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From third-century wall paintings to stained glass by Gerhard Richter, this monumental book is a staggering achievement.

Amazing Illustrated Art Books And Their Brilliant Publishers (PHOTOS) 2011

From third-century wall paintings to stained glass by Gerhard Richter, this monumental book is a staggering achievement.

Amazing Illustrated Art Books And Their Brilliant Publishers (PHOTOS) 2011

Well, a third-century priest named Valentine thought that was pretty bogus, and started performing illegal marriages waaaaaaay before performing illegal marriages became all the rage.

Joel Schwartzberg: I'm With Cupid: Valentine's Day Truths Joel Schwartzberg 2011

It depicts the moment when the third-century Roman soldier Sebastian, having refused to renounce his Christianity, has been sentenced to death by emperor Diocletian, tied to a tree and shot by archers.

At National Gallery, two paintings by one Dutch master add up to a sublime exhibition 2011

Well, a third-century priest named Valentine thought that was pretty bogus, and started performing illegal marriages waaaaaaay before performing illegal marriages became all the rage.

Joel Schwartzberg: I'm With Cupid: Valentine's Day Truths Joel Schwartzberg 2011

But the book's brilliant color reproductions range across the world and show us everything from third-century wall paintings to stained glass by Gerhard Richter.

Photo-Op: Dancing Man 2011

What else to make of the Sifra, a third-century commentary on Leviticus often cited by the Talmud, forbidding the Israelites from copying what they believed to be Egyptian practices:

Elizabeth Abbott: Is New York's Gay Marriage Truly Historic? Elizabeth Abbott 2011

Sebastian was a third-century Roman officer sentenced to die for his Christianity.

Finding Inspiration in the Flesh Willard Spiegelman 2011

What else to make of the Sifra, a third-century commentary on Leviticus often cited by the Talmud, forbidding the Israelites from copying what they believed to be Egyptian practices:

Elizabeth Abbott: Is New York's Gay Marriage Truly Historic? Elizabeth Abbott 2011

Well, a third-century priest named Valentine thought that was pretty bogus, and started performing illegal marriages waaaaaaay before performing illegal marriages became all the rage.

Joel Schwartzberg: I'm With Cupid: Valentine's Day Truths Joel Schwartzberg 2011