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Burgundian Gothic Architecture (Studies in Architecture, Vol 3) Branner, Robert Sotheby Parke Bernet Pubns, Studies in architecture, v. 3, London, 1960 [i.e. 1961

Robert Branner. First Edition 1960, Reprinted In Paperback 1985.--t.p. Verso. Bibliography: P. 196. Includes Index.

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Aelbert Cuyp Aelbert Cuyp; Stephen Reiss London: Zwemmer, London, England, 1975

223 p. : 27 cm Bibliography: p. 215 Includes index

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The cinema of Otto Preminger (The International film guide series) Pratley, Gerald. cn London, A. Zwemmer; New York, A. S. Barnes, The International film guide series, London, New York, England, 1971

Part of the film guide series by Gerald Pratley.

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The Cinema of Josef von Sternberg (The International Film Guide series) Baxter, John, 1939- London: Zwemmer: New York: A. S. Barnes, The International film guide series, London, New York, England, 1971

192 p. : 16 cm Bibliography: p. 181-183

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The Cinema of John Ford (International Film Guides) Baxter, John, 1939- London: A. Zwemmer ; New York: A. S. Barnes, International film guide series, London, New York, England, 1971

Film guide.

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Against the Grain : A Deep History of the Earliest States James C. Scott Yale University Press, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2017

An Economist Best History Book 2017 “History as it should be written.”—Barry Cunliffe, Guardian “Scott hits the nail squarely on the head by exposing the staggering price our ancestors paid for civilization and political order.”—Walter Scheidel, Financial Times Why did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and cereal grains, and governed by precursors of today's states? Most people believe that plant and animal domestication allowed humans, finally, to settle down and form agricultural villages, towns, and states, which made possible civilization, law, public order, and a presumably secure way of living. But archaeological and historical evidence challenges this narrative. The first agrarian states, says James C. Scott, were born of accumulations of domestications: first fire, then plants, livestock, subjects of the state, captives, and finally women in the patriarchal family—all of which can be viewed as a way of gaining control over reproduction. Scott explores why we avoided sedentism and plow agriculture, the advantages of mobile subsistence, the unforeseeable disease epidemics arising from crowding plants, animals, and grain, and why all early states are based on millets and cereal grains and unfree labor. He also discusses the “barbarians” who long evaded state control, as a way of understanding continuing tension between states and nonsubject peoples.

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Against the Grain : A Deep History of the Earliest States James C. Scott Yale University Press, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2017

An account of all the new and surprising evidence now available for the beginnings of the earliest civilizations that contradict the standard narrative. Why did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and cereal grains, and governed by precursors of today's states? Most people believe that plant and animal domestication allowed humans, finally, to settle down and form agricultural villages, towns, and states, which made possible civilization, law, public order, and a presumably secure way of living. But archaeological and historical evidence challenges this narrative. The first agrarian states, says James C. Scott, were born of accumulations of domestications: first fire, then plants, livestock, subjects of the state, captives, and finally women in the patriarchal family--all of which can be viewed as a way of gaining control over reproduction. Scott explores why we avoided sedentism and plow agriculture, the advantages of mobile subsistence, the unforeseeable disease epidemics arising from crowding plants, animals, and grain, and why all early states are based on millets and cereal grains and unfree labor. He also discusses the "barbarians" who long evaded state control, as a way of understanding continuing tension between states and nonsubject peoples.

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Against the grain : a deep history of the earliest states Scott, James C., author New Haven : Yale University Press, Yale agrarian studies series, Connecticut, 2017

xvii, 312 pages : 22 cm, An account of all the new and surprising evidence now available for the beginnings of the earliest civilizations that contradict the standard narrative. Why did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and cereal grains, and governed by precursors of today's states? Most people believe that plant and animal domestication allowed humans, finally, to settle down and form agricultural villages, towns, and states, which made possible civilization, law, public order, and a presumably secure way of living. But archaeological and historical evidence challenges this narrative. The first agrarian states, says James C. Scott, were born of accumulations of domestications: first fire, then plants, livestock, subjects of the state, captives, and finally women in the patriarchal family--all of which can be viewed as a way of gaining control over reproduction. Scott explores why we avoided sedentism and plow agriculture, the advantages of mobile subsistence, the unforeseeable disease epidemics arising from crowding plants, animals, and grain, and why all early states are based on millets and cereal grains and unfree labor. He also discusses the \"barbarians\" who long evaded state control, as a way of understanding continuing tension between states and nonsubject peoples, Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-300) and index, A narrative in tatters : what I didn't know -- The domestication of fire, plants, animals, and... us -- Landscaping the world : the domus complex -- Zoonoses : a perfect epidemiological storm -- Agro-ecology of the early state -- Population control : bondage and war -- Fragility of the early state : collapse as disassembly -- The golden age of the barbarians

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Against the Grain : A Deep History of the Earliest States James C. Scott Yale University Press, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2017

An Economist Best History Book 2017 “History as it should be written.”—Barry Cunliffe, Guardian “Scott hits the nail squarely on the head by exposing the staggering price our ancestors paid for civilization and political order.”—Walter Scheidel, Financial Times Why did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and cereal grains, and governed by precursors of today's states? Most people believe that plant and animal domestication allowed humans, finally, to settle down and form agricultural villages, towns, and states, which made possible civilization, law, public order, and a presumably secure way of living. But archaeological and historical evidence challenges this narrative. The first agrarian states, says James C. Scott, were born of accumulations of domestications: first fire, then plants, livestock, subjects of the state, captives, and finally women in the patriarchal family—all of which can be viewed as a way of gaining control over reproduction. Scott explores why we avoided sedentism and plow agriculture, the advantages of mobile subsistence, the unforeseeable disease epidemics arising from crowding plants, animals, and grain, and why all early states are based on millets and cereal grains and unfree labor. He also discusses the “barbarians” who long evaded state control, as a way of understanding continuing tension between states and nonsubject peoples.

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Against the Grain : A Deep History of the Earliest States James C. Scott Yale University Press, 1, 2017-08-22

An account of all the new and surprising evidence now available for the beginnings of the earliest civilizations that contradict the standard narrative. Why did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and cereal grains, and governed by precursors of today's states? Most people believe that plant and animal domestication allowed humans, finally, to settle down and form agricultural villages, towns, and states, which made possible civilization, law, public order, and a presumably secure way of living. But archaeological and historical evidence challenges this narrative. The first agrarian states, says James C. Scott, were born of accumulations of domestications: first fire, then plants, livestock, subjects of the state, captives, and finally women in the patriarchal family--all of which can be viewed as a way of gaining control over reproduction. Scott explores why we avoided sedentism and plow agriculture, the advantages of mobile subsistence, the unforeseeable disease epidemics arising from crowding plants, animals, and grain, and why all early states are based on millets and cereal grains and unfree labor. He also discusses the "barbarians" who long evaded state control, as a way of understanding continuing tension between states and nonsubject peoples.

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Against the Grain : A Deep History of the Earliest States James C. Scott Yale University Press, 1, 2017-08-22

<DIV><B>An account of all the new and surprising evidence now available for the beginnings of the earliest civilizations that contradict the standard narrative</B><BR /><BR /> Why did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and cereal grains, and governed by precursors of today’s states? Most people believe that plant and animal domestication allowed humans, finally, to settle down and form agricultural villages, towns, and states, which made possible civilization, law, public order, and a presumably secure way of living. But archaeological and historical evidence challenges this narrative. The first agrarian states, says James C. Scott, were born of accumulations of domestications: first fire, then plants, livestock, subjects of the state, captives, and finally women in the patriarchal family—all of which can be viewed as a way of gaining control over reproduction.<BR /><BR /> Scott explores why we avoided sedentism and plow agriculture, the advantages of mobile subsistence, the unforeseeable disease epidemics arising from crowding plants, animals, and grain, and why all early states are based on millets and cereal grains and unfree labor. He also discusses the “barbarians” who long evaded state control, as a way of understanding continuing tension between states and nonsubject peoples.</DIV>

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Ange-Jacques Gabriel (Zwemmer Studies in Architecture, Vol 19) Tadgell, Christopher , 1939- London : A. Zwemmer, Studies in architecture ; v. 19, London, England, 1978

xxv, 215 p., [75] leaves of plates : 31 cm, Bibliography: p. xiii-xvi, Includes index

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Against the grain: a deep history of the first civilizations Scott, James C. Yale University Press, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2017

An account of all the new and surprising evidence now available for the beginnings of the earliest civilizations that contradict the standard narrative. Why did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and cereal grains, and governed by precursors of today's states? Most people believe that plant and animal domestication allowed humans, finally, to settle down and form agricultural villages, towns, and states, which made possible civilization, law, public order, and a presumably secure way of living. But archaeological and historical evidence challenges this narrative. The first agrarian states, says James C. Scott, were born of accumulations of domestications: first fire, then plants, livestock, subjects of the state, captives, and finally women in the patriarchal family--all of which can be viewed as a way of gaining control over reproduction. Scott explores why we avoided sedentism and plow agriculture, the advantages of mobile subsistence, the unforeseeable disease epidemics arising from crowding plants, animals, and grain, and why all early states are based on millets and cereal grains and unfree labor. He also discusses the "barbarians" who long evaded state control, as a way of understanding continuing tension between states and nonsubject peoples.

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Against the Grain : A Deep History of the Earliest States James C. Scott New Haven: Yale University Press, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2017

An Economist Best History Book 2017 “History as it should be written.”—Barry Cunliffe, Guardian “Scott hits the nail squarely on the head by exposing the staggering price our ancestors paid for civilization and political order.”—Walter Scheidel, Financial Times Why did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and cereal grains, and governed by precursors of today's states? Most people believe that plant and animal domestication allowed humans, finally, to settle down and form agricultural villages, towns, and states, which made possible civilization, law, public order, and a presumably secure way of living. But archaeological and historical evidence challenges this narrative. The first agrarian states, says James C. Scott, were born of accumulations of domestications: first fire, then plants, livestock, subjects of the state, captives, and finally women in the patriarchal family—all of which can be viewed as a way of gaining control over reproduction. Scott explores why we avoided sedentism and plow agriculture, the advantages of mobile subsistence, the unforeseeable disease epidemics arising from crowding plants, animals, and grain, and why all early states are based on millets and cereal grains and unfree labor. He also discusses the “barbarians” who long evaded state control, as a way of understanding continuing tension between states and nonsubject peoples.

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Against the Grain : A Deep History of the Earliest States James C. Scott Yale University Press, 1, 2017-08-22

Review “The most interesting non-fiction read of the year. . . . Urgently recommended, and fun to read as well.”—Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution “Fascinating. . . . Our agrarian-biased view of history, Scott concludes, could use some reworking. Most of the world’s early human populations likely enjoyed semisettled, semiagrarian lives beyond the state’s grasp.”—Suzanne Shablovsky, Science “A contemporary master of the political counter-narrative has produced a book on the origins of civilization – this is, quite simply, a must-read.”—David Wengrow, author of What Makes Civilization? “This is a brilliant, accessible, and highly original account of the origins of sedentism, farming, states, and the relations between agrarian and nomadic communities. It should attract a wider audience than any of Scott’s earlier books.”—J. R. McNeill, co-author of The Great Acceleration: An Environmental History of the Anthropocene since 1945 “A sweeping and provocative look at the 'rise of civilization,' focusing particularly on those parts, peoples, and issues that are normally overlooked in conventional historical narratives.”—Alison Betts, The University of Sydney “Brilliant, sparkling, dissident scholarship. In Scott’s hands, agriculture looks like a terrible choice, states and empires look fragile, ephemeral, and predatory, and the ‘barbarians’ beyond their borders lived in relative freedom and affluence.”—David Christian, Macquarie University, Sydney “This book is fascinating and original, containing a lesson on every page. Brilliant. James Scott is a legend."—Tim Harford, author of Messy and The Undercover Economist Read more About the Author James C. Scott is Sterling Professor of Political Science and codirector of the Agrarian Studies Program at Yale University. His previous books include Domination and the Arts of Resistance, Seeing Like a State, and The Art of Not Being Governed.

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Against the Grain : A Deep History of the Earliest States James C. Scott Yale University Press, 1, 2017-08-22

Review “The most interesting non-fiction read of the year. . . . Urgently recommended, and fun to read as well.”—Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution “Fascinating. . . . Our agrarian-biased view of history, Scott concludes, could use some reworking. Most of the world’s early human populations likely enjoyed semisettled, semiagrarian lives beyond the state’s grasp.”—Suzanne Shablovsky, Science “A contemporary master of the political counter-narrative has produced a book on the origins of civilization – this is, quite simply, a must-read.”—David Wengrow, author of What Makes Civilization? “This is a brilliant, accessible, and highly original account of the origins of sedentism, farming, states, and the relations between agrarian and nomadic communities. It should attract a wider audience than any of Scott’s earlier books.”—J. R. McNeill, co-author of The Great Acceleration: An Environmental History of the Anthropocene since 1945 “A sweeping and provocative look at the 'rise of civilization,' focusing particularly on those parts, peoples, and issues that are normally overlooked in conventional historical narratives.”—Alison Betts, The University of Sydney “Brilliant, sparkling, dissident scholarship. In Scott’s hands, agriculture looks like a terrible choice, states and empires look fragile, ephemeral, and predatory, and the ‘barbarians’ beyond their borders lived in relative freedom and affluence.”—David Christian, Macquarie University, Sydney “This book is fascinating and original, containing a lesson on every page. Brilliant. James Scott is a legend."—Tim Harford, author of Messy and The Undercover Economist Read more About the Author James C. Scott is Sterling Professor of Political Science and codirector of the Agrarian Studies Program at Yale University. His previous books include Domination and the Arts of Resistance, Seeing Like a State, and The Art of Not Being Governed.

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Against the Grain : A Deep History of the Earliest States James C. Scott Yale University Press, 1, 2017-08-22

Review “The most interesting non-fiction read of the year. . . . Urgently recommended, and fun to read as well.”—Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution “Fascinating. . . . Our agrarian-biased view of history, Scott concludes, could use some reworking. Most of the world’s early human populations likely enjoyed semisettled, semiagrarian lives beyond the state’s grasp.”—Suzanne Shablovsky, Science “A contemporary master of the political counter-narrative has produced a book on the origins of civilization – this is, quite simply, a must-read.”—David Wengrow, author of What Makes Civilization? “This is a brilliant, accessible, and highly original account of the origins of sedentism, farming, states, and the relations between agrarian and nomadic communities. It should attract a wider audience than any of Scott’s earlier books.”—J. R. McNeill, co-author of The Great Acceleration: An Environmental History of the Anthropocene since 1945 “A sweeping and provocative look at the 'rise of civilization,' focusing particularly on those parts, peoples, and issues that are normally overlooked in conventional historical narratives.”—Alison Betts, The University of Sydney “Brilliant, sparkling, dissident scholarship. In Scott’s hands, agriculture looks like a terrible choice, states and empires look fragile, ephemeral, and predatory, and the ‘barbarians’ beyond their borders lived in relative freedom and affluence.”—David Christian, Macquarie University, Sydney “This book is fascinating and original, containing a lesson on every page. Brilliant. James Scott is a legend."—Tim Harford, author of Messy and The Undercover Economist Read more About the Author James C. Scott is Sterling Professor of Political Science and codirector of the Agrarian Studies Program at Yale University. His previous books include Domination and the Arts of Resistance, Seeing Like a State, and The Art of Not Being Governed.

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The choice of the private trader : the private market in Chinese export procelain illustrated from the Hodroff collection David Sanctuary Howard Sothebys Pubns, First Edition, PT, 1994

The Private Trade in Chinese Export porcelain, as distinct from East India Company trade, has hitherto scarcely been recoginised as a subject in its own right. And yet the officers and supercargoes of the Hon. East India Company took full advantage of their license to trade on their own account; it is just this attractive and innovative ware, chosen by them at their own capital risk, that is most collected today. David S. Howard surveys more than two centuries of manufacture, and throws new light on how the trade was actually conducted. The Hodroff collection, the largest and most comprehensive of its kind in the world, closely mirrors the tastes of the private traders and is the ideal source of illustration for this pioneering work.

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Carlo Maderno And Roman Architecture, 1580-1630 (study In Architecture) Howard Hibbard Tbs The Book Service Ltd, Studies in architecture, v. 10, London, England, 1971

xvi, 404 p. 31 cm Sole distributor in the U.S.A.; Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park, Pa English or Italian "Catalogue": p. 107-234 Bibliography: p. 380-390

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The Cinema of Carl Dreyer (from The International Film Guide Series) Milne, Tom. New York: A. S. Barnes ; London: A. Zwemmer Limited, The International film guide series, New York, New York State, 1971

191 p. : 16 cm Bibliography: p. 190-191 Filmography: p. 179-190

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Bridget Riley : dialogues on art with Neil MacGregor, E.H. Gombrich, Michael Craig-Martin, Andrew Graham-Dixon and Bryan Robertson Riley, Bridget, MacGregor, Neil, Gombrich, E. H., Craig-Martin, Michael, Graham-Dixon, Andrew, Robertson, Bryan, Kudielka, Robert London: Zwemmer ; Wappingers' Falls, N.Y.: Distributed in the USA and Canada by Antique Collector's Club, London, Wappingers' Falls, N.Y, England, 1995

Bridget Riley is one of the outstanding figures of modern painting. For thirty-five years she has pursued a course of rigorous abstraction, from her celebrated Op Art works in black and white of the 1960s to the complex colour paintings of the 1990s. On the occasion of a major exhibition of her recent work at the Hayward Gallery, London, in 1992, BBC Radio broadcast an illuminating series of five dialogues, each one between Riley and a well-known personality from the art world. These talks have been brought together in this volume, expertly edited by the art historian Robert Kudielka. With Neil MacGregor, Director of the National Gallery, London, she discusses the art of the past in relation to the present; with Sir Ernst Gombrich the perception of colour in painting; with the artist Michael Craig-Martin, the theory and practice of abstraction; and with the critics Bryan Robertson and Andrew Graham-Dixon she talks about the events and travels that have shaped her life as an artist.

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Against the Grain : A Deep History of the Earliest States James C. Scott Yale University Press, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2017

An account of all the new and surprising evidence now available for the beginnings of the earliest civilizations that contradict the standard narrativeWhy did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and cereal grains, and governed by precursors of today's states? Most people believe that plant and animal domestication allowed humans, finally, to settle down and form agricultural villages, towns, and states, which made possible civilization, law, public order, and a presumably secure way of living. But archaeological and historical evidence challenges this narrative. The first agrarian states, says James C. Scott, were born of accumulations of domestications: first fire, then plants, livestock, subjects of the state, captives, and finally women in the patriarchal family—all of which can be viewed as a way of gaining control over reproduction.Scott explores why we avoided sedentism and plow agriculture, the...ISBN : 9780300182910

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Against the Grain : A Deep History of the Earliest States James C. Scott Yale University Press, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2017

An Economist Best History Book 2017 “History as it should be written.”—Barry Cunliffe, Guardian “Scott hits the nail squarely on the head by exposing the staggering price our ancestors paid for civilization and political order.”—Walter Scheidel, Financial Times Why did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and cereal grains, and governed by precursors of today's states? Most people believe that plant and animal domestication allowed humans, finally, to settle down and form agricultural villages, towns, and states, which made possible civilization, law, public order, and a presumably secure way of living. But archaeological and historical evidence challenges this narrative. The first agrarian states, says James C. Scott, were born of accumulations of domestications: first fire, then plants, livestock, subjects of the state, captives, and finally women in the patriarchal family—all of which can be viewed as a way of gaining control over reproduction. Scott explores why we avoided sedentism and plow agriculture, the advantages of mobile subsistence, the unforeseeable disease epidemics arising from crowding plants, animals, and grain, and why all early states are based on millets and cereal grains and unfree labor. He also discusses the “barbarians” who long evaded state control, as a way of understanding continuing tension between states and nonsubject peoples.

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Cinema of Fritz Lang (International Film Guides) by Paul M. Jensen A.S. Barnes ; Tantivy Press, The International film guide series, New York, New York State, 1969

223 pages 16 cm "Filmography": pages 205-218. Bibliography: p. 219-223

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Against the Grain : A Deep History of the Earliest States Scott, James C. Yale University Press, 1, 2017-08-22

An account of all the new and surprising evidence now available for the beginnings of the earliest civilizations that contradict the standard narrative. Why did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and cereal grains, and governed by precursors of today's states? Most people believe that plant and animal domestication allowed humans, finally, to settle down and form agricultural villages, towns, and states, which made possible civilization, law, public order, and a presumably secure way of living. But archaeological and historical evidence challenges this narrative. The first agrarian states, says James C. Scott, were born of accumulations of domestications: first fire, then plants, livestock, subjects of the state, captives, and finally women in the patriarchal family--all of which can be viewed as a way of gaining control over reproduction. Scott explores why we avoided sedentism and plow agriculture, the advantages of mobile subsistence, the unforeseeable disease epidemics arising from crowding plants, animals, and grain, and why all early states are based on millets and cereal grains and unfree labor. He also discusses the "barbarians" who long evaded state control, as a way of understanding continuing tension between states and nonsubject peoples.

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Anton Raphael Mengs, 1728-1779, and his British patrons Steffi Roettgen; [designed by Alan Bartram; translated from German by Eileen Martin; edited by Alex Bell] London: Zwemmer: English Heritage ; New York: Distributed in the USA and Canada by Rizzoli International Publications, London, New York, England, 1993

During His Lifetime Anton Raphael Mengs (1728-79) Was Considered One Of The Most Important Painters In Europe, But His Reputation Declined With The Rise Of Romanticism And Has Only Begun To Recover In Recent Years. Born In Aussig, And Brought Up In Dresden, He Became Principal Painter To The Royal Courts Of Saxony And Madrid, But His Main Base Was To Be Rome. He Never Visited Great Britain, Refusing, Out Of Loyalty To His King, The Invitations He Received To Come And Work Here. Through The Diplomat Sir Charles Hanbury Williams In Dresden, Mengs Was Introduced To Key Members Of The British Circle In Florence, Such As The Ambassador Sir Horace Mann, Who Provided A Crucial Link Between British Travellers And The Artistic Circles Of Rome. This Was, Of Course, The Heyday Of The British Grand Tour, And In Many Ways, It Was Unnecessary For Mengs To Go To Britain - Britain, In The Wealthy Form Of Its Youthful Aristocracy, Came To Him. As The Seven Years' War Cut Off Mengs's Official Source Of Income From The Elector Of Saxony, He Was Probably Grateful To Be Able To Turn To The Lucrative Field Of Grand Tour Portraiture. Mengs Quickly Became One Of The Central Figures Of The Neoclassical 'set' That Gathered Round The Great German Antiquarian Winckelmann. His Studio Was Open To All, And This Period Saw Figures Like Richard Wilson (a Friend, Whose Portrait Mengs Painted), Robert Adam, Allan Ramsay, Robert Wood, James 'athenian' Stuart, Piranesi, And Of Course, Mengs's Great Rival In The Field Of Grand Tour Portraits, Pompeo Batoni, All At Work And Sharing Ideas And Tastes. Thomas Jenkins, Artist And The Most Famous Dealer Of The Time, Was Another Friend. In This Intellectual Climate, Mengs Produced Works For Like-minded British Patrons Which Were To Have A Strong Influence On Art In This Country, Like The Enormous Copy After Raphael's School Of Athens For Northumberland House (now In The Victoria And Albert Museum) And Augustus And Cleopatra, (finished In 1761) For Henry Hoare Of Stourhead - One Of The Crucial Foundation Works Of Neo-classicism. Encouraged By Winckelmann, Mengs Committed His Theory Of Art To Paper, And Through Works Like His Gedanken Uber Die Schonheit, Which Was To Be Translated Into Every Major European Language, Including English (in 1792), His Fame And Influence Spread. During The Long Eclipse Of Mengs's Reputation, Many Of His Paintings Lay Hidden In British Collections, To Survive And Finally Be Rediscovered; In Some Cases These Works Had Been Considered Lost. This Catalogue To Accompany The Exhibition 'anton Raphael Mengs And His British Patrons' At The Iveagh Bequest, Kenwood, Illustrates Such Works And It Is Hoped That, As A Result Of It, More 'lost' Works Will Be Unearthed. Sir Charles Hanbury Williams -- The Raphael Copy For Northumberland House -- Richard Wilson, Thomas Jenkins, Daniel Webb And Other Britons In Rome -- Portraits Of British Sitters -- Paintings For British Patrons And In British Collections -- Mengs's Contacts With Great Britain While In Spain -- Lord Cowper And The British Colony In Florence -- British Commissions And Contacts In Rome From 1771 To 1779 -- The Decline In Mengs's Reputation -- Chronology Of Mengs's Life -- Catalogue Of Works. Steffi Roettgen ; [translated From German By Eileen Martin]. Catalog Of An Exhibition Organized By English Heritage And Held At The Iveagh Bequest, Kenwood, London In 1993. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 157-158) And Index.

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Against the Grain : A Deep History of the Earliest States James C. Scott Yale University Press, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2017

An Economist Best History Book 2017 “History as it should be written.”—Barry Cunliffe, Guardian “Scott hits the nail squarely on the head by exposing the staggering price our ancestors paid for civilization and political order.”—Walter Scheidel, Financial Times Why did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and cereal grains, and governed by precursors of today's states? Most people believe that plant and animal domestication allowed humans, finally, to settle down and form agricultural villages, towns, and states, which made possible civilization, law, public order, and a presumably secure way of living. But archaeological and historical evidence challenges this narrative. The first agrarian states, says James C. Scott, were born of accumulations of domestications: first fire, then plants, livestock, subjects of the state, captives, and finally women in the patriarchal family—all of which can be viewed as a way of gaining control over reproduction. Scott explores why we avoided sedentism and plow agriculture, the advantages of mobile subsistence, the unforeseeable disease epidemics arising from crowding plants, animals, and grain, and why all early states are based on millets and cereal grains and unfree labor. He also discusses the “barbarians” who long evaded state control, as a way of understanding continuing tension between states and nonsubject peoples.

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The cinema of Francois Truffaut (The International film guide series) Petrie, Graham A.S. Barnes & Co : A. Zwemmer, The International film guide series, New York, New York State, 1970

240 pages 17 cm Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-240)

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Against the Grain : A Deep History of the Earliest States James C. Scott Yale University Press, 1, 2017-08-22

Review “The most interesting non-fiction read of the year. . . . Urgently recommended, and fun to read as well.”—Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution “Fascinating. . . . Our agrarian-biased view of history, Scott concludes, could use some reworking. Most of the world’s early human populations likely enjoyed semisettled, semiagrarian lives beyond the state’s grasp.”—Suzanne Shablovsky, Science “A contemporary master of the political counter-narrative has produced a book on the origins of civilization – this is, quite simply, a must-read.”—David Wengrow, author of What Makes Civilization? “This is a brilliant, accessible, and highly original account of the origins of sedentism, farming, states, and the relations between agrarian and nomadic communities. It should attract a wider audience than any of Scott’s earlier books.”—J. R. McNeill, co-author of The Great Acceleration: An Environmental History of the Anthropocene since 1945 “A sweeping and provocative look at the 'rise of civilization,' focusing particularly on those parts, peoples, and issues that are normally overlooked in conventional historical narratives.”—Alison Betts, The University of Sydney “Brilliant, sparkling, dissident scholarship. In Scott’s hands, agriculture looks like a terrible choice, states and empires look fragile, ephemeral, and predatory, and the ‘barbarians’ beyond their borders lived in relative freedom and affluence.”—David Christian, Macquarie University, Sydney “This book is fascinating and original, containing a lesson on every page. Brilliant. James Scott is a legend."—Tim Harford, author of Messy and The Undercover Economist Read more About the Author James C. Scott is Sterling Professor of Political Science and codirector of the Agrarian Studies Program at Yale University. His previous books include Domination and the Arts of Resistance, Seeing Like a State, and The Art of Not Being Governed.

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Against the Grain : A Deep History of the Earliest States James C. Scott Yale University Press, 1, 2017-08-22

Review “The most interesting non-fiction read of the year. . . . Urgently recommended, and fun to read as well.”—Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution “Fascinating. . . . Our agrarian-biased view of history, Scott concludes, could use some reworking. Most of the world’s early human populations likely enjoyed semisettled, semiagrarian lives beyond the state’s grasp.”—Suzanne Shablovsky, Science “A contemporary master of the political counter-narrative has produced a book on the origins of civilization – this is, quite simply, a must-read.”—David Wengrow, author of What Makes Civilization? “This is a brilliant, accessible, and highly original account of the origins of sedentism, farming, states, and the relations between agrarian and nomadic communities. It should attract a wider audience than any of Scott’s earlier books.”—J. R. McNeill, co-author of The Great Acceleration: An Environmental History of the Anthropocene since 1945 “A sweeping and provocative look at the 'rise of civilization,' focusing particularly on those parts, peoples, and issues that are normally overlooked in conventional historical narratives.”—Alison Betts, The University of Sydney “Brilliant, sparkling, dissident scholarship. In Scott’s hands, agriculture looks like a terrible choice, states and empires look fragile, ephemeral, and predatory, and the ‘barbarians’ beyond their borders lived in relative freedom and affluence.”—David Christian, Macquarie University, Sydney “This book is fascinating and original, containing a lesson on every page. Brilliant. James Scott is a legend."—Tim Harford, author of Messy and The Undercover Economist Read more About the Author James C. Scott is Sterling Professor of Political Science and codirector of the Agrarian Studies Program at Yale University. His previous books include Domination and the Arts of Resistance, Seeing Like a State, and The Art of Not Being Governed.

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Ange-Jacques Gabriel / by Christopher Tadgell. Tadgell, Christopher , 1939- A. Zwemmer, c1978., Studies in architecture ; v. 19, London, England, 1978

By Christopher Tadgell. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. Xiii-xvi.

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