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Maths, Politics & Concrete: The Legacy of the Classical World. Online exhibition
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The classicist Richard Hingley wrote ‘the Classical past retains a highly significant relationship to the present’. It is true that no cultural tradition develops in a vacuum and we are all influenced by those who have gone before us. The exhibition Maths, Politics and Concrete: The Legacy of the Classical World aims to highlight some of the influences that the ancient Greeks and Romans have had on western civilisation. Mathematics, democracy, medicine, literature, philosophy, law, architecture and engineering are just some of the areas where western cultural heritage owes much to classical Greece and Rome.
With the reintroduction of many ancient texts to Renaissance Europe, Classical Studies enjoyed a resurgence in the 14th century and consequently, in the 18th and 19th centuries it became central to, what was thought to be, a ‘good’ education. The latter part of the 20th century saw a decline in classical studies as part of mainstream education. Now, however, more than ever before, we have more resources and technology available that enable us to study and appreciate the ancient world of the Greeks and Romans and remind ourselves of some of our cultural roots.
From Homer’s Odyssey and the nascent secular intellectualism of the early Greek philosophers, to the recipe for concrete and the perfection of archway construction, the Classical World has left a legacy which we now take for granted. The exhibition features works by, among others, Ovid, Apollonius, Archimedes, Xenophon and Marcus Aurelius – names not necessarily familiar to all but ones which have definitely shaped the past and are still very important today. Please enjoy yourself as you view volumes from Special Collections and take time to discover how the ancient world has impacted on yours.
*Every effort has been made to contact copyright owners of the images displayed in this online exhibition. If any issues arise from their display, please contact Special Collections, University of Otago, special.collections@otago.ac.nz
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Various collectors
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Here are the twins Romulus and Remus, the mythical founders of Rome. Abandoned at birth, they were saved and suckled by the she-wolf Lupa and then adopted by a shepherd and his wife. In adulthood while trying to found a new city, the twins argued and Remus was killed. Romulus founded Rome, named it after himself and the rest, as they say, is history.
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Jean Jacques Boissard, [et al.]
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[Francofurti: impensis Theodori de Bry]
Date
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1597-1602
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de Beer Gc 1597 B
Title
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Romanae Urbis topographiae….
Ancient Rome
Mythology
Romulus and Remus
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Frontispiece illustration from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
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British identifier MS Cotton Nero A.x is regarded as one of the most important manuscripts of Middle English poetry, and contains the only surviving copies of the narrative poems Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Patience, and Cleanness. Written in a North West Midland dialect of Middle English, the author of the poems remains unknown.
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Special Collections PR 2065 G3 A328 2008
Special Collections, Central Library
Green Knight
Middle English
Mythology
poetry
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West Meets East
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Images of China and Japan, 1570 to 1920.
West Meets East is based on a physical exhibition curated by Special Collections, that was on display from 10 February - 26 May 2006. It presents a selected number of written and photographic accounts by European travellers to China and Japan. The exhibition includes works held at Special Collections and the Hocken Collections, University of Otago.
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Various collectors
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Scene from the Spectacle of "The Sun and Moon".
Subject
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Theater
Mythology, Chinese
Description
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"One of the most favourite mysteries presented by the strolling companies in the southern provinces, is "The Spectacle of the Sun and Moon" (Allom, 1842, v II, p. 28).
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Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872
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China : in a series of views, displaying the scenery, architecture and social habits of that ancient empire / drawn, from original and authentic sketches, by Thomas Allom ; with historical and descriptive notices by G.N. Wright (London : Fisher, Son & Co., 1842), v. II, p. 28.
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London : Fisher, Son & Co.
Date Created
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1842
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Wright, G. N. (George Newenham), 1790?-1877
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China : in a series of views, displaying the scenery, architecture and social habits of that ancient empire
Format
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Intaglio prints
Engravings
Extent
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290 mm
Type
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Image
Still Image
Illustrations
Prints
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University of Otago Library Special Collections - Stk DS 709 AE16
s47
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China
Temporal Coverage
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Nineteenth century
China
Chinese
Engravings
Illustrations
Image
Intaglio prints
Mythology
Nineteenth century
Prints
Still Image
Theater
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Works by Colin McCahon
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Colin McCahon is recognized as one of New Zealand’s foremost painters for his inventive and visionary contribution to art. He lived from 1919 to 1987, his career spanning four decades of the Twentieth Century. His landscapes reflect his environmental concerns, but also a recognition of the raw essence of a young country, and an ability to portray New Zealand in a unique and iconic way. Religious and moral issues are explored throughout McCahon’s work, as evidenced by his use of Christian imagery. Another of McCahon's interests was poetry, and he became the first New Zealand artist to incorporate words and numbers in his work.
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Colin McCahon Research and Publication Trust.
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Te tangi o te pipiwhararua. (The song of the shining cuckoo) from a poem by Tangirau Hotere.
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The song of the shining cuckoo.
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Beaches
Christian art and symbolism
Death in art
Folklore
Legends
Maori language
Maori (New Zealand people)
Mythology, Maori
Numbers in art
Pictorial works
Pūrākau
Spirits
Stations of the Cross in art
Symbolism in art
Wairua
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This is one of McCahon's major works of the mid-1970s, along with the <em>Urewera Mural</em>, the <em>Blind</em> series, and the <em>Parihaka Triptych</em>. It has several motivations and triggers. The primary one is the shining cuckoo's song, spoken of in a Maori poem passed on to McCahon by Ralph Hotere who got it from his father. Such gifts often produced an 'answering hark' from McCahon. In this instance he combined the words of the song with several other strands of sign and image - Roman numerals, window frames, misted landscapes in white, gray and pale lemon, abstract panels a la Mark Rothko in his sombre phase. Other elelments come in to play through the talk around the painting. McCahon said he painted it as a memorial for three recently dead poet friends, R.A.K. Mason, Charles Brasch and James K. Baxter. Critics have pointed out the mixture of Maori, Classical and Christian elements, the latter being carried by the numbers 1 to 14, the number of stations of the cross in Catholic liturgy and a major McCahon motif, especially in the mid-1960s. Caselberg wrote an essay 'Colin mcCahon's Panels, "The Song of the Shining Cuckoo'", published in <em>Islands</em> 18 (1977), along with various texts and facsimiles. McCahon gave the work to the Hocken Library as a memorial to his poet friends. This is made explicit in a letter to John Caselberg: <br /> <em>It should be at Hocken. Could you see to this & if Hocken should want to make it a gift, for gifts: to Baxter, Mason, Brasch, please, do. When I start painting for myself I'll die.</em>
Through image, panel 1 with brush: I II Tuia Tui; margin below panel 1 with brush: Tuia tui; through image, panel 2 with brush: II IV V VI Tahia, tahia, kotahi te manu i tau ki te tahuna; through image panel 3 with brush: VII VIII; u.c. panel 3 with brush: Te tangi o te pipiwhararua. Tangirau Hotere; margin below panel 3 with brush:Tau mai; through image panel 4 with brush: IX X XI; margin below panel 4 with brush: Tau mai; through image panel 5 with brush: XII XIII XIV; margin below panel 5 with brush: Tau mai. C. McC, Oct í74.
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McCahon, Colin
Date Created
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1974
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Hotere, Tangirau (Author in quotations or text extracts)
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Te tangi o te pipiwhararua by Colin McCahon.
Reproduction permission courtesy of the Colin McCahon Research and Publication Trust.
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5 panels: 1752 x 901 mm, 1770 x 902 mm, 1740 x 905 mm, 1757 x 900 mm & 1758 x 903 mm; assembled to form ca: 1770 x 4710 mm
Medium
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oil on unstretched canvas panels
Language
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mao
Type
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Image
Paintings
Oil paintings
Art
Identifier
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Hocken Pictorial Collections
a7758
Spatial Coverage
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Muriwai Beach (N.Z.)
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Given by Colin McCahon, Auckland, 1977.
Beaches
Christian art and symbolism
Death in art
Folklore
Image
Legends
Maori
Maori (New Zealand people)
Maori language
Muriwai Beach (N.Z.)
Mythology
Numbers in art
Oil paintings
Paintings
Pictorial works
Pūrākau
Spirits
Stations of the Cross in art
Still Image
Symbolism in art
Wairua
Works of Art
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Dr Hocken's Original Pictures
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This showcase offers a representational sample of the pictures that Dr T. M. Hocken gave in trust for the people of New Zealand. At the time of his death in 1910 he had amassed 437 pictorial items, a collection of more than 4,000 printed volumes, as well as photographs, manuscripts and maps. Collectively these items are the Hocken Library’s founding gift and Dr Hocken’s abiding interest in the history of Southern New Zealand continues to shape what the Hocken collects today and preserves for the future benefit of researchers.
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Dr T. M. Hocken
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Advent of the Maori, Christmas, A.D. 1000.
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The advent of the Maori, Christmas, A.D. 1000. Supplement to the Jubilee Christmas number of the Auckland Weekly News Saturday December 21 1889. Steele & Watkins. Wilson & Horton Chromolith Auckland.
Subject
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Maori (New Zealand people)
Legends, Maori
Pūrākau
Mythology, Maori
Description
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Lower right (l.r.) in ink: T.M. Hocken.
Creator
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unknown
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Dr T.M. Hocken’s Collection.
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Wilson & Horton Chromolith Auckland.
Date Created
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1889
Extent
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218 x 385 mm
Medium
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chromolithograph on paper (pasted to card)
Type
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Image
Chromolithographs
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Hocken Pictorial Collections - 17,156
a11748
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Nineteenth century
Provenance
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Dr T.M. Hocken’s Collection.
Chromolithographs
Dr Hocken's Original Pictures
Image
Legends
Maori
Maori (New Zealand people)
Mythology
Nineteenth century
Pūrākau
Still Image
Works of Art