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The Elgin-Grey papers, 1846-1852
James Bruce Elgin (Earl of)Consists of the private letters of James Bruce, 8th earl of Elgin and Henry George, 3d earl of Grey ... when the Earl of Elgin was governor general of Canada and Earl Grey was secretary of state for the Colonies; and also miscellaneous ...
Report from the Select Committee on the Earl of Elgin''s ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on the Earl of Elgin''s Collection of Sculptured MarblesDilettanti: The Antic and the Antique in Eighteenth-Century ...
Bruce Redford1 After dinner he recorded in his diary, “Much conversation was had respecting the examinations of Artists & Amateurs respecting the Elgin Marbles by the Committee of Members of the House of Commons. ... As a consequence, the publication of the Report. . . on the Earl ofElgin''s Collection of Sculptured Marbles marks the end of their cultural hegemony: the heirs of Robert Wood and James Stuart emerge from its pages as fractious, fallible, and—in the newly pejorative sense— ...
Early printed books, 1478-1840: catalogue of the British ...
British Architectural Library. Early Imprints CollectionBound (5) in vol. lettered ''New Palace at Westminster. Reports, &c.''. With two plans from the 1833 ''Hume Report'' (No. 1349) and the Office of Woods'' Notice to architects dated 18 Aug. 1835 (No. 1322) inserted after fol.Al. GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on the Earl of Elgin''s Collection of Sculptured Marbles 1347 [Report. 1816 March 25] Report From The Select Committee On The Earl Of Elgin''s Collection Of Sculptured Marbles; &c. Ordered, by ...
Report from the Select Committee on the Earl of Elgin''s ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of CommonsLord Elgin's Lady
Theodore VrettosThis is a fictionalized version of The Elgin Affair which was a New York Times Notable Book of 1998 (Non-Fiction). Lord Elgin’s Lady received glowing reviews throughout America, and was a Kirkus Starred Review.
The Rare Art Traditions: The History of Art Collecting and ...
More editionsWilliam R. Valentiner and Paul Wescher, The /. Paul Getty Museum Guidebook, 2nd ed. (Los Angeles, 1956), passim. 62. Richard Payne Knight placed the finest works in the Elgin collection "in the second rank" but put the Apollo, along with the Laocoon, "in the first class of art." See Great Britain, Parliament, House of Commons, Report from the Select Committee of the House of Commons on the Earl of Elgin ''s Collection of Sculptured Marbles (London, 1816), p. 92. 63. Payne Knight ...
An interesting narrative of the travels of James Bruce, Esq; ...
James BRUCE (the Traveller.)James BRUCE (the Traveller.) P R E F A c E. 4 A v prepared them to receive and examine his narrative with general eagerness, whenever he should bring it forward. " . - A 3 si To empire, that the public should not have yet received the very ...
An Interesting Narrative of the Travels of James Bruce, Esq. ...
James BRUCE (the Traveller.)James BRUCE (the Traveller.) aC'cer, and qucstioncd his vcracity, he has, at length, 'presented the detail of his travels to the world. They are sufficiently interesting to jnstify the eager anxicty with which they were expected', and are marked ...
The Elgin Affair: The Abduction of Antiquity's Greatest ...
Theodore VrettosDescribes the theft in 1800 of Greek sculptures from the Parthenon by British ambassador Lord Elgin, and the long battle between Greece and England for their ownership
First Carlisle: Sir James Hay, First Earl of Carlisle as ...
Roy SchreiberI. JAMES I Beginnings It was a common sight at Whitehall during the first thirty years of Stuart rule in England to see the servants of James Hay, first Earl of Carlisle prepare for a banquet. Twenty or twenty-five covered dishes at one time were ...
Account of the Life and Writings of James Bruce ...: Author ...
Alexander MurrayMr D. Bruce to Gov. Glen, November 14, 1747. + This book, “Elementa Juris Civilis, Heineccii,” has the name “James Bruce, 1749,” along with several Italian words and verses, evidently written at that time. Two of the verses are “Bella ingrata io ...
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile: In the Years ...
James BruceIn the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, & 1773 James Bruce. assolutamente per ci6 si prova che non le sono che di name e niente di fatto ***. [This paper is the scroll of a letter from L. Balugani, Mr Bruce's assistant, to some person of rank ...
Report from the Select Committee of the House of Commons on ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on the Earl of Elgin's Collection of Sculptured MarblesA estrela que nunca vai se apagar:
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A Complimentary Epistle to James Bruce, Esq., the Abyssinian ...
Peter PindarPeter Pindar, James BRUCE (the Traveller.) Here of the genealogy a tree, Branching from Solo'mon's wise trunk to thee: There, with a valour nought could dare withstand, BRUCE fighting an hyaena hand to hand ; 'Which dread hyaena ( what ...
Travels Between the Years 1768 and 1773: Through Part of ...
James Bruce... in Abyssinia, and a Circumstantial Account of the Manners, Customs, Government, Religion, History, &c. of that Country, Being the Substance of the Original Work James Bruce ... This whole composition is worthy the traveller's attention.
Travels ... into Abyssinia, etc
James BRUCE (the Traveller.)James BRUCE (the Traveller.) boch, which is a large collection of huts of these people, and has the appearance of a town. The governor, a venerable old man of about seventy, who was so feeble that he could scarcely walk, received them ...
Profiles in Cardiology
More editionsJohn Willis Hurst, Charles Richard Conti, Bruce Fye ... 58 W Bruce Fye 60 W Bruce Fye 62 John H. Stone 64 John D. Canlwell 68 W Bruce Fye 71 W Bruce Fye 74 W Bruce Fye 76 W. Bruce Fye 78 W Bruce Fye 79 W Bruce Fye 81 W Bruce Fye ...
Horns, Hogs, and Nixon Coming: Texas Vs. Arkansas in Dixie's ...
Terry FreiRazorback junior tight end Pat Morrison was born in Elgin, Illinois, before his father—Robert, an Elgin watch salesman—was assigned the Arkansas territory and the family moved to Little Rock. Pat was a multiplesport star at Little Rock's ...
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile: In the Years ...
James BruceIn the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, & 1773 James Bruce. 1-': CHAP. in. Origin of Characters or Letters — Ethiopic the Jirsl Language— How and why the Hebrew Letter was formed. The reader will observe what I have already said ...
This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl
Esther Earl, Lori Earl, Wayne EarlThe fixed format edition of This Star Won't Go Out, matching the original design of the print edition, without resizable text.
James Earl Carter, Jr.
Andrew SantellaJAMES EARL CARTER JR. by Andrew Santella Content Adviser: E. Stanly Godbold Jr.. Department of History, Mississippi State University Reading Adviser: Dr. Linda D. Labbo. Department of Reading Education. College of Education, The ...
Goin' Back to Sweet Memphis: Conversations with the Blues
PreviewWell, just like I tell you, Willie Polk, James Manus, Son Brimmer, Dewey Corley, Earl Bell. That's some of them on that picture right behind you. Right there. For more on Dewey Corley, see the Memphis Ma Rainey chapter. Earl Bell (1914-77) ...
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