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The Szymanowski Companion

The Szymanowski Companion

The Polish composer Karol Szymanowski is one of the most fascinating musical figures of the early twentieth century. His works included four symphonies two violin concertos the operas Hagith and King Roger the ballet-pantomime Harnasie the oratorio Stabat Mater as well as numerous piano violin vocal and choral compositions. The profile and popularity of Szymanowski's music outside Poland has never been higher and continues to grow. The Szymanowski Companion constitutes the most significant and comprehensive reference source to the composer in English. Edited by two of the leading scholars in the field Paul Cadrin and Stephen Downes the collection consists of over 50 contributions from an international array of contributors including recognized Polish experts. The Companion thus provides a systematic authoritative and up-to-date compilation of information concerning the composer's life thought and works.

GBP 35.99
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Mary of Mercy in Medieval and Renaissance Italian Art Devotional image and civic emblem

Mary of Mercy in Medieval and Renaissance Italian Art Devotional image and civic emblem

Mater Misericordiae—Mother of Mercy—emerged as one of the most prolific subjects in central Italian art from the late thirteenth through the sixteenth centuries. With iconographic origins in Marian cult relics brought from Palestine to Constantinople in the fifth century the amalgam of attributes coalesced in Armenian Cilicia then morphed as it spread to Cyprus. An early concept of Mary of Mercy—the Virgin standing with outstretched arms and a wide mantle under which kneel or stand devotees—entered the Italian peninsula at the ports of Bari and Venice during the Crusades eventually converging in central Italy. The mendicant orders adopted the image as an easily recognizable symbol for mercy and aided in its diffusion. In this study the author’s primary goals are to explore the iconographic origins of the Madonna della Misericordia as a devotional image by identifying and analyzing key attributes; to consider circumstances for its eventual overlapping function as a secular symbol used by lay confraternities; and to discuss its diaspora throughout the Italian peninsula Western Europe and eastward into Russia and Ukraine. With over 100 illustrations the book presents an array of works of art as examples including altarpieces frescoes oil paintings manuscript illuminations metallurgy glazed terracotta stained glass architectural relief sculpture and processional banners. | Mary of Mercy in Medieval and Renaissance Italian Art Devotional image and civic emblem

GBP 39.99
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The Doctor’s World The Life and Times of Claver Morris 1659 - 1727

The Doctor’s World The Life and Times of Claver Morris 1659 - 1727

This is the story of the extraordinary life of Claver Morris and the society in which he lived. After his marriage at Chelsea in 1685 Claver Morris moved to Somerset where he established an outstanding reputation for his work as a physician. His diaries show us how he worked with apothecaries and surgeons and travelled widely to treat all kind of patients from the children of the poor to those of the landed gentry. The diaries also tell us about the joys and pains of Claver’s personal and family life and of his various intrigues. Claver Morris was a man of many talents: immensely enterprising knowledgeable sociable and loving. His house was always filled with music guests and entertainments. Yet he was often faced with disputes and troubles partly of his own making — as when he courted a bishop’s daughter or stole some land to build his Queen Anne house. The Doctor’s World provides a unique portrait of a physician living and working through the political and religious turmoils that beset the nation at the turn of the eighteenth century. Tales of medical treatments clandestine marriages and self-serving priests are entwined with famous acts of treason and rebellion and the pleasures and tragedies of daily life. This meticulously researched book will appeal to all readers of social political medical and family history. | The Doctor’s World The Life and Times of Claver Morris 1659 - 1727

GBP 34.99
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Conquest and Redemption A History of Jewish Assets from the Holocaust

Conquest and Redemption A History of Jewish Assets from the Holocaust

In Conquest and Redemption Gregg J. Rickman explains how the Nazis stole the possessions of their Jewish victims and obtained the cooperation of institutions across Europe in these crimes of convenience. He also describes how those institutions are being brought to justice sixty years later for their retention of their ill-gotten gains. Rickman not only explains how the robbery was accomplished tracked stalled and then finally reversed but also clearly shows the ways in which robbery was inextricably connected to the murder of the Jews. The Nazis took everything from Jews-their families their possessions and even their names. As with the murder of Jews the Nazis' robbery was an organized institutionalized effort. Jews were isolated robbed and left homeless regarded as parasites in the Nazis' eyes and thus fair game. In short the organized robbery of the Jews facilitated their slaughter. How did the German people come to believe that it was permissible to isolate outlaw rob and murder Jews? A partial explanation can be found in the Nazis' creation of a virtual religion of German nationalism and homogeneity that delegitimized Jews as a people and as individuals. This belief system was expressed through a complex structure of religious rules practices and institutions. While Nazi ideology was the guiding principle how that ideology was formed and how it was applied is important to understand if one is to fully grasp the Holocaust. Rickman painstakingly describes the structural composition and motivation for the plundering of Jewish assets. The Holocaust will always remain a memory of unequalled pain and suffering but as Rickman shows the return of stolen goods to their survivors is a partial victory for the long aggrieved. Conquest and Redemption will be of interest to students and scholars in the history of the Holocaust and its aftermath. | Conquest and Redemption A History of Jewish Assets from the Holocaust

GBP 12.99
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