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    A motet can be defined as an unaccompanied choral or composition based on a sacred Latin text. There are some exceptions‚ such as motets that have secular text or instrumental accompaniment. In general‚ motets normally used religious texts that were not used in the mass. Motets were often polyphonic‚ meaning that there were multiple vocal parts sung simultaneously. Motets started to be written during the medieval period and then developed throughout time and was most known throughout the Renaissance

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    earring’ definitely doesn’t read like a historical novel. The novel is written in first-person narrative voice and therefore has a strong plot. It follows the life-changing experiences of quiet Griet over the two years she serves the Delft painter‚ Johannes Vermeer and his family. Soon‚ Griet is granted the privilege to help Vermeer in his studio‚ which any other family member has not. This act causes a great deal of tension within the household and the novel gets a totally different perspective. Reading

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    The Renaissance spread to Germany‚ France‚ England‚ and Spain in the late fifteenth and the sixteenth centuries. In its migration northward‚ Renaissance culture adapted itself to conditions unknown in Italy‚ such as the growth of the monarchical state and the strength of lay piety. In England France‚ and Spain‚ Renaissance culture tended to be court-centered and hence anti-republican. In Germany‚ no monarchical state existed but a vital tradition of lay piety was present was present in the Low Countries

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    work puts "many scholars on the wrong track‚" (Sluijter‚ 265). Instead‚ he proposes Vermeer was focused on fame‚ rather than history. Sluijter supports this argument by providing historical context and comparisons. Art of Painting was painted by Johannes Vermeer from 1666-1667 in Delft‚ Netherlands. This work follows the Dutch tradition of close observation of the natural world and interior scenes. However‚ this painting is a bit of an anomaly in Vermeer’s work because of its large scale and use

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    Girl with a Pearl Earring

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    Reading Group Guide Girl With a Pearl Earring Tracy Chevalier DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. In Girl With a Pearl Earring‚ Tracy Chevalier treats us to a richly appointed portrait of intersecting faiths‚ fracturing family dynamics‚ erotic awakenings‚ community scandals‚ religious tensions‚ and aesthetic compromises—all filtered brilliantly through the eyes of the young narrator‚ Griet‚ whose concise‚ wide-eyed perspective functions much like Vermeer’s camera obscura‚ rendering with particularly sharp precision

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    Romantic 
Dates: 1800-1900
 
1.  What was going on historically during this era?  What was life like? Profound Political and Social changes going on; many moving into cities for work. Renewed interested in expressing emotion through music. 
2.  Does romantic music continue to use the same forms used in the classical era? No
3.  Explain the Individuality of style. Composers wanted their music to be uniquely identifiable to them. They worked hard on self-expression.
4.  What are the expressive aims

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    Ahmad Nour Term paper Dr. Mark Wishon History 100 In this essay I will be discussing one of the most important innovations of ancient China – Woodblock printing. This is a type of printing that involved carving a block of wood into a full page of text. The block would be inked and a piece of paper would be pressed onto it. There would need to be a block of wood for each page of a book and the process would be repeated for each page. Woodblock printing first appeared in 600 C.E. during Chinas

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    The Importance of Printing

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    The Importance Of Printing The phenomenon of widely available and reproduced literature is something we often take for granted. The important and revolutionary role of the printing press is something that cannot be understated. When Johannes Gutenberg began building his press in 1436‚ he unknowingly gave birth to an art form that would take center stage in the social and industrial revolutions that followed. Gutenberg was the chief designer behind this complex and groundbreaking piece of machinery

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    Cerdio Title: Girl With a Pearl Earring Author: Tracy Chevalier Genre: Historical Fiction/Romance This engaging book tells a story about the events surrounding the creation of the painting “Girl With a Pearl Earring” by 17th century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer. Chevalier presents a fictional account of the artist‚ the model‚ and the story behind the painting. It follows the experiences of young Griet over the two years she serves in the Vermeer household and slowly grows apart from her grief-stricken

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    At the height of the Hussite crisis in the early 1400’s‚ when the authorities ordered 200 manuscripts of heretical writings burned‚ people on both sides realized quite well the significance of that act. Two hundred handwritten manuscripts would be hard to replace. Not only would it be a time consuming job‚ but also trained scribes would be hard to find. After all‚ most of them worked for the Church‚ and it seemed unlikely that the Church would loan out its scribes to copy the works of heretics

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