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| 1. |  | Title: The houses of Roman Italy, 100 B.C.-A.D. 250: ritual, space, and decoration Author: Clarke, John R 1945- Published: University of California Press, 1992 Subjects: Classics | Art and Architecture | Architectural History | Art History Publisher's Description: In this richly illustrated book, art historian John R. Clarke helps us see the ancient Roman house "with Roman eyes." Clarke presents a range of houses, from tenements to villas, and shows us how enduring patterns of Roman wall decoration tellingly bear the cultural, religious, and social imprints o . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 2. |  | Title: Displaying the Orient: architecture of Islam at nineteenth-century world's fairs  Author: Çelik, Zeynep Published: University of California Press, 1992 Subjects: Architecture | European History | Cultural Anthropology | Middle Eastern History Publisher's Description: Gathering architectural pieces from all over the world, the Paris Universal Exposition of 1867 introduced to fairgoers the notion of an imaginary journey, a new tourism en place . Through this and similar expositions, the world's cultures were imported to European and American cities as artifacts an . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 3. |  | Title: The origins of modernism in Russian architecture Author: Brumfield, William Craft 1944- Published: University of California Press, 1991 Subjects: Architecture | Architectural History | Russian and Eastern European Studies Publisher's Description: The dramatic transformation of Russian architecture from the 1880s to the 1917 revolution reflected the profound changes in Russian society as it entered the modern industrial age. William Craft Brumfield examines the extraordinary diversity of architectural styles in this period and traces the sear . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 4. |  | Title: The building program of Herod the Great Author: Roller, Duane W Published: University of California Press, 1998 Subjects: Classics | Architecture | Ancient History | Archaeology Publisher's Description: Herod the Great, King of Judaea from 444 B.C., is known as one of the world's great villains. This notoriety has overshadowed his actual achievements, particularly his role as a client king of Rome during Augustus's reign as emperor. An essential aspect of Herod's responsibilities as king of Judaea . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 5. |  | Title: From craft to profession: the practice of architecture in nineteenth-century America Author: Woods, Mary N 1950- Published: University of California Press, 1999 Subjects: Architecture | Architectural History | United States History Publisher's Description: This is the first in-depth study of how the architectural profession emerged in early American history. Mary Woods dispels the prevailing notion that the profession developed under the leadership of men formally schooled in architecture as an art during the late nineteenth century. Instead, she cite . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 6. |  | Title: William Faulkner and the tangible past: the architecture of Yoknapatawpha Author: Hines, Thomas S Published: University of California Press, 1997 Subjects: Architecture | Architectural History | Literature | American Literature | United States History Publisher's Description: The world of William Faulkner is seen from a new perspective in Thomas Hines's imaginative and many-faceted study. Hines assesses the impact of the built environment on Faulkner's consciousness and shows how the architecture of the writer's fictional county of Yoknapatawpha reflects the actual archi . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 7. |  | Title: Love customs in eighteenth-century Spain Author: Martín Gaite, Carmen Published: University of California Press, 1991 Subjects: History | European History | Gender Studies Similar Items |
| 8. |  | Title: Renaissance Paris: architecture and growth, 1475-1600 Author: Thomson, David 1912- Published: University of California Press, 1985 Subjects: Art | Architecture Publisher's Description: In the modern literature on Renaissance art and architecture, Paris has often been considered the Cinderella of the European capitals. The prestigious buildings that were erected soon after François I decided in 1528 to make Paris his residence have long since been lost. Thomson, however, restores t . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 9. |  | Title: Myth, meaning, and memory on Roman sarcophagi Author: Koortbojian, Michael Published: University of California Press, 1995 Subjects: Classics | Art | Art History | Art and Architecture Publisher's Description: Michael Koortbojian brings a novel approach to his study of the role of Greek mythology in Roman funerary art. He looks at two myths - Aphrodite and Adonis and Selene and Endymion - not only with respect to their appearance on Roman sarcophagi, but also with regard to the myths' significance in the . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 10. |  | Title: American urban architecture: catalysts in the design of cities Author: Attoe, Wayne Published: University of California Press, 1992 Subjects: Architecture | Urban Studies Publisher's Description: Conceiving of urban design in terms of architectural actions and reactions, Attoe and Logan propose a theory of "catalytic architecture" better suited to specifically American circumstances than the largely European models developed in the last thirty years for the remaking of cities.After exploring . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 11. |  | Title: Lucrecia's dreams: politics and prophecy in sixteenth-century Spain Author: Kagan, Richard L 1943- Published: University of California Press, 1990 Subjects: History | Renaissance History | Women's Studies | Gender Studies Publisher's Description: Branded by the Spanish Inquisition as an "evil dreamer," a "notorious mother of prophets," the teenager Lucrecia de León had hundreds of bleak but richly imaginative dreams of Spain's future that became the stuff of political controversy and scandal. Based upon surviving transcripts of her dreams an . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 12. |  | Title: Looking at lovemaking: constructions of sexuality in Roman art, 100 B.C.-A.D. 250 Author: Clarke, John R 1945- Published: University of California Press, 1998 Subjects: Art | Classics | Art and Architecture | Art History | History | Gender Studies Publisher's Description: What did sex mean to the ancient Romans? In this lavishly illustrated study, John R. Clarke investigates a rich assortment of Roman erotic art to answer this question - and along the way, he reveals a society quite different from our own. Clarke reevaluates our understanding of Roman art and society . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 13. |  | Title: Rural change and royal finances in Spain at the end of the old regime Author: Herr, Richard Published: University of California Press, 1989 Subjects: History | European History Similar Items |
| 14. |  | Title: Roman honor: the fire in the bones Author: Barton, Carlin A 1948- Published: University of California Press, 2001 Subjects: Classics | Ancient History | Classical History | Classical Politics | Classical Religions | Comparative Literature Publisher's Description: This book is an attempt to coax Roman history closer to the bone, to the breath and matter of the living being. Drawing from a remarkable array of ancient and modern sources, Carlin Barton offers the most complex understanding to date of the emotional and spiritual life of the ancient Romans. Her pr . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 15. |  | Title: Visionaries: the Spanish Republic and the reign of Christ Author: Christian, William A 1944- Published: University of California Press, 1996 Subjects: Religion | Christianity | Popular Culture | Anthropology Publisher's Description: In June 1931, on a hillside in the Spanish Basque country, two children reported seeing the Virgin Mary. Within weeks, hundreds of seers were attracting tens of thousands of onlookers, and the nightly spectacle gave rise to others in dozens of towns across Spain. Visionaries explores the experience . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 16. |  | Title: Toward a simpler way of life: the arts & crafts architects of California Author: Winter, Robert Published: University of California Press, 1997 Subjects: Art | Architecture | Architectural History | Californian and Western History Publisher's Description: This book celebrates one of the richest and most enduring themes in American architecture - California's Arts and Crafts Movement. Echoing the writings of Helen Hunt Jackson, Charles F. Lummis, and Charles Keeler, this movement represented a retreat into a quieter place from the materialism of Ameri . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 17. |  | Title: Emigrants and society: Extremadura and America in the sixteenth century Author: Altman, Ida Published: University of California Press, 1989 Subjects: History | European History | United States History Publisher's Description: The opening of the New World to Spanish settlement had more than the limited impact on individuals and society which scholars have traditionally granted it. Many families and young single people left the neighboring cities of Cáceres and Trujillo in the Extremadura region of southwestern Spain for t . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 18. |  | Title: Behind the postmodern facade: architectural change in late twentieth-century America Author: Larson, Magali Sarfatti Published: University of California Press, 1993 Subjects: Architecture | Architecture | Philosophy | Politics | American Studies | Sociology | Social Theory Publisher's Description: Magali Larson's comprehensive study explores how architecture "happens" and what has become of the profession in the postmodern era. Drawing from extensive interviews with pivotal architects - from Philip Johnson, who was among the first to introduce European modernism to America, to Peter Eisenman, . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 19. |  | Title: Final judgments: duty and emotion in Roman wills, 200 B.C.-A.D. 250 Author: Champlin, Edward 1948- Published: University of California Press, 1991 Subjects: Classics | Ancient History Publisher's Description: Freed from the familial and social obligations incumbent on the living, the Roman testator could craft his will to be a literal "last judgment" on family, friends, and society. The Romans were fascinated by the contents of wills, believing the will to be a mirror of the testator's true character and . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 20. |  | Title: On Roman time: the codex-calendar of 354 and the rhythms of urban life in late antiquity Author: Salzman, Michele Renee Published: University of California Press, 1991 Subjects: Classics | Religion | Classical History Publisher's Description: Because they list all the public holidays and pagan festivals of the age, calendars provide unique insights into the culture and everyday life of ancient Rome. The Codex-Calendar of 354 miraculously survived the Fall of Rome. Although it was subsequently lost, the copies made in the Renaissance rema . . . [more] Similar Items |