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Eyes: identity and commemoration in British 18th and 19th century sculpture [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
While staring right at us, the varied representations of eyes in sculpture have largely gone unrecognised. Their consideration is essential, however, for the contemporary viewer's perception of, and identification with, the political and mythology ...
Vermehren, A.
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Mythological Motifs in the Tauroctony Sculpture [PDF]

open access: yesReligious Inquiries, 2023
The following article is written after my first article on the subject of astronomical hypotheses in the Roman mysteries of Mithras. In the first article, I suggested that tauroctony symbology is not a map entirely derived from astronomical theology, and
Hadi Valipour
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The marble head of a statuette from Mediana (excavations in 2001) [PDF]

open access: yesStarinar, 2013
During the archaeological excavations in Mediana in 2001, the head of a marble statuette of exceptional beauty and craftsmanship was discovered. It was an isolated discovery, the sculpture probably having been imported from some Greek artistic centre or ...
Plemić Bojana
doaj   +1 more source

The human foundations of anatomy at The University of Sydney: One hundred and one years of body procurement

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Body procurement at The University of Sydney has a long history. Anatomy legislation (1881 Anatomy Act) modeled on the British Anatomy Act 1832 legalized procurement of unclaimed bodies from public institutions for anatomical dissection at licensed Schools of Anatomy, effectively conferring the University of Sydney an exclusive license until ...
Rebekah A. Jenkin, Kevin A. Keay
wiley   +1 more source

Some aspects of its post-roman influence on the landscape [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
Hadrian's Wall is the longest single stone built ancient monument in the United Kingdom and its influence on the man-made landscape has been greater than that of any other surviving structure.
Whitworth, Alan Michael
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Roman Britain in Colour – Roman Altars from Hadrian's Wall Reimagined

open access: yesTheoretical Roman Archaeology Journal
Roman Britain in Colour is the title of an intervention in the Hadrian’s Wall Gallery of the Great North Museum: Hancock. This intervention makes use of projection mapping to interpret a series of seven Roman altars; using colour and animation to enhance
Andrew Parkin
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Erwin Schrödinger und die Versuchungen der (Wissenschafts‐)Biografik: Vorurteilsgefüge und Mechanismen der Skandalisierung

open access: yesBerichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, EarlyView.
Since late 2021, serious allegations have been made against physicist Erwin Schrödinger, ranging from pedophilia to serial sexual abuse. These accusations have significantly tarnished the Nobel Prize winner's public reputation. The ongoing debate has repeatedly raised the question of whether, and to what extent, these grave allegations are justified ...
Magdalena Gronau, Martin Gronau
wiley   +1 more source

Schools of Anglo-Saxon stone sculpture in the north Midlands. [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
This thesis concerns the identification of schools of Anglo-Saxon stone sculpture in the the north Midlands. It also contains a critical examination of the assumptions which have tended to underlie previous studies of this subject.
Sidebottom, P.C   +1 more
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Supports in Roman Marble Sculpture [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Figural and non-figural supports are a ubiquitous feature of Roman marble sculpture; they appear in sculptures ranging in size from miniature to colossal and of all levels of quality.
Anna Anguissola, Anguissola, Anna
openaire   +2 more sources

Legacy and the Politics of Racial Terminology

open access: yesJournal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT When a term carries a sordid past, it is tempting to think it should have no future use. Yet the normative life of a word is rarely exhausted by its origins. This article develops legacy analysis as a method for enriching evaluation of what should be done with historically burdened terms. Rather than treating origins as decisive, the framework
Paul‐Mikhail Catapang Podosky
wiley   +1 more source

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