I Wonder

Автор: Guy John
Название: Wonder of the Age
ISBN: 0300175825 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780300175820
Издательство: Wiley yUP
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Описание: Traditionally, Indian paintings have been classified according to regional styles or dynastic periods, with an emphasis on subject matter and narrative content. This title counters the long-held view of the anonymity of Indian art, and reveals the identities of individual artists and their oeuvres through an analysis of style.

Автор: Blincoe, Nicholas
Название: A Book of Wonder
ISBN: 0955707005 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780955707001
Издательство: Thames & Hudson
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Описание: On 1 March 2007, a notice was placed on Selfridges website asking members of the public to answer the following question: What are the wonders of your world? This book collects the replies that were recieved. It goes beyond the usual lists of wonders and celebrates the idiosyncratic things and phenomena that enthral, inspire and move us.

Автор: Zimmerman Jonathan
Название: Small Wonder: The Little Red Schoolhouse in History and Memory
ISBN: 030021510X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780300215106
Издательство: Wiley yUP
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The little red schoolhouse has all but disappeared in the United States, but its importance in national memory remains unshakable. This engaging book examines the history of the one-room school and how successive generations of Americans have remembered--and just as often misremembered--this powerful national icon.

Drawing on a rich range of sources, from firsthand accounts to poems, songs, and films, Jonathan Zimmerman traces the evolution of attitudes toward the little red schoolhouse from the late nineteenth century to the present day. At times it was celebrated as a symbol of lost rural virtues or America's democratic heritage; at others it was denounced as the epitome of inefficiency and substandard academics. And because the one-room school has been a useful emblem for liberal, conservative, and other agendas, the truth of its history has sometimes been stretched. Yet the idyllic image of the schoolhouse still unites Americans. For more than a century, it has embodied the nation's best aspirations and--especially--its continuing faith in education itself.

Название: Cabinets Of Wonder
ISBN: 1419705547 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781419705540
Издательство: Abrams
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Описание: Skulls, butterflies, hunting trophies, ancient Egyptian artifacts, the alleged skeletons of mythological creatures and many other mysterious oddities fill the shelves of cabinets of curiosities. A centuries old tradition that developed in Europe during the Renaissance, the curiosity cabinet is again in fashion. Shops, restaurants and private residences echo these cabinets in their interior design, either by making use of the eclectic vintage objects commonly featured in such collections or by including the fully stocked cabinets themselves. For many, it seems, the smooth surfaces of modern design have lost their allure. An article in the New York Times, titled "the New Antiquarians," describes a current trend in interior design that embraces a "new vintage" look. This style makes use of an eclectic combination of objects: taxidermy, mounted antlers, ancestral portraits, old leather books and cabinets filled with collections. You've seen this style of decor invade restaurants, bars and hotels. It's featured in magazines like GQ and blogs like the "A Continuous Lean." Aligned with this popular trend, Cabinets of Curiosities showcases exceptional collections in homes and museums, with more than 180 photographs, while also explaining the history behind the tradition, the best known cabinets and the types of objects typically displayed. Offering both a historical overview and a look into contemporary interior design, this extravagantly illustrated book celebrates the wonderfully off world of cabinets of curiosities.