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One‐Class Autoencoders for Porcelain Art Attribution: The Case of William Billingsley
ABSTRACT This comprehensive study explores the application of advanced machine learning techniques, specifically one‐class autoencoders, for the authentication and attribution of English porcelain artworks. Focusing primarily on the works of William Billingsley (1758–1828), one of England's most celebrated porcelain decorators, we demonstrate how ...
Hassan Ugail +3 more
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Heraldry and entailment identity in pre-modern Portugal
Like the nobilities and aristocracies of pre-modern Europe, many Portuguese noble families used heraldry to build, consolidate, transmit, and perpetuate identity traits that, internally and externally, defined a sense of belonging to a group.
Rita Nóvoa
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The Tree of Chivalry and the Black Lady: Juana of Castile's 1496 Joyous Entry into Brussels☆
Abstract Kupferstichkabinett MS 78D5 (Staatliche Museen Berlin) presents an iconographic account of the Joyous Entry of Juana of Castile into Brussels on 9 December 1496. In this article, we newly identify a rare visual record of a civic contribution to a tournament within the manuscript.
Nadia T. van Pelt +2 more
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«On the Coats of Arms of the City of Merida» by B. Moreno de Vargas (17th century) [PDF]
In the heraldic treatise of B. Moreno de Vargas' «Discursos de la nobleza de España», one chapter is devoted to the coat of arms of his hometown, Mérida. Moreno de Vargas favored not the medieval coat of arms of Mérida, but, in keeping with the tradition
Tchernik Alexander
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La cartographie héraldique de Frotier de la Messelière
In 1960 Henri Frotier de la Messelière bequeathed 286 volumes of his notes and drawings on the monumental and heraldic heritage and the history of the department’s nobility to the Côtes-d’Armor archives.
Laurent Hablot
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Italian Basic Terms Blu and Azzurro: Semantic Power Assessed in the Stroop Task
A Stroop task revealed an asymmetry of the semantic power of the two basic “Italian blues,” blu “dark blue” and azzurro “light blue.” BLU word, rendered in dark and light blue inks, showed no significant Stroop effects. In contrast, AZZURRO word exhibited strong Stroop interference and facilitation. Higher semantic power of azzurro is argued to reflect
Galina V. Paramei +3 more
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The article can be considered as an initiative study connected with the complex analysis of scientific and public heritage of the outstanding Don historian Ana-toly Ivanovich Agafonov.
Nikolay Trapsh, Vladimir Trut
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The Literary Court: Reading Queen Charlotte
Abstract This article investigates the literary culture revolving around Queen Charlotte (1744–1818) between 1761 and 1818. The Queen's library, sold after her death in 1818, contained more than 4500 volumes, and the sales catalogue (1819) offers a fascinating glimpse into her collecting habits and reading interests. This article uses the catalogue, as
Mascha Hansen
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Espérance, or: New Insights into the Origins of the Chansonnier de Bayeux
This essay tries to shed new light on the origins and the early cultural milieu of the "Manuscrit de Bayeux" (ParisBNF 9346), one of two monophonic chansonniers compiled around 1500.
Carlo Bosi
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Renaissance Culture, Emblems, and Interdisciplinary Research: The Reception of Alciato in Coimbra☆
Abstract Bearing in mind that emblem books were a manifestation of humanistic culture and its natural interdisciplinary, this paper discusses how the early reception of Alciato's Emblemata in Coimbra (Portugal) had an impact on artists, literary authors, jurists, and Jesuit teachers.
Filipa Araújo
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