Tempera painting, the method in which colors are mixed with some binding material other than oil (primarily egg yolk), is the earliest type of painting known to man. The wall paintings of ancient Egypt and Babylon are tempera, as are many of the paintings of Giotto, Lippi, Botticelli, Raphael, Titian, Tintoretto, and many other masters. But in spite of the time-proven excellence of this technique — which boasts many clear advantages over oil paint — it does not receive the degree of attent...

Medieval painters built up a tremendous range of technical resources for obtaining brilliance and permanence. In this volume, an internationally known authority on medieval paint technology describes these often jealously guarded recipes, lists of materials, and processes.Based upon years of study of medieval manuscripts and enlarged by laboratory analysis of medieval paintings, this book discusses carriers and grounds, binding media, pigments, coloring materials, and metals used i...

The only problem you will have with this brilliant and inspiring novel by Terry Thompson will be laying it down. It is a spellbinding story with many great lessons of courageous leadership. Its contemporary resolution of the mysteries of the end-times will give you chills. Every few years, a particular Bible-based novel commands the attention of the Christian world. This is it for this decade.Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas, national television personality, and New York ...

“Battlestar Galactica meets Master and Commander.”With human civilization on the brink of collapse from famine, privateer Captain Cassandra Farren seeks to escape her troubled military past by signing up for the Avalon Expedition - a desperate multi-national mission to explore a distant nebula in search of life-saving resources, led by the energetic and optimistic Director Elizabeth Ancelet. Cassandra, Elizabeth, and their crews face not only division within the Ex...

Return to Tantalus.Forgotten and penniless after returning from the disastrous Avalon Expedition, the crew of the Guinevere struggle to survive and stay together as the Tantalus Cluster spirals into destitution and chaos.The beginning of a new season of the critically acclaimed audio drama ‘The Sojourn’, Season Two Volume One finally explores the rich and varied worlds of the Tantalus Cluster amidst their darkest days.Directed and produced with care...

As an aspiring or seasoned writer, do you feel like you aren't making headway, stumbling on what to write next, or wondering if you're even on the right path? Are you unable to find the motivation to charge up your computer and put your fingers on the keyboard after that last rejection?Between the pages of What I Wish I'd Known: For Writers, 100 highly accomplished authors share their time, energy, and knowledge to pay it forward and inspire other writers, experienced or a...

Skies of OpportunityAs Captain Cassandra Farren hunts the corners of Tantalus for pirates, her cunning and machiavellian father, Fleet Admiral Darius Farren (Dominic Keating), carefully lays his plans to restore the Centrum Assembly to its past glory - plans Cassandra may not be able to escape. All the while, the fearsome Advari blockade has lain silent for months, but soon that silence will be broken…Grounded in a rich sci-fi universe inspired by the age o...

The Avalon Expedition divided.Despite the food, water, and other plentiful resources the Expedition has found in the mysterious nebula 3,000 light years from home, Vice Admiral Redfield’s military takeover has sowed distrust among the Expedition's captains. Captain Cassandra Farren and Director Elizabeth Ancelet find themselves in the Avalon’s brig and the crew of the Guinevere press-ganged into service aboard the CSV Shabayev, while the captured Inquisitor Vadric ...

Revisits Australian rock band silverchair's globally successful debut album Frogstomp (1995) and asserts that the band is not an imitation of American grunge nor an emblem of Gen X angst.Frogstomp transformed Australian rockers silverchair from an(other) unknown teen garage band to an internationally popular rock outfit. The album was released in 1995 and became a global sensation. Due to silverchair's grunge aesthetic, the band's success has ofte...

The Avalon Expedition forges on.Humanity’s final hope for salvation has survived the 3,000 light year journey across the intergalactic void, only to find themselves scattered and vulnerable in a forbidding and alien nebula. Privateer Captain Cassandra Farren, despite her misgivings, has accepted the burden of responsibility for the safety of the Avalon Expedition, but protecting the fleet and it's firebrand civilian director, Elizabeth Ancelet, will prove more comp...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Vagus nerve basics is an easy-to-digest explanation of what happens within the complex nervous system, how it impacts mind-body health, and physical, mental, and emotional symptoms that may occur when imbalanced. You'll discover natural, non-invasive ways to stimulate your vagus nerve that are easy to practice, especially for a person with limited energy who may be recovering from a health situation.These techni...

Powerful poems for positive thinking!This collection of 50 poems will inspire confidence and courage, help children to overcome worries and spread kindness.Beautifully illustrated, it is filled with poems for children to read alone or enjoy with the whole family.With themes of friendship, self-belief, embracing change and celebrating people’s differences, it’s the perfect gift book for children to treasure.From poet, Daniel Thompson, author of Big Thoughts f...