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Monumental Christianity or The Art and Symbolism of the Primitive Church
John P. Lundy

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2003

1875. As witnesses and teachers of the one Catholic faith and practice. Contents: structure of the catacombs; necessity and art teaching of the Catacombs; disciplina arcani, the mysteries; God the father almighty; Jesus Christ as divine; the good shepherd; Jesus Christ as human; Jesus Christ as sufferer; Hades, the Tree of Life, the mystic ladder; the Holy Ghost, the holy Catholic church; communion of saints, Agape and Eucharist; forgiveness of ...

Monumental Propaganda

4 reviews
Vladimir Voinovich

Overlook TP, 2006

Excellent book - full of humor and true descriptions of what life was like in the USSR
I read this book in Russian and then in English. I cannot find a better book that would describe what life was like in the USSR. It is fun to read, and it is full of hillarious situations for which I remember many equivalent real-life situations. A definite must-read for those who think that life was not bad in the USSR!

Monumental Ambivalence: The Politics of Heritage (Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American and ...
Lisa C. Breglia

University of Texas Press, 2006

From ancient Maya cities in Mexico and Central America to the Taj Mahal in India, cultural heritage sites around the world are being drawn into the wave of privatization that has already swept through such economic sectors as telecommunications, transportation, and utilities. As nation-states decide they can no longer afford to maintain cultural properties?or find it economically advantageous not to do so in the globalizing economy?private ...

Grand Scale: Monumental Prints in the Age of Durer and Titian (Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley ...

Davis Museum and Cultural Center Wellesley Co, 2009

"Grand Scale" brings to light rare surviving examples of mural-size prints - a Renaissance art form nearly lost from historical record. The most famous sixteenth-century woodcuts, engravings, and etchings were those done on an intimate scale. Yet artists also worked in an entirely different category of print production, producing mural-size prints that sometimes reached as high as ten feet. This handsome book, which features nearly fifty ...

Monumental Landscapes of Li Huayi
Michael Knight, Li Huayi

Asian Art Museum, 2005

Some view contemporary art and traditional art as alien entities facing each other across an unbridgeable divide. But what does it mean to be a "contemporary artist"? Is it possible to be contemporary while working in a traditional manner? These questions as they relate to the contemporary scene in China are explored in this catalogue of a special exhibition featuring 34 large-scale paintings by Li Huayi, an artist born and raised in China, and ...

Uncle John's Monumental Bathroom Reader (Uncle John's Bathroom Reader)
Bathroom Readers' Institute

Portable Press, 2007

The third in a series of oversized collections of Uncle John's most sucessful titles, Uncle John?s Monumental Bathroom Reader features Uncle John?s Supremely Satisfying Bathroom Reader and Uncle John?s All-purpose Extra-strength Bathroom Reader bound together in one massive hardcover volume. Read about the origin of the fork, strange pet lawsuits, first-lady firsts, astounding Earth science, and the chimp that saved TV! Uncle John's fans ...

Monumental Verses
J. Patrick Lewis

National Geographic Children's Books, 2005

Hampi (Monumental Legacy S.) (Monumental Legacy Series)
Anila Verghese

OUP India, 2002

This book is part of the Monumental Legacy series, aimed at giving a brief and accurate introduction to the World Heritage sites in India.

Monumental India

2 reviews
Amin Nath

Vendome Press, 2008

IMPRESSIVE
Really a great format book. Full of beautiful India pictures. High quality paper. All pictures are full page size, and some of them are three or four pages size. greatest Indian palaces, cities... are inside. Some pictures are so real than you think can touch the walls, the furniture... you can forget you're seen photos, and think than you are in. If you like great format books, great photos, if ...

Ellora (Monumental Legacy)
M. K. Dhavalikar

Oxford University Press, USA, 2005

Celebrated for its lofty temples and gigantic sculptures carved between the middle of the sixth and tenth centuries, Ellora has a rich artistic and architectural history. In this book, Dhavalikar offers an introduction to the magnificent world of Ellora caves and monuments--their history, patronage, religion, and iconography.

Monumental Places: National Parks and Monuments in the Grand Canyon State
Gregory McNamee

Arizona Highways, 2007

From the Grand Canyon to saguaro forests near Tucson, Arizona has more national parks, monuments, historic and cultural sites than any other state. Stories in Monumental Places tell why these scenic treasures are embedded in Arizona's heritage. Illustrating this exciting tour of the sites are stunning images by Arizona Highways photographers, who are among the best in the world.

Leger: Monumental Oeuvre
Yvonne Brunhammer

5 Continents Editions, 2006

Mural painting became a significant part of Fernand L,ger's work with commissions for the World's Fairs of 1925 and then 1937, held in Paris. They grew increasingly important during the years preceding his exile in America, then, upon on his return to France, in the context of Reconstruction. Due to his international fame, opportunities arose in Europe, the United States, South America and Canada. Yvonne Brunhammer is the former chief curator ...

Breaking the Sound Barrier: The Story of Chuck Yeager (Monumental Milestones) (Monumental Milestones: Great ...
Susan Sales Harkins

Mitchell Lane Publishers, 2005

Chuck Yeager is called the guy with the right stuff for being the first to shatter the sound barrier myth. From his earliest days as an aircraft mechanic in the Air Corps he set out to do the best job possible and to learn as much as he could about whatever he was doing. Eventually, that determination led him to be a fighter and test pilot. Chuck loved to fly. He flew as often as he could in any craft he could. Eventually, he became the expert ...

Mahabalipuram (Monumental Legacy)
R Nagaswamy

Oxford University Press, USA, 2008

MAHABALIPURAM became a world heritage site in 1984. This group of monuments (mostly sanctuaries), founded by the Pallava kings, is carved out of rock along the Coromandel coast in the 7th and 8th centuries. It is known especially for its rathas (temples in the form of chariots), mandapas (cave sanctuaries), giant open-air reliefs such as the famos "Descent of the Ganges," and the temple of Rivage, with thousands of sculptures to the glory of ...

Pattadakal (Monumental Legacy)
George Michell

Oxford University Press, USA, 2004

This book provides an introduction to the temples at Pattadakal in central Karnataka, which represent the high point of eighth-century Hindu art and architecture. The only English-language guide to these extraordinary temples, this book will be invaluable for specialists as well as general readers.

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