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Japanese Art Rev Edition World of Art by Joan Stanley Baker Publisher Comments The uniqueness of Japanese culture rests on the fact that, throughout its history, Japan has continually taken, adapted, and transformed diverse influences from Korea, China, the South Seas, Europe, and the Americas into distinct traditions of its own... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper 
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Bento's Sketchbook by John Berger Publisher Comments Bento's Sketchbook is an exploration of the practice of drawing, as well as a meditation on how we perceive and seek to explore our ever-changing relationship with the world around us.... (read more) Your price: $28.95 New - Hardcover
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History of Japanese Art - Revised (2ND 05 Edition) by Penelope Mason Publisher Comments Published jointly by Prentice Hall and Harry N. Abrams, Inc., this second edition of the comprehensive history of Japanese art from 10,500 B.C.E. now extends beyond 1945, tying together more closely the development of all the media within a well... (read more) List Price $156.40 Your price: $118.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Story of Imari: The Symbols and Mysteries of Antique Japanese Porcelain by Goro Shimura Publisher Comments Fired in the kilns of Arita, Japan, eight miles south of the seaport town after which it was named, Imari porcelain is distinguished by the beautiful visual effects produced by its blue underglaze and color overglaze enamels. In THE STORY OF IMARI... (read more) Your price: $40.00 New - Hardcover
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The Shock of the New by Robert Hughes Publisher Comments A beautifully illustrated hundred-year history of modern art, from cubism to pop and avant-guard. More than 250 color photos.... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $18.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Americans in Florence: Sargent and the American Impressionists by Francesca (edt) Bardazzi Publisher Comments The discovery of Italy by American artists of the late nineteenth century. The relationship American impressionists had with Italy, and with Florence in particular, became very intense in the decades spanning the close of the nineteenth and dawn of the... (read more) Your price: $65.00 New - Hardcover
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Concubines and Courtesans: Women in Chinese Erotic Art by Ferry M. Bertholet Publisher Comments This dazzling array of exquisite and intimate art from one of the world's most renowned collectors covers more than three centuries of Chinese erotic art. This opulently illustrated volume offers a wide-ranging examination of erotic artifacts from the... (read more) Your price: $60.00 New - Hardcover
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Chaotic Harmony: Contemporary Korean Photography by Anne Wilkes Tucker Publisher Comments Recently contemporary Korean art has garnered significant international recognition, in part for the work of photographers Atta Kim and Bae Bien-U. Now, this richly illustrated book brings their work together with that of forty other up-and-coming Korean... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $17.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Secret Art of DR. Seuss by Dr. Seuss Publisher Comments These fabulous, whimsical paintings, created for his own pleasure and never shown to the public, show Geisel (a.k.a. Dr. Seuss) in a whole new light. Depicting outlandish creatures in otherworldly settings, the paintings use a dazzling rainbow of hues... (read more) Your price: $35.00 New - Hardcover
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Bamboo in Japan by Nancy Bess Publisher Comments For centuries, bamboo has fascinated legions of craftspeople, plant lovers and devotees of the handcrafted object. And nowhere is bamboo used more elegantly and distinctly than in Japan. Its presence touches every part of daily life-art, crafts, design... (read more) Your price: $49.95 New - Hardcover
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History of Beauty (10 Edition) by Umberto Eco Publisher Comments Now in paperback, Umberto Eco’s groundbreaking and much-acclaimed first illustrated book has been a critical success since its first publication in 2004. What is beauty? Umberto Eco, among Italy’s finest and most important contemporary... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $15.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Leap by Terry Tempest Williams From Powells.com When the young Terry Tempest Williams stayed at her grandmother's house, she slept under two thirds of a tacked-up reproduction of a famous triptych by Hieronymus Bosch. She was well acquainted with the 15th-century Flemish painter's Paradise and Hell... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Leonardo's Notebooks (05 Edition) by Leonardo Da Vinci Publisher Comments The award-winning and bestselling collection of the exquisite, annotated notebooks of Leonardo now in paperback. Culled from more than 7,000 pages of sketches and writings found in various rare books, papers, and other resources throughout the world... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $13.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Methods and Theories of Art History by Anne D'alleva Publisher Comments A jargon-free analysis of complex theories of art history, that is ideal for the undergraduate student.... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion 2 DVD by Peter Thaler Publisher Comments A survey of the best contemporary character design in animation. Traditional animation systems of interchangeable characteristics, predictable story telling and limited movements are being overturned by a new generation of character designers who are... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern by Carol Strickland Publisher Comments Like music, art is a universal language. Although looking at works of art is a pleasurable enough experience, to appreciate them fully requires certain skills and knowledge. --Carol Strickland, from the introduction to The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash... (read more) List Price $22.99 Your price: $13.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Asian Jewellery: Ethnic Rings, Bracelets, Necklaces, Earrings, Belts, Head Ornaments by Berenice Geoffroy-schneiter Publisher Comments The ultimate reference book on the ethnic jewelry of Asian peoples. A comprehensive picture of jewelry beginning with prehistory and continuing into the twentieth-century with the works of contemporary designers. Ivory, beads, leather, shells... (read more) Your price: $45.00 New - Hardcover
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Traditional Arts and Crafts of Japan by Christopher Dresser Publisher Comments Great Victorian classic offers unsurpassed coverage of architecture, ornament, pottery, calligraphy, drawing, lacquerware, metalware, textiles, religious symbols and more. Fascinating insights into Japanese culture: dancing girls, hara-kiri, tea-drinking... (read more) Available May 2012 Your price: $12.95 New - Trade Paper 
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Miro (Master Artists) by Jacques Dupin Publisher Comments Alongside Picasso and Warhol, Joan Miro (1893-1983) is one of the twentieth century's most influential artists. Miro created a pictorial world of intense imaginative power, in which visionary and cosmic elements are inextricably intertwined with the... (read more) Your price: $44.95 New - Hardcover
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Understanding Shunga: A Guide to Japanese Erotic Art (Masterclass) by Majella Munro Synopsis Shunga ?is the most comprehensively informative book ever to be written on the subject, truly a Masterclass. It ?is exquisitely and abundantly illustrated and ?traces the influences that came from many sources including various religions and the Kama... (read more) List Price $55.00 Your price: $25.95 Sale - Hardcover
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