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The British Museum Catalogue of Printed Books, 1881-1900
Author | : British Museum. Department of Printed Books |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1010 |
Release | : 1946 |
Genre | : English literature |
ISBN | : |
General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author | : British Museum. Department of Printed Books |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 480 |
Release | : 1963 |
Genre | : English imprints |
ISBN | : |
General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author | : British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 482 |
Release | : 1963 |
Genre | : English imprints |
ISBN | : |
Dilettanti
Author | : Bruce Redford |
Publisher | : Getty Publications |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2008-08-07 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0892369248 |
Bruce Redford re-creates the vibrant culture of connoisseurship in Enlightenment England by investigating the multifaceted activities and achievements of the Society of Dilettani. Elegantly and wittily he dissects the British connoisseurs whose expeditions, collections, and publications laid the groundwork for the Neoclassical revival and for the scholarly study of Graeco-Roman antiquity. After the foundation of the society in 1732, the Dilettani commissioned portraits of the members. Including a striking group of mock-classical and mock-religious representations, these portraits were painted by George Knapton, Sir Joshua Reynolds, and Sir Thomas Lawrence. During the second half of the century, the society’s expeditions to the Levant yielded a series of pioneering architectural folios, beginning with the first volume The Antiquities of Athens in 1762. These monumental volumes aspired to empirical exactitude in text and image alike. They prepared the way for Specimens of Antient Sculpture (1809), which combines the didactic (detailed investigations into technique, condition, restoration, and provenance) with the connoisseurial (plates that bring the illustration of ancient sculpture to new artistic heights). The Society of Dilettanti’s projects and publications exemplify the Enlightenment ideal of the gentleman amateur, which is linked in turn to a culture of wide-ranging curiosity.
The History of Geoconservation
Author | : Cynthia V. Burek |
Publisher | : Geological Society of London |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781862392540 |
This book is the first to describe the history of geoconservation. It draws on experience from the UK, Europe and further afield, to explore topics including: what is geoconservation; where, when and how did it start; who was responsible; and how has it differed across the world? Geological and geomorphological features, processes, sites and specimens, provide a resource of immense scientific and educational importance. They also form the foundation for the varied and spectacular landscapes that help define national and local identity as well as many of the great tourism destinations. Mankind's activities, including contributing to enhanced climate change, pose many threats to this resource: the importance of safeguarding and managing it for future generations is now widely accepted as part of sustainable development. Geoconservation is an established and growing activity across the world, with more participants and a greater profile than ever before. This volume highlights a history of challenges, set-backs, successes and visionary individuals and provides a sound basis for taking geoconservation into the future.