A detailed overview of China's contributions to the natural, artistic, and technological worlds features writings by a range of academic experts and pays tribute to such innovations as the compass, gunpowder, and printing, in a visual guide that documents both famous and lesser-known attributes. 12,000 first printing.
Art introduces readers to 100 of the world's most important artists and their paintings, from the 13th century to the modern era. Works by artists including Caravaggio, Vermeer, van Gogh and Warhol are reproduced in superb high quality, arranged chronologically and set in their historical context by Susie Hodge's concise and readable narrative.
An authoritative A-Z guide to the mythologies and legends of the near and far East, with over 500 fascinating entries and evocative images.
First there was one Zhou brother, and then there were two. They lived in a bookstore with their grandmother, Po Po, whose stories of paintings that flew through the air and landed on mountain cliffs inspired them to create their own art. Amid the turbulence of China’s Cultural Revolution in the 1970s, the Zhou Brothers began painting together on the same canvas. Today, ShanZuo and DaHuang Zho…
Discover where events in the Old and New Testaments took place and see how people lived in Biblical times in this illustrated guide.
The 29th Pure Gold Classic- William Wilberforce presents the very best of this great man?s life and work. It includes his Practical View of Christianity- historic papers- and a wonderful biography of
Offers a collection for Christians seeking inspiration and sage advice regarding evangelism- open air preaching- and the Christian life.
A book for anyone who feels called to bring people to the Lord.