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Jonah
Were Jonah's experiences true to the history of ancient Israel? Were they meant to be read comically, philosophically, allegorically, symbolically, or realistically? And is God godly when acting beyond the comprehension...
Slavery, Sugar, and the Culture of Refinement
Picturing the British West Indies, 1700-1840
This highly original book asks new questions about paintings and prints associated with the British West Indies between 1700 and 1840, when the trade in sugar and slaves was most active and profitable. In a wide-ranging study of...
Writing the Word of God
Calligraphy and the Qur'an
The art of Islamic calligraphy developed from the 7th to the 14th century, beginning in western Arabia, spreading south to Yemen and north to the Near East, and continuing east and west to Iran, Egypt, North Africa,...
Jan Lievens
A Dutch Master Rediscovered
Jan Lievens (1607–1674) was one of the most fascinating and enigmatic Dutch artists of the 17th century. Daring and innovative as a painter, printmaker, and draftsman, he created powerful character studies, genre...
The Book of Mormon
The Earliest Text
The most accurate and readable edition of theBook of Mormonever published, based on the earliest sources available"The product of over two decades of painstaking labor by Royal Skousen ....
The Intelligence of Tradition in Rajput Court Painting
The genre of Rajput painting flourished between the 16th and 19th centuries in the kingdoms that ruled what is now the Indian state of Rajasthan (place of rajas). Rajput paintings depicted the nobility and court spectacle as...
Mrs. Delany and Her Circle
At the age of seventy-two, Mary Delany, née Mary Granville (1700-1788), embarked upon a series of nearly a thousand botanical collages, or “paper mosaics,” which would prove to be the crowning achievement of her rich...
Dutch Seventeenth-Century Genre Painting
Its Stylistic and Thematic Evolution
A lavishly illustrated study of the charming genre paintings of Vermeer and his contemporaries The appealing genre paintings of great seventeenth-century Dutch artists—Vermeer, Steen, de Hooch, Dou, and...
Modern Architecture
Representation and Reality
An original and absorbing interpretation of the history of modern architecture, focusing on a continuous historical development rather than on issues of style In this handsome book, esteemed...
Tea Culture of Japan
Imported to Japan from China during the 9th century, the custom of serving tea did not become widespread until the 13th century. By the late 15th and 16th centuries, tea was ceremonially prepared by a skilled tea...