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This collection brings together eighteen of the author’s original papers, previously published in a variety of academic journals and edited collections over the last three decades, on the process of interpretation in literature and the visual arts in one comprehensive volume. The volume highlights the centrality of…
A Natural Theology of the Arts contends that the arts are theological by their very nature and not simply when they are explicitly religious – thereby constituting a distinctive kind of ’natural theology’. Borrowing from science the stance of ’critical realism’ to justify truth claims in…
According to the contributors to this volume, the relationship of Buddhism and the arts in Japan is less the rendering of Buddhist philosophical ideas through artistic imagery than it is the development of concepts and expressions in a virtually inseparable unity. By challenging those who consider religion to be the…
Islamic art is justly famed for its technological sophistication, varied approaches to ornament, and innovative employment of the written word. But what do we know about the skilled artisans who spent their lives designing and creating the paintings, objects and buildings that are so admired today? This anthology of…
A celebration of the new old-fashioned approach to living – from soapmaking to sewing to bread baking and much more.
The Lost Arts of Hearth and Home is not about extreme, off-the-grid living. It’s for city and suburban dwellers with day jobs: people who love to cook, love fresh natural ingredients, and old…
Kategorier: Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Läromedel Läromedel: matematik Läromedel: matematik och naturorienterande ämnen
Stöttning – eleverna får stöttning på och på olika sätt.
Repetition – innehåll från tidigare kapitel och årskurser saxas in och vävs ihop med ny kunskap.
Utmaning – mängder med uppgifter sorterade i nivåer som utmanar…
• Twenty-four women martial artists discuss the physical and spiritual challenges of martial arts training and how it helps bring meaning and purpose to their lives• Women aged 12 to 83 are interviewed on the importance and meaning of martial arts in their lives. • Explores in-depth why many women are…
Open the pockets of this Halloween countdown calendar to reveal magical Dark Arts surprises inspired by the Harry Potter films!With over a dozen exclusive Harry Potter collectibles inspired by the sinister Dark Arts, this official advent calendar is the perfect way to ring in the year’s spookiest holiday. Open a new…
The ancient friezes and decorative motifs of ancient Greece contain abundant scenes of combat, one-on-one and hand-to-hand. In THE MARTIAL ARTS OF ANCIENT GREECE, the authors offer close inspection of these depictions to reveal that they exactly correlate to the grappling and combat arts as they are practised today.…
Kategorier: Alternativa terapier, healing och hälsa Ande, kropp och själ Hälsa, relationer och personlig utveckling Naturläkekonst och örtläkemedel
A comprehensive and easy-to-use guide to the herbal formulas traditionally used in martial arts for healing injuries, increasing vitality, and focusing meditation.
– Complete instructions for preparing your own decoctions, medicinal wines, pills, and salves.
Traditional Chinese marital arts training placed as…
A master illuminates the spiritual foundations of martial artspractice in this fully illustrated guide.
– Presents an overview of the spiritual foundations of the martial arts.
– Takes the reader through a well-illustrated series of self-defense techniques that utilize Ki energy.
– An essential…
”En riktigt fullspäckad trädgårdsbok som lyckas väva samman historiska tillbakablickar med kunskap och inspiration för dagens trädgårdsodlare som önskar sig skönhet och hållbarhet i fokus.” BTJ ger Trädgård närmare naturen: Arts and Crafts och en vildare trädgård högsta betyget…
Explaining the evolution and core of the Universal Healing Tao system, Master Mantak Chia and William U. Wei offer a condensed approach to the Inner Alchemy practices taught to Master Chia by his first Taoist Master, Yi Eng, more than 60 years ago. Beginning with the basic principles called the Five Enlightenments, the…
Kategorier: Alternativa trossystem Ande, kropp och själ Filosofi och religion Hälsa, relationer och personlig utveckling Mystik, magi och det ockulta Ockulta studier Religion och tro
In SECRET SOCIETIES AND THE HERMETIC CODE, Ernesto Frers presents a virtual museum of artistic works that contain occult secrets. The scope of his research ranges from the paintings of Byzantine icons to Salvador Dali, from mystery sites such as the Pyramids to the architecture of Andrea Palladio’s Villa Cornaro.…
Kategorier: Konst
In the history of western art, decorative and applied arts – including textiles and ceramics – have been separated from the 'high arts' of painting and sculpture and deemed to be more suitable for women. Artists began to reclaim and redefine these materials and methods, energizing them with expressions of…
Kategorier: Konst
You don’t have to be a Dark Wizard, Death Eater, or even a Slytherin to appreciate the Dark Arts!Spotlighting the magical darker side of the Wizarding World, this deluxe kit includes:
Keepsake box with molded Death Eater mask embedded into the top, and closing latch. (Mask is not removable.)5-1/4 x 8″,…
Kategorier: Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Läromedel Läromedel: matematik Läromedel: matematik och naturorienterande ämnen
Stöttning – eleverna får stöttning på och på olika sätt.
Repetition – innehåll från tidigare kapitel och årskurser saxas in och vävs ihop med ny kunskap.
Utmaning – mängder med uppgifter sorterade i nivåer som utmanar…
Kategorier: Kulturvetenskap och medievetenskap Medievetenskap Samhälle och kultur: allmänt Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap
In an increasingly mediatized society, the ability to understand and communicate through media becomes more important than ever. Visual arts education, as a school subject that has been defined and reshaped historically in relation to different media technologies for image making, can be considered one place to develop…
Kategorier: Konst
The Arts and Crafts Movement, a fascinating period in American decorative history, led to the unprecedented commercialization of fine crafts and the empowerment of thousands of women and immigrants, who began to pursue new careers in design and handicraft. In 1893, the World’s Fair in Chicago heralded the…
Kategorier: Konst
The Arts & Crafts Movement had a profound effect on twentieth century design. It was a precursor to the minimalism of the day, yet imbued with a quiet eloquence based in careful, exquisite design. The natural materials, the subtlely organic forms began to shape living spaces across the country. In California,…
The rich beauty and craftsmanship of leather objects dating from 1900-1929 is captured here in 540 beautiful color photos. These items include fine leather accessories, such as billfolds, blotters, bookends boxes, cigar cases, document cases, glove cases, mats napkin rings, paperweights, purses, and wastebaskets. They…
Kategorier: Konst
More than 100 years after the death of designer William Morris, the Arts and Crafts Movement is enjoying a revival, becoming more popular than it was during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Attracted by its attention to quality and design, admirers–from Hollywood stars to young people furnishing their first…
This comprehensive guide displays many of the impressive artwares produced by Gonder Ceramic Arts of Zanesville, Ohio, in over 540 beautiful color photographs and 37 black and white catalog pages. The featured artwares range from baskets and bells to pitchers and vases. Over 30 experimental pieces are shown. The wide…
The diverse and lively crafts of today’s Navajo people in the Southwest are investigated through this new all color pictorial presentation. The traditional arts are joined by several newly evolving crafts which all reflect the heritage of Navajo culture.
The book presents several hundred all color photographs and…
Kategorier: Konst
The delightful arts of American Indian tribes in the Southwest are occasionally made in miniature by especially talented artists who dare to work in tiny scale. This book presents, for the first time, a wide array of these miniatures of al the major craft styles of the region. Shown through hundreds of all color…
Kategorier: Konst
There has never been a book like this intertwining the arts and artifacts of both the traditional and the evolving worlds. The Pennsylvania Germans are a remarkable people; some are among the most conservative of Americans, retaining a strong cultural identity to this day, while others have largely assimilated into the…
Kategorier: Konst
A new and refreshing look at the role decorative arts play in the Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Amish home is revealed in this book. An encyclopedic collection of colorful, expected, and unanticipated objects associated with Amish culture are showcased in 328 color photographs distributed throughout an insightful and…
The many practical industries that supported this earliest county in Pennsylvania are documented in this illustrated and detailed study. Here is information on the architecture, stone work, metalsmiths, needlework, ceramics, and pictures made by and of county residents from the seventeenth century to about 1850. Also…
Kategorier: Konst
One hundred years worth of quality Mexican popular art, including pottery, clay figures, marionettes, straw mosaics, Talavera, clay banks, coconut banks, laquerware, wood panels and rugs, from 1850-1950, is covered here, with over 370 color photographs illustrating over 675 objects. Collecting hints are included in…
This book provides the best study of Art and Crafts style jewelry and metalwork to date. Devised late in the 19th century as a reaction to industrialized manufacturing, the Arts and Crafts movement stressed naturalistic materials, designs and techniques.
The book begins with the British movement and traces the roots of…
The Arts & Crafts Movement began as a response to the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century, first in England and then in the United States. It idealized the craftsman and embraced simple, strong designs executed by hand. The art, metalwork, pottery, textiles, and furniture of the Arts & Crafts Movement…
Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
One hundred years worth of quality Mexican popular art, including pottery, clay figures, marionettes, straw mosaics, Talavera, clay banks, coconut banks, laquerware, wood panels and rugs, from 1850-1950, is covered here, with over 370 color photographs illustrating over 675 objects. Collecting hints are included in…
Early 20th century manufactured furniture in the Arts & Crafts style is popular again today. The famous Americn firms L. & J. G. Stickley, Limbert, Roycroft and others manufactured bold oak styles that featured simplicity of design and decoration. Architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs combined with…
Early 20th century manufactured furniture in the Arts & Crafts style is popular again today. The famous Americn firms L. & J. G. Stickley, Limbert, Roycroft and others manufactured bold oak styles that featured simplicity of design and decoration. Architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs combined with…
Kategorier: Konst
This nineteenth century catalog of the Society de Beaux Arts of Paris displays a wide variety of bronze editions of the successful sculptures of the period. Such popular artist as the talented Moreau family, especially Auguste Moreau, Lemony and Allouard are represented, as well as many others. An index list the prices…
This book looks at decorative tiles manufactured in Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Bohemia/Moravia/Czechoslovakia in the years between 1895 and 1935. These ceramic tiles, used primarily on walls, floors, and stoves, but also furniture, trays, and more, were an affordable decor element that made art accessible to many.…
Take a tour of historic California garden design via this classic book. Released in 1914 the book offered yesterdays reader ways to plan and beautify the city lot, suburban grounds, and country estate. For todays historic home owner, there are 50 garden plans and 103 illustrations of actual gardens from photographs…
Kategorier: Konst
This reprint of an important work details the authors groundbreaking work in Arts & Crafts era projects created with concrete. Projects include majolica and mosaic tiles, bowls and vases, flower boxes and garden pottery, and architectural applications. Techniques covered include the creation of plaster molds,…
The top-selling ceramic figurines of the 1940s and ’50s came from Madison, Wisconsin’s Ceramic Arts Studio and their outstanding designer, Betty Harrington. In terms of quality, variety, and charm, her figurines are among the best of the era, enchanting, and exquisitely designed down to the last intricate…
Thousands of collectors will rejoice in this new guide to the products of Ceramic Arts Studio in Wisconsin. From 1942 to 1955, the pottery focused on the production of slipcast figurines which are avidly collected today.
In over 250 color photographs Mike Schneider captures the beauty and charm of these figurines,…
In 1988, Barbara Streisand paid $363,000 at auction for a sideboard by Gustav Stickley, establishing mission furniture as a rival of early American furniture. Since then, dealers and collectors have scrambled to learn how to identify makers and evaluate prices. This extensive book, now with updated values, has served…
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This pioneer work presents the rich and diverse decorative arts produced by the distinctive Mennonite communities in Europe, Pennsylvania, and Canada over a 300-year period. In his scholarly text, Clarke Hess identifies a host of newly recognized Mennonite artisans of traditional textiles and quilts, furniture, clocks,…
See beautiful hammered copper vessels made long ago and today at Santa Clara del Cobre, Mexico, a small town in the southwest state of Michoacan. From nothing more than a chunk of copper or sheet metal, artists here have spent centuries creating both useful and decorative copper items, with specially made hand tools…
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This rich treasury of Art Nouveau designs will inspire and enrich your decorative arts projects. The images were originally presented in the 1890s for use in home interiors, ceramics, textiles, stationary, stained glass, and ironwork. Now, even easier to use, they are in both print and digital forms, referenced by page…
Kategorier: Konst
The grace, speed, and beauty of ice skating has inspired painters and sculptors, graphic artists and photographers, film makers and choreographers of spectacles, and the designers of skates and costumes, medals, programs and posters, advertising dolls, and decorative objects. With 321 images, trace figure skating’s…
Tour sixteen beautifully restored homes built and decorated in the Arts and Crafts style, an early twentieth century movement to counter the increasing urbanization and mechanization of human life. Nearly 300 color photos detail links between nature and human skill, and capture architectural elements of the Arts and…