Hall's Iconografisch Handboek by James Hall

He describes in detail the daily life and folklore in the regions that he visits, voicing more often than not in a very frank way his surprise at the things he meets on his way. He writes with understanding about art and architecture and is well acquainted with Italian and Spanish history and literature.

He has an educated taste and an inquiring mind. When you select Accept all cookies, you’re agreeing to let your browser store that data on your device so that we can provide you with a better, more relevant experience. Laffi has a very lifely style of writing – unlike most medieval pilgrims who described their journeys –and it is garnished with personal experiences and impressions. Halls Iconografisch Handboek : Onderwerpen, symbolen en motieven in de beeldende kunst James Hall, Theo Veenhof (translator), Ilja M. Our web pages use cookiesinformation about how you interact with the site. In 1988 James Hall, author of among others Hall’s Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art, discovered in the British Library a seventeenth-century account of a pilgrimage. In this new edition of the diary we experience the world of this extraordinary pilgrim. Onderwerpen, symbolen en motieven in de beeldende kunst by HALL, James. At the time it must have been quite popular, for during the next sixty years it was reprinted another four times. The pilgrim, Domenico Laffi, born in 1636 in the foothills of the Apennines not far from Bologna, first published his account in 1673 and called it 'Viaggio in Ponente' three years later it was reprinted and a revised edition, from which this translation was made, appeared in 1681.

He translated the text, followed in the footsteps of the pilgrim and made an extensive study of local archives and libraries in order to reconstruct the world of this seventeenth-century wayfarer. Editora y Distribuidora Hispano Americana, S.A.In 1988 James Hall, author of among others 'Hall’s Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art', discovered in the British Library a seventeenth-century account of a pilgrimage. Halls Iconografisch Handboek 9789074310055 James Hall Boeken bol. James Hall, Halls Iconografisch Handboek onderwerpen, symbolen en motieven in de beeldende kunst, Leiden (1992) Stuart M.CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform halls-iconografisch-handboek-onderwerpen-symbolen-en-motieven-in-de-beeldende-kunst 3/20 Downloaded from on Decemby guest Elder to the beginning of the seventeenth century.'-BOOK JACKET.

Hall's Iconografisch Handboek by James Hall