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Books on: baroque building

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Milton, Mannerism and Baroque

Book by Roy Daniells; University of Toronto Press, 1963

Subjects:

Baroque Literature--History And Criticism, English Language--Early Modern, 1500-1700--Style, Mannerism (Literature), Milton, John--1608-1674--Literary Style

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Miltons earlier work and the Baroque elements in his great poetic...wealth of reference to actual buildings. Panofsky argues that Scholasticism...regards as the age of High Baroque. The period receives its...decoration, and Borrominis buildings as well as those by Guarini...
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Baroque

Book by John Rupert Martin; Harper & Row, 1977

Subjects:

Art, Baroque--History

Collections: Entire Library

...compared to this Baroque conception of the...which can be felt building up from the rough...be described as a Baroque variation on the...facade of this little building presents an extraordinary...of the greatest Baroque painters cultivated...drawings of Roman buildings and views by eminent...
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Milton and the Baroque

Book by Murray Roston; Macmillan Press, 1986

Subjects:

Art, Baroque, Baroque Literature--History And Criticism, Fiction, Milton, John--1608-1674--Paradise Lost, Milton, John--1608-1674--Style

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...world. Within the secular buildings of the baroque, those elements which distinguish...accordingly depicts the devilish building as a baroque structure, such as he had...been unaware of the many baroque buildings about him whose facades alone...
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Celestina's Brood: Continuities of the Baroque in Spanish and Latin American Literatures

Book by Roberto Gonzélez Echevarría; Duke University Press, 1993

Subjects:

Baroque literature, Spanish American literature--History and criticism, Spanish literature--Classical period, 1500-1700--History and criticism

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...pp. 75-99. "Guillen as Baroque," Callaloo , "Nicolas...appeared to me like parallel buildings, with a foundation in the...literary tradition and the Baroque as the expression of the modern. Celestina is not baroque, to be sure, but the fact...
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The Baroque in English Neoclassical Literature

Book by J. Douglas Canfield; University of Delaware Press, 2003

Subjects:

Baroque Literature--History And Criticism, Classicism In Literature, English Literature--18th Century--History And Criticism, English Literature--Early Modern, 1500-1700--History And Criticism, Neoclassicism (Literature)--Great Britain

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...the husbands preoccupation with estate-building leaves his wife in mourning for her...one Sedley creates with more energy: the baroque grotes- querie of love made morbid among...inherently corrupts. So says urbane, baroque Sedley. So say I. ?-. Both Dorset...

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Journal Articles on: baroque building

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The Society of Jesus and the Culture of the Late Baroque in Bohemia 1730-1773(*)

Journal article by Paul Shore; East European Quarterly, Vol. 34, 2000

Subjects:

Bohemia--History, Civilization, Baroque--Research, Culture--Research, Jesuits--Research

Collections: History, Entire Library

...before the conversion of Bohemia in the tenth century.(9) The Baroque mentality often eschewed symmetry and systemization, reveling...of both approval and criticism from later writers.(12) While building an educational system the Society also developed libraries...
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Santa Maria Della Salute: Architecture and Ceremony in Baroque Venice

Journal article by Diana Gisolfi; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 54, 2001

Subjects:

Books--Reviews, Santa Maria della Salute: Architecture and Ceremony in Baroque Venice (Book)--Reviews, Titian and the Altarpiece in Renaissance Venice (Book)--Reviews

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...Salute: Architecture and Ceremony in Baroque Venice Cambridge: Cambridge University...Hopkinss study of the commission and building of Santa Maria della Salute is solidly...of Michelangelo Muraro), that saw the building of the Salute in relation to the rivalry...
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City Making: Building Communities without Building Walls

Journal article by Richard Thompson Ford; Stanford Law Review, Vol. 56, 2003

Subjects:

City Making: Building Communities Without Building Walls (Book)

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...frantic avant garde or Miamis exuberant baroque. Yet it is also the most tolerant and...examples--and as vehicles for community building. Frug logically identifies education...services that could benefit from a community building approach that emphasizes both racial...
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Reverse Transmutations: Beroalde De Verville's Parody of Paracelsus in le Moyen De Parvenir: An Alchemical Language of Skepticism in the French Baroque *

Journal article by Michael J. Giordano; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 56, 2003

Subjects:

Alchemy--Influence, French literary renaissance, Le Moyen de parvenir (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, Verville, Beroalde de

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...alchemy. Jung (1968, 289) points out that this was the term used to refer to a special discourse that assisted alchemists in building a repertory of working concepts: "Every original alchemist built himself, as it were, a more or less individual edifice of...
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Building a Translation, the Re-Construction Business: Poem 145 of Sor Juana Inés De La Cruz

Journal article by Margaret Sayers Peden; Symposium, Vol. 38, 1984

Subjects:

Juana Ines De La Cruz--Sister--1651-1695

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

MARGARET SAYERS PEDEN BUILDING A TRANSLATION, THE RE-CONSTRUCTION...form. Sor Juanas sonnets are baroque edifices in miniature. To translate...ornate facade, and strip away baroque accretions until she reaches...be restored to its original baroque splendor with the least possible...

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Magazine Articles on: baroque building

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Portraits after Life: The Baroque Legacy of Poland's Nobles

Magazine article by Bozena Grabowska; History Today, Vol. 43, October 1993

Subjects:

Art, Baroque--17th century, Art, Polish--17th century, Burial--17th century, Nobility--Poland, Poland--Art

Collections: History, Entire Library

...with the new currents of the Enlightenment. The high point of Baroque development occurred in the seventeenth century, despite this...became a patron of the arts, funded churches, and aimed at building for himself a suitably impressive palace. Alternatively, he...
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Building Berlin

Magazine article by Peter Davey; The Architectural Review, Vol. 205, January 1999

Subjects:

Architecture--Germany, Berlin, Germany--Buildings, facilities, etc., Building--Germany

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Building Berlin by Peter...together the decayed Baroque structure of southern...Scharoun, whose wonderful buildings up against the Wall...subvert the underlying Baroque plan which was held to...extraordinary quantity of building has been critical reconstruction...
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Seeing the Light: In the Best Baroque Tradition, Light Is Used to Create Spatial and Atmospheric Illusions in This New Church

Magazine article by Christian Brensing; The Architectural Review, Vol. 216, September 2004

Subjects:

Architectural firms--Achievements and awards, Architectural practice--Achievements and awards, Architectural services--Achievements and awards, Church buildings--Design and construction, Churches--Design and construction

Collections: Entire Library

...surface texture. In the best traditions of Baroque architecture, light is used to create...monumental solidity. Everywhere in the building light seeps in from unknown sources...otherwise rigorously but radiantly monochrome building. amp;#91;ILLUSTRATION OMITTED amp...
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Modern Baroque Ensemble

Magazine article by Claudia Kugel; The Architectural Review, Vol. 199, April 1996

Subjects:

Architectural firms--Services, Frank O. Gehry and Associates Inc.--Services, Germany--Buildings, facilities, etc., Office buildings--Design and construction

Collections: Entire Library

Modern baroque ensemble by Claudia...when applied to office buildings. Gehrys vigorously sculptural...recently designed a modern Baroque ensemble of offices...results. This latest building is a composite communication...also required, so the building incorporates a number...
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Building on Strong Foundation

Magazine article by Bjorn Sletto; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 48, March 1996

Subjects:

Cultural property, Protection of--Trinidad and Tobago, Historic buildings--Remodeling, restoration, etc., Trinidad and Tobago--Buildings, facilities, etc.

Collections: Entire Library

...blend of Romanesque, French Baroque, and English Tudor impulses...eclectic." Most of the grand buildings in Port of Spain hug the outskirts...Roomor, a whimsical French Baroque brick home dotted with balconies...towering German Renaissance building that currently houses Queens...

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Newspaper Articles on: baroque building

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CULTURE: Baroque on a Roll; Jeffrey Skidmore Talks to Terry Grimley about Ex Cathedra's New Season and Longer-Term Plans

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), October 5, 2006

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Grimley Ex Cathedra has been building a reputation for its performances of baroque music from Latin America over...most of its efforts between baroque and contemporary music. Wrong...MacMillan. "Were calling it Baroque to the Future, which is corny...
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She's the Most Influential Voice on Foreign Property, So Her Home in Puglia Has to Be Special; Baroque Elegance with Rubbish Piling in the Streets.Why Place in the Sun Presenter Amanda Lamb Chose Down to Earth Southern Italy for Her First Overseas Buy

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), March 25, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...terrace with stunning views towards Nardos baroque cathedral. It will cost her a further...and lifestyle magazine Wallpaper*, is building a boutique hotel. Regular flights to...Sal in particular is in the midst of a building frenzy, driven almost solely by British...
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Culture: New Kids on the Baroque

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), November 4, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Conservatoire Chamber Choir and Capelle Baroque Orchestra in a programme of Charpentier...about finding residual energy in old buildings; past events are replayed in the present...result of energy being retained by the building. Residuum is an imaginary replay of the...
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THE LITTLE SECRET; (1) Timisoara Is Emerging as Romania's Next Property Hotspot Thanks to a Wealth of Baroque and Deco Buildings, Says Sebastian Cresswell-Turner (2) HOMES & PROPERTY

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), June 14, 2006

Subjects:

Compagnie Financiere Alcatel, Telecommunications equipment industry--Economic aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Hotspot Thanks to a Wealth of Baroque and Deco Buildings, Says Sebastian Cresswell-Turner...legacy of Austro-Hungarian buildings ranging from imperial Baroque to Art Nouveau. Most are...however, foreigners can buy buildings in Romania, but not the...
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Master of Light Baroque Painter's Works a Feast of Contrast, Detail

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), December 23, 2005

Subjects:

Exhibitions

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Michelangelo Merisi, known as Caravaggio (1571- 1610). The Baroque painters works delight the eyes with their contrast and detail...Wabash Ave.: "The Annunciation." - American Medical Association Building, 515 N. State St.: "Raising of Lazurus." - Instituto Italiano...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: baroque building

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Church , Building for Christian Worship

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Gr. kuriakon =belonging to the Lord, in architecture, a building for Christian worship. The earliest churches date from the...architecture and in Gothic architecture . Renaissance and baroque architecture produced innovations in ecclesiastical design...
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Rainaldi, Carlo

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...followed in the steps of the great Roman masters of baroque building, Bernini, Borromini, and Cortona. Largely dependent...of his work is in Rome. One of his first important buildings was the Church of Santa Maria in Campitelli (1663...
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American Architecture

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...chosen site, the availability of building materials, the dearth of trained...construction in adobe. Mexican baroque details and church forms appeared...superseded wood as the chief building material, as for example, in...colonies, as in the official buildings of Williamsburg, Va. or the...
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Architecture

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...architecture ; styles, e.g., baroque ; periods, e.g., Gothic architecture...orientation ; specific building types, e.g., pagoda , apartment...which the multiple and complex buildings of the modern world began to...The complex, highly decorated baroque style was the chief manifestation...
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Solimena, Francesco

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...na, 1657 1717, Italian painter. Painting in the decorative tradition of the late baroque in Naples, Solimena was a technical virtuoso. His decorations for building interiors (e.g., Gesu Nuovo; 1725) are filled with twisting, dramatically foreshortened...

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