Fully entitled "Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of 'Eighty," this novel was Dickens' first attempt at a historical novel. As such, it is the precursor to his more famous "A Tale of Two Cities", in which his exploration of mob violence, and especially the effect of public events on individual lives, becomes apparent. This work centers on Barnaby Rudge, a mentally simple son, and his loving mother, who are a part of the small village of Epping Forest,...

Using architecture, sculpture, culture and history, Adams humanizes the medieval period and provides valuable insight on religious philosophy. Mont-Saint Michel and Chartes provides a background and description of the construction of two French landmarks built in the 11th century. The Mont-Saint Michel cathedral was built during a militant time; it was not enough to simply be steadfast in one's own beliefs, but also to make others believe them. Religious...

Por desgracia, una de las ciudades coloniales de México que mayor devastación ha sufrido sobre su patrimonio histórico y cultural, es Guadalajara, capital del estado de Jalisco. La segunda mitad del siglo xix y la primera del xx representan dos etapas en que su configuración arquitectónica sufrió, bajo la premisa de la idea del progreso, terribles cambios que llevaron a la destrucción de numerosos e invaluables edificios y espacios públicos....

Ever since Sir Arthur Evans first excavated at the site of the Palace at Knossos in the early twentieth century, scholars and visitors have been drawn to the architecture of Bronze Age Crete. Much of the attraction comes from the geographical and historical uniqueness of the island. Equidistant from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, Minoan Crete is on the shifting conceptual border between East and West, and chronologically suspended between history...

Primero de la nueva edición íntegra, en cuatro volúmenes y especialmente ideada para su facil manejo por parte del lector con mapas e índice de contenidos, de este gran clásico de la historiografía concebido según los cánones del espíritu de la Ilustración. En este primer tomo (años 96 a 438) se narran, entre otros hechos, el esplendor de la época de los antoninos, la fundación de Constantinopla, la conversión del emperador Constantino...

eBook Interactivo. Como resultado del desarrollo técnico de los distintos estilos de la Alta Edad Media, hacia el siglo XI aparece un nuevo estilo arquitectónico que va a imponerse definitivamente durante siglos y va a dejar una huella imborrable en la historia de la cultura europea. La arquitectura románica es la mejor muestra del esfuerzo germánico por encontrar un estilo semejante al de los antiguos más desarrollados.

Berceau de l'art de l'Extrême-Orient, la Chine a toujours fasciné l'Occident, ses penseurs, ses savants autant que ses artistes. Raffinée et mystérieuse, elle ne cesse depuis 10 000 ans de développer ses arts avec un talent inégalé qui assura très tôt sa suprématie artistique. Admirées et copiées par tous, ses peintures et ses porcelaines sont aujourd'hui les marques intemporelles d'un passé somptueux qui continue à éblouir les voyageurs...

Pyramid Rising: The Great Pyramid Reconstructed For centuries the Great Pyramid of Giza has captivated and mystified people from around the world. Who built it? And how did they do it? Pyramid Rising offers an astonishing new theory that answers many of these questions-and much more. What if the Great Pyramid were built from the inside out? Could the openings we call air shafts actually be the remnants of four internal ramps, which aided in the construction...

India, with its extensive and colorful history, has produced an artistic tradition in many forms: architecture, painting, sculpture, calligraphy, mosaics, and artisan products all display the country's cultural, religious and philosophical richness. From Hinduism, with its pantheon of imagery of gods, goddesses, animals and many other figures, to Islam, with its astounding architecture and intricate calligraphy, the many facets of India have given...

Partez à la découverte de la Chypre antique avec ce Grand Article Universalis! À l'extrême orient du monde grec et méditerranéen, l'île de Chypre est située à un carrefour de civilisations. Depuis près d'un siècle, l'archéologie y a montré la très haute ancienneté de l'occupation humaine, à l'âge de la pierre, à l'âge du bronze... Un ouvrage spécialement conçu pour le numérique afin d'en savoir plus sur la Chypre antique....