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Book Synopsis Olmec Art at Dumbarton Oaks by : Karl A. Taube
Download or read book Olmec Art at Dumbarton Oaks written by Karl A. Taube and published by Dumbarton Oaks. This book was released on 2004 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Olmec Art at Dumbarton Oaks presents the Olmec portion of the Robert Woods Bliss Collection of Pre-Columbian Art. It illustrates all thirty-nine Olmec art objects in color plates and includes many complementary and comparative black-and-white illustrations and drawings. The body of Pre-Columbian art that Robert Bliss carefully assembled over a half-century between 1912 and 1963, amplified only slightly since his death, is a remarkably significant collection. In addition to their aesthetic quality and artistic significance, the objects hold much information regarding the social worlds and religious and symbolic views of the people who made and used them before the arrival of Europeans in the New World. This volume is the second in a series of catalogues that will treat objects in the Bliss Pre-Columbian Collection. The majority of the Olmec objects in the collection are made of jade, the most precious material for the peoples of ancient Mesoamerica from early times through the sixteenth century. Various items such as masks, statuettes, jewelry, and replicas of weapons and tools were used for ceremonial purposes and served as offerings. Karl Taube brings his expertise on the lifeways and beliefs of ancient Mesoamerican peoples to his study of the Olmec objects in teh Bliss collection. His understanding of jade covers a broad range of knowledge from chemical compositions to geological sources to craft technology to the symbolic power of the green stone. Throughout the book the author emphasizes the role of jade as a powerful symbol of water, fertility, and particularly, of the maize plant which was the fundamental source of life and sustenance for the Olmec. The shiny green of the stone was analogous to the green growth of maize. This fundamental concept was elaborated in specific religious beliefs, many of which were continued and elaborated by later Mesoamerican peoples, such as the Maya. Karl Taube employs his substantial knowledge of Pre-Columbian cultures to explore and explicate Olmec symbolism in this catalogue.
Book Synopsis Catalogue of the Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection, 3: Leo III to Nicephorus III, 717-1081 by : Philip Grierson
Download or read book Catalogue of the Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection, 3: Leo III to Nicephorus III, 717-1081 written by Philip Grierson and published by Dumbarton Oaks. This book was released on 1973 with total page 992 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In volume three of this series, Part I covers the period between Leo III to Michale III (867-1081), while Part II covers Bail I to Nicephorus III (867-1081).
Book Synopsis The Dumbarton Oaks Conversations and the United Nations, 1944-1994 by : Ernest R. May
Download or read book The Dumbarton Oaks Conversations and the United Nations, 1944-1994 written by Ernest R. May and published by Dumbarton Oaks. This book was released on 1998 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1944, as the end of World War II approached, an important series of talks was held to plan the formation of postwar international institutions. The site for the conversations was Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, D.C., a research institute administered by Harvard University. In a spirit of optimism, Secretary of State Cordell Hull said that the purpose was "to create the institutional foundations for a just and enduring peace," while Soviet ambassador Andrei Gromyko spoke of an international organization that would "guarantee for the peoples peace, security, and prosperity in the future." The meetings, which included debates on a variety of issues, were a first step toward the creation of the United Nations. In 1994, the "Dumbarton Oaks Conference, 1944-1994" brought together scholars and policymakers who have been involved with the study of international organizations or have played important roles in them. The conference papers in this volume examine both the formation of the United Nations and a number of current issues, including human rights, collective economic sanctions, peacekeeping operations, and the evolution of the role of the secretary-general.
Book Synopsis American Garden Literature in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection (1785-1900) by : Joachim Wolschke-Bulmahn
Download or read book American Garden Literature in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection (1785-1900) written by Joachim Wolschke-Bulmahn and published by Dumbarton Oaks. This book was released on 1998 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An annotated listing of titles held at the Garden Library at Dumbarton Oaks, with an introduction discussing the evolution of American garden culture and landscape architecture in the course of the 19th century. Includes a chronological list of titles as well as an index and a good selection of bandw illustrations. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Synopsis Byzantine Coinage by : Philip Grierson
Download or read book Byzantine Coinage written by Philip Grierson and published by Dumbarton Oaks. This book was released on 1999 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The first part [of this publication] is a second edition of Byzantine coinage, originally published in 1982 as number 4 in the series Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Collection Publications ... The second part ... is a condensation of a much longer unpublished typescript, produced for the Coin Room at Dumbarton Oaks, describing the formation of the collection and its publication."--Preface.
Book Synopsis Byzantine Lead Seals by : Nicolas Oikonomidès
Download or read book Byzantine Lead Seals written by Nicolas Oikonomidès and published by Dumbarton Oaks. This book was released on 1985 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Catalogue of the Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection: Anastasius I to Maurice, 491-602 by : Dumbarton Oaks
Download or read book Catalogue of the Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection: Anastasius I to Maurice, 491-602 written by Dumbarton Oaks and published by Dumbarton Oaks. This book was released on 1966 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first volume in the catalogue covers the coins of Anastasius I through Maurice, and includes a history of the collections.
Book Synopsis A Home of the Humanities by : James N. Carder
Download or read book A Home of the Humanities written by James N. Carder and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss were consummate collectors and patrons. The illustrated essays in this volume reveal how the Blisses' wide-ranging interests in art, music, gardens, architecture, and interior design resulted in the creation of the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection--what they came to call their "home of the humanities."
Book Synopsis Pre-Columbian Art from Central America and Colombia at Dumbarton Oaks by : Colin McEwan
Download or read book Pre-Columbian Art from Central America and Colombia at Dumbarton Oaks written by Colin McEwan and published by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection. This book was released on 2021 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final installment in the series of catalogues of the Robert Woods Bliss Collection, Pre-Columbian Art from Central America and Colombia at Dumbarton Oaks examines a comprehensive collection of jade and gold objects from Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia. Full color photographs illustrate the breathtaking works of Indigenous artists and artisans.
Book Synopsis Byzantine Pilgrimage Art by : Gary Vikan
Download or read book Byzantine Pilgrimage Art written by Gary Vikan and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Alexius I to Michael VIII: Alexius I to Alexius V (1081-1204). Part 2: The emperors of Nicaea and their contemporaries (1204-1261) by : Alfred Raymond Bellinger
Download or read book Alexius I to Michael VIII: Alexius I to Alexius V (1081-1204). Part 2: The emperors of Nicaea and their contemporaries (1204-1261) written by Alfred Raymond Bellinger and published by Dumbarton Oaks. This book was released on 1999 with total page 822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Catalogue of the Byzantine and Early Mediaeval Antiquities in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection by : Dumbarton Oaks
Download or read book Catalogue of the Byzantine and Early Mediaeval Antiquities in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection written by Dumbarton Oaks and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Pre-Columbian Art by : Samuel Kirkland Lothrop
Download or read book Pre-Columbian Art written by Samuel Kirkland Lothrop and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Teotihuacan written by Kenn Hirth and published by Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia. This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teotihuacan was a city of major importance in the Americas between 1 and 550 CE. As one of only two cities in the New World with a population over one hundred thousand, it developed a network of influence that stretched across Mesoamerica. The size of its urban core, the scale of its monumental architecture, and its singular apartment compounds made Teotihuacan unique among Mesoamerica's urban state societies. Teotihuacan: The World Beyond the City brings together specialists in art and archaeology to develop a synthetic overview of the urban, political, economic, and religious organization of a key power in Classic-period Mesoamerica. The book provides the first comparative discussion Teotihuacan's foreign policy with respect to the Central Mexican Highlands, Oaxaca, Veracruz, and the Maya Lowlands and Highlands. Contributors debate whether Teotihuacan's interactions were hegemonic, diplomatic, stylistic, or a combination of these or other social processes. The authors draw on recent investigations and discoveries to update models of Teotihuacan's history, in the process covering various questions about the nature of Teotihuacan's commercial relations, its political structure, its military relationships with outlying areas, the prestige of the city, and the worldview it espoused through both monumental architecture and portable media.
Author :Colin M. Whiting Publisher :Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection ISBN 13 :9780884024835 Total Pages :320 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (248 download)
Book Synopsis Dumbarton Oaks Papers, 75 by : Colin M. Whiting
Download or read book Dumbarton Oaks Papers, 75 written by Colin M. Whiting and published by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dumbarton Oaks Papers, 75 includes: Sihong Lin, "Justin under Justinian: The Rise of Emperor Justinian II Revisited"; Anna Chrysostomides, "John of Damascus's Theology of Icons in the Context of Eighth-Century Palestinian Iconoclasm"; Levente László, "Rhetorius, Zeno's Astrologer, and a Sixth-Century Astrological Compendium"; and many more.
Book Synopsis Catalogue of the Byzantine and Early Mediaeval Antiquities in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection by : Dumbarton Oaks
Download or read book Catalogue of the Byzantine and Early Mediaeval Antiquities in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection written by Dumbarton Oaks and published by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection. This book was released on 2005 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marvin Ross's groundbreaking catalogue of jewelry in the Byzantine Collection at Dumbarton Oaks, first published in 1965, has long been out of print, but its enduring status led to a reprint--this time with color photographs and an addendum by Susan Boyd and Stephen Zwirn with 22 new objects acquired by Dumbarton Oaks since 1962.
Book Synopsis Lighting in Early Byzantium by : Laskarina Boura
Download or read book Lighting in Early Byzantium written by Laskarina Boura and published by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection. This book was released on 2008 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first general survey of lighting in Byzantium. The first part of the book discusses the technology and types of lighting devices and explains their decorative symbolism and social function. The second half illustrates this narrative by drawing on a Dumbarton Oaks exhibition.
