Dissertatio de cortice Peruviano : cujus partem priorem ... /

Part 1 only; pt. II, "Pro gradu doctoris. 1763. Gryphiswald". cf Krok, Bibl. bot. suecana (1925) p. 572.

The Philidorian; a magazine of chess & other scientific games;

"Complete in one volume".

Darstellung der Wärme-Erscheinungen durch fünftägige Mittel von 1782 bis 1855, mit besonderer Berücksichtigung strenger Winter / von H. W. Dove.

Mode of access: Internet.

Denkwürdigkeiten aus dem Leben des General-Feldmarschalls Kriegsministers Grafen von Roon: Sammlung von Briefen, Schriftstücken und Erinnerungen ...

"Vorwort" signed: Waldemar Graf von Roon.

The chess player / by George Walker; to which are added the three games played at one and the same time by Philidor; sixty openings, mates and situations, by W. S. Kenny, with remarks, anecdotes, &c. &c., and an explanation of the round chess board.

Mode of access: Internet.

Bekleidung: los trajes de la arquitectura

Un siglo después de su fallecimiento, la prolífica producción teórica de Gottfried Semper (1803-1879) está siendo objeto de sucesivas relecturas. Esta investigación se centra en el principio: "Das Prinzip der Bekleidung in der Baukunst" (el principio de la vestimenta en la arquitectura), que describió en su obra más relevante: El estilo (1860-1863). Este principio establece la autonomía de la envolvente en la arquitectura frente al soporte que la sustenta, y también su protagonismo ensencial en la creación arquitectónica. Mediante una analogía textil, Semper identifica las superficies interiores y exteriores generadas por la arquitectura con los tejidos, en un plano simbólico y técnico. La influencia de "El principio de la vestimenta" de Gottfried Semper en la arquitectura de filiación germánica es fundamental. Desde Adolf Loos, que será el verdadero destilador de la teoría de Semper poniéndola a disposición de la arquitectura moderna con sus escritos y planteamientos arquitectónicos, hasta Mies van der Rohe, quien depura estos plantemaientos constructivamente según una nueva gramática arquitectónica centrada en la definición de la envolvente y el espacio. La investigación termina con un breve epílogo dedicado a explicar la repercusión de esta tradición simbólica y constructiva en la arquitectura contemporánea de Herzog & de Meuron. Todos ellos profundizarán con su obra en el placer senstivo que produce la envolvente arquitectónica concebida como un traje, con un haz exterior significante y un envés interior táctil, en contacto con el cuerpo. Defenderán un uso lúdico y cálido del espacio. En definitiva, podrán ser considerados los continuadores de esa tradición semperiana en torno al Baukunst (el arte de la construcción) que concilia técnica y arte, que prima la envolvente sobre el soporte y que, en definitiva, logra un perfecto equilibrio entre lo apolíneo y lo dionisíaco.

Letter from George Cran regarding a Christian mission in India, 1803.

George Cran was the son of a farmer in the parish of Forgue in Aberdeen Shire, Scotland. He became a member of the church at Huntley, Scotland where his devotion to God inspired him to become a Sunday school teacher. He subsequently became a member of the London Missionary Society. In 1801 he was sent to study at the seminary in Gosport, England where he spent two to three years. His desire was to preach Christ to the “heathens”. Messrs. Ringeltaube, Des Granges and Cran were designated to work in India. No ships for the East India Company would grant passage to missionaries due to the open hostility of the government therefore they set sail from Copenhagen on April 20, 1804 and reached Tranquebar on December 5th, 1805. Cran and Des Granges were designated to supervise the churches in Tinnevelly and they were to begin a mission among the northern Circars. This would have meant that they would have to work in two different places which would have separated them by over 500 miles. The society didn’t seem to be aware of the vast hindrances that the missionaries had to face. Cran and Des Granges decided instead to work in Vizagapatam where they were welcomed by many of the European residents. They conducted English services for which they were paid a monthly salary by the governor. They also conducted services for the natives and opened a school for native children. By November of 1806 a mission house had been built and a “charity” school for Eurasian children was opened. Cran and Des Granges were also diligently studying the native language and they began to translate the Bible into Telugu (spoken by the Hindus who live along the lower basins of the Kistna and Godaveri Rivers). In November of 1808 Cran was almost killed by a fever which left him severely weakened. He was only partially recovered, but accepted an invitation by the general who commanded the local district to accompany him on a journey around the province. The journey proved to be too much for Cran and he died on January 6th, 1809. He is buried at Chicacole, India. He is remembered for his successful work at Vizagapatam and his translation of the Bible. The fact that it was 27 years after the arrival of Cran before a single native was converted attests to the fact that this was a very difficult undertaking. The London Missionary Society was formed in 1795 in England by evangelical Anglicans and nonconformists. It is a non-denominational society and now forms part of the Council for World Mission. with information from The Voice of God to the Churches a Sermon on the Death of George Cran, Augustus Des Granges and Jonathan Brain by David Bogue and The History of the London Missionary Society 1795-1895 by Richard Lovett

Bernhard Weiss [Illustration] : geb. 16. Juli 1803, gest. 4. März 1879

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