Medieval Modern - Art Out of Time (Nagel Alexander)(Pevná vazba)

Medieval Modern - Art Out of Time (Nagel Alexander)(Pevná vazba)

In a series of episodic chapters, he reconsiders from an innovative double perspective a number of key issues in the history of art, from iconoclasm and idolatry to installation and the museum as institution. He shows how the central tenets of modernism - serial production, site-specificity,

A History of Art History (Wood Christopher S.)(Pevná vazba)

An authoritative history of art history from its medieval origins to its modern predicaments In this wide-ranging and authoritative book, the first of its kind in English, Christopher Wood tracks the evolution of the historical study of art from the late middle ages through the rise of the modern

Time & Place: The Art of Calendars and Almanacs (Harris Alexander)(Pevná vazba)

As calendars and almanacs developed, art from their specific time and place was naturally introduced. In this new book, the acclaimed author Alexandra Harris has gathered together some of the work that has gone into almanacs, from the eigth century onwards, bringing in everything from Benedictine

French Poetry - From Medieval to Modern Times(Pevná vazba)

From the troubadours of the Middle Ages to the titans of modern poetry, from Rabelais and Ronsard to Jacques Reda and Yves Bonnefoy, French Poetry offers English-speaking readers a one-volume introduction to a rich and varied

History of Islamic Theology (Nagel Tilman)(Pevná vazba)

Alexander Calder: Modern from the Start (Calder Alexander)(Pevná vazba)

One of the most beloved American artists of the last century, Alexander Calder reimagined sculpture as an experiment in space and motion. He upended centuries-old notions that sculpture should be static, grounded, and dense by making artworks that often move freely, interacting with their

Warfare in Medieval Manuscripts (Porter Pamela)(Pevná vazba)

Illustrating the art of war with dozens of medieval images from books and manuscripts, this new edition is completely revised with a selection of new content from the British Library's

In a Time of Distance - And Other Poems (McCall Smith Alexander)(Pevná vazba)

Art of Stopping Time (Shojai Pedram)(Pevná vazba)

Law of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management (Nagle John Copeland)(Pevná vazba)

Art of Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time(Pevná vazba)

Medieval Islamic Maps: An Exploration (Pinto Karen C.)(Pevná vazba)

Hundreds of exceptional cartographic images are scattered throughout medieval and early modern Arabic, Persian, and Turkish manuscript collections. The plethora of copies created around the Islamic world over the course of eight centuries testifies to the enduring importance of these medieval

Military Reconnaissance: The Eyes and Ears of the Army (Stilwell Alexander)(Pevná vazba)

Covers the development of military reconnaissance and scouting from earliest times to the modern day.Since the earliest recorded military history, scouting and reconnaissance have been key tools employed by military commanders to obtain a picture of the tactical situation and make informed

Dalai Lama - The Biography (Norman Alexander)(Pevná vazba)

The Dalai Lama is one of the best-known and respected public figures of modern times. A Nobel Peace Prize Winner, advocate for peace and campaigner for compassion, he regularly speaks at sell-out arena tours across the globe. This biography reveals the complex character of the Dalai Lama in more

Out of Africa (Dinesen Isak)(Pevná vazba)

Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time In this book, the author of Seven Gothic Tales gives a true account of her life on her plantation in Kenya. She tells with classic simplicity of the ways of the country and the natives: of the beauty of the Ngong

The Art of Modern Tapestry: Dovecot Studios Since 1912 (Cumming)(Pevná vazba)

Setting out to celebrate, document and discuss the work and role of an international tapestry workshop, Dovecot Studios, since its foundation in Edinburgh in 1912, this groundbreaking publication uniquely explores the artistic value, nature and identity of tapestry through both images, essays and

Street Art in the Time of Corona (Tapies Xavier)(Pevná vazba)

Culinary Recipes of Medieval England (Hieatt Constance)(Pevná vazba)

- An epitomy of all surviving English medieval recipes - The great advantage for students of medieval English cookery is that there is an identifiable corpus of evidence in the manuscripts that have survived to the present day. Although there may be some new discoveries, in general terms the corpus

Folding Polyhedra: The Art & Geometry of Paper Folding (Heinz Alexander)(Pevná vazba)

Explore the reaches of your imagination by combining art, craft, and mathematics to create the age-old geometric form of the polyhedra. More than 50 projects use just one center point to create shapes that are folded symmetrically and build upon each other. With easy-to-follow, step-by-step

The Art of Fermentation: New York Times Bestseller (Katz Sandor Ellix)(Pevná vazba)

The Art of Looking: How to Read Modern and Contemporary Art (Esplund Lance)(Pevná vazba)

A veteran art critic helps us make sense of modern and contemporary art The landscape of contemporary art has changed dramatically during the last hundred years: from Malevich's 1915 painting of a single black square and Duchamp's 1917 signed porcelain urinal to Jackson Pollock's midcentury 'drip'

Astrology in Medieval Manuscripts (Page Sophie)(Pevná vazba)

Astrology in Medieval Manuscripts explores the dazzling complexity of western medieval astrology and its place in society, as revealed by a wealth of illustrated manuscripts from the British Library's rich medieval

The Manly Art of Knitting (Fougner David)(Pevná vazba)

A cult classic, The Manly Art of Knitting was originally published in 1972, but has been out of print for decades. Fougner initially published this book in the hope that it would encourage men to take up knitting, or those who did, would openly embrace it. In this amusing, yet practical guide to

Flowers of Battle, Volume I: Historical Overview and the Getty Manuscript (Leoni Tom)(Pevná vazba)

The warriors of medieval Italy practiced a complex and complete martial art, which included the wielding of sword, axe and spear with wrestling, knife-fighting and mounted combat. In the waning years of the 14th century, Fiore dei Liberi was a famed master of this art, whose students included some