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Showing 1 to 20 of 295 for “"18th century"”.
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A study of urban form in 18th-century Beijing
Thesis (M.Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1986.
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Violin music in mid-18th-century Madrid: Contexts, genres, style
The 18th century was key for the dissemination and consolidation of a new way of playing and composing for the violin all over Europe. To date, research on specific composers and genres have been carried out, but global studies on the use of this instrument in specific cities are scarce. In the …
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The Virtue Screen: An 18th Century Biombo at Virginia House
An eighteenth century Mexican folding screen or biombo is located at Virginia House in Richmond, Virginia. A similar three-paneled screen is also located at this site. Upon seeing the similarities between each screen I concluded that the seven panels were at one point a part of one folding screen. …
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The 18th century western Cree and their neighbours : identity and territory
The eighteenth century historical documents fail to support the accepted view, advanced by David Mandelbaum and others, that the Cree and Assiniboin invaded the west after 1690 as a result of the introduction of the fur trade. This view, seemingly supported by nineteenth century authorities, has …
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Technologies of Encounter: Exhibition-Making and the 18th Century South Pacific
… and cultures of extraordinary diversity. These 18th Century South Pacific encounters were rich with performance, trade and exchange; but they would lead to the dramatic and violent transformation of the region through colonisation, settlement, exploitation and disease. Since those initial …
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Illustration and Text in German Belletristic Literature of the 18th Century
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Contract and contradiction: Representations of women's labor in 18th century British literature.
… Representations of women's labor in 18th century British literature.
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Unruly Sisters: Moravian Women, Dissent, and the 18th Century North Carolina Piedmont
… in order to gain more autonomy in the late 18th century. Settling into the Piedmont, these women encountered excessive materialism and a widely accepted racial hierarchy, which challenged the simple life of the Moravian community. I argue that although historians of Moravians have explored …
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Criminality of women in the 18th century in the South West of England
… economic background to the study of eighteenth-century female criminality in this region. It argues that the region constituted a pastoral rural economy; and it is within this context that the recorded criminal activities of women should be seen. The discussion develops, using the work of …
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Painting for the Eye: Carle Vanloo's Drunken Silenus and the 18th Century French Academy
… the Eye: Carle Vanloo’s Drunken Silenus and the 18th Century French Academy Chairperson: Dr. Valerie Hedquist In 1747, newly appointed Directeur general des Bâtiments du Roi, Charles – François Le Normand de Tournehem organized a concours, or competition, in the French Royal Academy. He hoped to …
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Painting for the Eye: Carle Vanloo's Drunken Silenus and the 18th Century French Academy
… the Eye: Carle Vanloo’s Drunken Silenus and the 18th Century French Academy Chairperson: Dr. Valerie Hedquist In 1747, newly appointed Directeur general des Bâtiments du Roi, Charles – François Le Normand de Tournehem organized a concours, or competition, in the French Royal Academy. He hoped to …
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Reciprocities market : John Bartram's 18th century botanical subscription service and the seeds of independence
… "Reciprocities Market: John Bartram's 18th Century Botanical Subscription Service and the Seeds of Independence," delves into the evolving social and economic relationships of 18th-century colonial America through the lens of John Bartram's work and network. Bartram (1699-1777), a …
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Breaking Through Walls and Pages: Female Reading and Education in the 18th Century British Novel
… conversations regarding female education in the 18th century. I show how Charlotte Lennox’s The Female Quixote, Frances Burney’s Evelina, and Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey depict education and reading in the novels. Novel reading is positive for the females in the novels, despite the fear that …
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The finngálkn: A review of literary sources from the 12th century to the 18th century
Finngálkn, kynjaskepna úr íslenskri bókmennta- og handritaarfleifð, hefur hingað til hlotið takmarkaða fræðilega umfjöllun utan stuttra athugana á orðsifjum eða líkamlegu útlit skepnunnar. Þótt finngálkns sé getið í fjölmörgum miðaldaritum hefur hlutverk þess við mótun og endurspeglun …
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Variations on a theme: patterns of congruence and divergence among 18th century chemical affinity theories
… as it was practiced in Britain during the 18th century. It attained this status through its crucial structural role in the pedagogy of the discipline. The importance of pedagogy and training in the practice of science is currently being reassessed by a number of historians, and my research …
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"I Have Thought Proper to Inform the World": Reading Unconventional Testaments of 18th-Century New England Women
… in Newport, RI (1794), I demonstrate how some 18th-century women seized certain genres in order to register their personal experience publicly. Each of these women insisted on access to this discourse during a moment when women's voices were subject to institutions that threatened to overwrite …
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Foodways of the mid-18th century Cape : archaeological ceramics from the Grand Parade in central Cape Town
… although the local food way tradition of the mid-18th century continues to be a complicated web of cultural interactions, through the use of a multi-disciplinary approach, the archaeological evidence can be successfully integrated with the faw:ial, inventory and other docwnentary sources; and that …
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Exploring Enslaved African Lifeways: An Isotopic Study of an 18th Century Cemetery (SE600) on St. Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands
St. Eustatius (Statia) is a small island in the Dutch Caribbean, with a total surface area of 21 km2. Due to the island’s small size and dry climate, it was generally ignored by colonial powers as a plantation island. First colonized by the Dutch in 1636, Statia would change hands 22 times between …
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The children of the aristocracy and squirearchy in 18th century England : a new era in parent-child relationships
… aristocracy and squirearchy, in mid-eighteenth century England. Prior to that time there was little or no differentiation between certain aspects of childhood (after the age of seven), and those of adulthood. The influence of Locke and Rousseau was concomitant with England's increased wealth and …
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