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Early use of the reinforced concrete in the architecture of the Historicism in Austria–Hungary

open access: yesStructural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract The study examines the early incorporation of reinforced concrete in the architecture of Historicism in Austria–Hungary. Spanning the late 19th to early 20th centuries, the research illuminates the period's stylistic pluralism and the transformative impact of reinforced concrete.
Éva Lovra, Zoltán Bereczki
wiley   +1 more source

Naiseuden monet kasvot 1600-luvun Pariisissa Arvio teoksesta Peake, Rose-Marie & Riikka-Maria Rosenberg. Korsetti ja Krusifiksi: Vaikutusvaltaisia Barokin ajan Pariisittaria.

open access: yesJ@rgonia, 2020
A book review of: Peake, Rose-Marie & Riikka-Maria Rosenberg. Korsetti ja Krusifiksi: Vaikutusvaltaisia Barokin ajan Pariisittaria. Helsinki: Gaudeamus. 2019. 351 sivua. ISBN 978-952-345-034-9.
Ojala-Fulwood, Maija
doaj  

Isotopic dietary analysis and molecular sex identification of adults and juveniles from medieval Great Moravia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Like many complex agricultural societies, medieval European society was strongly patriarchal, with men favored in terms of property rights, political status, and household authority.
Halffman, Carrin M.
core  

Is “Race” Modern? Disambiguating the Question [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Race theorists have been unable to reach a consensus regarding the basic historical question, “is ‘race’ modern?” I argue that this is partly because the question itself is ambiguous. There is not really one question that race scholars are answering, but
Hochman, Adam
core  

Medieval property investors, ca. 1300-1500 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
This paper utilises a dataset of freehold land and property transactions from medieval England to highlight the growing commercialisation of the economy.
Bell, Adrian R.   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Universities, ‘Left Behind Places’ and the Making of a Moral Crisis

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Britain's universities face an acute financial and moral crisis. Once celebrated as engines of the knowledge economy and social mobility, they are now viewed increasingly with suspicion—criticised as elitist, self‐serving and detached from public needs.
Sarah Chaytor, John Tomaney
wiley   +1 more source

Editing and Concording the Dictionarius of Firmin Le Ver (1440)

open access: yesDigital Studies, 1996
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Brian Merrilees, Rob Kling
doaj   +1 more source

Tolkien, Eucatastrophe, and the Re-Creation of Medieval Legend [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Using comparative literary analysis, this essay examines three case studies from J.R.R. Tolkien’s oeuvre, in which Tolkien practiced eucatastrophic rewriting: his folk-tale, “Sellic Spell,” in which he re-creates the Old English poem Beowulf; his poem ...
Beal, Jane, PhD
core   +1 more source

From mammoth to miniature: ‘Model of a summer encampment of the Yakuts’ as a narrative object Du mammouth à la miniature : La maquette de camp d’été des Yakoutes comme objet de narration

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Classic anthropological accounts of miniature objects have focused on their spatial and aesthetic dimensions, with more recent work addressing their communicative potential, connections with play, and role in protecting threatened cultural knowledge. This article analyses responses to a miniature landscape model of yhyakh, a festival celebrated in the ...
Alison K. Brown
wiley   +1 more source

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