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Symbols and Rebuses in Chinese Art - Figures, bugs, beasts, and flowers | Fang Jing Pei usato Arte Moderna

Symbols and Rebuses in Chinese Art - Figures, bugs, beasts, and flowers | Fang Jing Pei usato Arte Moderna

Almost every early culture once had a system of symbols that was eventually replaced with a spoken and then written language. In Chinese culture, the evolution of symbols and their meanings took a slightly different and unique path. Rather than the visual symbols being replaced by the written language, in China, the symbols themselves evolved into the written language. In SYMBOLS AND REBUSES IN CHINESE ART, author Fang Jing Pei catalogs the hundreds of symbols in Chinese artistry, and describes each of their meanings. (A rebus is a pictorial representation of a word or syllable.) He explains, for instance, why a depiction of a bat can mean happiness, and why some beautiful images, such as sparrows and pears, are rarely seen. Using myths, folklore, history, and religion to explore the significance of each symbol, Fang presents a comprehensive understanding of the important role symbolism has played, and continues to play, in Chinese culture.An A-to-Z catalog of the hundreds of symbols represented in the Chinese arts, with images and text to explore their meanings.Includes more than 200 color and black-and-white images of ceramics, porcelains, carvings, lacquers, embroidery, paintings, and wood blocks depicting the various symbols.

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The Bronze Age in Europe and the Mediterranean - Colloquium XX: absolute, relative and comparative chronological sequences. Colloquium XXI: the

The Bronze Age in Europe and the Mediterranean - Colloquium XX: absolute, relative and comparative chronological sequences. Colloquium XXI: the

The Bronze Age in Europe and the Mediterranean - Colloquium XX: absolute, relative and comparative chronological sequences. Colloquium XXI: the development of european Bronze Age communities seen through the analysis of funerary practices and the distribution of grave goods in cemeteries. Colloquium XXII: the evolution of settlement system and society in Europe and the mediterranean during the Bronze Age and its pre-and protourban developments - AA.VV. usato Storia Archeologia

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Intonation and its uses. Melody in grammar and discourse | Dwight Bolinger usato Saggi di letteratura Linguistica

Intonation and its uses. Melody in grammar and discourse | Dwight Bolinger usato Saggi di letteratura Linguistica

Marking the climax of over fourty years of investigation and reflection by Professor Bolinger, this major study looks at how intonation varies among speakers and societies in terms of age, sex, and region; how it interacts with grammar; and how it has been invoked to explain certain questionsof logic. The discussion of variation shows the degree to which intonation can be conventionalised yet embody a universal core of feelings and attitudes, renewed with each generation.

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Bikers | Andreas Endemann usato Fotografici Illustrati Fotografici

Bikers | Andreas Endemann usato Fotografici Illustrati Fotografici

Based on a summer following UK bikers as they travelled through the country from meet to meet, this stunning work presents a fascinating look at bike culture. These are true individuals committed to a way of life which marks them out from the crowd; individuals dedicated, even addicted, to their bikes and to the culture that surrounds them. The resultant photographs are superb, beautiful hand-tinted images that capture a wonderfully fresh portrait of this fascinating group of outsiders and make this one of the finest books on bike culture ever published. Full colour.

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Ethiopia Photographed - Historic Photographs of the Country and its People taken between 1867 and 1935 | Richard Pankhurst, Denis Gérard usato

Ethiopia Photographed - Historic Photographs of the Country and its People taken between 1867 and 1935 | Richard Pankhurst, Denis Gérard usato

Following the very successful Ethiopia Engraved, an illustrated book of engravings by foreign travellers from 1681 to 1900, Ethiopia Photographed covers the period from the inception of photography in the country up to the Italian Fascist invasion in 1936. The people, terrain, buildings and rulers of Ethiopia - such as Emperor Melenik, Lej Iyasu and Emperor Haile Selassie - make it a highly photogenic country, as this lavishly illustrated book reveals.Situated in lofty, often inaccessible mountains between the Red Sea and the Blue Nile, and extending far into the Horn of Africa, it is a complex and mysterious country which as always exercised an extraordinary fascination for the outside world. The book begins with an introduction which gives a brief history of Ethiopia in this period, and describes the role of photography at this time. The richly captured images of Ethiopia Photographed bear witness to many personalities and places not previously seen and, in many cases, now lost for all time but for the photogenic memories recorded here.

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Debrett's Guide to Heraldry and Regalia | David Williamson usato Manualistica Collezionismo

Debrett's Guide to Heraldry and Regalia | David Williamson usato Manualistica Collezionismo

From the late twelfth century kings and noblemen began to devise emblems to display on their shields and later on the surcoats they wore over their armour - hence 'coat of arms' - in order to recognise each other and their followers. The complex system of rules that has evolved around the use of heraldic charges is explained in fascinating detail with illustrations showing how the designs have developed. English, Scottish and European heraldry is covered and there is a chapter devoted to the central role played by the College of Arms and its heralds and the Court of Chivalry.The history of English regalia and the coronation ceremony are central to the second part of the book, which also looks at civic regalia and regalia worldwide. A detailed list of the existing royal regalia in England and Scotland is included as well as a chronological list of English coronations, their dates, locations and officiating prelates. There is also a summary of existing royal regalia throughout the world, which notes those that are on public display.

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Talk and Social Structure - Studies in Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis | Deirdre Boden, Don H. Zimmerman usato Scienze umane Antropologia

Talk and Social Structure - Studies in Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis | Deirdre Boden, Don H. Zimmerman usato Scienze umane Antropologia

Talk and Social Structure is an up-to-date and provocative survey of current developments combining the complementary fields of ethnomethodology and conversation analysis. The book provides a distinctive debate that relates these innovative areas to important issues in the social sciences. Including contributions from many of the world leaders in these fields, the book offers both new theoretical depth and an extensive range of empirical studies that focus on the reflexive relation of everyday talk and social structure. Contributors include Emanuel A. Schegloff, John Heritage, Thomas P. Wilson, Hugh Mehan, Douglas W. Maynard, George Psathas, Paul ten Have, Robert Hopper, Hanneke Houtkoop-Steenstra, Graham Button, and David Greatbatch, with a thematic chapter from the editors. Through the use of many examples, they demonstrate that studies of talk are important in their own right, while also having fundamental theoretical significance for social analysis.

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