Library Catalog of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Library
Publisher :
Page : 666 pages
File Size : 37,62 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Art
ISBN :
UNESCO General History of Africa, Vol. I, Abridged Edition
Author : Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 19,36 MB
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520066960
Book Description
"This volume covers the period from the end of the Neolithic era to the beginning of the seventh century of our era. This lengthy period includes the civilization of Ancient Egypt, the history of Nubia, Ethiopia, North Africa and the Sahara, as well as of the other regions of the continent and its islands."--Publisher's description
The «Voyage D'Outremer»
Author : Bertrandon de La Brocquière
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 13,85 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Book Description
De la Broquière set off for the Holy Land in 1432 for the purpose of spying out the possibilities of a new crusade to be led by the Duke of Burgundy. He returned overland, through the Turkish Empire, alone. His observations of the land, the people, the rulers, the food and the customs make fascinating reading. There is also a long section on the organization and tactics of the Ottoman Army, and the ways that the Europeans can use to defeat it. De la Broquière is a highly competent spy and a very observant tourist.
Gustave Courbet
Author : Georges Riat
Publisher : Parkstone Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 37,9 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Art
ISBN :
Book Description
Child of materialism and positivism, Courbet was without a doubt one of the most complex painters of the nineteenth century. Symbolising the rejection of traditions, Courbet did not hesitate to confront the public with the truth by liberating painting of conventional rules. He became from then on the leader of pictorial realism.
Chinese Ceramics
Author : Jean Joseph Marquet de Vasselot
Publisher :
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 20,69 MB
Release : 1922
Category : Pottery
ISBN :
Book Description
A Phonetic Dictionary of the English Language
Author : Hermann Michaelis
Publisher :
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 35,6 MB
Release : 1913
Category : English language
ISBN :
Book Description
Philostratus
Author : Philostratus (the Athenian)
Publisher :
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 38,11 MB
Release : 1912
Category :
ISBN :
Book Description
A Historical Catalogue of Scientists and Scientific Books
Author : Robert Mortimer Gascoigne
Publisher : Scholarly Title
Page : 1216 pages
File Size : 33,68 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Science
ISBN :
Book Description
Analecta: Or, Materials For a History of Remarkable Providences; Mostly Relating to Scotch Ministers and Christians
Author : Robert Wodrow
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 15,15 MB
Release : 2024-05-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3385129664
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1842.
The Sultan's Fountain
Author : Agnieszka Dobrowolska
Publisher : American University in Cairo Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 41,73 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9774165233
Book Description
The small sabil-kuttab (a charitable foundation particular to Cairo that combines a public water dispensary with a Quranic school) built in 1760 opposite the venerated Sayyida Zeinab Mosque is almost unique in Cairo: it is one of only two dedicated by a reigning Ottoman sultan, and--astonishingly--it is decorated inside with blue-and-white tiles from Amsterdam depicting happy scenes from the Dutch countryside. Why did the sultan, Mustafa III, cloistered in his Istanbul palace, decide to build a sabil in Cairo? Why did he choose this site for it? How did it come to be adorned with Dutch tiles? What were the connections between Cairo, Istanbul, and Amsterdam in the middle of the eighteenth century? The authors answer these questions and many more in this entertaining and beautifully illustrated history of an extraordinary building, describing also the recent conservation efforts to preserve it for posterity.
