Line drawings to color -- the art of 3,000 B.C. from Ur to that of Bablyonia, Assyrians and Persians. The figures are truly elegant, and there are stories of gods and goddesses and great rulers.
Drawn from Nicholas Benois' famous ballet of 1947 at La Scala. Themost delightful drawings tell not only Prokofiev's great story, but also about instruments.
Kings and queens of England -- from the most ancient to Her Majesty now -- all in glorious garb and ready to color vividly. These epoch makers are surrounded by jolly lines from the bard and others.
The letters of medieval manuscripts can be not only elegant, but terribly amusing. One can enjoy the jests of monks of the 12th century, most simply drawn for young children to color.
Here is the world's largest totem pole! When you put the parts together you will have a pole that goes from floor to ceiling -- and then some! A fine introduction to Northwest Indian Art. The text is edited from the works of early ethnologist Barbeau and other authorities on the Haida Indians.
Here is General Stonewall Jackson. The stories of great generals of both sides and of their famous battles, cornerstones of American history, should be known by every child.
The stories and delightful portraits of Rameau, Weber, Scarlatti, Beethoven, Mendelssohon, Mozart, Schubert, Gluck and others. A jolly introduction to the music of this era.
By Cyril Aldred, the author of Akhenaten & Nefertiti, etc. This fine period of portraiture, with the people surrounding the boy king, helps fill out the missing pages of Tut's reign.
The interesting uniforms of the different units were far more colorful than just blue and gray. Line drawings of soldiers wearing these uniforms are included along with a coloring key.
California's Spanish missions were large and grand establishments. This is the earliest series of views of them, showing what they were like just before they tumbled down. The text is adventure!