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Les noms généraux d'espace en français : enquête linguistique sur la notion de lieu
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ISBN: 9782801100424 2801100420 Year: 2009 Volume: *35 Publisher: Bruxelles : De Boeck-Duculot,


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The Steenwyck family as masters of perspective : Hendrick van Steenwyck the Elder (c. 1550-1603), Hendrick van Steenwyck the Younger (1580/82-1649), Susanna van Steenwyck (dates unknown - active 1639-c. 1660)
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ISBN: 9782503515090 2503515096 Year: 2009 Volume: 12 Publisher: Turnhout Brepols

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The Steenwyck family – Hendrick the Elder and his son Hendrick the Younger, together with the latter’s wife Susanna Gaspoel, represent a remarkable group of artists, successful and well regarded in their own time, but now somewhat overlooked. They were among the first artists to concentrate on making use of the science of perspective to produce idealised and meticulously painted architectural scenes, enhanced by elegant figures, sometimes executed by artists of the quality of Jan Brueghel I, as the basis of a new style of painting. Spanning the turbulent period from the late 16th to the mid 17th centuries they succeeded in producing a new art form that found favour with connoisseurs in much of Europe, including the court of King Charles I in London, where Steenwyck the Younger worked for over 20 years. This book, the first ever written on the Steenwycks, covers the work of this talented family and explores the social, economic and religious conditions which help to explain the appeal of this elegant new style to their patrons. The catalogue raisonné covers the known works of the artists and contains detailed provenances and bibliographic references. The book contains a number of illustrations, including a number which will be barely known except by specialists in the subject. (brepols)


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Geography and the Ascension narrative in Acts
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ISBN: 9780521509626 9780511635540 9781107628311 0511632940 9780511632945 9780511635090 0511635095 0521509629 0511635540 0511699824 1107205964 1107628318 1282336665 9786612336669 0511631731 051163465X 0511634145 Year: 2009 Volume: 146 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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The book of Acts contains a strong geographical component. Yet readings of Acts typically ignore or marginalise geography's contribution to the construction of the narrative's theology. In this book Matthew Sleeman argues that Jesus' ascension into heaven is foundational for establishing the 'spatiality' of Acts, showing that the narrative's understanding of place and space is shaped decisively by Christ's heavenly location. Drawing on recent advances in geographical theory, Sleeman offers a 'spatial' interpretation that expands our vision of how space and place inform the theological impulses of Acts. Presenting a complement to conventional 'temporal' readings of Acts, he sheds new light on the theology of the book, and suggests new ways of reading not only Acts but also other New Testament texts. Sleeman's work combines innovative biblical scholarship with accessible and informative geographical analysis, and is suitable for those with research and teaching interests in human geography or biblical studies.

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