This abundantly illustrated volume offers an exploration of the depictions of illness and healing in Western artworks that range from Egyptian wall carvings to medieval manuscripts

this book provides an engaging overview of rock art worldwide

From the first scribbling on papyrus to the emergence of the e-book

Forster is the director of the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal and was the founding director of the Getty Research Institute

Preface by Michel Frizot

Brave Cloelia Impressionist This abundantly illustrated volume offersStory by Jane Louise Curry Illustrations by Jeff Crosby In his History of Early Rome, the ancient historian Livy tells the story of a Roman girl named Cloelia who was taken prisoner by Larth Porsena, the king of the Etruscans. Cloelia came up with a daring plan of escape from her Etruscan captors and in the process won the admiration of all Rome and of the Etruscan king himself, who freed her. For saving her city, a grateful Rome set up a statue in