Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken
A self-portrait is a representation of an artist, drawn, painted, photographed, or sculpted by the artist. Although self-portraits have been made by artists since the earliest times, it is not until the Early Renaissance in the mid 1400s that artists can be frequently identified depicting themselves as either the main subject, or as important characters in their work. With better and cheaper mirrors, and the advent of the panel portrait, many painters, sculptors and printmakers tried some form of self-portraiture. The probable example by Jan van Eyck of 1433 is the earliest known panel self-portrait. He painted a separate portrait of his wife, and he belonged to the social group that had begun to commission portraits, already more common...
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Selina Dolaro (20 August 1849 - 23 January 1889) was an English actress, singer, theatre manager and writer. Dolaro was born in London, and her father, a conductor, was Benjamin Simmonds. Dolaro made her stage debut at the Lyceum Theatre, in the role of the Spanish princess, Galsuinda, in Herve's operetta Chilperic in 1870. Successes at various London theatres followed: After a season at the Gaiety Theatre, London, Dolaro starred in an English-language Jacques Offenbach adaptation called Breaking the Spell, on tour with Fred Sullivan's Operetta Company in 1871. In 1872 Dolaro was a leading performer in H. B....
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Semperoper is the opera house of the Saxon State Opera Dresden (German: Sachsische Staatsoper Dresden) and the concert hall of the Sachsische Staatskapelle Dresden in Dresden, Germany. It was first built in 1841, by architect Gottfried Semper. The building style itself is debated among many, as it has features that appear in the Early Renaissance style, Baroque and even features Corinthian style pillars typical of classical Greece (classical revival). Perhaps the most suitable label for this style would be Eclecticism; where influences from many styles are used- a practice most common during this period. The building was reconstructed after a fire destroyed it in 1869. The citizenry...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sennit is a kind of cordage made by plaiting thinner strands of rope or grass. It can also be used ornamentally in crafts, like a kind of macrame, or to make straw hats. Sennit is the western term used for Magimagi which is an exclusive product of the Fiji Islands. Few people in the world know the beauty of this scarce natural resource. Even fewer people (only Fijian Artist) know how to weave the beauty into the traditional Fijian look. The term is also used in Hawaii and throughout Polynesia for cordage made by braiding the fibers of coconut husks. It was important in attaching the ?ama (outrigger float) via the iako (spars) to the hull of canoes, stones to war-club handles, erecting hale...
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In the book,'Sensing Movement, Living Spaces,' Susanne Ravn explores and describes how 13 professional dancers, as expert movers, offer enriching insights into movement and body consciousness – and in particular into the internal sensing of movement that in a variety of ways takes centre stage in the dancers’ praxis. All 13 dancers have established international careers and represent a cross-section of genres and backgrounds in classical ballet, improvisation, modern/new dance and techniques related to Butoh and Body-Mind Centering. This allows the author to make a comparative study of ways in which lived experience can be structured – and of how space, sensing and memory are shaped and given form in movement. The book interweaves...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (27 April [O.S. 15 April] 1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor who mastered numerous musical genres and came to be admired as one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. Prokofiev was born in Sontsovka (now Krasne in Donetsk oblast, Ukraine), an isolated rural estate in Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire. He displayed unusual musical abilities by the age of five. His first piano composition to be written down (by his mother), an 'Indian Gallop', was in the Lydian mode (F major with a B natural instead of B flat) as the young Prokofiev felt 'reluctance to tackle the black notes'. By the age of seven he had also learned...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Seth is the pen name of Gregory Gallant (born September 16, 1962), a Canadian comic book artist and writer. He is best known for comics such as Palookaville. Born in Clinton, Ontario, Seth attended the Ontario College of Art in Toronto. He currently lives in Guelph, Ontario, with his wife and two cats. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (born October 26, 1973) is an American animator, writer, producer, actor, singer, voice actor, and director best known for creating the animated sitcoms Family Guy, American Dad! and The Cleveland Show, for which he also voices many of the characters. He currently owns his own production company, Fuzzy Door Productions. As an actor, he has made guest appearances on shows such as Gilmore Girls and The War at Home. MacFarlane's interest in science fiction and fantasy has led to cameo and guest appearances on Star Trek: Enterprise and voicing the character of Johann Kraus in Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy II: The Golden Army, as well as singing for the opening credits in the...
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Space, place and identity are key terms in the formation of a colonial consciousness. 'Settling the Self', examines the conjunction of these concepts in its interdisciplinary study of the nineteenth-century South African landscape. Locating aesthetic analyses and postcolonial theory within a phenomenological account of visual and spatial perception, Dubow examines the colony as a site of desire and anxiety in the making of a colonial identity and its historical legacy. It addresses concerns of common interest to cultural geographers, historians, postcolonial theorists, art historians and others interested in the meaning and experience of landscape. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга...
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Lambert M. Surhone, Mariam T. Tennoe, Susan F. Henssonow
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Seven Spirits of God are a part of the Christian theological teaching, and in the Book of Revelation they are mentioned four times (Revelation 1:4, 3:1, 4:5, and 5:6):Rev 1:4 - John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; Rev 3:1 - And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. Rev 4:5 - And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sex and the City was an American cable television program based on the novel of the same name by Candace Bushnell. It was originally broadcast on the HBO network from 1998 until 2004. Set in New York City, the show focuses on the sex lives of four female best friends, three of whom are in their mid-to-late thirties, and one of whom is in her forties. Along with these four women, there were numerous minor and recurring characters, including their current and ex-boyfriends/husbands/lovers, as well as many cameo appearances. There are also the film adaptations Sex and the City: The Movie (2008) and Sex and the City 2 (2010). Aidan Shaw (John Corbett) is Carrie's other long-term boyfriend. He is a...
ISBN: 978-6-1329-0748-6
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Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sgraffito ("scratched", plural Scraffiti and often also written Scraffito) is a technique either of wall decor, produced by applying layers of plaster tinted in contrasting colors to a moistened surface, or in ceramics, by applying to an unfired ceramic body two successive layers of contrasting slip, and then in either case scratching so as to produce an outline drawing. A combed wall surface is produced by dragging a comblike tool over a prepared surface, producing stripes or waves. Sgraffito has been used in Germany since the 13th century, was common in Italy in the 16th century, and can currently be found in African art. Kut-kut, a lost art of the Philippines implements sgraffito and...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sgt. Frank Rock is a fictional infantry non-commissioned officer during World War II in the DC Comics Universe. He first appeared in Our Army at War #83 (June1959), and was created by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert. Sgt. Rock's prototype first appeared in G.I. Combat #68 (Jan. 1959). His rank is not given in this story; instead, he is merely called "The Rock." The Rock returned as a sergeant in Our Army at War #81 (April 1959) Named "Sgt. Rocky" with his unit, Easy Company (the precise US Army infantry regiment to which Easy belonged was never identified during the history of the character). In this last prototype appearance with the Easy Company (as opposed to the nameless infantryman with a...
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Shading refers to depicting depth perception in 3D models or illustrations by varying levels of darkness. Shading is a process used in drawing for depicting levels of darkness on paper by applying media more densely or with a darker shade for darker areas, and less densely or with a lighter shade for lighter areas. There are various techniques of shading including cross hatching where perpendicular lines of varying closeness are drawn in a grid pattern to shade an area. The closer the lines are together, the darker the area appears. Likewise, the farther apart the lines are, the lighter the area appears. Light...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A Shadow battlecrab is a fictional spacecraft from the Babylon 5 universe.These ships make up the bulk of the Shadows' fleet. These ships are alive, but cannot operate independently, instead they require a humanoid to be merged with them and operate as its CPU. The unfortunate "pilots" are usually captured members of one of the younger races. Before being merged a person will have bio-mechanical implants inserted into his or her brain. First the implants facilitate the person's link with the ship, then they suppress the subject's free will, making him or her a slave to the "machine". Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A shako is a tall, cylindrical military cap, usually with a peak or visor and sometimes tapered at the top. It is usually adorned with some kind of ornamental plate or badge on the front, metallic or otherwise, and often has a feather, plume (see hackle), or pompon attached at the top.The word shako originated from the Hungarian name csakos suveg ("peaked cap"), which was a part of the uniform of the Hungarian hussar of the 18th century. Other spellings include chako, czako, schako and tschako. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Shakud? is a billon of gold and copper (typically 4% Gold, 96% Copper), mostly designed for its beautiful dark blue-purple patina. It was historically used in Japan to decorate katana fittings such as tsuba and kozuka. When it was introduced to the West in the mid-19th century, it was thought to be previously unknown outside Asia, but recent studies have suggested close similarities to certain decorative alloys used in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Modern jewelry artisans have revived the use of shakud? as a striking design element, especially for the technique of mokume-gane. Shakud? is sometimes used as a general term for damascened decorative objects of Japanese origin. These are also...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Shandi Ren Finnessey (born June 9, 1978; Florissant, Missouri, U.S.) is an American beauty queen, model and television hostess. She is best known for winning the Miss USA title, as Miss Missouri USA. She had previously held the title of Miss Missouri 2002 and competed in Miss America where she won a preliminary award. In 2002, Finnessey authored a children's book, The Furrtails, which helps children appreciate individuality and understand their peers who have disabilities. She became Chuck Woolery's co-host on the game show Lingo in August 2005 at the start of the show's fourth season until the show went on hiatus in 2008. In April 2006, she began appearing on the interactive series PlayMania,...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Shannon LaRhea Marketic (born January 14, 1971), is a beauty queen from Phoenix, Arizona who became Miss USA 1992. In 1997 she filed a lawsuit against a prince of the ruling family of Brunei, alleging that he had compelled her into performing sexual acts for guests at a party he organized. She has written many books about Christian subjects. She has worked as a movie actress and had a quick stint as the theatre teacher for a prestigious private school in Dallas Texas. She is currently working as a broadcaster, media director, P.R. Director and actress/producer. In November, 2008, Marketic adopted a baby girl, whom she has named MaryDale. Данное издание не является...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Shaped canvases are paintings that depart from the normal flat, rectangular configuration. Canvases may be shaped by altering their contours, while retaining their flatness. An ancient, traditional example is the tondo, a painting on a round canvas: Raphael, as well as some other Renaissance painters, sometimes chose this format for madonna paintings. Alternatively, canvases may be altered by losing their flatness and assuming a three dimensional surface. Or, they can do both. That is, they can assume shapes other than rectangles, and also have surface features that are three dimensional. Arguably, changing the surface configuration of the painting transforms it into a sculpture. But shaped...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A shawl (Persian , Shal,) is a simple item of clothing, loosely worn over the shoulders, upper body and arms, sometimes also over the head. It is usually a rectangular or square piece of cloth, that is often folded to make a triangle but can also be triangular in shape. Other shapes include oblong shawls. The first shawls, or "shals", were part of traditional Persian costume in Achaemenid Persia, worn by both males and females. Shawls were also part of the traditional male costume in Kashmir, which was probably introduced via assimilation to Persian culture. They were woven in extremely fine woollen twill, some such as the Orenberg shawl, were even said to be so fine as to fit through a ring....
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Shawn McManus (b. June 30, 1958, Brookline, Massachusetts) is an American artist who has worked extensively over three decades for DC Comics and other companies, notably for DC's Vertigo imprint, including the current Fables.McManus entered the comic book field in the early 1980s with work for Heavy Metal and DC Comics. He gained wider attention when he illustrated two 1980s issues of Swamp Thing written by Alan Moore. He received a nomination, with Alan Moore, for a 1985 Jack Kirby award for "Pog" in Swamp Thing 32. The story, an inventive science fictional reinterpretation of Walt Kelly's Pogo, was written by Moore specifically for McManus, who rose...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Shawnee Smith (born July 3, 1970) is an American film and television actress and musician. Smith is well known for her roles as Amanda Young in the Saw films and Linda in the CBS sitcom Becker. Smith once fronted the band Fydolla Ho, with which she toured the United States and the UK, and is also the other half of Smith Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sheer fabric is fabric which is made using thin thread and/or low density of knit and which results in a semi-transparent and flimsy cloth. Some fabrics become transparent when wet. The sheerness of a fabric is expressed as a numerical denier which ranges from 3 (extremely rare, very thin, barely visible) to 15 (standard sheer for stockings) up to 30 (semi opaque) until 100 (opaque). The choice of a sheer fabric is dependent on the translucence desired. The materials which can be made translucent include gossamer, rayon or nylon. Sheer fabric comes in a wide variety of colors, but for curtains white and shades of white, such as cream, winter white, eggshell, and ivory are most popular. In some...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Today, a sheet of stamps is the most common way of arranging stamps on the impressed paper. The number of stamps on a sheet and the format of the sheet depend on the size and format of the individual stamps. Small stamps are usually printed on sheets of a hundred stamps, although the Penny Black, as with other pre-decimal sterling currency stamps, were printed in sheets of 240; larger stamps are printed on sheets of fifty, twenty-five or twenty, as is done by the USPS. On November 13, 1994, the Deutsche Post changed the format of its emissions to sheets of ten stamps each, due to reasons of efficiency. The edges of these sheets are specially designed, making them a novel field of collecting....
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