Appropriating Identity: William Hogarth, Thomas Gainsborough, and Britain’s Myth of the Self-Made Man by Jayme Yahr

“…During the mid-1700s, a change began to take place between the social classes, stripping the aristocracy of their role as Britain’s foremost connoisseurs and trendsetters. …”
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Passive defense doctrine based on air defense approach (principles and fundamental requirements) by Hamid Hemmat, Seed Smaiel Shahr Aieni, Abolfazl Sepehri Rad, Vahid Riyazi

“…Quantitative results showed the principle of deterrence, intelligence aristocracy and immunity are the most important among other principles.…”
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The reform of the British civil service: life cycle, family, and class in the treasury, c.1847-1914 by Galan-Guerrero, L

“…It reveals the interconnections between the aristocracy and the professions over the nineteenth century, and the Treasury’s key role in the professionalization of government administration.…”

Constantine, the Lateran, and Early Church Building Policy by Olof Brandt

“… It is a common view that Constantine chose to build the Lateran basilica and baptistery in a peripherical position in Rome, far removed from public buildings in the city center, in order not to offend the pagan aristocracy. The aim of this paper is not to answer the question “why”, but rather to discuss categories like “public”, “private” and “temple” in the context of the fourth century church building in Rome, with a special attention to the case of the Lateran complex. …”
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Objet peint et objet déposé auprès du défunt, même fonction ? by Laura Angot

“…The city know cultural influence through the important development of pottery and the multiplication of painted tombs, all of which confirm the strenghthening of the Lucanian aristocracy. Through these funerary parietal paintings various scenes show the daily, sports or cultural practice of the city inhabitants. …”
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La famiglia Pepoli tra mecenatismo e impresariato. Prime considerazioni by Lorena Vallieri

“…The prestige of their aristocracy, their considerable riches, their love of pageantry and a select education permitted them to present as refined patrons, with an activity that gradually developed into a modern business. …”
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W kwestii autoidentyfikacji antroponimicznej o charakterze nieoficjalnym wśród drobnej szlachty mazowieckiej (na przykładzie "Testamentu Sebastiana Roguskiego Wróblika" z 1641 roku... by Złotkowski, Piotr

“…On Anthroponymical Unofficial Self-identification Among Lesser Aristocracy in Mazovia (Based on the Testament of Sebastian Rogulski Wróblik from 1641): First publication in print with anthroponymical commentary of the testament of Sebastian Roguski Wróblik from 1641.…”
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La caza en el mosaico romano. Iconografía y simbolismo by Guadalupe López Monteagudo

“…The. role of the proprietor in the selection of the theme and the extent to which he intervenes in, or controls, the execution of the mosaic, is also examined, and this has provided valuable information on the lifestyle of the Roman aristocracy after the Third Century a.C. The study of the mosaics reveals not only their grand documental value but also the importante simbolic meanings they contain, such as the exaltation of the virtus and the glorification of the aristocratic proprietors. …”
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L’affermazione del potere imperiale nei “Tactica” di Leone VI by Gioacchino Strano

“…The work takes up the great models of the past (from Onasander to Maurice) but it reflects the actuality of the time in which it was composed, in reference to the emergence of the great families of the Byzantine aristocracy and to the need to face the various peoples, from the Slavs to the Arabs. …”
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Between Proximity and Distance: Travels of the German High Nobility to the French Court at the Turn of the Eighteenth Century by Eva Bender

“…There were partisans of France within the German aristocracy, but also dynasties who tried to gain recognition but were politically reserved towards France.…”
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“Oriental” trends in Russian and Hungarian architecture by Алина Иванова, Юдит Чанади

“…As an example of Russian orientalism, the phenomenon of Black Sea palaces of the highest St. Petersburg aristocracy is given. The Hungarian masterpiece of park oriental architecture, the elephant house in the zoo of Budapest, is analyzed. …”
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«Maria Antoniette» di Heinrich Heine: una «Historie» dalla «Matrazengruft» by Erminio Morenghi

“…The politically disappointed poet blames the aristocracy for being still bound to the Etiquette and for preventing the necessary social reforms proposed by the prince. …”
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Société, oikonomia et affects : correspondance et vie conjugale à Venise (fin XVIe-début XVIIe siècle) by Romain Facchini

“…Drawing on the correspondence and testaments left by a couple who belonged to the Venetian aristocracy (late sixteenth and early seventeenth century). …”
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Financial and Economic Crises as an Instrument of Realization of the USA Geopolitical Interests by G Yu Filimonov, S A Tsaturyan

“…The article deals with financial and economic crisis, projected by American financial aristocracy to optimize global processes management. …”
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Estates of the highest nobility in remote districts of St. Petersburg province in the 18th– early 20th century by Sementsov Sergey V., Shuvaeva Evgenia Yu.

“…The article presents the main results of an academic degree research work devoted to remote countryside estates of the aristocracy as special manorial properties, their identification, analysis, preservation, and adaptation for re-use, taking into account scientifically substantiated unique features of this type of objects. …”
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Relationships between Nobility and Monarchy in the Fifteenth Century Castile: Factionalism and Political Action of the Álvarez de Toledo (Casa de Alba) by José María MONSALVO ANTÓN

“…For high aristocracy of Castile, the lordships, titles of nobility and many incomes were granted by kings. …”
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La revue des héros dans la Nekyia de Silius Italicus (Punica, XIII, 721-867) : un canon de modèles pour la Rome des Flaviens by François Ripoll

“…All these aspects may be related to the moral and intellectual context of Flavian era, so as to suggest that Silius aimed to update the Homeric-Virgilian model in order to endow it with an exemplary value fitting the mental landscape of contemporary Roman aristocracy.…”
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La aristocracia de Castilla y sus abogados celestiales by Isabel Beceiro Pita

“…This article studies the relationship between the aristocracy of Castile and the saints as protectors in life and in the time of death. …”
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Exedrae as a tool of social visibility by Miriam Molnárová

“…The article is focused on the public presentation of (not only) influential persons – the aristocracy, high-ranking citizens (euergetes and benefactors) in ancient Greece in the period from the end of the 5th century BC to the 2nd century AD – through structures known as exedrae. …”
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L’arcivescovo e il marchese. Un tentativo di signoria a guida aristocratica a Milano (1277-1282) by Paolo Grillo

“…Between 1278 and 1282 some families of the Milanese aristocracy sought to conquer the rule of the city by delivering it to marquis Guglielmo VII of Monferrato. …”
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