Roundel Essays

In this essay I will analyze how and why the Internet distinctively differs from other ordinary kinds of networks, specifically the London Underground system (reference to the network analysis of the 2005 London underground attacks). I will use technical terminology specific of the “network society”, and these will be explained in the next paragraph. Therefore, in this essay I will analyze and discuss my opinion of understanding the Internet as largely different from other kinds of networks, and

Features • The Emperor Door It is the largest door in Hagia Sophia. It was originally used by the Byzantine emperors or their entourage. The door is made from wood and it is covered with mosaics. • The Omphalion The circular marble slabs are made from the Omphalion. It is the site were the Byzantine emperors were crowned. • The Dome It is an architectural legacy. It was intended to be larger and taller than any other dome built. The dome was repaired many times due to structure failures and earthquakes

Located in hallway nestled between the Art of Europe and Art of Ancient Worlds wings at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is the Italian Renaissance Gallery (Gallery 206). Here, Donatello’s Madonna of the Clouds and Luca della Robbia’s Virgin and child with lilies face one another, competing for museum-goers’ attention from alternate sides of the narrow gallery. Both pieces indulge ingenious techniques, original at the time of conception, to create a completely new visual experience of a very traditional

The Mayans, much like the rest of Mesoamerica, were huge proponents of supernatural beings and god-like figures because of their paramount involvement in the creation of the Mayan empire. They played a crucial role in everyday life as well as religious, sacrificial rituals. Therefore, it was not uncommon for artistic expression of ritual portrayals and dedications to the gods to be placed on anything with space for it or of particular significance. The Bowl with Anthropomorphic Cacao Tree, on the

standing bull at Rampurva (fig. 14) and the quadraptite figure at Salempur.. In an interesting and hybrid way also depicted on a pillar fragment from Bodhgaya, the bull is shown having the hind quarters of a fish (fig. 18). Bharat stupa also has a roundel with pair of bulls and behind them the chakra symbol is also visible due to the fatness of the rest of the relief (fig.

Agostino Novello and scenes of his Miracles (1), painted around 1320 in Siena, is a sequence of four narrative scenes surrounding a central scene in the form of a triptych with five main picture spaces in three inner rounded-arch frames. Two small roundels fill the space between the arches. The two outside inner frames are slightly smaller in height and width than the central space and are divided horizontally into two separate smaller picture spaces by a thin board. This large-scale (200 x 256 cm

principal roles, playing scholars or statesmen, and loyal and deserving of respect from others. Laosheng either wears a long court robe called mang, or he wears a formal robe called pi, which is a marron or olive green color and is decorated with roundels to show their dignity. They also wear a long three-part beard. The young man, Xiaosheng, is usually under thirty years of age and is not married. Instead they are young scholars, dandies, lover and brave generals, who often is wearing soft informal

back (Grömling 61). Behind Venus is a myrtle tree, one of her symbols. She raises her hand in greeting and welcoming the observer to her kingdom (Grömling 60). Cupid is above her, aiming his arrow at the Three Graces, who are elegantly dancing a roundel (Grömling

Moreover any deformity in the child was also blamed on fairies. Along pinching, this abduction was a part of fairy punishment, which was given to careless parents as Keith Thomas mentions that fairies were “predatory and might swoop down to snatch an unguarded infant child, leaving a changeling in his place. They might also nip, pinch or otherwise torment a careless housewife or untidy servant maid” (610). Shakespeare has also altered the perception of this abduction. Titania has stolen a boy from

The third dome to the path of the Christ in Majesty is the Trinity Dome. The Trinity Dome was dedicated on December 8, 2017. The Trinity Dome is the main and largest dome in the Shrine of Immaculate Conception, covering 18,000 square feet. The Trinity Dome depicts the Most Holy Trinity, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and a procession of saints who have been associated with the United States. The four pendentives portray the four Evangelists which are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.The base of the dome is

For this paper I have decided to review the National Shakespeare collection which is a series of 3 books that hold a facsimile of Shakespeare’s first folio. These are a series of large folio, hardback, around 295 pages each. The classic engraved portrait plate of Shakespeare, a coat of arms on title-page, a photogravure plate of Holy Trinity Church, Stratford upon Avon, a photogravure plate of Shakespeare’s Tomb in Stratford Church, plus several sepia plates by Sir J. Noel Paton are some of the images

The arming sword is a single handed cross shaped sword with common use between 1000 and 1350. Arming swords are generally considered to be a successor of swords used by Vikings. Typically used with a shield or buckler, the arming sword was the standard issue in the military. Knight’s commonly used them until technological changes led to the longswords popularity. The arming sword was overall a light, versatile weapon. It was capable of both cutting and thrusting in combat; and usually has excellent

till now. The design was not at all joined with flying machine motors or propellers. The thought is that the blue and white had anything to do with turning propellers originates from a 1929 notice, which included airplane with the picture of the Roundel in the pivoting propellers. The BMW Logo is currently positioned in the top 10 of the world 's most perceived business logos on the planet with its notorious image in its own privilege. In its simplicity and symbolism has stood the test of

Introduction BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke AG) is a German automobile company which was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. BMW is now one of the largest car manufacturer in the world for its exceptional level of quality and producing cars with sporty driving characteristics. The BMW company 's slogan in English is "The Ultimate Driving Machine" or Sheer Driving Pleasure" which was originally translated from German slogan which is "Fraud am Fahren.” In addition to cars

The Rucellai Madonna was a panel painting commissioned to the Sienese painter Duccio di Buoninsegna by the officials of the Florentine lay confraternity, the Laudesi of Santa Maria Novella in 1285. It was originally located in the Rucellai Chapel of church Santa Maria Novella. WHEN it was moved to Galleria degli Uffizi. This paper introduces the social background under which the painting was made and explores Duccio’s renovation in creating this painting. Background brotherhood and commission The