Libros

This handsome volume presents an innovative look at the imagery of libations, the most commonly depicted ritual in ancient Greece, and how it engaged viewers in religious performance. In a libation, liquid water, wine, milk, oil, or honey was poured from a vessel such as a jug or a bowl onto the (...)

Desde que TASCHEN publicase por primera vez The Great American Pin-up, el interés por una modalidad artística tan intrínsecamente americana ha aumentado de manera exponencial. Las imágenes creadas por artistas destacados como Alberto Vargas, George Petty y Gil Elvgren que en 1996 podían adquirirse (...)

Extensively illustrated, this is the first accessible publication on the history of tapestry in over two decades.Woven with dazzling images from history, mythology and the natural world, and breath-taking in their craftsmanship, tapestries were among the most valuable and high-status works of art (...)

Japanese gardens are rooted in two traditions: an ancient one in which patches of graveled forest or pebbled beach were dedicated to nature spirits, and a tradition from China and Korea that included elements such as ponds, streams, waterfalls, rock compositions, and a variety of vegetation. This (...)