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Agard, Walter Raymond
CLASSICAL MYTHS IN SCULPTURE
Endpapers tanned. Else very light shelfwear. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 203 pages
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AGHION Irène - BARBILLON Claire - LISSARRAGUE François
HÉROS ET DIEUX DE L'ANTIQUITÉ. Guide iconographique.
1994 Paris, Flammarion, collection Tout l'Art / Encyclopédie, 1994. Dictionnaire comportant près de 400 entrées, de Acheloos à Zeuxis. Chaque notice comprend : tradition mythologique ou historique, représentations dans l'art, attributs et bibliographie succincte. Avec de très nombreuses illustrations en couleurs pleine page et en noir dans le texte. In-8 broché de 318 pp., avec index et bibliographie in fine. Couverture illustrée en couleurs. Couverture un peu usagée, sans manque. Intérieur en très bon état. Sans annotations ni soulignements.
Bookseller reference : 18602
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Aghion, Irène & Claire Barbillon & François Lissarrague
GODS AND HEROES OF CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY Flammarion Iconographic Guides
Light edgewear. ; 8.6 X 5.9 X 1.0 inches; 320 pages
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Agizza Rosa
MITI E LEGGENDE DELL'ANTICA GRECIA (1993)
In 8, cart., bross., pp. 284, ill. n.t.Buone condizioni.Luogo di pubblicazione Roma Editore Newton & Compton Anno pubblicazione 1993Materia/Argomento Mitologia
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Agizza Rosa
Miti e leggende dell'antica Grecia. Dall'Olimpo all'Ade, dal Parnaso ai Campi Elisi, l'affascinante e multiforme universo eroico e religioso ellenico.
pp. 287, cm 22x16, bross.
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Agizza Rosa
Miti e leggende dell'Antica Roma Dalla rivisitazione dell'Olimpo greco all'universalità del pantheon, dalle mitiche origini alla divinizzazione delgli imperatori, il complesso mondo mistico dei conquistatori del mondo antico
cartone edit. con sovrac. ill., lievi fioriture
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AGNELY Suzanne et BARRAUD Jean
"Les premières divinités; cultes mystérieux, les dieux masqués. Collection : Beautés du monde, Les hommes et leurs dieux. Découvrir."
Paris, Larousse, 1981. 23 x 30, 80 pp., très nombreuses illustrations en couleurs, cartonnage d'édition imprimé, très bon état.
Bookseller reference : 36453 ISBN : 2032521326
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AGNELY Suzanne et BARRAUD Jean
"Religions disparues; les dieux du Nil, les dieux de l'Olympe, l'empire de Jupiter, au pays du serpent à plumes. Collection : Beautés du monde, Les hommes et leurs dieux. Découvrir."
Paris, Larousse, 1981. 23 x 30, 80 pp., très nombreuses illustrations en couleurs, cartonnage d'édition imprimé, état neuf.
Bookseller reference : 36454 ISBN : 2032521334
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Agnes Kovacs editor; Nepmesek Bukovinai Szekely editor
AZ ELTANCOLT PAPUCSOK Folk Tales
Mora Ferenc Konyvkiado 1984. 201pp gray boards black and red illus on front cover corner tips slightly bumped minor rubbing around edges business card taped to front end page with a handwritten message on the back B&W illustations resembling woodblock prints throughout text text in Hungarian printed on gray art paper throughout collection of folk tales. Hard Cover. Very Good. Mora Ferenc Konyvkiado Hardcover
Bookseller reference : w120613126 ISBN : 9631136981 9789631136982
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Agosin Marjorie and Celeste Kostopulos Cooperman
Chilean Folktales Retold
Stratford Ontario: Williams-Wallace Publishers 1992 First printing in trade paperback. 99 pp. Glossary. There is a small faint crimp to the bottom corner of the rear cover and last several pages also faint crimp at the bottom edge of the front cover. Near Fine. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. BW13-1. Williams-Wallace Publishers paperback
Bookseller reference : 247864 ISBN : 0887950930 9780887950933
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AGRATI GABRIELLA - MAGINI MARIA LETIZIA.
Miti e saghe vichinghi.
In 8°, brossura editoriale illustrata, pp. XXXVII, 486, (8), collana "Oscar varia 1093", copia molto buona. (MAG ZG2/d) (spedizione standard SEMPRE tracciata con raccomandata-piego di libri, eventuale FATTURA da richiedere all'ordine)
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Agrati, Magini a cura di
Il libro dei Re
Cm.13x20, pp. 400 (4), brossura editoriale illustrata. Ottimo.
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Agricola Georg
Volkssagen aus Schottland
Wiesbaden (Drei Lilien Verlag) 1986 (= Erste Auflage). 8°, Originalleinen mit illustriertem Originalumschlag (Hardcover), Kopffarbschnitt, 439 S, ISBN 3922383513 1
Bookseller reference : Khe02147
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Agricola L. dis. & Mochetti A. inc.
LOTTE DI FAUNI E CENTAURI / Gia negli Orti Odescalchi a Porta del Popolo
Il bassorilievo raffigura i combattimenti tra fauni, divinità delle campagne con coda di capra, e centauri, creature mitologiche metà umane e metà equine. Gli alberi, posti tra le scene simmetricamente, e le due colonne laterali sostengono una fascia fregiata di minuti bassorilievi rappresentanti animali e putti. Inserita nell'opera "Il Museo Pio-Clementino descritto da Ennio Quirino Visconti Direttore del Museo Capitolino - Tomo quinto - Dedicato alla Santita di Nostro Signore PIO SESTO Pontefice Massimo. Edito da Luigi Mirri / Mercante di quadri incontro il Palazzo Bernini. In Roma MDCCXCVI con Privilegio Pontificio. Leggero foxing ai margini
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Agrippa von Nettesheim (Heinrich Cornelius)
Magische Werke sammt der geheimnißvollen Schriften des Petrus von Abano, Pictorius von Villingen, Gerhard von Cremona, Abt Tritheim von Spanheim, dem Buche Arbatet der sogenannten Heil. Geist-Kunst und verschiedenen anderen. Zum ersten Male vollständig in s Deutsche übersetzt. Vollständig in fünf Theilen, mit einer Menge Abbildungen. Band II., III., IV. und V. (4 BÜCHER)
Wien: Amonesta Verlag. 1925. 17,5x13cm. Zustand: Gut mind. leicht gebräunt (Innen); Einband (Außen) hat leichte bis stärkere Gebrauchsspuren, Deckel hat einige weißliche Flecken, etwas unschön, kein Geruch,im Preis berücksichtigt; Buch ist innen gut / außen akzeptabel; Schutzumschlag hat Mängel - gemeint ist hier mehr als leichte Gebrauchsspuren; 4. Aufl. Gewebe (Schwarzer Leinen)
Bookseller reference : 116241
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AGUILERA Carmen
FLORA Y FAUNA MEXICANA.MITOLOGIA Y TRADICIONES
1985 FLORA Y FAUNA MEXICANA.MITOLOGIA Y TRADICIONESMexico,Ed Everest Mexicana, 1985 , in8(17x23)cartonné,204pp.60 reproductions couleur.Très bon état.
Bookseller reference : 165329
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Aguilar Grace
The Vale of Cedars and Other Tales
London: J.M.Dent; The Jewish Publication Society of America 1902. Very Good Cloth 1902 Hardback pictorial cover color illustrations by T. H. Robinson . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Robinson T.H. . J.M.Dent; The Jewish Publication Society of America Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 080814-MT072
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Ahlberg-Cornell, Gudrun
HERAKLES AND THE SEA-MONSTER IN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE VASE-PAINTING
Minor shelfwear. Tear to half title (4 cm). ; Looks at the motif of Herakles wrestling with the sea-monster (whether Triton, Nereus or Halios Geron). Deals with the interpretation of the theme in relation to these mythical beings. The author gives the first list of specimens with Herakles and the sea-monster; Skrifter Utgivna Av Svenska Institutet I Athen, (Acta Instituti Atheniensis Regni Sueciae) , 4°, XXXIII; 172 pages
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AIBERTI PARRONCHI Giuliana - PICCARDI Giorgio -
Sui bronzi sacri del bagno di Sellene (Terme di Chianciano) .
Firenze, 1952, 8vo stralcio con copertina posticcia muta, pp. 249/260 con 10 illustrazioni fotografiche. - !! ATTENZIONE !!: Con il termine estratto (o stralcio) intendiamo riferirci ad un fascicolo contenente un articolo, completo in se, sia che esso sia stato stampato a parte utilizzando la stessa composizione sia che provenga direttamente da una rivista. Le pagine sono indicate come "da/a", ad esempio: 229/231 significa che il testo è composto da tre pagine. Quando la rivista di provenienza non viene indicata é perché ci è sconosciuta. - !! ATTENTION !!: : NOT A BOOK : “extract” or “excerpt” means simply a few pages, original nonetheless, printed in a magazine. Pages are indicated as in "from” “to", for example: 229/231 means the text comprises three pages (229, 230 and 231). If the magazine that contained the pages is not mentioned, it is because it is unknown to us.
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AIGRISSE Gilberte
Psychanalyse de la Grèce Antique. Collection d'études anciennes.
Paris, Les Belles Lettres, 1960. 12 x 19, 255 pp., broché, non coupé, très bon état.
Bookseller reference : 97569
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Aik. Tsotakou Karvele
Lexico tes Hellenikes Mythologias
<p><em><strong>A Dictionary of Greek Mythology 4th ed.</strong></em></p><p>Athens: Sokolis 2007. In Greek. Soft cover 21 cm 312 pp. ill. 1335 lemmata. ISBN: 960-7210-25-5.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p><p>================================================</p><p><b>IMPORTANT: The shipping cost in not included in the price. You will have to approve it at confirmation of the order.</b></p> Sokolis paperback
Bookseller reference : 34104 ISBN : 9607210255 9789607210258
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AISCHYLOS.
Der gefesselte Prometheus des Aischylos.
Heppenheim, Waldkauzdruckerei Odenwaldschule 1931, 230x155mm, 56Seiten, broschiert.
Bookseller reference : 94473
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Aischylos
Äschylos. Die Orestie.
Jena, Diederichs 1910. Drei Teile. 2 Bl., 159, (1) S. Original-Halbpergament mit Rückenschild und geprägter Deckelvignette in Gold, Kopfgoldschnitt. Pergament etwas gebräunt, Kanten geringf. berieben. Name am Vorsatz. [2 Warenabbildungen]
Bookseller reference : 47615AB
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Akers Alan Burt
Dray Prescot: 2 - The Suns of Scorpio
New York: Daw 1972. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Tim Kirk Josh Kirby. 5th printing. Light edgewear light creast at bottom corner of cover date stamp on bottom o/w still clean and tight. Daw paperback
Bookseller reference : 174
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Akiko Mabuchi,Hiroko Takahashi,Kimio Nakayama,Norio Nakayama,Shigenobu Kimura
Nu féminin dans l'art. Volume 1 : Mythologie : Vénus
Shueisha, The Zauho Press Nu féminin dans l'art Relié avec emboîtage 1980 In-folio (31 x 38 cm), cartonné sous jaquette illustrée en couleurs et emboîtage également illustré en couleurs. 131 pages. Très nombreuses planches en couleurs magnifiquement imprimées. Malgré le titre en français, cette publication est japonaise : les commentaires et les essais sont en japonais. Le sommaire et la liste des planches est bilingue (japonais et français). Sens de lecture occidental. Premier volume, sur un total de 12, consacré au Nu féminin dans l'art. Ouvrage en excellent état, proche du neuf. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.
Bookseller reference : bj1334
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Akinari Uyeda; Translated by Kengi Hamada
Tales of Moonlight and Rain: Japanese Gothic Tales
NY: Columbia University Press 1972. Former owner's inked name at upper corner of half title page else textblock is immaculate and very tight; Printed end papers. Textblock edges are sound and straight. Green cloth binding minor bump at foot of spine. Clipped dust jacket illustrated minimally worn. 150pp. First U.S. Edition. Green Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine in mylar. Illus. by Drawings. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hardcover. Columbia University Press
Bookseller reference : SB13539 ISBN : 0231036310 9780231036313
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Akoun Andre
Le Monotheisme: Mythes et Traditions
Belgium: Brepols 1990. Detailed lavishly illustrated text presents contributions from world reknown experts from multidisciplinary backgrounds in a variety of historical religious philosophical archaeological and sociological topics centering on monotheistic practices in different global societies and cultures. Text in French. 476 pgs. Numerous color photographs. Dustjacket in mylar. Heavy Item. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Brepols Hardcover
Bookseller reference : MF-5
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Alain
PRELIMINAIRES à la MYTHOLOGIE.
1943 / 218 pages. Broché. Editions Paul Harmann.
Bookseller reference : PHI200M
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ALAIN
Préliminaires à la mythologie.
Broché. 221 pages.
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Alan Richardson
Gate of Moon - Mythical and Magical Doorways to the Otherworld
Wellingborough: The Aquarian Press 1984 160 clean firm pages. Illustrated throughout. No creases to the spine. Light edgewear to base of spine and spine edge - see scanned image. The Aquarian Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 017355 ISBN : 0850303656 9780850303650
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Alan S. C. Ross
Jolakottur Yuillis Yald and Similar Expressions
London: The Viking Society for Northern Research Univ. Of London 1937. RARE. Reprinted from Saga-Book Vol. XII. Fine in stapled wrappers small inked notations top edge front cover. 18 pp. . First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. The Viking Society for Northern Research, Univ. Of London Paperback
Bookseller reference : 006795
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Alan S. C. Ross
Jolakottur Yuillis Yald and Similar Expressions
London: The Viking Society for Northern Research Univ. Of London 1937. RARE. Reprinted from Saga-Book Vol. XII. Fine in stapled wrappers small inked notations top edge front cover. 18 pp. . First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Viking Society for Northern Research, Univ. Of London Paperback books
Bookseller reference : 006795
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Alan Temperley:
Tales of Galloway
Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing 1986. Paperback reprint. Illustrations by pupils of kirkcudbright academy under the guidance of Anne McNeil. 309pp. Soft covers.Spine uncreased. . Reprint. Soft Covers. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Mainstream Publishing paperback
Bookseller reference : 27408 ISBN : 1851580263 9781851580262
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Alan Temperley:
Tales of Galloway
Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing 1986. Paperback reprint. Illustrations by pupils of kirkcudbright academy under the guidance of Anne McNeil. 309pp. Soft covers.Spine creased. . Reprint. Soft Covers. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Mainstream Publishing paperback
Bookseller reference : 28972 ISBN : 1851580263 9781851580262
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Alan Temperley:
Tales of Galloway
Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing 1992. Paperback reprint. Illustrations by pupils of kirkcudbright academy under the guidance of Anne McNeil. 309pp. Soft covers. Reprint. Soft Covers. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Mainstream Publishing paperback
Bookseller reference : 25381 ISBN : 1851580263 9781851580262
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ALBANUS / ALBANI (François, d'après) - AUDRAN (Benoît, gravée par).
[Eau-forte] : Les Amours de Vénus et Adonis.
A Paris, chez Benoît Audran, s.d. [circa 1700]. Dimensions (à vue) : 327 x 288 mm + passe-partout + cadre.
Bookseller reference : 22481
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ALBERT (Maurice)
Le Culte de Castor et Pollux en Italie
Paris, Thorin, 1883 gr. in-8, VII-172 pp., 3 planches, broché.
Bookseller reference : 180616
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Albanese Catherine
Nature Religion in America: From the Algonquin Indians to the New Age
Chicago Illinois U.S.A.: University of Chicago Press 1991. Very good paperback some underlining/highlighting. Trade Paperback. Good. University of Chicago Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 070411-A291 ISBN : 0226011461 9780226011462
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Albarracin-Jordan, Juan V.
The archaeology of Tiwanaku: The myths, history, and science of an ancient Andean civilization
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Fold-out pages, color and b&w photos,
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Alberoni Francesco.
GENESI.
(Codice CW/7464) In 8° (21 cm) 534 pp. Prima edizione. Con alcune figure e indice dei nomi. Brossura editoriale. Ottimo. ~~~ SPEDIZIONE IN ITALIA SEMPRE TRACCIATA
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Albersmeier, Sabine (Ed. )
HEROES Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece
Faint creasing to DJ. ; This handsome volume explores the integral role of heroes in ancient Greek art and culture. More than a hundred stunning statues, reliefs, vases, bronzes, coins, and gems drawn from major American and European collections highlight how heroes were represented, why they were important, and what encouraged individuals to seek them out. To contemporary eyes, Greek heroes embody contradiction: they might have superhuman powers, but their mortality was what made them heroic. Many were regarded as benevolent ancestors with powers to protect and heal, but others were dangerous and haunted spirits of the dead, who had to be appeased. Although epic, drama, and the visual arts abound in representations of heroes whose fame has carried over into modern times, cult and funerary architecture commemorate many more individuals whose names and deeds are entirely lost to us. Featuring essays by leading authorities in the field, this book draws on recent archaeological, literary, and art historical research to explore such issues as gender, cult, and iconography, as well as overlooked aspects of familiar (Herakles, Achilles, and Odysseus) and unfamiliar heroes (Helen of Troy). ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 328 pages
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Albert Camus
Le mythe de Sisyphe essai sur l'absurde
Il volume si presenta in buono stato di conservazione. Il dorso e le copertine mostrano lievi segni di usura, dorso leggermente sbiadito con piegatura. Le pagine interne sono ingiallite dal tempo e fruibili, con alcune sottolineature a matita. I tagli bruniti e regolari. La cerniera è ben salda. Numero pagine 186 USATO
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ALBERT M
LE CULTE DE CASTOR ET POLLUX EN ITALIE
IN FRANCESE
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Albert, Karl
Vom Kult zum Logos. Studien zur Philosophie der Religion.
Hamburg: Meiner 1982. VIII, 132 S. Pp. 24x16 cm.
Bookseller reference : 37218
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Alberti Leon Battista & Leonardo Da Vinci; Bartolomeo Scala; Bernardino Baldi. Ed. & Trs. by David Marsh
RENAISSANCE FABLES Aesopic Prose by Leon Battista Alberti Bartolomeo Scala Leonardo Da Vinci Bernardino Baldi. Translated with an Introduction and Notes
Tempe: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2004. Hardcover. 0866983031 . Some pencil marginalia and underlining. 1 page with underlining in red pen and marginalia. Else minor shelfwear to book. DJ has some minor creasing. ; Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies Volume 260; 367 pages . Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies hardcover
Bookseller reference : 22063 ISBN : 0866983031 9780866983037
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Alberti Marta; Zanolla Silvia
Il regno invisibile delle emozioni
ill., ril. "C'erano una volta un re e una regina che si chiamavano Amore e Psiche. Dalla loro unione erano nati quattro bellissimi figli: Gioia, Tristezza, Rabbia e Paura. Il regno di Amore e Psiche era un regno davvero speciale, infatti, nonostante fosse molto grande, riuscivano a vederlo solo coloro che vi entravano con cuore aperto. A tutti gli altri il regno rimaneva invisibile..." La fiaba, quasi come un racconto di viaggio, è un invito ad avventurarci nel regno invisibile delle emozioni, proprio nel momento in cui si stanno decidendo le sue sorti: chi, dei quattro fratelli, è destinato a diventare primo e unico consigliere del re e della regina? Cosa accadrebbe se il regno di Amore e Psiche fosse governato da una sola delle emozioni? Come insegna la migliore tradizione filosofica - laddove il ragionamento non può arrivare - la fiaba, come il mito, ci aiuta a ritornare alla fonte di un sapere lontano e inaccessibile ma, al tempo stesso, familiare e vicinissimo, perché affonda le sue radici nel nostro mondo interiore. Età di lettura: da 7 anni.
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Alberti, Leon Battista & Leonardo Da Vinci; Bartolomeo Scala; Bernardino Baldi. Ed. & Trs. by David Marsh
RENAISSANCE FABLES Aesopic Prose by Leon Battista Alberti, Bartolomeo Scala, Leonardo Da Vinci, Bernardino Baldi. Translated with an Introduction and Notes
Some pencil marginalia and underlining. 1 page with underlining in red pen and marginalia. Else minor shelfwear to book. DJ has some minor creasing. ; Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies Volume 260; 367 pages
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Alberto Cuomo
Terragni ultimo
Guida 1987 188 PP. FONDO DI MAGAZZINO: LIEVI SEGNI DEL TEMPO, VOLUME INTONSO, MAI SFOGLIATO, PARI AL NUOVO All'opera di Giuseppe Terragni può legittimamente attribuirsi la coscienza prima del disorientamento, l’ultimo eroico tentativo di interpretare la «fine» come palingenesi, motivo di una rinascita e di una rinnovata progettualità. Essa, quindi, si pone come obbligato riferimento per chi voglia risalire ai motivi che hanno determinato la crisi attuale del progetto. Ma, al tempo stesso, il suo confronto con la politica, fino all'affermazione di un ruolo autonomo dell’architettura nella rappresentazione storica e civile delle genti, ne fa un elemento fondamentale del dibattito culturale tra le due guerre e, dunque, un aiuto prezioso alla più generale lettura della nostra storia recente. Indice introduzione Capitolo primo - Il moderno come oltremoderno Capitolo secondo - Il principe numinoso Capitolo terzo - Genio e popolo Capitolo quarto - L’eterno femminino Capitolo quinto - La maschera del sacro
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Albertson Fred C.
MARS AND RHEA SILVIA IN ROMAN ART
Latomus. Fine. 2012. Softcover. 2870312776 . Among the stories surrounding the legendary foundation of the city of Rome by the twins Romulus and Remus previous scholarly attention has focused primarily on one scene � the depiction of the she-wolf nursing the twins following their miraculous salvation from the floodwaters of the Tiber. This book examines another event in the cycle the conception of the twins in which the Vestal Virgin Rhea Silvia is visited in her sleep and raped by the god Mars. Some fifty-one examples of the encounter of Mars and Rhea Silvia are analyzed drawn from coins relief sculpture gems wall painting mosaics and pottery covering a time frame from the motif�s origin in the early 1st century B. C. To its disappearance in the late 4th century A. D. An analysis of the scene's iconographical evolution and its documented periods of popularity both in the public and private sphere are associated with contemporary trends in Roman literature religion and art. This monograph on the representation of Mars and Rhea Silvia is not simply a self-contained study of a single motif over a specific time frame. Within the realm of Roman art the book discusses larger issues concerning the relationship between art myth and religion and political propaganda drawing from methodologies of appropriation Kopienkritik word and image semiotics and memory culture. As such the book constitutes a case study whose conclusions may serve as guidelines for the study of Roman art in general. ; Collection Latomus Volume 336; 241 pages . Latomus paperback
Bookseller reference : 15566 ISBN : 2870312776 9782870312773
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Albertson, Fred C.
MARS AND RHEA SILVIA IN ROMAN ART
Among the stories surrounding the legendary foundation of the city of Rome by the twins, Romulus and Remus, previous scholarly attention has focused primarily on one scene – the depiction of the she-wolf nursing the twins following their miraculous salvation from the floodwaters of the Tiber. This book examines another event in the cycle, the conception of the twins, in which the Vestal Virgin, Rhea Silvia, is visited in her sleep and raped by the god Mars. Some fifty-one examples of the encounter of Mars and Rhea Silvia are analyzed, drawn from coins, relief sculpture, gems, wall painting, mosaics, and pottery, covering a time frame from the motif’s origin in the early 1st century B. C. To its disappearance in the late 4th century A. D. An analysis of the scene's iconographical evolution and its documented periods of popularity, both in the public and private sphere, are associated with contemporary trends in Roman literature, religion, and art. This monograph on the representation of Mars and Rhea Silvia is not simply a self-contained study of a single motif over a specific time frame. Within the realm of Roman art, the book discusses larger issues concerning the relationship between art, myth and religion, and political propaganda, drawing from methodologies of appropriation (Kopienkritik) , word and image, semiotics, and memory culture. As such, the book constitutes a case study whose conclusions may serve as guidelines for the study of Roman art in general. ; Collection Latomus Volume 336; 241 pages
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