The Elements of Urban Form Through History Moving from the historical and cultural overviews of the city, Kostof descends into the streets, sidewalks, squares, markets, and waterfronts and presents a detailed urban anatomy. The book is organized thematically around the … Continue reading
A companion volume to the Larousse Encyclopedias of Prehistoric and Ancient Art and Byzantine and Medieval Art edited by M. Huyghe, the former curator of the Louvre. Here once again, densely illustrated and intensively indexed, this reference work achieves a … Continue reading
The Greek Way by Edith Hamilton – 1942 Edition- 347 Pages “Five hundred years before Christ in a little town on the far western border of the settled and civilizaed world, a strange new power was at work. . . … Continue reading
Written by Donna O’Meara with a forward by professor Aubrey Manning. “Rare and previously unpublished photographs of the most powerful of all natural events. “ Through 250 spectacular full-color images, Volcano: A Visual Guide takes readers on an armchair journey … Continue reading
Illustrated by the author. This book – Bemelmans’ account of his trip to Ecuador in the 30′s is not only very readable material, amusing and instructive, but can be considered the first example of what we now call “magical realism.” … Continue reading
After two years at the Russian front, Ernst Graeber finally receives three weeks’ leave. But since leaves have been canceled before, he decides not to write his parents, fearing he would just raise their hopes. Then, when Graeber arrives home, … Continue reading
In 1956, nearly forty years after the death of Canadian artist, Tom Thomson, William T. Little and three companions set themselves to a macabre task. Ever since July 16, 1917, when the artist’s badly decomposing body was found floating in … Continue reading