De ontcijfering van de Egyptische Hiërogliefen werd mogelijk gemaakt door de Steen van Rosetta. Hierop stond een tekst in drie talen, in het Grieks, het demotisch en de hiërogliefen.

Jean François Champollion had een talent voor talen. Hij sprak naast zijn Frans, ook Latijn, Grieks, Arabisch, Syrisch, Chaldeeuws, Hebreeuws, en Koptisch. Het oude Egyptische volksschrift, het demotisch, heeft overeenkomsten met het Koptisch, dat nog gesproken wordt in de Koptische kerk. Door het Koptisch te...

In this book the leading authority on Japanese art history sheds light on how Japan has nurtured distinctive aesthetics, prominent artists, and movements that have achieved global influence and popularity. The History of Art in Japan discusses works ranging from earthenware figurines in 13,000 BCE to manga, anime, and modern subcultures.

The control of multinational corporations is an area of law that has attracted immense attention both at national and international level. In recognition of the importance of the subject matter, the United Nations Secretary General has appointed a special representative to work in this area. The book discusses the current trend by MNCs to self regulate by employing voluntary corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy.

Olufemi Amao argues that the CSR concept is insufficient to deal with e...

The fourth catalogue devoted to the Wyvern Collection, an exceptional private collection of medieval and Renaissance art, comparable to the holdings of many of the world's great museums.

An exploration of echoes and resonances across two millennia of visual culture, celebrating ten years of The Public Domain Review.

Gathering a remarkable collection of over 500 public domain images, Affinities is a carefully curated visual journey illuminating connections across more than two thousand years of image-making. Drawing on a decade of archival immersion at The Public Domain Review, the book has been assembled from a vast array of sources: from manuscripts to museum catal...

An accessible and irreverent introduction to the art and art world of today, written by two curators at the heart of the contemporary art scene.