Download or read book The Learned Collector written by Lea Stirling and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2010-03-11 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by a classical education, wealthy Romans populated the glittering interiors of their villas and homes with marble statuettes of ancestors, emperors, gods, and mythological figures. In The Learned Collector, Lea M. Stirling shows how the literary education received by all aristocrats, pagan and Christian alike, was fundamental in shaping their artistic taste while demonstrating how that taste was considered an important marker of status. Surveying collections across the empire, Stirling examines different ways that sculptural collections expressed not only the wealth but the identity of their aristocratic owners. The majority of statues in late antique homes were heirlooms and antiques. Mythological statuary, which would be interpreted in varying degrees of complexity, favored themes reflecting aristocratic pastimes such as dining and hunting. The Learned Collector investigates the manufacture of these distinctive statuettes in the later fourth century, the reasons for their popularity, and their modes of display in Gaul and the empire. Although the destruction of ancient artwork looms large in the common view of late antiquity, statuary of mythological figures continued to be displayed and manufactured into the early fifth century. Stirling surveys the sculptural decor of late antique villas across the empire to reveal the universal and regional trends in the late antique confluence of literary education, mythological references, aristocratic mores, and classicizing taste. Deftly combining art historical, archaeological, and literary evidence, this book will be important to classicists and art historians alike. Stirling's accessible writing style makes this an important work for scholars, students, and anyone with an interest in Roman statues of this era. Lea M. Stirling is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Manitoba and holds a Canada Research Council Chair in Roman Archaeology. She co-directs excavations at the ancient city of Leptiminus, Tunisia.
Download or read book The Word Collector written by Peter H. Reynolds and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the beloved bestselling creator of The Dot and our own Happy Dreamer comes an inspiring story about the transformative and profound power of words. Some people collect stamps.Some people collect coins.Some people collect art.And Jerome?Jerome collected words . . . In this extraordinary new tale from Peter H. Reynolds, Jerome discovers the magic of the words all around him -- short and sweet words, two-syllable treats, and multisyllable words that sound like little songs. Words that connect, transform, and empower. From the creator of The Dot and Happy Dreamer comes a celebration of finding your own words -- and the impact you can have when you share them with the world.
Download or read book The Word Collector written by Sonja Wimmer and published by Cuento de Luz. This book was released on 2012-09-04 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner at the 2011 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards A poetic tale about the magic of words and the power of positive words, which invites to enjoy this wonderful story in a fun, original way. Guided Reading Level: P, Lexile Level: 720L
Download or read book Hector the Collector written by Emily Beeny and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-03 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hector the Collector celebrates one young animal's love of collecting and explores how collections can grow into some of the most breathtaking museums in the world.
Download or read book The Collector s Book of Books written by Eric Quayle and published by London : Studio Vista. This book was released on 1971 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: UES owns 1st American ed.
Download or read book The Ghost Collector written by Allison Mills and published by Annick Press. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ghosts aren’t meant to stick around forever... Shelly and her grandmother catch ghosts. In their hair. Just like all the women in their family, they can see souls who haven’t transitioned yet; it’s their job to help the ghosts along their journey. When Shelly’s mom dies suddenly, Shelly’s relationship to ghosts—and death—changes. Instead of helping spirits move on, Shelly starts hoarding them. But no matter how many ghost cats, dogs, or people she hides in her room, Shelly can’t ignore the one ghost that’s missing. Why hasn’t her mom’s ghost come home yet? Rooted in a Cree worldview and inspired by stories about the author’s great-grandmother’s life, The Ghost Collector delves into questions of grief and loss, and introduces an exciting new voice in tween fiction that will appeal to fans of Kate DiCamillo’s Louisiana’s Way Home and Patrick Ness’s A Monster Calls.
Download or read book All India Reporter written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 976 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. 1-36, 1914-1949, 1999- issued in separate parts, called sections, e.g. Journal section, Federal Court section, Privy Council section, Allahabad section, Bombay section, etc.
Download or read book The Book Collector written by Alice Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Gothic mystery of murder, mutilation, books and skin
Download or read book Lowndes British Librarian Or Book collector s Guide to the Formation of a Library in All Branches of Literature Science and Art written by William Thomas Lowndes and published by . This book was released on 1839 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Coin Collector s Journal written by Edouard Frossard and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Indian Cases written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 1184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Collector s Voice written by Susan Pearce and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Collector’s Voice is a major four-volume project which brings together in accessible form material relevant to the history and practice of collecting in the European tradition from c. 1500 BC to the present day. The series demonstrates how attitudes to objects, the collecting of objects, and the shape of the museum institution have developed over the past 3000 years. Material presented includes translations of a wide range of original documents: letters, official reports, verse, fiction, travellers' accounts, catalogues and labels. Volume 1: Ancient Voices, edited by Susan Pearce and Alexandra Bounia Volume 2: Early Voices, edited by Susan Pearce and Kenneth Arnold Volume 3: Imperial Voices, edited by Susan Pearce and Rosemary Flanders Volume 4: Contemporary Voices, edited by Susan Pearce and Paul Martin
Download or read book The Stamp Collector s Magazine written by Anonymous and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-12-09 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1871.
Download or read book The Indian Law Reports written by India. High Court (Kolkata, India) and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 1046 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book British Librarian Or Book collector s Guide written by William Thomas Lowndes and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Old Book Collector s Miscellany Or a Collection of Readable Reprints of Literary Rarities written by Charles Hindley and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Print collector s Quarterly written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
