[PDF] Seville An Historical Descri eBook

Author : Elizabeth Nash
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 16,38 MB
Release : 2005-10-13
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780199725373

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Spain's southern city of Seville basks in romantic myths and legends, evoking the scent of jasmine and orange blossom. But there is an ascetic core to its sybaritic spirit. For all their fame as passionate performers, the poet Unamuno called Sevillanos "finos y frios"-refined and cool. Once Europe's most cosmopolitan metropolis, bridging cultures of East and West and hub of a sea-borne empire, Seville was defined by Spain's great seventeenth-century playwright Lope de Vega as "port and gateway to the Indies". The city retains both the swagger of its seafaring heyday, and the sensual flavor of Moorish al-Andalus. Seville produced Spain's lowest ruffians, grandest grandees and a seductive gypsy culture that colors our wider perception of Spain. Elizabeth Nash explores the palaces, the mosques, the patios, fountains and wrought-iron balconies of Seville, Córdoba and Granada, cities celebrated for centuries by Europe's finest painters, poets, satirists and travel writers for their voluptuous beauty and vibrant cultural mix.

Author : Walter M. Gallichan
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 44,63 MB
Release : 2022-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN :

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Story of Seville" by Walter M. Gallichan. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Walter M. Gallichan
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 36,39 MB
Release : 2019-12-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN :

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Explore the rich history of Seville through the eyes of the author, who takes you on a journey through the city's landmarks and streets. This book offers a glimpse into the events that shaped the city's past. The author focuses on bringing Seville to life, introducing you to the figures of Moorish potentates, Spanish rulers, artists, priests, and soldiers. The book is a visual feast with beautiful illustrations that capture Seville's charm and antiquity.

Author : Alexandra Parma Cook
Publisher : LSU Press
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 21,34 MB
Release : 2009-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0807144398

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In the first half of the 1580s, Seville, Spain, confronted a series of potentially devastating crises. In three years, the city faced a brush with deadly contagion, including the plague; the billeting of troops in preparation for Philip II's invasion of Portugal; crop failure and famine following drought and locust infestation; an aborted uprising of the Moriscos (Christian converts from Islam); bankruptcy of the municipal government; the threat of pollution and contaminated water; and the disruption of commerce with the Indies. While each of these problems would be formidable on its own, when taken together, the crises threatened Seville's social and economic order. In The Plague Files, Alexandra Parma Cook and Noble David Cook reconstruct daily life during this period in sixteenth-century Seville, exposing the difficult lives of ordinary men, women, and children and shedding light on the challenges municipal officials faced as they attempted to find solutions to the public health emergencies that threatened the city's residents. Filling several gaps in the historiography of early modern Spain, this volume offers a history of not only Seville's city government but also the medical profession in Andalusia, from practitioner nurses and barber surgeons (who were often the first to encounter symptoms of plague) to well-trained university physicians. All levels of society enter the picture—from slaves to the local aristocracy. Drawing on detailed records of city council deliberations, private and public correspondence, reports from physicians and apothecaries, and other primary sources, Cook and Cook recount Seville's story in the words of the people who lived it—the city's governor, the female innkeepers charged with reporting who recently died in their establishments, the physicians who describe the plague victims' symptoms. As Cook and Cook's detailed history makes clear, in spite of numerous emergencies, Seville's bureaucracy functioned with relative normality, providing basic services necessary for the survival of its citizens. Their account of the travails of 1580s Seville provides an indispensable resource for those studying early modern Spain.

Author : Calvert Albert Frederick 1872-1946
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 48,78 MB
Release : 2013-01
Category :
ISBN : 9781313473132

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Author : Albert Frederick Calvert
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 28,4 MB
Release : 2017-10-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780265358771

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Excerpt from Seville: An Historical and Descriptive Account of "the Pearl of Andalusia" The history of Seville from the time of its sub jugation by Musa is a volume of romance; its pages are illumined by the cold light of flashing steel and stained with the blood of tyrants. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Albert Frederick 1872-1946 Calvert
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 21,65 MB
Release : 2016-08-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781371461874

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