Miniature Monuments

Author : Helmut Puff
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110304091

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Miniature Monuments by Helmut Puff Pdf

Miniature Monuments: Modeling German History offers a series of essays on small-scale models of bombed out cities. Created between 1946 and the present, these plastic renderings of places provide eerie glimpses of destruction and devastation resulting of the air war. This study thus permits fresh angles on post-war responses to the compounded losses of WW II, and it does so through considering these “miniature monuments‎” (of, among others, Frankfurt, Munich, Schwetzingen, Heilbronn and Hiroshima) in a deep cultural history that interlaces the sixteenth, eighteenth, and twentieth centuries. Three-dimensional renderings in diminutive size have rarely been subjected to rigorous theoretical reflection. Conventionally, models, whether of ruins or intact spaces, have been assumed to be “easily legible”; that is, they have been assumed to be vehicles of the authentic. Yet rubble and other models should be theorized as complex simulacra of abstract realities and catalysts of memories. Miniature Monuments thus tackles a haunting paradox: building ruins. The book elucidates how utterly contingent processes of crumbling and collapse (the English words for the Latin ruina) came to command such great interest in modern Europe that tremendous efforts were taken to uncover, render, and, most of all, recreate ruins.

Author : Helmut Puff
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110368345

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Miniature Monuments by Helmut Puff Pdf

Miniature Monuments: Modeling German History offers a series of essays on small-scale models of bombed out cities. Created between 1946 and the present, these plastic renderings of places provide eerie glimpses of destruction and devastation resulting of the air war. This study thus permits fresh angles on post-war responses to the compounded losses of WW II, and it does so through considering these “miniature monuments‎” (of, among others, Frankfurt, Munich, Schwetzingen, Heilbronn and Hiroshima) in a deep cultural history that interlaces the sixteenth, eighteenth, and twentieth centuries. Three-dimensional renderings in diminutive size have rarely been subjected to rigorous theoretical reflection. Conventionally, models, whether of ruins or intact spaces, have been assumed to be “easily legible”; that is, they have been assumed to be vehicles of the authentic. Yet rubble and other models should be theorized as complex simulacra of abstract realities and catalysts of memories. Miniature Monuments thus tackles a haunting paradox: building ruins. The book elucidates how utterly contingent processes of crumbling and collapse (the English words for the Latin ruina) came to command such great interest in modern Europe that tremendous efforts were taken to uncover, render, and, most of all, recreate ruins.

Author : Margaret Majua,David Weingarten
Publisher : ABRAMS
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : MINN:31951D013974708

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Souvenir Buildings, Miniature Monuments by Margaret Majua,David Weingarten Pdf

The Empire State Building, the Eiffel Tower, and the Tower of London may be among the best known of souvenir buildings, but these are only the beginning of an entire world of miniature monuments and souvenir buildings for the authors, whose personal collectin numbers over 2,400 objects. For this book, they have selected nearly 1,000 buildings, which have been specially photographed in settings that are witty, amusing, and none-too-serious. 100 photos, 60 in color.

Author : Margaret Majua,David Weingarten
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2003-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0756767997

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Souvenir Buildings and Miniature Monuments by Margaret Majua,David Weingarten Pdf

The Statue of Liberty, the Eiffel Tower, & the Tower of London are just a few of the hundreds of remarkable souvenir buildings in this book. No type of building, from any place or time, has escaped the collection of Ace Architects (authors David Weingarten & Margaret Majua), regarded as the best single collection of its kind. The heyday of souvenir buildings was the early decades of the 20th cent., & the range of buildings included is encyclopedic: there are replicas of holy places & football stadiums; dams & bridges; castles & forts; teepees & skyscrapers; ancient monuments & commemorative sights. Now, you never have to leave home again to experience the architectural wonders of the world. 100 photos, including 60 in full color.

Author : David Weingarten,Margaret Majua
Publisher : Antique Trader
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Souvenir buildings
ISBN : 093062517X

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Monumental Miniatures by David Weingarten,Margaret Majua Pdf

The first price guide to completely cover architectural miniatures that represent famous and obscure buildings and monuments from around the world. From miniature buildings of St. Peter's in Rome to American log cabins, this book chronicles them all with 1,200 color photos, descriptions and values.

Author : Matt Bergstrom
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780486482811

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American Landmarks: Miniature Models to Cut and Assemble by Matt Bergstrom Pdf

Sixteen miniature scale models of famous U.S. architectural landmarks will captivate young and old alike. Includes the Statue of Liberty, Space Needle, Gateway Arch, Chicago Water Tower, Lincoln Memorial, Boston's Faneuil Hall, and more.

Author : Don Norman
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007-03-20
Category : Design
ISBN : 9780465004171

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Emotional Design by Don Norman Pdf

Why attractive things work better and other crucial insights into human-centered design Emotions are inseparable from how we humans think, choose, and act. In Emotional Design, cognitive scientist Don Norman shows how the principles of human psychology apply to the invention and design of new technologies and products. In The Design of Everyday Things, Norman made the definitive case for human-centered design, showing that good design demanded that the user's must take precedence over a designer's aesthetic if anything, from light switches to airplanes, was going to work as the user needed. In this book, he takes his thinking several steps farther, showing that successful design must incorporate not just what users need, but must address our minds by attending to our visceral reactions, to our behavioral choices, and to the stories we want the things in our lives to tell others about ourselves. Good human-centered design isn't just about making effective tools that are straightforward to use; it's about making affective tools that mesh well with our emotions and help us express our identities and support our social lives. From roller coasters to robots, sports cars to smart phones, attractive things work better. Whether designer or consumer, user or inventor, this book is the definitive guide to making Norman's insights work for you.

Author : Janne Harjula,Sonja Hukantaival,Visa Immonen
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781527509702

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Sacred Monuments and Practices in the Baltic Sea Region by Janne Harjula,Sonja Hukantaival,Visa Immonen Pdf

This book represents the outcome of the “Conference on Church Archaeology in the Baltic Sea Region” held in August 2013 in Turku, Finland, which, in turn, had its roots in the long tradition of Scandinavian Symposia for Nordic Church Archaeology, started in 1981 in Denmark. During the past few decades, the scope of church archaeology has expanded immensely and can presently be described as a multifaceted field of research. This book represents a convincing testament to this development. Every chapter gives a distinctive perspective on the theme of sacred monuments and practices written by leading experts in this field. As such, this volume offers unique insights into the study of religious life and its material aspects in the Baltic Sea Region, made available for English-readers for the first time.

Author : Michael J. Kolb
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429764929

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Making Sense of Monuments by Michael J. Kolb Pdf

Stonehenge, Machu Picchu, Confederate statues, Egyptian pyramids, and medieval cathedrals: these are some of the places that are the subject of Making Sense of Monuments, an analysis of how the built environment molds human experiences and perceptions via bodily comparison. Drawing from recent research in cognitive neuroscience, psychology, and semiotics, Michael J. Kolb explores the mechanics of the mind, the material world, and the spatialization process of monumental architecture. Three distinct spatial-cognitive metaphors—time, movement, and scale—comprise strands of knowledge that when interwoven create embodied contours of meaning of how human interact with monumental spaces. Comprehensive, lucidly written, and thoroughly illustrated, Making Sense of Monuments is a vibrant, extraordinary journey of the monuments we have constructed and inhabited.

Author : Julia Guernsey,John E. Clark,Bárbara Arroyo
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Indian sculpture
ISBN : 0884023648

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The Place of Stone Monuments by Julia Guernsey,John E. Clark,Bárbara Arroyo Pdf

This volume considers the significance of stone monuments in Preclassic Mesoamerica. By placing sculptures in their cultural, historical, social, political, religious, and cognitive contexts, the seventeen contributors utilize archaeological and art historical methods to understand the origins, growth, and spread of civilization in Middle America.

Author : Steven Heller,Lita Talarico
Publisher : Rockport Publishers
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781610602273

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Design Entrepreneur by Steven Heller,Lita Talarico Pdf

Designers are used to working for clients, but there is nothing better than when the client is oneself. Graphic and product designers, who are skilled with the tools and masters aesthetics, are now in the forefront of this growing entrepreneur movement. Whether personal or collective, drive is the common denominator of all entrepreneurial pursuit; of course, then comes the brilliant idea; and finally the fervent wherewithal to make and market the result. The Design Entrepreneur is the first book to survey this new field and showcase the innovators who are creating everything from books to furniture, clothes to magazines, plates to surfboards, and more. Through case studies with designers like Dave Eggers, Maira Kalman, Charles Spencer Anderson, Seymour Chwast, Jet Mous, Nicholas Callaway, Jordi Duró, and over thirty more from the United States and Europe, this book explores the whys, hows, and wherefores of the conception and production processes. The design entrepreneur must take the leap away from the safety of the traditional designer role into the precarious territory where the public decides what works and what doesn’t. This is the book that shows how that is accomplished.

Author : Brian D. Dillon,Matthew A. Boxt
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
Page : 693 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781457111730

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Fanning the Sacred Flame by Brian D. Dillon,Matthew A. Boxt Pdf

Fanning the Sacred Flame: Mesoamerican Studies in Honor of H. B. Nicholson contains twenty-two original papers in tribute to H. B. "Nick" Nicholson, a pioneer of Mesoamerican research. His intellectual legacy is recognized by Mesoamerican archaeologists, art historians, ethnohistorians, and ethnographers--students, colleagues, and friends who derived inspiration and encouragement from him throughout their own careers. Each chapter, which presents original research inspired by Nicholson, pays tribute to the teacher, writer, lecturer, friend, and mentor who became a legend within his own lifetime. Covering all of Mesoamerica across all time periods, contributors include Patricia R. Anawalt, Alfredo López Austin, Anthony Aveni, Robert M. Carmack, David C. Grove, Richard D. Hansen, Leonardo López Luján, Kevin Terraciano, and more. Eloise Quiñones Keber provides a thorough biographical sketch, detailing Nicholson's academic and professional journey.

Author : George Jeffery
Publisher : Dalcassian Publishing Company
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1918-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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A description of the historic monuments of Cyprus. Studies in the archaeology and architecture of the island by George Jeffery Pdf

Author : Cher Krause Knight,Harriet F. Senie
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-11
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781527512009

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Museums and Public Art? by Cher Krause Knight,Harriet F. Senie Pdf

While many museums have ignored public art as a distinct arena of art production and display, others have – either grudgingly or enthusiastically – embraced it. Some institutions have partnered with public art agencies to expand the scope of special exhibitions; other museums have attempted to establish in-house public art programs. This is the first book to contextualize the collaborations between museums and public art through a range of essays marked by their coherence of topical focus, written by leading and emerging scholars and artists. Organized into three sections it represents a major contribution to the field of art history in general, and to those of public art and museum studies in particular. It includes essays by art historians, critics, curators, arts administrators and artists, all of whom help to finally codify the largely unwritten history of how museums and public art have and continue to intersect. Key questions are both addressed and offered as topics for further discussion: Who originates such public art initiatives, funds them, and most importantly, establishes the philosophy behind them? Is the efficacy of these initiatives evaluated in the same way as other museum exhibitions and programs? Can public art ever be a “permanent” feature in any museum? And finally, are the museum and public art ultimately at odds, or able to mutually benefit one another?

Author : David Frankfurter
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004298064

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Pilgrimage and Holy Space in Late Antique Egypt by David Frankfurter Pdf

This volume deals with the origins and rise of Christian pilgrimage cults in late antique Egypt. Part One covers the major theoretical issues in the study of Coptic pilgrimage, such as sacred landscape and shrines' catchment areas, while Part Two examines native Egyptian and Egyptian Jewish pilgrimage practices. Part Three investigates six major shrines, from Philae's diverse non-Christian devotees to the great pilgrim center of Abu Mina and a Thecla shrine on its route. Part Four looks at such diverse pilgrims' rites as oracles, chant, and stational liturgy, while Part Five brings in Athanasius's and an anonymous hagiographer's perspectives on pilgrimage in Egypt. The volume includes illustrations of the Abu Mina site, pilgrims' ampules from the Thecla shrine, as well as several maps.