“The joy of the gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus… In this Exhortation I wish to encourage the Christian faithful to embark upon a new chapter of evangelization marked by th
Layamon's Brut is a landmark in English literature; the first major work in English after the Norman Conquest, and the precursor of a rich Arthurian literature, from Malory to Tennyson and on to our o
The Irish saint may never actually have traveled anywhere, indeed existed at all, but the story of his voyage to magic lands has made it to all corners of Europe. Here are a selection of versions tran
The first publication to bring together three major twentieth- century photographers - Wolfgang Suschitzky, Dorothy Bohm and Neil Libbert - presenting their artistic responses to three great world cit
Contains the proceedings of a four-day symposium held November-December, in Boston, Mass. About 65 papers describe the processing and properties of bulk (composite) and thin-film sulfides, selenides,
Childe Hassam (1859–1935) was the foremost American impressionist of his generation. Prolific in oil paintings and watercolors, he found his native New England to be a touchstone for his art. Hassam h
The Wilton Diptych is a comprehensive account of one of England’s greatest surviving medieval treasures, now in the collection of The National Gallery, London. The painting depicts King Richard II (13
Definitive in its scope, the ten-volume Treasury of Knowledge stands alone as an encyclopedic masterpiece encompassing the entire range of Tibetan Buddhist teachings. Written by Jamgon Kongtrul, whose writings have been embraced by the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, the set is a vast and inclusive treasure trove of material. This volume, Journey and Goal, focuses on the spiritual path— the journey and the resultant state of enlightenment where it leads—the goal. Extensively varied perspectives are offered, not only from the different schools of Buddhism, but also from the varying levels of practice and attainments. In fact, this is the most comprehensive treatment of these themes to appear in the English language, and as with all of the books in The Treasury of Knowledge, is the first translation into a Western language.
"An indispensable anthology that immediately renders its predecessors obsolete. With its gathering of public and private documents, it carries us through the rise and fall of one of the great upheaval
This opulent and expansive volume, published in conjunction with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's monumental exhibitionMade in California: Art, Image, and Identity,1900-2000, charts the dynamic
Featuring the newest work by internationally renowned Los Angeles artist Sharon Lockhart, this book captures the artist's multimedia meditation on the achievements of Israeli dance composer and textil
A collection of short stories from such authors as Ray Bradbury, H.P. Lovecraft, F. Paul Wilson, and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro explore the attractions and the horrors of the Halloween season.
Video Research in the Learning Sciences is a comprehensive exploration of key theoretical, methodological, and technological advances concerning uses of digital video-as-data in the learning sciences
Believing that racial oppression in the United States is structural and often embedded in the routine practices of well-intentioned people, Barron (English, Northern Arizona U.), Grimm (humanities, Mi
