Download or read book Palaces of Stone written by Mike Main and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2021-04-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across the face of southern Africa are more than 460 remarkable stone palaces – some small, others rambling, but many are astonishing. All are the legacy of kingdoms past. Some, such as Great Zimbabwe, Khami in Botswana and Mapungubwe in South Africa, are famous world heritage sites, but the majority are unknown to the general public, unsung and unappreciated. Palaces of Stone brings to life the history of various early African societies, from AD 900 to approximately 1850. By exploring a selection of known and unknown sites, the authors uncover the emergence of ancient civilisations and reconstruct the meaning of the ruins they left behind. Woven into the narrative are stories of powerful political states; ¬ ourishing local economies; long-distance trade; and the destruction wrought by colonialism and modern-day treasure hunters. This book will appeal to anyone interested in Africa’s ancient heritage. Sales points: Uncovers a little-known but rich period in the history and heritage of Africa. Covers sites in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Features photographs, maps and diagrams of archaeological sites. Would appeal to anyone interested in the history and culture of Africa.
Download or read book Stone Palaces written by Geoffrey Childs and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geof Childs has infused each story in Stone Palaces with the select disquiet that comes from seeking adventure in the mountains and in life. Or, as he describes it, the clarity that comes from moments of doubt in the company of good friends en route to someplace, something, or someone that matters.
Download or read book The 50 Greatest Castles and Palaces of the World written by Gilly Pickup and published by Icon Books. This book was released on 2019-03-07 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Castles and palaces around the world are structures of grandeur, might and beauty. From the flamboyance of Germany's fairy tale-Neuschwanstein Castle to the gothic, Dracula-inspiring Bran Castle, perched high in the craggy peaks of Romania's Carpathian Mountains; Tokyo's Imperial Palace, previously home to samurai warriors to Ireland's Blarney Castle, where 'the gift of the gab' will be granted to any who kiss its stone, the world's castles and palaces are steeped in history and stories to tell. Travel writer and journalist Gilly Pickup shares these stories, providing a tour of 50 of the world's greatest castles and palaces, filled with humour, interesting facts and tips on how best to visit them.
Download or read book Stone written by and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Princess Academy Palace of Stone written by Shannon Hale and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2015-02-24 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miri returns to Asland and calls upon all of her knowledge of rhetoric and other useful lessons learned at the Princess Academy when she and the other girls face strong opposition while working for a new, fair charter.
Download or read book A Descriptive and Historical Account of Various Palaces and Public Buildings English and Foreign written by James Norris Brewer and published by . This book was released on 1821 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Palaces of Reason written by Robin L. Thomas and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2023-11-09 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 argues that Enlightenment ideas spurred their construction and influenced their decoration. These modes of thinking saw the palaces as more than just centers of royal pleasure or muscular assertions of the crown’s power. Indeed, writers and royal ministers viewed them as active agents in improving the cultural, political, social, and economic health of the kingdom. By casting the palaces within this narrative, Thomas counters the assumption that they were imitations of Versailles and the swan songs of absolutism, while expanding our understanding of the eighteenth-century European palace more broadly. Original and convincing, Thomas’s book will be of interest to historians of art and architectural history and eighteenth-century studies.
Download or read book Palaces and Power in the Americas written by Jessica Joyce Christie and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient American palaces still captivate those who stand before them. Even in their fallen and ruined condition, the palaces project such power that, according to the editors of this new collection, it must have been deliberately drawn into their formal designs, spatial layouts, and choice of locations. Such messages separated palaces from other elite architecture and reinforced the power and privilege of those residing in them. Indeed, as Christie and Sarro write, "the relation between political power and architecture is a pervasive and intriguing theme in the Americas." Given the variety of cultures, time periods, and geographical locations examined within, the editors of this book have grouped the articles into four sections. The first looks at palaces in cultures where they have not previously been identified, including the Huaca of Moche Site, the Wari of Peru, and Chaco Canyon in the U.S. Southwest. The second section discusses palaces as "stage sets" that express power, such as those found among the Maya, among the Coast Salish of the Pacific Northwest, and at El Tajín on the Mexican Gulf Coast. The third part of the volume presents cases in which differences in elite residences imply differences in social status, with examples from Pasado de la Amada, the Valley of Oaxaca, Teotihuacan, and the Aztecs. The final section compares architectural strategies between cultures; the models here are Farfán, Peru, under both the Chimú and the Inka, and the separate states of the Maya and the Inka. Such scope, and the quality of the scholarship, make Palaces and Power in the Americas a must-have work on the subject.
Download or read book Complete Works written by William Makepeace Thackeray and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 900 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nineveh and Its Palaces written by Joseph Bonomi and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Forts Palaces of India written by Bindu Manchanda and published by Roli Books Private Limited. This book was released on 2006 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book explores the romance of India's forts and palaces - their past glory, wars and warriors, and unparalleled architecture. The book brings alive the magic of those monuments with a rare combination of prose and inimitable photographs. Master builders, dynasties, armories, underground stepwells, concrete labyrinths - they all come to life in the pages of this masterful tome.
Download or read book The Paris Sketch Book of Mr M A Titmarsh written by William Makepeace Thackeray and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray written by William Makepeace Thackeray and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Burlesques written by William Makepeace Thackeray and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The history of Samuel Titmarsh and the great Hoggarty diamond A little dinner at Timmin s Notes of a journey from Cornhill to Gran Cairo written by William Makepeace Thackeray and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray Irish sketch book written by William Makepeace Thackeray and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
