Authors:Giorgio Mancini, Giovanni Baglione, Giovanni Pietro
Publisher: Pallas Athene
Keywords: lives, series, caravaggio, artists
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2005-02-01
List price: $13.95
ISBN-10: 0952998688
ISBN-13: 9780952998686

The Lives of Caravaggio is comprised of the earliest three biographies of the Italian Baroque master, revealing how his revolutionary painting and tempestuous character fascinated and appalled his contemporaries. With 20 color reproductions.In the course of a short and violent life, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571– 1610) revolutionized painting, producing a style of shockingly immediate realism that swept through Europe and still resonates today. Almost everything we know about his life comes from these three early biographies, and they reflect the often horrified fascination that Ca

Authors:Marie Mancini, Hortense Mancini,
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Keywords: europe, modern, voice, memoirs
Number of Pages: 254
Published: 2008-07-15
List price: $24.00
ISBN-10: 0226502791
ISBN-13: 9780226502793

The memoirs of Hortense (1646–1699) and of Marie (1639–1715) Mancini, nieces of the powerful Cardinal Mazarin and members of the court of Louis XIV, represent the earliest examples in France of memoirs published by women under their own names during their lifetimes. Both unhappily married—Marie had also fled the aftermath of her failed affair with the king—the sisters chose to leave their husbands for life on the road, a life quite rare for women of their day. Through their writings, the Mancinis sought to rehabilitate their reputations and reclaim the right to define their public imag

Authors:Giambattista Vico, Giorgio A. Pinton, Giorgio A. Pin
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
Keywords: gestis, antonj, caraphaei, rebus, carafa, deeds, antonio, statecraft
Number of Pages: 600
Published: 2004-01
List price: $92.95
ISBN-10: 0820468282
ISBN-13: 9780820468280

In 1716 Giambattista Vico published De rebus gestis Antonj Caraphaei to celebrate Neapolitan Antonio Carafa who emigrated to Vienna in 1662 to serve at the Court of Leopold I of Habsburg, Holy Roman Emperor. After becoming familiar with the intrigues of the Viennese court, Carafa gradually learned the secrets of state and the arts of public administration and of governing. Enjoying the favors of the emperor and of the royal princes related to the Habsburgs, Charles of Lorraine and Maximillian of Bavaria, Carafa was allowed to leave the Viennese court for the Hungarian marshes. His military exp

Author: Ron Mancini
Publisher: Newnes
Keywords: second, everyone, amps
Number of Pages: 472
Published: 2003-04-29
List price: $84.95
ISBN-10: 0750677015
ISBN-13: 9780750677011

The operational amplifier ("op amp") is the most versatile and widely used type of analog IC, used in audio and voltage amplifiers, signal conditioners, signal converters, oscillators, and analog computing systems. Almost every electronic device uses at least one op amp. This book is Texas Instruments’ complete professional-level tutorial and reference to operational amplifier theory and applications. Among the topics covered are basic op amp physics (including reviews of current and voltage division, Thevenin’s theorem, and transistor models), idealized op amp operation and config

Author: Marc Mancini
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: management, time
Number of Pages: 180
Published: 2003-04-07
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0071406107
ISBN-13: 9780071406109

Effective time management is one of today’s most overlooked--yet essential --keys to career growth in business and management. Time Management provides hands-on techniques and tools for making every minute count as it dispels myths that can actually cost instead of save valuable time. It helps managers match the right time-saving tool to each situation, reveals secrets for anticipating instead of reacting, and explains how any manager can eliminate procrastination.

Author: Marc Mancini
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Keywords: industry, line, cruise, guide, cruising
Number of Pages: 212
Published: 2003-08-22
List price: $124.95
ISBN-10: 140184006X
ISBN-13: 9781401840068

Comprehensive profiles of two dozen cruise lines, a study of cruises by their geographic itineraries, and an insider’s view of cruise sales, marketing, and operations make this the only guide needed for learning how to succeed in the cruise industry. The content has been written in a magazine-style manner, making it easy and fun to read. And the author has applied a number of educational strategies, lending to Cruising’s easy learning manner. Particular attention is placed on key terms and phrases for better comprehension, activities and discussion items reinforce the concepts, and photos, g

Author: Marc Mancini
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Keywords: destinations, selling
Number of Pages: 567
Published: 2008-12-04
List price: $143.95
ISBN-10: 142832142X
ISBN-13: 9781428321427

SELLING DESTINATIONS has been the travel professional’s definitive guide to matching travelers with the destinations that are most appropriate for them. Informative and tightly organized, the book is a visual encyclopedia, with hundreds of maps, charts, and other illustrative materials. Detailed information on attractions, climate, lodging, and cultural patterns as well as sample itineraries and profiles of typical visitors to each destination round out the coverage. New To This Edition: Fully updated and expanded information on climate, modes of travel, local customs, lodging, itinerari