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‎Many Faces of the Lady of Elche. Essays on the Reception of an Iberian Sculpture‎

‎, Brepols, 2024 Hardback, 155 pages, Size:156 x 234 mm, Illustrations:5 b/w, 36 col., 1 maps b/w, Language: English. ISBN 9782503610306.‎

‎Summary On 4 August 1897, farm workers in Elche - the site of ancient Ilici - discovered an Iberian sculpture of a woman that dated from the fifth- fourth centuries BCE. French archaeologist Pierre Paris dubbed this figure 'the Lady of Elche', and promptly purchased the sculpture on behalf of the Louvre Museum. There, she drew the attention of European scholars who were intrigued by her stylistic features, finally concluding that she bore witness to the existence of a specifically Iberian art. Since her discovery, the Lady of Elche has been a source of fascination not only for scholars, but also for artists, and she has become an icon of regional and national identity across Spain. This volume, co-written by an archaeologist and an anthropologist and translated here into English for the first time, seeks to explore the importance of the Lady of Elche, both for students of the past, and for the peoples of Iberia. The authors here explore not only what we know - and still do not know - about her creation, but also engage with key questions about what she represents for the men and women of our time who have questioned, manipulated, admired, loved, and often reinvented the singular beauty of this iconic figure. TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Introduction A Unique Work A Remarkable History Actors and their Agendas Chapter 2. The Lady and the Discovery of Iberian Art Ilici in the Iberian World A Newly Defined Art From la Alcudia's Soil to the Louvre: How the Discovery Came about An Exceptional Piece Chapter 3. A Century of Discussions about the Lady The First Attempts at Identification: The Moorish Queen, Apollo The Lady and the Archaeologists Iberian or Mediterranean, Goddess or Queen? Chapter 4. Through Artists' Eyes: The Lady from Orientalism to Primitivism and Art Nouveau Painters' Interpretations: Oriental or Hellenizing Iberians and 'Primitives' Ignacio Pinazo Martinez, Art Nouveau Sculptor Chapter 5. Women in Stone, Women in Flesh and Blood The Iberians and Valencian Identity The Lady as Archetypal Valencian Woman The Venus of Arles and the Lady of Elche Female Beauty A 'Living Lady' in Elche Chapter 6. The Lady between Elche and Madrid Ramon Folqu s's Account of the Discovery of the Statue Reasons for Rewriting the Account An Account that Became the 'Official Account' The Lady and the Virgin: Holiness Transferred After Francoism: The Rise of Heritage Manuel and 'His' Lady From Nationalism to Localism Chapter 7. Conclusion Works Cited‎

‎The Geographical Work of the Greely Expedition [Greely] (+) The Configuration of Grinnell Land and Ellesmere Land [Boas] (+) [Large folded map:] North America polar regions : Baffin Bay to Lincoln Sea, showing the most recent discoveries including tho... - [FIRST ACCOUNT OF THE LADY FRANKLIN BAY EXPEDITION]‎

‎(New York, 1885). 4to. In later half cloth with gilt lettering and stamp to front board. In ""Science"", Vol. 5, No. 108, Feb. 27. Paper label pasted on to front board. The two titles underlined in blue pencil. Stamp to verso of map and almost parted in two, long tear in foldings, otherwise internally fine and clean. Pp. iii-iv, 163-185 + large folded map: ""North America polar regions : Baffin Bay to Lincoln Sea, showing the most recent discoveries including those of U.S.S. Polaris Expedition in 1871-2, under Captain C.F. Hall, British Arctic Expedition in 1875-6, under Captain G.S. Nares, R.N., The Lady Franklin Bay Expedition in 1881-4, under Lieutenant A.W. Greely, U.S.A""‎

‎First edition of Lieutenant A. W. Greely's first short account of the fatal Lady Franklin Bay Expedition (Also known as the Greely expedition). The present account is presented as a commentary to the accompanying map. A more extensive account was published in 1886 (Three Years of Arctic Service) and the full official account was published in 1888 (Report on the Proceedings of the United States Expedition to Lady Franklin Bay, Grinnell Land)The Lady Franklin Bay Expedition of 1881-1884 to Lady Franklin Bay in the Canadian Arctic was led by Lieutenant Adolphus Greely and its purpose was to establish a meteorological-observation station as part of the First International Polar Year, and to collect astronomical and magnetic data. During the expedition, two members of the crew reached a new Farthest North record, but of the original 25 men, only seven survived to return.""The United States expedition during the First International Polar Year, based at Fort Conger, Lady Franklin Bay, about 81°45' N, on the east coast of Ellesmere Island, explored the north coast of Greenland from Cape Bryant to Cape Washington, about 82°30'-83°30"" N, the interior and west coast of Grinnell Land (northern Ellesmere Island), and extended the maping of Hayes Sound, about 79° N, on Ellesmere. As relief ships failed to reach them, members of the party made a march out of the Hall Basin area, all but seven dying of starvation before rescue at Cape Sabine, Smith Sound"" (Arctic Bibliography).‎

‎LADY GAGA EXTREME STYLE mode‎

‎White Star 2011 2011. superbe ouvrage grand format broché de 144 pages abondamment illustré ( Editions White Star 2011). Aucune autre superstar actuelle n'est aussi complète que Lady Gaga aujourd'hui. En moins d'une année grâce à son talent son énergie et bien sûr son look elle a voulu passer du simple statut de chanteuse pop à celui d'icône de la musique. Elle a atteint un niveau supérieur dans son auto-célébration en s'appuyant sur sa collection de haute couture extrême et souvent controversée. Lady Gaga : Critical Mass Fashion propose un regard en profondeur sur la litanie de justaucorps qui en mettent plein la vue de robes asymétriques et de hauts talons aussi esthétiques que difficiles à porter tous signés Lady Gaga. Les grands couturiers Lady Gaga - de Armani à Hussein Chalayan sans oublier le regretté Alexander McQueen - ils l'ont tous prise sour leurs ailes. Connectée vingt-quatre heures sur vingt-quatre Lady Gaga n'arrête jamais. De ces faux cils aux faux ongles de ses doigts de pied elle met en scène sa propre idée de la célébrité jusqu'au moindre détail. Provoquer une explosion visuelle sur l'écran sur scène comme sur les pages de cet ouvrage tel est l'objectif de Gaga. Les 120 images contenues dans ce livre délivrent la superbe démence de sa vision‎

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‎Lady Roxana. Édition Autrement Littératures. Paris. 1993.‎

‎1 volume in-8° broché, couverture illustrée, 431 p., rousseurs sur les tranches sinon très bon état. Nom de propriétaire manuscrit en page de faux-titre. ‎

‎Le trésor légendaire de l'humanité. Feuilles détachées du rameau d'or par Lady Frazer Paris. Les éditions Rieder. 1925.‎

‎1 volume in-12° broché, 311 p. dos insolé et coin inférieur légèrement enfoncé (sans gravité) sinon très bon état. ‎