly embraced in Bohemia in previous centuries anyway. The second part of the book presents the first printers and editors of printed books before 1550 with a summary of their publishing activities.
Author | : Ludwig Edelstein |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2019-12-01 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1421435586 |
Download The Idea of Progress in Classical Antiquity Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Originally published in 1967. Ludwig Edelstein characterizes the idea of "progress" in Greek and Roman times. He analyzes the ancients' belief in "a tendency inherent in nature or in man to pass through a regular sequence of stages of development in past, present, and future, the latter stages being—with perhaps occasional retardations or minor regressions—superior to the earlier." Edelstein's contemporaries asserted that the Greeks and Romans were entirely ignorant of a belief in progress in this sense of the term. In arguing against this dominant thesis, Edelstein draws from the conclusions of scholars of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and discusses ideas of Auguste Comte and Wilhelm Dilthey.
Author | : George W. Houston |
Publisher | : UNC Press Books |
Total Pages | : 349 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1469617803 |
Download Inside Roman Libraries Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Inside Roman Libraries: Book Collections and Their Management in Antiquity
Author | : Victor Plahte Tschudi |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 325 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 110714986X |
Download Baroque Antiquity Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
As if in a Bright Mirror -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography of Cited Works -- Index
Author | : Johann Joachim Winckelmann |
Publisher | : Getty Publications |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 2006-01-15 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780892366682 |
Download History of the Art of Antiquity Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"Translation of a foundational text for the disciplines of art history and archaeology. Offers a systematic history of art in ancient Egypt, Persia, Etruria, Rome, and, above all, Greece that synthesizes the visual and written evidence then available"--Provided by publisher.
Author | : Lee I. Levine |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 582 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780300100891 |
Download Visual Judaism in Late Antiquity Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Surveys Jewish visual culture in the Late Roman and Byzantine eras, including expression via figural images, biblical scenes and religious symbols.
Author | : Stine Birk |
Publisher | : Oxbow Books |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 2014-04-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1782972641 |
Download Using Images in Late Antiquity Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Fifteen papers focus on the active and dynamic uses of images during the first millennium AD. They bring together an international group of scholars who situate the period’s visual practices within their political, religious, and social contexts. The contributors present a diverse range of evidence, including mosaics, sculpture, and architecture from all parts of the Mediterranean, from Spain in the west to Jordan in the east. Contributions span from the depiction of individuals on funerary monuments through monumental epigraphy, Constantine’s expropriation and symbolic re-use of earlier monuments, late antique collections of Classical statuary, and city personifications in mosaics to the topic of civic prosperity during the Theodosian period and dynastic representation during the Umayyad dynasty. Together they provide new insights into the central role of visual culture in the constitution of late antique societies.
Author | : Jens Fleischer |
Publisher | : Museum Tusculanum Press |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9788772896397 |
Download Late Antiquity Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Twelve international papers, from a conference held at the University of Aarhus in 1997, which explore the iconography and styles of Late Antique art and architecture. The papers argue that Late Antiquity existed as a distinct period in its own right and that it exhibited both transformation and continuity.
Author | : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) |
Publisher | : Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0870999613 |
Download The Year One Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"More than 150 works of art that exemplify all these societies at the Year One are illustrated in color and explained in this volume. Historical summaries accompanied by maps briefly describe the nature of each culture and the flow of power and peoples during the period centering around the Year One.
Author | : R. R. R. Smith |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 544 |
Release | : 2016-02-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0191067598 |
Download The Last Statues of Antiquity Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Spanning centuries and the vastness of the Roman Empire, The Last Statues of Antiquity is the first comprehensive survey of Roman honorific statues in the public realm in Late Antiquity. Drawn from a major research project and corresponding online database that collates all the available evidence for the 'statue habit' across the Empire from the late third century AD onwards, the volume examines where, how, and why statues were used, and why these important features of urban life began to decline in number before eventually disappearing around AD 600. Adopting a detailed comparative approach, the collection explores variation between different regions-including North Africa, Asia Minor, and the Near East-as well as individual cities, such as Aphrodisias, Athens, Constantinople, and Rome. A number of thematic chapters also consider the different kinds of honorand, from provincial governors and senators, to women and cultural heroes. Richly illustrated, the volume is the definitive resource for studying the phenomenon of late-antique statues. The collection also incorporates extensive references to the project's database, which is freely accessible online.