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September 26, 2023

Solar Collectors and Systems

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by Haj, Mamdouh El;
English | 2023 | ISBN: 979-8886977745 | 172 pages | True PDF | 19.64 MB
Sustainability enhances human beings’ lives, preserves their ecosystem and conserves natural resources. One of the most important steps towards sustainability is the development of renewable energy systems. Hence, different renewable energy technologies have been introduced, developed and applied in recent decades. Among different renewable energy sources, a solar energy source is one of the most attractive options for a variety of purposes, namely power generation, heating, cooling and freshwater production. The necessity of the development and performance improvement of solar energy technologies require deep insight into their working principles, effective factors and potentials of modifications. In this book, solar collectors and systems are the focus, as well as their use in a number of different applications, from power generation to heating, cooling and desalination. Furthermore, some promising approaches for the improvement of these systems and enhancement of their reliability such as the employment of quantum dots materials and storage units are represented and discussed. This book will be useful for the scholars and engineers working on solar systems and their relevant technologies and components.

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August 17, 2023

The Nature of Classical Collecting Collectors and Collections, 100 BCE – 100 CE

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Free Download The Nature of Classical Collecting: Collectors and Collections, 100 BCE – 100 CE By Alexandra Bounia
2004 | 370 Pages | ISBN: 0754600122 | PDF | 11 MB
The phenomenon of collecting as a systematic activity undertaken for symbolic rather than actual needs, is traditionally taken to originate in the middle of the fifteenth century, when the first cabinets of curiosities appear in Italy. Yet it is clear that the practice of collecting started long before that, indeed its origins can be traced back thousands of years to European prehistoric communities. Whilst this early genesis is, due to lack of written records, still shrouded in much mystery, The Nature of Classical Collecting argues that the collecting practices of classical Greece and Rome offer a rich tapestry of experiences which can be reconstructed to illuminate a pivotal period in the long and ever developing phenomenon of collecting. Utilizing a wide variety of examples of classical collections – including grave goods, the accumulations of Greek temples and open-air shrines, the royal collections of Hellenistic kings, Roman art and curiosity collections, and relics – The Nature of Classical Collecting focuses on the field of the ‘pre-history’ of collecting, a neglected yet critical phase that helped crystallize the western concept of collecting. Drawing primarily on Latin writings from the period 100 BCE to 100 CE it shows how collecting underwent a transition from a religious and political activity, to an intellectual practice in which connoisseurship could impart social status. It also demonstrates how the appreciation of objects and artists changed as new qualities were attributed to material culture, resulting in the establishment of art markets, patronage and an interest in the history of art. By exploring these early developments, The Nature of Classical Collecting not only provides a fascinating insight into the culture of late Hellenistic/early Imperial Roman collecting, but also offers a much fuller grounding for understanding the influences and inspirations of those Renaissance collectors who themselves were to have such a profound influence on the course of European art, architecture and culture.

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July 2, 2023

Collectors, Commissioners, Curators Studies in Medieval Art Inspired by Stephen Fliegel

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Free Download Elina Gertsman, "Collectors, Commissioners, Curators: Studies in Medieval Art Inspired by Stephen Fliegel "
English | ISBN: 1501521101 | 2023 | 280 pages | PDF | 10 MB
This volume celebrates Stephen N. Fliegel, the former Robert Bergman Curator of Medieval Art at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Leading curators in their fields offer perspectives on the histories of collecting and display, artistic identity, and patronage by highlighting key objects in some of the most famous collections of medieval art, among others: the British Museum, the CMA, the Getty, the Louvre, the Met, the Morgan, and the V&A.

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