Embroideries and Patterns of Nineteenth Century Vienna from the Nowotny Collection
Embroideries and Patterns from 19th Century Vienna is the first book devoted entirely to the petit-point of nineteenth century Vienna. Raffaella Serena surveys samplers motifs and decorative patterns such as garlands, flowers, animals and landscapes. The most significant patterns of the Nowotny collections are integrated with other examples drawn from different sources in order to a give a more rounded and complete historical and stylistic account of the period under consideration.
You'll never fall into tourist traps when you travel with Frommer's. It's like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go— they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series offers candid reviews of so many hotels and restaurants in all price ranges.
With insight and humor, Glenn Kurtz takes us from his first lessons at a small Long Island guitar school at the age of eight, to a national television appearance backing jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie, to his acceptance at the elite New England Conservatory of Music. He makes bittersweet and vivid a young man’s struggle to forge an artist’s life—and to become the next Segovia. And we see him after graduation, pursuing a solo career in Vienna but realizing that he has neither the ego nor the talent required to succeed at the upper reaches of the world of classical guitar—and giving up the instrument, and his dream, entirely.
Whether you are travelling first class or on a limited budget, this Eyewitness Top 10 guide will lead you straight to the very best Vienna has to offer. Dozens of Top 10 lists - from the Top 10 sights in the Hofburg Palace to the Top 10 walks, shops, restaurants and cafes - provide the insider knowledge every visitor needs. And to save you time and money, there's even a list of the Top 10 Things to Avoid. Find your way effortlessly using the detailed maps which fold out from the front and back covers, plus many smaller maps inside.
This volume contains selected papers from the International Morphology Meeting held in Vienna from February 14 to 18, 2004, which was the eleventh of a series of morphology conferences held alternatively in Austria and Hungary. This volume includes those papers which addressed the main topic of the meeting1 and which were selected by an international reading committee. This topic concerns external and internal demarcations of morphology.
