"The Philokalia" is a collection of texts written between the fourth and fifteenth centuries by spiritual masters of the Orthodox Christian tradition. First published in Greek in 1782, translated into Slavonic and later into Russian, "The Philokalia" has exercised an influence far greater than that [...]
Shedding fresh light on modern art beyond the West, this text introduces readers to artists, art movements, debates and theoretical positions of the modern era that continue to shape contemporary art worldwide. Area histories of modern art are repositioned and interconnected towards a global art his[...]
On the eve of the First Crusade, the fate of the worldrests in the hands of a disgraced soldier, an assassin, an orphan, a scribe, anda thief who have no idea they're pawns in a clash of civilizations. Hereticaltexts, ancient star maps, sacred geometries, and one impossible heist. Collects al[...]
Nicodemus Tessin the Elder was an architect, gentleman, and founder of the artistic dynasty that was immensely influential at the Swedish court in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. He was architect to the crown, to the nobility, and to the city of Stockholm, and he supplied buildings for a w[...]
The project Nicodemus Tessin the Younger - Sources, Works, Collections was initiated in 1999 and aims at a systematic analysis and publication of the manuscripts and collections of the architect Nicodemus Tessin the Younger (1654-1728).
After three volumes containing editions of textual sourc[...]
The project Nicodemus Tessin the Younger - Sources, Works, Collections was initiated in 1999 and aims at a systematic analysis and publication of the manuscripts and collections of the architect Nicodemus Tessin the Younger (1654-1728).
After three volumes containing editions of textual sourc[...]
Ingen arkitekt har spelat en så stor roll i svensk historia som Nicodemus Tessin d.y. (1654-1728). Vid sidan av Stockholms slott, hans storverk, ritade Tessin palats, kyrkor och trädgårdar för både svenska och utländska furstar och herremän. Som Sveriges första överintendent var han också [...]
Not only was Nicodemus Tessin the leading architect in Scandinavia during the late Baroque, he also occupies an important position in the history of the visual arts in Sweden as introducer of continentual ideals, as collector and a powerful administrator. A key figure in all the arts, he controlled [...]
The project Nicodemus Tessin the Younger - Sources, Works, Collections was initiated in 1999 and aims at a systematic analysis and publication of the manuscripts and collections of the architect Nicodemus Tessin the Younger (1654-1728).
After three volumes containing editions of textual sourc[...]
Enväldets riter berättar om kröningar, kungabegravningar och segerfester på Karl XI:s och Karl XII:s tid. Med tiotusentals deltagare och åskådare från alla samhällsskikt och med triumfportar, vinfontäner, musik och fyrverkerier utgjorde dessa fester och ceremonier några av sin tids mest st[...]