Sökning: "Palaces"

Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 13 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Palaces.

1. 6. Dazzling Dining : Banquets as an Expression of Imperial Legitimacy

   Författare :Simon Malmberg; Averil Cameron; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Classical archaeology and ancient history; Banquets; emperor; legitimation; rituals; ideology; propaganda; Domus Augustana; Great Palace; triclinium; Rome; Constantinople; virtues; Christianity; precedence; consensus; tradition; court; late antiquity.; Antikens kultur och samhällsliv; Classical archaeology and ancient history; Antikens kultur och samhälle; Classical Archaeology and Ancient History; antikens kultur och samhällsliv;

   Sammanfattning : This study examines how banquets hosted by the Roman emperor were vehicles of imperial propaganda and expressions of the ruler’s political legitimation. The focus will be on the banquets held in the palace of Domus Augustana in Rome and in the Great Palace in Constantinople during the period AD 330-580. LÄS MER

3. 7. Den höviska kulturen i Norden : En konsthistorisk undersökning

   Författare :Herman Bengtsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Art history; Court culture; secular art; courtliness; chivalry; Scandinavia; High and Late Middle Ages; Konstvetenskap; Art; Konstvetenskap; History Of Art; konstvetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis traces the influence of the continental court society and the concepts of courtliness, chivalry and knighthood on Denmark, Norway and Sweden in the High and Late Middle Ages (c. 1150-1520). Although many of the art objects and texts here discussed are well-known, a comparative study of this kind has hitherto never been attempted. LÄS MER

4. 8. ATHENIAN POTTERY AND CYPRIOTE PREFERENCES

   Författare :Niki Eriksson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Attic; black figure; context; Cyprus; find-spots; geography; history; iconography; microarchaeology; pattern; pottery shapes; provenances; red figure; religion; seriality; social practices; structualization.;

   Sammanfattning : Attic Black Figure and Red Figure pottery was continuously imported in Cyprus for about 300 years; the first imports are noted ca 580/575 BC, and the last ca 325/300 BC, at about the same time (294 BC) as Cyprus was annexed by Ptolemy I and the city-kingdoms of Cyprus ceased to exist. The material presented in this thesis amounts to 895 pieces of pottery and every possible effort was made to include all known pottery found in Cyprus. LÄS MER

5. 9. Taking possession of astronomy : Frontispieces and illustrated title pages in 17th-century books on astronomy

   Författare :Inga Elmqvist Söderlund; Margaretha Rossholm Lagerlöf; Karin Sidén; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Frontispiece; illustrated title page; astronomy; 17th century; allegory; engraving; illustrated book; Art; Konstvetenskap; konstvetenskap; Art History;

   Sammanfattning : The thesis is a survey of 291 frontispieces and illustrated title pages in European books on astronomy from the 17th century. It is a quantitative and qualitative survey of how motifs are related to consumption, identification and display. LÄS MER

7. 10. Decision making on indoor climate control in historic buildings : knowledge, uncertainty and the science-practice gap

   Författare :Gustaf Leijonhufvud; Tor Broström; Simon Stefan; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Preventive conservation Environmental control; Energy efficiency; Decision-making; Knowledge sharing; Preventive conservation; Environmental control; Energy efficiency; Decision-making; Knowledge sharing;

   Sammanfattning : Balancing use, preservation and energy use is a fundamental challenge for the whole heritage field. This is put to the point in designing and operating systems for indoor climate control in historic buildings, where competing objectives such as preservation, comfort, accessibility, energy use and cost have to be negotiated in the individual case. LÄS MER