Art, Word and Image: 2, 000 Years of Visual/Textual Interaction, Paperback - John Dixon Hunt

DescriptionWhat does it mean to say that a painting has been "invaded" by language? Art, Word and Image answers this question by exploring how visu...

Though gardening is beloved the world over, the style of gardens themselves varies from region to region, determined as much by culture as climate....

John Dixon Hunt's new biography takes a fresh look at the life and work of 17th-century English writer, gardener and diarist John Evelyn. Hunt disc...

The History of Christmas will take you on a journey from Christ's birth in Bethlehem, through Roman times and the Middle Ages, into the Reformation...

Publisher: Ebury PublishingAuthor(s): Vince CableNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 144 x 225 x 31Cover type: HardbackRedescoper...

The Renaissance was a reaction against the attitude of the Middle Ages. And the Reformation was the passionate, divisive argument that grew out of ...

The Middle Ages were dubbed the 'Dark Ages' almost before they had begun to draw to a close. Ever since then, they have continued to be seen as a t...

Offers an account of Scotland's history, composed of eye-witness accounts by those who experienced it first-hand. This title features key historic ...

Reducere. The definitive history of the ninja, based on a wealth of historical texts, local Japanese sources, and John Man's own treks across Asia"An immense...

Reducere. From "First Ladies' Names" to "Australian Open Winners, " from "Katy Perry" to "The Simpsons: " this chunky book of puzzles has enough word searche...

Now available again in a new edition, this opulent book reaches back 25, 000 years to trace the history of jewelry from the Paleolithic era to the ...

Advaita is a spiritual philosophy based on the Upanishads, older than most other religious systems we know about but also the most logical and scie...

Picturing England between the Wars offers a richly illustrated study of the interplay of word and image in representations of the English countrysi...

Reducere. Humans have created art in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming for at least 3, 000 years. Journalist Bob Bahr examines why the rugged countryside o...

In this classic 1982 work, Norman Bryson examines the evolution of narrative styles: the kinds of stories paintings tell, the ways they communicate...

Reducere. As the Albuquerque Journal's editorial cartoonist for nearly fifty years, John Trever provides insights into New Mexico's unique cartooning environ...

Reducere. Can we re-imagine our relationship to the earth--using theviewpoints and texts of the last four millennia? Human responses to the natural world str...

Do you want an end to war and inequality? Listen to your starving ancestors for clues to a solution.

A fair-minded but highly critical interpretation of president Obama and his brand of "hope and change, " grounded in a reality that goes beyond the...

Provides coverage of the theory and practice of vehicle cornering and handling, and includes unique information on suspension analysis, understeer/...

DescriptionLeonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was one of the preeminent figures of the Italian Renaissance. He was also one of the most paradoxical. He ...

Exploring representations of the feminine and masculine body - from super-vamp to super-waif, from buffalo boy to new man - this book considers the...

Examines the manners in which modern artists use boredom as a form of aesthetic resistance that, at its most positive, is the will to boredom.

Exploring the health and spiritual benefits of incorporating mindfulness meditation into the practice of ReikiPublisher: John Hunt PublishingAuthor...

Reducere. What happens when you take your hands off the wheel and let go? Where does life take you when you keep your foot on the gas, but stop chasing tradi...

Declares the relationship between sound art and music colloquial": spoken and accessible, rather than locked behind disciplinary boundaries.

The first practical Reiki book to focus on the Japanese origins and different forms. Every practice is illustrated with photos.

Reducere. Searching for even more wild places and new experiences, Dan became determined to explore 'off the map' in Africa. From the mighty Sahara Desert in...

Representing Landscapes: One Hundred Years of Visual Communication offers a detailed account of how past and present landscape architects and pract...

Learn to use crystals, stones, and other objects to guide you in this modern overview of an ancient divination practice.Publisher: John Hunt Publis...

A global history of swimming, from humankind's first dip in what is now the driest spot on earth to the modern Olympic Games.

Over 3, 000 years of incredible women who ruled the world!

Choose a stroke and get paddling through the human history of swimming From man's first recorded dip into what's now the driest spot on earth to th...

A global history of swimming, from humankind's first dip in what is now the driest spot on earth to the modern Olympic Games.

A global history of swimming, from humankind's first dip in what is now the driest spot on earth to the modern Olympic Games.

Examining the recent changes in the labour of an artist and addressing them from the perspective of performance.

This interdisciplinary collection, which brings together new research on a range of patristic and medieval texts and visual materials, sets the cul...

Reducere. This groundbreaking book proposes that the rise of alphabetic literacy reconfigured the human brain and brought about profound changes in history, ...

DescriptionCicely Berry, voice director for the Royal Shakespeare Company, is one of the most influential voice coaches of our time. In her astonis...

Real stories from a real leader to real people about what really matters.Publisher: John Hunt PublishingAuthor(s): Phillip KaneNumber of pages: 336...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 72 bw illusNumber of pages: 344Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 139 x 216 x 24Cover type: Pap...

Based on the same theory as the existing 'Word Aware' resource, this book offers tried and tested approach is an outstanding resource that will be ...

Weaving together twenty-one drawings and new translations of prose pieces and poems, Only Mystery presents a textured life of Spain's greatest mode...

The Dynamics of Auction: Social Interaction and the Sale of Fine Art and Antiques - Christian Heath

Reducere. Iconography is undergoing a revival in twenty-first-century American Catholicism. William Hart McNichols, who paints in his studio in New Mexico, i...

A radical work of nature writing and philosophical enquiry, resituating us in our real human skins.Publisher: Profile Books LtdAuthor(s): Charles F...

A radical work of nature writing and philosophical enquiry, resituating us in our real human skins.Publisher: Profile Books LtdAuthor(s): Charles F...

The stories of Christianity and painting have been intertwined since at least the Middle Ages. The painters of the early, high and late Renaissance...