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Saint Christopher in medieval Spanish literature
No full textThe thesis explores the legend of Saint Christopher as presented in four fourteenth- and fifteenth-сеntury manuscripts, the oldest extant Castillan accounts. Chapter One outlines the legend's origins in fourth-century Eastern Mediterranean culture, and its trajectory as far as its appearance in Jacobus de Voragine's Legenda aurea, commenting on the changes made to content and emphasis as the account evolved. The focus narrows in Chapter Two, where the transmission from Latin to Castillan is considered in detail, and comparisons drawn between the four vernacular accounts. Chapter Three and Four deal with thematic aspects of the legend as they appear in Spanish, including an exploration of die nature of Christopher in his dual portrayal as saint and monster, and the notions of fear, power and voice as they are depicted in the texts. The four medieval Spanish accounts are edited and presented here (three of them for the first time) in an appendix, complete with critical apparatus
Engraved portrait of Sir Christopher Myngs (bap. 1625, d. 1666)
No full textEngraved portrait of Sir Christopher Myngs (bap. 1625, d. 1666). Line engraving in oval by unknown artist. Titled: 'Christopher Mingh, (Minns), Admiral 1666'. Verso in pencil, Mr Fairclough has written 'Captain under Commonwealth, see Firth p. 407' (i.e. C. H. Firth, ‘The capture of Santiago, in Cuba, by Captain Myngs, 1662’)
Plaque for Christopher D. Smithers
No full textA photo of the plaque at the entrance of Smithers Hall by the conference room: In loving memory of Christopher D. Smithers, 1865-1952. The Christopher D. Smithers Foundation and R. Brinkley Smithers
NewsTime--a graphical user interface to audio news
No full textThesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Media Arts & Sciences, 1993.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 103-104).by Christopher D. Horner.M.S
The historical imagination of Christopher Dawson
No full textChristopher Dawson (1889-1970) was one of his generation's most
important historians and religious thinkers, and was a significant
influence on many contemporaries including T.S. Eliot, C.S. Lewis,
and Russell Kirk. This dissertation is a study of his most
fundamental ideas concerning history and culture.
Chapter one examines Dawson’s sociological view of history.
Convinced that history was more than a scientific enterprise, he
believed that the true historian is one who reaches beyond the
material world to understand the essence of history’s dynamics. In
this way, the world can be conceptualized as a united whole,
separated by regional differences as a result of environment, race,
material, psychological, and religious factors. Dawson believed
that the political histories of the past several centuries failed to
grasp the undercurrents of historical change, and that the best way
to understand the past is to appreciate culture as an expression of
primeval religious traditions.
Chapter two treats Dawson’s understanding of progress. Dawson
was convinced that progress had become the “working-religion” of our
age. This secular faith, founded on scientific rationalism, first
pledged to fix the material failures of Western culture, but
unwittingly eroded its faith in God, and eventually, its moral
fiber. Dawson believed that true progress was progress of the soul
in its ordering toward the Creator.
Chapter three is a study of Dawson’s Christian, and more
specifically, his Catholic beliefs. Informed by religion, his
historical and cultural visions are not dogmatic, nor are they
polemical. He conceived of history as the unfolding of a divine
economy in the temporal world. Although Dawson is a proponent of
Roman Catholicism, his scholarship is an objective treatment of
history shaped by an undisguised, Christian worldview.
Additionally, the appendix is an introduction to Dawson’s life
and the circumstances surrounding his conversion to Roman
Catholicism. Particular attention is paid to the development of his
moral and historical imagination — both of which became intertwined to
form the basis of all of his scholarship
Christopher D Sherck
No full textSeries 1621 | Third District Court: Salt Lake County | Probate Case Files | 661 for Christopher D SherckCase files for Third District Court (Salt Lake County) probate division primarily involve the probate of estates for deceased persons and guardianship for minors and persons who were deemed legally incompetent.Estat
An interdisciplinary study of information systems: Christopher Alexander and IS failure.
No full textThis paper describes work carried out at the University of York; its contents do not represent the views or opinions of BT. It provides an example of how insights into the field of IS can be gained by looking at it from the perspective of other academic disciplines. Based on the idea that physical and virtual office spaces exist to serve parallel organisational requirements, it is argued that designers of information systems (IS) should be able to learn from the experience of architects in order to improve their methods and redefine their objectives. Firstly, the work of Christopher Alexander is reviewed to show how his work on architectural patterns has been of value to the designers object-oriented systems. Secondly, similarities in the literature between notions of failure in architecture and IS design are identified. These are then examined through interviews with practitioners to establish the relevance of the approach. Finally, the area that Alexander described as ‘the quality without a name’ is highlighted as a topic for further research.Information Systems, Patterns, Virtual Office, Christopher Alexander
A linear system framework for analyzing the automotive appearance design process
No full textThesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1996.Includes bibliographical references (p. 132-133).by Christopher D. McDaniel.M.S
Christopher Heppner, Reading Blake's designs
No full textChauvin D. Christopher Heppner, Reading Blake's designs. In: Romantisme, 1996, n°94. Nosographie et décadence. pp. 137-138
Christopher Heppner, Reading Blake's designs
No full textChauvin D. Christopher Heppner, Reading Blake's designs. In: Romantisme, 1996, n°94. Nosographie et décadence. pp. 137-138
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