Incorporating Works of Art at the British Museum into a Global History

The Paleolithic Olduvai Chopping Tool ; Olduvai Ball ; Olduvai Cleaver ; Olduvai Handaxe (object catalogue entries, all Olduvai objects with images) Swimming Reindeer (11,000 BC, object catalogue entry) Ice Age Art (video) The Lion Man: an Ice Age Masterpiece (blogpost) Living with the Gods: The Beginnings of Belief (podcast) History of the World: SwimmingContinue reading “Incorporating Works of Art at the British Museum into a Global History”

The World’s Story: A History of the World in Song, Story, and Art

Volume I – China Japan Volume II – India Persia Mesopotamia and Palestine Volume III – Egypt Africa and Arabia Volume IV – Greece and Rome Volume V – Italy Fance Spain and Portugal Volume VI – Russia Austria-Hungary The Balkan States and Turkey Volume VII – Germany The Netherlands and Switzerland Volume VIII –Continue reading “The World’s Story: A History of the World in Song, Story, and Art”

Vintage Music History Books for Children

Young People’s History of Music by Macy (1886). Stories of Great Musicians by Scobey and Horne (1905). Stories of Great Musicians by Thayer (1905). Great Musicians by Oldmeadow (1908). Story-Lives of Great Musicians by Rowbotham (1908) Face to Face with Great Musicians by Isaacson (1921). Face to Face with Great Musicians, volume II by IsaacsonContinue reading “Vintage Music History Books for Children”