The High History of the Holy Grail

1899 ◽  
Vol 12 (46) ◽  
pp. 236
Author(s):  
W. W. Newell ◽  
Sebastian Evans
Keyword(s):  
Holy Grail ◽  
History Of

The Fisher King in The Grail Romances

PMLA ◽  
1909 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 365-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wm. A. Nitze
Keyword(s):  
Main Issue ◽  
Holy Grail ◽  
History Of ◽  
Grail Romances

The nearer the knights of Arthur's Court approach the Grail, the more illusive and intangible the holy vessel appears. In Sir Percivale's own words:“Lo, if I find the Holy Grail itselfAnd touch it, it will crumble into dust.“Thus one might say the Grail symbolizes in its evasiveness the problem of its own origin. For if its source is still to be sought, this is largely because the problem involved so easily eludes one's grasp. The difficulty is to fix the eye on the main issue, to the exclusion of secondary considerations. The Grail stories have been classed as Perceval and Galaad forms, as those in which a quest is the burden of the tale, as those in which it is the history of the sacred vessel itself.

scholarly journals Seeking the Holy Grail

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 120-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eszter Banffy ◽  
Alex Bayliss ◽  
Anthony Denaire ◽  
Bisserka Gaydarska ◽  
Daniela Hofmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Radiocarbon Dating ◽  
Holy Grail ◽  
History Of

The strengths of formal Bayesian chronological modelling are restated, combining as it does knowledge of the archaeology with the radiocarbon dating of carefully chosen samples of known taphonomy in association with diagnostic material culture. The risks of dating bone samples are reviewed, along with a brief history of the development of approaches to the radiocarbon dating of bone. In reply to Strien (2017), selected topics concerned with the emergence and aftermath of the LBK are discussed, as well as the early Vinča, Ražište and Hinkelstein sequences. The need for rigour in an approach which combines archaeology and radiocarbon dating is underlined.

scholarly journals Large-sample hydrology: a need to balance depth with breadth

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 9147-9189 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. V. Gupta ◽  
C. Perrin ◽  
R. Kumar ◽  
G. Blöschl ◽  
M. Clark ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Rainfall Runoff ◽  
Temporal Scales ◽  
Holy Grail ◽  
Large Sample ◽  
Process Understanding ◽  
History Of ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Large Catchment

Abstract. A "Holy Grail" of hydrology is to understand catchment processes well enough that models can provide detailed simulations across a variety of hydrologic settings at multiple spatio-temporal scales, and under changing environmental conditions. Clearly, this cannot be achieved only through intensive place-based investigation at a small number of heavily instrumented catchments, or by regionalization methods that do not fully exploit our understanding of hydrology. Here, we discuss the need to actively promote and pursue the use of a "large catchment sample" approach to modeling the rainfall-runoff process, thereby balancing depth with breadth. We examine the history of such investigations, discuss the benefits (improved process understanding resulting in robustness of prediction at ungaged locations and under change), examine some practical challenges to implementation and, finally, provide perspectives on issues that need to be taken into account as we move forward. Ultimately, our objective is to provoke further discussion and participation, and to promote a potentially important theme for the upcoming IAHS Scientific Decade entitled "Panta Rhei".

The Legal Holy Grail? German Lessons on Codification for a Fragmented Britain

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-210
Author(s):  
Julia Anna Bargenda ◽  
Shona Wilson Stark
Keyword(s):  
Great Britain ◽  
German Literature ◽  
Holy Grail ◽  
History Of

Codification seems to be coming back into vogue in Great Britain, especially in Wales and in Scotland as a result of devolution and a related (if possibly temporary) surge in nationalism. Using Germany as a comparator, we argue that a codification renaissance should be met with caution. By examining German literature on the history of codification, it can be seen that codification is a difficult transplant in Great Britain. In any event, the German experience shows that codification is no panacea. Furthermore, when it comes to codification, we are quite literally speaking a different language to continental lawyers. Codifying statutes, more achievable in the British jurisdictions than larger, continental-style codes, reflect a peculiarly British style of codification, but risk being the compromise that pleases nobody. A patchwork of substantive reform, consolidation and restatement is proposed as a more suitable domestic solution.

scholarly journals The language of social science in everyday life

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Mandler
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Human Sciences ◽  
Mass Market ◽  
Holy Grail ◽  
The Usa ◽  
History Of ◽  
Science Concepts ◽  
The Uk

An ethnographic or ethnomethodological turn in the history of the human sciences has been a Holy Grail at least since Cooter and Pumphrey called for it in 1994, but it has been little realized in practice. This article sketches out some ways to explore the reception, use and/or co-production of scientific knowledge using material generated by mediators such as mass-market paperbacks, radio, TV and especially newspapers. It then presents some preliminary findings, tracing the prevalence and, to a lesser extent, use of selected social-science concepts in the USA and the UK from the 1930s to the 1970s.

scholarly journals Large-sample hydrology: a need to balance depth with breadth

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 463-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. V. Gupta ◽  
C. Perrin ◽  
G. Blöschl ◽  
A. Montanari ◽  
R. Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
International Association ◽  
Rainfall Runoff ◽  
Empirical Methods ◽  
Holy Grail ◽  
Large Sample ◽  
Process Understanding ◽  
History Of ◽  
Spatiotemporal Scales ◽  
Large Catchment

Abstract. A holy grail of hydrology is to understand catchment processes well enough that models can provide detailed simulations across a variety of hydrologic settings at multiple spatiotemporal scales, and under changing environmental conditions. Clearly, this cannot be achieved only through intensive place-based investigation at a small number of heavily instrumented catchments, or by empirical methods that do not fully exploit our understanding of hydrology. In this opinion paper, we discuss the need to actively promote and pursue the use of a "large catchment sample" approach to modeling the rainfall–runoff process, thereby balancing depth with breadth. We examine the history of such investigations, discuss the benefits (improved process understanding resulting in robustness of prediction at ungauged locations and under change), examine some practical challenges to implementation and, finally, provide perspectives on issues that need to be taken into account as we move forward. Ultimately, our objective is to provoke further discussion and participation, and to promote a potentially important theme for the upcoming Scientific Decade of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences entitled Panta Rhei.

The History of the Holy Grail

1874 ◽  
Vol s5-I (23) ◽  
pp. 459-459
Keyword(s):  
Holy Grail ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals Advances in Fetal Surgery: Current and Future Relevance in Plastic Surgery

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (03) ◽  
pp. 204-212
Author(s):  
Alejandro Gimenez ◽  
Rachel Kopkin ◽  
Daniel K. Chang ◽  
Michael Belfort ◽  
Edward M. Reece
Keyword(s):  
Minimally Invasive ◽  
Plastic Surgery ◽  
Congenital Abnormalities ◽  
Fetal Surgery ◽  
Plastic Surgeon ◽  
Holy Grail ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Scarless Healing

AbstractScarless healing has long been the holy grail for plastic surgery. While historically fetal surgery has tempted plastic surgeons with the allure of scarless correction of congenital abnormalities, the risks far outweighed the benefits and these interventions never materialized. Current advances in fetal surgery with minimally invasive fetoscopic surgery have made these early fetal interventions safer, leading to expanding applications. While the plastic surgeon's role is limited as of yet, this article provides a review of the history of fetal surgery and the advances that may become relevant to the future plastic surgeon.

scholarly journals Seeking the Holy Grail

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 120-137
Author(s):  
Eszter Banffy ◽  
Alex Bayliss ◽  
Anthony Denaire ◽  
Bisserka Gaydarska ◽  
Daniela Hofmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Radiocarbon Dating ◽  
Holy Grail ◽  
History Of

The strengths of formal Bayesian chronological modelling are restated, combining as it does knowledge of the archaeology with the radiocarbon dating of carefully chosen samples of known taphonomy in association with diagnostic material culture. The risks of dating bone samples are reviewed, along with a brief history of the development of approaches to the radiocarbon dating of bone. In reply to Strien (2017), selected topics concerned with the emergence and aftermath of the LBK are discussed, as well as the early Vinča, Ražište and Hinkelstein sequences. The need for rigour in an approach which combines archaeology and radiocarbon dating is underlined.

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