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Urban modelling experiences for the representation of the historical city in Holy Land

Disegnare con, 2018
In recent years, DAda Laboratory of University of Pavia has conducted numerous research activities in Holy Land aimed at defining operational strategies for the testing of documenting systems useful for the development of tools for the management and ...
Sandro Parrinello, Francesca Picchio, Raffaella De Marco   +2 more
doaj  

Obesity and the Politics of Taddeo di Bartolo's Inferno

Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines Taddeo di Bartolo's depiction of Hell in the Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta, the mother church of San Gimignano. In a striking departure from similar scenes of the period, the fresco, painted in the early fifteenth century, emphasizes the obesity of the sinners—suggesting a deliberate visual critique.
Stefania Roccas Gandal
wiley   +1 more source

The Testament Donation of Knyaz Fedor Sanguszko for the Monastery of St. Paul of Xeropotamou on the Holy Mount Athos (9th November 1547) [PDF]

, 2013
Translated by Michał Zytka and Zofia Brzozowska.
Baczyńska, Małgorzata, Baczyński, Bogusław Andrzej   +1 more
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The Social Network of the Holy Land

Religions
The so-called Holiness Code (Leviticus 17–26) describes the land (אֶרֶץ) almost as a human being. In biblical scholarship on this law-text, the land has often been explained as an independent agent and more powerful than even the human beings that are ...
Christian Canu Højgaard
doaj   +1 more source

Artifex Ars Cartographica: Collaboration Between Portuguese Painters and Cartographers in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries

Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, there was no statutory difference between cartography, drawing and painting. These activities were performed then by craftsmen who were part of a vast group under the umbrella of ‘mechanical arts’ and fell under the ‘artifex’ category. Artifex were experts in any particular art, whether a craftsman,
Vasco Medeiros
wiley   +1 more source

Case Report: Infectious Diseases in Pilgrims Visiting the Holy Land. [PDF]

Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2017
Nitzan O, Blum A, Marva E, Katz A, Tzadok BS, Nachum-Biala Y, Baneth G, Peretz A.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Russia and the Birth of Right‐Wing Terrorism: Mass Politics, Antisemitism, and the Assassination of Mikhail Gertsenshtein

The Russian Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the assassination of Duma representative Mikhail Gertsenshtein in July 1906 as the pivotal moment for the emergence of the concept of “right‐wing terrorism” (pravyi terrorizm) in the Russian Empire. Drawing on court documents, police files, and censorship reports, this article argues that the significance of the ...
Moritz Florin
wiley   +1 more source

The official interpretation of Islam under the Soviet regime : a base for understanding of contemporary Central Asian Islam [PDF]

, 2005
Islam, the Muslim traditions and the ulama in Central Asian societies are becoming increasingly important for assessing the situation in and around the region.
Ersahin, Seyfettin
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Collection and characterization of grapevine genetic resources (Vitis vinifera) in the Holy Land, towards the renewal of ancient winemaking practices. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2017
Drori E, Rahimi O, Marrano A, Henig Y, Brauner H, Salmon-Divon M, Netzer Y, Prazzoli ML, Stanevsky M, Failla O, Weiss E, Grando MS.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The National Transformation of the Historical Memory of Minor Jewish Holidays During the Period of Hibbat Zion

Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT From its very inception, the Jewish National Movement Hibbat Zion turned to the collective past to advance its goals in the present. One of their activities was to reinterpret Jewish holidays and festivals, especially those that did not take a central place in the Jewish calendar.
Asaf Yedidya
wiley   +1 more source