Item Number: 121990 Title: Umbria : A Cultural History Author: Boardman, Jonathan Price: Not Available ISBN: 9780199919901 Description: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. 24cm., hardcover, 224pp. illus. Contents: 1. A River and a Road: Landscapes ; The Via Flaminia ; Umbrian Identity. 2.Underground Umbria: Prehistory to Roman Era ; Caves, Catacombs and Crypts ; Perugia: the Whiff of Sulphur. 3. Theatre: The Roman Era ; Golden Age ; Modern Theatrics. 4. Temple to Church: A Period of Invasions ; Early Christianity. 5. The Castle: Middle Ages ; Feudal Umbria ; Good Friday Processions. 6. The Town Hall: Middle Ages II ; The Urban Ideal ; The Day of the Mad. 7. The Church: Middle Ages III ; Holy Umbria. 8. The Convent: Umbrian Sanctity ; The Basilica di San Francesco ; Franciscans and Dominicans ; Relics. 9. The Fresco: Umbrian Art ; Il Perugino ; Masters and Mysteries ; Serious about Art. 10. The Palace: The Age of the Signori ; Gubbio ; Noblesse Oblige. 11. The Casa Colonica: Farming and the Age of the Papal State ; Love of the Soil. 12. Food: Timeless Umbria ; Culture of Eating. 13. The Factory: The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries ; Industrial Landscape ; Taming the Falls ; Chocolate, Water and Wine. 14. The Music Festival: Contemporary Umbria I ; Umbria Jazz ; Musical Culture. 15. Modernity and Tradition: Contemporary Umbria II ; A Modern Saint ; Managing the Past. (Landscapes of the Imagination) We regret to inform you that this title is no longer available. P.O. Box 3904, Kingston, New York 12402 US Phone: 845-331-8519 Fax: 845-331-0852 Email: michael@artbooks.com |
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