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Architecture of the Islamic World: Its History and Social Meaning, with a Complete Survey of Key Monuments
Looks at the architecture of Islamic mosques, schools, gardens, caravanserais, bridges, markets, cities, homes, and fortresses, and discusses Islamic design and materials.
Archytas of Tarentum: Pythagorean, Philosopher and Mathematician King
"Archytas of Tarentum is one of the three most important philosophers in the Pythagorean tradition. He was a prominent mathematician, who gave the first solution to the famous problem of doubling the cube, an important music theorist, and the leader…
Aristotle Transformed: the Ancient Commentators and their Influence
This book brings together twenty articles giving a comprehensive view of the work of the Aristotelian commentators. ... The importance of the commentators is partly that they represent the thought and classroom teaching of the Aristotelian and…
Art and Symbols of the Occult
Presents 150 examples of symbols and images from alchemy, astrology and other occult traditions.
Art of ancient Greece: sculpture, painting, architecture
A catalogue of Greek art covering the two millennia of its history includes not only the wistful ephebes sculpted in accordance with the classical canon, but also savage and primitive Minoan figurines, starkly stylized idols from the Cyclades, and…