Balloon Man
One of the most enduring forms of art is sculpture. From ancient wooden totems to the glory of Michelangelo's David, artists through the ages have worked in wood, stone, bronze, clay and glass. However, an exciting development just sixty years ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Susan Cahill
Take a Roman holiday with some of the world's greatest writers Explore the Palatine with Elizabeth Bowen. Visit the temple of the Vestal Virgins with Georgina Masson. Analyze Michelangelo's Moses with Sigmund Freud. Stroll through ancient streets ... [... more]
Random House |
Victoria Finlay
Discover the tantalizing true stories behind your favorite colors. For example: Cleopatra used saffron-a source of the color yellow-for seduction. Extracted from an Afghan mine, the blue "ultramarine" paint used by Michelangelo was so expensive [... more]
Random House |
Ross King from HarperCollins Publishers
Ross King is the author of the New York Times bestselling Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling and Brunelleschi's Dome-selected by BookSense as the Best Nonfiction Book of 2001-in addition to several novels. Born and raised in Canada, King moved ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Eric Scigliano
Eric Scigliano, currently an editor at Seattle Metropolitan magazine, has reported on maritime and environmental issues for more than 20 years. His books include Puget Sound, Michelangelo's Mountain, and Love, War and Circuses. [... more]
Harper Collins |
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