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previous times and styles. Nor does it need to be seen as an opposition to the past, and as such it is the concept of originality ...

be judged according to its truth, but it can only provide a "true opinion" since it must be judged by external standards. It is th...

the numbers of pilgrims on the roads (Petersen, 2005). These churches were characterized by "thick heavy walls which support sto...

accounts, it is possible for art historians to state that some of the copies of the statue are inaccurate. Grout notes that those ...

styles as well (Salingaros, 2001). It is important to note that what divides the two types is the fact that whether or not there i...

Architectural fetishism came of age during the Renaissance. Classified as a magically empowered inanimate object, a fetish may ta...

is all very fine, but why bother to study him when we could be learning computers? Because studying the humanities gives us insigh...

style included repeated shapes and icons such as an automobile profile or the stylized shape that one would see in a gear or a whe...

of design that was popular in Europe, but particularly in France during the 1700s5. Interior design and ornamentation are aspects ...

identifying the uses of the concept and its defining attributes (Walker and Avant, 1995). The steps involved also include defining...

the building becomes cumbersome and can collapse. The solutions were varied and brilliant: masons developed a "ribbed vault, in w...

did happen, as Hatshepsuts rule illustrates (Hillard and Wurtzel 25). A particularly interesting aspect of her rule is the way in ...

This research paper discusses art and architecture in the ancient Mayan civilization. Three pages in length, two sources are cited...

workers who are hurrying to finish their work and/or reach their destinations before the storm arrives are on the left-hand side o...

custodians of the true Islam. This, it is argued, reflect in the way that the states have evolved today and the different models t...

perception is that which we, as humans, have been trained to discern as a species, inasmuch as the certain quality of perception r...

came to America as well, settling in the Midwest ("Migration of People"). This group of immigrants was generally welcomed, but in...

on twelve clay tablets. The epic tale is of a Babylonian king, two-thirds god and one-third man. Another key character in the stor...

politically with the Greco-Roman world under the rule of Constantinople" (History, 2005). The situation didnt change until the 7t...

course, was not due to piety, but rather he believed that once converted to Christianity the German pagans would stop causing trou...

In five pages this paper discusses how classical art and its balance, simplicity, and order evolved during the Enlightenment era. ...

of liberty, and Hobhouses work in particular, a great deal of liberal thought crops up. It is important to realize that there are ...

However, Allen also makes the point that Platos attitude was at least partially due to his respect and fear of the powers of art o...

the epitome of this planning. Many of the same criteria which are used to ascertain contemporary cities can be used to...

This paper examines European citizenship as a separate concept and the various issues that are associated with it in eight pages....

In thirteen pages this paper examines the relationship between the European Community and Great Britain....

their writing was essential pictorial, but did allow for the expression of abstract ideas. Warfare with neighboring areas was a w...

This 5 page paper examines the concept of urban art. The writer argues that the term is ambiguous, but is usually understood to me...

In two pages this essay considers post 1945 socioeconomic and political factors that resulted in the end of European colonialism....

authority. The fasces, a bundle of sticks bound to an ax, which portrayed civic unity and the authority of Roman officials to puni...