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Christian Art
Explore the rich history and influence of Christian art from Antiquity to the present day. Michelle Brown traces the rich history of Christian art, crossing boundaries to explore how art has reflected and stimulated a response to the teachings of Christ, and to Christian thought and experience across the ages. Embracing much of the history of art in the West and parts of the Middle East, Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australasia, Michelle considers art of the earliest Christians to the modern day. Featuring articles by invited contributors on subjects including Icons; Renaissance Florence; Rubens and the Counter-Reformation; Religious Folk Art; Jewish Artists; Christian Themes; Making the St Johnâs Bible, and Christianity and Contemporary Art in North America, Christian Art is an ideal survey of the subject for all those interested in the worldâs artistic heritage. â¢â Comprehensive and authoritative text from the Early Christian period to the modern day â¢â Wide international coverage â¢â Feature articles on special subjects by a team of experts from around the world
Girl Let Your Hair Down
Women today face crippling insecurities, battle self esteem woes, and struggle to find peace with themselves. Girl Let Your Hair Down is a book about how us as women need to "let our hair down" and relax. Embrace who we are as we are and learn to find and enjoy the freedom in that. It shares real life examples, has a little humor sprinkled in, and was written out of a heart full of love for women that just want to love the woman in the mirror.
The Culture of Punishment
Against the backdrop of unprecedented mass imprisonment, punishment permeates everyday American life, carrying with it complex cultural meanings. This study shows how racial & class distinctions have become entwined with the distinctions between the punished & those who sanction, but do not suffer punishment.
Art of the Islands
The Celtic, Pictish, Anglo-Saxon and Viking peoples who inhabited the British Isles and Ireland from late prehistory to the Norman Conquest left a rich visual heritage whose influence continues to be felt. This is the first book to present an illustrated overview of the early art of the British and Irish archipelago during one of the most formative periods in its history. It explores the interaction between its inhabitants, along with the formation of national and regional identities, through the lens of visual culture.Leading expert Michelle P. Brown explains the historical context within which key artworks of the period were made and used, ranging across works as diverse as the Book of Kel...
Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts
What is a historiated initial? What are canon tables? What is a drollery? This revised edition of Understanding Illuminated Manuscripts: A Guide to Technical Terms offers definitions of the key elements of illuminated manuscripts, demystifying the techniques, processes, materials, nomenclature, and styles used in the making of these precious books. Updated to reflect current research and technologies, this beautifully illustrated guide includes images of important manuscript illuminations from the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum and beyond. Concise, readable explanations of the technical terms most frequently encountered in manuscript studies make this portable volume an essential resource for students, scholars, and readers who wish a deeper understanding and enjoyment of illuminated manuscripts and medieval book production.
Horrible Warehouse of My Skull
Michelle Brown has a darkly unique voice in the world of contemporary poetry. Her words are shy, erotic, quirky; at times non-lucid and non-linear, they're often painful and anguished. Breaking with conventions, Brown's first published work 'The Horrible Warehouse of my Skull' literally transports you into her own deep internal struggles, which are disruptive, at times crass, deeply passionate, fearful and ideological journeys into love, loss and the human psyche. This book speaks to all those who have ever felt alone or misunderstood, the artists, the poets, the misfits and the broken.
