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Month: aprile 2019

Post-it city : occasional urbanities

Proposta del 19 aprile 2019
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Titolo: Post-it city : occasional urbanities
Autori:
Editore:
Anno pubbl.: 2009
ISBN: 9788475068893
Proposto a: BCA

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Interessante saggio sugli usi informali dello spazio urbano

Picturing Experience in the Early Printed Book

Proposta del 17 aprile 2019
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Titolo: Picturing Experience in the Early Printed Book
Autori: Elizabeth Ross
Editore: Penn State Press
Anno pubbl.: 2014-03-25
ISBN: 9780271064949
Proposto a: BCA

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Un recente libro sulle Peregrinatio di Von Breydenbach, una delle più importanti testimonianze sul pellegrinaggio in Terra Santa nella prima età moderna. Il libro indaga le vedute di città che accompagnano il testo di Von Breydenbach (in particolare quelle di Venezia e Gerusalemme) e il loro influsso sull’arte e l’architettura del primo Cinquecento in Italia e in Europa. È un libro ricco di bellissime immagini a colori, anche in gatefold.

John Evelyn’s “Elysium Britannicum” and European Gardening

Proposta del 16 aprile 2019
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Titolo: John Evelyn’s “Elysium Britannicum” and European Gardening
Autori: Therese O’Malley, Joachim Wolschke-Bulmahn
Editore: Dumbarton Oaks
Anno pubbl.: 1998-01-01
ISBN: 9780884022404
Proposto a: BCA

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John Evelyn (1620–1706), an English virtuoso and writer, was a pivotal figure in seventeenth-century intellectual life in England. The contributors to this volume approach Evelyn and his work from diverse disciplines, including architectural and intellectual history and the histories of science, agriculture, gardens, and literature. They present a rich picture of the “Elysium Britannicum” as one of the central documents of late European humanism.

Landscape and the Academy

Proposta del 16 aprile 2019
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Titolo: Landscape and the Academy
Autori: John Beardsley, Daniel Bluestone
Editore: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection
Anno pubbl.: 2019-02
ISBN: 9780884024545
Proposto a: BCA

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This volume looks beyond the central campus, to the gardens, arboreta, farms, forests, biotic reserves, and far-flung environmental research stations managed by universities. In these landscapes, the university’s project of fostering research and exploration is made explicit; these spaces reflect the broader research and scholarly mission of the university, its striving for understanding and enlightenment. The essays examine how and why universities have come to be responsible for so many different kinds of landscapes, as well as the role these landscapes play in academic life, pedagogy, and cultural politics today.

The Monster in the Garden

Proposta del 16 aprile 2019
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Titolo: The Monster in the Garden
Autori: Luke Morgan
Editore: University of Pennsylvania Press
Anno pubbl.: 2015-10-16
ISBN: 9780812247558
Proposto a: BCA

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Interessante libro sul tema dell’iperoggetto nel giardino storico

Contemporary Garden Aesthetics, Creations and Interpretations

Proposta del 16 aprile 2019
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Titolo: Contemporary Garden Aesthetics, Creations and Interpretations
Autori: Michel Conan
Editore: Dumbarton Oaks
Anno pubbl.: 2007
ISBN: 9780884023258
Proposto a: BCA

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The present renewal of garden art demands a new approach to garden aesthetics. This book considers exceptional creations around the world and proposes new forms of garden experience using a variety of critical perspectives.

Botanical Progress, Horticultural Innovation and Cultural Changes

Proposta del 16 aprile 2019
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Titolo: Botanical Progress, Horticultural Innovation and Cultural Changes
Autori: Michel Conan
Editore: Dumbarton Oaks
Anno pubbl.: 2007
ISBN: 9780884023272
Proposto a: BCA

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This book highlights religious, artistic, political, and economic consequences of horticultural pursuits, exploring the roles of peasants, botanists, horticulturists, nurserymen, and gentlemen collectors in these developments, and offering a reflection on horticulture’s future in the context of environmental devastation and ecological uncertainty.

Botanical Progress, Horticultural Innovation and Cultural Changes

Proposta del 16 aprile 2019
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Titolo: Botanical Progress, Horticultural Innovation and Cultural Changes
Autori: Michel Conan
Editore: Dumbarton Oaks
Anno pubbl.: 2007
ISBN: 9780884023272
Proposto a: BCA

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This book highlights religious, artistic, political, and economic consequences of horticultural pursuits, exploring the roles of peasants, botanists, horticulturists, nurserymen, and gentlemen collectors in these developments, and offering a reflection on horticulture’s future in the context of environmental devastation and ecological uncertainty.

Performance and Appropriation

Proposta del 16 aprile 2019
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Titolo: Performance and Appropriation
Autori: Michel Conan
Editore: Dumbarton Oaks
Anno pubbl.: 2007
ISBN: 9780884023135
Proposto a: BCA

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Breaking with the idea that gardens are places of indulgence and escapism, these studies of ritualized practices reveal that gardens in Europe, Asia, the United States, and the Caribbean have in fact made significant contributions to cultural change.

Perspectives on Garden Histories

Proposta del 16 aprile 2019
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Titolo: Perspectives on Garden Histories
Autori: Michel Conan
Editore: Dumbarton Oaks
Anno pubbl.: 1999
ISBN: 9780884022695
Proposto a: BCA

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Importante contributo sull’evoluzione della storiografia del giardino storico