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The Culture of Energy
The culture of the modern world involves a sizeable and continuous use of energy. The story of energy as a part of modernity begins in the early 19th Century with hard work, experiments and the establishment of local energy systems. The natural conditions made certain by the alternation between light and dark, between warmth and cold, was gradually suspended by the introduction of electric lighting and heating into the home. The welfare state has significantly hastened this development to the degree that notions such as wellness and individual well-being have become natural elements of our consumer culture and our daily life. In most parts of the world we have light whenever we desire it, an...
The Ideas, Identity and Art of Daniel Spoerri
The term “artistic animator” is inspired by the definition “Kunstanimator” given to Spoerri by his longstanding friend Karl Gerstner during an interview with Katerina Vatsella in 1995. Wherever he went, Spoerri was capable of inspiring others to make art, and at the same time he absorbed, interiorized and transformed ideas from others. His fluctuating memberships during late Modernism (Zero, Nouveau Réalisme, Fluxus, Mail Art) explain why some areas of this work have not yet received their due attention and their connection to the whole picture has often eluded scholarly inquiry. Beyond his tableaux-pièges, which gave him immediate notoriety through an early purchase by the MoMA, S...
In Light of Rome
This comprehensive study of Rome’s contribution to the early history of photography traces the medium’s rise from a fledgling science to a dynamic form of artistic expression that forever changed the way we perceive the Eternal City. The authors examine the diverse transnational group of photographers who thrived in the cosmopolitan art center of Rome—and the pivotal role they played in the refinement and technical development of the nascent medium in the nineteenth century. The book ranges from the earliest pioneers—the French daguerreotypist Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey and the Welsh calotypist Calvert Richard Jones—to the work of the Roman School of Photography and its su...
One Day in Como from Milan
This guide covers a one-day visit to Como, and to the Brunate funicular on Lake Como. Como - The Cathedral Begun in 1396, the Cathedral of Como is the last of the Gothic cathedrals built in Lombardy. In the three and a half centuries it took on its definitive realization that appealed even if the dominant styles is the original late Gothic-Renaissance. Basilica San Fedele The magnificent Romanesque Basilica of San Fedele in Como, built around 1120 on early medieval foundation, stands the charming Piazza San Fedele was medieval commercial center and home of citizens of the grain market. The church contains fragments of frescoes from the fourteenth century and paintings of the sixteenth and seventeenth century. There are extensive descriptions and photos of the attractions to use during your visit. The guide is ideal for use on your smart phone or your tablet, it contain active links to the web sites of train companies.
City of the Soul
Romantic Rome--the Eternal City in word and image, from Goethe and Byron to James, from etching and watercolor to photograph
Lake Como
2019 edition ‘Lake Como’ is a name you will often hear from friends or read in travel blogs if you are planning a vacation in Italy. The third largest lake in Italy is a hit amongst vacationers, and there are plenty of reasons behind it. So, let’s underline everything that you would like to know about the area before reaching a vacation decision. Where exactly is it? Lake Como has a glacial origin and is in the region of Lombardy, Italy. Considered as one of the most beautiful lakes in Italy, Como is located between Milan and the border of Switzerland. Why is it so famous? Those who are unfamiliar with the charm of Lake Como often wonder why it garners so much attention. Why people fly...
The Alps and the Lakes
This is a guide to a multi-days trip in the Alsp and lakes of Northern Italy. It starts from Turin, then it goes to Aosta, Courmayeur and the Aosta Valley. It goes then to the lakes region, touching Orta Lake, Stresa on Lake Maggiore, driving on the west coast of the lake with a visit to Villa Taranto, to continue to Lugano and the Como and Lake Como: Villa Carlotta, Menaggio, Bellagio, Varenna and Lecco. The itinerary ends with a visit to Milan. There are extensive descriptions and color photos of the attractions. It is ideal for use on your smart phone, it contains active links to the web sites of many reviews for the best recommended restaurants that are at the location described. There are active links to the review pages, you can use them if you have an active Internet connection, but, if you don’t, you have the basic information ready: the name, address and telephone number are included in the guide.
Buried by Vesuvius
The first truly comprehensive look at all aspects of the Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum, from its original Roman context to the most recent archaeological investigations. The Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum, the model for the Getty Villa in Malibu, is one of the world’s earliest systematically investigated archaeological sites. Buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, the Villa dei Papiri was discovered in 1750 and excavated under the auspices of the Neapolitan court. Never fully unearthed, the site yielded spectacular colored marble floors and mosaics, frescoed walls, the largest known ancient collection of bronze and marble statuary, intricately carved ivories, and antiquity...
The Lakes of Northern Italy
The Lakes in Northern Italy are an oasis of the mild climate in the middle of the Pianura Padana's hot and humid summers, and it's cold and foggy winters. This guide takes you on a multi-day trip in the lakes of Northern Italy. The itinerary starts from Novara, goes to the lakes region: Lake Orta, Stresa on Lake Maggiore. It continues on the west coast with a visit to Villa Taranto. It enters then in Switzerland and to Lake Lugano. Back to Italy on Lake Como. A visit to the city, then Villa Carlotta, Menaggio, Bellagio, Varenna, and Lecco. The itinerary ends in Milan. The guide has a listing of many reviews for the best-recommended restaurants in the localities described. The digital edition includes active links to the review pages; you can use them if you have an active Internet connection. Still, if you don't, you have the necessary information ready: the name, address, and telephone number are included in the guide together with the review. This information is available on the printed edition too.
Palaces of Reason
Palaces of Reason traces the fascinating history of three royal residences built outside of Naples in the eighteenth century at Capodimonte, Portici, and Caserta. Commissioned by King Charles of Bourbon and Queen Maria Amalia of Saxony, who reigned over the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, these buildings were far more than residences for the monarchs. They were designed to help reshape the economic and cultural fortunes of the realm. The palaces at Capodimonte, Portici, and Caserta are among the most complex architectural commissions of the eighteenth century. Considering the architecture and decoration of these complexes within their political, cultural, and economic contexts, Robin L. Thomas ...
