"Among the greatest and least understood areas of art is that of the Islamic nations and peoples. Robert Irwin, an expert in the arts of Islam and a compelling writer, takes the reader deep into the cultures in which some of the world's most splendid art was created. Working thematically, he surveys the refined and exquisite arts of porcelain, enamel, manuscript illumination, metalwork, calligraphy, textiles - and more - within a larger ..."
" Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, boasts a vast array of world art, spanning five continents and ranging from Rembrandt, Rubens, and a long-lost Poussin to cutting-edge creations by acclaimed contemporary artists; a Judaica holding that is considered the most comprehensive in the world; and a renowned Archaeology Wing, whose treasures include the Dead Sea Scrolls and a figurine thought to be the ..."
"centerCelebrate the One-Hundredth Birthday of the Campbell Kids with an ABC book that's M'm M'm Good /center The Campbell Kids love alphabet soup. In their charmingly innocent and playful tradition they introduce themselves to a whole new generation while bringing back childhood memories for adults with this nostalgic A to Z. From apron to zero, every letter of the alphabet inspires such fun as ice-skating for I, pirates for P, and ti ..."
"A new departure in travel publishing, StyleCity guides are created with visual sensitivity and cultural sophistication. Smartly designed and ingeniously practical--with easy-to-read street and subway maps--these stunning, entirely up-to-date paperback books are lavishly illustrated throughout with new photography. StyleCity guides take travelers to the hottest restaurants, offbeat cafes, stylish boutiques, hip hotels, and happening nei ..."
"Love is the most profound, powerful, and encompassing force in our everyday lives. Under its influence, we become physically transformed: our faces register joy and tenderness and pleasure; our gestures are filled with grace. It falls to artists-and, in particular, photographers-to capture these fleeting states and to show us how we look when we are moved by love. Love is a stunning collection of 170 black-and-white photographs by an ..."
"A lavishly designed guide for the culturally savvy visitor to New York offers insight into the city's foremost art and designs, fashion, grand hotels, unique shops, nightlife, cuisine, historically and architecturally significant structures ..."
It s Your Time Sweaters for the Real You! (Leisure Arts #4120) by Suss Cousins Paperback, 20 Pages, Published 2007 by Leisure Arts, Inc ISBN-13: 978-1-60140-483-1, ISBN: 1-60140-483-2
Scythian Gold Treasures From Ancient Ukraine by Ellen D. Reeder, HarryN. Abrams Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 1999 by HarryN. Abrams ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-2938-8, ISBN: 0-8109-2938-4
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Claude Monet (Essential Series) by Catherine Morris, HarryN. Abrams Hardcover, 112 Pages, Published 1999 by HarryNAbrams ISBN-13: 978-0-7407-0289-1, ISBN: 0-7407-0289-0
"From dust jacket: "Celebrated during his life and deified upon his death, Claude Monet is now a popular figure of near-mystical proportions. A child of modest beginnings, Monet became Impressionism's poster boy out of a fierce determination to succeed....Find out: why Monet wished he had been born blind. Why we are drawn to Monet. How Money and the Impressionists were transformed from art-world bad boys into the most powerful artists of ..."
A Book of Days Celebrating Art in Children's Literature by Marcia Leonard, HarryN. Abrams Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 1993 by HarryNAbrams Inc ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-3184-8, ISBN: 0-8109-3184-2
"The term is applied to a number of works in drama and prose fiction which have in common the sense that the human condition is essentially absurd, and that this condition can be adequately represented only in works of literature that are themselves absurd."
"The universality of shamanistic power and practice among today's hunter-gatherers -along with the similarity of rock art found in varied sites around the world ..."
"The Russian Romanov dynasty came to an abrupt end on the night of July 17, 1918, when the imperial family was executed by the Bolsheviks. Or did it? Compelling new evidence reveals that Tsarevich Alexei, the fourteen year-old son of Nicholas II and heir to the Russian throne, may have escaped the bloodshed and been adopted by a local family in a nearby village. Meticulously researched and documented, The Escape of Alexei details how Bo ..."
"Contains all three volumes of "Ancient Chinese Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collection"; "Shang Ritual Bronzes", "Western Zhou Ritual Bronzes" and "Eastern Zhou Ritual Bronzes", providing a comprehensive survey of Chinese ritual bronze vessels, essential to the study of Chinese art."