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The films of Hitchcock, Welles and Godard; the aesthetics of photography and the technology of cinema; art and revolution in Russia and in Mexico; the avant...

Early Republic / Stephen P. Oakley -- Power And Process Under The Republican Constitution / T. Corey Brennan -- The Roman Army And Navy / David Potter -- Th...

Beliefs in mysterious underworlds are as old as humanity. But the idea that the earth has a hollow interior was first proposed as a scientific theory in 169...

With stunning illustrations from the Royal Horticultural Society's Lindley Library collection and concise text by Royal Horticultural Society archivist Dr....

Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture is a two volume collection of general art history written by Frederick Hartt.Includes:Volume I: Preh...

This stimulating book offers an exciting new approach to the twin themes of the arts of the Roman Empire and the rise of Christian art. Beginning in the sec...

The History Of Letters. From The Beginning Up To The Greeks. Norse Rock-tracing -- American Indian Pictograph -- Sumerian Word-pictures -- Chinese Word-pict...

Corpus Delecti is an unprecedented event in the history of Latino performance art. Assembled and edited by one of the foremost practitioners and theorists ...

"What is it I hope for from this book? To inspire a quiet revolution in the whole way we look at health and care for the dying, and the whole way we look a...

Detailed plates from the Bible: the Creation scenes, Adam and Eve, horrifying visions of the Flood, the battle sequences with their monumental crowds, depic...

The Relationship Between Artists And Their Patrons Has Always Been A Complex And Fascinating One. In The Case Of The Habsburg Rules Of The Sixteenth And Sev...

How "drowned town" literature, road movies, energy landscape photography, and "death train" narratives represent the brutality of industrial infrastructures...

This ICON title will be of special interest to anyone fascinated by early space travel and technology, those who simply want to wax nostalgic about a bygone...

Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light is the definitive biography of the Master of Suspense and the most widely recognized film director of all ti...

Pompeii is the most famous archaeological site in the world, visited by more than two million people each year. Yet it is also one of the most puzzling, wi...

«La imagen de Notre-Dame en llamas me dejó aturdido y profundamente afectado. Me encontraba al borde de las lágrimas. Algo de un valor incalculable estab...

A critical examination of the human condition and artistic responsibility through the eyes of Ai Weiwei.\Internationally renowned for his multimedia work as...

This 1982 book, now recognised as a classic, has done perhaps more than any other single work to change the face of art criticism in the twentieth century. ...

Museum Exhibition is the only textbook of its kind to consider exhibition development using both theory and practice in an integrated approach. This compreh...

Since the publication of Treehouses of the World, the community of treehouse builders has grown tremendously, and many more innovative treehouses have been ...

Art Deco Revisited / Bevis Hillier -- Art Deco : A Total Style? -- Strictly Modern : The 1925 Paris Exposition And The State Of European Decoration -- Us De...

the Story Of Art, One Of The Most Famous And Popular Books On Art Ever Written, Has Been A World Bestseller For Over Half A Century. Attracted By The Simpl...

V. 1. 1900-1944 -- V. 2. 1945 To The Present. Hal Foster ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 690-694) And Index. Includes Web Resources.Ca...

In 1508, despite strong advice to the contrary, the powerful Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo Buonarroti to paint the ceiling of the newly restored...

The Visual Arts in Canada: The Twentieth Century charts the developments in Canadian art from the late-nineteenth century to the present with new essays by ...

This book illustrates and describes the most important and famous masterpieces of Greek art. Using the guidebook approach to conveying information in an eas...

Stéphane Yerasimos. Translation Of Constantinople : De Byzance à Istanbul. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: Arts & Photograph...

What Is Art History? Why, How And Where Did It Originate, And How Have Its Aims And Methods Changed Over Time? This Work Is A Guide To Understanding Art His...

Added to this new edition are more than 40 concise discussions of cultural developments paralleling movements in art, from ancient Greek times through our o...

An art critic discusses the works of modern artists, paying special attention to Rodin, Picasso, and Jasper Johns.Categories: Arts & Photography History...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and f...

Almost 400 color images treat readers to dazzling holiday visions that leading designers have realized in their own homes—scenes usually reserved for fami...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the pu...

The Italian Sculptor Known As Donatello Helped To Forge A New Kind Of Art—one That Came To Define The Renaissance. His Work Was Progressive, Challenging, ...

Looks At The History Of The Rise Of Christianity As Experienced By The Adherents Of The Traditional Religions Of The Ancient World Who Directly Experienced ...

The 20th century was a time of great change, particularly in the arts, but seldom explored were the female poets of that time. Robert Hass and Paul Ebenkamp...

Book by Martignette Dr., Charles GCategories: Crafts, Hobbies & HomeCrafts & Hobbies

Charting Picasso’s journey from the bohemians of the Blue Period to the Rose Period’s acrobats and ingenues, this book celebrates some of the 20th centu...

Pierre–Auguste Renoir (1841–1919) stands out among the great artists for his willingness to paint pictures that are straightforwardly pretty and charmi...

Des photographies grandioses, des archives aux couleurs éclatantes, des pages qui se déplient et se replient à l’infini pour mettre en lumière ce Vers...

Appropriate for one-semester art history surveys or historically-focused art appreciation classes, A History of Western Art, Fifth Edition, combines sound s...

In this book, Henrike Lange takes the reader on a tour through one of the most beloved and celebrated monuments in the world – Giotto's Arena Chapel. Payi...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Through gorgeous photography and heartfelt essays, the interior designer and author of Made for Living reveals her detail-oriented a...

More Than A Generation Before The Invention Of Gutenberg’s Celebrated Press, The New Technology Of Image Printing Emerged. In This Book, A Distinguished G...