Meski memimpin Inggris kurang dari dua minggu dan dieksekusi dengan tuduhan pengkhianatan di umur enam belas tahun- Lady Jane Grey terus dikagumi dari generasi ke generasi karena keberanian dan kesetiaanya kepada Injil. Dalam serial Biografi Tokoh Kristen kali ini- Simonetta Carr menceritakan intrik seputar Lady Jane Grey dan menjelaskan konteksnya: hiruk pikuk politik di masa Reformasi Inggris…
World's Greatest Wonders takes you on a journey to some of the most stunning and especial places in the world. This beautifully illustrated family reference guide explores 30 wonders from Stonehenge and the Acropolis to the Grand Canyon and the Iguaçu Falls - with fantastic colour illustrations and photographs that capture both the magic and the majesty of these stunning natural wonders and in…
The magnificent building on Vienna’s Ringstrasse which was opened in 1891 is at once one of the most important examples of museum architecture in Europe and an outstanding document of the Habsburg dynasty’s imperial self-representation. This new monograph on the history, architecture and decoration of Kunsthistorisches Museum presents the building’s wealth of painted, sculptural and archi…
Some events more than others have changed the pace and determined the direction that history has taken along its rugged path. Inconsistencies that are not always clearly evident occur much more frequently when the events of humanity speed up. Such was the case in the mid-twentieth century. In fact, after World War II, several historical events overlapped; new political and military balances, de…
A fascinating and expert tour] from Egypt's Valley of the Kings to the Terracotta Army of Mount Li, England's Stonehenge and the Great Mayan relics of Chich,n Itza
For centuries, Rome, the unique city on the Tiber, has stood unchallenged at the focus of artistic interest. At the crossraods of East and West, Rome can claim to have been at the cutting edge of European art in the course of its two-thousand year history. The small town of Romulus became the capital of an empire, the papal seat, and a city state in the Middle Ages, Rome was the splendid Renais…