‎The Stranglers ‎
‎Giants‎

‎Giants in the Medieval City‎

‎, Brepols, 2024 Hardback, 272 pages, Size:225 x 280 mm, Illustrations:110 col., Language: English. ISBN 9782503607689.‎

‎Summary The visual landscape north of the Alps between the 14th and 16th centuries was shaped by colossal representations of epic and mythological giants, reincarnated and cast as Christian heroes. In contexts religious or lay, private or public, giants dominated urban spaces but also rural ones. They were painted on church facades and stood tall as sculptures in town squares. Rather than portraying specific characters from particular texts, the figures embodied the notion of ?the gigantic? as it appeared in contemporary writings: superhuman creatures from foreign lands and liminal geographies, often associated with supernatural powers, magic, hypermasculinity, and, concomitantly, matriarchy. Since the naming and identity of these giants do not always correlate--thus destabilizing the images' semiotics--the gap could be filled by fabricated memories of the ancient world. Hence, imagery of giants bridged mythological, biblical, and contemporary times, while producing novel political metaphors. This book explores the role and function of the vision and the experience of the gigantic. Executed ?out of scale? and communicating ideas about excess, giants were experienced as physically and ethically abject and, at the same time, as magnificent, apotropaic, and redemptive; as such they came to embody the very notion of the medieval sublime. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: Toward a Global Genealogy of Giants Assaf Pinkus Chapter 1: Being a Giant: Geographies and Temporalities Assaf Pinkus Chapter 2: Out of Scale: Experiencing the Gigantic Assaf Pinkus Chapter 3: A Giant in the City: The Protective Roland Assaf Pinkus and Noeit Williger Aviam Chapter 4: Chaos and Order in the Cities: Roland and his Companions Orly Amit Chapter 5: Giants of London Michal Ozeri Chapter 6: The Gigantic as the Late Medieval Sublime: St. Christopher in the Alps Epilogue: More Good then Evil Notes - Bibliography - Index‎

‎Sora Denis. Atlantis and the Kingdom of Giants. The religion of giants and the ‎

‎Sora Denis. Atlantis and the Kingdom of Giants. The religion of giants and the civilization of insects. In Russian /Sora Deni. Atlantida i tsarstvo gigantov. Religiya gigantov i tsivilizatsiya nasekomykh. Series: Mega-project-Terra Incognito. M. Veche. 2005. Contact us for details or to request photos of available books. Delivery of this book could take longer than normal due to additional handling time before shipping, and no rush delivery options are available. Please let us know if you have a specific date by which you need to receive your order.SKUalb9ccc36b844cbc1b4‎

‎Anthony Roberts. Sowers of Thunder. Giants in Myth and History Anthony Roberts.‎

‎Anthony Roberts. Sowers of Thunder. Giants in Myth and History Anthony Roberts. Thunderbirds: Giants in Myths and History. In English /Anthony Roberts. Sowers of Thunder. Giants in Myth and History Entoni Roberts. Seyateli groma: Velikany v mifakh i istorii. In English. London. Rider Company. 1978. 194 You are welcome to reach out to us for a detailed description of the copies currently available. Delivery of this book may take longer than usual including extended processing and pre-shipping time, no expedited shipping is available. Please advise us if you have a set date or a deadline to receive your order.SKUalb3a5093740b6ba9d0‎

‎Tableau de la Grande-Bretagne, de l’Irlande, et des possessions Angloises dans les quatre parties du monde. Irlande. Instruction, Littérature, Antiquités, etc. [Giants Causeway].‎

‎1802 pp. 373-383, 1 folded (28.5 x 20 cm) engraved plate (‘’Vue occidentale de la Chaussée des Géans, et des Caps voisins’’), disbound (no covers). This is the chapter on Ireland’s antiquities from this 4 volume work, and includes the very fine folded engraved plate of the Giants Causeway. ‎

‎Chukovskiy K.I. Jack, conqueror of giants, and other fairy tales for children. ‎

‎Chukovskiy K.I. Jack, conqueror of giants, and other fairy tales for children. Ill.F. Lemkul, Moscow, 1966. /Chukovskiy K.I. «Dek, pokoritel velikanov, i drugie skazki dlya detey. S.Pb.F. Lemkul. M., 1966. Chukovskiy K.I. Jack, conqueror of giants, and other fairy tales for children. Ill.F. Lemkul. Moscow: Childrens Literature, 1966. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. The delivery of this book might be delayed beyond the usual timeframe due to extended processing and preparation before shipment, and faster shipping options are not offered. Please inform us if you need the order by a certain date or have a deadline.SKUbd-e418ec2f20e35‎