The 400 years which followed the spread of Islam in the 7th century brought a unique fusion of cultures to Persia as Islam was embraced and continuity with Persian heritage maintained. This book describes these centuries of great achievement in the arts, sciences and medicine.

《The Golden Age of Advertising-the 60s》是Taschen出版社的广告黄金年代的系列之一，收集了当时相当60年代的广告传单，包括了车、烟酒、电影、旅行等，以及各种可以想得到的家庭用品。欣赏本书，除了回顾当时的设计与观念，书中的各种广告案也生动地描绘了60年代物质生活的多样、精彩。 http://www.lommo.cn

More than a history of Greek science, this fascinating book by an eminent science historian also provides a lucid account of ancient and early Greek cultures. Remarkably readable, thoroughly documented, and well illustrated, it covers problems of mathematics, astronomy, physics, and biology.

本书为吴经熊博士十余年来研究禅宗的心得结晶。经其弟子吴怡博士译成中文。该书以深入浅出的手法，生动活泼的文字，叙述禅宗自达摩印心，惠能开宗，及五家传灯的盛况。不仅故事生动，引人入胜，而且对公案的透视，人物的描写，禅境的烘托，尤多精辟的见解。

When Britain declared war on China in 1839, it sealed the fate of what had been, for centuries, the wealthiest and most powerful empire in the world. But local corruption, popular uprisings, and dwindling finances had left the country much weaker than was commonly understood and the war set in motion the fall of the Qing dynasty which, in turn, would lead to the rise of nationa...(展开全部)

As China reclaims its position as a world power, Imperial Twilight looks back to tell the story of the country's last age of ascendance and how it came to an end in the nineteenth-century Opium War. "This thoroughly researched and delightful work is essential for anyone interested in Chinese or British imperial history." --Library Journal (Starred Review) When Britain launched ...(展开全部)

The 17th and 18th centuries saw a 'flowering' of botanical illustration and witnessed the production of some of the greatest books of plant illustration ever produced, including such outstanding examples as the Hortus Eystettensis, the work of Maria Sybilla Merian, Thornton's Temple of Flora, Banks's Florilegium and Sibthorpe's Flora Graeca. During this period several developme...(展开全部)

The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries saw a flowering of botanical illustration and witnessed the production of some of the greatest books of plant illustration ever produced, including such outstanding examples as the Hortus Eystettensis, the work of Maria Sybilla Merian, Thornton's Temple of Flora, Banks's Florilegium and Sibthorpe's Flora Graeca. In this beautiful book, C...(展开全部)