Museumswissenschaft, Museumsanalyse, Museumsgeschichte, Museumstheorien ... – neben Bezeichnungen wie Museologie und Museumskunde haben in den letzten Jahren Komposita Verwendung gefunden, die vor allem eines vor Augen führen: das zunehmende wissenschaftliche Interesse an Museen. Bis heute kehrt dabei das Argument stets wieder, dass die Institution maßgeblicher Schauplatz nationaler Identitätsbildung gewesen sei. Der Band rückt hingegen das Museum als Produkt grenzüberschreitender Austausch- und Transferprozesse von circa 1750 bis 1940 in den Mittelpunkt.

The Rough Guide Snapshot to Piemonte & Valle d'Aosta is the ultimate travel guide to this mountainous region of Italy. It guides you through the area with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from Turin's dazzling array of museums to the Alpine valleys and peaks of the Gran Paradiso National Park. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and nightlife, ensuring you have the best trip possible, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to Italy, with all the practical information you need for travelling around the country, including transport, food, drink, costs, health, festivals and outdoor activities. Also published as part of the Rough Guide to Italy. Now available in ePub format.

Una guida agile per visitare Torino in un weekend lungo o per un breve soggiorno. Quattro itinerari selezionati guidano alla scoperta dei luoghi da non perdere. Vengono offerte delle indicazioni per lo shopping, tutti gli indirizzi legati alla ricca tradizione musicale sabauda, un&'accurata selezione dei ristoranti torinesi e i caffè e le pasticcerie più interessanti e golose. Le indicazioni relative all&'alloggio spaziano dagli alberghi più prestigiosi a quelli più economici. All&'interno della copertina anche la Carta Zoom: una dettagliata e chiara cartina del centro della città in cui sono indicati prospetticamente tutti i principali monumenti.

The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts covers thousands of years of decorative arts production throughout western and non-western culture. With over 1,000 entries, as well as hundreds drawn from the 34-volume Dictionary of Art, this topical collection is a valuable resource for those interested in the history, practice, and mechanics of the decorative arts. Accompanied by almost 100 color and more than 500 black and white illustrations, the 1,290 pages of this title include hundreds of entries on artists and craftsmen, the qualities and historic uses of materials, as well as concise definitions on art forms and style. Explore the works of Alvar Aalto, Charles and Ray Eames, and the Wiener Wekstatte, or delve into the history of Navajo blankets and wing chairs in thousands of entries on artists, craftsmen, designers, workshops, and decorative art forms.

Analyzing seventeenth-century images of the dead Christ produced by Gregorio Fern?ez, author Ilenia Col?endoza investigates how and why the artist and his patrons manipulated these images in connection with the religious literature of the time to produce striking images that moved the faithful to devotion. In so doing, she contributes new findings to the topic of Spanish sacred sculpture. The author re-examines these sculptures not only in the context of a larger sculptural group but also as independent sculptures that were intended as powerful aids to contemplation and devotion as was prescribed by the writings of San Juan de la Cruz and Luis de Granada. Combining study of the sculptural works with that of liturgical sources, she reveals the connection between the written word and the sculpted work of art. Through this interdisciplinary approach, the author links Fern?ez's sculptural program with the strategic objectives of major patrons of the period, such as the Duke of Lerma and King Philip III of Spain, both fervent defenders of the Catholic faith.

Definitive cultural guide to monuments, museums and architectural and archological sites. Each book in the Heritage Guide series provides: dozens of full-color maps; color photographs and line drawings accompanying detailed and up-to-date text; travelers' information with selected addresses of museums, galleries, theaters, cultural institutions, stores for fine shopping, cafes and pastry shops; listings of accomodations and restaurants with quality ratings, price range, addresses and telephone and fax numbers. Special features in The Heritage Guide to Italy: detachable fold-out map of the entire country; 120 maps and plans of cities and historical sites; 80 driving tours with detailed maps; nearly 1000 desciptions of cities, towns, villages and landmarks.

This book is a major study in English of the duchy of Savoy during the period of the Thirty Years War. Rather than examining Savoy purely in terms of its military or geo-strategic role, Dynasty and Diplomacy in the Court of Savoy comprises three interwoven strands: the dynastic ambitions of the ruling House of Savoy, the family interests of an elite clan in ducal service, and the unique role played by one member of that clan, Abate Alessandro Scaglia (1592-1641), who emerged as one of Europe's most widely known diplomats. Scaglia, the focus of the book, affords insights not only into Savoyard court politics and diplomacy, but more generally into a diplomatic culture of seventeenth-century Europe. With his image fixed by a remarkable series of Van Dyck portraits, Scaglia is emblematic of an international network of princes, diplomats, courtiers and artists, at the point of contact between dynasticism, high politics and the arts.