Owen Nevin, Henry McGhie, Ian Convery, Peter Davis, Barrie K. Gilbert, Beatrice Frank, Bryndis Snaebjornsdottir, Elizabeth O. Davis, Gareth Longstaff, Heather Prince...
(Išleidimo metai: 15-Aug-2025, Paperback / softback, Leidėjas: University Press of Colorado, ISBN-13: 9781646427710)
Birds and Beasts of Ancient Mesoamerica links Precolumbian animal imagery with scientific data related to animal morphology and behavior, providing in-depth studies of the symbolic importance of animals and birds in Postclassic period Mesoamer...Daugiau...
Ravens and crows, both members of the Corvidae family, have long captured human imagination. Ornithologists have noted their problem-solving capabilities, but the interest extends beyond science. Artists often depict them, and backyard bird ent...Daugiau...
Despite what society says, human beings were born to create and have been doing so since ancient times. Beginning with cave paintings, people have documented their culture and heritage regardless of geography, as seen in intricate Indian miniature pa...Daugiau...
Owen Nevin, Henry McGhie, Ian Convery, Peter Davis, Barrie K. Gilbert, Beatrice Frank, Bryndis Snaebjornsdottir, Elizabeth O. Davis, Gareth Longstaff, Heather Prince...
This collection scrutinizes the representation, dynamics, transformation and/or adaptation of various heroes and heroines in different folkloric traditions and narratives in the context of Asia. Exploring notions in the topics of mythologies, folk...Daugiau...
At the heart of this book are twenty-eight real-life animals and the myths and literature, paintings, drawings, textiles and ceramics they have inspired some of the most celebrated Japanese artists and writers to create Since the daw...Daugiau...
Eleven-year-old Luna knows everything there is to know about space and dreams of one day becoming an astronaut, but she begins to see the world differently when a substitute teacher enters her orbit. Simultaneous eBook. A sensitive middle...Daugiau...
Yokai Beastiary presents detailed step-by-step drawing projects featuring ghosts, monsters, and demons from Japanese folklore-- Learn how to draw a bestiary of supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore, and discover their origins...Daugiau...
Serija: Monsters and Marvels. Alterity in the Medieval and Early Modern Worlds
(Išleidimo metai: 16-Mar-2024, Hardback, Leidėjas: Amsterdam University Press, ISBN-13: 9789463728850)
It brings together recent scholarship on giants and dwarfs into one volume; it offers new analyses on the giant-dwarf topos as expressed in art and literature and courtly practices; it moves beyond previous medieval and regional studies that focus on...Daugiau...
This book is for everyone curious about the Sun and how it has been perceived throughout human history, including the modern scientific view. Beginning with ancient myths and legends, superstitions, art and poetry, the book proceeds to explain the...Daugiau...
The visual landscape north of the Alps between the 14th and 16th centuries was shaped by colossal representations of epic and mythological giants, reincarnated and cast as Christian heroes. In contexts religious or lay, private or public, giants domi...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 15-Dec-2023, Hardback, Leidėjas: University Press of Colorado, ISBN-13: 9781646424603)
Birds and Beasts of Ancient Mesoamerica links Precolumbian animal imagery with scientific data related to animal morphology and behavior, providing in-depth studies of the symbolic importance of animals and birds in Postclassic period Mesoamer...Daugiau...
The alluring mermaids sighted by lonely mariners. The winged angels, by turns avenging and comforting, that abound in Christian art. The fearsome Minotaur of Greek mythology. Animal-headed deities, from the elephant-headed Ganesha in India to the fal...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 04-Jul-2023, Hardback, Leidėjas: University of Pennsylvania Press, ISBN-13: 9781512824322)
Envisioned as a tribe of ruddy-faced, redheaded, red-bearded Jewish warriors, bedecked in red attire who purportedly resided in isolation at the fringes of the known world, the Red Jews are a legendary people who populated a shared Jewish-Christian...Daugiau...
Showcasing the work of 13 contemporary artists from the Arabian PeninsulaThis volume includes works from a selection of contemporary Arab artists. Using cynicism, satire and fiction, the artists bring the folklore and popul...Daugiau...
Superb Yokai images from the worlds leading museums and private collections!Japans vast pantheon of supernatural creatures includes demons (yokai), monsters, ogres (oni), ghosts (yurei) and magicians--myth...Daugiau...
Rainbows have been a source of fascination since time immemorial. They have been the subject of myth and superstition, an inspiration to poets, a challenge to painters, the object of intense scientific interest and a touchstone for ideas about the...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 21-Oct-2022, Hardback, Leidėjas: University Press of Mississippi, ISBN-13: 9781496843739)
A groundbreaking analysis that focuses on how current, widely enjoyed expressive culture retains its traditionality while recruiting new fans...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 21-Oct-2022, Paperback / softback, Leidėjas: University Press of Mississippi, ISBN-13: 9781496843746)
What do exotic area rugs, handcrafted steel-string guitars, and fiddling have in common today? Many contemporary tradition bearers embrace complexity in form and content. They construct objects and performances that draw on the past and evoke nostal...Daugiau...
A comprehensive anthology of vampires in literature, from Dracula to Twilight. Christopher Frayling has spent 50 years exploring the history of one of the most enduring figures in the history of mass culture the vampire. Vampyres is a co...Daugiau...
