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Handsome and well-produced book from ACC: hardback, cloth over boards with gold details in dustjacket. 263 pp; 2.75 pounds. Preface, Introduction, Bibliography, Index.

About 225 illustrations in color and b&w, all of them full-page. Each illustration is supported by a detailed discussion of the formal qualities of the painting, some history of the subject and/or a discussion of what the painter has achieved. The most prominent portrait painters from 1880 to 1920 appear (Whistler, Sargeant) along with many less-well known names (Sickert, Greaves, Steer, Yule, Orpen, McEvoy, and many more.)

"It may seem surprising that at the precise period when the camera became widely available, portrait painting rose to new heights. However, in an era of luxury and opulence, those who patronized the leading painters expected their portraits to emphasize qualities which photography could not easily convey."

Consequently, the images here are vital, lively, painterly, and feature compositions which -- given the traditional limitations of portraiture -- are rather ambitious.

I was quite enthusiastic to see the rather wide range of styles employed here. French influences have clearly snuck into the brains of some of these painters while other images seem firmly rooted in post-Impressionistic aesthetics. There's so much more to see here than the rosy-cheeked angel faces of young women from good families!
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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Kapitel: Peter Hacker, Wilfrid Bennett Lewis, Gerhard Dünnhaupt, James M. Stayer, Paulo Ribenboim, Arthur Mcdonald, Walter Henry Zinn, Nikolaus F. Troje, Kenneth Hall, Will Kymlicka, George Humphrey. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Will Kymlicka is a Canadian political philosopher best known for his work on multiculturalism. He is currently Professor of Philosophy and Canada Research Chair in Political Philosophy at Queen's University at Kingston, and Recurrent Visiting Professor in the Nationalism Studies program at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. Kymlicka received his B.A. (Honours) in philosophy and political studies from Queen's University in 1984, and his D.Phil. in philosophy from Oxford University in 1987, under the direction of G.A. Cohen. He has written extensively on multiculturalism and political philosophy, and several of his books have been translated into other languages. Kymlicka has held professorships at a variety of different universities in Canada and abroad, and has also worked as an advisor to the Government of Canada. One of his main concerns throughout his work is providing a liberal framework for the just treatment of minority groups, which he divides into two basic categories: polyethnic or immigrant groups, and national minorities (such as the Canadian Québécois, or the Māori of New Zealand). He lists criteria for national minorities or "minority nations": By these criteria, the two "minority nations" in Canada are the First Nations population and the Québécois. Kymlicka argues that such minority groups deserve unique rights from the state by the nature of their unique role and history within the national population. Polyethnic groups, however, are less deserving of such rights, since they come to the state voluntarily and thus have some degree of responsibility to integrate to the norms of their new nation. At the same time, Kymlicka acknowledges the problems faced by ...http://booksllc.net/?l=de ... Read more

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free.This is an OCR edition with typos.Excerpt from book:V. The double orders of the transverse arches and the extradoses, higher than the intradoses, show points of contact with S. Savino at Piacenza (Plate 185), an authentically dated monument of 1107. At S. Savino of Piacenza, however, the arches treated in this peculiar manner are in the main arcade, whereas at S. Martino they are in the transverse arches. S. Martino may, therefore, well be later than S. Savino, and may be ascribed to c. 1120, a date which agrees well with the character of the masonry and the elaborate section of the responds.MONTEVEGLIO,1 S. MARIA ASSUNTAI. This monument has been published by Maestri,2 and is mentioned by Melani.3II. The church of S. Maria of Monteveglio was given in 793 by the bishop of Parma to the bishop of Bologna.4A long inscription, still extant in the church at the west end of the southern side aisle, records that the chapter of canons regular was established by the countess Matilda in 1092.5 This inscription dates from 1658, and was hence1 (Bologna). 2 Rubbiano, 5o f.212.4 This text has been cited above under S. Stefano of Bologna, Vol. II, p. 135. MEMORINE PERENNIMATILDIS COMITISSEDOMINATIONE POPVLORVM ET PROVINCIARVM IMPERIOREGIBVS jEQVIPARAT-SlHEROIDVM CLARISSIME,VIRAGINVM FORTISSIMEAPOSTOLICI THRONI, ET PONTIFIOE POTESTATIS ADVERSVS IMPERATORES PERSECVTORES HENRICOS, LICET CONSANGVINEOS TVTELARI GLORIOSISSIMiE : PATRIMONY DIVI PETRI, POST AVGVSTOS CONSTANTINVM, ET CAROLVM MAGNOSLARGITRICI MVNIFICENTISSIME :QVOD CASTRVM HOC, ET COLLEGIVMANTIQVISSIMIS CANONIC1S REGVLARIBVSAD CLERICALEM DISCIPLINAM CONSERVANDAMANNO MIIXC [ = 1092] STABILIERIT, ET OPIBVS CVMVLARIT, GRATITVDINIS TESSERVLAM HANCPREDECESSORVM CORDIBVS DVDVM IMPRESS... ... Read more