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Panorama of the Enlightenment (06 Edition)
by Dorinda Outram  Publisher Comments The Enlightenment is that crucial, and profoundly exciting, period between the late seventeenth century and the French Revolution. It was the great age of rationalism and tolerance, an age of boundless curiosity about the physical universe and the nature...
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History of Greek Vases (01 Edition)
by Boardman Publisher Comments "Boardman gets down to the nitty-gritty of how and why potters created and decorated the vases, how their artistic quality developed and their influence spread."—Publishers Weekly Greek pottery has long fascinated scholars and historians of art. It...
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Interrogation Machine: Laibach and NSK (Short Circuits)
by Alexei Monroe Publisher Comments NSK is considered by many to be the last true avant-garde of the twentieth century and the most consistently challenging artistic force in Eastern Europe today. The acronym refers to Neue Slowenische Kunst, a Slovene collective that emerged in the wake...
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A Celebration of Judaism in Art
by Irene Korn Publisher Comments The tradition, laws, and customs that govern Jewish life have produced a wealth of funtional artworks-found both in the treaseres of synagogues and in the simple ceremonial objets used in the home. With 102 beautiful full-color illustrations, A...
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Land of the Winged Horseman: Art in Poland, 1572-1764
by Jan Ostrowski Synopsis In its golden years of the Baroque era, Poland expressed creative ties to east and west in extraordinary works of fine and decorative art. This gorgeously illustrated book displays more than 150 works of art that celebrate the cross-cultural richness of...
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Making of the European Age
by J M Roberts Publisher Comments The Illustrated History of the World is a lavishly illustrated edition of J. M. Roberts's bestselling History of the World. Now completely revised and updated, each volume of this comprehensive reference work traces the tumultuous story of humankind from...
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Monographs on the Fine Arts #47: Rainbow Like an Emerald: Stained Glass in Lorraine in the Thirteenth and Early Fourteenth Centuries
by Meredith Pa Lillich Book News Annotation A study of Lorraine stained glass as a regional style developed in conjunction with the typical Gothic architecture of the province, situated between France and Germany. The turbulent history of the region has left little glass from the period, but...
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Swedish Design: The Best in Swedish Design Today
by Susanne Helgeson Synopsis The author presents a survey of over 30 Swedish designers, from glass and textile designers to ceramic artists and furniture makers, which provides an insight into Scandanavian design philosophies. The work of 14 Swedish photographers illustrates the...
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Art and Decoration in Elizabeth and Jacobean England: The Influence of Continetal Prints, 1558-1625
by Anthony Wells Cole Synopsis The spread of the Renaissance and the onset of the Reformation gradually transformed the appearance of art, architecture, and decoration in sixteenth-century England. By the middle of the century, prints were being produced in near-industrial conditions...
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A French Alphabet Book of 1814: For Alfred Bourdier de Beauregard, Created by His Uncle Arnaud at the Chateau de Beaumont de Beauregard
by Charles Plante Publisher Comments This charming primer on the alphabet captures the essence of everyday life among the French aristocracy in 1814 in a uniquely detailed series of watercolor drawings made as an alphabet book for a young French aristocrat by his uncle. The drawings give...
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Nineteenth-Century European Art: A Topical Dictionary
by Terry W Strieter Publisher Comments Major art movements and artists of nineteenth-century Europe, from the French Revolution to World War I, are presented alphabetically in a dictionary format. Artists and art movements are integrated within the politics and culture of the times. An...
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Art for All?: The Collision of Modern Art and the Public in Late-Nineteenth-Century Germany
by Beth Irwin Lewis Publisher Comments This book tells the story of Germany's rich, flourishing, and diversified world of art in the last decades of the nineteenth century--a world that has until recently been eclipsed by the events of the twentieth century. Basing her narrative on a close...
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Degas, Sickert and Toulouse-Lautrec: London and Paris 1870-1910
by Anna Gruetzn Robins Publisher Comments In the late 19th century, the exploding populations and hectic speed of life in London and Paris fascinated artists on both sides of the English Channel. French artists Edgar Degas and Henri Toulouse-Lautrec pioneered new ways of representing the city...
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Design & the Decorative Arts: Tudor and Stuart Britain 1500-1714 (Design & the Decorative Arts)
by Michael Snodin Publisher Comments For collectors, dealers, and antiques enthusiasts, these three well-priced paperbacks provide a fascinating picture of design and the decorative arts in Tudor-Stuart, Georgian, and Victorian Britain. Drawn from the acclaimed one-volume book "Design & the...
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Gloria Victis!: Victors and Vanquished in French Art 1848-1910
by Flemming Friborg Publisher Comments Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen With a Beauty All Its Own "I called this collection the Glyptotek to demonstrate that it was not a museum with the usual need for scientific order and completeness, where art works often stand freezing, alien to each...
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101 Celtic Beasts (101 Celtic)
by Courtney Davis Synopsis A Beautiful Spectrum of Classic and Modern Celtic Creature Designs...
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In Another Light: Danish Painting in the Nineteenth Century
by Patricia G Berman Publisher Comments In Another Light is the first comprehensive volume in English on 19th-century Danish Art, a subject that is increasingly acknowledged as an essential subject of the history of art. The extraordinary outburst of artistic energy that occurred in Denmark...
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Eye on Europe: Prints, Books & Multiples, 1960 to Now
by Deborah Wye Synopsis Prints, books and multiples have long played a vital role in the vanguard of European contemporary art. From London to Moscow, artists have expanded the scope of their creative vision--and expanded their audiences--through striking and inventive uses of...
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Painting and Sculpture in Europe, 1880-1940: 4th Edition (Pelican History of Art)
by George H Hamilton Synopsis Traces the origins and growth of modern art, assessing the intrinsic qualities of individual works and describing the social forces in play. The book covers various areas including works of Impressionism, Cubism, Constructivism and Surrealism....
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Wiener Werkstatte
by Christian Brandstatter Synopsis Founded 100 years ago in Vienna, the Wiener Werkstatte--"Vienna Workshops"--was an idealistic movement to unite the fine and applied arts with the goal of creating beautifully designed and crafted objects for every purpose. Begun by Josef Hoffmann and...
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