"The first edition of this guide-book, which is in the main a shortened form of the 'General Guide', was prepared by Mr. C. Tate Regan, F.R.S., in 1920, in order to give a general idea of the arrangement and contents of the Natural History Museum. Except for a few alterations, made necessary by changes in the exhibits, this new issue is nearly a reprint of the first edition."--Pref.

The Hajj is the largest pilgrimage in the world today and a sacred duty for all Muslims. With contributions from renowned experts, this book opens out onto the full sweep of the Hajj: as a sacred path walked by early Islamic devotees, as a sumptuous site of worship under the care of sultans, and as an expression of faith in the modern world.

A major publication on Hokusai's remarkable late work, incorporating fresh scholarship on the sublime paintings and prints the artist created in the last thirty years of his life