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No evidence for an early seventeenth-century Indian sighting of Keplers supernova (SN1604) [PDF]

, 2012
In a recent paper Sule et al. (Astronomical Notes, vol. 332 (2011), 655) argued that an early 17th-century Indian mural of the constellation Sagittarius with a dragon-headed tail indicated that the bright supernova of 1604 was also sighted by Indian ...
van Gent, Robert H.
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What Does Intarsia Say? Materiality and Spirituality in the Urbino Studiolo☆

Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Upon entering the Urbino studiolo of Federico da Montefeltro, the visitor is struck by a material‐charged environment. Surprisingly, only a few scholars have addressed one prominent aspect of the decorative scheme, namely, the feature of intarsia as a medium. Even so, it remains on the sidelines of the discussion.
Matan Aviel
wiley   +1 more source

Mysterious Image of Shiva from Parel: The Iconography of the Hindu Deity of the ‘Seven Notes

Известия Уральского федерального университета. Серия 2: Гуманитарные науки
At the conclusion of the Ancient Age in India (5th–6th AD), the period of active formation of Hindu iconography was characterised by the emergence of complexly composed sculptural images.
Darya Nikolaevna Vorobyeva
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Rec. 'John C. Franklin, Kinyras: The Divine Lyre. Hellenic studies, 70. Washington, DC: Center for Hellenic Studies, trustees for Harvard University, 2015. Pp. xxxviii, 794. ISBN 9780674088306' [PDF]

, 2016
Recension
DE POLI, Mattia
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Krapp's last tape in Great Britain : production history amid changing practice [PDF]

, 2016
This book chapter investigates the production history of the play, Krapp's last ...
Head, Andrew
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‘Who is the Gael who Would Not Weep?’: The Book of the O’Conor Don, Fearghal Óg Mac an Bhaird, and Late Bardic Poetry of Exile

Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how late bardic poetry transforms the condition of exile into a literary mode that reimagines community and tradition. I argue that poetry of lament, blessing and devotion articulates a broader literary consciousness that anticipates modern notions of a national consciousness. The compilation of bardic verse in manuscript
Daniel T. McClurkin
wiley   +1 more source

Coagulated Rhythm [Review of Li, Li Fang and Hai Tao Yang. Coagulated Rhythm: the Theoretical Framework and Aesthetic Interpretation of Naxi Musical Iconography. Kunming: Yunnan People’s Press, 2002, iii+337]. Coagulated Rhythm [Review of Li, Li Fang and Hai Tao Yang. Coagulated Rhythm: the Theoretical Framework and Aesthetic Interpretation of Naxi Musical Iconography. Kunming: Yunnan People’s Press, 2002, iii+337].

Ilha do Desterro, 2008
Heterogeneity is a recurrent theme and simultaneously a research focus of Cultural Studies. Not unrelated to this is the focus on complex diachronic and synchronic variability in language and discourse as demonstrated within the broad range of ...
Paul Y. Cheung
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Sirens’ Songs and Music: Their Representations and Significance on Archaic and Classical Attic Vase-Paintings

Pallas
In ancient Greek religion the Sirens were often associated with the afterlife and burial rituals. Their role in ancient Greek literature and philosophy was also very important. The Sirens’ motif can be interpreted from many viewpoints, has many different
Angeliki Liveri
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Archiving Futurity Within the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women's Crisis

American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 85-96, March 2026.
ABSTRACT In this article, we examine how settler colonization and gendered violence against Indigenous women are remembered and recorded in two archival registers: 18th‐century records from the Massachusetts Archives Collection (MAC) and a 21st‐century corpus of posts using the hashtag MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women) on X (formerly Twitter)
Lindsay Martel Montgomery, Heather Pezzarossi, Jennifer P. Byram   +2 more
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Picturing Paul against empire: the Gospel of the apostle to the gentiles in imperial perspective [PDF]

, 2006
Presented at Vancouver School of Theology, 14 N ...
Maier, Harry
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