Now available in a compact paperback edition, this book remains the most comprehensive survey of African textiles on the market today, illustrating in over 570 spectacular colour photographs the traditional, handcrafted, indigenous textiles of the whole continent. Covering, region by region, the handmade textiles of West, North, East, Central and Southern Africa, African Textiles outlines the vast array of techniques used as well as the different types of loom, materials and dyes that help to create these sumptuous textiles. With a useful glossary and map, a guide to collections open to the public, and suggestions for further reading, this book provides a wealth of information on the rich art of African textiles.
Celebrated interior designer Jacques Garcia invites readers for the first time inside his private residence in Sicily. The former monastery, rebuilt in Noto's characteristic golden limestone, boasts spectacular salons that have been restored with a profusion of noble materials and techniques: colored marbles, flamboyant stucco work, majolica tiles, damask silks, and velvets. Time stops in the elegant music room decorated with embroidered silks and rococo-style mirrors that reflect the decor to infinity; the gilded dining room is hung with silk damask wall coverings, an eighteenth-century Murano chandelier, and furnished with Chantilly porcelain and antique Italian rococo chairs. The grand marble salon features baroque paintings and a stunning collection of sculpture and Sicilian furniture. The exquisite villa--surrounded by shaded terraces planted with towering cacti, succulents, and colorful birds of paradise--attests to Garcia's love of ancient civilizations, and his masterful blending of Arab, Norman, Renaissance, and Baroque influences that converge in Sicily's colorful history. The domain, dotted with ancient sculptures and reflecting pools, is graced with splendid panoramic views revealing the sea near Syracuse, a distant folly, a restored villa nestled in an ancient olive grove, and the decaying grandeur of a classical temple reconstructed with ancient fragments.
Iconography, the study of symbols - be they animals, artefacts, plants, shapes or gestures - is an essential element of art history. This guide unravels over fifty of the most common and intriguing visual symbols from across the globe from 2300 BCE to the present day. While symbols cross dialects and national boundaries, their meanings can vary and are often culturally specific. The snake, an object of fascination and mysticism in Aztec culture, usually represents sin in the west. Yinka Shonibare's Last Supper (2013) plays on the grapevine's historic associations to satiric and startling effect. Matt Wilson explores symbolism's subtle implications and overt and covert meanings, providing an indispensable tool for interpretation. A reference section includes suggestions for further reading and a glossary of art and historical terms.
A journey through the great mass-extinction events that have shaped our Earth: 'Deeply informed and readable' Nature In this vast sweep of our Earth's history, Michael Benton brings the deep past to life as never before. Deploying the cutting-edge tools in biology, chemistry, physics and geology that are transforming our understanding of previous environmental cataclysms - including the incredible new discovery of a hitherto unknown extinction event - he uncovers not only their lethal effects but also the processes that brought about such large-scale destruction. Beginning with the oldest extinction, Benton investigates the Late Ordovician, which set the evolution of the first animals on an entirely new course; the late Devonian, brought on by global warming; the cataclysmic End-Permian, which wiped out over 90 per cent of all life on Earth; and, book-ending the age of the dinosaurs, the newly discovered Carnian Pluvial Event and the End-Cretaceous asteroid. He examines how global warming, acid rain, ocean acidification, erupting volcanoes and meteorite impact have affected conditions on Earth, the drastic consequences for global ecology, and how life in turn survived, adapted and evolved. This expert retelling of scientific breakthroughs allows us to link long-ago upheavals to our modern crises. As today's climate scientists and political leaders grapple to understand these processes and our planet enters the sixth great extinction, these insights from the past may hold the key to survival.
",Hudson", - ein zeitloses Accessoire für den Mann.Diese Veneziakette hergestellt aus Edelstahl mit einer Länge von 60 cm und einer zusätzlichen Verlängerung von 5 cm, bietet eine perfekte Passform für jeden Mann. Der Karabinerverschluss bietet Sicherheit und einfaches An- und Ablegen der Kette.Die beiden Dog Tags, die an der Kette befestigt sind, verleihen dem Schmuckstück einen markanten und modernen Look. Die unterschiedlich großen Dog Tags (35 x 19 x 1,5 mm und 35 x 11,5 x 1,5 mm) hängen an einer stabilen Öse (mit Öse beträgt die Länge jeweils 42 mm), die fest mit der Kette verbunden ist und sich nicht abnehmen lässt.Ein perfektes Geschenk für den stilbewussten Mann, lassen Sie die Dog Tags individuell Gravieren, wie zum Beispiel die Initialen, einen Namen, wichtige Daten, hier sind keine Grenzen gesetzt.Erhältlich ist die Kette ",Hudson", in vier unterschiedlichen Farbvarianten.
Cooler Winterschnürstiefel für Herren – warm, bequem und stilvoll.Dieser Stiefel aus hochwertigem Ledermaterial bietet nicht nur ein kuschelig warmes Innenfutter für kalte Tage, sondern ist auch atmungsaktiv für optimalen Komfort. Mit der Schnürung und dem seitlichen Reißverschluss ist er nicht nur bequem, sondern auch einfach an- und auszuziehen. Ein perfekter Winterbegleiter für den stilbewussten Mann. Herren Schuhe von Poelman in Farbe chestnut Modeltyp = Schnürstiefel, Farbe = chestnut, Weite = normal, Absatzhöhe = 2.50, Absatztyp = Blockabsatz, Obermaterial = Leder, Futter = Warm gefüttert, Obermaterial = Leder, Verschluss = Reißverschluss
Eine faszinierende Zeitreise durch 250 Jahre USA. Von der Enthüllung der Freiheitsstatue über die Mondlandung bis zu den Konzerten von Taylor Swift. Erleben Sie Augenblicke, die Menschen zum Staunen brachten, ihre Herzen höherschlagen ließen und ihnen Tränen in die Augen trieben. - Wie wurde Hollywood von der Westernkulisse zur Traumfabrik? - Woher kommt der Slogan "Uncle Sam wants you"? - Warum veränderte das iPhone die Art wie wir leben? Vierzig bewegende Kapitel zeichnen ein lebendiges Bild der Vereinigten Staaten - aus der Sicht jener, die dabei waren. Ein Buch, das fesselt. Ein Buch, das bleibt.
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Tolles lustiges Namensdesign, ideal für einen besonderen Geburtstag. Doppelwandig isoliert: hält Getränke heiß oder kalt Edelstahl, BPA-frei Auslaufsicherer Deckel mit transparentem Schieberegler
From the artist who created Shakespeare’s Flowers, this beautiful follow-up celebrates the birds found throughout Shakespeare's works. Piece together the beautiful birds of The Bard with this 1000-piece circular puzzle. Around the edge runs an evocative quotation from As You Like It: inside, accurate depictions of more than fifty birds, all mentioned by Shakespeare in his plays. Species include: blackbird, bunting, chough, cock, cormorant, crow, cuckoo, daw, dive-dapper, dove, duck, eagle, falcon, finch, fowl, goose, guinea hen, hedge sparrow, heron, jay, kestrel, kingfisher, kite, lapwing, lark, loon, magpie, mallard, martin (martlet) nightingale, osprey, ostrich, owl, paraquito, parrot, partridge, peacock, pelican, pheasant, phoenix, pigeon, popinjay, quail, raven, rook, sea gull, snipe, sparrow, starling, swallow, swan, thrush, turkey, vulture, woodcock, and wren.