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Hitler's museum [videorecording] by Schuler, Hannes.; Arte (Firm); AVRO (Firm); Kultur International Films.; ORF (Firm); Ottonia Media GmbH.;
No credits provided.This documentary relates the long and eventful journey of an exceptional masterpiece of European art - The Ghent Altar, created by van Eyck, which for the Belgian people represents a national shrine.DVD, NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby 2.0.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Art thefts; Art treasures in war; National socialism and art.; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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We visit Turkey / by LaRoche, Amelia.(CARDINAL)495375;
Includes bibliographical references (p, 59-61) and index.A rich blend -- Where in the world? -- Facts at a glance -- Where in the world is Turkey? -- Ancient cities and shrines -- Early Christians, late sultans -- How Turkey runs -- Being a Turk -- Turkey at the table -- Turks at play -- A jewel called Istanbul -- Turkish recipe: revani -- Turkish craft: string art.An introduction to the land and people of Turkey.
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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Kamisama kiss. [manga] by Suzuki, Julietta,eauthor,artist.(CARDINAL)563704;
When Nanami Momozono finds herself homeless, she jumps at the opportunity to stay at a home offered to her. But it turns out that the place is a shrine, and Nanami has unwittingly taken over the job as a local deity.
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); Fiction.; High school students; Goddesses; Comic books, strips, etc.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Japan's world heritage sites / by Dougill, John,author.(CARDINAL)361792;
The significance of Japan's world heritage sites -- Mount Fuji -- Itsukushima Shrine -- The peace memorial at Hiroshima -- HImeji castle -- Shirakawa-go and Gokayama -- Kyoto's world heritage sites -- Nara -- The Kii Peninsula -- Hiraizumi -- Nikko -- Iwami silver mine -- National museum of western art -- Meiji industrial revolution sites -- Munakata shrine -- The Tomioka silk mill -- Christian sites in Nagasaki -- Okinawa -- The Ogasawara Islands -- Yakushima Island -- Shirakami sanchi -- Shiretoko peninsula.Japan's World Heritage Sites presents the exquisite temples, shrines, gardens, castles and natural wonders found throughout Japan which have now been declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Subjects: Guidebooks.; World Heritage areas; Cultural property; Historic sites;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The art of Japanese architecture / by Young, David E.(David Earl)(CARDINAL)369607; Young, Michiko.(CARDINAL)546016;
Includes bibliographical references (page 175).
Subjects: Architecture; Vernacular architecture;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Otaku elf. by Higuchi, Akihiko(Manga artist),author,artist.; Cash, Jan Mitsuko,translator.(CARDINAL)417351; Birkenhauer, Matthew,adapter.(CARDINAL)861882; Clarke, Aidan(Comics artist),letterer.;
With the Yumimimi Festival quickly approaching, preparations have the shrine and town in a flurry. One particular shut-in elf and her quick-to-mature miko are hoping to use some old-fashioned superstitions in their favor. From divination and charms for luck to family crests and duty, the pair are deep into some shrine history, and with the festival overflowing, who could predict what they'd get up to!Teen (13+).
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Young adult fiction.; Comics (Graphic works); Elves; Teenage girls; Video games; Geeks (Computer enthusiests); Shrines; Gods, Japanese;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Crafts for the spirit : 30 beautiful projects to enhance your personal journey / by Lundy, Ronni.(CARDINAL)274914;
Subjects: Handicraft.; Spiritualism in art.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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13 sculptures children should know / by Wenzel, Angela,author.(CARDINAL)227005; Hall, Cynthia,translator.(CARDINAL)604651;
Winged Victory of Samothrace -- Shrine of the Three Kings -- Dancing Ganesha -- Great Buddha of Kamakura -- David -- Fountain of the Fours Rivers -- The Burghers of Calais -- Mbala mask -- Endless Column -- Giant Toothpaste Tube -- Spiral Jetty -- Stravinsky Fountain -- Cloud Gate.Introduces sculptures across the world from the Winged Victory of Samothrace in Paris and Dancing Ganesha in New York to the Fountain of the Four Rivers in Rome and Spiral Jetty in Great Salt Lake.
Subjects: Sculpture; Sculptors; Art;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Minoan Crete : an introduction / by Watrous, Livingston Vance,1943-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: Minoan Crete -- Crete: the island and traditional life -- Crete: land of myth and archaeology -- Crete before the palaces: earliest prehistory to EM II (130,000-2200 BC) -- The rise (EM III-MM IA) and first phase of Minoan palatial civilization (MM IB-II) -- The maturity of Minoan Crete: the second palatial period, 1700-1450 BC (middle Minoan III-late Minoan IB) -- Minoan overseas connections during the second palace period (1700-1450 BC) -- Minoan religion during the first and second palace period -- Minoan art in the first and second palatial periods -- Crete at the time of the final palaces (LM IIIA) and the postpalatial period, 1400-1050 BC."Along with Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Levant, Minoan Crete was one of the primary cultures of the prehistoric Mediterranean world. In this book, L. Vance Watrous offers an up-to-date overview of this important ancient society. Using archaeological evidence from palaces, houses, surveys, caves, and mountain shrines, he describes and traces the development of Minoan Crete from the Neolithic era through the Late Bronze Age. Watrous also presents and interprets Minoan art works in a range of media, including fresco paintings, pottery, and seals, and explains how Minoan Crete affected the culture of classical Greece"--
Subjects: Art, Minoan.; Bronze age; Minoans;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Treasures of heaven : saints, relics, and devotion in medieval Europe / by Bagnoli, Martina.(CARDINAL)306692; British Museum.(CARDINAL)146015; Cleveland Museum of Art.(CARDINAL)137341; Walters Art Museum (Baltimore, Md.)(CARDINAL)215880;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Reliquaries, Medieval; Christian art and symbolism; Relics; Christian saints;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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