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  • History of Early Stone Sculpture at Mathura, ca. 150 BCE - 100 CEby Sonya Rhie Quintanilla

    BRILL 2007; US$ 216.00

    Provides a comprehensive analysis and chronology of the earliest known stone sculptures from the north Indian city of Mathura, dating prior to the famous Kushan period. This volume includes numerous attributions of objects based primarily on epigraphic and visual analysis. more...

  • Welding For Dummiesby Steven Robert Farnsworth

    Wiley 2010; US$ 24.99

    Get the know-how to weld like a pro Being a skilled welder is a hot commodity in today's job market, as well as a handy talent for industrious do-it-yourself repairpersons and hobbyists. Welding For Dummies gives you all the information you need to perform this commonly used, yet complex, task. This friendly, practical guide takes you from evaluating... more...

  • Commemorating the Polish Renaissance Childby Jeannie Labno

    Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2011; US$ 134.95

    Through an exploration of the unique Polish tradition of child commemoration, this book raises issues beyond the monuments themselves, about Polish social life and family structuring in the early modern period, including attitudes to children and the position of women, as well as the transmission and reception of Renaissance ideas outside Italy. Drawing... more...

  • Easy Sculpted Foam for Your Homeby Koren Russell

    F+W Media 2011; US$ 17.99

    Easy Sculpted Foam for Your Home Let Koren Russell's magic show you how to turn foam and clay into gorgeous finials, funky clocks, or green tree frogs in Easy Sculpted Foam for Your Home. In this book, you'll learn simple techniques that combine craft foam, paperclay, and paint to produce sophisticated and whimsical pieces of art for your home.... more...

  • Greek Sculptureby Nigel Spivey

    Cambridge University Press 2013; US$ 28.00

    Explains the social function and aesthetic achievement of Greek sculpture from c.750 BC to the end of antiquity. more...

  • The Horse and Jockey from Artemisionby Seán Hemingway

    University of California Press 2004; US$ 70.00

    In 1928, and again in 1937, parts of a large-scale bronze horse and nearly complete jockey were recovered from the sea off Cape Artemision in Greece, where they had gone down in a shipwreck. These original Hellenistic sculptures, known together as the "Horse and Jockey Group from Artemision," are among the very few surviving bronze sculptures from... more...

  • Sheela-na-gigsby Barbara Freitag

    Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 42.95

    Here Barbara Freitag examines all the literature on the subject since their discovery 160 years ago, highlighting the inconsistencies of the various interpretations in regard to origin, function and name. By considering the Sheela-na-gigs in their medieval social context, she suggests that they were folk deities with particular responsibility for... more...

  • Royal bronze statuary from ancient Egyptby M. Hill

    BRILL 2004; US$ 118.00

    This study exploits the clues offered by bronze royal statuary to carefully analyze this large subgroup by identifying 125 datable examples out of nearly 300. It also establishes a more precise understanding of the role of small royal bronze statuary through a focus on the popular kneeling pose. more...

  • Roman Imperial Statue Basesby Jakob Munk Højte

    Aarhus University Press 2005; US$ 47.75

    This volume includes a catalogue of 2,300 known statue bases from nearly 800 sites throughout the Roman Empire. Moreover, since it covers a period of 250 years, it allows for the first time consistent geographic, chronological and commemorative patterns to emerge. more...

  • Laokoon in Literatur und Kunstby Anja Wolkenhauer; Dorothee Gall

    De Gruyter 2008; US$ 168.00

    The fate of the Trojan priest Laokoon was related in Antiquity by, among others, Sophocles, Virgil and Quintus Smyrnaeus. The rediscovery of the Laokoon statue group in Rome in 1506 led to numerous new works, including many in the visual arts. The contributions in the proceedings of the symposium presented here analyse key moments in the ancient and... more...