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The Western Façade Of Santiago De Compostela: Christian Dominion And Ecclesiastical Rivalry From The Medieval To The Baroque Period, Louisa M. Raitt Jan 2014

The Western Façade Of Santiago De Compostela: Christian Dominion And Ecclesiastical Rivalry From The Medieval To The Baroque Period, Louisa M. Raitt

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As a prominent world power through much of western history, Spain was a fundamental player in creating several western cultural establishments especially regarding the realm of Christianity. As the culminating shrine of the Pilgrimage Road to Santiago de Compostela, the shrine to Saint James in the northwest corner of Spain boasts a rich history of religious, political and cultural significance. Through a visual and contextual analysis, this paper asserts that the two primary renovations of the western façade at Santiago de Compostela (the Portico of Glory in the 12th-13th century and the Façade of Obradoiro in the …


The Publicity Of Monticello: A Private Home As Emblem And Means, Benjamin Block Jan 2013

The Publicity Of Monticello: A Private Home As Emblem And Means, Benjamin Block

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This paper examines how the private home of Thomas Jefferson, Monticello, was, in fact, designed and constructed in many ways as a public building. By examining how Jefferson created the spaces that would have been visited by guests to Monticello, one can see that visitors were intended to have meaningful, affecting experiences at the home. I have broken down the study of these experiences into two parts: the first examines Monticello as a personal emblem of Jefferson’s aesthetic and political philosophy; the second explores Monticello as a means to crafting Jefferson's personal vision of America. I argue that Jefferson intended …


Byzantine Emperors And Old Testament Kings: Contextualizing The Paris Psalter As A Product Of Ninth And Tenth Century Byzantine Imperial Ideology, Kelsey Eldridge Jan 2011

Byzantine Emperors And Old Testament Kings: Contextualizing The Paris Psalter As A Product Of Ninth And Tenth Century Byzantine Imperial Ideology, Kelsey Eldridge

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