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Pictures and Visuality in Early Modern China
Reaktion Books 2006; US$ 45.00Pictures and Visuality in Early Modern China is not simply a survey of sixteenth-century images, but rather, a thorough and thoughtful examination of visual culture in China's Ming Dynasty, one that considers images wherever they appeared?not only paintings, but also illustrated books, maps, ceramic bowls, lacquered boxes, painted fans, and even clothing... more...
World Cultures Through Art Activities
ABC-CLIO 1996; US$ 39.00This text aims to introduce students to culture around the world through simple art activities, while building creativity and critical-thinking skills. Each chapter provides a brief text on a chosen subject, and a list of reference sources with activities to present the topic. more...
Epochs of Chinese and Japanese Art
Stone Bridge Press 2007; US$ 18.95Two volumes of the essential and definitive survey of Chinese and Japanese art in one book. more...
The Ideals of the East
Stone Bridge Press 2007; US$ 10.95The classic work on Japanese beauty and values as seen in Japanese art and culture more...
Pictures for Use and Pleasure
University of California Press 2010; US$ 55.00In this groundbreaking book, James Cahill expands the field of Chinese pictorial art history, opening both scholarly studies and popular appreciation to vernacular paintings, "pictures for use and pleasure." These were works commissioned and appreciated during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries by the non-elites of Chinese society, including... more...
The Art of Loving Krishna
Indiana University Press 2010; US$ 23.75Since ancient times, Hindus have expressed their love and devotion to their deities through beautiful ornamentation -- dressing and decorating the deities with elaborate clothing, jewelry, and flowers. In this pioneering study of temples in Vrindaban and Jaipur, India, Cynthia Packert takes readers across... more...
Drawing
Intellect 2010; US$ 20.00In an era which has seen many forms of artistic creation becoming digitized, the practice of drawing, in the traditional sense, has remained constant. However, many publications about the relationship between drawing and thinking rely on discipline-dependent distinctions to discuss the activitys function.Drawing: The Enactive Evolution of the... more...
Figures of Speech or Figures of Thought?
World Wisdom 2007; US$ 9.99This new edition of Coomaraswamy's classic book, considered his most important work on the philosophy of art, includes all of the revisions Coomaraswamy had wanted to add to the original edition. more...
100+ Fun Ideas for Art Activities
Andrews UK 2010; US$ 16.99Unleash your students' imaginations with this wonderful collection of tried and tested art activities that are easy to prepare, but children will love. The activities introduce a wide range of art skills and media and are suitable for use in the classroom, at home or in children's clubs. Activities range from designing a bank note and painting... more...









