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18 lut 2021 · Throughout the 16-19th centuries, paper marbling became an important part of European bookbinding, first in the golden age of French bookbinding, which retained the use of alum and size from the Turkish marbling process. From the late 19th century, size was created using carrageenan, a red algae commonly found here on the Atlantic coast of Ireland.
This article reports on findings concerning the use and understanding of marble in the eighteenth century, as uncovered by a team of geologists and conservators at the Department of Engineering Tec...
This earlier definition of marble was based on colour, pattern and the ability to shine when polished. However, by the end of the eighteenth century, there was a shift to a...
28 mar 2008 · Literary history no longer separates Milton and Marvell from their context, nor does it confidently proclaim a new ‘Age of Dryden’ starting in 1660. Sympathetic historians stress the persistence of ‘revolutionary’ or ‘nonconformist’ culture under persecution and the continuities in those poets’ writing careers; revisionists stress ...
15 paź 2023 · Explore the vibrant evolution of English literature in the Modern Period. Discover groundbreaking works, influential authors, and the cultural shifts that shaped this dynamic era. From the early 20th century to the present day, delve into the literary movements, themes, and innovations that continue to captivate readers and scholars alike.
1 cze 2007 · In reality, of course, much of the new cultural history lies somewhere between these two ideal types, and is concerned with both objects of representation and sensibility, as should be clear in the attention to issues of race and gender in much of the recent work on the history of sentimentalism.
The use of marble in architecture and sculpture, as well as its depiction in painting and its description in literature, is examined from the Augustan era up untnil the close of the seventeenth century.
