Download or read book Ornament and Amulet written by Marian Wenzel and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nasser D. Khalili Collection contains a remarkable group of more than 600 finger rings from the Islamic world and beyond. These rings provide a rare opportunity to survey the history of this form in the Middle East and southern Asia over the last two millennia, for the oldest examples are two Hellenistic glass rings from athe second or first century BC, while the most recent dated specimen is a signet made in India in 1920. This wealth of evidence has allowed the author to present a typology of Islamic rings within a broad chronological framework, and the colour illustrations standard to the series have been supplemented by several drawings of each ring.
Download or read book Writing the Book of the World written by Theodore Sider and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2011-11-24 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theodore Sider presents a broad new vision of metaphysics centred on the idea of structure. To describe the world well we must use concepts that 'carve at the joints', so that conceptual structure matches reality's structure. This approach illuminates a wide range of topics, such as time, modality, ontology, and the status of metaphysics itself.
Download or read book Mishnah Berurah written by Israel Meir (ha-Kohen) and published by Feldheim Publishers. This book was released on 1981 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Science of Society written by William Graham Sumner and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. 1-3 paged continuously. Vol. 4 by W.G. Sumner, A.G. Keller, and M.R. Davie."Published under the auspices of the Sumner Club on the foundation established in memory of Philip Hamilton McMillan of the class of 1894, Yale College." "Bibliographical note": v. 4, p. [1193]-1268.
Download or read book Introduction to the Tibetan Collection of the National Museum of Ethnology Leiden written by P H Pott and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1951 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Costumes and Ornaments of Chamba written by Kamal Prashad Sharma and published by Indus Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No Where Else In India The Costumes And Ornaments Of The Tribal Are So Exotic, Colourful And Divergent As In Chamba In Himachal Pradesh. 90 Coloured And Black & White Photographs Of Various Costumes And Ornaments Are Included In This Book.
Download or read book Turkmen Jewelry written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2011 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This catalogue explores extraordinary silver jewellery created by Turkmen tribal craftsmen and urban silversmiths throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. It presents nearly 200 pieces in glorious detail, ranging from crowns and headdresses to armbands and rings, and featuring accents of carnelian, turquoise, and other stones.
Download or read book Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art Architecture Three Volume Set written by Jonathan Bloom and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-05-14 with total page 1697 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture is the most comprehensive reference work in this complex and diverse area of art history. Built on the acclaimed scholarship of the Grove Dictionary of Art, this work offers over 1,600 up-to-date entries on Islamic art and architecture ranging from the Middle East to Central and South Asia, Africa, and Europe and spans over a thousand years of history. Recent changes in Islamic art in areas such as Afghanistan, Iran, and Iraq are elucidated here by distinguished scholars. Entries provide in-depth art historical and cultural information about dynasties, art forms, artists, architecture, rulers, monuments, archaeological sites and stylistic developments. In addition, over 500 illustrations of sculpture, mosaic, painting, ceramics, architecture, metalwork and calligraphy illuminate the rich artistic tradition of the Islamic world. With the fundamental understanding that Islamic art is not limited to a particular region, or to a defined period of time, The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture offers pathways into Islamic culture through its art.
Download or read book Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics written by James Hastings and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 926 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ancient Carved Ambers in the J Paul Getty Museum written by Faya Causey and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2012, this catalogue presents fifty-six Etruscan, Greek, and Italic carved ambers from the Getty Museum's collection—the second largest body of this material in the United States and one of the most important in the world. The ambers date from about 650 to 300 BC. The catalogue offers full description of the pieces, including typology, style, chronology, condition, and iconography. Each piece is illustrated. The catalogue is preceded by a general introduction to ancient amber (which was also published in 2012 as a stand-alone print volume titled Amber and the Ancient World). Through exquisite visual examples and vivid classical texts, this book examines the myths and legends woven around amber—its employment in magic and medicine, its transport and carving, and its incorporation into jewelry, amulets, and other objects of prestige. This publication highlights a group of remarkable amber carvings at the J. Paul Getty Museum. This catalogue was first published in 2012 at museumcatalogues.getty.edu/amber/. The present online edition of this open-access publication was migrated in 2019 to www.getty.edu/publications/ambers/; it features zoomable, high-resolution photography; free PDF, EPUB, and Kindle/MOBI downloads of the book; and JPG downloads of the catalogue images.
Download or read book Art of Seed Beading written by Elizabeth Gourley and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2001-12 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After breezing through a history and overview of equipment, the authors emphasize the how-to in such elaborate processes as tubular beaded crochet. Every one of the more than 25 projects focuses on a specific tool or technique, complete with color graphs, a list of materials, size and measurements, a color photo, and diagrams. ...Directions...are presented with plenty of details.” —Booklist.
Download or read book New Zealand M ori Word Encyclopedia written by Sally-Anne Lambert and published by WE International Ltd. This book was released on 2007 with total page 854 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A useful encyclopedia for anyone interested in Maori language. The 830 pages are broken into parts: Topically indexed dictionary, Grammar keywords, Syllable interpretation, New linguistic terms, plus many others.
Download or read book Indo Greek Jewellery written by Rai Govind Chandra and published by Abhinav Publications. This book was released on 1979 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this monograph the writer has tried to show how the Greek jewellery motifs were imported into India, which have been discovered in the jewellery found in Taxila and other border towns where Alexander had allowed his soldiers to settle down. Among these soldiers were goldsmiths who just manufactured jewellery on Greek patterns but later influenced by Indian motifs began to mix these with Greek ones. This Indo - Greek jewellery found a ready market among the Indo - Greeks who inhabited these towns. The writer has dealt with the jewellery found under different chapters entitled the jewellery for the head, ears, neck, arms, wrist etc. This analytical thesis is of interest of all Indologists and is specially useful for scholars studying Indian jewellery and ornaments of the first century A.D. In this monograph the writer has tried to show how the Greek jewellery motifs were imported into India, which have been discovered in the jewellery found in Taxila and other border towns where Alexander had allowed his soldiers to settle down. Among these soldiers were goldsmiths who just manufactured jewellery on Greek patterns but later influenced by Indian motifs began to mix these with Greek ones. This Indo - Greek jewellery found a ready market among the Indo - Greeks who inhabited these towns. The writer has dealt with the jewellery found under different chapters entitled the jewellery for the head, ears, neck, arms, wrist etc. This analytical thesis is of interest of all Indologists and is specially useful for scholars studying Indian jewellery and ornaments of the first century A.D.
Download or read book Catalogue of the Loan Exhibition of Ancient and Modern Jewellery and Personal Ornaments written by Anonymous and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-07-12 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.
Download or read book The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India written by Robert Vane Russell and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 1603 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India is a four-volume ethnological study of the caste system written by Robert Vane Russell. The book is the result of the arrangement made by India's Government for the preparation of an ethnological account, dealing with the inhabitants of each of the principal Provinces of India. Although being a four-volume study, the study is basically divided in two parts. The first part, consisting of volume one, contains articles on the religions and sects of the people of the Central Provinces and the glossary of minor castes and other articles, synonyms, subcastes, titles and names of exogamous septs or clans. The second part, consisting of volumes two, three and four, contains descriptive articles on the principal castes and tribes of the Central Provinces.
Download or read book Hand Book of the Manufactures and Arts of the Punjab written by B.H. Baden Powell and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-09-23 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1872.
