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

Russian Orientalism in a global context

Russian Orientalism in a global context
Author: Maria Taroutina
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2023-06-27
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1526166224

This volume features new research on Russia’s historic relationship with Asia and the ways it was mediated and represented in the fine, decorative and performing arts and architecture from the mid-eighteenth century to the first two decades of Soviet rule. It interrogates how Russia’s perception of its position on the periphery of the west and its simultaneous self-consciousness as a colonial power shaped its artistic, cultural and national identity as a heterogenous, multi-ethnic empire. It also explores the extent to which cultural practitioners participated in the discursive matrices that advanced Russia’s colonial machinery on the one hand and critiqued and challenged it on the other, especially in territories that were themselves on the fault lines between the east and the west.

Mudejarismo and Moorish Revival in Europe

Mudejarismo and Moorish Revival in Europe
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 727
Release: 2021-03-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004448586

Mudejarismo and Moorish Revival in Europe offers a critical examination of the reception of Ibero-Islamic architecture in medieval Iberia and 19th-century Europe. Taking selected case studies as a starting point, the volume challenges prevalent readings of interconnected cultural and artistic phenomena.

A History of Early Film

A History of Early Film
Author: Stephen Herbert
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2000
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780415211529

First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Everything Family Guide to Coastal Florida

The Everything Family Guide to Coastal Florida
Author: Bob Brooke
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2007-09-01
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1605502391

There's more to Florida than Orlando! The Everything Family Guide to Coastal Florida is your perfect guide to the rest of Florida—from the panhandle to the Gulf Coast, and from Key West to Jacksonville. Filled with family-friendly advice on the best restaurants and hotels for every budget, this book is an extensive resource for activities, sports, shopping, spas, and—most importantly—Florida's beautiful beaches. Loaded with tips and ideas for exploring, water sports, and beach fun, The Everything Family Guide to Coastal Florida is all you need to plan a Florida vacation the whole family will enjoy!

A History of Early Film V1

A History of Early Film V1
Author: Stephen Herbert
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 445
Release: 2023-07-28
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1000893480

Volume 1 of A History of Early Film begins with the period of technical invention. The story of Edison's peepshow Kinetoscope, set up in arcades from April 1894, is told by W. K. L. Dickson. 'Lantern Projection of Moving Objects' heralds the arival of the first screenings in Britain, arranged by Auguste and Louis Lumière, Robert Paul and Birt Acres, announcing the new medium as a progressive development of optical moving-image toys, magic lantern projection and the Kinetoscope. It includes an evocative selection of advertisements for the earliest films and cinematographic apparatus of 1896-7. The last part of the volume covers 1901-6 as the medium of cinema developed.