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Luxury Arts of the Renaissance
Today we associate the Renaissance with painting, sculpture, and architecture—the “major” arts. Yet contemporaries often held the “minor” arts—gem-studded goldwork, richly embellished armor, splendid tapestries and embroideries, music, and ephemeral multi-media spectacles—in much higher esteem. Isabella d’Este, Marchesa of Mantua, was typical of the Italian nobility: she bequeathed to her children precious stone vases mounted in gold, engraved gems, ivories, and antique bronzes and marbles; her favorite ladies-in-waiting, by contrast, received mere paintings. Renaissance patrons and observers extolled finely wrought luxury artifacts for their exquisite craftsmanship and the s...
The Court of Burgundy
This work provides a landmark in early twentieth-century publishing summarizing the most up to date findings in all branches of the social sciences at a formative time and during a period of decisive historical discovery.
A Handbook of Rome and Its Environs
Reprint of the original, first published in 1869.
A Handbook of Rome and its Environs
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
A Companion to Music at the Habsburg Courts in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
A Companion to Music at the Habsburgs Courts in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, edited by Andrew H. Weaver, is the first in-depth survey of Habsburg musical patronage over a broad timeframe. Bringing together existing research and drawing upon primary sources, the authors, all established experts, provide overviews of the musical institutions, the functions of music, the styles and genres cultivated, and the historical, political, and cultural contexts for music at the Habsburg courts. The wide geographical scope includes the imperial courts in Vienna and Prague, the royal court in Madrid, the archducal courts in Graz and Innsbruck, and others. This broad view of Habsburg musical activities affirms the dynasty’s unique position in the cultural life of early modern Europe. Contributors are Lawrence Bennett, Charles E. Brewer, Drew Edward Davies, Paula Sutter Fichtner, Alexander J. Fisher, Christine Getz, Beth L. Glixon, Jeffrey Kurtzman, Virginia Christy Lamothe, Honey Meconi, Sara Pecknold, Jonas Pfohl, Pablo L. Rodríguez, Steven Saunders, Herbert Seifert, Louise K. Stein, and Andrew H. Weaver.
Breeze Through Your Exams
Great Britain is a premium wine-producing region, witharound 650 vineyards in England and Wales covering some 2,750 hectares andproducing sparkling and still wines. English and Welsh wines have won manyprestigious awards recently and Stephen Skelton is the leading authority on thewines of the UK. The wines of Great Britainis a comprehensivesurvey of the history of UK wines, as well as of the current state of the wineindustry and its future prospects. After a short introduction showing where UKwine is in 2019 and where it might go in the future Skelton considers thehistory of winemaking in the UK from King Alfred in the fifth century, throughthe medieval period to recent developments in the t...
