Bøker av Jonathan Brown

Brown provides an in-depth history of the island of St. Domingo, from its discovery by Columbus to the present day. He examines the island's economic, political, and social conditions, and discusses the impact of colonialism, slavery, and warfare on its people. Brown argues that understanding the history of St. Domingo is essential to understanding the wider history of the Caribbean and the Americas.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

A vivid and exciting account of royal collectors, art dealers, connoisseurs, and the rise of old master paintings Old master paintings are among the most valuable and prestigious of the visual arts, and the best examples command the highest prices of any luxury commodity. In Kings and Connoisseurs, Jonathan Brown tells the story of how painting rose to this exalted status. The transformation of painting from an inexpensive to a costly art form reached a crucial stage in the royal courts of Europe in the seventeenth century, where rulers and aristocrats assembled huge collections, often in short periods of time. By comparing collecting and collectors at these courts, Brown explains the formation of new attitudes toward pictures, as well as the mechanisms that supported the enterprise of collecting, including the emergence of the art dealer, the development of connoisseurship, and the publication of sumptuous picture books of various collections. The result is an exciting narrative of greed and passion, played out against a background of international politics and intrigue.

The "Tent Gang" a three-man crew that robs houses all over Los Angeles that have been tented off for fumigation has the L.A.P.D. chasing their tails. When a private neighborhood security guard happens on the crew and tries to play hero it doesn't go well for him. The mother of the slain security guard wants justice. Enter Lou Crasher, the rock n roll drummer and part time amateur P.I. Normally Lou wouldn't go near a case this large but when Jake Strickland, his half brother, asks for Lou's help, Lou agrees before Jake has finished asking. Lou's been pulled out of many fires by Jake-it's long overdue for Lou to lend his brother a hand. Lou has now essentially volunteered to do what the cops have failed to do: catch the tent gang, which are believed to be the killers and solve the murder. Lou follows the clues where they lead and winds up in the crosshairs Disruptor, a lethal underground anit-society group. The group not only disrupts the statues quo, they maim and murder for no apparent rhyme or reason. While running down the crooks and dodging bullets from the sub-group Crasher fights to maintain his rock n roll life of gigs, booze, sex, drums and his day job managing the L.A. Practice Joint- a rehearsal studio for local bands. Lou still hangs with his crazy-maker buddy Bobby Coldwater and must make sure he doesn't slip back into his cocaine addiction. If Lou manages to keep the drumsticks twirling and escape the attempts by Disruptor to end his life he hopes that all parties involved respect his personal golden rule: Don't Shoot The Drummer! Praise for DON'T SHOOT THE DRUMMER: "With its hard-hitting prose and smooth groove, Jonathan Brown's Don't Shoot the Drummer is tight, man. It goes down like a chilled bourbon after a long day of Crashing." -Tim O'Mara, author of the Raymond Donne series and editor of Down to the River "Lou Crasher is back! In a virtuoso performance, Don't Shoot the Drummer pulses with relentless action and heart as Crasher rolls through the streets of L.A. in search of the killer (or killers) of a popular student and football player. A modern-day Archer or Spenser, Crasher puts it all on the line to get to the truth, and deliver justice to those the system has left behind." -Shawn Reilly Simmons, author of the Red Carpet Catering Mysteries "Come for the extraordinary characters, stay for the kick-ass fights; come for the back-stage rock scene, stay for the sandwiches; come for the voice, stay for the coolest set of images this side of the wise-cracking heroes of '30's movies. Whatever brings you into Lou Crasher's world, you'll be glad you came." -SJ Rozan, bestselling author of Paper Son

Discover How The Alkaline Diet Can Revitalize and Bring Your Back To Peak Physical Health! Do you constantly find feel lethargic and sluggish? Are you struggling to lose weight due to low metabolism? Do you notice a negative change in your body in ways that affects your day to day life? Scientists and experts agree on the latest findings, and they tell us that upwards of 80 percent of people suffer from a newly emerging condition known as "low-grade metabolic acidosis". Doctors and researchers are only beginning to understand this condition, but as far as science is currently aware, the only known treatment is creating and maintaining an alkaline-forming diet. What If I Told You There Was A Way That You Can Have A Happy and Healthy Body With a Balanced pH Right Now? In "Alkaline Diet" You Will Learn And Find... What Is The Alkaline Diet and Why You Need It Why A Balanced Body pH Is Vital To Good Health Learn What Causes Low-Grade Metabolic Acidosis The Science and Chemistry Behind This Condition The Ways Your Daily Habits Are Causing an Acid-Forming Diet Tips and Secrets To This Powerhouse Diet What Chronic Acid Reflux Is & Its Serious Health Implications The Science Behind pH Imbalance Creating An Acid-Alkaline Diet Alkaline Diet For Vegetarians Delicious and Mouth-Watering Alkaline Meal Ideas The Role of Fibre, Prebiotics and Probiotic How To Reduce Acid Reflux With Exercise How To Maintain and Become A Healthier Version of YouAnd so much more… Let's Get You To Your Goals ASAP! Pick up your copy of the book right now by clicking the BUY NOW button at the top of this page!

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To train the greatest, he had to be the greatest.On the streets of South Philly, Angelo Dundee learned what it took to survive-a sense of purpose, a clear head, and sometimes . . . a powerful right uppercut. Boxing was the family business and the ring was his home.A skilled trainer and cut man, Dundee intuitively adapted to whatever his fighter needed, be it doctor, therapist, drillmaster, or friend. With gauze and liniment or a well-timed joke, Dundee knew how to keep his guy in the fight and instill confidence in the bleakest of final rounds. For the boxing legends of our time, including Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard, there was no one else they wanted in their corner.

This catalogue contains comprehensive entries on all Spanish works in the National Gallery of Art; with a biographical outline of the artists; a description; and often fresh observations on the physical condition of each painting; critical discussions of such matters as attribution, chronology, identification of subject matter or sitter, and a summary of previous scholarship.

A breathtaking ride through the history of cycling in Yorkshire The UK's growing obsession with two wheels is well fed in this outstanding book by Jonathan Brown - the man on the press bike.

Describes the many achievements of this extraordinary man whose life straddled two distinct Jewish worlds: he excavated remains of the ancient Nabataeans in Transjordan, described a biblical copper-mining industry at the shore of the Red Sea, and showed how the Negev could support a large population if proper irrigation techniques were used.

Based on a series of six lectures delivered at the Museo Nacional del Prado in 2012, the author examines links between his personal life and his study of Hispanic art of the Golden Age. His adventures are offered as a model for understanding how art history is shaped by life experiences.

The old-time shepherd is an emblem of sturdiness, dependability and independence. How did he manage his charges and his own life? What skills and equipment did he use? How did sheep farming change in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and what effect did those changes have on the shepherd's work? This title deals with these questions.

With world markets upset and economies in recession, the 1920s and '30s were not an easy time for farmers, who required great resilience to survive. This title examines the challenges that farmers faced and the ways in which they responded.

Known primarily as a great painter, Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1617-1682) was also one of the best draftsmen of the 17th century. Although his devotional paintings seem to have been created effortlessly, they are the result of careful thought and study. This title presents the catalogue of his works.

Art historians have often minimized the variety and complexity of seventeenth-century Spanish painting by concentrating on individual artists and their works and by stressing discovery of new information rather than interpretation. As a consequence, the painter emerges in isolation from the forces that shaped his work. Jonathan Brown offers another approach to the subject by relating important Spanish Baroque paintings and painters to their cultural milieu.A critical survey of the historiography of seventeenth-century Spanish painting introduces this two-part collection of essays. Part One provides the most detailed study to date of the artistic-literary academy of Francisco Pacheco, and Part Two contains original studies of four major painters and their works: Las Meninas of Velazquez, Zurbaran's decoration of the sacristy at Guadalupe, and the work by Murillo and Valdes Leal for the Brotherhood of Charity, Seville. The essays are unified by the author's intention to show how the artists interacted with and responded to the prevailing social, theological, and historical currents of the time. While this contextual approach is not uncommon in the study of European art, it is newly applied here to restore some of the diversity and substance that Spanish Baroque painting originally possessed.

The Edwardian period is often seen as something of a gilded age, war would imminently remove hundreds of thousands of men from the labour force, and instigate progress to mechanize. This book tells the story of farming in Britain in the early years of the twentieth century - an age of horse, steam and intensive labour.

The first comprehensive discography on one of Wagner's music dramas, this volume lists all complete performance recordings, all major selections recorded, and hundreds of individually-recorded excerpts, both vocal, and instrumental, from the earliest acoustic recordings to recent laser discs.