2005, ISBN: 9780810111271

Hardcover

Brennan, Kinsale, 1989, 2nd edition. 84 pp, 7 15/16" H, soft cover. B&w maps, plans, photographs, drawings. Contents: Early Settlers (Pre-History - The Normans); The Developmen… More...

Brennan, Kinsale, 1989, 2nd edition. 84 pp, 7 15/16" H, soft cover. B&w maps, plans, photographs, drawings. Contents: Early Settlers (Pre-History - The Normans); The Development of the Town (Physical Development - Administrative and Commercial Development - Walk About/The Walls); Chu rches: Monasteries Through the Centuries (Ecclesiastical Development - St Multose Church - The Carmelites - Fr J. Foley McNamara and the Sisters of Mercy - The visits of Fr T. Matthew, Rev John Wesley); The Battle of Kinsale and the Early S e v e n t e e n t h Century (The Battle of Kinsale - James Fort - The Rising of 1641 - Cromwell in Kinsale); Restoration Period 1660 to the Second Battle 1690 (Charles Fort - James II and William of Orange - Life Around the Fort); Ships and Fishing in K in sa le ( Fi sh in g - The Kinsale Hooker - Commercial and Naval Activity - Boat Building); The Hinderland (The Bandon River - The Old Head of Kinsale). Interior - clean and tight with with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor rub bin g, lig ht wav ine ss to for e-edge of book, soft front hinge crease, small crease and small ghost sticker mark on rear cover. Very Good., Brennan, Kinsale, 1989, 2nd edition., Peeters Publishers, 2005. New. The majestic, seven-towered silhouette of Laon Cathedral, surrounded by its canonical buildings, dominated the medieval city and the plain below. Constructed between 1155 and 1225, it is an outstanding example of early Gothic architecture and monumental sculpture. The lively lines of its façade, surmounted by the legendary stone oxen, give no inkling of its serene interior elevation, bathed in light from the medieval lancet windows in the chevet and three immense rose windows. Stripped of most of its interior decoration during the Revolution, refurnished with fine pieces from other churches and monasteries, it still boasts a remarkable series of 16th- and 17th-century chapel walls, a splendid organ and a paved floor which includes over two hundred tombstones, mostly in memory of past canons. In the 19th century, the cathedral was saved from imminent ruin by Emile Boeswillwald, who devoted almost fifty years of his life to its restoration and designed a new choir. Printed Pages: 32 p., Peeters Publishers, 2005, Evanston. 1993. Northwestern University Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. ISBN: 0810111276. Translated from the Russian by Valerie Z. Nollan. 251 pages. hardcover. FROM THE PUBLISHER - A Time to Gather Stones consists of five essays on themes of cultural and historical restoration and ecological preservation. Vladimir Soloukhin is well known as one of the founders of the 'village prose' movement in Soviet Russian literature. Like other 'vintage prose' writers, Soloukhin is profoundly disturbed by the ravages of the natural environment caused by planned yet ecologically irresponsible industrialization, and by the willful neglect of agriculture and the lot of the country dweller by the urban authorities. Like them, he is also outraged at the neglect and systematic destruction of monuments and cultural artifacts from Russia's past. In its documentary nature and its range of subjects, however, Soloukhin's work dramatically expands the parameters of the genre of village prose. The title essay is an account of the famous Optina monastery, its history, how it was founded, and its fate in the years of Soviet power. Other pieces record Soloukhin's visits to the estates of Derzhavin, Aksakov, and Blok. This first English translation includes all introduction by Valerie Nollan that provides a context in which to consider Soloukhin's work and a brief preface by the author. The wide range of literary, sociopolitical, and ethical themes, and the high literary quality of the essays, will make this volume of interest to specialists and general readers alike. inventory #22854 ISBN: 0810111276.<

1993, ISBN: 0810111276

Hardcover

[EAN: 9780810111271], [PU: Northwestern University Press], HISTORY RUSSIA ESSAYS, Evanston. 1993. Northwestern University Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. ISBN: 08101… More...

[EAN: 9780810111271], [PU: Northwestern University Press], HISTORY RUSSIA ESSAYS, Evanston. 1993. Northwestern University Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. ISBN: 0810111276. Translated from the Russian by Valerie Z. Nollan. 251 pages. hardcover. FROM THE PUBLISHER - A Time to Gather Stones consists of five essays on themes of cultural and historical restoration and ecological preservation. Vladimir Soloukhin is well known as one of the founders of the 'village prose' movement in Soviet Russian literature. Like other 'vintage prose' writers, Soloukhin is profoundly disturbed by the ravages of the natural environment caused by planned yet ecologically irresponsible industrialization, and by the willful neglect of agriculture and the lot of the country dweller by the urban authorities. Like them, he is also outraged at the neglect and systematic destruction of monuments and cultural artifacts from Russia's past. In its documentary nature and its range of subjects, however, Soloukhin's work dramatically expands the parameters of the genre of village prose. The title essay is an account of the famous Optina monastery, its history, how it was founded, and its fate in the years of Soviet power. Other pieces record Soloukhin's visits to the estates of Derzhavin, Aksakov, and Blok. This first English translation includes all introduction by Valerie Nollan that provides a context in which to consider Soloukhin's work and a brief preface by the author. The wide range of literary, sociopolitical, and ethical themes, and the high literary quality of the essays, will make this volume of interest to specialists and general readers alike. inventory #22854<

1993, ISBN: 9780810111271

Evanston. 1993. Northwestern University Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. ISBN:0810111276. Translated from the Russian by Valerie Z. Nollan. 251 pages. hardcover. FROM… More...

Evanston. 1993. Northwestern University Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. ISBN:0810111276. Translated from the Russian by Valerie Z. Nollan. 251 pages. hardcover. FROM THE PUBLISHER - A Time to Gather Stones consists of five essays on themes of cultural and historical restoration and ecological preservation. Vladimir Soloukhin is well known as one of the founders of the 'village prose' movement in Soviet Russian literature. Like other 'vintage prose' writers, Soloukhin is profoundly disturbed by the ravages of the natural environment caused by planned yet ecologically irresponsible industrialization, and by the willful neglect of agriculture and the lot of the country dweller by the urban authorities. Like them, he is also outraged at the neglect and systematic destruction of monuments and cultural artifacts from Russia's past. In its documentary nature and its range of subjects, however, Soloukhin's work dramatically expands the parameters of the genre of village prose. The title essay is an account of the famous Optina monastery, its history, how it was founded, and its fate in the years of Soviet power. Other pieces record Soloukhin's visits to the estates of Derzhavin, Aksakov, and Blok. This first English translation includes all introduction by Valerie Nollan that provides a context in which to consider Soloukhin's work and a brief preface by the author. The wide range of literary, sociopolitical, and ethical themes, and the high literary quality of the essays, will make this volume of interest to specialists and general readers alike. inventory #22854 ISBN: 0810111276.<