Richard Ford 1796-1858

Richard Ford 1796-1858
Author: Ian Robertson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2004
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

"A connoisseur and major collector of paintings, who first brought the work of Velazquez to notice in England, Richard Ford had a profound effect on his hispanophile contemporaries with his encyclopedic Hand-Book for Travelers in Spain of 1845 (the fruit of his riding tours in Spain between 1830 and 1834) and Gatherings from Spain (1846). He was a more than useful artist, a colorful figure in early Victorian society and an influential literary critic - it was he who prompted John Murray to publish George Borrow's The Zincali and The Bible in Spain. Yet although his own writings are widely known, very little of consequence has been written about Ford himself."--BOOK JACKET.

A Handbook for Travellers in Spain: Andalucia, Ronda and Granada, Murcia, Valencia, and Catalonia; the Portions Best Suited for the Invalid

A Handbook for Travellers in Spain: Andalucia, Ronda and Granada, Murcia, Valencia, and Catalonia; the Portions Best Suited for the Invalid
Author: Richard Ford
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-10-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781015941830

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Life of George Borrow

The Life of George Borrow
Author: Herbert George Jenkins
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 451
Release: 2021-04-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

The Life of George Borrow is an 1895 British biography of the French adventurer and writer, who travelled extensively to the Middle East in his youth. The book tells of Borrow's early career, which included service as an officer in the British Navy and his journeys through Spain, Portugal, and France in search of adventure and knowledge. Compiled from unpublished official documents, his works, and correspondence.

Taking the Alhambra to St. Petersburg

Taking the Alhambra to St. Petersburg
Author: Katrin Kaufmann
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2023-12-18
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 3111141373

Ein wenig bekanntes Phänomen innerhalb des sogenannten Maurischen Revivals ist die intensive Auseinandersetzung russischer Architekten mit der ibero-islamischen Architektur, insbesondere mit den mittelalterlichen Nasridenpalästen der Alhambra in Granada. Die materialreiche Studie analysiert orientalisierende Bauwerke und Interieurs des 19. Jahrhunderts in St. Petersburg und zeichnet die Transferwege nach, über die das Formenvokabular der Alhambra von Spanien nach Russland gelangte. Sie bezieht wesentliche Aspekte der russischen Kulturgeschichte und der europäischen Orient-Vorstellungen des 19. Jahrhunderts mit ein und zeigt, dass russische Architekten und die Kaiserliche Akademie der Künste zu den Pionieren des Maurischen Revivals gehörten. Erstmalige Betrachtung der orientalisierenden Architektur St. Petersburgs im gesamteuropäischen Kontext Russische Architekten als Pioniere des Maurischen Revivals