Product Description: Commemorating the 500th anniversary of the founding of the Venice Ghetto, this magnificent volume introduces readers to the beauty and historical and spiritual significance of the five principal synagogues in Venice. Behind the walls of the Ghetto, Venetian Jews expressed strong ties to the traditions of their forefathers in constructing these beautiful places of worship, blending the memory of their different countries of origin with traditions of Venetian artistic culture, bequeathing the City on the Lagoon enduring monuments of reverence and admiration...read more

Product Description: From their forms to their movements, Cartier watches are unique. They are an enduring combination of the unexpected and the classical. This book chronicles Cartier's constant quest for excellence in the manufacture of complicated watches...read more

Product Description: Industrial-style furniture is in fashion—bistro tables and chairs, lockers, mail sorting racks, and jointed lamps are all common elements in today’s interior design. In the book Industrial Chic, Brigitte Durieux, one of the most well-known experts on the style, tells us the story behind 50 European and American objects that have made the surprising transition from factories to our living rooms and become cult furniture...read more

Product Description: With its rich 500-year history, Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar has quite a story to tell. This oversize luxury volume takes a comprehensive look at the world’s most vibrant marketplace, with hundreds of dazzling original photographs by Laziz Hamani and narrative by an Istanbul-born Ottoman art expert and collector...read more

Product Description: Since the 19th Century, the Panama has been a symbol of elegance. Now it has finally been given its own book. From Roosevelt to Churchill, Napoleon to the Duke of Windsor, the Panama hat has been donned by some of the world s most distinguished people...read more

Product Description: Love, a feeling that escapes words, can be expressed eloquently through the visual language of symbols. Exploring the icons that capture its essence, this book deciphers their origin & lore. Ethereal symbols such as Cupid & the heart...read more

Product Description: The first ten pages of the book are a bit of the history of this landmark jewelry shop which has been in the very same spot since it was opened by Simeone Codognato in 1866, the ancestor of the current proprietor Attilio Codognato...read more

Product Description: Axel Vervoordt began his career as an art and antiques dealer in the late 1960s, when he meticulously renovated a narrow street with sixteen of the oldest houses in Antwerp. In 1986, his company moved to a castle near Antwerp. Axel Vervoordt's company grew rapidly in this castle and he became a major collector and decorator...read more

Product Description: Over 13 centuries, Islam has become a powerful religion whose symbols, whether linked to its doctrine (prayer, the profession of faith, alms giving), or its architecture (the Kaaba, the mosque, the mihrab), reveal a wealth of meaning for those wishing to explore their history and cultural significance...read more

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Product Description: This work is devoted to Chateau Latour, one of the oldest and most prestigious vineyard estates in France. Its often tumultuous history dates as far back as the 14th century, and the chateau's international renown to the 18th century when it became popular among the northern European aristocracy and discerning British amateurs...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: As the year 2000 approaches, marked by an important resurgence of things spiritual, this work invites the reader to discover or broaden their understanding of Catholicism, one of the cornerstones of Western culture. Like all symbols of Christianity, the symbols of Catholicism are both human and divine, representing both matter and spirit: they are the word of God in visible form...read more