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A well illustrated and highly detailed study of the Alexander Mosaic which once furnished the floor of the House of the Faun in Pompeii. Moreno discusses the background to the mosaic, speculating on which battle may have been depicted, when the piece was produced and by which artist. The composition of the scene, the figures portrayed and the artistic style and conventions are discussed in detail and other works of art are consulted in Moreno's attempt to link the mosaic with the work of the artist Apelles. Includes many close-ups of the mosaic in colour.
Book Synopsis Apelles by : Paolo Moreno
Download or read book Apelles written by Paolo Moreno and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A well illustrated and highly detailed study of the Alexander Mosaic which once furnished the floor of the House of the Faun in Pompeii. Moreno discusses the background to the mosaic, speculating on which battle may have been depicted, when the piece was produced and by which artist. The composition of the scene, the figures portrayed and the artistic style and conventions are discussed in detail and other works of art are consulted in Moreno's attempt to link the mosaic with the work of the artist Apelles. Includes many close-ups of the mosaic in colour.
Dr. Apelles, a translator of ancient texts, has made an unsettling discovery: a manuscript that has languished for years, written in a language that only he speaks. Moving back and forth between the scholar and his text, from a lone man in a labyrinthine archive to a pair of beautiful young Indian lovers in an unspoiled and snowy woodland, David Treuer weaves together two love stories. Enthralling and suspenseful, The Translation of Dr. Apelles dares to redefine the Native American novel.
Book Synopsis The Translation of Dr. Apelles by : David Treuer
Download or read book The Translation of Dr. Apelles written by David Treuer and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2008-02-12 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Apelles, a translator of ancient texts, has made an unsettling discovery: a manuscript that has languished for years, written in a language that only he speaks. Moving back and forth between the scholar and his text, from a lone man in a labyrinthine archive to a pair of beautiful young Indian lovers in an unspoiled and snowy woodland, David Treuer weaves together two love stories. Enthralling and suspenseful, The Translation of Dr. Apelles dares to redefine the Native American novel.
Book Synopsis The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by :
Download or read book The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge written by and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Aphrodite of Knidos and Her Successors by : Christine Mitchell Havelock
Download or read book The Aphrodite of Knidos and Her Successors written by Christine Mitchell Havelock and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revealing survey of Aphrodite
Volume 3 in Gombrich's influential series of essays on the Renaissance.
Book Synopsis The Heritage of Apelles by : E.H. Gombrich
Download or read book The Heritage of Apelles written by E.H. Gombrich and published by Phaidon. This book was released on 1994 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 3 in Gombrich's influential series of essays on the Renaissance.
Utilizing the Nag Hammadi codices and early Christian writings, this book explores the earliest development of Christianity in Alexandria.
Book Synopsis Early Christianity in Alexandria by : M. David Litwa
Download or read book Early Christianity in Alexandria written by M. David Litwa and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-12-21 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Utilizing the Nag Hammadi codices and early Christian writings, this book explores the earliest development of Christianity in Alexandria.
Book Synopsis The Works of Nathaniel Lardner by : Nathaniel Lardner
Download or read book The Works of Nathaniel Lardner written by Nathaniel Lardner and published by . This book was released on 1815 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia written by and published by . This book was released on 1832 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Columbia University Course in Literature by :
Download or read book Columbia University Course in Literature written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
This 1986 book is an interpretative history of Greek art during the Hellenistic period.
Book Synopsis Art in the Hellenistic Age by : Jerome Jordan Pollitt
Download or read book Art in the Hellenistic Age written by Jerome Jordan Pollitt and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1986-06-12 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 1986 book is an interpretative history of Greek art during the Hellenistic period.
