Bertrand jestaz biography of william
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[Book Review]: Jules Hardouin-Mansart by Bertrand Jestaz; Jules Hardouin-Mansart, 1646 -1708, edited by Alexandre Gady; Bâtir pour le roi : Jules Hardouin-Mansart (1646-1708) by Alexandre Gady
Anthony Grafton
n October 1678, Leibniz surveyed the antiquarian learning of his time. Writing to Pierre-Daniel Huet, whose Demonstratio evangelica he eagerly awaited, he emphasised the vital importance of the antiquaries' preferred studies. The tasks they attacked, while difficult, mattered greatly. The material remains which they collected and analysedmanuscripts, coins, inscriptions and other 'treasures'-proved the historicalfides of the Christian religion. But for all his massive erudition, Leibniz admitted that he found it hard to master all these diverse forms of evidence. Indeed, he had often wished that 'someone would lay out for us
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The Farnese Table
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Designed by Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da VignolaItalian
Marble piers carved by Guglielmo della PortaItalian
Pietre Dure top attributed to Giovanni Mynardo (Jean Ménard)French
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue inGallery 503
The Farnese table, one of the most beautiful and evocative pieces of Renaissance furniture in existence, was acquired bygd the Museum in 1958. Two years later, curator Olga Raggio presented it as a "rediscovered work by Vignola" in a magisterial article that has remained a model for subsequent studies in the history of furniture.[1]
In its form-a marble top supported on three marble piers-the table reflects ancient långnovell prototypes, such as are depicted in ancient frescoes.[2] Each pier is carved in the center of each side with a grotesque torso and a coat of arms and on each end with a sphinx emerging from foliage. The top fryst vatten a skiva of vit marble sumptuou
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Sutton Middle High School Library: Romeo and Juliet
Find books about Shakespeare, his theater and the Renaissance in the nonfiction, reference, biography, and audio-visual sections in our library. We even have e-books. Use our catalog to find a full listing of all materials on everything Shakespeare and the Renaissance. Here are a few of our highlighted materials.
- Shakespeare A to Z by Charles BoyceContains approximately three thousand alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of the life and works of sixteenth-century poet and playwright William Shakespeare.
- The Age of Shakespeare by Frank KermodeExamines the history, culture, and society of Elizabethan England, and looks at the life and writings of William Shakespeare within the context of the time in which he lived.