Gordon Campbell is een vooraanstaand academicus, gespecialiseerd in de Renaissance en de zeventiende eeuw, met een bijzondere focus op John Milton en een gerenommeerde expertise over de King James Bijbel. Zijn bredere interesses in cultuurgeschiedenis omvatten kunst, architectuur, Bijbelstudies, de klassieke oudheid, tuingeschiedenis, rechtsgeschiedenis, historische theologie en de islamitische wereld. Campbell brengt een diepgaand inzicht in de historische en culturele contexten die bepalende werken van de westerse beschaving hebben gevormd. Zijn schrijven maakt complexe academische onderwerpen toegankelijk voor een breed publiek, biedt nieuwe perspectieven en verrijkt ons begrip van het verleden.
Covers the aspects of the decorative arts from ancient times throughout the world. This title provides coverage of a range of subjects including arms and armour, artists' colonies, ceramics, craftsmen, design, furniture, glass, jewellery, metalwork, textiles, workshops, and more. It features more than 600 illustrations and many color photos.
The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts covers thousands of years of decorative arts production throughout western and non-western culture. With over 1,000 entries, as well as hundreds drawn from the 34-volume Dictionary of Art, this topical collection is a valuable resource for those interested in the history, practice, and mechanics of the decorative arts. Accompanied by almost 100 color and more than 500 black and white illustrations, the 1,290 pages of this title include hundreds of entries on artists and craftsmen, the qualities and historic uses of materials, as well as concise definitions on art forms and style. Explore the works of Alvar Aalto, Charles and Ray Eames, and the Wiener Wekstatte, or delve into the history of Navajo blankets and wing chairs in thousands of entries on artists, craftsmen, designers, workshops, and decorative art forms.
Tracking the saga of the Norse across the North Atlantic to America, this book sets the record straight about the idea that the Vikings 'discovered' America. The journey described is a continuum, with evidence-based history and archaeology at one end, and fake history and outright fraud at the other. In between there lies a huge expanse of uncertainty: sagas that may contain shards of truth and characters that may be partly historical
An exploration of Martin Luther's multifaceted impact on the translation, interpretation and use of scripture, on the 500th anniversary of the September Testament
Admirál píše svoje vzpomínky z námořních bojů v I. svět. válce jako velitel lapačů německých ponorek. S předmluvou admirála Sira Lewise Baylyho.