FOR BIBLIOPHILES OF ALL STRIPES, AN AFFECTIONATE PAEAN TO THE ART OF BOOKMAKING, AND A POIGNANT TRIBUTE TO A LASTING FRIENDSHIP In this extraordinary memoir, certain to captivate anyone who's ever appreciated the feel of a good book, Annie Tremmel Wilcox deftly explores the artistry, traditions, and precise techniques of bookmaking and book restoration. Using excerpts from her diaries, newspaper articles, exhibit notices, and correspondence, she passionately recounts her experiences learning the art of making and preserving books as the first female apprentice to renowned bookbinder and conservator William Anthony. At once rendering a gorgeous, moving scrapbook of her tutelage under this extraordinary craftsman and expertly demystifying the fascinating technical processes of this centuries-old art form, A Degree of Mastery is a singular achievement certain to enchant book lovers and craftspeople alike.

Katherine Mansfield was not only an extraordinary writer, devoted to her work, she was also a woman of great vivacity and strength, who led a brief but interesting life, from her birth in New Zealand to the literary circles of England and Europe. The leading writers of her age, people like Virginia Woolf and D. H. Lawrence were a constant part of her life. Gillian Boddy has drawn on her years of research to introduce us to a new Katherine Mansfield, not ethereal as has been the myth, but substantial, alive. She has incorporated rarely seen photographs and some unpublished material to present this readable account. -- From publisher's description.

Verschenen t.g.v. de tent. in het museum van Tervuren met bijdragen van meerdere auteurs en rijk geill.

Zeldzame tent.cat. van gelijknamige tent. (Grand Palais, Paris; National Gallery of Art, Washington) met 117 cat.nrs. waarvan vele geill. in kleur.

Het Tawang klooster in India is na de Potala cpmplex in Lhasa het grootste klooster ter wereld. Dit boekje behandelt onder meer de bouwkundige en historische aspecten van het klooster.

Tent.cat. van gelijknamige tent. (Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis, Brussel) met 500 cat.nrs. waarvan het merendeel in kleur is afgebeeld.

Picturebook with colourful photographs of forgotten tribes in india and text in French.

Tweede deel van de tent.cat. bij gelijknamige tent. (Brussel, Kon. Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis) met 226 cat.nrs. waarvan vele in kleur zijn afgebeeld.

Oorspronkelijk verschenen in het Duits; met 365 illustraties waarvan 37 in kleur.

Colour photographs of one of the last warrior peoples living in Northern Kenya focusing on the ritual of circumcision.

Verslag van een reis door de Verenigde Staten langs een aantal religieuze sekten.

In Questioning the Millennium, Stephen Jay Gould applies his wit and erudition to one of today's most pressing subjects: the significance of the millennium.
In this beautiful inquiry into time and its milestones, he shares his interest and insights with his readers. Refreshingly reasoned, erudite, and absorbing, the book asks and answers the three major questions that define the approaching calendrical event:
First, what exactly is this concept of a millennium and how has its meaning shifted? How did the name for a future thousand year reign of Christ on earth get transferred to the passage of a secular period of a thousand years in current human history?
When does the new millennium begin: January 1, in the year 2000 or 2001?
Finally, why must our calendars be so complex, leading to our search for arbitrary regularity, including a fascination with millennia?
As always, Gould brings into his essays a wide range of compelling historical and scientific fact, including a brief history of millennia fevers, calendrical traditions and idiosyncrasies from around the world, the story of a sixth-century monk whose errors in chronology plague us even today, and the heroism of a young autistic man who has developed the extraordinary ability to calculate dates deep into the past and the future.
Ranging over a wide terrain of phenomena - from the arbitrary regularities of human calendars to the unpredictability of nature, from the vagaries of pop culture to the birth of Christ - Stephen Jay Gould holds the mirror up to our millennial passions to reveal our foibles, absurdities, and uniqueness - in other words, our humanity.