Royal Patronage, Power and Aesthetics in Princely India. by Jhala, Angma Dey

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Alfonso X of Castile-León : royal patronage, self-promotion and manuscripts in thirteenth-century Spain / by Kennedy, Kristin

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Alfonso X of Castile-León Royal Patronage, Self-Promotion and Manuscripts in Thirteenth-century Spain / by Kennedy, Kirstin

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The Prince of Mathematics : Carl Friedrich Gauss by Tent, M. B. W.

Table of Contents: “…Child Prodigy (17771788) Counting Sums The Duke of BraunschweigThe Schoolroom Arithmetic Early Mathematics -- The Dukes Protg (17881798) Royal Patronage Gymnasium: High School Independent Study of Mathematics The Regular 17-gon Mathematical Journal Number Theory -- Gifted Astronomer, Father of a Young Family (17981814) Carl Friedrich Gauss, PhD The Planetoid Ceres A Wife and a Child The Duke and St. …”
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Einstein's Witches' Sabbath and the Early Solvay Councils : The Untold Story by Lambert, Franklin, Berends, Frits, 1938-

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Bishops and the politics of patronage in Merovingian Gaul by Halfond, Gregory I.

Table of Contents: “…Episcopal service to the court -- Royal patronage and its benefits -- Unity in disunity : the limits of corporate solidarity -- Disunity in unity : territorial integration and its effects.…”
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Greek sculpture by Spivey, Nigel Jonathan

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: the study of Greek sculpture -- The Greek revolution -- Daedalus and the wings of techne -- Anathemata : gifts for the gods -- Heroes apparent -- Temple stories -- In search of Pheidias -- Revealing Aphrodite -- Royal patronage -- Portraits and personifications -- Graecia capta -- Afterlife.…”
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Greek sculpture by Spivey, Nigel Jonathan

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: the study of Greek sculpture -- The Greek revolution -- Daedalus and the wings of techne -- Anathemata : gifts for the gods -- Heroes apparent -- Temple stories -- In search of Pheidias -- Revealing Aphrodite -- Royal patronage -- Portraits and personifications -- Graecia capta -- Afterlife.…”
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Asen, ancestors, and vodun : tracing change in African art by Bay, Edna G.

Table of Contents: “…A note on orthography -- Introduction -- Vodun, sacrifice, and the sinuka -- The invention of ancestral asen -- The Hountondji family of Smiths and Dahomean royal patronage -- From tourist to sacred: colonial culture and the creation of traditions -- Messages of power: asen tableau to the early twentieth century -- Mixed messages and migrating meanings -- Death and the culture wars: the 1990s.…”


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Malayan classicism : from the architecture of empire to Asian vernacular by Speechley, Soon-Tzu

Table of Contents: “…Columns and capitals: colonial power and Malaya's capital cities -- Classical monuments for the modern sultan: royal patronage in the Johor Sultanate -- A classical education: schools in British Malaya -- Coarsened or cosmopolitan? …”

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Hinduism and the religious arts by Elgood, Heather, 1950-

Table of Contents: “…List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 Sacred Imagery; CHAPTER 3 Hindu Deities; CHAPTER 4 Hindu Sacred Architecture; CHAPTER 5 Royal Patronage of the Religious Arts and Its Historical Development and Objectives; CHAPTER 6 Village and Tribal Patrons and Their Religious Arts; CHAPTER 7 Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.…”
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Discoverers of the universe : William and Caroline Herschel by Hoskin, Michael A.

Table of Contents: “…The Herschel family -- August 1772: the partnership convenes -- 1707-1773: a musician's odyssey -- 1773-1778: vocations in conflict -- 1779-1781: an enthusiasm shared -- 1781-1782: royal patronage -- 1782-1783: "Astronomer to his majesty" -- 1783-1785: the construction of the heavens -- 1782-1790: "one of the greatest mechanics of his day" -- 1786-1788: "gold can glitter as well as the stars" -- 1788-1798: "noble and worthy priestess of the new heavens" -- 1788-1810: "the most celebrated of all the astronomers of the universe" -- 1792-1822: the torch is handed on -- 1822-1833: John's "sacred duty" -- 1833-1848: "the completion of my father's work".…”


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Late Gothic art and architecture England, 1400-1547

Table of Contents: “…Great Age of Gothic Art (3:57) -- Royal Patronage of the Arts (3:39) -- Henry VII: Tudor Dynasty (2:52) -- Architectural Grandeur (3:25) -- Fifteenth-Century Art Objects (4:05) -- Late-Medieval Art and Architecture (5:14) -- Gothic Art and Books (4:22) -- England's National Identity (3:48) -- Treasures of the Church (2:47) -- Preparation for the Afterlife (4:23) -- Tomb Monuments (2:13) -- Death of the Middle Ages (4:35)…”
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Late Gothic art and architecture : England, 1400-1547

Table of Contents: “…Great Age of Gothic Art (3:57) -- Royal Patronage of the Arts (3:39) -- Henry VII: Tudor Dynasty (2:52) -- Architectural Grandeur (3:25) -- Fifteenth-Century Art Objects (4:05) -- Late-Medieval Art and Architecture (5:14) -- Gothic Art and Books (4:22) -- England's National Identity (3:48) -- Treasures of the Church (2:47) -- Preparation for the Afterlife (4:23) -- Tomb Monuments (2:13) -- Death of the Middle Ages (4:35)…”
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The Victorian vision : inventing new Britain

Table of Contents: “…Royal patronage and influence / Delia Millar -- Home and leisure / John K. …”


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Discoverers of the universe : William and Caroline Herschel by Hoskin, Michael A.

Table of Contents: “…The Herschel family -- August 1772: the partnership convenes -- 1707-1773: a musician's odyssey -- 1773-1778: vocations in conflict -- 1779-1781: an enthusiasm shared -- 1781-1782: royal patronage -- 1782-1783: "Astronomer to his majesty" -- 1783-1785: the construction of the heavens -- 1782-1790: "one of the greatest mechanics of his day" -- 1786-1788: "gold can glitter as well as the stars" -- 1788-1798: "noble and worthy priestess of the new heavens" -- 1788-1810: "the most celebrated of all the astronomers of the universe" -- 1792-1822: the torch is handed on -- 1822-1833: John's "sacred duty" -- 1833-1848: "the completion of my father's work."…”
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Patrons, Brokers, and Clients in Seventeenth-Century France. by Kettering, Sharon

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Who Do You Think You Are?: Geoffrey Robertson

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Shakespeare's professional career by Thomson, Peter, 1938-

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Goya : audacity of freedom

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