Renaissance Europe, with its humanistic impulse, may have brought the cathedral-building Middle Ages to an end, but it rechanneled the religious fervor of the old era into a new cult, the cult of opera, whose grandiose rites demanded theatres as monumental and as prominently placed as any cathedral ever built.
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Renaissance Europe, with its humanistic impulse, may have brought the cathedral-building Middle Ages to an end, but it rechanneled the religious fervor of the old era into a new cult, the cult of opera, whose grandiose rites demanded theatres as monumental and as prominently placed as any cathedral ever built.
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Add this copy of Opera Houses of the World to cart. $10.98, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Vendome Press.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 2200grams, ISBN: 9780865659773.
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VG/G-, dj shows wear and has tears bumping top of spine. Cover clean, pages clean and tight. Glossy pictorial dj; red cloth covers, gilt lettering. 277 pages: illustrations (some color), plans. Renaissance Europe, with its humanistic impulse, may have brought the cathedral-building Middle Ages to an end, but it rechanneled the religious fervor of the old era into a new cult, the cult of opera, whose grandiose rites demanded theatres as monumental and as prominently placed as any cathedral ever built. In Opera Houses of the World the musicologist Thierry Beauvert narrates in text and glorious image alike, the story of those fabulous buildings-the princes of. The blood or of commerce who commissioned them, the architects who designed and decorated them, the composers who wrote for them, the golden-voiced singers who performed on their stages, and even the audiences who still attend performances like worshippers in sacred temples. Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-266) and index. Photographs by Jacques Moatti and Florian Kleinefenn.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Book 277 pages, numerous illustrations, most in color, a few floor plans, bibliography, addresses of the opera houses, photo sources, indices; folio, orange boards. Very good, top of cover faded; contents fine; dust jacket very good-, light fading top, edgewear, crease bottom with short tear. Serving the antiquarian and used book world since 1980.
Add this copy of Opera Houses of the World to cart. $98.30, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Vendome Pr.
