10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUMPTUOUSNESS»
Discover the use of
sumptuousness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sumptuousness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Man in art: studies in religious and historical art, ...
CHAPTER V BEAUTY AND SUMPTUOUSNESS r I ^HOUGH these two qualities
of things are very frequently confounded * together, especially by the vulgar, it is
plain that there must be a distinction, seeing that the pleasure given by beauty is
...
Philip Gilbert Hamerton, 1892
2
Traces of the Roman and the Moor, or, Twice trodden tracks ...
The sumptuousness of the Italian churches, until one becomes used to it,
appears truly wonderful. The altar, and even the pulpit, are sometimes set with
agates and other precious stones. It must be difficult to speak in the midst of all
these ...
3
French and English: A Comparison
He made a curious distinction between luxury and sumptuousness. In his opinion
sumptuousness expressed the costliness of things, whilst luxury was the taste for
what is sumptuous. Deflation Lafaye , in his valuable dictionary of French ...
Philip Gilbert Hamerton, 1889
So then the ' noble and ennobling work,' that all ranks and classes of English
society are called upon to aid, is not to complete Wren's church. but to impart a
fuller idea of ' sumptuousness ' where he designed simplicity and the dignified
effect ...
5
French & English A Comparison
He made a curious distinction between luxury and sumptuousness. In his opinion
sumptuousness expressed the costliness of things, whilst luxury was the taste for
what is sumptuous. Lafaye, in his valuable dictionary Lafaye's of French ...
Philip Gilbert Hamerton, 1896
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Chronographiae quae Theophanis Continuati nomine fertur ...
Within the imperial palace itself, did not our emperor surpass any man ever on
record for munificence in things of this sort, <such as> sumptuousness, beauty,
novelty of forms, and elegance of all <these> admirable things? <This app1ies>
not ...
7
Lady's Realm: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine
Nothing gives such an air of sumptuousness as these beautiful velvet and fur
wraps, which are the most distinctive features of the present fashion, being a
compromise between the early Victorian and the modern Japanese, for the
kimono has ...
8
Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity, the Fifth Book
The Sumptuousness of Churches XV. THE SUMPTUOUSNESS OF CHURCHES.
[I.] Some it highly displeaseth, that so great expenses this way are employed. “
The mother of such magnificence” (they think) “is but only a proud ambitious ...
Richard Hooker, Ronald Bayne, 1902
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A guide to the reading of the Greek tragedians: being a ...
Tpwytphta USED METAPHORICALLY FOR SUMPTUOUSNESS BY LATER
WRITERS ONLY. ... the eighty -fourth Olympiad, the tragic ornaments were so
famous for their richness, as to give rise to a metaphor of Tpar/ephla for
sumptuousness.
John Richardson Major, 1844
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Flaunting: Style and the Subversive Male Body in Renaissance ...
The mutable nature of the concerns that informed sumptuary discourse and the
largely unsuccessful application of the various precepts introduced by its
constituents suggest that sumptuousness in early modern England entailed much
more ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUMPTUOUSNESS»
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sumptuousness is used in the context of the following news items.
Music reviews: Music at Paxton festival
Clein's playing was heart-wrenching in Rachmaninov's G minor Sonata, sensual in the sumptuousness of its lush romance. Still intense, but completely different ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
The Majesty of Jacquards
The season's shapes are simplified, even cut away, and pale creams and blush give the clothes a lightness while maintaining the material's sumptuousness. «New York Times, Jul 15»
Jason Isbell, 'Something More Than Free'
Produced by Dave Cobb with the same combination of austerity and sumptuousness that he brought to “Southeastern,” as well as recent albums by Chris ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
John Doyle: True Detective, season two – Fiercely good, but even …
... and Woody Harrelson and doesn't have Emmy-winning director Cary Fukunaga extrapolating a striking visual sumptuousness from writer Nic Pizzolatto's story ... «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»
SF Opera makes an epic effort with 'Les Troyens'
Cooke's Anna, who awakes Dido's inner desire, becomes the embodiment of sumptuousness. Next to these women, the men are stolid. Baritone Brian Mulligan ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»
A bear's market
But there is good news for those who, like me, love the verve and sumptuousness of top-quality California wine. Prices in California have stopped heading ... «Financial Times, Oct 14»
Vietnamese eatery Anh Hong deserves 'Best of Boston' props
For all the leisurely degustation, royal sumptuousness, and festive communality that they offer, budget-friendly Anh Hong and other Dorchester Vietnamese ... «Dorchester Reporter, Aug 14»
Lessons from the stylish: Bao Bao Wan, jewellery designer
But even she underestimated the sumptuousness of the beds at the Bulgari Hotel in Knightsbridge. She has requested to do our interview in the bedroom of the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 14»
Street Soccer World Cup kicks off in Brazil
SAO PAULO - Forget the sumptuousness that surrounds the stars of this month's World Cup in Brazil, young men and women from the fringes of society wearing ... «GMA News, Jul 14»
Eschenbach conducts NSO in Bruckner's Eighth Symphony
The strings produced a sumptuous sound; the woodwinds did colorful work; the ... such sustained sonic sumptuousness, along with such clarity of articulation ... «Baltimore Sun, Jun 14»
