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Offers an understanding of the history of Muslims and their faith, from the life of Muhammad to the religion practised by 1.6 billion people around the world today. In this book, each chapters explains a core aspect of the faith in historical perspective, allowing readers to gain a sensitive understanding of the essential tenets of the religion.

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Italy attracts visitors from all over the world thanks to its sun-drenched landscape, rich history, enticing traditions and welcoming lifestyles. This title takes us on a tour of 20 of Italys most beautiful and finely appointed country villas and palazzos.

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Covering both Iznik pieces de forme and the famous Iznik tiles that decorate Ottoman imperial monuments, this title integrates the entire spectrum of Iznik production, both tiles and wares, and the broader artistic tradition in which it originated. It begins with a description of the particular nature of Islamic art under the Ottoman empire.

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a selective and opinionated guide informed by superlative taste, direct experience and many years of partaking in the very best that London has to offer.

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Japans door to the outside world was opened in 1858, ending a 200-year period of total isolation. The wealth of superb Japanese traditions of ceramics, metalwork and architecture, as well as printmaking and painting, reached the West and brought with it electrifying ideas of composition, colour and design. This book focuses on Japonisme.

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Masterworks of the modern jeweler's art from Art Deco-era Paris.

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This is a guide to the evolution of jewelry which offers a survey of the entire field. It traces developments from the Middle Ages to the present day and analyzes jewelry's changing fashions and the gems used in its production. The major jewelry houses are represented alongside unknown craftsmen.

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Part of the "Photofile" series, this book brings together the work of some of the worlds greatest photographers. It contains some sixty full-page reproductions printed in duotone, together with a critical introduction, and a full bibliography.

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Unknown in 1970, Josef Koudelka rose to become one of the most powerful photographers of his day. This book shows that in the lands of exile through which he travels with his urge to see, Koudelka's own particular talent has been affirmed and expanded.

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From India to Ethiopia, Tibet and beyond, the author has travelled widely in the world of script. She documents complex and simple characters, playful shapes and vibrant colours, which she then translates into her own visual art.

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The richness of Wassily Kandinsky's life, work and thought make him one of the leading figures of 20th-century art. This book traces the chronological evolution of Kandinsky's art, making use of an unprecedented wealth of documents from the artist's own workshop, including autobiographical writings, correspondence and theoretical essays.

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KHA / Kerry Hill Architects: Works and Projects celebrates the buildings, resorts and spaces designed by the internationally renowned practice founded by the late Kerry Hill in Singapore in 1979.

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An examination of the origins and history of kilim textiles. The core of the book is devoted to the specific characteristics of region, tribe and kilim type. It also includes an account of techniques, embracing materials, dyes and dyeing, tools, kilim structures and weaving.

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Josef Koudelka has consistently produced images that provoke a connection to the larger questions of human existence. This title presents some of his most eloquent images. It covers Koudelka's entire career, from his earliest work with the Semafor Theatre in 1960s Prague to his most recent landscape studies in Camargue, France.

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In June 2013, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, presents the largest exhibition ever produced on Le Corbusier's prolific oeuvre, encompassing his work as architect, interior designer, artist, city planner, writer and photographer. This title gives an account of research developed worldwide in recent decades.

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The most thoroughgoing survey of nearly all of Le Corbusiers extant projects, beautifully photographed and authoritatively detailed.

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A unique combination of military handbook and popular history that brings to life the Legionarys experience in a witty yet informative guide.

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Part of "Photofile" series, this book brings together some of the best work of the worlds greatest photographers. It contains some sixty full-page reproductions, together with a critical introduction and a full bibliography.

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A humorous look at what life is like with a fire-breathing dragon.

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This volume showcases the work of the photographers who contributed to "Life" magazine and who have managed to grasp between them the expressive range of the human face. The commentry seeks to offer an insider's account with anecdotes by John Loengard, the former picture editor of the magazine.

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Introduces young readers to twenty of the greatest artists and presents a selection of their most amazing masterpieces. This book contains reproductions, side-features and reference material of these remarkable artists, with their remarkable life stories. It is of interest to art fans of ages seven or over.

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A study of the design and architecture of the Turkish home - a living tradition whose refinement has run uninterrupted over 10,000 years. The examples range from the earthen dwellings of Cappadocia to the stone masonry of Anatolia, and in every house there is embroidery, glass - and a coffee pot.