1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990007374490403321

Autore

Francis, Philip

Titolo

Junius. Stat nominis umbra

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basil : J. J. Tourneisen, 1795

Descrizione fisica

XXXI, 429 p. ; 24 cm

Locazione

FGBC

Collocazione

XVII 925

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910797037903321

Autore

Hajovsky Patrick Thomas <1970->

Titolo

On the lips of others : Moteuczoma's fame in Aztec monuments and rituals / / Patrick Thomas Hajovsky

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Austin, Texas : , : University of Texas, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-292-76669-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Collana

Recovering Languages and Literacies of the Americas

Disciplina

709.72

Soggetti

Aztec art

Aztecs - Kings and rulers

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The two Moteuczomas -- Fame and transformation -- The royal icon -- Resonances of the speech glyph -- Visibility and invisibility of the name glyph -- Absence and presence of body -- The Chapultepec portrait -- Colonial reflections on Aztec portraiture -- Conclusion.



Sommario/riassunto

An interdisciplinary study investigating how the name and portrait of Moteuczoma (a.k.a. Moctezuma/Montezuma) II were represented in Aztec monuments and colonial manuscripts and how the concept of fame operated in the Aztec world.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910784687903321

Titolo

An economic history of film / / edited by John Sedgwick and Michael Pokorny

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

1-134-34429-5

1-134-34430-9

1-280-05879-X

0-203-35804-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (369 p.)

Collana

Routledge explorations in economic history ; ; 26

Classificazione

24.32

Altri autori (Persone)

SedgwickJohn

PokornyMichael

Disciplina

384/.83

Soggetti

Motion picture industry - Economic aspects - United States

Motion picture industry - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The characteristics of film as a commodity; America's master: the European film industry in the United  States, 1907-1920; Stars and stories: how films became branded products; Revenue sharing and the coming of sound; The block booking of films re-examined; Warner Bros. in the inter-war years: strategic responses to the risk environment of filmmaking; Product differentiation at the movies: Hollywood 1946 to 1965

Movie stars and the distribution of financially successful films in the motion-picture industryMovie contracts: is ""net"" ""gross""?; Hollywood and the risk environment of movie production in the 1990s; Understanding Hollywood's organisation and continuing success; Index



Sommario/riassunto

The movie industry boomed in the twentieth century, and is still going strong today. However, the economics of movies has been curiously under explored until now. Innovative and informative, this accessible book, which includes contributions from some of the leading experts in the area, is a huge step forward in our understanding of this important topic.