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Exhibiting Englishness: John Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery and the Formation of a National Aesthetic by Rosie Dias Publisher Comments In the late 18th century, as a wave of English nationalism swept the country, the printseller John Boydell set out to create an ambitious exhibition space, one devoted to promoting and fostering a distinctly English style of history painting. With its... (read more) Your price: $98.95 New - Hardcover
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Drawing What the Eye Sees by Ted Seth Jacobs Synopsis Heralded as a revolutionary right-brain approach to figure drawing, this guide focuses on mentality rather than technique. More than 180 black-and-white drawings and eight pages of color illustrations.... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil Macgregor Publisher Comments The blockbuster New York Times bestseller and the companion volume to the wildly popular radio series Neil MacGregor has blazed an unusual path to international renown. As director of the British Museum, he organized an exhibit that aimed to tell the... (read more) Your price: $30.00 New - Trade Paper
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What Are You Looking At?: The Surprising, Shocking, and Sometimes Strange Story of 150 Years of Modern Art by Will Gompertz Publisher Comments In the tradition of Eats, Shoots and Leaves, art history with a sense of humor Every year, millions of museum and gallery visitors ponder the modern art on display and secretly ask themselves, Is this art?” A former director at Londons Tate... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Elephant #15: The Arts & Visual Culture Magazine by Marc (edt) Valli Publisher Comments Elephant a quarterly magazine from the makers of Framefocuses its keen eye on art and visual culture. Lately, creative individuals have been protesting against the corporate nature of things, often taking the initiative and setting up new... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Day of the Dead (Creative Haven Coloring Books) by Marty Noble Publisher Comments The Mexican holiday known as the Day of the Dead offers the living a chance to remember and honor their departed friends and family. These 31 intricate illustrations abound in dancing skeletons, skulls, and other traditional imagery, all... (read more) Your price: $5.99 New - Trade Paper
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Frank Holl: Emerging from the Shadows by Mark Bills Publisher Comments Francis 'Frank' Montague Holl (1845-1888) was one of the great painters of the Victorian era, notable for his tragic social realism as well as his penetrating portraits. Although highly respected in his lifetime, his early death meant that he never fully... (read more) Your price: $36.25 New - Trade Paper
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Modern Calligraphy: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started in Script Calligraphy by Mallory Suber Thorpe Publisher Comments Learn script calligraphy from an in-demand calligrapher and wedding invitation designer Calligraphy is about creating something uniquely beautiful, whether to celebrate a special occasion like marriage or to use every day in the form of stationery... (read more) Your price: $24.99 New - Trade Paper
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Script and Scribble: The Rise and Fall of Handwriting by Kitty Burns Florey Publisher Comments "...a witty and readable (and fetchingly illustrated and glossed) excursion through the history of handwriting..." —Cullen Murphy, The Wall Street Journal Steeped in the Palmer Method of Handwriting she learned in Catholic school, Kitty Burns... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Ancestors of Christ Windows at Canterbury Cathedral by Jeffrey Weaver Publisher Comments Eighty-six near-life-size figures of the male ancestors of Christ once looked down on the choir and eastern extension of the medieval cathedral and priory church of Canterbury. Made of colored glass, with the details of the faces and costumes painted on... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Trade Paper
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Fashion in the Time of the Great Gatsby (Shire Library) by Lalonnie Lehman Publisher Comments The post-WWI world saw cultural, political and technology explosions that lead the way to fashion becoming a highly personal and social statement. The Roaring '20s, exemplified by F. Scott Fitzgerald's literary classic The Great Gatsby, ... (read more) Your price: $9.95 New - Trade Paper
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Smarter Than You Think: How Technology Is Changing Our Minds for the Better by Clive Thompson Publisher Comments It's undeniable technology is changing the way we think. But is it for the better? Amid a chorus of doomsayers, Clive Thompson delivers a resounding "yes." The Internet age has produced a radical new style of human intelligence, worthy of both... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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Roy G. Biv: An Exceedingly Surprising Book about Color by Jude Stewart Publisher Comments Color is all around us every day. We use it to interpret the world—red means stop, blue means water, orange means construction. But it is also written into our metaphors, of speech and thought alike: yellow means cowardice; green means envy&... (read more) Your price: $22.00 New - Hardcover
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Phillips Book Prize #5: Out of Time: Philip Guston and the Refiguration of Postwar American Art by Robert Slifkin Publisher Comments Robert Slifkin deploys a glaring paradoxthe fact that the standard art history of the 1960s largely ignores the unruly cultural phenomena that so vividly define the decadeto launch exactly the kind of book I've been hoping for. Out of... (read more) Your price: $60.00 New - Hardcover
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The World According to Karl: The Wit and Wisdom of Karl Lagerfeld by Karl Lagerfeld Publisher Comments Patrick Mauries, editor and author, has written more than thirty books including Jewelry by Chanel (2012). He has known Karl Lagerfeld since the beginning of his literary career. Jean-Christophe Napias is an author, translator, and editor of books on... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $25.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Innovation Expedition: A Visual Toolkit to Start Innovation by Gijs Van Wulfen Publisher Comments The Innovation Expedition does for innovation what Alexander Osterwalder's mega bestseller Business Model Generation did for business modeling: it makes a complicated business subject very accessible by telling the story in a visual way and by... (read more) Your price: $45.00 New - Trade Paper
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Awaken Your Genius: A Seven-Step Path to Freeing Your Creativity and Manifesting Your Dreams by Carolyn Elliott Publisher Comments Do you have a nagging suspicion that you're not living up to your creative potential? Do you feel hindered by the deeply embedded programming of social conformity and core limiting beliefs? Most of all, are you ready to shed those shackles and unleash... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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Gear Guide: Hip-Pocket Guide to Britain's Swinging Carnaby Street Fashion Scene by David Johnson Review CN"This quirky, fascinating little book was originally published in 1967 by Atlas Publishing, London. A facsimile of the original pocket guide to the boutiques of Swinging London, this book is a must- have stocking filler for Christmas, or just a neat... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Eliseo Mattiacci by Germano (edt) Celant Publisher Comments A glimpse into the mind of one of the most unique sculptors of the twentieth century. This monograph considers Mattiaccis historic adventures starting from the 1960s, when the artist was associated with the Italian avant-garde movement Arte Povera.... (read more) Your price: $115.00 New - Hardcover
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Benjamin Katz: Georg Baselitz at Work by Cornelia Gockel Publisher Comments Painter and sculptor Georg Baselitz is one of the most important German artists working today, and his art is held by major museums around the world. And for more than thirty years, photographer Benjamin Katz has been documenting Baselitz at work. Katz... (read more) Your price: $34.95 New - Hardcover
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