Islamic Art Meets British Flowers (Tamim Hadil)(Paperback / softback)

Islamic Art Meets British Flowers (Tamim Hadil)(Paperback / softback)

Hadil Tamim's art beautifully combines the formal structure and discipline of Islamic floral pattern-making with British flowers and architectural forms. Alongside the artwork, the book includes commentary from Adrian Lawson on the flowers

Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes (Ansary Tamim)(Paperback)

The Western narrative of world history largely omits a whole civilization. Destiny Disrupted tells the history of the world from the Islamic point of view, and restores the centrality of the Muslim perspective, ignored for a thousand years. In Destiny Disrupted, Tamim Ansary tells the rich story of

Cottingley Cuckoo (Elwood A.J.)(Paperback / softback)

Rosemary's Baby meets Laura Purcell's Bone China in a dark British

Art Meets Ecology - The Arborealists in Lady Park Wood (Peterken George)(Paperback / softback)

Refuge and Renewal - Migration and British Art (Wakelin Peter)(Paperback / softback)

Flowers and Plants of the British Isles (Beevor Lucy)(Paperback / softback)

Tied into the KS1 science curriculum, this book takes a lively, attractive look at British flowers and plants. Using lots of familiar examples, along with some unfamiliar ones, it's an accesible look at the diverse flora of the UK. Lots of photographs and small pieces of text throughout make the

Thought Gang (Fischer Tibor)(Paperback / softback)

A skint, clapped-out British philosopher meets an incompetent, freshly released, one-armed, armed robber. Ferociously funny, Fischer combines an extravagant sense of humour with a flair for the grotesque in this heady follow-up to the Booker shortlisted Under the

Propa Propaganda (Zephaniah Benjamin)(Paperback)

Rasta meets Rap in the work of this popular black British poetA master of oral and performance art, Zephaniah has been heard in readings from Palestine to Argentina, in schools, colleges, clubs, prisons, theaters, and music revues. He has released several records, including one with Bob Marley and

Sleuth - The Amazing Quest for Lost Art Treasures (Mould Philip)(Paperback / softback)

CSI meets Who Do You Think You Are? meets Time Team meets The Antiques Roadshow. Two-dimensional works of art become three-dimensional

Islamic Geometric Patterns (Broug Eric)(Paperback)

The marvels of Islamic patterns--the most recognizable visual expression of Islamic art and architecture--are not just a beautiful accident. The ancient practitioners of this craft used traditional methods of measurement to create dazzling geometric compositions, often based on the repetition of a

How to Read Islamic Calligraphy (Ekhtiar Maryam D.)(Paperback)

An accessible introduction to the quintessential art form of the Islamic world How to Read Islamic Calligraphy explores the preeminence of the written word as a means of creative expression throughout the Islamic world. Aimed at a general audience, the book introduces all five major Islamic

Islamic Art and Architecture 650-1250 (Ettinghausen Richard)(Paperback)

This richly illustrated book provides an unsurpassed overview of Islamic art and architecture from the seventh to the thirteenth centuries, a time of the formation of a new artistic culture and its first, medieval, flowering in the vast area from the Atlantic to India. Inspired by Ettinghausen and

50 British Artists You Should Know (Hawksley Lucinda)(Paperback / softback)

This roll-call of British artists confirms the dominance and excellence of British art across five centuries, from Blake to Banksy, Turner to Tracey

Early Islamic Culinary Art: Based on Prophetic Traditions (Akkor Omur)(Paperback)

Early Islamic Culinary Art focuses on the meals in the time of Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, after 14 centuries. This work presents the culinary culture of the time, methods of cooking, kitchen utensils, and recipes from the early Islamic period. The collection of plates used

Art, Faith and Modernity(Paperback / softback)

No account of 20th Century British art can overlook the numerous works of the period that were essentially 'religious' in their content. Art, Faith & Modernity examines this

Kudos (Cusk Rachel)(Paperback / softback)

Once she reaches her destination, the conversations she has with the people she meets - about art, about family, about politics, about love, about sorrow and joy, about justice and injustice - include the most far-reaching questions human beings

Spirit of Place - Artists, Writers and the British Landscape (Owens Susan)(Paperback / softback)

A lyrical, critically acclaimed account of the British landscape in writing and art from Beowulf to

Islamic Calligraphy (Blair Sheila S.)(Paperback)

Joint Winner of the 2007 British-Kuwait Friendship Society Prize for Middle Eastern Studies Winner of 2008 World Prize for Book of the Year by the Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance Selected as a 2007 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title The extensive use of writing is a hallmark of

History Detective Investigates: Early Islamic Civilization (Martin Claudia)(Paperback / softback)

Become a history detective and find out more about early Islamic

Islamic Empires - Fifteen Cities that Define a Civilization (Marozzi Justin)(Paperback / softback)

Introduction to Islamic Banking & Finance - Principles and Practice (Hassan Kabir)(Paperback / softback)

English Whitewater - British Canoe Union (British Canoe Union)(Paperback / softback)

Medieval Islamic Political Thought (Crone Patricia)(Paperback / softback)

This book presents general readers and specialists alike with a broad survey of Islamic political thought in the six centuries from the rise of Islam to the Mongol Invasions. Based on a wide variety of sources, it seeks to bring out the enormous scope and high level of historical (and, in some

Among the Believers - An Islamic Journey (Naipaul V. S.)(Paperback / softback)

An astonishing piece of travel writing and a timely and insightful analysis of Islamic