‎Pre-Christian Religions of the North. Research and Reception, Volume II: From c. 1830 to the Present‎

‎, Brepols, 2019 Hardback, xxiii + 635 pages, Size:156 x 234 mm, Illustrations:9 b/w, 10 col., 4 tables b/w., 2 Musical Examples, Languages: English, Old Norse. ISBN 9782503568805.‎

‎Summary Over more than a thousand years since pre-Christian religions were actively practised, European - and later contemporary - society has developed a fascination with the beliefs of northern Europe before the arrival of Christianity, which have been the subject of a huge range of popular and scholarly theories, interpretations, and uses. Indeed, the pre-Christian religions of the North have exerted a phenomenal influence on modern culture, appearing in everything from the names of days of the week to Hollywood blockbusters. Scholarly treatments have been hardly less varied. Theories - from the Middles Ages until today - have depicted these pre-Christian religious systems as dangerous illusions, the works of Satan, representatives of a lost proto-Indo-European religious culture, a form of 'natural' religion, and even as a system non-indigenous in origin, derived from cultures outside Europe. The Research and Reception strand of the Pre-Christian Religions of the North project establishes a definitive survey of the current and historical uses and interpretations of pre-Christian mythology and religious material, tracing the many ways in which people both within and outside Scandinavia have understood and been influenced by these religions, from the Christian Middle Ages to contemporary media of all kinds. The previous volume (I) traced the reception down to the early nineteenth century, while the present volume (II) takes up the story from c. 1830 down to the present day and the burgeoning of interest across a diversity of new as well as old media. TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Illustrations Abbreviations for Volume II The Contributors Introduction to Volume II - MARGARET CLUNIES ROSS Part 1 The Later Grundtvig 1.1 N. F. S. Grundtvig's Use of Norse Mythology (1815-72) and its Aftermath - FLEMMING LUNDGREEN-NIELSEN Part 2 The Influence of Cultural Milieu on the European Reception 2.1 Germany 1650-1860 - CHRISTINA LEE 2.2 Finns, Sámi and Swedes - THOMAS A. DUBOIS Part 3 Studies of Norse Myth and Religion in the Nineteenth Century 3.1 The Character of the New, Comparative Scholarship - MARGARET CLUNIES ROSS 3.2 The Nineteenth-Century Emergence of Religionswissenschaft and its Impact on the study of the pre-Christian Religions of the North - BERNHARD MAIER 3.3 The Heavenly Mountains of Asia: Old Norse Religion and Comparative Religion - ANNETTE LASSEN 3.4 The Comparative Study of Celtic and Nordic Religions - BERNHARD MAIER 3.5 Nordic, Germanic, German: Jacob Grimm and the German Appropriation of Old Norse Religion and Myth - SIMON HALINK 3.6 The Rise of Folklore Studies - JOHN LINDOW Part 4 The Influence of Old Norse Myth on Music in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries 4.1 Wagner, the Ring and its influence - EDWARD HAYMES 4.2 Scandinavian Myths in Nineteenth-century Opera and Choral Music - BARBARA EICHNER 4.3 The Music of Jón Leifs - FLORIAN HEESCH Part 5 The Reception in Theatre and Performance 5.1 Theatre and Performance (1830-2012) - TERRY GUNNELL AND SVEIN EINARSSON Part 6 The Reception in Literature 6.1.1 Literary Modernism and Old Norse Myth - KATJA SCHULZ 6.1.2 Old Norse myth in James Joyce's Finnegans Wake CHRISTOPHER BLACK 6.2 Old Norse Mythology in Anglophone Fantasy and Science Fiction from 1940 - RANDI ELDEVIK 6.3.1 Norse Medievalism in Children's Literature in English - DAVID CLARK 6.3.2 Norse Mythology in Nordic Children's Literature 1970-2012 - ANNE-KARI SKARDHAMAR Part 7 The Reception in Mass Culture 7.1 Nordic Gods and Popular Culture - JÓN KARL HELGASON Part 8 The Reception in Modern and Contemporary Art 8.1 Norse Myths in the Visual Arts of the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries: A Short Catalogue Raisonné - SARAH TIMME Part 9 The Role of the pre-Christian Religions of the North in Modern National, Political and Religious Movements 9.1 Old Norse Mythology and Heroic Legend in Politics, Ideology and Propaganda - JULIA ZERNACK 9.2 Germanic Neopaganism - STEFANIE VON SCHNURBEIN Part 10 Modern Scholarship and Research as Reception 10.1 On the Concept of 'Germanic' Religion and Myth - JULIA ZERNACK 10.2 Philological Studies of Nordic Religion from Árni Magnússon until Today - ANNETTE LASSEN 10.3 The Social Turn: The pre-Christian Religions of the North in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries - MARGARET CLUNIES ROSS 10.4 Pre-Christian Religions of the North: The Reception Now - MARGARET CLUNIES ROSS Index of Authors, Artists and Works Index of Concepts‎

‎Poetry in Sagas of Icelanders‎

‎, Brepols, 2023 Hardback, 2 vols, cxliv + 1606 pages, Size:160 x 240 mm, Language(s):English, Old Norse. ISBN 9782503518985.‎

‎Summary Collected together in this volume are long poems and stanzas attributed to the characters who appear in sagas of Icelanders (family sagas), including such well known figures as Egill Skallagrímsson, Gísli Súrsson and Grettir Ásmundarson. The poetry from twenty-four complete sagas and four short tales are edited here, together with two texts from non-saga manuscripts, including the scurrilous Grettisf?rsla, 'The Moving of Grettir'. The texts range chronologically from early poets' sagas to late and little known works from the later thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. TABLE OF CONTENTS Volume Editor's Preface and Acknowledgements General Abbreviations Sigla used in this Volume Technical Terms The Contributors Introduction Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages - a New Edition Poetry in Sagas of Icelanders Manuscripts Dating and Authenticity Metres Normalisation Poetic Form and Function Poetic Diction How to use this edition Appendix: Half-kennings in the skaldic corpus Poetry in Sagas of Icelanders: The Corpus PART 1 Bandamanna saga ? Edited by Margaret Clunies Ross Bárdar saga Snæfellsáss ? Edited by Margaret Clunies Ross Bergbúa táttr ? Edited by Tarrin Wills Bjarnar saga Hítdoelakappa ? Edited by Alison Finlay Draumr Torsteins Síduhallssonar ? Edited by Tarrin Wills Droplaugarsona saga ? Edited by Richard Perkins Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar ? Edited by Margaret Clunies Ross Eiríks saga rauda ? Edited by Margaret Clunies Ross Eyrbyggja saga ? Edited by Judy Quinn and Kate Heslop Flóamanna saga ? Edited by Richard Perkins Fóstbroedra saga ? Edited by R. D. Fulk Gísla saga Súrssonar ? Edited by Kari Ellen Gade Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar ? Edited by Jonathan Grove PART 2 Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu ? Edited by Diana Whaley Hallfredar saga ? Edited by Diana Whaley Hardar saga ? Edited by Margaret Clunies Ross Hávardar saga Ísfirdings ? Edited by Rolf Stavnem and Margaret Clunies Ross Heidarvíga saga ? Edited by Colin Grant Kormáks saga ? Edited by Edith Marold Króka-Refs saga ? Edited by Kari Ellen Gade Kumblbúa táttr ? Edited by Tarrin Wills Laxdoela saga ? Edited by Margaret Clunies Ross Njáls saga ? Edited by R. D. Fulk Stj?rnu-Odda draumr ? Edited by Tarrin Wills Svarfdoela saga ? Edited by Kari Ellen Gade Víga-Glúms saga ? Edited by John McKinnell Víglundar saga ? Edited by Klaus Johan Myrvoll Tórdar saga hredu ? Edited by Klaus Johan Myrvoll Torsteins táttr Austfirdings ? Edited by Kari Ellen Gade Texts recorded outside a saga context Skáldhelgi Þórðarson Verses addressed to a sorceress ? Edited by Margaret Clunies Ross Grettisfærsla ? Edited by Kate Heslop Bibliography Index of First Lines ? Edited by Hannah Burrows Indices of Names and Terms Ethnic and Regional Names Personal Names Nicknames Mythical and Legendary Names Biblical Names Place Names Other Names Indigenous Terms‎

‎DECOUVERTE. LE MONDE VU A TRAVERS LE MICROSCOPE‎

‎EDITIONS RST. 1965. In-4. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 154 pages. Nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc et en couleurs, dans le texte et hors texte. Jaquette abimée.. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 570-Sciences de la vie‎

‎ Classification Dewey : 570-Sciences de la vie‎

‎Le monde vu a travers le microscope - Decouverte‎

‎EDITIONS RST. 1965. In-4. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Quelques rousseurs. 154 pages. Nombreuses illustrations en noir et blanc et en couleurs, dans le texte et hors texte. Jaquette légèrement abimée sur le second plat.. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 570-Sciences de la vie‎

‎ Classification Dewey : 570-Sciences de la vie‎

‎Experimenting with Calligraphy : A Masterclass‎

‎, Chrysalis Books 1995, 1995 Hardcover, 127 pages, EN, 275 x 215 mm, book is in fine order, with lots of coloured illustrations. ISBN 9780713476576.‎

‎A project based course on calligraphy, illustrated in full colour throughout. Contains graded exercises and techniques and provides a background history to the craft. Will appeal to the amateur calligrapher with a basic knowledge of the craft who wants to develop a personal style. An excellent looking book that should do well.‎

‎Éloquence et action à la Renaissance‎

‎, Brepols, 2020 Paperback, 241 pages, Size:156 x 234 mm, Illustrations:1 b/w, 11 col., Language: French. ISBN 9782503583204.‎

‎Summary Cicéron oppose dans le De oratore éloquence et rhétorique : c'est en prenant des leçons de ceux qui avaient une éloquence naturelle que l'art de la rhétorique est né. L'éloquence n'est pas une conséquence de la rhétorique, mais la rhétorique l'est de l'éloquence. La rhétorique ne doit jamais oublier son rapport à la nature. Or, aux cours des âges, la rhétorique devenue prescriptive finit par s'isoler du sens, de la création, de l'action humaine et devenir l'exercice stérile d'hommes obscurs, abîmés dans le silence de la vita contemplativa. Lorsque les prêtres donnent plus dans les mots que dans le contenu, chante le fou dans Le Roi Lear (III, 2), le royaume n'est pas loin du pourrissement. Dans cette relation entre éloquence et action à la Renaissance, l'action n'est autre que le concept suggéré par la vita activa, tout ce qui touche la vie sociale et politique et que la période humaniste privilégie. Si l'action se distingue ainsi de l'actio, la cinquième tâche de la rhétorique, qui met en oeuvre le corps même de la parole, la voix et le geste, qu'il soit de la main ou de l'oeil, elle peut aussi l'inclure. À la cour d'Elsinore, les gestes et les regards de l'acteur ont un rôle politique. Ainsi se propose-t-on de comprendre comment la Renaissance a repris le grand débat classique sur la valeur éthique de l'éloquence et de son art, la rhétorique. Comment les oppositions mots/choses, mots/faits et mots/actes se relaient entre elles pour fonder des théories du langage qui peuvent aboutir à un scepticisme sur le pouvoir des mots ou au contraire à sa valorisation, allant jusqu'à faire de l'éloquence une arme contre la violence. L'étude de la vie publique et de la langue, en passant par celle des arts, musique et peinture, fait apparaître l'importance de ce débat à l'âge moderne. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction - Margaret Jones-Davies ÉLOQUENCE ET MODERNITÉ Érasme : les contradictions fécondes d'une éloquence agissante - Blandine Perona À la recherche de l'oralité érasmienne - Jean-Claude Margolin Le bref discours sur la rhétorique de William Medley (1575) - Guillaume Coatalen Quand le corps trahit l'âme, ou la duplicité des gestes dans Polymnia de Juan Caramuel Lobkowitz - Alicia Oïffer-Bomsel ÉLOQUENCE ET VIE PUBLIQUE Henri III ou le paradoxe d'un roi éloquent incapable de persuasion - Claude La Charité Publier sa compétence : le cas de la polémique de Gentian Hervet avec des ministres protestants - Tatiana Debbagi Baranova L'actio au féminin à la Renaissance - Diane Desrosiers ÉLOQUENCE ET ARTS Renaissance de la voix : du modèle rhétorique aux arts - Florence Malhomme Éloquence et rhétorique dans la pensée musicale espagnole à la Renaissance - Louise Audubert Image, geste, prière : la recherche de la compassion du XVIe siècle à l'âge post-tridentin. La figure de saint François - Lauro Magnani‎

‎Festival and Violence. Princely Entries in the Context of War, 1480-1635‎

‎, Brepols, 2019 Hardback, 303 pages, Size:178 x 254 mm, Illustrations:48 b/w, 9 col., Language: English. ISBN 9782503583334.‎

‎Summary European Renaissance Festivals are noted for their extravagance, for their inherited classical culture, and as evidence of how court and civic spectacles could express political, religious, social, and economic aspirations. In this new monograph, the accent is firmly on the violent context of Magnificence: it examines how war affected the minds and practice of both artists and princes, and shows how victims and their suffering were as prominent in festival as were conquerors and their projections of victory. What emerges here is the dark side represented in princely entries where imperial ambitions are built upon civic devastation and where myths elaborate and expose their ambiguous nature and message. Artists and poets collaborated in bringing victory and violence together: Mantegna and Durer in triumphal processions; Frans Floris and Rubens on the canvases they created for triumphal arches, where mythology was put to work to arouse excitement for deeds of heroism and death, while engravers depicted scenes of war and destruction to accommodate contemporary taste. TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface and Acknowledgements List of Illustrations Plates Introduction Chapter I. The Military Entry Classical Prototypes of Triumph Military Pomp in Renaissance Triumphs Charles V's Entry into Bologna - Defender of the Faith Chapter II. The Phantom of Empire Aspirations for Empire Assertions of Imperialism through Cartography and Tapestries Appropriation of the Imperial Dream Chapter III. Military Spectacle during Princely Entries Chivalric Performances Mock Sieges and Mock Battles Naumachia Military Drills Chapter IV. Representations of Victory and of the Conquered Images of War in Art and in Poetry Ambivalence in the Vision of Triumph and Defeat The Roman Legacy A Taste for Scenes of War Memorials of Achievement Chapter V. Mythological Representations of Victory and Violence Hercules and his Twelve Labours Jupiter's Triumph over the Giants Jason and the Golden Fleece Gideon, Man of God Chapter VI. Symbolic Images of Achievement and Inscriptions of Hope The Persuasive Power of Symbols Allegories as Expressions of Victory and Punishment Imprese, Hieroglyphs and Dynasties The Sun: Symbol of Power Coherence and Confusion: Addiction to Symbols Chapter VII. How to Express the Extraordinary: The Art of Hyperbole Resplendence: A Necessary Condition Believing the Hyperbole Poetry and Music Epilogue: The Realities of Performance Authenticity of Records Preparations for the Entry The Realities of Performance Reconstruction Bibliography I List of Entries into European Cities, 1480-1635 II Printed Primary Sources III Catalogues IV Secondary Studies Index of Ceremonial Entries General Index‎

‎Charles V, Prince Philip, and the Politics of Succession. Imperial Festivities in Mons and Hainault, 1549‎

‎, Brepols, 2021 Hardback, 377 pages, Size:178 x 254 mm, Illustrations:36 b/w, 36 col., Language: English. ISBN 9782503586151.‎

‎Summary This book is based on an international conference held in the capital of Hainault to celebrate the city of Mons as European Capital of Culture (2015). For the first time, through a range of interdisciplinary studies, the magnificent festivals created to honour Prince Philip of Spain as he journeyed across Europe to receive his sovereignty of the Low Countries are brought to life. The splendour of entries in the cities of Northern Italy (such as Genoa and Milan) was challenged by the civic allegories of triumph displayed throughout the Low Countries in Ghent, Antwerp, and Amsterdam. Outpacing all that magnificence were the entertainments prepared by Mary of Hungary at Binche: triumphal arches, martial feats of arms, balls, masquerades, and castle-stormings entertained Emperor Charles V and his son Prince Philip. The essays in this volume reconstitute the political and social context of these extraordinary celebrations and focus on the purpose and role of festival in the changing political strategies of Charles V. They are illustrated with a total of 36 b&w and 36 colour images. Contributors: Sydney Anglo, Francesca Bortoletti, Stijn Bussels, Tobias Capwell, José Eloy Hortal Muñoz, Félix Labrador Arroyo, Margaret M. McGowan, R. L. M. Morris, Jessie Park, Yves Pauwels, M. J. Rodríguez-Salgado, Margaret Shewring, Hugo Soly, Lisa Wiersma. TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements, List of Illustrations, Editors and Contributors Introduction Imperial Festivities in Mons and Hainault, 1549: Festivités impériales dans le Hainaut, 1549 Margaret M. McGowan and Margaret Shewring Part I: Setting the Scene Chapter 1. Prince Philip's Itinerary across Europe, 1548-1550: An Overview Margaret M. McGowan Chapter 2. 1549: A Year of Grace for Emperor Charles V and His Subjects in the Low Countries Hugo Soly Chapter 3. The Transformation of Philip, Prince of Spain, into the Lord of the Low Countries M. J. Rodríguez-Salgado Chapter 4. The Entourage of Prince Philip in Connection with the Felicissimo Viaje: The Beginning of Burgundian Etiquette at the Spanish Court? Félix Labrador Arroyo and José Eloy Hortal Muñoz Part II: Entries Chapter 5. Concordiam principum: The Triumphal Entry of Prince Philip into Milan (1548) Francesca Bortoletti Chapter 6. Prince Philip's Entry into Ghent, 1549: History, Language, Architecture Yves Pauwels Chapter 7. The Importance of Being Present: The Performances of Prince Philip in Binche and Antwerp Stijn Bussels Part III: Décor Chapter 8. The Enchantment of Woven Surfaces: The Seven Deadly Sins Tapestries and Habsburg Propaganda in Binche, 1549 Jessie Park Chapter 9. Garden of Cast Flowers: The 'Enchanted Salon' and the Making of Sculptures for Festivals Lisa Wiersma Part IV: Entertainments Chapter 10. The Tournament at Binche Sydney Anglo Chapter 11. Theatre of War: Armoured Combat at the Festivals of Binche Tobias Capwell Chapter 12. Masquerades at Binche: A New or Traditional Spectacle? Margaret M. McGowan Epilogue: Munich 1568 Fashioning Identities in Habsburg-ruled Lands: The 1568 Wedding of Wilhelm V, Duke of Bavaria, and Renée, Duchess of Lorraine R. L. M. Morris Appendix Prince Philip's Journey Across Europe, 1548-1550: A Timetable of Dates and Places Index‎

‎Le savant.‎

‎Couverture souple. Cartonnage de l'éditeur. 200 pages. 21 x 28 cm.‎

‎Livre. Avec la collaboration des rédacteurs de Life. Abondamment illustré. Editions Time-Life (Collection : Le monde des sciences), Vers 1966.‎

‎Maison Martin Margiela. ‎

‎, Rizzoli , 2010 Hardback, 330x244mm, 352p, 300 colour illustrations, English edition . ISBN 9780847831883.‎

‎Formally and conceptually, the book is both a comprehensive visual document of the designers work and an art object in itself. Lavishly illustrated with over 400 sketches, concept renderings and photographs. The design of the book's exterior case and interior layout feature a number of custom printing effects - textured details, varied papers, embroidered and letterpress elements - that link the finished product to the manufactures of small presses, that distinguish it from the conventional treatment of fashion monographs, showcasing the text in 12, 8-page uniquely designed booklets. The hardcover case employs a unique packaging strategy utilizing embroidered cloth. Interior spreads will convey their particular approach to design and pattern-making, with the inclusion of pages with a variety of printing ‎

‎Le Palladisme. Culte de Satan-Lucifer dans les triangles maçonniques. Réimpression de l'édition de 1895.-‎

‎Cabanac. Editions Barruel. 2001. In-8 (140 x 222 mm) broché, couverture blanche imprimée et illustrée en noir, 219 pages. Première impression tirée à 1000 exemplaires. Très bon état.‎

‎JULIO GONZALEZ A RETROSPECTIVE‎

‎New York, Guggenheim Museum, 1983 softcover, 27.5 x 21.5 x 1.3 cm). 216 pages 254 B&W plates. FINE CONDTION . ISBN 9780892070398.‎

‎Exhibition catalogue‎

‎Roman Cieslewicz.‎

‎Paris , Centre Georges Pompidou, 1993 Softcover, 160pp., 25x30cm;, 332 ills. (180in col.),Texte en français. ISBN 9782858507467.‎

‎Roman Cieslewicz (1930-1996) est un graphiste, illustrateur, affichiste et photographe franco-polonais. Il a travaillé de nombreuses années en tant qu'illustrateur ou directeur artistique, par exemple pour ELLE, il a créé des magazines pour OPUS INTERNATIONAL et CNAC-Archives. Bien que son approche soit comparable à celle de l'Ecole polonaise, Cieslewicz a trouvé sa propre technique et son propre langage, que l'on retrouve dans des affiches, des livres et des magazines, des photomontages et des illustrations. Ce volume présente chronologiquement les nombreuses expressions de son ?uvre, avec entre autres 180 reproductions en couleur.‎

‎Modèle simplifié d'hygromètre à condensation.‎

‎Genève, Société générale d'imprimerie, 1916 - in-8 : 8 pp. - br. ; cahier séparé de la couverture, non rogné.‎

‎Une femme sans passé‎

‎Harlequin Sans date.‎

‎Bon état‎

‎Jan van Mieris (1660-1690) : His Life and Work / catalogue raisonne.‎

‎, Casae, 2021 Hardcover, 182 pages; ENG.edition; 305 x 215 x 16 mm, NEW, illustrated in color / b/w. ISBN 9789083103112.‎

‎Jan van Mieris was trained by his famous father Frans, and worked in the tradition of the Leiden 'fijnschilders'. Art historian and former owner M.J. Ripps about his Self-Portrait: "The theme of the artist with the tools of his trade to hand has a robust tradition on both sides of the Alps. In the middle sixteenth-century artists such as Catherina Sanders van Hemessen (c. 1500 - 1566) and Sofonisba Anguissola (c. 1532 - 1625) memorably depicted themselves with brushes, palette, and Mahlstick, as did leading artists of the subsequent generations. Jan van Mieris' self-portrait is in dialogue with that of his father Frans, and engages a tradition that ultimately reaches back to Rogier van der Weyden (1399/1400 - 1464) and forward to Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669) - critical reference points with which the elder and younger Mieris would have been well acquainted. And by placing themselves at a ledge, father and son invoked a pictorial tradition with roots in Raphael's iconic portrait of Castiglione. In this little self-portrait, thus, grand traditions are encapsulated in miniature."‎

‎BOERHAAVE BOTANICUS : Zijn tuinen, zaaiboeken en botanische vrienden‎

‎Leiden, Primavera Pers, 2018 Paperback, 220 blz, Nederlands, Illustraties. ISBN 9789059972742.‎

‎Dit boek gaat over een onbekende kant van de beroemde Leidse arts Herman Boerhaave: zijn leven als plantkundige. In 1709 werd Boerhaave hoogleraar geneeskunde en kruidkunde, en prefect van de Leidse Hortus Botanicus. Binnen een jaar had hij een catalogus van alle planten in de Hortus samengesteld. Gedurende vijftien jaar noteerde hij ? in zogenoemde zaaiboeken ? alles wat hij zaaide of plantte in de Hortus en later op Oud-Poelgeest, het landgoed dat hij kocht omdat de Hortus te klein was voor zijn verzameldrift. Bioloog Margreet Wesseling ontdekte in deze zaaiboeken een schat aan nieuwe informatie die zij combineerde met gegevens uit de vele brieven die Boerhaave schreef. In Boerhaave Botanicus presenteert de auteur een aanvulling op het beeld dat wij van de arts Boerhaave hebben. U leest over Boerhaave?s botanische vrienden, zoals de Brit William Sherard en Jean Baptiste Bassand, hofarts te Wenen; over Fransen, Italianen, een Spanjaard en een jonge Zweed. Overal vandaan stuurde dit internationale gezelschap zaden naar Boerhaave. Bomen hadden Boerhaave?s bijzondere belangstelling. Op Oud-Poelgeest stichtte hij een arboretum met exotische soorten uit Noord-Amerika en Oost-Indië, maar ook alle soorten essen en wilgen die hij maar kon bemachtigen. Carolus Linnaeus, de later beroemd geworden grondlegger van o.a. botanische nomenclatuur, kwam er op bezoek en noemde het een waar paradijs. Boerhaave Botanicus is een eerbetoon aan een man met een onverwoestbare werklust, een arts die zich in korte tijd een nieuw vakgebied eigen maakte en zoveel botanische kennis vergaarde dat hij van zijn vakgenoten internationaal veel waardering kreeg.‎

‎David Teniers der Jüngere : 1610-1690 : Alltag und Vergnügen in Flandern‎

‎, Heidelberg, Kehrer, 2005 Paperback, 388 seiten, Deutsch, 305 x 250 x 30 mm, in Gute Kondition, illustrationen in Farbe / s/w, ISBN 9783925212635.‎

‎David Teniers (getauft 15. Dezember 1610 in Antwerpen; ? 25. April 1690 in Brüssel) war ein flämischer Maler, Zeichner und Kurator. Er war ein äußerst vielseitiger Künstler, der für seine umfangreiche Produktion bekannt ist. Er war ein Erneuerer in einer Vielzahl von Genres wie Historienmalerei, Genremalerei, Landschaft, Porträt und Stillleben. Er ist heute am meisten erinnert als der führende flämische Genremaler seiner Zeit. Teniers ist besonders bekannt für die Entwicklung des Bauerngenres, der Schenkstubenszene, Bilder von Kunstsammlungen und Szenen mit Alchimisten und Ärzten. Er begründete 1664 die Antwerpener Akademie.‎

‎Urban Hierarchy. The Interaction between Towns and Cities in Europe in Late Medieval and Early Modern Times‎

‎, Brepols, 2021 Hardback, 228 pages, Size:178 x 254 mm, Language(s):English, French. ISBN 9782503577272.‎

‎Summary Urban hierarchy means a new study approach that focuses on the reciprocal concurrence of relationships between urban centers, their complementarity, opposition, support and ongoing collaboration. The goal is to go beyond the single analysis of a city and focus on the interaction between towns and cities and to distinguish their dynamics and the degree of specialization within a political framework. The final objective is to provide a comprehensive historical analysis as urban history requires, open to the advantages of interdisciplinarity and the contributions of the international researchers that will take part in the book. The processes of urban hierarchisation are not only vital for observing the dynamics of cities, but also for studying in depth the response capabilities of the urban systems in the face of new challenges and stimuli. These aspects of the historical analysis of cities are still quite unexplored and, therefore, they will receive a great deal of attention in the book. The initial regional frameworks will not exclude small towns and rural centers since, even though they may look less potentially relevant, they might display greater specific development. Thanks to a renewed methodology and special attention to the empirical basis, it is possible to improve our knowledge of the urban systems of European regions at the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Early Modern Era, shedding light on some aspects of the medieval past that will also influence other scientific areas of humanities. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Urban Hierarchies in Pre-Modern Europe Maria Asenjo-González Part I - Urban Networks and Central Place Rouen : pôle urbain et centre de consommation Anne Kucab Le réseau erfurtois à la fin du Moyen Âge. Une construction politique en marge du seigneur Morwenna Coquelin Urban Hierarchies in the Heart of the Po Valley (12th-15th century). Persistence and Change Andrea Gamberini Part II - Capital Cities and Political Actions Rethinking Madrid during the Sixteenth Century. An Approach from Urban Hierarchies David Alonso García About the Urbanization in the Kingdom of Naples. The Campanian Area in 15th-16th Centuries Francesco Senatore Urban Networks 'in Defence of the Realm'. Castilian Cities in Valladolid's Orbit of Influence (1504-1520) María Ángeles Martín Romera Part III - Dynamics of Government. Cooperation, Rivalry and Conflict between Cities The Town of Kolín and its Communication Horizons in the Late Middle Ages Jan Vojtí?ek Urban Hierarchies and the Institutional Fabric of Late Medieval European Towns Arie van Steensel Resistance to Jurisdictional Predominance and Hierarchical Ambitions. Cadahalso versus Escalona (1232-1480) Óscar López Gómez The Interaction between the Bohemian Royal Towns and their Relation to the Cities of Central Europe in 1526-1620 Jana Vojtí?ková‎

‎Jan Massys : Renaissance Painter of Flemish Female Beauty.‎

‎, Brepols - Harvey Miller, 2024 Hardback, 239 pages, ENG. edition; 305 x 220 x 20 mm; llustrations: 82 b/w, 223 col., 2 tables b/w., 1 tables col. .*new ISBN 9782503607207.‎

‎This book rediscovers the Antwerp painter Jan Massys (c.1510-1573) and his artistic milieu. / The painter Jan Massys (c. 1510-1573) trained under his father Quinten, succeeding him after his death (1530) at the head of Antwerp's most famous workshop. However, his career, destined for certain success, was abruptly cut short in 1544. Condemned for joining the Loysts sect, he had to flee Antwerp, finding refuge perhaps initially in France and at one point in Italy. Only in 1555 was he able to return to his homeland, regaining his artistic leadership within a few years. His oeuvre consists exclusively of works for private use and is characterized, in particular, by the depiction of elegant and seductive nude or half-naked female figures, protagonists of biblical or mythological subjects. The identification of the patron of the 1561 Venus with the view of Genoa (Stockholm, Nationalmuseum) in the person of the noble Genoese banker Ambrogio di Negro, offered the possibility of reconstructing the social context of the artist's clientele and his relations with those intellectuals ? both Genoese and Flemish-who gave life to the lively humanist academies of Antwerp. The figure emerges of a cultivated and particularly refined painter, who shared with his patrons the ideals of neo-Petrarchan poetry and executed paintings of great preciousness, characterized by a meticulous and skillful painting technique. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Johannes Massiis alias Quintens Chapter 2 A career of ups and downs Chapter 3 Jan Massys and female beauty Chapter 4 A varied painting technique for depicting beauty, lechery, and luxury Chapter 5 Inside Jan Massys? Workshop: good and not-so-good workshop practices Chapter 6 Inside Jan Massys Workshop: known and unknown assistants Chapter 7 ConclusionBIO Maria Clelia Galassi graduated in art history at the University of Genoa and obtained her PhD from the University of Milan. Since 2000 she is professor at the University of Genoa, where she teaches History of collecting and Technical Art History. She focused her researches on Flemish and Italian painting technique during the Early Modern Age, and in the artistic relationship between Genoa and the Netherlands in the 15th and 16th centuries.‎

‎voyage d'Europe au fil des siècles - Europa's Journey through the Ages. Histoire et réception d'un mythe antique‎

‎, Brepols, 2022 Hardback, 160 pages, Size:156 x 234 mm, Illustrations:9 b/w, 1 tables b/w., Language(s):French, English. ISBN 9782503591537.‎

‎Summary Le mythe d'Europe dont les premières attestations remontent au VIIIe siècle av. J.-C., dans les Poèmes Homériques et la Théogonie d'Hésiode, façonne de nouvelles visions, figures et images dans les productions littéraires européennes tout comme dans les milieux artistiques, dès l'Antiquité gréco-romaine à nos jours. Il s'agit d'un voyage énigmatique dont il est impossible de déterminer les véritables prémices et dont la fin est probablement encore lointaine. Le centre d'attention du présent volume est Europe, princesse phénicienne, et non l'Europe, idée géopolitique. Avec un regard multidisciplinaire et diachronique, cet ouvrage explore de différentes facettes de la réception du mythe. Les contributeurs proposent des réflexions autour de la caractérisation du personnage mythique d'Europe, pour les périodes archaïque et classique, et autour de la réélaboration du mythe à l'époque hellénistique et humaniste. L'enquête s'étend jusqu'à l'étude de la persistance du mythe d'Europe dans l'art et dans la littérature des époques moderne et contemporaine. TABLE OF CONTENTS Luigi Spina, À la recherche des grands yeux d'Europe Christy Cones, Embracing the Other: the Asteas Krater of Europa Valeria Pace, Aetiology in Moschus' Europa Serena Cannavale, Not only Moschus. Aetiology in the Hellenistic versions of the myth of Europa and the bull Johanna A. Michels, Migration and Foundation in the Wanderings of Europa and Cadmus Isabella Walser-Bürgler, Draco volans: A Political Replacement of the Myth of Europe in Seventeenth-Century Latin Cosmographies Caterina Sansoni, Europa, une héroïne moderne La princesse phénicienne dans le récit de Massimo Bontempelli, Viaggio d'Europa Pascal Dethurens, « Quand le voyage prend fin. Sur quelques avatars du mythe d'Europe au XXe siècle » Bibliographie Index‎

‎Exit Morandi, Giorgio Morandi ‎

‎, Forma Edizioni, 2019 hardcover, 112 pages Illustrated. 31x25cm, English, *New. ISBN 9788855210027.‎

‎This book takes as a starting point four important paintings in the collection of the Museo Novecento, which belonged to collector Alberto Della Ragione, including a rare watercolour of a female figure that reveals Morandi's extraordinary artistic abilities. It illustrates paintings, drawings, and prints that have been kept in various private collections. Exit Morandi also celebrates Morandi's relationship with art critics such as Roberto Longhi, Carlo Ludovico Ragghianti, Cesare Brandi and Francesco Arcangeli. An informative accompaniment to an exhibition of Giorgio Morandi's work at the Museo Novecento, Florence that focuses on the artist's relationships with some of the greatest contemporaneous art critics.‎

‎Hauts et bas.‎

‎ Paris, Flammarion, 1946. In-12, broché, couverture bleu ciel illustrée, 192 pp. ‎

‎Sur la vie et le travail de l'aviation de renseignements en 1939 et 1940. Bon ex, léger manque de papier à un angle de la couverture et sur la coiffe inférieure. Photos sur demande.‎

‎Mexique ancien : Histoire et culture des Mayas, Aztèques et autres peuples précolombiens ‎

‎, Grund , 1998 Hardcover, 292 pages, Texte en Francais, 365 x 265 x 30 mm, jaquette illustreé, Tres belle exemplaire !!!.Grand Format !!, illustrations pleine page !! ISBN 9782700021387.‎

‎Entre le deuxième millénaire avant notre ère et le XVIe siècle après J.-C., une mosaïque d'ethnies diverses a donné lieu aux civilisations du Mexique ancien. Avant d'être anéantis par les conquistadores, les Zapotèques, les Mayas, les Aztèques et d'autres cultures moins connues avaient développé une production architecturale et artistique extrêmement originale, et accumulé de vastes connaissances clans des domaines comme les mathématiques et l'astronomie. Avec des textes passionnants qui rendent compte des dernières découvertes, de nombreuses photographies et reconstitutions des sites archéologiques, cet ouvrage entraîne le lecteur à l'exploration d'un monde perdu et encore, à certains égards, méconnu et mystérieux,‎

‎Cult, Devotion, and Aesthetics in Later Byzantine Poetry‎

‎, Brepols, 2024 Paperback, 249 pages, Size:156 x 234 mm, Illustrations:6 col., 2 tables b/w., Language(s):English, Greek. ISBN 9782503611723.‎

‎Summary Public religious ritual and private devotional practice together occasioned much of the production of Byzantine poetry. This includes not only hymns, an integral part of the liturgy since Late Antiquity, but also versified texts with a specific liturgical function (synaxaria, calendars, metrical prefaces), metrical hagiography, epigrams (inscribed on church buildings, icons, religious objects, books), or poems with a more personal character, such as versified prayers, catanyctic poems (i.e., poems of contrition) and self-addressed poems (eis heauton). These texts often have much in common, well beyond their metrical form: from their contexts of performance and reception to the themes, literary motifs, and rhetorical devices they contain. It was not uncommon for a single author to write in a variety of the aforementioned genres; and yet these texts are rarely studied together (not least due to the specialized nature of the expertise of individual scholars). Later Byzantium offers us a particularly rich spectrum of sacred poetry, which has only recently started to arouse significant interest. While most of its poetic genres have a long history in Byzantine literature, their metamorphoses in this period - connected to changes in socio-political, cultural and religious conditions - deserve closer study. It is the purpose of this volume to propose a broader scholarly approach to the aesthetics of Byzantine poetry, taking into consideration the contexts of religious practice and devotion from c. the 11th to the 15th centuries. TABLE OF CONTENTS Maria-Lucia Goiana & Krystina Kubina, Introduction Stratis Papaioannou, The History of the Kontakion Revisited: And a Plea for the Study of the Byzantine Sacred Song after the Year 1000 Maria-Lucia Goiana & Krystina Kubina, Worshipping Verse: Liturgy as Occasion in Nikephoros Kallistou Xanthopoulos's Poetry Silvia Tessari, 'New Music' in MS Milan, Biblioteca Ambrosiana L 36 sup. (Martini-Bassi 476): With a New Critical Edition of the Set of Megalynaria Ascribed to Patriarch Germanos Maria Tomadaki, A Forgotten Liturgical Poem on the Passion of Christ (BHG 413m) Paraskevi Toma, George Eugenikos's Kanon on Saint Spyridon Dimitrios Skrekas, Neophytos, Bishop of Grevenou, a Lesser-Known Fifteenth-Century Hymnographer and his Hymnographic Activity Ioanna Skoura, Teaching Easter Computus with Verse: A Didactic Poem in Laur. Plut. 87.16‎