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3 reviews
Jean Clottes

Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2003

I would give this glorious book 10 stars if I could....
This book is simply magnificent. But first, a word about the price. The British publisher, Thames and Hudson, prices this book at 45 pounds. At this time, 1 pound = $1.8 US. I encourage you to compute the currency exchange and then shop . . . . Now for the book. Since it's currently impossible to "look inside this book," let me share a few things about this splendid volume. * It's 13 ...

Martin Munkacsi

1 review
Klaus Honnef

Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2006

About life...
That's the first thought after viewing and reading this book. Munkacsi's photography is about the joy of living. A refreshing look at life... If you like Cartier-Bresson, you'll centainly love Munkacsi. Recommended to anyone in love with photography.

Henri Cartier-Bresson

3 reviews
Henri Cartier-Bresson

Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1992

Beautiful!
This is a beautiful book of duotones of Cartier-Bresson's work. It features the most famous photographs Henri has ever photographed and because it was excellently printed, you can truly feel the images with such intensity. This is a definite book to own if you love Henri's work.

Safari Style

6 reviews
Natasha Burns

Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2002

Awonderful book to emulate or sojourn.
If you loved the interiors depicted in such films as Out of Africa, Queenie, and The English Patient, you'll adore the interior design of Safari Style. Twenty-one interiors are beautifully captured in all their romantic splendor. White walls act as backdrops to the teracotta floors, bamboo or mahogany, red or deep blue cushions, solo hats for the sun, mosquito nets over beds, and ...

Gerhard Richter

2 reviews
Gerhard Richter

Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1995

important questions regarding the practice of painting
Hard to explain why artists need this book without sounding pretentious. Richter questions not only the conventions of art, but his own decisions and intentions. Sometimes he contradicts his younger self. And he's fine with that. The book is at once unsettling and comforting. Anyway, one more book I don't lend out. (On another level, it's a lively read as an autobiography of sorts: The ...

African Textiles

2 reviews
John Gillow

Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2003

African Textiles in an Amazing Source
This book is a wonderful source of material for anyone doing historical research on African and subgroup textiles. It has sections from Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Eastern African, etc. It goes in a good depth on the process and cultural influence of each textile and their signifigance. The illustrations are also an amazing quality with good size picture. As a Theatre Studies major, I had to research ...

The Origins of War

2 reviews
Arther Ferrill

Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1985

Almost as interesting as the author.
This is a facinating book! I am currently enrolled in professor Ferrill's class at the University of Washington on ancient military history. The course follows the book to a great degree and was the obvious insperation for the class. So think of it as not only reading a book, but also taking a class from one of the most influencial military historians alive. Furthermore, It is an well ...

Photo Art: The New World of Photography
Uta Grosenick, Thomas Seelig

Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2008

British Prints from the Machine Age: Rhythms of Modern Life 1914-1939

Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2008

Athanasius Kircher (Art & Imagination)
Joscelyn Godwin

Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1979

Ancient Angkor (River Books)

4 reviews
Michael Freeman, Claude Jacques

Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2000

Ancient Angkor
A lovingly prepared compilation of superb color photographs, maps, history and scholarly explanations of the major world monument that is Angkor Wat. The authors thoughtfully include suggested itineraries ( ranging from one to six days ), sites ranked by interest, peak times and locations for photographing and even helpful suggestions for accomodations. A must for planning a visit to Angkor ...

The Yao (River Books)

1 review
Jess G. Pourret

Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2002

Understanding culture through objects
This book is remarkable. The author has lived in southeast Asia for 20 years, and he "lives" the material. The text demonstrates a keen understanding of values, flavors, and exigencies of Yao life. However, the life of this book is in the 600+ photographs, which capture every part of Yao culture. They are split among 3 categories: modern photographs of Yao life, vintage photographs of similar ...

Mysteries of the Mexican Pyramids

6 reviews
Peter Tompkins

Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1987

An Excellent Text on Ancient Mexico
Tompkins, in this book, shows the amazing relationship between points in the entire pyramid complex to points in the heavens, and their relationship to important calender days, with much of this being so amazing that it seems to be beyond the capabilties of even modern engineers. At the same time, he takes us on a walk through time from a period when everything about the Mexican Indians was held ...

The Jewels of Queen Elizabeth II: Her Personal Collection

2 reviews
Leslie Field

Thames and Hudson Ltd., 1992

Fairly thourough look at an extensive collection
A well written guide to QE II's elaborate collection of precious stones. Comes complete with her family tree as a reference, which you may find handy to refer to as the author traces back how most of the pieces came to the Queen through her ancestors. Many pictures, however, there are almost as many of Queen Mary as there are of Queen Elizabeth II! I especially liked the way it was ...

Milton Glaser
Milton Glaser

Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2000

In Search of the Indo-Europeans: Language, Archaeology and Myth

37 reviews
J.P. Mallory

Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1989

A Concise Review
If you are like me you do not want to read a huge review--you just want the essentials. This review is for you. Dr. Mallory's book is very thorough, as can be deduced from the title. In my opinion, the strongest parts are those on mythology, Indo-European origins, simple linguistic comparisons, and the brief overviews of each sub-Indo-European ethnic/linguistic group. Indeed, the book ...

Cracking Animation
Peter Lord, Brian Sibley

Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2004

Cy Twombly

3 reviews
Richard W. Leeman, Isabelle d'Hauteville

Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2005

Fifty plus years of an extraordinary artist's output
Cy Twombly is an artist who remains on the playing field, creating much the same type work over the years, yet still inspiring artists and audience alike. There is something gloriously spontaneous and innocent about his seemingly random 'scribblings' on canvas or paper. Perhaps he connects with the nascent artist in each of us: 'if this man can do this, I could, too!' Perusing this well ...

Panorama of the Classical World

3 reviews
Nigel Jonathan Spivey, Michael Squire

Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2004

Admirable
This is an admirable book. Unlike most general histories of this kind (often meant as an introduction for a not very discriminating kind of reader and loaded with illustrations that are barely connected to the text) this is a book that takes its reader seriously. And that is a pleasure not always experienced. In ten thematic chapters it treats antiquity in a general, but sometimes also very ...

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