Andrea Palladio (1508-1580) is known as the architect who has guided Western design philosophy for half a millennium, creating forms that have been studied and reproduced from age to age and around the world. For architects and the public alike, his buildings have become enduring testaments to his architectural genius as creator of a timeless ...
This book highlights the sculpture associated with the Baroque style of art and architecture, which flourished in Europe from around 1550 to 1700. These works are characterized by elaborate ornamentation and intense emotion on a large scale. Boucher includes examples of works by Stefano Maderno, Francesco Mochi, and Gian Lorenzo Bernini for their ...
Jacopo Sansovino was the leading sculptor and architect of 16th-century Venice. His position and abilities enabled him to reshape Venetian sculpture, and his influence remained dominant long after his death. Boucher begins by discussing Sansovino's career chronologically and thematically. He describes how the sculptor was trained in his native ...
From 1939-1946 Americans gathered around their radio to listen to "The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" featuring Basil Rathbone as the high-strung crime-solver and Nigel Bruce as his phlegmatic assistant, Dr. Watson. Witty, fast-paced and always surprising, these great radio plays, written by the prolific writing team of Anthony Boucher and ...
Welcome to the Golden Age of Radio and the best in classic mystery. From 1939-1946 Americans gathered around their radio to listen to "The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" -- featuring Basil Rathbone as the high-strung crime solver and Nigel Bruce as his phlegmatic assistant, Dr. Watson. Witty, fast-paced and always surprising, these great radio ...
This collection contains 12 radio plays featuring Basil Rathbone in the role of detective Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. Stories include "The Case of the Limping Ghost," "The Viennese Strangler," "The Mystery of the Headless Monk," and more.
This book is an ambitious work that surveys the development of a major sculptural medium in Italy across four centuries. It is the first work of its kind to consider the varieties of fired clay sculpture, especially in the context of the sculptural process. Whenever possible, clay models have been juxtaposed with finished works in order to show ...
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