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Calendar of Creative Man
John Paxton and Sheila Fairfield
(Facts on File, Inc., New York, 1980). 491 pp., $29.95
This large attractive volume presents a chronological record of man’s creative achievement across the ages. A detailed chronology starts at 500 A.D. and outlines human endeavors up to the present in the following categories: historical events, literature, dance and drama, music, architecture, three-dimensional art, visual arts, inventions and discoveries. A condensed calendar covers cultural and historical events up to 500 A.D. Drawings and photographs enliven the easy-to-read text.
The Glory of the Holy Land
Shlomo S. Gafni; photographs by A. van der Heyden
(Cambridge University Press, London, 1982). 256 pp., over 600 color plates, $19.95
More than 600 color plates covering a wide range of sites make this book a rich visual overview of the Holy Land, both for the tourist and the Bible student. The book follows a geographical plan, from Sinai in the south through the Mediterranean coastal plain in the north, describing places sacred to Jews, Christians and Moslems. Other religious sects, such as the Druze and Bahai are described and illustrated. Unfortunately, the quality of the text does not match the photographs.
The Glory of Jerusalem
Shlomo S. Gafni; photographs by A. van der Heyden
(Cambridge University Press, London, 1982). 350 pp., 3350 color plates, $14.95
Jerusalem has been the subject of countless books. The distinction of this volume is its attention, in text and abundant illustrations, to the City’s architecture and archaeological discoveries. Details of the many subjects covered include Ottoman art, ancient Hebrew and Roman inscriptions, and the seldom-photographed excavations next to the Crusader Church of St. Anne.
Within a year of its first publication, this book was translated into seven foreign languages.
