James Athenian Stuart 1713 1788

Author : Susan Weber Soros,Victoria and Albert Museum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Art
ISBN : 0300117132

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James 'Athenian' Stuart, 1713-1788 by Susan Weber Soros,Victoria and Albert Museum Pdf

The creation of the “Greek style” and its pervasive impact in England and on the Continent during the third quarter of the eighteenth century was largely due to James Stuart’s landmark multi-volume publication Antiquities of Athens, coauthored with Nicholas Revett. Stuart, subsequently known as “Athenian” Stuart, went on to a highly influential career that spanned the fields of architecture, interior decoration, furnishings, sculpture, and metalwork. This lavishly illustrated book is the first to examine Stuart’s multi-dimensional career and the full scope of his contributions as designer, artist, and tastemaker. An international team of scholars consider each area of Stuart’s work, his early training, interest in archaeology, unique network of patrons, poor record for completing projects, and legacy. With illustrations and discussion of the stunning neo-classical furnishings he created at Spencer House, the Greek Doric Temple at Hagley, and numerous other remarkable projects, the book brings Stuart’s achievements to light more clearly than ever before.

Author : Kerry A. C. Bristol
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Greek revival (Architecture)
ISBN : OCLC:1432186952

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James 'Athenian' Stuart (1713-1788) and the Genesis of the Greek Revival in British Architecture by Kerry A. C. Bristol Pdf

Author : James Stuart,Nicholas Revett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Architecture
ISBN : NYPL:33433066292297

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The Antiquities of Athens by James Stuart,Nicholas Revett Pdf

Author : James Stuart,Nicholas Revett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : LCCN:11031057

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The Antiqvities of Athens by James Stuart,Nicholas Revett Pdf

Author : Edward William Godwin,Susan Weber Soros,Catherine Arbuthnott,Bard Graduate Center For Studies In The Decora,Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780300080087

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E.W. Godwin by Edward William Godwin,Susan Weber Soros,Catherine Arbuthnott,Bard Graduate Center For Studies In The Decora,Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts Pdf

In the first section of this work, ten scholars examine E.W. Godwin's life and career, discussing his diverse contributions as a design reformer. The second section presents a fully annotated selection of over 150 items that represent the formation and flowering of Godwin's oeuvre.

Author : Susan Weber Soros,Stefanie Walker,Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780300104615

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Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewelry by Susan Weber Soros,Stefanie Walker,Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts Pdf

During the nineteenth century in Rome, three generations of the Castellani family created what they called “Italian archaeological jewelry,” which was inspired by the precious Etruscan, Roman, Greek, and Byzantine antiquities being excavated at the time. The Castellani jewelry consisted of finely wrought gold that was often combined with delicate and colorful mosaics, carved gemstones, or enamel. This magnificent book is the first to display and discuss the jewelry and the family behind it. International scholars discuss the life and work of the Castellani, revealing the wide-ranging aspects of the family’s artistic and cultural activities. They describe the making and marketing of the jewelry, the survey collection of all periods of Italian jewelry on display in the Castellani’s palatial store, and the Castellani’s activities in the trade of antiquities, as they sponsored excavations, and restored, dealt, and exhibited antiques. They also recount the family’s involvement in the cultural and political life of their city and country.

Author : Susan Weber
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : ARCHITECTURE
ISBN : 0300196180

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William Kent by Susan Weber Pdf

Published for Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture, New York.

Author : Bruce Redford
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008-08-07
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780892369249

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Dilettanti by Bruce Redford Pdf

Bruce Redford re-creates the vibrant culture of connoisseurship in Enlightenment England by investigating the multifaceted activities and achievements of the Society of Dilettani. Elegantly and wittily he dissects the British connoisseurs whose expeditions, collections, and publications laid the groundwork for the Neoclassical revival and for the scholarly study of Graeco-Roman antiquity. After the foundation of the society in 1732, the Dilettani commissioned portraits of the members. Including a striking group of mock-classical and mock-religious representations, these portraits were painted by George Knapton, Sir Joshua Reynolds, and Sir Thomas Lawrence. During the second half of the century, the society’s expeditions to the Levant yielded a series of pioneering architectural folios, beginning with the first volume The Antiquities of Athens in 1762. These monumental volumes aspired to empirical exactitude in text and image alike. They prepared the way for Specimens of Antient Sculpture (1809), which combines the didactic (detailed investigations into technique, condition, restoration, and provenance) with the connoisseurial (plates that bring the illustration of ancient sculpture to new artistic heights). The Society of Dilettanti’s projects and publications exemplify the Enlightenment ideal of the gentleman amateur, which is linked in turn to a culture of wide-ranging curiosity.

Author : Maureen Cassidy-Geiger
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0300126816

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Fragile Diplomacy by Maureen Cassidy-Geiger Pdf

While imported Chinese porcelain had become a valuable commodity in Europe in the seventeenth century, local attempts to produce porcelain long remained unsuccessful. At last the secret of hard-paste porcelain was uncovered, and in 1710 the first European porcelain was manufactured in Saxony. Meissen porcelain, still manufactured today, soon ranked in value with silver and gold. This thorough and lavishly illustrated volume explores the early years of Meissen porcelain and how the princes of Saxony came to use highly prized porcelain pieces as diplomatic gifts for presentation to foreign courts. An eminent team of international contributors examines the trade of Meissen with other nations, from England to Russia. They also investigate the cultural ambience of the Dresden Court, varying tastes of the markets, the wide range of porcelain objects, and their designers and makers. Individual chapters are devoted to gifts to Denmark, other German courts, the Holy Roman Empire, Italy, France, and other nations. For every Meissen collector or enthusiast, this book will be not only a treasured handbook but also a source of visual delight.

Author : James Stuart,Nicholas Revett,Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical America
Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1568987234

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Antiquities of Athens by James Stuart,Nicholas Revett,Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical America Pdf

James "Athenian" Stuart and Nicholas Revett's monumental Antiquities of Athens was the first accurate survey of ancient Greek architecture ever completed. Based on precise measured drawings done at the sites of the ancient ruins between 1751 and 1754, these books set a new standard for archaeological investigation in the eighteenth century. In doing so, they also transformed our understanding of Greek architecture and by pointing up differences between Greek and Roman examples fundamentally challenged prevailing notions about a universal classical ideal and fueled the Greek Revival movement that dominated British, European, and American architecture and design for over a century. Originally published in four volumes that appeared between 1762 and 1816, Stuart and Revett's masterwork is presented here in its entirety as part of our Classic Reprint series and features a new introduction by scholar Frank Salmon. With its many images of buildings, plans, sculpture, friezes, and decorative objects such as vases, it remains the logical starting point for anyone interested in Athens, Greece, and its influence on the history of Western architecture. Published in association with The Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical America.

Author : Susan Weber Soros,Catherine Arbuthnott,Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture
Publisher : Bard College Center
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0300099223

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Thomas Jeckyll by Susan Weber Soros,Catherine Arbuthnott,Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture Pdf

"Susan Weber Soros and Catherine Arbuthnott examine Jeckyll's most important architectural commissions, among them the extravagant five-story Cambridge town house known as Rance's Folly. They also discuss the interiors he designed - some of the most captivating and evocative Aesthetic Movement rooms of his time - which included the famous Peacock Room created for shipping magnate Frederick Richards Leyland, and later decorated by James McNeill Whistler. The book also considers Jeckyll's remarkable furniture and metalwork designs, for which he is best-known today, including the Four Seasons gates, which were exhibited and highly praised at the Exhibition Universelle, Paris, in 1867 and the Weltaustellung, Vienna, in 1873."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Harry Francis Mallgrave
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 3320 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-25
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1118887220

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The Companions to the History of Architecture by Harry Francis Mallgrave Pdf

Unprecedented in its in-depth coverage, and with over 500 illustrations, photographs, and architectural drawings the multi-volume Companion to the History of Architecture offers an indispensable resource on architectural thought and practice ranging from the 15th century to the present day. AUTHORITATIVE: Brings together an international team of over one hundred eminent historians, academics and practising architects USER-FRIENDLY: Accessibly structured into volumes organized both chronologically and thematically, spanning the architecture of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Enlightenment periods, through to the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries INCLUSIVE: Spans a broad and global range of issues, from the impact of war and religion on city architecture; its relationship with the public; and architecture and the sciences; to examples such as materials and Tectonic expression; Beaux-arts and the Gothic; and contemporary issues, such as contemporary architecture's critical review of its cultural production, ecology, technological saturation, and ontological engagement with a world now largely urbanized CUTTING-EDGE: Reviews the most recent developments in the field, including theory and practice from the past ten years, along with likely future developments in the history of architecture MULTI-FORMAT: Publishing simultaneously in print and online, providing an unparalleled reference work for students and scholars alike

Author : Jenifer Neils,Dylan K. Rogers
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108484558

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The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Athens by Jenifer Neils,Dylan K. Rogers Pdf

This book is a comprehensive introduction to ancient Athens, its topography, monuments, inhabitants, cultural institutions, religious rituals, and politics. Drawing from the newest scholarship on the city, this volume examines how the city was planned, how it functioned, and how it was transformed from a democratic polis into a Roman urbs.

Author : J. Raven
Publisher : Springer
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2004-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230524255

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Lost Libraries by J. Raven Pdf

This pioneering volume of essays explores the destruction of great libraries since ancient times and examines the intellectual, political and cultural consequences of loss. Fourteen original contributions, introduced by a major re-evaluative history of lost libraries, offer the first ever comparative discussion of the greatest catastrophes in book history from Mesopotamia and Alexandria to the dispersal of monastic and monarchical book collections, the Nazi destruction of Jewish libraries, and the recent horrifying pillage and burning of books in Tibet, Bosnia and Iraq.

Author : Margaret M. Miles
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782978565

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Autopsy in Athens by Margaret M. Miles Pdf

This is an exciting time to study in Athens. The “rescue” excavations of recent years, conducted during construction of the Metro system and in preparation for the 2004 Olympics Games, combined with major restoration projects and a new enthusiasm for fresh examination of old material, using new techniques and applications, brings new perspectives and answers on many aspects of the ancient city of Athens and life, politics and religion in Attica. The 15 papers presented here contribute new findings that result from intensive, firsthand examinations of the archaeological and epigraphical evidence. They illustrate how much may be gained by reexamining material from older excavations, and from the methodological shift from documenting information to closer analysis and larger historical reflection. They offer a variety of perspectives on a range of issues: the ambiance of the ancient city for passersby, filled with roadside shrines; techniques of architectural construction and sculpting; religious expression in Athens including cults of Asklepios and Serapis; the precise procedures for Greek sacrifice; how the borders of Attica were defined over time, and details of its road-system. In presenting this volume the contributors are continuing in a long tradition of autopsy – in the sense of 'personal observation' – in Athens, that began even in the Hellenistic period and has continued through the writings of centuries of travelers and academics to the present day.