A Glasgow Mosaic

Author : Ian R Mitchell
Publisher : Luath Press Ltd
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781909912731

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With this book is completed a trilogy of works begun in 2005 with This City Now: Glasgow and its Working Class Past, and continuing with Clydeside; Red Orange and Green in 2009. The three books have all had similar aims in trying to raise the profile of forgotten or neglected areas and aspects of Glasgow and its history, in a small way trying to boost the esteem in which such places are held by the people who live in there and by those who visit. Moving away slightly from the working class focus, this third instalment presents a broad view of Glasgow's industrial, social and intellectual history. From public art to socialist memorials, and from factories to cultural hubs, Ian Mitchell takes the reader on a guided tour of Glasgow, outlining walking routes which encompass the city's forgotten icons.

Author : Ian R. Mitchell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Glasgow (Scotland)
ISBN : 1908373660

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A Glasgow Mosaic by Ian R. Mitchell Pdf

With this book is completed a trilogy of works begun in 2005 with This City Now: Glasgow and its Working Class Past, and continuing with Clydeside; Red Orange and Green in 2009. The three books have all had similar aims in trying to raise the profile of forgotten or neglected areas and aspects of Glasgow and its history, in a small way trying to boost the esteem in which such places are held by the people who live in there and by those who visit. Moving away slightly from the working class focus, this third instalment presents a broad view of Glasgow's industrial, social and intellectual history. From public art to socialist memorials, and from factories to cultural hubs, Ian Mitchell takes the reader on a guided tour of Glasgow, outlining walking routes which encompass the city's forgotten icons.

Author : JoAnn Locktov
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Mosaics
ISBN : 161059441X

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Mosaic Art and Style by JoAnn Locktov Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1825
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555025575

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The Glasgow Mechanics' Magazine; and Annals of Philosophy by Anonim Pdf

Author : Lionel Gossman
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-25
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781783741274

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Thomas Annan of Glasgow by Lionel Gossman Pdf

In the wake of Glasgow’s transformation in the nineteenth-century into an industrial powerhouse — the "Second City of the Empire" — a substantial part of the old town of Adam Smith degenerated into an overcrowded and disease-ridden slum. The Old Closes and Streets of Glasgow, Thomas Annan’s photographic record of this central section of the city prior to its demolition in accordance with the City of Glasgow Improvements Act of 1866, is widely recognized as a classic of nineteenth-century documentary photography. Annan’s achievement as a photographer of paintings, portraits and landscapes is less widely known. Thomas Annan of Glasgow: Pioneer of the Documentary Photograph offers a handy, comprehensive and copiously illustrated overview of the full range of the photographer’s work. The book opens with a brief account of the immediate context of Annan’s career as a photographer: the astonishing florescence of photography in Victorian Scotland. Successive chapters deal with each of the main fields of his activity, touching along the way on issues such as the nineteenth-century debate over the status of photography — a mechanical practice or an artistic one? — and the still ongoing controversies surrounding the documentary photograph in particular. While the text itself is intended for the general reader, extensive endnotes amplify particular themes and offer guidance to readers interested in pursuing them further.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1825
Category : Industrial arts
ISBN : NYPL:33433066357546

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Glasgow Mechanics' Magazine, and Annals of Philosophy by Anonim Pdf

Author : Luís Gomes
Publisher : Librairie Droz
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0852618425

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Mosaics of Meaning by Luís Gomes Pdf

This volume examines, in English, the role of emblems in the Portuguese-speaking world, their distinctive qualities and their links with the wider European tradition. Luis Gomes brings together studies ranging over a wide corpus of material, in both Portugal and Brazil, from manuscripts to printed books to the famous azulejos."

Author : Laurance Grove
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781351895637

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Text/Image Mosaics in French Culture by Laurance Grove Pdf

This study compares text/image interaction as manifested in emblem books (and related forms) and the modern bande dessinée, or French-language comic strip. It moves beyond the issue of defining the emblematic genre to examine the ways in which emblems - and their modern counterparts - interact with the surrounding culture, and what they disclose about that culture. Drawing largely on primary material from the Bibliothèque nationale de France and from Glasgow University Library's Stirling Maxwell Collection of emblem literature, Laurence Grove builds on the ideas of Marshall McLuhan, Elizabeth Eisenstein and, more recently, Neil Rhodes and Jonathan Sawday. Divided into four sections-Theoretics, Production, Thematics and Reception-Text/Image Mosaics in French Culture broaches topics such as theoretical approaches (past and present) to text/image forms, the question of narrative within the scope of text/image creations, and the reuse of visual iconography for diametrically opposed political or religious purposes. The author argues that, despite the gap in time between the advent of emblems and that of comic strips, the two forms are analogous, in that both are the products of a 'parallel mentality'. The mindsets of the periods that popularised these forms have certain common features related to repeated social conditions rather than to the pure evolution over time. Grove's analysis and historical contextualisation of that mentality provide insight into our own popular culture forms, not only the comic strip but also other hybrid media such as advertising and the Internet. His juxtaposition of emblems and the bande dessinée increases our understanding of all such combinations of picture and text.

Author : Ian R. Mitchell
Publisher : Luath Press Ltd
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781910324721

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Second Man on the Rope by Ian R. Mitchell Pdf

What are the rules of etiquette in a bothy full of strangers?How cold, exactly, can a Scottish summer get?And how many cans of beer can a man carry whilst fording a swollen river? Second Man on the Rope tackles all these questions and more, a celebrating Scotland's mountains come sun, sleet or snow, through the stories of a great climbing partnership. Ranging from the Cairngorms to Glencoe, from Nevis to Knoydart and from the Cuillin to the Cobbler, this book weaves the story of a friendship amongst witty – and often alarming – tales of mountaineering mishaps. These richly entertaining tales will delight all who love the Scottish hills – be they mountaineers, day-outers, Munro-baggers (like the author) or merely armchair ramblers. Written with a wealth of knowledge, this mountaineering classic is a warm and witty celebration of friendship, forged over many years, between the author and his 'first man' – Davie. Together they form one of the great double acts of climbing literature. They face with humour and fortitude all that the mountains can pit against them – winter avalanches, raging rivers, rats in bothies and Brummies in baseball boots.

Author : Brit Hammer-Dijcks
Publisher : Brit Hammer
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Mosaicists
ISBN : 9789081266949

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Mosaic: Finding Your Own Voice by Brit Hammer-Dijcks Pdf

Author : Edward Livingston Wilson,Mathew Carey Lea
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Photography
ISBN : OSU:32435051096261

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Photographic Mosaics by Edward Livingston Wilson,Mathew Carey Lea Pdf

Author : Mathew Carey Lea
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Photography
ISBN : NYPL:33433060399973

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Photographic Mosaics by Mathew Carey Lea Pdf

Author : Insight Guides
Publisher : Apa Publications (UK) Limited
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-02
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781780057804

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Insight Guides Great Breaks Glasgow by Insight Guides Pdf

Great Breaks Glasgow is a compact travel guide that combines snappy text with full-colour photography to highlight the very best that this lively city has to offer. The Walks and Tours section suggests various routes around the city to discover the key sights that you will not want to miss; from an artistic amble around the West End and Southside on the Mackintosh Tour, to a trip through Glasgow's industrial heritage via the Old Fruitmarket and City Halls on the Merchant City Tour. Each walk offers a selection of places to eat and drink as you go and clear maps plot all the major sights. The Overview chapter offers some historical context to your trip and suggests some venues to experience Glasgow's vibrant entertainment scene along the way. The Travel Tips section lists the active pursuits and themed holidays you could try, along with essential practical information and hotel recommendations. Glasgow's Top 10 helps you to plan how best to spend your time and experience the very best of this Scottish city.

Author : Caro Ramsay
Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448302390

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Mosaic by Caro Ramsay Pdf

From the acclaimed author of the Anderson & Costello series, a compelling standalone psychological thriller. Megan Melvick has returned home after a three-year absence to visit her dying sister, Melissa, for the last time. As she approaches the grand Scottish country estate where she grew up, the memories come flooding back. Just what did happen on the night of Melissa’s wedding five years before? Where has Megan and Melissa’s mother disappeared to? And why does Melissa whisper that solitary word before she finally slips away: Sorry. In order to overcome her demons, Megan must confront her painful recollections of that terrible night, the night of Melissa’s wedding. The night somebody died. But can she really trust her memories? And who is it who’s determined that she should forget ...?

Author : Lynn Pearson
Publisher : The Crowood Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-31
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781785001901

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Victorian and Edwardian British Industrial Architecture by Lynn Pearson Pdf

By the end of Queen Victoria's reign, factories had become an inescapable part of the townscape, their chimneys dominating urban views while their labourers filled the streets, coming and going between work and home. This book is concerned with the architecture, planning and design of those factories that were part of the second wave of the industrial revolution. The book's geographical range encompasses the whole of the British Isles while its time span covers the Victorian and Edwardian eras, 1837- 1910, and the period leading up to the First World War. It also looks back to earlier buildings and gives some consideration to the interwar years and beyond, including the fate of our factory heritage in the twenty-first century. Factories, not surprisingly given their early working conditions, have had a bad press. It is sometimes forgotten that they were often the centres of thriving local communities, while their physical presence and wonderfully varied buildings enlivened our towns and cities. It is time for a new look at factory architecture. Well illustrated with 150 colour and black & white photographs.