2008, ISBN: 9780674030930

Hardcover

Portland, 1976.. 136pp. 70 plates, text figs. 4to. Wraps., Portland, 1976., 0, Mituo Sato [c. 1970s] [16] pages, colour illustrations; 19 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning,… More...

Portland, 1976.. 136pp. 70 plates, text figs. 4to. Wraps., Portland, 1976., 0, Mituo Sato [c. 1970s] [16] pages, colour illustrations; 19 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning, lightly soiled.. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo. Guidebook., Mituo Sato [c. 1970s], 3, London: Booth-Clibborn Editions, 2006. Pictorial boards, 391 pages, colour illustrations; 22 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. "We can't tell where the game begins-- its toys--and where the drama ends--the metropolitical tragedy. Therein lies the paradox of urban art, the paradoxical aesthetic between the panic and the circus games. Mockery, childishness or neo-terrorism, no work of architecture lends itself to laughter, contrary to sculpture it can frighten, seriously disturb, or sometimes even raise a smile, but joy is never part of the edifice. Just what will become of our cities, these concentrations of real estate inertia?"-- jacket. CONTENTS: Opening letter, by Paul Virilio; Lexigram 1001 Urban toys; Can cities dream?; Beirut downtown: Pre-war & post war, the Net Bridge; London: Mile End, Millennium Park. Notting Hill Gate. Serpentine Gallery/London & Irish Museum of Modern art/Dublin (hypothetical project); Nara: The three magic flowers of Litchu. Todaiji Temple; Tokyo: Nakameguro urban works; Prague: The meeting of Kafka and Kandinsky. Manes Bridge; Melbourne: The travellers. Sandridge Bridge; Credits; The closing letter, by Robert Saliba; Flowers: The dream.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo. Collectible., Booth-Clibborn Editions, 2006, 5, Harvard University Press, 2008. Hardcover. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. Archaeological evidence of truly domestic dogs dates back to the Stone Age, when humans lived as bands of hunter-gatherers. The long association that followed, with dogs living alongside people as hunters and companions, guardians and guides, has a treasured place in history and myth and in a wealth of art and artifacts that document and celebrate this ancient relationship. "Dogs: History, Myth, Art" explores these cultural expressions and reflections of our deep and long-standing interest in dogs. Here, in exquisite reproductions, are life-size sculptures and tiny engraved gems, ceramic floor tiles and stone wall-reliefs, gold ornaments and ceramic vessels, pocketknife handles and miniature paintings, all depicting dogs from prehistory to the present. Through these illustrations drawn from the collections of the British Museum author Catherine Johns considers the evolution of the species, its earliest interactions with human communities, its importance in history and culture, and its role in symbolism, mythology, and legend. Dogs wild cousins, wolves, jackals, and foxes, also play a role in this story, and so appear alongside their domestic counterparts in this book s engaging tour of cultural perceptions and depictions of dogs. The juxtaposition and explanation of images as diverse as Greek pottery, Victorian jewelry, Assyrian sculpture, and Japanese netsuke, as well as drawings and paintings from 1850 bc to the twentieth century, illuminates our understanding of the place of dogs in human society around the world., Harvard University Press, 2008, 0<

2008, ISBN: 9780674030930

Hardcover

Other than light crease on the front cover this is a tight and unmarked copy-" There is a place that shouldn't exist. But does. And there are creatures that shouldn't exist. But do. Welco… More...

Other than light crease on the front cover this is a tight and unmarked copy-" There is a place that shouldn't exist. But does. And there are creatures that shouldn't exist. But do. Welcome to a land where all of your dreams and nightmares are very real?and often deadly. Welcome to Everworld. David, Jalil, April, and Christopher have been pulled into a world that defies everything they once believed. Wolves the size of elephants, beings who consider themselves immortals, mythological gods. Nothing is like what they're used to. And it doesn't look like they're going to find a permanent way home anytime soon. It all started with Senna. Now she's missing. David and all the others don't know if she's in Everworld. They don't even know if she's alive. Alive in the human sense?", Scholastic, 1999, 2.5, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2008. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8 3/4" x 8 5/8", 208 pages, comprehensively illustrated, almost wholly in colour, list for further reading. Archaeological evidence of truly domestic dogs dates back to the Stone Age, when humans lived as bands of hunter-gatherers. The long association that followed, with dogs living alongside people as hunters and companions, guardians and guides, has a treasured place in history and myth, and in a wealth of art and artifacts that document and celebrate this ancient relationship. Dogs: History, Myth, Art explores these cultural expressions and reflections of our deep and long-standing interest in dogs. Here, in exquisite reproductions, are life-size sculptures and tiny engraved gems, ceramic floor tiles and stone wall-reliefs, gold ornaments and ceramic vessels, pocketknife handles and miniature paintings, all depicting dogs from prehistory to the present. Through these illustrations - drawn from the collections of the British Museum - author Catherine Johns considers the evolution of the species, its earliest interactions with human communities, its importance in history and culture, and its role in symbolism, mythology, and legend. Dogs' wild cousins, wolves, jackals, and foxes, also play a role in this story, and so appear alongside their domestic counterparts in this book's engaging tour of cultural perceptions and depictions of dogs. Hb in dw, fine. ., Harvard University Press, 2008, 5<

2008, ISBN: 9780674030930

Hardcover

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2008. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8 3/4" x 8 5/8", 208 pages, comprehens… More...

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2008. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8 3/4" x 8 5/8", 208 pages, comprehensively illustrated, almost wholly in colour, list for further reading. Archaeological evidence of truly domestic dogs dates back to the Stone Age, when humans lived as bands of hunter-gatherers. The long association that followed, with dogs living alongside people as hunters and companions, guardians and guides, has a treasured place in history and myth, and in a wealth of art and artifacts that document and celebrate this ancient relationship. Dogs: History, Myth, Art explores these cultural expressions and reflections of our deep and long-standing interest in dogs. Here, in exquisite reproductions, are life-size sculptures and tiny engraved gems, ceramic floor tiles and stone wall-reliefs, gold ornaments and ceramic vessels, pocketknife handles and miniature paintings, all depicting dogs from prehistory to the present. Through these illustrations - drawn from the collections of the British Museum - author Catherine Johns considers the evolution of the species, its earliest interactions with human communities, its importance in history and culture, and its role in symbolism, mythology, and legend. Dogs' wild cousins, wolves, jackals, and foxes, also play a role in this story, and so appear alongside their domestic counterparts in this book's engaging tour of cultural perceptions and depictions of dogs. Hb in dw, fine. ., Harvard University Press, 2008, 5<