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Są w życiu momenty, w których „szata zdobi człowieka” – ubiór ma znaczenie i trzeba na to zwrócić szczególną uwagę.
Dlaczego? Wpadka w doborze ubrań na randkę, ślub kolegi, na spotkanie w pracy lub wizytę w teatrze naraża nas na spalenie się ze wstydu i negatywnie wpływa na pewność siebie.
Michał „Mr Vintage” Kędziora ma na to gotowe odpowiedzi. W swoim kompleksowym poradniku dla mężczyzn podpowiada, jak się ubrać na 59 okazji wymagających odpowiedniego dopasowania stroju.
The stories of Thor, Odin and Loki are familiar to most of us. Many people know that the Norse gods fought against giants and were ultimately betrayed by Loki the trickster. The end of the world and the death of the gods in a grim battle called Ragnarok has also found its way into popular culture. Ideas taken from Norse mythology are frequently found in modern fantasy and science fiction – such as elves, dwarfs and undead warriors rising from an unquiet grave, for example. Norse mythology is rich in adventure and ideas about creation, death and the afterlife.
Norse Myths takes a wide-ranging approach, examining the creation stories of the Norse world, the monsters and the pantheons of the deities, including such figures as Heimdall, Freya and Baldr. It looks at the sagas and the Prose and Poetic Eddas, which tell of real and imagined people, featuring both heroic tales and humorous escapades. The book also examines how Norse myths were interpreted in a Christianized Europe and how their motifs influenced medieval German writers and, in turn, were used in the modern world in very different ways, by the likes of composer Richard Wagner and in the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Illustrated with 180 colour and black-&-white artworks and illustrations, Norse Myths is an engaging and highly informative exploration of a rich mythology that still resounds today.
Native American culture is founded on stories told orally and handed down through the generations, outlining myths that reveal the origin of a tribe, legends that chronicle heroes who fought the gods, stories that tell of malevolent trickster spirits, and canny morality tales for the ages. In Native American Myths you can read about characters such as Old Man, Rabbit Boy, Blue Jay (the trickster bird), the Double-Faced Ghost, the Splinter-Foot Girl and Mondawmin, the Corn Spirit. You will also discover the meaning of the Potlatch Feast, the legend of the Great Turtle and the myth of the Bear Foster-Son. The book is divided into seven chapters, covering creation myths; people, family and culture; the natural world; ghosts and spirits; gods, demons and heroes; love, morality and death; and warfare. Illustrated with 180 photographs and artworks, Native American Myths is an exciting and informative exploration of the beliefs and culture of North America’s first inhabitants.
Symbols are all around us – some mysterious, some timeless, some arcane and some prosaic. But what are their origins? What does the infinity symbol really signify? Do you understand yin and yang? And why is the swastika really a good luck sign?
This enticing gift book explores the world of classic symbols and signs, revealing the deep meaning and often quirky history behind each one. From the ouroboros and the ankh to the menorah, caduceus and astrological signs, the book ranges widely across the world’s most recognized symbols.
With one symbol per page, accompanied by an explanation and history, and printed on high quality paper with a special binding, Classic Symbols is a unique and attractive book that will appeal to a broad range of readers, both as a gift and as a source for tattoo designs and other creative projects.
The 2,500 year old Yi-jing or I Ching, translated as the ‘Book of Changes’, is an ancient Chinese work of divination and prophesy. Dating from the 4th century BCE, it is traditionally consulted by performing complex routines of dropping bundles of dried grass stalks. The particular patterns formed when six stalks are dropped are represented by 64 symbols called hexagrams, which show every possible combination of broken and unbroken stalks. The Book of Changes tells how to interpret the hexagrams to decide which is the best approach or action in a given situation. I Ching Illustrated features the 64 hexagrams and their successive interpretations, including the Judgment, written by King Wen in the 12th Century BCE, The Commentary and The Image (both attributed to Confucius, 6–5th Century BCE), and The Lines, written by King Wen’s son. Accompanying The Lines are present-day interpretative texts. Beautifully produced in traditional Chinese binding with 75 illustrations that make the perfect gift edition, this book will allow anyone fascinated by the traditional philosophies of the East to follow in the footsteps of Confucius and use the I Ching to predict their destiny.
An alphabet developed by Germanic and Nordic peoples during ancient times, runes were used to represent both simple things and more complex concepts, providing a written form of communication before the latin alphabet was adopted. Today, reading runes are a popular tool for understanding the present and divining the future.
Divided into three broad chapters, showing how to use runes, outlining the full runic alphabet, and ancient runestone today, Runes Illustrated provides a compact, accessible guide to this ancient reading system. Discover the basic three rune layout, and how it can help bring clarity when seeking guidance; learn how to arrange the runes in a five rune cast, which offers a more complex reading; discover Uruz, U, which means a wild ox in Elder Futhark, the oldest runic alphabet; and see how runic inscriptions were combined on standing stones to mark burial sites and the deeds of great warriors.
Beautifully produced in traditional Chinese binding and with 120 illustrations and photographs of runes, rune readings and runestones, this book will fascinate anyone interested in this ancient writing form and its uses today.
Gaining insight into our deeper selves through the use of divination tools to help decide future actions has preoccupied mankind since ancient times. In Europe, cards which became known as Tarot have been used to map the soul and predict the future since the 16th century. The 78 cards in the Tarot deck each has its own imagery, symbolism and story. This beautiful hand-bound edition showcases each card from the Rider-Waite set, the one most commonly used by Tarot readers. Practitioners believe that the 22 Major Arcana cards represent life’s karmic and spiritual lessons, and the 56 Minor Arcana cards reflect the trials and tribulations of everyday life. Tarot offers an elegantly presented, concise guide to the 78 cards, from number 0, The Fool – who represents unlimited potential, through The Hermit – who represents a break from everyday life, to number 21, The World – which indicates a sense of wholeness, completion and fulfilment.
Ancient Egyptians imagined the afterlife as a kind of journey you had to make to get to paradise – but it was quite a hazardous journey so you would need help along the way. So spells and magic formulas written on papyrus were placed in coffins and burial chambers and believed to protect and aid the deceased in duat, or the underworld. These funerary texts were developed over many centuries into individualized collections known as the Book of the Dead. One of the best-known versions, the ‘Papyrus of Ani’, is featured here.
Some 192 spells are known, although no single manuscript contains them all. The spells are designed to give the dead mystical knowledge in the afterlife, offer incantations to help preserve different parts of the deceased, and protect the dead from hostile forces. Some of the spells are to make sure you can control your own body after death. The ancient Egyptians believed that a person was made up of different elements: body, spirit, name, heart, all embodiments of a person, and they were afraid that these elements would disperse when you died.
Presented in a high-quality Chinese-bound format with accompanying illustrations, Egyptian Book of the Dead is an ideal resource of esoteric wisdom for anyone interested in Ancient Egyptian notions of death and the path to the afterlife.
Written around 1645, Miyamoto Musashi’s Five Rings is a classic Japanese work on mastery in swordsmanship, leadership and conflict. Musashi was a swordsman, philosopher and strategist, and today his work remains of influence not only in the realm of martial arts but in the business world, too. Musashi’s no-nonsense approach to the martial arts and combat includes eliminating technical flourishes, understanding that technique should simply be understood as defeating your opponent, and appreciating that the same qualities apply in both small- scale and large-scale conflicts. Repeatedly, he stresses the importance of learning through practice, rather than merely reading about them. Produced in a handy pocket format, Five Rings is presented in an illustrated pocket edition with a modern translation.
Written in the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu’s The Art of War is still used as a book of military strategy today. Napoleon, Mae Zedong, General Vo Nguyen Giap and General Douglas MacArthur all claimed to have drawn inspiration from it. And beyond the world of war, business and management gurus have also applied Sun Tzu’s ideas to office politics and corporate strategy. Using a new translation by James Trapp and including editorial notes, this edition of The Art of War lays the original Chinese text opposite the modern English translation. The book contains the full original 13 chapters on such topics as laying plans, attacking by stratagem, weaponry, terrain and the use of spies. Sun Tzu addresses different campaign situations, marching, energy and how to exploit your enemy’s weaknesses. Of immense influence to great leaders across millennia, The Art of War is a classic text richly deserving this exquisite edition.
Written in the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu’s The Art of War is still used as a book of military strategy today. Napoleon, Mae Zedong and Douglas MacArthur all claimed to have drawn inspiration from it. And beyond the world of war, modern-era business and management gurus have also applied Sun Tzu’s ideas to politics and corporate strategy. This pocket illustrated dual-language edition not only presents the original Chinese characters with James Trapp’s translation on the facing page, it also tests Sun Tzu’s ideas against history. Each of the 13 chapters includes a new commentary giving examples of how Sun Tzu’s wisdom has been borne out on the world’s battlefields. When, for example, has information provided by spies changed the course of a battle? How has history shown Sun Tzu’s ideas on the importance of terrain in conflict to be true? And where can we best find examples of strategic warfare being waged? From the ancient world to the 20th century, the battles featured will be illustrated with colour battle maps, paintings and artworks. Of immense influence to leaders across millennia, The Art of War is a classic text richly deserving this illustrated and expanded dual-language mini edition.
Written around 1645, Miyamoto Musashi’s Five Rings is a classic Japanese work on mastery in swordsmanship, leadership and conflict. Musashi was a swordsman, philosopher and strategist, and today his work remains of influence not only in the realm of martial arts but in the business world, too.
Musashi’s no-nonsense approach to the martial arts and combat includes eliminating technical flourishes, understanding that technique should simply be understood as defeating your opponent, and appreciating that the same qualities apply in both small-scale and large-scale conflicts. Repeatedly, he stresses the importance of learning through practice, rather than mere theoretical learning.
Five Rings Illustrated is produced using beautiful traditional Chinese bookbinding techniques.
The Analects of Confucius has been one of the most widely read and studied books in China for the last 2,000 years, and continues to have a substantial influence on thought and values today. His words largely concern ethics, morality within the family, within marriage and within government, social relationships, justice and sincerity, valour and virtue. But whether you regard this as high philosophy or self- help for all the ages, whether your interest is in Chinese culture or leadership, whether it is spirituality or success that occupies your thoughts, Confucius has wise and accessible things to say about them all.
This complete edition of the Analects, which is made up of 20 books of brief passages from Confucius and his disciples, was translated by James Legge and is presented with a new introduction by James Trapp.
Beautifully produced in traditional Chinese binding and with a timeless design, Confucius: The Analects will appeal to anyone interested in philosophy, spirituality and Chinese culture.
Wartość naukowa zaproponowanych artykułów widoczna jest zarówno w wykorzystaniu nieznanych archiwaliów, jak i w niesztampowej, konstruktywnej analizie powszechnie dostępnych materiałów źródłowych. Każdy z artykułów nie tylko potwierdza znakomitą znajomość przedmiotu badań, ale świadczy także o erudycji i szerokiej wiedzy jego autora. Różnorodność zaprezentowanych zagadnień kolejny raz dowodzi, że temat Heleny Modrzejewskiej nie został jeszcze wyczerpany, a wciąż odkrywane nowe materiały weryfikują wiedzę na temat życia i działalności znakomitej artystki.
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Monumentalne dzieło wydane w Krakowie w latach 1929-1939 (drugie wydanie w Warszawie, 1967-1968 w opracowaniu Jadwigi Klimaszewskiej). Dzieło było pierwszym w Europie syntetycznym opracowaniem ludowej kultury dużej grupy etnicznej, a jego publikacja wysunęła etnografię polską na czołową pozycję w europejskim słowianoznawstwie.Tom drugi (cz.1 i 2), zatytułowany Kultura duchowa, opracowane są m. in. takie tematy jak wiedza, kult, wierzenia, magia, wróżby, sztuki plastyczne, muzyka, onomastyka i symbolika. Autor oparł się na rozległej rozproszonej literaturze oraz gruntownych badaniach terenowych jakie prowadził w Polsce, na Białorusi, Polesiu i Ukrainie. Dzieło liczy ponad 2300 stron druku, zawiera ryciny prawie 2500 obiektów, w większości wykonane przez samego autora, a także mapy i dodatki nutowe. Do każdego tomu dołączono atlas. W 1936 roku I tom ukazał się w przekładzie szwedzkim, plany przekładu niemieckiego nie zostały zrealizowane wskutek wybuchu wojny.*)Źródło
Monumentalne dzieło wydane w Krakowie w latach 1929-1939 (drugie wydanie w Warszawie, 1967-1968 w opracowaniu Jadwigi Klimaszewskiej). Dzieło było pierwszym w Europie syntetycznym opracowaniem ludowej kultury dużej grupy etnicznej, a jego publikacja wysunęła etnografię polską na czołową pozycję w europejskim słowianoznawstwie.Tom I- Kultura materialna - poświęcony jest m. in. gospodarce, odzieży, broni, komunikacji, przechowywaniu żywności). Autor oparł się na rozległej rozproszonej literaturze oraz gruntownych badaniach terenowych jakie prowadził w Polsce, na Białorusi, Polesiu i Ukrainie. Dzieło liczy ponad 2300 stron druku, zawiera ryciny prawie 2500 obiektów, w większości wykonane przez samego autora, a także mapy i dodatki nutowe. Do każdego tomu dołączono atlas. W 1936 roku I tom ukazał się w przekładzie szwedzkim, plany przekładu niemieckiego nie zostały zrealizowane wskutek wybuchu wojny.*)
Monumentalne dzieło wydane w Krakowie w latach 1929-1939 (drugie wydanie w Warszawie, 1967-1968 w opracowaniu Jadwigi Klimaszewskiej). Dzieło było pierwszym w Europie syntetycznym opracowaniem ludowej kultury dużej grupy etnicznej, a jego publikacja wysunęła etnografię polską na czołową pozycję w europejskim słowianoznawstwie.Tom drugi (cz.1 i 2), zatytułowany Kultura duchowa, opracowane są m. in. takie tematy jak wiedza, kult, wierzenia, magia, wróżby, sztuki plastyczne, muzyka, onomastyka i symbolika. Autor oparł się na rozległej rozproszonej literaturze oraz gruntownych badaniach terenowych jakie prowadził w Polsce, na Białorusi, Polesiu i Ukrainie. Dzieło liczy ponad 2300 stron druku, zawiera ryciny prawie 2500 obiektów, w większości wykonane przez samego autora, a także mapy i dodatki nutowe. Do każdego tomu dołączono atlas. W 1936 roku I tom ukazał się w przekładzie szwedzkim, plany przekładu niemieckiego nie zostały zrealizowane wskutek wybuchu wojny.*)Źródło
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