The Merchant of Venice by A. L. Rowse, Alan Durband, Annabel Patterson, Barbara A. Mowat, Bernard Lott @ Art & Architecture book

The Merchant of Venice by A. L. Rowse, Alan Durband, Annabel Patterson, Barbara A. Mowat, Bernard Lott
The Cambridge School Shakespeare series arises out of the research and development work of Shakespeare and School Project. Each play in the series has been carefully edited to enable students to inhabit Shakespeare's imaginative world in accessible and creative ways.

AUTHOR: A. L. Rowse, Alan Durband, Annabel Patterson, Barbara A. Mowat, Bernard Lott
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Chinoiserie by Dawn Jacobson
Chinoiserie -- the taste for decoration and architecture based on Chinese design -- has its origins in the age-old fantasy of `Cathay`, the mysterious land of the East. This beautifully illustrated book shows the development of the style from its very beginnings, demonstrating its continuous influence in all of the decorative arts. With sumptuous photography showing all aspects of chinoiserie, the book clarifies the way in which the exotic East was incorporated into Western taste in a way that is relevant to all those in interior decor today.

AUTHOR: Dawn Jacobson
PUBLISHER: Phaidon Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

A Visual Dictionary of Architecture by Francis D. K. Ching
This compendium uses a combination of textual definitions and hundreds of superb line drawings to illuminate a comprehensive body of essential architecture terms, including important interrelationships between building and components. Grouped by themes, all terms have their visual complement and can be readily accessed in a number of different ways.

AUTHOR: Francis D. K. Ching
PUBLISHER: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

The Artist's Soul by Linda Coons
In THE ARTIST'S SOUL, Linda Coons offers support and encouragement for the artist within each of us. In the tradition of THE ARTIST'S WAY, Coons leads the readers through exercises that encourage that encourage the development of creativity. In addition to being designed as a daily companion for artistic recovery, her book also acts as a reference tool that can be accessed to aid in everyday struggles.

AUTHOR: Linda Coons
PUBLISHER: Putnam Publishing Group, The
FORMAT: Other
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Edward Hicks, Painter of the Peaceable Kingdom by Alice E. Ford
Alice Ford writes with sensitivity and creativity about America`s most recognized native artist, making extensive use of Hicks`s own Memoirs . 44 illustrations, 3 in color.

AUTHOR: Alice E. Ford
PUBLISHER: University of Pennsylvania Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling by Alan Sklar, Ross King
King debunks the myth of the Chapel frescos` creation in this history of the artist`s most famous commission. MICHELANGELO AND THE POPE`S CEILING offers a new version of what the Renaissance great would have experienced in the Vatican, providing a day-by-day account of the progress and an accounting those cultural and political forces swirling around the city that affected him.

AUTHOR: Alan Sklar, Ross King
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture