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Court and Cosmos: The Great Age of the Seljuqs
A sweeping survey-the first of its kind-of the artistic, cultural, and technological achievements of the vast Seljuq empire Rising from humble origins as Turkic tribesman, the powerful and culturally prolific...
Byzantium and Islam: Age of Transition
This groundbreaking volume explores the epochal transformations and unexpected continuities in the Byzantine Empire from the seventh to the ninth century. As the period opened, the Empire's southern provinces-the vibrant,...
Fernando Gallego and His Workshop: The Altarpiece from Ciudad Rodrigo
One of the most important art works produced in late fifteenth-century Spain is the group of twenty-six panels from the altarpiece of the cathedral of Ciudad Rodrigo, Castile. The panels...
Venice's Mediterranean Colonies: Architecture and Urbanism
This book examines the Venetian colonies of the Eastern Mediterranean and how their built environments express the close cultural ties with both Venice and Byzantium. Using the island of Crete...
Realm of Ash
Some believe the Ambhan Empire is cursed. But Arwa doesn't simply believe it - she knows it's true. Widowed by the infamous, unnatural massacre at Darez Fort, Arwa was saved...
Songs from the Kitchen Table: Lyrics and Stories
The ultimate illustrated commemoration of iconic Australian musicians Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter in songs, stories, photographs and tributes.Longlisted for the Indie Book Awards 2024 Since he left us, Archie...
Music and Culture in the Middle Ages and Beyond: Liturgy, Sources, Symbolism
It has become widely accepted among musicologists that medieval music is most profitably studied from interdisciplinary perspectives that situate it within broad cultural contexts. The origins of this consensus lie...
Women of God and Arms: Female Spirituality and Political Conflict, 138-16
Author: Nancy Bradley WarrenFormat: Hardback, 152mm x 229mm, 272 pagesPublished: University of Pennsylvania Press, United States, 2005The religious and political spheres of the later medieval and early modern periods were...
Women of God and Arms: Female Spirituality and Political Conflict, 138-16
Author: Nancy Bradley WarrenFormat: Hardback, 152mm x 229mm, 272 pagesPublished: University of Pennsylvania Press, United States, 2005The religious and political spheres of the later medieval and early modern periods were...
El Libro de Kells: Guia Oficial
Author: Bernard MeehanFormat: Paperback, 190mm x 248mm, 390g, 96 pagesPublished: Thames & Hudson Ltd, United Kingdom, 2018The Book of Kells, dating from about 800, is a brilliantly decorated manuscript of...
Nicola and Giovanni Pisano: Father and Son
Author: Max SeidelFormat: Hardback, 5060g, 850 pagesPublished: Hirmer Verlag, Germany, 2012Nicola and Giovanni Pisano, father and son, are the most important makers of Italian Gothic sculpture. Their pulpits (1260 ?1311)...