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The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, holds a spectacular array of ancient textiles that were made in Islamic lands and traded along the Silk Road, the network of ancient trade routes that linked China, Central Asia and Byzantium for more than 1500 years. The majority range in date from the 9th to the (...)

Working out of The Magic Factory, a 15,000-square-foot think tank in San Francisco, Ken Fulk specialises in interior design, special events and architecture. Whether he is creating fantastic homes, throwing the opening party of a museum show, or planning large-scale events (like the famous wedding (...)

Napoli, 2010; br., pp. 208, ill. b/n e col., tavv., cm 24x28. Gian Cristoforo Romano artista al seguito di Isabella d'Este, famoso e ricercato nelle più importanti corti italiane rinascimentali svela la sua figura, come uomo e come artista, grazie agli studi di Pierluigi Leone de Castris che, (...)

Secrets and maps are a match made in heaven. A Second World War military plan of a cave system covered with red stamps, a tatty hand-drawn treasure map marked with an X', or even your personal phone screen showing a precise blue dot' location. These maps contain confidential, coded, precious or (...)