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Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling
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By:
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Ross King
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Walker & Co
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January, 2003
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4.9 / 5.0
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In his masterful, well researched portrayal of Michelangelo's four-year (1508-1512) effort to fill the 12,000 square foot, vaulted ceiling of the Sistine Chapel with new frescoes for Pope Julius II, Ross King examines and places in context the known details of Michelangelo's life, the images he... more info
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Transfigurations
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By:
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Alex Grey
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Inner Traditions Intl Ltd
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Released:
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October, 2001
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4.9 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
This well printed, well bound, book contains stunningly beautiful and provocative spiritual imagery that resonates with the truth within us. But anyone who has seen Mr. Grey's work before has come to expect this from him.The real treat is that the pages contain an incredible amount of intensely... more info
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Coptic Egypt: The Christians of the Nile (Discoveries)
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By:
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Christian Cannuyer
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Harry N Abrams
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July, 2001
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5.0 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
This book covers the history of the christians of Egypt (the Copts). It is written by an expert on this subject. It covers the history up to the current events. it is easy to read. Loaded with photoes of very high quality. The facts are well presented with even handed opinions and fairness. It is... more info
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Rievaulx Abbey: Community, Architecture, Memory
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Peter Fergusson, Stuart A. Harrison, Glyn Coppack, Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
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From:
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Yale Univ Pr
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February, 2000
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5.0 / 5.0
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In Rievaulx Abbey, the authors have given us a splendid portrayal of life in the Cistercian monastery. The personages of Aelred and Walter Daniel truly come alive in this work. In addition to the historical perspective of the book, we are given insight into the methods of architectural historians... more info
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Romanesque & Gothic France: Art and Architecture
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Viviane Minne-Seve, Herve Kergall, Viviane Minne-Saeve, Hervbe Kergall
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From:
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Harry N Abrams
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01 December, 2000
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5.0 / 5.0
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Customer Review:
I was recently doing a school report on cathedrals in france and i came acrosss this little gem. It is packed with information on both romanesque and gothic architectural styles and is not only educational but also very intriguing. After doing my report, i continued to read this book and to learn... more info
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The Art of Biblical Poetry
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Robert Alter
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Basic Books
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May, 1987
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5.0 / 5.0
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This is one of the books that I was supposed to read for a class but didn't get around to it until now. I am halfway through this book and it is one of the most readable academic books that I've read. It is no wonder that Robert Alter has set and will set the standards by which Biblical litery... more info
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The Gothic Cathedral
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Otto Georg Von, Simson, Otto Von Simson
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Princeton Univ Pr
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01 July, 1988
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5.0 / 5.0
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As an art historian, museum curator, and traveler to France I found this book very useful. Most books on Gothic Architecture look at style as though it exists for its own sake. Simson places the beginnings of Gothic Architecture into the intellectual and historical context that gave this... more info
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