The Calendar by Jacqueline De Bourgoing
Observing many cultures - the ancient Greeks, Romans and Chinese, the Maya and the Aztec - and also looking at the modern western calendar, with its long and tumultuous history, this book traces the scientific, technical and political history of calendars.-
Frida Kahlo
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The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages
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Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Colour
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J. M. W. Turner
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Bonnard
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Signs, Symbols and Ciphers
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The Irish Famine
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Egon Schiele
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Petra
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Heraldry
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Writing
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Dada
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Van Gogh
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Standing Stones
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The Aztecs
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Chardin
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Coptic Egypt
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Francis Bacon
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The Pyramids of Giza
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Rembrandt
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The Incas
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The Pre-Raphaelites
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Mughal India
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Aboriginal Australians
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The Search for Ancient Egypt
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The Vikings
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Architecture of the Renaissance
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Monet
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Rodin
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Picasso
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The Bronze Age in Europe
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Manet
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Leonardo da Vinci
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Numbers
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Cezanne
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Gauguin
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The Forbidden City
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The Celts
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Alexander the Great
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The Search for Ancient China
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The Wisdom of the Buddha
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Lewis Carroll and Alice
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Angkor
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Gaudi
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Dali
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Degas
'Intensely readable … de Bourgoing weaves a rich, anecdotal line' - Antiques Magazine
Jacqueline de Bourgoing holds degrees in geography and serves on the faculty of the Institute of Political Studies in Paris. She is active with French television's History channel, for which she has produced a series on the history of the calendar.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780500301067 |
| ISBN 10 | 0500301069 |
| Title | The Calendar |
| Author | Jacqueline De Bourgoing |
| Series | New Horizons |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Year published | 2001-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |