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Rich in mythology and art, the Aztec civilization dominated central Mexico during the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries. This handsome volume contains 42 pages of authentic Aztec designs derived from ceramics, statues, altars, shields, books, and other priceless artifacts. Gods, rulers, warriors, slaves, animals, and activities both secular and sacred are brilliantly rendered by Wilson G. Turner, a skilled artist/archaeologist and a specialist in pre-Columbian archaeology. Brief captions identify each image. Artists, designers, and illustrators will find in Aztec Designs a wealth of ideas and inspiration for a myriad of projects. Colorists will enjoy adding their own conceptions of color to these ancient motifs.
authentic Maya designs, from murals, vases, codexes, instruments, glyphs, etc.—all with informative captions.
Thirty accurate depictions of traditional designs re-create the glorious art of an ancient culture. Based on authentic ceramics, statues, and other artifacts, the images portray gods, kings, warriors, animals, and rituals.
In business, communication counts. If written clearly and structured well, your letters, emails, reports and other documents will achieve better results. This book is a practical and comprehensive guide that not only tells you how to do this, but also gives you easy to use examples that you can lift straight off the page and adapt for your own use. Contains over 300 sample documents covering a wide range of business situations, as well as practical advice on content, language, style and structure.
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This lavishly produced voulume is the first reference work to focus on the symbols, meaning, and significance of art in native, or indigenous, cultures.
A magical mix of winged sprites and their animal friends flutter across the pages of this wondrously illustrated collection. Dressed in exquisite designs, 30 different fairies appear with cats, squirrels, birds, and more."
This book, a valuable introduction to the Bauhaus movement, is generously illustrated with examples of students' experiments and typical contemporary achievements. The text also contains an autobiographical sketch.
Why are some rocks simply tossed out of the way, while others, regardless of their size, are held as sacred, mysterious and imbued with power? Humans since the dawn of civilization have used stone to represent the holy, both by fashioning sacred symbols for themselves and by granting recognition to certain sites occurring naturally. Varner shares his love of nature lore, oral traditions, folklore and ancient religious structures that are still so abundant in the world, and offers insights on the history and the technology of these artifacts, while touching on the importance of preserving a sense of reverence in today's world. This study examines the universal appeal of sites from the Dome of...