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1 comments about Praising God Through the Lively Arts.

1. This book is inspirational and practical! I am pastor of Church of the Saviour United Methodist, where the author serves as Director of Creative Worship Arts. We have been privileged to use much of the material in this book in our worship. Through this process, worship has come alive for the congregation. The material has been well received and used by many types of people--young and old, male and female, conservative and progressive. Few resources are needed, except a willing spirit and the desire to be creative. I would commend this book to anyone seeking to bring alive their worship service.

5 comments about The First Mormon Temple: Design, Construction, and Historic Context of the Kirtland Temple.

1. Robison's insights into the the progression of the construction of the Kirtland temple are priceless windows into the most significant landmark in the timeline of mormon architecture. This is a great coffee table book for historic preservation buffs and mormoms alike that won't be put down!



2. Robison's insights into the the progression of the construction of the Kirtland temple are priceless windows into the most significant landmark in the timeline of mormon architecture. This is a great coffee table book for historic preservation buffs and mormoms alike that won't be put down!



3. Robison's insights into the the progression of the construction of the Kirtland temple are priceless windows into the most significant landmark in the timeline of mormon architecture. This is a great coffee table book for historic preservation buffs and mormoms alike that won't be put down!



4. Robison's insights into the the progression of the construction of the Kirtland temple are priceless windows into the most significant landmark in the timeline of mormon architecture. This is a great coffee table book for historic preservation buffs and mormoms alike that won't be put down!



5. Robison's insights into the the progression of the construction of the Kirtland temple are priceless windows into the most significant landmark in the timeline of mormon architecture. This is a great coffee table book for historic preservation buffs and mormoms alike that won't be put down!

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1 comments about Angels in Art: 16 Art Stickers (Fine Art Stickers).

1. This is a wonderful picture book.I was kinda afraid with it being stickers it wouldnt be adult friendly..I was wrong.its beautiful and useful..in decoupage,card making,or just as inspiration.I really love it now that I have it.B.W.

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1 comments about The Virgin of the Andes: Art and Ritual in Colonial Cuzco.

1. Ever learn to draw a kitty by making a stack of three circles, progressively smaller from top to bottom? If so, would you conclude that everywhere you see three circles (a pawn shop, for example) there is occult symbolism of a secret feline cult? That's the kind of argument that underlies one of the basic premises of this slender volume: Andean paintings of the Virgin Mary show Her dressed in a stiff, voluminous cloak that creates the impression of a triangle, a cone; mountains are somewhat conical; inhabitants of the Andes worshipped mountains: therefore, pictures of the Virgin are actually secret objects of pagan idolatry.

   There may be merit to the premise, but it is not demonstrated in this book except by a single (remarkable) painting that shows the Virgin's features actually emerging from Cerro Potosi. But does this prove the author's premise, or is it a reference to the hill's proverbial status as a source of limitless riches? It would be useful to see more overt examples that support the author's point of view, but this one picture and an anecdote are all the proof that's given. Curiously, many of the full-page illustrations show pre-columbian pieces (especially featherwork) that could easily be referenced at thumbnail scale, leaving room for a broader assortment of examples of the main topic. This monograph could also profit from a deeper inquiry into the dressing of religious statues in the Catholic tradition. (Many of the Virgin paintings actually portray statues that were objects of devotion, rather than the person of the Virgin. The cult of the Infant of Prague is one of the few examples of dressed-up statues familiar, at least to Catholics, in the United States.)

   I found the price rather high ..., since there is not much in the text to make it an object of study and reference; and the illustrations, while attractive, cannot be described as sumptuous.