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Street Graphics Egypt
by Barry Dawson
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The street graphics of modern Egypt reflect three distinct cultures and visual styles: ancient Egyptian imagery, a developing Western international style, and the traditional Arabic calligraphy of Egypt's Islamic majority. Thousands of years ago... ( read more)
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Africa: The Art of a Continent
by Tom Phillips
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This volume provides a global vision of the art of Africa through a host of colourful images of the finest known objects from the continent's cultural heritage. It examines African art geographically in a "grand tour" that divides the continent into... ( read more)
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Angaza Afrika: African Art Now
by Chris Spring
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The mission of this book is to illustrate Africa's immensely fertile artistic landscape. Africa has emerged from its colonial past and is asserting its own identity. African art is not only confined to the continent itself but has spread world-wide... ( read more)
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The gold of the pharaohs.
by Henri Stierlin
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A breathtaking glimpse into the coffers of ancient Egypt, revealing gold and silver artifacts and other rare treasures from royal tombs.... ( read more)
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Art and the End of Apartheid
by John Peffer
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Black South African artists have typically had their work labeled “African art” or “township art,” qualifiers that, when contrasted with simply “modernist art,” have been used to marginalize their work both in South... ( read more)
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Black Africa: Masks, Sculptures, Jewels (Smart)
by Laure Meyer
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Covers the objects that express the influence of myths on the daily life and inventive genius of more than 60 ethnic groups, and examines the entire range from aesthetic and ethnological points of view.... ( read more)
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Flash of the Spirit
by Robert Farris Thompson
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This book reveals how five distinct African civilizations have shaped the specific cultures of their New World descendants.... ( read more)
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Description De L'egypte: Napoleon's Expedition To the Discovery of Ancient Egypt
by Franco Serino
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Napoleon's Expedition to the Discovery of Ancient Egypt. This publication, dedicated to the description of so many gigantic monuments, is itself a colossal work in the field of literature, science and art.... ( read more)
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Modern Egyptian Art 1910-2003
by Lillian Karnouk
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The history of the twentieth-century art of... ( read more)
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The Royal Arts of Africa: The Majesty of Form
by Suzanne Prest Blier
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This is a revealing look at the rich artistic traditions of the Benin, Yoruba, Cameroon, and other great African kingdoms by one of the world's leading scholars. Suzanne Blier treats the arts of these royal African cultures in light of the most up-to... ( read more)
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African Art ((Rev)02 Edition)
by Frank Willett
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 262-267) and index.... ( read more)
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Tribal Arts of Africa : Surveying Africa's Artistic Geography (98 Edition)
by Jean-baptiste Bacquart
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The marvelous achievements of black African artists over thousands of years are revealed and superbly portrayed in this book. The earliest pieces date from the beginning of the first millennium, the most recent from the early twentieth century before the... ( read more)
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Maroon Arts : Cultural Vitality in the African Diaspora (99 Edition)
by Sally Price
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Cultural Vitality in the African Diaspora Lavishly illustrated with more than 350 images, this groundbreaking new book traces traditions in woodcarving, textiles, clothing, and jewelry created by the Maroon people of Suriname and French Guiana.... ( read more)
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Early Art and Architecture of Africa (Oxford History of Art)
by Peter Garlake
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This new history of over 5,000 years of African art reveals its true diversity for the first time. Challenging centuries of misconceptions that have obscured the sophisticated nature of African art, Garlake focuses on seven key regions--southern Africa... ( read more)
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Black Africa: Masks, Sculpture & Jewelry
by Laure Meyer
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This text illustrates the masks, pottery, sculpture, bronze, ivory, statues of ancestors, reliquaries and jewellery of Africa, from both the aesthetic and ethnological viewpoint.... ( read more)
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Ancient Egypt
by Franco Serino
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Following the Napoleonic military campaign in Egypt, Europe was able to rediscover the ancient Egyptian civilization, specifically amplifying knowledge of the country's archaeological monuments and the hieroglyphic script. This thirst for knowledge led... ( read more)
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Medusa: The African Sculpture of Enchantment
by Boris Wastiau
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Just as the mythological Greek figure Medusa possessed the extraordinary power of turning onlookers into stone, the stunning African artifacts, masks, and statues showcased in this fascinating book were all created to cast spells on people. The function... ( read more)
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Remembering the Present
by Johannes Fabian
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"This is an extraordinarily original, powerfully argued book; provocative in the best sense of the word. The sheer juxtaposition of the terrible history of Zaire as painted by a Zairean popular artist who lived through some of the worst of it, the artist'... ( read more)
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Ndebele: The Art of an African Tribe
by Mar Courtney Clarke
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 198) and index.... ( read more)
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Africa: Arts and Cultures
by John Mack
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The British Museum boasts one of the finest collections of African art in the world. In Africa: ArtsandCultures, John Mack and an international team of artists and scholars draw on this world-famous collection to take us on a beautifully illustrated tour... ( read more)
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