3,973円 A presentation on the Tibetan Buddhist path to enlightenment, through the lens of an artist's eye and experience. The sacred arts play an essential, intrinsic role in Tibetan Buddhist practice. Here, one of the great practitioners and master artists of our time presents a guide to the Tibetan Bud...

7,296円 From skeletons to strips of cloth to little pieces of dust, reliquaries can be found in many forms, and while sometimes they may seem grotesque on their surface, they are nonetheless invested with great spiritual and memorial value. In this book, Cynthia Hahn offers the first full survey in Engli...

1,485円 Illuminated manuscripts are among the most beautiful, precious and mysterious works of Western art. Before the printing press was invented, books were produced by hand and their illustration using brightly coloured pigments and gold embellishments was a labour of love and an act of piety in itsel...

200円 «О том, как оглашать людей необразованных» - сочинение, принадлежащее перу великого христианского проповедника, философа и теолога Августина Блаженного Аврелия (лат. Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis, 354-430). *** Это сочинение посвящено разъяснению начал христианской веры для необразованных, кото...

14,292円 In A Saving Science, Eric Ramírez-Weaver explores the significance of early medieval astronomy in the Frankish empire, using as his lens an astronomical masterpiece, the deluxe manuscript of the Handbook of 809, painted in roughly 830 for Bishop Drogo of Metz, one of Charlemagne’s sons. Created i...

1,000円 Da più di un secolo il filo che legava arte e fede sembra spezzato. L'arte contemporanea si sviluppa sempre più lontana dal contesto della religione cattolica e, d'altra parte, la Chiesa spesso, nelle commissioni delle sue opere d'arte liturgica, dirige le proprie attenzioni verso artisti che gua...

1,200円 Un saggio efficace ed evocativo sul confronto tra l'esperienza estetica che attraversa l'arte e l'esperienza religiosa che appartiene al rito, nella molteplicità dei suoi linguaggi. L'uomo credente non è solo colui che ascolta la parola di Dio e le obbedisce, ma anche colui che sente, vede, perce...

19,732円 Palaces like the Aljafería and the Alhambra rank among the highest achievements of the Islamic world. In recent years archaeological work at Córdoba, Kairouan and many other sites has vastly increased our knowledge about the origin and development of Islamic palatial architecture, particularly in...

9,616円 From the late nineteenth century onwards the concept of Mother India assumed political significance in colonial Bengal. Reacting against British rule, Bengali writers and artists gendered the nation in literature and visual culture in order to inspire patriotism amongst the indigenous population....

11,109円 Postcolonial theories have transformed literary, historical and cultural studies over the past three decades. Yet the study of medieval art and visualities has, in general, remained Eurocentric in its canon and conservative in its approaches. 'Postcolonising', as the eleven essays in this volume ...

1,592円 In the Middle Ages, it was thought that praying at the right shrine could save you from just about anything, from madness and famine to false imprisonment and even shipwreck. Kingdoms, cities, and even individual trades had patron saints that would protect them from misfortune and bring them weal...

10,280円 Contextualizing Michelangelo’s poetry and spirituality within the framework of the religious Zeitgeist of his era, this study investigates his poetic production to shed new light on the artist’s religious beliefs and unique language of art. Author Ambra Moroncini looks first and foremost at Miche...