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Le stuc et le plâtre dans les décors de Versailles sous le règne de Louis XIV

Bulletin du Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles
At the Château de Versailles, stucco is an essential component of the grand decor, interacting with architecture and painting. The stucco decorations at Versailles during the reign of Louis XIV were created by versatile sculptors, most of whom had ...
Lionel Arsac
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The Form and Material of Stucco Decoration: Developing Research Projects for Better Understanding, Conservation and Dissemination

Bulletin du Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles
This article presents some research projects that have been conducted in recent years with the aim of investigating stucco decoration beyond its formal components, analyzing the fundamental role of technique within artistic expression.
Giacinta Jean, Jana Zapletalová, Alberto Felici, Giovanni Nicoli   +3 more
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Early christianity in Iraq and the Gulf: a view from the architectural remains [PDF]

, 2008
The spread and settlement of Christianity in the Arabic world prior to Islam is not the most popular topic. Archaeological focus was mainly directed to the early historic period and indigenous beliefs.
De Langhe, Kaatje
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Breeze of Continuity: New Evidence for the Occupation of Jumeirah Throughout the Islamic Period

Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 306-327, November 2025.
ABSTRACT The Jumeirah Archaeological Research Project seeks to reassess the long‐term occupation of Jumeirah through an integrated study of three key archaeological sites—Jumeirah 1, 2 and 3. This study builds upon previous excavations and archival data to refine the chronology of the settlement and examine whether these sites functioned as a single ...
Karol Juchniewicz, Agnieszka Lic, Jerzy Oleksiak, Mansur Boraik, Hassan Zein   +4 more
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Colourful treasure on Shanghai’s Bund: uncovering original paint finishes in the Chinese Banking Hall of the former HSBC Building

Built Heritage, 2022
The former HSBC Building, today occupied by Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, is one of the largest iconic buildings on the Bund in Shanghai. Designed by Palmer & Turner in the neoclassic style, the building was completed in 1923.
Gesa Schwantes
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Did They Feel It? Legacy Macroseismic Data Illuminates an Engimatic 20th Century Earthquake

Earth and Space Science, Volume 12, Issue 9, September 2025.
Abstract The challenges and the importance of preserving legacy instrumental records of earthquakes are now well‐recognized (e.g., Richards & Hellweg, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1785/0220200053). Seismologists may not be aware of parallel challenges and opportunities with legacy macroseismic data for earthquakes in the United States. For much of the 20th
Susan E. Hough, Lori Dengler, Robert McPherson, Lijam Hagos, Margaret Hellweg   +4 more
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SHAPE AND CONSTRUCTION OF BRICK VAULTS. CRITERIA, METHODS AND TOOLS FOR A POSSIBLE CATALOGUE [PDF]

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2017
The use of cloister vaults in the construction of noble buildings, as covering elements for square or rectangular rooms, is widespread and well-known. The geometric continuity at the intrados makes generally possible the execution all over the span of ...
R. Brumana, P. Condoleo, A. Grimoldi, A. G. Landi   +3 more
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Renaissance Culture, Emblems, and Interdisciplinary Research: The Reception of Alciato in Coimbra☆

Renaissance Studies, Volume 39, Issue 3, Page 394-418, June 2025.
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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A study for the conservation of the architectural Islamic complex of Xhemal in Delvina (Albania) [PDF]

, 2014
Water is a fundamental element for Islamic culture and the need to purify themselves before the prayer and religious celebrations is made in special baths - near mosques - called hammam.
Cardaci, Alessio, Versaci, Antonella
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Doing time in old age: unsettling ethics in carceral circuits Vieillir en prison : l’éthique dérangeante des circuits carcéraux

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 31, Issue S1, Page 40-56, April 2025.
Since the early 2000s, the proportion of older adults in Japanese penal institutions has risen dramatically, driven largely by high rates of recidivism. This trend has developed alongside growing social insecurity about crime, as well as anxiety about old age and care in a time of increasing neoliberal discourses of individualized risk and ...
Jason Danely
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