Lives of the Gods: Divinity in Maya Art This engaging exploration of the Maya pantheon introduces readers to the complex stories of Mesoamerican divinity through the stunning carvings, ceramics, and metalwork of the Classic period. |
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| Bamigboye: Master Sculptor of the Yoruba Tradition "Bámigbóyè: A Master Sculptor of the Yoruba Tradition" is the first monograph dedicated to the 50-year career of the Nigerian artist Moshood Olúsomo Bámigbóyè (ca. 1885-1975). One of the mo ... |
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| Museum of Islamic Art: The Collection The first comprehensive publication on the worldclass collection at the Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar, featuring major examples of dazzling artistic achievements from across the Islamic world. |
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Fiell, Charlotte; Fiell, Peter; Qiong Er, Jiang: Essensualism This lavish and beautiful book celebrates the long and rich heritage of Chinese crafts. It explores the awakening craft spirit in contemporary Chinese design, introducing its main pioneers and pro ... |
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| Masques: Musée du quai Branly Une sélection de 96 masques parmi les plus beaux de la collection du Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac. |
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| The Portable Universe The publication recaptures some of the knowledge of Indigenous American cultures and presents new historical findings, drawing heavily on contemporary Indigenous understandings to evoke a worldvie ... |
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Being Jain: Art and Culture of an Indian Religion "Strict non-violence, the renunciation of possession and universal tolerance are the guiding principles of Jainism - a religious community that is found around the world, yet which is hardly known ... |
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| Galloping Through the Dynasties On the symbolic and stylistic transformations of the horse motif in Chinese painting from the ancient Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1045 - 771 BCE) to the end of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). |
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| Kuhn, Dieter: An Epic of Technical Supremacy In this book, Dieter Kuhn presents a reassessment of Chinese textile technology on the basis of many decades of research. Connecting works with words, the concrete with the abstract, this book aim ... |
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Grieder, Michèle: Dressed for Immortality During the Han dynasty silk weaving achieved a high standard. Some of the motifs represent a heavenly realm of immortality that the Han people hoped to reach, while embedded inscriptions literally ... |
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| Grand Gallop: Art and Culture of the Horse Featuring striking full-colour images and new research, this publication from the Hong Kong Palace Museum celebrates some of the most important works of horse art from the Palace Museum and the Lo ... |
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| Clarke, Duncan; Moraga, Vanessa Drake; Fee, Sarah: African Textiles "African Textiles" surveys the outstanding textile traditions of West Africa, Central Africa, and Eastern Africa and Madagascar. It is written by leading experts in the field and illustrated with ... |
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Fynn, Shaun: Departures: A Journey with India Created from an archive of 20 years photographing, living and working in India, this book by Shaun Fynn weaves together a sometimes-haunting story of modernity and urbanisation with an ancient, di ... |
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| Pinther, Kerstin: Die Kunst Afrikas Kerstin Pinther ist Professorin mit einer Spezialisierung auf die Künste Afrikas und Kuratorin für moderne und zeitgenössische Kunst an den Staatlichen Museen Berlin. |
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| Buddhist Art of Tibet An insightful look at the history of Tibet and Buddhism through historical narratives and striking art from the Alain Bordier collection. |
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The Secret of Colours This exhibition catalogue explores the intriguing story of porcelain glaze at the end of the 18th century in China, in the 19th century in France, and in the work of two 20th century ceramic artis ... |
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| Nemeth, Titus: Arabic Typography: History and Practice Obwohl Arabisch die am dritthäufigsten verwendete Textschrift der Welt ist, fehlt es an guter typographischer Fachliteratur. Die Publikation ist ein multidisziplinarisches Nachschlagewerk, welche ... |
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| A Splendid Land Warum und vor allem wie stellten Maler sinnliche Erfahrungen, berückende Gefühle und südasiatische Kulturlandschaften in den Mittelpunkt ihres Schaffens? "A Splendid Land" widmet sich dieser Fr ... |
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Wege der Kunst: Wie die Objekte ins Museum kommen Außereuropäische Kunstwerke in europäischen und amerikanischen Museen sind zum Gegenstand kontroverser Debatten geworden. Wie genau diese Kunstsammlungen aus Afrika, Nord- und Südamerika, Asie ... |
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| | Le Codex Borbonicus Témoignage sur la civilisation du Mexique ancien, le Codex Borbonicus a été acquis par l'Assemblée nationale en 1826. Daté du début du XVIe siècle, il présente les trois cycles temporels d ... |
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Hamada, Nobuyoshi: The Beautiful Traditional Colors of Japan A visual color encyclopedia presenting more than 270 traditional Japanese colors arranged in order of the four seasons. |
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| Japan Arts and Life: Montgomery Collection An inner journey into the beauty of simplicity through the masterpieces of one of the largest and best-known collections of Japanese art outside Japan Among the many ways one can approach a distan ... |
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| Clastres, Hélène: Land ohne Übel Diese Untersuchung utopischer Erzählungen, des Widerstands gegen die Kolonisation und der Herrschaftskritik der Dichtung der Tupi-Guaraní ist das Resultat der ethnologischen Studien, die Hélèn ... |
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Green, Alexandra: Burmese Silver from the Colonial Period This stunning catalogue presents an exceptional collection of rare Burmese silver. Accompanied by detailed photographs and explanatory texts, this ground-breaking book proposes a new way of lookin ... |
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| Humboldt Forum: Ethnologisches Museum und Museum für Asiatische Kunst 2 Das Ethnologische Museum und das Museum für Asiatische Kunst werden endlich im Humboldt Forum neu präsentiert. |
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| Tao Liu, Tao: The Chinese Myths A concise and entertaining introduction to the complex tradition of Chinese mythology. |
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Polak, Jaap: Ancient Indonesian Gold "Ancient Indonesian Gold" is the first publication of the Documentation Centre for Ancient Indonesian Art in Amsterdam. It examines Indonesian gold, sculptures, objects and jewellery, affording fr ... |
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| Darke, Diana: The Ottomans A richly illustrated history of the Ottoman Empire, unravelling its complex cultural legacy and celebrating its positive impact on the world. |
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| Petitjean, Georges: Wamulu In this second book in the Aboriginal Arts and Knowledge series, the cooperative art process called Wamulu is explored through the work of four artists: Ted Egan Tjangala, Dinny Nolan Tjampitjinpa ... |
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