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Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xiv, 202 pages) : illustrations
Description
Alan Sorrell's archaeological reconstruction drawings and paintings remain some of the best, most accurate and most accomplished paintings of their genre that continue to inform our understanding and appreciation of historic buildings and monuments in Europe, the Near East and throughout the UK. His famously stormy and smoky townscapes, especially those of Roman Britain, were based on meticulous attention to detail borne of detailed research in collaboration...
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Series
Library of the written word volume Volume 97
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (278 pages).
Author
Series
Arthurian studies volume 73
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
xii, 265 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Description
"Arthurian book illustration, which came into its own in the Arthurian Revival of the nineteenth century and began to flourish as an important art form, has done more than any other visual art to shape notions of King Arthur and his court and to introduce the legends to the widest possible audience. Yet to date there has been no comprehensive study of Arthurian illustration." "Illustrating Camelot fills this critical gap, by examining the special...
Author
Pub. Date
1999
Physical Desc
194 p.
Description
In this digital age, are there cultural lessons for us in looking to the earliest kinds of communications? The icons used in ancient Mayan and Sumerian language systems are presented here as direct cultural links to the visual presentation of World Wide Web pages on the Internet. The book shows how the development of digital screens has caused visual human communication to come full circle from the earliest representations. The in-depth analysis demonstrates...
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Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xvi, 264 pages) : illustrations.
Description
"A unique study of lectionaries and graphic design as a site of biblical reception How artists portrayed the Bible in large canvas paintings is frequently the subject of scholarly exploration, yet the presentation of biblical texts in contemporary graphic designs has been largely ignored. In this book Amanda Dillon engages multimodal analysis, a method of semiotic discourse, to explore how visual composition, texture, color, directionality, framing,...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (292 pages)
Description
Preachers mount the pulpit steps terribly burdened by the conviction that they are somehow responsible for the growth and spiritual well-being of their congregants. How, they ask themselves, can mere words communicate the reality of God, bring life to a congregation, or foster spiritual growth?
This study argues that effective sermons function much like Jesus' parables--by bearing witness to divine power. Parables and preaching both testify to something...
Author
Series
Culture and history of the ancient Near East volume Volume 128
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xxiv, 204 pages) : illustrations.
Description
"One group of ancient Egyptian drawings has captured the curiosity of scholars and laypeople alike: images of animals acting like people. They illustrate animal fables originally from a larger mythological narrative, making them an integral part of New Kingdom Thebes's religious environment. This book examines the purpose of animal fables, drawing cross cultural and temporal comparisons to other storytelling and artistic traditions. This publication...
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Approaches to semiotics. Paperback volume 11
Pub. Date
1973.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (108 pages) : illustrations.




