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7 reviews
Patricia Seligman, Timothy Noad

Running Pr, 1994

Illuminate your journals
A gorgeous book showcasing and demonstrating decorative calligraphy. Step by step instructions for a wide variety of styles and period pieces of illuminated lettering. A great way to add some interest to sketchbook journals. HOWEVER! A patient and attention-to-detail mindset is required for this exacting art form.

A History of Illuminated Manuscript

12 reviews
Christopher De Hamel

Phaidon Press, 1997

Fabulous book and indispensable resource!
I loved this book! I used it for a graduate course on Illuminated Manuscripts, and it was one of the main textbooks we used, but I used it often after the course as well. I really enjoyed reading it, and found that it was unlike most of the typical text books I had formerly used. For any art history student, it is an outstanding resource. For anyone who loves illuminated manuscripts, book arts, ...

3:16 Bible Texts Illuminated

10 reviews
Donald E. Knuth

A-R Editions, Inc., 1991

Highly Illuminating Book. Buy It Now!
`3:16 Bible Texts Illuminated' by computer scientist extraordinare and lifelong Lutheran, Donald E. Knuth is one of those truly unique books which seems to be perfectly composed to illuminate a subject virtually everyone takes for granted. The best analogy I can think of in another field is the little book `The Elements of Style' by Strunk and White, which provides a brilliantly concise set of ...

Nature Illuminated: Flora and Fauna from the Court of Emperor Rudolf II

6 reviews
Lee Hendrix, Thea Vignau-Wilberg

Getty Publications, 1997

Medieval Butterflies, Sea Shells, Plants = #41 Manuscripts
If you want to see colorful manuscipts that show a varity of medieval insects, plants, flowers, fruit, sea shells, initials, designs, and even a few animals, then this is the book for you. There are 41 full color manuscripts to choose from. At the end of the book, are discriptions of each manuscript, listing the medieval name for each. Example: The identifications of specimens proceed from top ...

The Tao of Daily Life: The Mysteries of the Orient RevealedThe Joys of Inner Harmony FoundThe Path to ...

6 reviews
Derek Lin

Tarcher, 2007

Tao applied to your Daily Life
I bought this book after being introduced to taoism on the author's website half a year ago. The book is a collection of parables (short stories) followed by a longer explanation by Derek Lin for each. The parables have themes on loving others, dealing with our ego, why unfortunate events can be a blessing in disguise, handling negative people, and finding joy in simple things, for example. ...

One Song: A New Illuminated Rumi

7 reviews
Michael Green

Running Press, 2005

Ingaging
The CD in the back of this book is worth the cost. The graphics are ingaging and imaginative. The poems of Rumi are inspiring as always and will awaken your spirit.

Bestiary: An Illuminated Alphabet of Medieval Beasts

6 reviews
Jonathan Hunt

Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1998

Great way to teach students about the Middle Ages
I have taught at both the Middle and High School levels and found that Bestiary: An Illuminated Alphabet of Medieval Beasts and Illuminations both by Jonathan Hunt are a wonderful way to introduce the medieval period to young adults. These books are not just children's books. Bestiary: An Illuminated Alphabet of Medieval Beasts and Illuminations introduce the students to important vocabulary ...

The Illuminated Prayer: The Five-Times Prayer of the Sufis

15 reviews
Coleman Barks, Michael Green

Ballantine Books, 2000

authentic, unorthdox soof-ism, o hoo ishk!
simply excellent as amalgamated text/image gestalt. there ought to be a video/film version... this is the islam that does not divide. this is judaism and christianity and paganism. this is where why when spirituality is all One (the Unity...), and all sects etc are merely flavors that are freely admitted into the the cave, the (sweat)lodge, the temple, the masjid, the cathedral, the ...

Jerusalem (The Illuminated Books of William Blake, Volume 1)

6 reviews
William Blake

Princeton University Press, 1997

A must have!
I recommend that any fan of William Blake buy this volume and the other 5 in the series. The books are beautiful, large, and handsomely bound. Each book is reproduced in full color, using a six-color printing process rather than the standard four. The pages are heavy, opaque and have a gorgous lustre indicating very high quality paper. The text of each book accompanies the color reproductions in ...

Speak the Speech!: Shakespeare's Monologues Illuminated

6 reviews
Rhona Silverbush, Sami Plotkin

Faber & Faber, 2002

Great help for even a layman to understand Shakespeare
As a nonactor I'm in the midst of reading this book. Now for the first time I'm completely grasping the prose and verse. In the past I've tried to read Shakespeare cold, with no help, and as a modern English speaker you can pick up some things yes, but this book makes it all, and I mean all clear. We get well over 100 of his greatest monologues, and every unfamiliar word is fully explained, as ...

The Illuminated Page: Ten Centuries of Manuscript Painting in The British Library

5 reviews
Janet Backhouse

University of Toronto Press, 1997

Best "bang for the buck" period illumination book on market.
Best "bang for the buck" period illumination book on the market. Every page is crammed with beautiful, clear color photos of ten centuries of period illumination styles. There are 'leaves' and 'hours' in there that I have never seen before. Best of all (and unlike other books I could name) it's affordable and within the reach of the true 'starving artist' (and it's about time).

Illuminated Manuscripts of Medieval Spain

4 reviews
Mireille Mentre

New Line Books, 2003

Spanish illumination...
The quality of the reproductions in this book alone is worth the price tag. The fact that this book is in English (much of the material on this subject is not) makes it a valuable resource as well. Mireille Mentre is one of the leading students of Spanish medieval manuscripts, and this book surveys the most important pre-Romanesque (mozarabic) examples. This is a somewhat conventional ...

Essentials of the Reid Technique: Criminal Interrogations and Confessions (Criminal Justice Illuminated)

5 reviews
Joseph P. Buckley

Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc., 2004

Useful Resource
As a school administrator, I find the information on interviewing and interrogation helpful in getting to the bottom of issues I previously have not been able to solve. The questioning techniques and the observation of behaviors presented in this book enable me to allow my students to tell the truth and help to solve their own issues. The resolution of these issues and the breaking down of lies ...

Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts: A Guide to Technical Terms (Looking At...)

6 reviews
Michelle P. Brown

Getty Publications, 1994

A great little dictionary of illumination.
This little volume provides brief definitions of all the important phrases and terms used in the study of illuminated manuscripts including forms, techniques, themes, and periods. Great for understanding the differences between an historiated initial and an inhabited initial - or between an antiphonal and a gradual. Most of the representative images are in color and are well chosen to ...

Tao Oracle: An Illuminated New Approach to the I Ching

6 reviews
Ma Deva Padma

St. Martin's Press, 2002

A stunning artistic rendering of the ancient I-Ching
Deal with the here and now effectively with this in-depth divination tool. The ancient Chinese method of acquiring wisdom, the I-Ching, comes alive through the awesome art work of the Tao Oracle by Ma Deva Padma. This deck makes the I-Ching entirely accessible to beginners, and the cards' depth and beauty is sure to captivate even advanced practitioners of divination. From my dabblings with ...

Traveling Light: Chasing an Illuminated Life

5 reviews
Deborah Dewit Marchant

William, James & Co., 2006

Weep with Tears of Joy: The Wonders of Life Enlightened
Deborah DeWit Marchant holds a lantern of light beckoning her readers to follow a path toward a oneness with nature. Her first book, 'Traveling Light: Chasing an Illuminated Life', will most assuredly not be her last: those who are fortunate to engage this artist/poet will demand more. There are three books contained within the cover of one. This is a portfolio of some of the most ...

The Kama Sutra Illuminated: Erotic Art of India

4 reviews
Andrea Marion Pinkney

Harry N. Abrams, 2002

amazing! ... exotic and erotic......just beautiful!
An unbeleiveably full, large format book with the most wonderful and colorful images of erotic Indian art imaginable. This book should really be selling for $... upwards for the quality and quantity of fantastic photos and images alone. A top-quality, heavy art book, indeed. Fold-out pages also provide large scale formats and it seems no expense was spared to create the high quality images ...

Milton, A Poem (The Illuminated Books of William Blake, Volume 5)

4 reviews
William Blake, Robert N. Essick, ...

Princeton Univ Pr, 1993

You don't know these people.
Try as I might, I haven't come up with the blend of radical individualism thwarted by universal awareness which would make this kind of book an intellectual treat for most people. I have read the poems by William Blake (just a few thousand lines, really) that are in this book before, and I even compared the abridged copy of his poems which I've had for years with a complete text from the library ...

Daily Strength for Daily Needs: An Illuminated Selection

4 reviews

Little Brown and Company, 1994

Can't keep a good book on the table!
Talk about not being able to keep a good book to yourself? This all began around 1980. I was browsing around the SPIRITUAL counter at the bookstore when this tiny yellow hardback book caught my attention. I flipped through it and went to that particular day's reading...and then I read the reading from the day before and then the day after. Each reading touched my heart and soul...I knew I ...

The Illuminated Mind

4 reviews
June d'Estelle

Alohem Publishing Company, 2006

The Illuminated Mind really does illuminate your mind!
Dr. June d'Estelle is a seasoned travelor in the mystical realm of human potential. She is also a skilled guide and refined teacher with a heart of pure gold. The Illuminated Mind offers practical, hands-on, easy to digest practices that will enable you to develop your intuitive powers and discover the blazing light of creativity residing within you. Kira Rosner, author of the Power of Being ...

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