The purpose of this dissertation is to suggest that peace is an idea that changes throughout the history of the west, rather than to show how nations may achieve peace or to define what it is. It begins as a concept the power brokers refer to or...
Plague--History--Europe; Black Death--Social aspects--Europe; Erotica--Europe--History; Idols and images--Europe--History; Superstition--Europe--History
This thesis examines a large corpus of enigmatic pilgrimage badges dating from
roughly 1350-1500 CE. The badges were brought to light during archaeological
excavations of water sites throughout the Schelde Estuary in the Netherlands, the
riverbanks...
Sculpture; Metalwork; Equestrian statues; Commemorations; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Military leadership; Power (Social sciences); Portraits; Men; Military officers; Mercenaries (Soldiers); Soldiers; Military personnel; People associated...
Sculpture; Equestrian statues; Metalwork; Commemorations; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Military leadership; Power (Social sciences); Portraits; Men; Military officers; Military personnel; Soldiers; Mercenaries (Soldiers); People associated...
To gain a true appreciation of the works of any author, we must first be familiar with his race, his environment, and the period in which and of which he wrote. The Paris of the early seventeenth century was far different from the modern metropolis...
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Art; Breastfeeding in art
This dissertation is an analysis of Italian late medieval and Renaissance peoples’ response to the Madonna lactans image. Although the images that comprise this type are similar in that Mary holds Christ at her breast, they vary widely in...
