Author:

Publisher: Editions Publibook

Published:

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 2342161689

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Images of Lust

Images of Lust

Author: James Jerman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-04-15

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 1135862249

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Sexually explicit sculptures may be found on a number of medieval churches in France and Spain. This fascinating study examines the origins and purposes of these sculptures, viewing them not as magical fertility symbols, nor even as idols of ancient pre-Christian religions, but as serious works that dealt with the sexual customs and salvation of medieval folk, and thus gave support to the Church's moral teachings.


The Companion Guide to Gascony and the Dordogne

The Companion Guide to Gascony and the Dordogne

Author: Richard W. Barber

Publisher: Companion Guides

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9781900639279

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The guide for the traveller as opposed to the tourist: the person for whom the history of the region and its reflection in landscape, buildings and culture are the essence of travel.


Early Medieval Architecture

Early Medieval Architecture

Author: R. A. Stalley

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780192842237

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Drawing on new work published over the past twenty years, the author offers a history of building in Western Europe from 300 to 1200. Medieval castles, church spires, and monastic cloisters are just some of the areas covered.


Bulletin

Bulletin

Author: Boston Public Library

Publisher:

Published: 1894

Total Pages: 458

ISBN-13:

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Quarterly accession lists; beginning with Apr. 1893, the bulletin is limited to "subject lists, special bibliographies, and reprints or facsimiles of original documents, prints and manuscripts in the Library," the accessions being recorded in a separate classified list, Jan.-Apr. 1893, a weekly bulletin Apr. 1893-Apr. 1894, as well as a classified list of later accessions in the last number published of the bulletin itself (Jan. 1896)


Messiaen Perspectives 2: Techniques, Influence and Reception

Messiaen Perspectives 2: Techniques, Influence and Reception

Author: Robert Fallon

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-04-22

Total Pages: 457

ISBN-13: 1317097149

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Focusing on Messiaen’s relation to history - both his own and the history he engendered - the Messiaen Perspectives volumes convey the growing understanding of his deep and varied interconnections with his cultural milieux. Messiaen Perspectives 1: Sources and Influences examines the genesis, sources and cultural pressures that shaped Messiaen’s music. Messiaen Perspectives 2: Techniques, Influence and Reception analyses Messiaen’s compositional approach and the repercussions of his music. While each book offers a coherent collection in itself, together these complementary volumes elucidate how powerfully Messiaen was embedded in his time and place, and how his music resonates ever more today. Messiaen Perspectives 2: Techniques, Influence and Reception explores Messiaen’s imprint on recent musical life. The first part scrutinizes his compositional technique in terms of counterpoint, spectralism and later piano music, while the second charts ways in which Messiaen’s influence is manifest in the music and careers of Ohana, Xenakis, Murail and Quebecois composers. The third part includes case studies of Messiaen’s reception in Italy, Spain and the USA. The volume also includes an ornithological catalogue of Messiaen’s birds, collates information on the numerous ’tombeaux’ pieces he inspired, and concludes with a Critical Catalogue of Messiaen’s Musical Works.


Allegory of the Church

Allegory of the Church

Author: Calvin Kendall

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2011-11-01

Total Pages: 458

ISBN-13: 1442613092

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The Allegory of the Church is the first full-length study of Romanesque verse inscriptions in the context of church portals and portal sculpture, and is the product of a twenty-year study.