Carl Gustav Carus (1789–1869)

“Household Gods is a splendid publication on several counts

The brilliant age of Louis XIV saw the creation of a group of unusually large prints―some of which measure a fantastic five feet by three feet when assembled―that reproduced works by the French king's remarkably inventive court painter

and ethics

it captures a delicate array of seaside aromas

African Masks and Emotions: In Theory and in Practice Greece Carl Gustav Carus (1789–1869)Z. S. Strother In this groundbreaking book, Z. S. Strother, inspired by dialogues with African masquerade patrons and performers, disputes assumptions that masks universally hide, reveal, or transform. In Western European languages, the word mask exerts a powerful presence as a figure of speech. To masquerade is to pretend to be someone or something one is not. By extension, unmasking is a heroic metaphor for exposing a hidden truth. In this volume,