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23 produkter
Chronicle of Western Costume
From the Ancient World to the Late Twentieth Century
Av John Peacock
Häftad, 2019
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
217 kr
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Here, in more than one thousand full-colour illustrations, is the history of Western costume, from ancient Egypt to Paris fashion. John Peacock’s meticulous drawings are organized in chronological sections and accompanied by detailed descriptions of each figure, including the individual items of …
Definition, Practice, and Psychology of Vedanā
Knowing How It Feels
Av John Peacock, Martine Batchelor
Inbunden, 2019
2512 kr
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This book examines the importance of the topic of ‘feeling tone’ (vedanā) as it appears in early Buddhist texts and practice, and also within contemporary, secular, mindfulness-based interventions.The volume aims to highlight the crucial nature of the ‘feeling tone’ or ‘taste of experience’ in …
Picturing Courtiers and Nobles from Castiglione to Van Dyck
Self Representation by Early Modern Elites
Av John Peacock
Inbunden, 2020
2826 kr
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This interdisciplinary study examines painted portraiture as a defining metaphor of elite self-representation in early modern culture. Beginning with Castiglione’s Book of the Courtier (1528), the most influential early modern account of the formation of elite identity, the argument traces a path …
Picturing Courtiers and Nobles from Castiglione to Van Dyck
Self Representation by Early Modern Elites
Av John Peacock
Häftad, 2023
727 kr
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This interdisciplinary study examines painted portraiture as a defining metaphor of elite self-representation in early modern culture. Beginning with Castiglione’s Book of the Courtier (1528), the most influential early modern account of the formation of elite identity, the argument traces a path …
Story of Costume
Av John Peacock
Inbunden, 2006, 3-6 år
136 kr
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This beautifully illustrated, full-colour history of costume has been produced by bestselling author John Peacock especially for children.With over 320 hand-drawn illustrations, and clearly written descriptions on every page, the book offers a broad survey of Western costume from ancient times …
The Stage Designs of Inigo Jones
The European Context
Av John Peacock
Häftad, 2006
803 kr
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This lavishly illustrated book is a full-length study of Inigo Jones as a stage-designer. Jones's designs for the Stuart court masques (and associated court entertainments) between 1605 and 1640 played a crucial role in transmitting the visual language of the Italian Renaissance tradition into …
Children of the Wolf
Av John Peacock
Häftad, 2013
223 kr
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Robin and Linda are 21-year-old twins who were given up for adoption shortly after birth. Having traced their biological mother, Helena, they lure her to an abandoned house on the pretext that she will be meeting Michael, her former lover. Here the twins reveal their identity to Helena, taunting …
Look of Van Dyck
The Self-Portrait with a Sunflower and the Vision of the Painter
Av John Peacock
Inbunden, 2006
2586 kr
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Based on a close study of Van Dyck's Self-portrait with a Sunflower, this book examines the picture's context in the symbolic discourses of the period and in the artist's oeuvre. The portrait is interpreted as a programmatic statement, made in the ambience of the Caroline court after Van Dyck's …
Picturing Courtiers and Nobles from Castiglione to Van Dyck
Self Representation by Early Modern Elites
Av John Peacock
E-bok, 2020
856 kr
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This interdisciplinary study examines painted portraiture as a defining metaphor of elite self-representation in early modern culture. Beginning with Castiglione’s Book of the Courtier (1528), the most influential early modern account of the formation of elite identity, the argument traces a path …
Picturing Courtiers and Nobles from Castiglione to Van Dyck
Self Representation by Early Modern Elites
Av John Peacock
E-bok, 2020
838 kr
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This interdisciplinary study examines painted portraiture as a defining metaphor of elite self-representation in early modern culture. Beginning with Castiglione’s Book of the Courtier (1528), the most influential early modern account of the formation of elite identity, the argument traces a path …
Definition, Practice, and Psychology of Vedana
Knowing How It Feels
Av Martine Batchelor, John Peacock
E-bok, 2020
796 kr
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This book examines the importance of the topic of ‘ feeling tone’ ( vedanā ) as it appears in early Buddhist texts and practice, and also within contemporary, secular, mindfulness-based interventions. The volume aims to highlight the crucial nature of the ‘feeling tone’ or ‘taste of experience’ in …
Definition, Practice, and Psychology of Vedana
Knowing How It Feels
Av Martine Batchelor, John Peacock
E-bok, 2020
796 kr
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This book examines the importance of the topic of ‘ feeling tone’ ( vedanā ) as it appears in early Buddhist texts and practice, and also within contemporary, secular, mindfulness-based interventions. The volume aims to highlight the crucial nature of the ‘feeling tone’ or ‘taste of experience’ in …
Definition, Practice, and Psychology of Vedanā
Knowing How It Feels
Av John Peacock, Martine Batchelor
Häftad, 2021
691 kr
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This book examines the importance of the topic of ‘feeling tone’ (vedanā) as it appears in early Buddhist texts and practice, and also within contemporary, secular, mindfulness-based interventions.The volume aims to highlight the crucial nature of the ‘feeling tone’ or ‘taste of experience’ in …
Look of Van Dyck
The Self-Portrait with a Sunflower and the Vision of the Painter
Av John Peacock
Häftad, 2016
817 kr
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Based on a close study of Van Dyck's Self-portrait with a Sunflower, this book examines the picture's context in the symbolic discourses of the period and in the artist's oeuvre. The portrait is interpreted as a programmatic statement, made in the ambience of the Caroline court after Van Dyck's …
Posters of the Moulin Rouge
Eight BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramas based on the characters of Toulouse-Lautrec
Av John Peacock
Ljudbok, 2022
167 kr
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Toulouse-Lautrec''s iconic Parisian poster stars come to life in these full-cast dramas, set in 19th-century Montmartre 1889, Paris. When Charles Zidler''s extravagant pleasure palace, the Moulin Rouge, opens in bohemian Montmartre, he commissions local artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec to create a …
London Particulars
A BBC Radio 4 crime drama
Av John Peacock
Ljudbok, 2022
129 kr
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A BBC Radio thriller series about two old-school detectives who solve crimes in Victorian London 1839, and Bow Street Runner Pip Shepherd is out of a job. The Runners have been disbanded, merged with Sir Robert Peel''s new Metropolitan Police - and there''s no way Pip''s signing up with them. But …
Slovak Republic. An analysis of economic functioning in an incomplete monetary union
Av John Peacock
E-bok, 2017
204 kr
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Seminar paper from the year 2017 in the subject Economics - Case Scenarios, grade: 1,3, University of Applied Sciences Berlin, course: The Economics of European Integration, language: English, abstract: An analysis of how and to which extent the Slovak Republic can deal with membership within an …
economic development of the Slovak Republic from post-Soviet control to present day. An Economic Analysis
Av John Peacock
E-bok, 2017
204 kr
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Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject Economics - Case Scenarios, grade: 1,3, University of Applied Sciences Berlin, language: English, abstract: This paper explores the economic development of the Slovak Republic from post-Soviet control to present day. The following paper explores the …
Gamification as a Means of Workplace Performance Improvement
Av John Peacock
E-bok, 2017
236 kr
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Bachelor Thesis from the year 2015 in the subject Leadership and Human Resources - Miscellaneous, grade: 2,3, University of Applied Sciences Berlin, language: English, abstract: This thesis explores how gamification might be implemented to lessen the problems associated with of the Dunning-Kruger …
Gamification as a Means of Workplace Performance Improvement
Av John Peacock
Häftad, 2017
531 kr
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Story of Edinburgh
Av John Peacock
Häftad, 2017
260 kr
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This richly illustrated history explores every aspect of life in Edinburgh. This book covers the history of the city of Edinburgh from the first Mesolithic explorers who camped on the shores of the Forth some 10,000 years ago to the controversies of modern times. Taking a wider perspective it …
