Více než sto let po publikaci prvního sdílu přelomového díla G. Möllera se autoři pustili do studia dosud většinou přehlížené skupiny textů. První díl připravované série paleografií staré hieratiky představuje jedinečný nástroj k práci s těmito typy... Zobraziť viac
Kniha pojednává o osudu řeckých mytologických námětů, postav božských i heroických, daleko na Východě, především v oblasti starověké Gandháry a Baktrie. V abecedně řazeném přehledu jsou zde pojednána jednotlivá základní ikonografická... Zobraziť viac
Both cavalry and artillery were regarded as elite units during the Civil War, and this is reflected in their uniforms and flags. 84 color plates depict 250 cavalry and artillery uniforms for both North and South, along with flags and equipment. Zobraziť viac
The first volume in the Officers and Soldiers series offers a general survey of the uniforms (both regulation and non-regulation) of the officers and soldiers of the American Civil War... Zobraziť viac
Throughout his six decades in the public eye, Winston Churchill understood and wielded the power of words. In his speeches, books and newspaper and magazine articles, he expressed his feelings and laid out his vision for the future... Zobraziť viac
A monumental achievement: profoundly personal, told with love, anger and great precision' - John le Carre When human rights lawyer Philippe Sands received an invitation to deliver a lecture in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, ... Zobraziť viac
Tisíc uměleckých děl ze všech historických období a regionů celého světa seřazených chronologicky a určených pro širokou... Zobraziť viac
From the earliest civilizations to the twenty-first century, this is a global journey through human history, tieing-in with a major BBC television series. Andrew Marr, author of two best-selling histories of Great Britain now turns his attention to the wo Zobraziť viac
Monografia jedného z najzaujímavejších anglických maliarov Zobraziť viac
The publication gives an unconventional view of the position and purpose of the icon in Byzantine and post-Byzantine society. The author analyses the conceptions of the icon developed from the Early Christian period to the 19th century... Zobraziť viac
"Women and Religion in the First Christian Centuries" focuses on religion during the period of Roman imperial rule and its significance in women's lives. Discussing the rich variety of religious expression, from pagan cults and classical mythology to... Zobraziť viac
'Fascinating and entertaining. If you read one book on human origins, this should be it' Ian Morris, author of Why the West Rules - For Now 'The who, what, where, when and how of human evolution, from one of the world's experts on the dating of... Zobraziť viac
An alternative approach to Slavic ethnicity in south-eastern Europe c. 500 c. 700. Zobraziť viac
This book contains stunning images for use as a graphic resource, or inspiration. All the illustrations are stored in high-resolution format on the enclosed free CD-ROM and are ready to use for professional quality printed media and web page design. Zobraziť viac
Twenty-first century China is emerging from decades of war and revolution into a new era. Yet the past still haunts the present. The ideals of the Chinese Republic, which was founded almost a century ago after 2000 years of imperial rule, still... Zobraziť viac
China and Maritime Europe, 1500 1800 looks at early modern China in some of its most complicated and intriguing relations with a world of increasing global interconnection. Zobraziť viac
"This remarkable book is the first single-volume history available in English of the region from the Roman times to the present ... It successfully integrates recent scholarship [and] is well written throughout ... generously supplied with well-chosen... Zobraziť viac
Includes the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) and western Sichuan (including Chengdu) as well as Kathmandu. Expanded Trekking chapter by cultural historian and explorer John Vincent Bellezza covers Tibet's top treks... Zobraziť viac
Bee Wilson is the beloved food writer and historian who writes as the "Kitchen Thinker" in the "Sunday Telegraph", and is the author of "Swindled!". Her charming and original new book, "Consider the Fork", explores how the implements we use in the... Zobraziť viac
Mango (who was born in Istanbul and has written extensively on modern Turkey) expertly traces Ataturk's rise to power after World War I, when this complex leader created the modern Turkish state and redefined the relationship between Europe... Zobraziť viac
