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Editorial Open
It is intended to foster a greater understanding of the research environment of academic librarians in Canada, as well as to continue to articulate a scholarly foundation to inform the committee's own work and the work of others.To this en…
View article: LITERARY SOURCES OF ORNAMENTAL SUBJECT COMPOSITIONS OF FRENCH PRINTED TEXTILES OF THE END OF THE XVIII - THE BEGINNING OF THE XIX CENTURY
LITERARY SOURCES OF ORNAMENTAL SUBJECT COMPOSITIONS OF FRENCH PRINTED TEXTILES OF THE END OF THE XVIII - THE BEGINNING OF THE XIX CENTURY Open
Printed textiles are one of the most ancient and significant branches of the design of textiles, the development of which, within the framework of the European cultural tradition, includes consideration of such questions as canonical schem…
View article: The Situatedness of the Seeker: Toward a Heideggerian Understanding of Information Seeking
The Situatedness of the Seeker: Toward a Heideggerian Understanding of Information Seeking Open
While recent scholarship in library and information studies, such as the work of John M. Budd and Ronald E. Day, explores how the thought of philosopher Martin Heidegger may provide a model for understanding the nature of information, none…
View article: Oriental Origins of Figurative Language of the French Ornamental Art in XVII- XVIII Centuries
Oriental Origins of Figurative Language of the French Ornamental Art in XVII- XVIII Centuries Open
The XVII-XVIII centuries are the period of highest French applied art prosperity and its approval in Europe as a recognized standard. This was achieved as a result of the creative development of traditional European ornamental art by Frenc…
View article: Grotesques and arabesques figurative language in the French decorative art of XVII-XVIII centuries
Grotesques and arabesques figurative language in the French decorative art of XVII-XVIII centuries Open
The article analyzes the imagery of grotesque and arabesque, which were an important primary source of ornamental language of French decorative arts in the XVII-XVIII centuries. Grotesque reproduced murals (fresco) of ancient buildings (ca…