Begining of Baroque Tendencies in the Serbian Illustrated Books Stemmatographia: Analysis Portrait of Emperor Dusan beween Chronos and Minerva

Stemmatographia is one of the most valuable books that the Serbs issued in the 18th century. By its scope it is not so great, but this book marked the beginning of the Baroque tendency for the Serbs, and also expressed the contemporary cultural and national-political aspirations of the Serbian people in Austria. Socio-historical circumstances have played a major role in the issuing Stemmatographia. This manuscript was created shortly after the Belgrade peace treaty of 1739 when Serbia once again fell under theTurkish rule

Emperor Charles V as patron of the visual arts

The art commissions of Charles V about which we have sorne detailed information do not support recent claims that he was an active patron who had a personal impact on the visual arts and used them to fashion his own «imperial image». The works «he ordered made» can often be described as «titular» or «institutional» rather than personal commissions. The initial ímpetus usually carne from vassals and the works were almost always supervised and determined in style and in specific form by others. The few commissions he clearly initiated and supervised do not reveal a personal aesthetics nor an image-making intent. That was left to his subjects.La información que poseemos sobre los encargos artísticos de Carlos V no permiten apoyar las pretensiones hechas recientemente que valoran en exceso su impacto personal sobre las artes visuales y el papel que desempeñó como patrón activo en la configuración de su propia "imagen imperial". Las obras que "mandó hacer" deben considerarse encargos "titulares" o "institucionales" más que personales. Lo normal era que el ímpetu inicial partiese de sus vasallos y que estas obras fuesen supervisadas y determinadas estilísticamente por otros. Los pocos encargos de los que tenemos la certeza que fuesen iniciados y revisados por el Emperador no revelan ni una estética personal ni el intento de crear una imagen. Este fue un asunto que se dejó en manos de sus súbditos

A Medallion of Constantius II

This study offers a comprehensive examination of a medallion of Constantius II in the Ottilia Buerger Collection of Ancient and Byzantine Coins at Lawrence University

King Rother

Originally published in 1962, Robert Lichtenstein's translation of "King Rother" made the medieval epic available to English-speaking audiences for the first time. His translation in rhymed couplets seeks to convey the humorous spirit of the original and an introduction places the poem in its historical context

Learning Bushidō From Abroad: Japanese Reactions To The Last Samurai

Hollywood, struck by a case of Japan "fever" in the early 21st century, churned out a crop of Japan-oriented films such as Lost in Translation [Coppola 2003], Kill Bill Vol. 2 [Tarantino 2004], Memoirs of a Geisha [Marshall 2005] and Letters from Iwo Jima [Eastwood 2006]. But among all these, The Last Samurai [Zwick 2003] received the most positive Japanese audience reaction. This film, about an ex-Civil War American soldier who takes up arms to fight with the last of the samurai, played to mixed reviews in the U.S. but enjoyed a wildly popular reception in Japan. Judging from Japanese online discussion posts and media articles, many Japanese audiences read the film differently from the American critics. Why and what do these reviews tell us about Japan in the beginning of the 21st century? By being a foreign film, The Last Samurai allowed Japanese audiences to celebrate the nationalist messages taboo in a domestically produced film

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Book Review)

Book review of: Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (W.W. Norton & Company), 1997. Reviewed November 2011 by Harvey Fenigsohn

Offero, the Giant: A Christmas-Eve Story

This children\u27s story tells the tale of Offero, the Giant, the tallest and strongest man in the world, who sets out to find the greatest ruler on Earth. While on his journey, he learns of Jesus Christ.https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/harrison-writings/1034/thumbnail.jp