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The reason for flowers : their history, culture, biology, and how they change our lives / by Buchmann, Stephen L.,author.(CARDINAL)331635;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-321) and index.Attracting attention -- Flowers and their ancestors -- The pollinators -- Pleasure gardens, ancient and modern -- Flowers for eternity -- Best of show -- ; Arriving by jumbo jet -- Eating flowers -- A little dab behind the ear -- The secret language of flowers -- Flowers on the page -- Flower power : the meaning of flowers in art -- The flower and the scientist -- Good for what ails us : healing our bodies and minds.An exploration of the roles flowers play in the production of our foods, spices, medicines, and perfumes reveals their origins, myriad shapes, colors, textures and scents, bizarre sex lives, and how humans-- and the natural world-- relate and depend upon them.
Subjects: Flowers.; Flowers; Flowers in literature.; Flowers; Flowers;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 9
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Decoding Da Vinci [videorecording] / by Hamilton, Dougtelevision directortelevision producerscreenwriter; Cort, Juliatelevision producer; Schmidt, Christelevision producer; Sanders, Jay O.,1953-narrator(CARDINAL)340322; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)publisher(CARDINAL)189964; PBS Distribution (Firm)film distributor(CARDINAL)309769; Hamilton Land & Cattle, Inc.production company; WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)production company(CARDINAL)154259;
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen presentation, stereo.Narrator, Jay O. Saunders.Director, business operations & finance, Laurie Cahalane ; original music, CheeWei Tay.TV Parental Guidelines rating: TV-14 (contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age).On the 500th anniversary of da Vinci's death, NOVA goes to Italy to explore his life and work. Then, in the basement of the Louvre, scientists and art restoration experts deploy cutting-edge technology to (digitally) peel back the layers of da Vinci's works. Ultimately, they'll reveal the impact of his science on his art and his art on his science.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Biographical television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Television series.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.; Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519; Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519; Artists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The Renaissance / by Corrick, James A.(CARDINAL)726096;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The new learning -- Religious reform -- The growth of nations -- A world of business -- Artists and musicians -- The literary world -- Scientists and physicians.The Renaissance was one of the great cultural movements of history. Beginning in Italy in the 1300s, it saw the growth of banking and trade; the political transformation of European kingdoms into nations; and innovation in art and literature, as well as the founding of modern science and medicine.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Renaissance.; Renaissance;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The Rockies and the Alps : Bierstadt, Calame, and the romance of the mountains / by Manthorne, Katherine,author.(CARDINAL)177593; Bloom, Tricia Laughlin,author.(CARDINAL)353421; Mainardi, Patricia,contributor.(CARDINAL)137949; Saslow, James M.,contributor.(CARDINAL)353420; Newark Museum,host institution.(CARDINAL)153994;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 166-170) and index.Close to the soil -- Julie to Frankenstein to Heidi -- Painting the Rockie, invoking the Alps -- Nature, God, and HashishInspired by the grandeur of 'the Rockies and the Alps', American and European artists strove to capture their power in paint. In the mid-19th century, when photographers, scientists, and armchair travellers were awakening to these wonders, improved transportation and accommodations made mountains and glaciers more accessible. This richly illustrated volume brings together dazzling depictions of the Rockies and the Alps, while investigating how geology, flora and fauna, and social and literary contexts relate to the rise of alpine landscape painting.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902; Calame, Alexandre, 1810-1864; Mountains in art; Landscapes in art; Landscape painting; Landscape painting;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Horse [large print] / by Brooks, Geraldine,author.(CARDINAL)383748;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 549-556).A scientist from Australia and a Nigerian-American art historian become connected by their shared interest in a 19th century race horse, one studying its remains, the other uncovering the history of the Black horsemen who were critical to its success.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Social problem fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; Race horses; Slavery; Painting; African American horsemen and horsewomen; Horses in art;
Available copies: 28 / Total copies: 40
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The night gate / by May, Peter,1951-author.(CARDINAL)349312;
Enzo's investigations reveal an unexpected link between two murders-the Mona Lisa.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Historical fiction.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Forensic scientists; Forensic pathology; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Art thefts;
Available copies: 13 / Total copies: 13
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Leonardo da Vinci : the 100 milestones / by Kemp, Martin,author.(CARDINAL)157134;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-201) and index.Kemp takes a fresh look at the master's work through a broadly chronological exploration of 100 of his key milestones in art, science, engineering, architecture, anatomy and more.
Subjects: Biographies.; Notebooks.; Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.; Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519; Artists; Scientists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Re/presenting HIV/AIDS / by Fox, Ann M.,curator.; Gardner, Rosemary,curator.; Newman, Lia,curator.(CARDINAL)336157; Wessner, David R.,1963-curator.(CARDINAL)336551; William H. Van Every, Jr. Gallery,host institution,publisher.(CARDINAL)219517;
Includes bibliographical references.What happens when a literary critic and a scientist co-curate an exhibition? A conversation about re/presenting HIV/AIDS / By Ann M. Fox and David R. Wessner -- Robert Farber -- Keith Haring -- Mike Hoolboom -- Shan Kelley -- Andrew McPhail -- Frank Moore -- Robert Sherer -- Laura Splan -- Carl Tandatnick -- Frederick Weston -- Jessica Whitbread -- Albert J. Winn.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; AIDS (Disease) and art; AIDS (Disease) in art; Art, Modern; Art, Modern;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Drawing the villains in your graphic novel / by Lee, Frank,1980-(CARDINAL)397568;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.Drawing tools - How to make a monster - Creating a realistic villain - Creating a fantasy villain - Creating a mad scientist - Animated villains - Archvillains.This book introduces some of the elements that go into producing a graphic novel and includes step-by-step instructions for creating and drawing the perfect villain.4-8
Subjects: Villains in art; Figure drawing; Comic books, strips, etc.; Cartooning; Drawing;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 5
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Beautiful bacteria : encounters in the microuniverse / by Danino, Tal,Author(local)tlcaut1724674634485940432; Muniz, VikWriter of forewordauthor of introduction, etc.(DLC)no 97071095;
Includes bibliographical references (page 178).A leading bacteria scientist combines unique scientific and artistic techniques, along with accessible text to reveal the microbial world within and around us. Beautiful Bacteria merges stunning imagery with a new way of looking at something we interact with every day. Each chapter introduces the different types of bacteria, illustrated with singularly beautiful images of these minute life forms and an approachable text that explains where bacteria is located and what it does. Much as New York Times bestseller I Contain Multitudes did, Beautiful Bacteria brings the invisible world that has shaped our species to life. While we know microbes in our world are relevant, the focus of this book is what the invisible, microbial world looks like, where it comes from, and where new discoveries and biotechnology are taking us. Looking at the microbial world reveals countless questions about life and connects with the personal realm of bacteria in our daily lives. From the dazzling patterns of Proteus mirabilis to the shimmering fractals of E. coli and more, each chapter touches upon the little-seen microscopic universe and the impact it has on our macroscopic society, and sheds light on how we coexist in an increasingly biotechnological world.
Subjects: Bacteria; Science in art.; Biotechnology in art.; Bacteria; Art and science;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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