Perfect Illustrations: For Every Topic and Occasion
ISBN: 9780842360043 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Good communicators are always on the lookout for fresh, relevant anecdotes and examples to drive home the point of their words. This handy reference contains 300 anecdotes and illustrations for pastors, writers, teachers, and other Christian communicators on a variety of topics. Each entry includes Scripture references, cross-references to related topics, an anecdote or illustration, and a citation of its source.
Good communicators are always on the lookout for fresh, relevant anecdotes and examples to drive home the point of their words. This handy reference c...
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Mirror of the Intellect: Essays on Traditional Science and Sacred Art
ISBN: 9780887066849 / Angielski / Miękka / 269 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Titus Burckhardt was Swiss and an eminent member of the traditionalist school. He is perhaps best known to the English-speaking public as the author of the following books: Sacred Art in East and West; Siena, City of the Virgin; Moorish Culture in Spain; and Alchemy: Science of the Cosmos, Science of the Soul. A generation ago, he won much acclaim for producing and publishing the first successful, full-scale facsimiles of the Book of Kells and other ancient manuscripts. In more recent years, he acted as a specialist advisor to UNESCO, with particular reference to the preservation of the...
Titus Burckhardt was Swiss and an eminent member of the traditionalist school. He is perhaps best known to the English-speaking public as the author o...
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The Stammheim Missal
ISBN: 9780892366156 / Angielski / Miękka / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This missal from the mid-12th century was used in the Church's liturgical rites. The major illuminated pages are reproduced along with a text that explains the iconography and historical context of the manuscript. The manuscript is one of the most visually dazzling and theologically ambitious works of the German Romanesque art. All the missal's major illuminations are reproduced here. The essay explains the profound theological statements found in the imagery.
This missal from the mid-12th century was used in the Church's liturgical rites. The major illuminated pages are reproduced along with a text that exp...
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Looking at Greek and Roman Sculpture in Stone: A Guide to Terms, Styles, and Techniques
ISBN: 9780892367085 / Angielski / Miękka / 125 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tool marks and joins, Cycladic and Daedalic styles, and kouroi and kanephoroi are among the many terms pertaining to the study of classical stone sculpture that are succinctly described in this latest addition to the Looking At series. Presented in glossary format, this illustrated book gives concise definitions of the words and phrases most frequently encountered by museum visitors in exhibition labels and texts. Throughout the book, the author focuses on the technical aspects of sculpting that influenced the style and character of the finished works. ancient stone sculpture was produced,...
Tool marks and joins, Cycladic and Daedalic styles, and kouroi and kanephoroi are among the many terms pertaining to the study of classical stone scul...
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Sacred Mirrors: The Visionary Art of Alex Grey
ISBN: 9780892812578 / Angielski / Twarda / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This unique series of paintings takes the viewer on a graphic, visionary journey through the physical, metaphysical, and spiritual anatomy of the self. From anatomically correct rendering of the body systems, Grey moves to the spiritual/energetic systems with such images as "Universal Mind Lattice," envisioning the sacred and esoteric symbolism of the body and the forces that define its living field of energy. Includes essays on the significance of Grey's work by Ken Wilber, the eminent transpersonal psychologist, and by the noted New York art critic, Carlo McCormick.
This unique series of paintings takes the viewer on a graphic, visionary journey through the physical, metaphysical, and spiritual anatomy of the self...
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Transfigurations
ISBN: 9780892818518 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ten years of visionary artwork from a rare artist embraced by critics, spiritual leaders, and the general public during his lifetime. * Includes essays on Grey's work by the renowned art critic Donald Kuspit and by Stephen Larsen, author of Fire in the Mind: The Authorized Biography of Joseph Campbell. * The long-awaited follow-up to Sacred Mirrors. Every once in a great while an artist emerges who does more than simply reflect the social trends of the time. These artists are able to transcend established thinking and help us redefine ourselves and our world. Today,...
Ten years of visionary artwork from a rare artist embraced by critics, spiritual leaders, and the general public during his lifetime. * Includes e...
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Interactions: Occasional Papers
ISBN: 9780976820246 / Angielski / Twarda / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The medieval world does not end in Western Europe, and within the last twenty or so years some of the most stimulating art-historical discoveries have been made in the Near East. Moving beyond the confines of Jerusalem and Carthage, this volume considers the art of Armenia, Ethiopia, Coptic Egypt, Georgia, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and the Mongol East in relation to Byzantium, Cyprus, Italy, and the West. The Christian arts of the Near East, long considered naive and provincial, are now being reconsidered for their complex liturgical and theological significance. The essays in this... The medieval world does not end in Western Europe, and within the last twenty or so years some of the most stimulating art-historical discoveries h... |
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The Fingers of God: A spiritual journey through skies and gardens; an exaltation of nature.
ISBN: 9781425961398 / Angielski / Miękka / 68 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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How to Read a Church: A Guide to Symbols and Images in Churches and Cathedrals
ISBN: 9781587680304 / Angielski / Miękka / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Churches and cathedrals were originally built to be read. They are alive with images and symbols--"all of which are packed with meaning. But today few people, from regular visitors to tourists, truly understand the wealth of meaning in what they find there. How to Read a Church is must reading for anybody who wants to know more about what they see in a church or cathedral. It explores the principal features of churches and what each represents. It also explains: In addition to exploring these brick-and-mortar motifs, the author also reveals fascinating and unexpected details such as how to...
Churches and cathedrals were originally built to be read. They are alive with images and symbols--"all of which are packed with meaning. But today few...
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Behold the Beauty of the Lord: Praying with Icons
ISBN: 9781594711367 / Angielski / Miękka / 121 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Full-color fold-outs of four superb Russian icons combine with reflections to offer worshippers a unique way to pray with sacred images as much as with words--and hopefully see something of the beauty of God.
Full-color fold-outs of four superb Russian icons combine with reflections to offer worshippers a unique way to pray with sacred images as much as wit...
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Transfigurations
ISBN: 9781594770173 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The most extensive collection of Grey's visionary artwork and life's journey in one volume - Includes a foreword by Albert Hofmann and essays on Grey's work by renowned art critic Donald Kuspit, philosopher Ken Wilber, and Stephen Larsen, author of Joseph Campbell: A Fire in the Mind - 21,000 sold in hardcover since October 2001 Every once in a great while an artist emerges who does more than simply reflect the social trends of the time. Such an artist is able to transcend established thinking and help us redefine ourselves and our world. Today, a growing number of art...
The most extensive collection of Grey's visionary artwork and life's journey in one volume - Includes a foreword by Albert Hofmann and essays on G...
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168,63 zł |
The Gothic Image: Religious Art in France in the Thirteenth-Century
ISBN: 9781597400824 / Angielski / Twarda / 452 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Ireland and Insular Art: Ad 500-1200
ISBN: 9780901714541 / Angielski / Miękka / 187 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a reprint of the 1987 book of proceedings of the first conference held on the theme in 1985. It is a collection of 26 papers on various aspects of art in Irish archaeology. Contributions are from a stellar line-up of authors including Carl Nordenfalk, Barry Raftery, Etienne Rynne, Michael Herity, James Lang and Peter Harbison. The book is edited by Michael Ryan, a distinguished specialist in early medieval art and archaeology.
This is a reprint of the 1987 book of proceedings of the first conference held on the theme in 1985. It is a collection of 26 papers on various aspect...
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Buddhist Art in India
ISBN: 9781443728720 / Angielski / Twarda / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1893. BUDDHIST ART IN INDIA. TRANSLATED FROM THE * HANDBUCH ' OF PROF. ALBERT GRUNWEDEL. PREFACE: THE first edition of Professor Albert Grunwedels handbook, on Buddhistische Kunst in Indien appeared in 1893, and the hope was expressed in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society that the work might appear in English, as it ought to be in the hands of all antiquarians in India. Believing that so important a publication might, by a few additions, form a useful general guide to the Buddhist sculptures in the museums, alike of India and Europe, I have prepared the present...
Originally published in 1893. BUDDHIST ART IN INDIA. TRANSLATED FROM THE * HANDBUCH ' OF PROF. ALBERT GRUNWEDEL. PREFACE: THE first edition of Profess...
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The Gothic Image: Religious Art in France in the Thirteenth-Century
ISBN: 9781597405027 / Angielski / Miękka / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Buddhist Art in India
ISBN: 9781444627084 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republ...
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Manipulating the Sacred: Yorùbá Art, Ritual, and Resistance in Brazilian Candomblé
ISBN: 9780814328521 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At a time when the art of the African diaspora has aroused much general interest for its multicultural dimensions, Mikelle Smith Omari-Tunkara contributes strikingly rich insights as a participant/observer in the African-based religions of Brazil. She focuses on the symbolism and function of ritual objects and costumes used in the Brazilian Candombl? (miniature "African" environments or temples) of the Bahia region, which combine Yor?b?, Bantu/Angola, Caboclo, Roman Catholic, and/or Kardecist/Spiritist elements. An initiate herself with more than twenty years of study, the author is...
At a time when the art of the African diaspora has aroused much general interest for its multicultural dimensions, Mikelle Smith Omari-Tunkara contrib...
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Dictionary of Christian Art
ISBN: 9780718829322 / Angielski / Miękka / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Christian art is rich, complex and heavily invested with symbolism. The painting reproduced on the cover of this book is a case in point. Who are the central figures' (A glance at the entry under 'Baptism' will enlighten those who are unsure). And, perhaps more challenging, how can we identify the fourteen saints around them' Do the flowers at Jesus' feet have a special significance' The Dictionary of Christian Art provides the answers, giving the modern reader access to the pictorial tradition that was once the common visual vocabulary of western Europeans. There are over 1,000 entries, from...
Christian art is rich, complex and heavily invested with symbolism. The painting reproduced on the cover of this book is a case in point. Who are the ...
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Burgen Und Schlosser an Der Mosel 'von Den Schauern Der Vorwelt Umweht... '
ISBN: 9783795419264 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Im Gegensatz zu den Burgen am Rhein haben ihre Nachbarn an der Mosel seit der Entdeckung durch die Romantik im 19. Jahrhundert stets eine nachgeordnete Beachtung erfahren - zu Unrecht. Dieser Band bietet erstmals einen aktuellen Uberblick uber die Burgen und Schlosser von Trier bis Koblenz und ihre Entwicklung vom Mittelalter bis in die Gegenwart.
Im Gegensatz zu den Burgen am Rhein haben ihre Nachbarn an der Mosel seit der Entdeckung durch die Romantik im 19. Jahrhundert stets eine nachgeordnet...
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Giotto and His Publics: Three Paradigms of Patronage
ISBN: 9780674050808 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This probing analysis of three works by Giotto and the patrons who commissioned them goes far beyond the cliches of Giotto as the founding figure of Western painting. It traces the interactions between Franciscan friars and powerful bankers, illuminating the complex interplay between mercantile wealth and the iconography of poverty. Political strife and religious faction lacerated fourteenth-century Italy. Giotto's commissions are best understood against the background of this social turmoil. They reflected the demands of his patrons, the requirements of the Franciscan Order, and the... This probing analysis of three works by Giotto and the patrons who commissioned them goes far beyond the cliches of Giotto as the founding figure o... |
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