Dal Gatto dai piedi neri (Africa meridionale), grande quanto un coniglio, alla Tigre dell'Amur (Estremo Oriente russo), in grado di uccidere un orso, i 38 membri della famiglia dei fetidi comprendono alcune tra le specie più affascinanti e magnifiche della Terra. Adattati per uccidere con la massima efficienza, i felidi rappresentano una delle linee evolutive di maggiore successo tra i mammiferi predatori. La Guida ai felidi selvatici del mondo esplora la straordinaria famiglia dei felidi con un livello di approfondimento senza precedenti. Con dati basati su migliaia di articoli scientifici e osservazioni dirette sul campo, ogni specie è descritta in modo esaustivo. Il volume è riccamente illustrato con tavole a colori, disegni in bianco e nero che mostrano importanti aspetti della vita dei felidi e accurate rappresentazioni del cranio di ciascuna specie. Sono inoltre presenti oltre 200 fotografie, molte delle quali di specie estremamente rare e poco note. Ogni scheda descrittiva comprende una mappa di distribuzione aggiornata e illustra le conoscenze più recenti sulla classificazione e sulle parentele delle varie specie, con alcune sorprendenti ultime scoperte. Nonostante il loro grande successo evolutivo, la sopravvivenza dei felidi nel mondo moderno è una sfida molto complessa. Il manuale tratta i temi più attuali della tutela dei felidi selvatici, lo stato di conservazione sempre più a rischio di molte specie e i modi per salvarle.

Ranging from largest (the tiger) to the smallest (the rusty-spotted cat), the world's wild cats are some of the most beautiful, ferocious, and feared carnivores in the world.Wild Cats of the World provides a detailed account of each species of wild cat, examining their importance throughout history and the future of some of the most endangered breeds.

Using magnificent color plates by top wildlife artist Priscilla Barrett to depict each cat in detail,Wild Cats of the World examines the characteristics of all thirty-eight species as well as their history and current status. A must-have book for any cat enthusiast.

Now in its tenth year of publication, Ceramics in America is considered the journal of record for historical ceramic scholarship in the American context. The 2010 issue, which is intended to be a companion to the 2009 volume, will expand the discussion of the Moravian story by presenting a series of groundbreaking articles on other major centers of slipware production in the piedmont region of North Carolina. Setting a new standard for American ceramic studies, this transdisciplinary effort draws on archaeology, art history, religion, ceramics, technology, and many other areas of inquiry resulting in a substantively revised history of this much-admired North Carolina pottery tradition. Many examples
of highly decorative slipware and intriguing figural bottles are illustrated here for the first time with the precise color photography of Gavin Ashworth.
The 2009 and 2010 Ceramics in America journals are centered on the traveling exhibit, Art in Clay: Masterworks of North Carolina Earthenware, a ground-breaking exhibit that features masterfully decorated slipware, sculptural bottles, refined creamware and faience that are but part of the rich artistic legacy of North Carolina's first earthenware potters.
Art in Clay: Masterworks of North Carolina Earthenware Exhibition Schedule:
The Milwaukee Art Museum: September 2, 2010 - January 17, 2011
Old Salem Museums & Gardens: March 2011 - August 2011
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation: September 26, 2011 - June 24, 2012

Now in its ninth year of publication, Ceramics in America is considered the journal of record for historical ceramic scholarship in the American context. The 2009 volume presents new research related to the rich and varied earthenware production in the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Moravian settlements of Bethabara and Salem, North Carolina. Setting a new standard for American ceramic studies, this transdisciplinary effort draws on archaeology, art history, social history, religion, ceramic technology, and many other areas of inquiry resulting in a substantively revised history of this much-admired North Carolina pottery tradition. Many examples of highly decorative slipware and intriguing figural bottles are illustrated for the first time with color photography by Gavin Ashworth.

Art in Clay: Masterworks of North Carolina Earthenware Exhibition Schedule: The Milwaukee Art Museum: September 2, 2010 - January 17, 2011; Old Salem Museums & Gardens: March 2011 - August 2011; Colonial Williamsburg Foundation: September 26, 2011 - June 24, 2012