The drawing of the sulphur landscape in Sicily: the mining site of Floristella-Grottacalda by Antonella Versaci, Alessio Cardaci

“…Places described by the travellers of the Grand Tour, by the writers of the 20th century and narrated through images by numerous feature films and documentaries, more in the intangibility of the suffering of the miners than as significant structures of the region. …”
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The Influence of Switzerland on the life and writing of Edward Gibbon by Norman, B

“…During his period of exile, he began to write in French his first work to be published, the <em>Essai sur l’étude de la littérature</em>, and the subject of Switzerland was his preferred choice of research until his Grand Tour, in which he renewed his residence in Lausanne for a further eleven months, stimulated the idea of writing a history of Rome. …”

Voltaire's British visitors by de Beer, G, Rousseau, A

“…One hundred and twenty-three of these visitors have been identified, and they range from men as young as fifteen on a Grand Tour to Thomas Pitt, brother of William, and Edward Gibbon. …”

Russia in the Crimea: Civilizer or Oppressor? Images of the Imperial Power in the Dispute of the Late 18th and the First Half of the 19th Century’s Travelogues by Nikita I. Khrapunov

“…The apparent evidence of that interest was the inclusion of the Crimea in the itinerary of the great educational journey, or the Grand Tour, of the European elite. In their travelogues, published later on, the representatives of the European elite discussed the “legality” and effectiveness of the actions of the Russian authorities in the region. …”
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„Żądny wieńca Apollona”. Michał Kazimierz Ogiński jako muzyk w latach 1748–1761 by Irena Bieńkowska

“…W artykule podjęto próbę zgromadzenia i uporządkowania danych dotyczących jego występów w młodzieńczych latach, w tym podczas grand tour w l. 1753–61. Zachowana partytura kantaty La nascita do Amalia Friedricha Königa z 1750 r., w której wykonaniu w Warszawie jako pierwszy skrzypek wziął udział książę, dowodzi dużej sprawności w grze na skrzypcach Michała Kazimierza jeszcze przed wyruszeniem w zagraniczną podróż. …”
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Politiques et pratiques de la science en cour de Rome au temps des Lumières. Le renouveau méconnu des pontificats pio-clémentins (1769-1799) by Gilles Montègre

“…The prelates were entrusted with this renewal and were called upon to play an increasing role in the Curia, involving Roman scholars from diverse religious orders, and benefitting from a number of foreign scientists passing through Rome as part of the Grand Tour. In the field of mechanical and astronomical sciences, Pius VI’s future secretary of state, François-Xavier Zelada, worked on the establishment of an observatory and an experimental physics cabinet in the Vatican, intentionally open to foreign scholars. …”
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OPTIMALISASI PERAN PANGKALAN TNI AL DALAM RANGKA PEMBENTUKAN KOMPONEN CADANGAN (Studi di Lantamal III Jakarta) by , SUDARSONO, , Dr. Armaidy Armawi, M.Si

“…This research (1) aims at : review the role of an important naval base in order the formation of naval reserve component can walk more optimal, (2) should review what problems faced in the formation of naval reserve component, and (3) review efforts in optimal the role of an important naval base in order the formation of naval reserve component This research uses a qualitative method, in which more data analysis techniques in conjunction with the current data collection by researchers in the field and a miniature grand tour question, the analysis of the data analysis domain. …”

INTEGRASI RTRW PERTAHANAN DARAT DENGAN RTRW KOTA BANDUNG DALAM RANGKA KETAHANAN WILAYAH by , WIBISONO POESPITOHADI, , Prof. Dr. HA. Sudibyakto, MS

“…How to research using qualitative methods, techniques of data analisys is mostly done simultaneously with data collection during research in the field with a grand tour and miniature question, data analysis using domain analysis. …”

British travellers in Switzerland 1814-1860 by Heafford, Michael Richard

“…Firstly, little has been written about the British on the Continent between the end of the eighteenth century, when the Grand Tour may be considered to have ended, and the period when railways were sufficiently established to create new styles of travel, for instance in the development of 'package tours'. …”
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Mountain permafrost in the Central Pyrenees: insights from the Devaux ice cave by M. Bartolomé, M. Bartolomé, G. Cazenave, M. Luetscher, C. Spötl, F. Gázquez, F. Gázquez, Á. Belmonte, A. V. Turchyn, J. I. López-Moreno, A. Moreno

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La perception du paysage panoramique de l'île de Santa Catarina au XIXème siècle comme fait favorisant du sens de beauté dans la caractérisation de ses paysages. by Schirley Fátima Nogueira da Silva Cavalcante Alves, Yves Luginbuhl, Patricia Duarte de Oliveira Paiva

“…Des la renaissance les Italiens ont manifesté le souci de créer autour de leur villa à la campagne des véritables panoramas destinés à faire valoir la puissance du maître du lieu. Durant le "Grand Tour" de la Méditerranée au XIXème siècle, l’image panoramique a été à la mode. …”
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从荒域到V城：王韬和董启章的香港故事与男性建构 = Stories of Hong Kong : a masculinity perspective on Wang Tao and Dung Kai Cheung’s writings by 許维贤 Hee, Wai Siam

“…If it is said that when Wang Tao Overseas Grand Tour "and" undersea wonderland "With the hero out of the country" fugue ", to" take the yin complement to grow their own masculinity; hundred years later, Dung Kai body forest Hill original, "Hong Kong men abroad, like processions, wake up in exotic traveling, but found himself into a woman. …”
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Alterazioni Video e Fosbury Architecture (Eds.), Incompiuto: La nascita di uno stile / The birth of a style by Matteo Gambaro

“…A rich color photographic reportage contributes to this reasoning by driving us in what could be called a Grand tour of contemporary ruins. At the end of his text, Marc Augé wonders if these art works «still anticipate something of a possible future or if they are only the magnificent rests of an abandoned dream». …”
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Patronka cywilizacyjnej przemiany. Biała legenda Marianny Skórzewskiej wykreowana w dobie upadku Rzeczypospolitej by Aleksander Jankowski

“…The picture, combining the fashionable conventions of the con-versational piece and “grand tour memorabilia”, includes an imaginary image of Marianna in the form of an antique-style bust on a high plinth. …”
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'So may the songe be famous': Sir Philip Sidney and the matter of Troy by Bogdanov, S

“…For example, the chapter on the earliest elegiac responses to Sidney’s death opens into a fundamental discussion of the construction of early modern exemplarity and national identity in the wake of a recent loss, and the chapter centred around Sir Kenelm Digby’s quasi-autobiographical narrative, Loose Fantasies, helps to redefine the pivotal notions and conceptions of the Jacobean grand tour and its implicit obsession with the exotic. …”

Fenomén raně novověké akademické peregrinace jako specifické téma středoevropské historiografie by Ondřej Píš

“…The second part of the study deals with related phenomena (Grand Tours) and denominationally defined mobility (peregrinations of the Brethren and Jesuit schools). …”
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Eça de Queirós: o conto como literatura de viagens by Pedro Lopes de Almeida

“…Neste ensaio argumento que o conto queirosiano se constrói de modo análogo à narrativa de viagens que lhe é contemporânea, estabelecendo relações de afinidade com subgéneros literários como a descrição de grand tours, os sketches, ou o caderno de viagens. Estas relações colocam em evidência a dimensão política do conto de Eça, permitindo explorar, entre outros aspectos, olhares diferenciados sobre o tema da modernização no contexto português, e trazendo um grau acrescido de complexidade ao formato da narrativa breve. …”
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Flashpacker and the influence of technological advances : a case study in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah by Abd. Rahman, Syazana

“…The emergence of backpackers started from Grand Tours to Tramping, and from Drifter to Hippy’s. …”
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Peddling Wonderment, Selling Privilege: Launching the Market for Medieval Books in Antebellum New York by Scott Gwara

“…Mementos acquired by elites on European Grand Tours; 4. Purchases by bibliophiles from international sales catalogues, domestic booksellers, and auctions of imported volumes. …”
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Daily cardiac autonomic responses during the Tour de France in a male professional cyclist by Nicolas Bourdillon, Samuel Bellenoue, Laurent Schmitt, Grégoire P. Millet

“…BackgroundHeart rate variability (HRV) is a common means of monitoring responses to training, yet in professional cycling, one may question its usefulness, particularly during multi-day competitions such as Grand Tours.ObjectivesThis study aims to report and analyze HRV responses in a male professional cyclist over a season, including the Tour de France.MethodsA professional cyclist recorded resting and exercise inter-beat intervals during 5 months, comprising a training period with two altitude sojourns and two competition blocks, including the Tour de France. …”
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