Laurent Beatrice Laurent 
Sleeping Beauties in Victorian Britain [PDF ebook] 
Cultural, Literary and Artistic Explorations of a Myth

An annotated index and general orientation of Islamic art collections in museums, libraries, other institutions and on private hands. Includes a short description of each collection, its main charact …

With over 200 color illustrations, Byzantine Silk on the Silk Roads examines in detail the eclectic iconography of the Byzantine period and its impact on design and creativity today. Through an exami …

"The Old Merchant Marine, " by Ralph D. Paine, is a fascinating and in-depth look at the crucial role that American merchant ships and seafarers played in establishing the country’s early e …

‘It was sheer chance that I encountered David Bohm”s writing in 1958 … I knew nothing about him. What struck me about his work and prompted my initial letter was his underlying effort to seek for …

Lots of pictures – well illustrated. Visually rich, but also text on building, materials etc. Roman architecture throughout Mediterranean. Jean-Pierre Adam is an expert in the architectural field. On …

Kanadehon Chushingura has been one of the most popular bunraku and kabuki plays. This fascinating study explores the full spectrum of ukiyo-e (floating world) representations of the Chushingura story …

Transforming Type examines kinetic or moving type in a range of fields including film credits, television idents, interactive poetry and motion graphics. As the screen increasingly imitates the prope …

This volume illustrates the complexity and variety of early Christian thought on the subject of the image of God as a theological concept, and the difficulties that arise even in the interpretation o …

Peter Paul Rubens and the Crisis of the Beati Moderni takes up the question of the issues involved in the formation of recent saints – or Beati moderni (modern Blesseds) as they were called – by the …

Norman Bel Geddes has long been considered the ”founder” of American industrial design. During his long career he worked on everything from theatre design, world fairs and cars to houses and produc …