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Recommended Books | Calendars Calendars exhibit Webexhibit Home Node view Years & months Various Calendars Our Week Timeline About Introduction Credits Books Museum Store Citations A page from the "Calendars" exhibit... (see also Museum store, and credits) We are often asked about books we might recommend. The following books relate to the development of calendars and the measurement of time. You may also wish to peruse calendars for sale at Amazon, and the exhibit credits for bibliographic sources. Items purchased through these links, as well as through the Museum store, help support WebExhibits. History: Calendar: Humanity’s Epic Struggle To Determine A True And Accurate Year by David E. Duncan Duncan’s engaging narrative traces the development of our modern-day (Gregorian) calendar, and describes how people’s experiences are shaped by their conception of time. The author also describes ancient calendars of many cultures around the globe, from India to Egypt to the Mayan empire. ISBN: 0380793245 See more info at Amazon.com Marking Time: The Epic Quest to Invent the Perfect Calendar by ... http://www.webexhibits.org/calendars/books.html · 14.7k |
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Museum Store | Calendars Calendars exhibit Webexhibit Home Node view Years & months Various Calendars Our Week Timeline About Introduction Credits Books Museum Store Citations A page from the "Calendars" exhibit... (see also Books, and credits) We are often asked about cool calendar-related things we might recommend. The following items relate to calendars and our solar system. Items purchased through these links, as well as through the recommended books, help support WebExhibits. Calendars Calendars can be more than utilitarian; they’re a fun way to express your interests or personality while still keeping track of the days. Whether for yourself or as a gift for a friend, family member, or coworker, the perfect calendar will bring a smile to your face every day of the year – and support WebExhibits in the process. See calendars at Amazon.com Globes of the Earth... In an age where Google Earth and MapQuest make it seem as though the earth’s landmasses and oceans are a click away, traditional globes may seem quaint. Yet spinning a globe fuels flights of imagination, conjures up ... http://www.webexhibits.org/calendars/museumstore.html · 16.9k |
Recommended Books : Poetry through the Ages Poetry through the ages Webexhibits A page from the "Poetry through the Ages" exhibit... Home Node view Background Famous forms Classic forms Obscure forms 21st century forms Books Museum shop About font size: a a a Previous Next These books amplify many of the themes discussed in Poetry through the Ages. You may also find the detailed references helpful, as well as information on how to cite this exhibit. Poems for the Millennium: The University of California Book of Modern and Postmodern Poetry Jerome Rothenberg and Pierre Joris, eds. A fabulous set dedicated to capturing the prevailing styles, techniques, and subjects from the last century’s most relevant to contemporary, progressive poetics. From Dickinson and Blake to Brazilian Concrete poets, Poems for the Millenium guides readers through a trajectory of experimental and conceptual poetics. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998. ISBN-10: 0520072278, 0520208641 See more info at Amazon.com Vol. 1: From Fin-de-Siecle to Negritude; Vol. 2: From Postwar to Millennium Poems, Poets, Poetry: An ... http://www.webexhibits.org/poetry/books.html · 12.8k |
Books : Butter Butter through the ages. Information about the history, chemistry, manufacture, and storage of butter. Includes illustrated directions for making butter at home. From the ancient Fertile Crescent to the present day, butter has symbolized the powerful, life giving and sacred, the good, the happy, the healthy and pure. http://www.webexhibits.org/butter/books.html · 22.9k |
Books | Causes of Color font size: a a a A page from the "Causes of Color" exhibit... Interesting books to learn more We are often asked about books we might recommend. This exhibit is based on hundreds of different sources, both online and in print. Below are several we like: How to Use Your Eyes by James Elkins Invites us to look at – and maybe to see for first time – the world around us, with breathtaking results. Note, only a little of this book is about colors. Other chapters include things that everyone sees, but no one notices: cracks in pavement, culverts under highways, grass, sand. We appreciated sunsets much more after reading this book. (Published October 2000, Routledge; ISBN: 0415922542. 272 pages.) See more info at Amazon.com Color in Nature: A Visual and Scientific Exploration by Penelope A. Farrant A beautiful and interesting book with 300 color photos and illustrations. The book focuses on a dozen different topics, such as "the universe" and "animal pigments." Answers why snow is white, a leaf green, ocean water blue, and a zebra striped? Not too technical. (Published 1999, ... http://www.webexhibits.org/causesofcolor/bibliography.html · 11.4k |
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Annotated bibliography Overview This exhibit draws from many sources, many of which are out of print or are hard to obtain. For an excellent overview of art conservation (not focused on the Feast of the Gods), we recommend the following: Seeing Through Paintings: Physical Examination in Art Historical Studies, by Andrea Kirsh, Rustin S. Levenson (Published June 2000, Yale Univ Press, ISBN: 0300080468, Hardcover - 312 pages; Dimensions (in inches): 1.13 x 10.62 x 8.25; costs around $50 USD. See more info at Amazon.com Conservation of Paintings, by David Bomford, from National Gallery Pocket Guides Series (Published February 1998, Yale Univ Press; ISBN: 0300073186; 80 pages; Dimensions (in inches): 0.28 x 8.66 x 4.80), costs around $10 USD. See more info at Amazon.com Primary references The primary source for this study is Bull and Plesters (1990), which reports and interprets the scientific examination in depth. For general accounts of X-radiographs and infrared reflectograms, see the video Physics and Fine Art (1993). (Detailed discussion of the application of these scientific techniques to ... http://www.webexhibits.org/feast/bibliography.html · 19.6k |
Bibliography and Suggested Reading Webexhibits.org Chapters: Home Light, color and vision Color interactions: Simultaneous contrast Luminance and equiluminance Peripheral vision Museum shop About this exhibit www.webexhibits.org/colorart » Bibliography and Suggested Reading About Credits Citations Teacher's Guide Bibliography Press font size: a a a Bibliography and Suggested Reading The study of art and the brain is a new field, with limited resources in print. Below are some of the most significant references for learning more, which are generally available. For a detailed listing of sources and references, see credits. Vision and Art: The Biology of Seeing by Margaret S. Livingstone is written for students, artists and designers, with lucid prose and easy-to-understand charts and diagrams. It nicely explains how the eye and brain translate different wavelengths of light into the colors and forms of the world around us, from the mysterious allure of the Mona Lisa to the amazing atmospheric effects of the Impressionists, as well as aspects of advertising and television. This exhibit is drawn ... http://www.webexhibits.org/colorart/bibliography.html · 12.4k |
Credits | Calendars Calendars exhibit Webexhibit Home Node view Years & months Various Calendars Our Week Timeline About Introduction Credits Books Museum Store Citations A page from the "Calendars" exhibit... (see also books, and Museum store) Key contributor The primary contributor is Claus Tøndering, based in Denmark, who first published his Calendar FAQ in 1997. This novel document used the then-new "Frequently Asked Questions" style of writing to explain the otherwise complex working of calendars in an inviting and understandable way. Since then, he has published several editions online, adding his own research and improvements from other contributors. Other text credits The Maya calendar was compiled by Claus Tøndering based on information from Chris Carrier. Various texts, including the background on our year, the introduction to the Calendars section, the Indian calendar, and the history of the Chinese calendar are adapted from L. E. Dogget. Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac, P. Kenneth Seidelmann, editor, with permission from University Science Books, ... http://www.webexhibits.org/calendars/credits.html · 20.5k |
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