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Meraviglie di carta
One of the less known but most interesting and profound art forms is that of quilling, also known as paper filigree - intricate paper constructions that often depicted religious scenes. In a collection of works from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, the beautiful, fine details of the excellent quillings are analysed and celebrated in a plethora of examples and a series of accompanying essays.
Medieval Clothing and Textiles
The best new research on medieval clothing and textiles, drawing from a range of disciplines. The usual wide range of approaches to garments and fabrics appears in this tenth volume. Three chapters focus on practical matters: a description of the medieval vestments surviving at Castel Sant'Elia in Italy; a survey of the spread of silk cultivation to Europe before 1300; and a documentation of medieval colour terminology for desirable cloth. Two address social significance: the practice of seizing clothing from debtors in fourteenth-century Lucca, and the transformation of the wardrobe of Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII, upon her marriage to the king of Scotland. Two delve into arti...
A Spy at the Heart of the Third Reich
The fascinating true story of a German bureaucrat who worked secretly with the Allies during World War II. In 1943 a young official from the German foreign ministry contacted Allen Dulles, an OSS officer in Switzerland who would later head the Central Intelligence Agency. That man was Fritz Kolbe, who had decided to betray his country after years of opposing Nazism. While Dulles was skeptical, Kolbe’s information was such that he eventually admitted, “No single diplomat abroad, of whatever rank, could have got his hands on so much information as did this man; he was one of my most valuable agents during World War II.” Using recently declassified materials at the US National Archives and Kolbe’s personal papers, Lucas Delattre has produced a “disturbing and riveting biography” that moves with the swift pace of a Le Carré thriller (Booklist). “A richly detailed and well-crafted account of one of America’s most valuable German spies.” —Library Journal
Napoleon
This sophisticated and masterful biography, written by a respected French history scholar who has taught courses on Napoleon at the University of Paris, brings new and remarkable analysis to the study of modern history's most famous general and statesman. Since boyhood, Steven Englund has been fascinated by the unique force, personality, and political significance of Napoleon Bonaparte, who, in only a decade and a half, changed the face of Europe forever. In Napoleon: A Political Life, Englund harnesses his early passion and intellectual expertise to create a rich and full interpretation of a brilliant but flawed leader. Napoleon believed that war was a means to an end, not the end itself. W...
How the Church Under Pius XII Addressed Decolonization
By paying attention to Algerian Independence, this book reconstructs the action of the Catholic Church regarding the issues of the spread of Islam in colonies, to Arab nationalism, Marxist propaganda in non-European countries, and the effects of the Algerian crisis upon the French political system. The complex relations between the Holy See and France, as well as those between the Vatican and the Episcopates and clergy of the overseas territories, are vital aspects of decolonisation, a topic which, to date, has been overlooked by historiography because of the impossibility of accessing documents relating to the pontificate of Pius XII (1939-1958) held in the Vatican archives. The opening in March 2020 of the archives of Pius XII, the Pope who had succeeded in imposing the strategic role of the Holy See upon the international scene, has made a vast amount of unpublished documentary material available to scholars. This book is useful for all students and scholars interested in the Cold War, the history of contemporary Europe, the history of the Church, postcolonial studies, and religious phenomenon in post-World War II Europe.
An Infinite History
"A history of the deep social and economic changes of France, told through the story of a single extended family, from the mid-eighteenth through the early twentieth century"--
A Companion to the Early Modern Cardinal
The first comprehensive overview of its subject in any language. Its thirty-five essays explain who cardinals were, what they did in Rome and beyond, for the Church and for wider society.
Historic Rings
Each ring is illustrated with one or more black and white photograph, with 500 superb colour photos of the most important pieces. Major trends in ring design are outlined, and explanations and anecdotes are given on many of the individual rings. Supplementary images provide additional visual reference for the historical context. This deluxe book introduces the finest, most exhaustive private collection of finger rings in the world: the Hashimoto Collection. Organised chronologically by culture, it begins with the Ancient Mediterranean World, and progresses
Rites funéraires catholiques
Rites funéraires catholiques présente et décrit les rites religieux, para religieux et coutumiers dans l’Europe catholique qui se répandent ensuite dans le monde à la faveur de l’évangélisation. Les funérailles, impliquant la communauté, accompagnent les défunts, estompent l’angoisse de la mort, apaisant les survivants. Les rites funèbres se sont structurés, enrichis et adaptés à chaque époque. Au cours des siècles, on assiste à la démocratisation des pratiques mortuaires. Le mort est de moins en moins anonyme, passant de la fosse commune à la tombe personnelle alors que la liturgie s’uniformise. La vie moderne du dernier demi-siècle a imposé des simplifications drastiques et grands nombres de rites et usages encore vivants dans l’Europe rurale de l’après-guerre (1945) ont disparu. Bernard Berthod est né en 1952. Docteur ès Lettres et conservateur du Musée d’art religieux de Fourvière à Lyon, il est membre de l’ICOM Costume depuis 1991, et vice président depuis 2013. Il est historien et spécialiste de l’art liturgique depuis la soutenance de sa thèse sur l’orfèvre lyonnais Armand-Calliat en 1984.
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