Art & Photography Books

Book SynopsisLe CarceriPublished to coincide with an exhibition at the British Museum, this volume explores Piranesi?s celebrated skill as a draftsman. While many studies are concerned with Piranesi?s activities as a printmaker, this beautifully illustrated book examines new dimensions of his art by focusing on his drawings. Curator and author Sarah Vowles establishes a clear relationship between his drawings and prints, discusses the involvement of studio hands in his late works, and examines how his style as a draftsman evolved.Piranesi DrawingsTrade Review'Piranesi’s detailed drawings reveal a mind enraptured by ancient Rome and a devotion to conjuring up its grandeur on paper' - Minerva'These glorious drawings open a window onto Piranesi’s soul. Like him, they are endlessly inventive, astonishingly original and ferocious' - Literary Review'Handsome' - ArtlystTable of ContentsPreface by Hugo Chapman • Introduction • Catalogue • Chronology • Notes • Bibliography

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Book SynopsisLooking back at key moments in Wedgwood?s design history, this book celebrates the manufacturer?s visual power and great design from its founding in 1759 to the present day.The name Wedgwood has come to stand for something far beyond its illustrious and energetic founder: it has united art and industry; introduced design and artistic collaborations; and pioneered the development ofthe firm?s iconic blue-and-white jasperware. This book tells that story through design, reflecting the continuing role that Wedgwood and its designers, artists, and employees have played in setting trends?including collaborations with many British artists and designers such as Christopher Dresser, Eric Ravilious, and Keith Murray. Wedgwood continuously responds to the market and produces high-quality, desirable ceramicsfor a broad range of consumers, yet remains faithful to the traditions established by Josiah Wedgwood in the eighteenth century.The book presents highlights from the internationally renowned V&A Wedgwood Collection, praised by the Art Fund?one of the UK?s leading art organizations?as ?one of the most important industrial archives,? containing around 80,000 objects. This archive reflects the unique proposition of Wedgwood?s business: by operating in both the ?ornamental? and ?useful? markets, Wedgwood has been able to bring innovative ceramic design to a broad and increasingly international clientele. These ceramics and their stories demonstrate the artistic heritage, craft, and innovation that have become synonymous with the Wedgwood name for more than 250 years.Trade Review'Beautifully designed' - Ceramic Review

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Book SynopsisExquisite yet too fragile to exhibit, one of the worldâs greatest collections of autochromes â a pioneering colour photography process â is presented to a wide audience for the first time. Offering unprecedented access to the V&Aâs collection of autochromes â one of the greatest collections of early colour photography in the world â Colour Mania presents this pioneering photographic process in its full, vibrant, wondrous and painterly beauty and provides a breath-taking view of the early 20th century in colour. Autochromes are so fragile and light sensitive that they cannot be displayed in public â this book presents the only chance to see the V&Aâs internationally significant collection. Invented by the LumiÃre brothers â also pioneers of cinema â the autochrome was the first widely available colour photography process. Upon its commercial release in 1907, it was eagerly embraced by Pictorialist photographers and advocated by its leading member Alfred Stieglitz, who predicted âsooTrade Review'A rare glimpse into a photographic revolution' - Sunday Times'This captivating title draws from the superb collection of Autochrome images held by the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), London, and affords a rare opportunity to view these delicate images, which cannot be exhibited without damage, due to their light sensitivity. An enchanting view into a collection of images rarely seen, and a process crucial to creating our contemporary image wo' - Library Journal'This timely book reminds the reader of the magic, wonder, and profound impact the invention of color photography had on the newly discovered medium in the form of autochromes... [Brings] to life a forgotten color movement that is often neglected due to the impossibility of exhibition. Essential' - Choice

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Book SynopsisAn engaging introduction to the work and the world of pioneering photographer Julia Margaret Cameron, Arresting Beauty presents more than 120 images from the V&Aâs collection, the largest holding of Cameronâs photographs in the world. Exploring her unique artistry, this book reaffirms her position as one of the most innovative and influential photographers of all time.Trade Review'An engaging introduction to her work' - Amateur Photographer'One of the great pioneers of photography, and her influence remains with us. Looking at the images in this book, it is remarkable how contemporary they appear more than 150 years after they were conceived' - Black + White PhotographyTable of ContentsIntroduction: Arresting Beauty by Marta Weiss Beauty That Came Before Me: The Art of Photography Poets, Prophets, Painters and Lovely Maidens: Pioneering Portraits Voice and Memory and Creative Vigour: Cameron’s Storytelling Selected Bibliography

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Book SynopsisAn edition combining all seven books in John Peacock's Fashion Sourcebooks series, which charts in meticulous drawings the development of women's and men's clothing in the 20th century. It will be useful for the library of fashion students, historians and collectors.Trade Review'A brilliant resource for designers, costume makers, dressmakers, and those interested in retro fashion' - Sewing World

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Book SynopsisJean-Paul Goude is a modern legend in the world of commercial art. From his New York days with Esquire magazine to his latest work for Galeries Lafayette, he has consistently provoked and delighted those who have encountered his work. This title celebrates his creative zest and perfectionism, and his affinity for making fresh and engaging work.Trade Review'Brilliantly conceived … not just Goude, but great' - Harper’s Bazaar

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Book SynopsisInternational in scope, this book charts the evolution of print into graphic design between 1700 and 1914. With around 850 illustrations, many specially photographed from private collections, it is of interest to graphic designers, design and social historians, as well as collectors of print and printed emphemera alike.Trade Review'A gem - an impressive academic achievement, packed full of stories … there’s so much to enjoy in this book, starting with its actual design … this repository of visual material adds up to an inspirational sourcebook. But unlike many other beautifully illustrated publications, you will want to do more than just look at the pictures - you will want to read it' - V&A Magazine'Elegant … the book’s glory lies in the stunning illustrations … readers may have a tough time not drooling' - The World of InteriorsTable of Contents1. Alternative Functions of the Black Art: Letterpress printing and working conditions • Training and aptitude • The status of the early letterpress jobbing printer • The sign-writer • The jobbing engraver • The engraved writing manual • The engraved frontispiece and title page 2. Celebrating the Challenge of Change: Handcraft to mechanized industry • Early 19th-century European typeface design • Display typefaces: British type foundries • Popular reading: broadsides, chap books, almanacs • Newspapers and early advertising • Advertising and the growing influence of the USA • Display typefaces: American wood type • 3. Mechanisation and International Ambition: Mechanization and its influence on the status of design • Advertising and the advertising agency • Packaging and the retail business • Posters and the entertainment business • Information design for transport systems • Lithography and the development of colour printing • Mechanization and the failures of training • Early photography and its influence on illustration • Oscar Harpel and the elevation of the jobbing printer • 4. Artistic Aspirations for Mass Communication: The apprentice and technical college • America and Artistic Printing • Artistic Printing in Britain • Photography and printing technology • Colour printing and advertising • 5. The Rise of Advertising and Design: Advertising and design as a service • Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau • Art, design and the cultural magazine • The fall of Artistic Printing • The mechanization of type composition • The commercial artist and the poster • 6. Printing at the Service of Design: Craft, science and revival • The independent designer • Designers working with printers • Establishing credibility for design • Graphic design and the graphic designer

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Book SynopsisFeaturing fifty notable interior and product designers from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Finland, this publication celebrates the impact of contemporary Nordic style on interiors, furnishings and product design.Trade Review'A beautifully illustrated investigation into the worldwide impact of Scandinavian style on contemporary interiors' - Image Interiors & Living'Particularly comprehensive' - Nordic Style Magazine'An essential reference' - Architectural Digest, India'Like the Nordic aesthetic, the layout is clean and simple, generous illustrations of beautifully proportioned rooms and slick furniture abound.' - House & Garden'Those looking for architectural ideas for timber-clad homes will find plenty to inspire, while hygge fans will love all those warm and cosy interiors' - Self Build and DesignTable of ContentsIntroduction • Part 1: Influential Figures • Part 2: The Designers • Part 3: International Commentators

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Book SynopsisAn authoritative survey of the 20th century’s most defining movement in design and the applied arts, offering a thorough overview of every aspect of design produced from the inception of the International Style to World War II.Trade Review'Celebrates modernism and how it revolutionised the built world' - Grand Designs'A must have' - .cent'Visually appealing and mercifully readable for a book of its scope and ambition' - House & GardenTable of ContentsIntroduction • Media & Masters: 1. Furniture • 2. Lighting • 3. Ceramics & Glass • 4. Industrial & Product Design • Houses & Interiors • A–Z of Designers, Architects & Manufacturers

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Book SynopsisHailing from Australia, Brazil, France, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Russia, Turkey, the UK and USA, this book features over 35 master jewelry designers, organized alphabetically. Each designer is introduced with a biography that highlights their working practices and key sources of inspiration.Trade Review'Vibrant illustrations … an inspiration for jewellery makers and jewellery lovers alike; if you are someone that appreciates the finer things in life, then this book is perfect for you' - Making Jewellery'Dupon has a great eye' - Thejewelleryeditor.comTable of ContentsIntroduction • The Designers: Aida Bergsen • Ana de Costa • Ana Rocha & Appolinario Anabela Chan • Autore • Cristina Ortiz • Daniela Villegas • Dionea Orcini • Elie Top Fernando Jorge • Gaydamak • Hanut Singh • Ilgiz Fazulzyanov • Jasmine Alexander Katherine Jetter • Larkspur & Hawk • Leyla Abdollahi • Mana Matsuzaki • Margot McKinney • Mauro Felter • Mish Tworkowski • Morphée Joaillerie • Mousson Atelier Nam Cho • Nicholas Varney • Nikos Koulis • Opposite Jewels • Ornella Iannuzzi • Rodrigo Massot • Silvia Furmanovich • Suzanne Kalan • Sylvie Corbelin • Temple St. Clair The House of Aziz & Walid • Mouzannar • Tomasz Donocik • Wendy Yue • Yewn

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Book SynopsisThe story of Veniceâs Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, âthe Unfinished Palazzoâ, told through the lives of three of its most unconventional, passionate and fascinating residents â Luisa Casati, Doris Castlerosse and Peggy Guggenheim.Trade Review'Rip-roaringly entertaining stories of three fascinating women' - The Times'Captivating, vivid and exquisitely gossipy … Stylish, sparky and packed with spicy anecdotes … my favourite kind of social history' - Literary Review'The best gallimaufry of gossip and scandal I have read in years' - Lynn Barber, Sunday Times'I gorged on the decadence and drama' - Daily Telegraph'Well researched, gloriously gossipy, a delightful, colourful story of reinvention and rebellion' - Observer'Effortlessly evoking the spirits of three extraordinary women, [Mackrell] also captures the magical atmosphere of the house and city they each called home' - Country Life'An ambitious epic … Mackrell treats her intrinsically sensational material with elegant restraint and wit. Her writing is sharp and unflinching … A rich, exhilarating read' - Sydney Morning Herald'Admirable' - Times Literary Supplement'Very clever and entertaining … Mackrell recounts the lives of three wildly ambitious yet vulnerable women with page-turning pace and intelligence' - Spectator'A breathtaking social portrait, peeling the glitter from privileged lives even as it fleshes out the spectacle they created' - Washington Post'Gossipy, revealing, terrifically entertaining … a Netflix series just waiting to be made' - Herald Scotland

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Book SynopsisThe fashion world has long been celebrated for its scintillating salon wit. This book presents hundreds of the snappiest quotations from over three centuries, from the society beaux of the 18th century and the literary wits of the 19th century, to the celebrity elite of the 20th century and today's hippest twitterati.Trade Review'A must for the intelligent fashionista's dressing table' - The Lady'Wonderful sartorial musings … beautifully illustrated by Christian Lacroix' - Daily TelegraphTable of ContentsForeword by Patrick Mauriès • Haute Couture • Shoes • Dogs • The Little Black Dress • The Dandy • Eros & Erotica • Eccentricity • Snobbery • Shopping and Spending

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Book Synopsiscuriosités industriellesThis publication, illustrated with hundreds of specially commissioned photographs, is a privileged tour of a sophisticate?s cabinet of curiosities. It will capture the imagination of anyone inspired by bizarre and eclectic curiosities, or those with an interest in the Art Deco period. The book itself will exhibit the highest design and production values for discerning international voyagers with an eye for quality in their books as well as their brands.Trade Review'Elegant' - The World of Interiors

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Book SynopsisAt the turn of the 20th century, Vienna became an epicenter for new thought, increasingly running counter to the prevalent conservatism symbolized by the neo-classical facades of the buildings in the city?s Ringstrasse. During the time of the modernist movement led by Gustav Klimt, Josef Hoffmann, and Koloman Moser, among others, a multidisciplinary environment emerged in which music, writing, and intellectual thought flourished, bringing different arts together in a ?Gesamtkunstwerk? a total work of art.Vienna 1900 CompleteTrade Review'Magisterial' - World of Interiors'As wonderfully self-indulgent as Vienna itself' - Mature Times'A lavish visual journey … comprehensive and exquisitely produced' - The Lady Books of the Year'Gorgeous!' - Antiques Diary'Splendid … lavishly documents the aesthetic reflection of a wider political and cultural struggle, one destined to remain very much alive' - Literary Review'A decadent delve into the city’s turn-of-the-century artistic output, spanning everything from furniture design to the unsung women of the city’s cultural scene' - National Geographic TravellerTable of ContentsIntroduction • 1. The Fine Arts • 2. Painters • 3. The Wiener Werkstätte • 4. Commercial Art and Publications • 5. Glass • 6. Ceramics • 7. Metalwork • 8. Fashion, Textiles and Jewelry • 9. Furniture • 10. Graphic Art and Bookbinding • 11. Photography • 12. Architecture • A–Z of Artists and Manufacturers

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Book SynopsisAn engaging and authoritative overview of the history of footwear from the Middle Ages to today, illustrated with rare and luxurious examples.Trade Review'An amazing and extensively researched volume' - New York Journal of BooksTable of ContentsIntroduction • 1. Medieval Gothic and the English Renaissance • 2. Heels, Buckles and Bows: The 17th Century • 3. Taste and Elegance: 1700 – 50 • 4. Fashion and Revolution: 1750 – 95 • 5. Form and Function: 1795 – 1836 • 6. Innovation and Experiment: 1837 – 1914 • 7. War and Glamour: 1914– 39 • 8. Street Style and Street Fashion: 1939 – 79 • 9. Style by Design: 1980 – 98 • 10. Contemporary Icons: 2000–The Present • Glossary • Selection Bibliography • Major Dress Collections Featuring Shoes • Authors’ Biographies • Acknowledgments • Index

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Book SynopsisManual and manifesto, an inspiration and a call-to-arms, this rich and timely survey presents over sixty innovative, socially and environmentally conscious design projects changing the world for the better.Trade Review'Emphasises the importance of creativity and collaboration in driving design forward … These projects prove that we can all become active participants and change-makers, no matter the scale or budget' - AestheticaTable of ContentsIntroduction • 1. Civic Empowerment • 2. Health • 3. Environment + Sustainability 4. Accessible Design • 5. Education • 6. Economic Empowerment • 7. Access to Knowledge • 8. Community Engagement

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Book SynopsisThe essential guide for any art aficionado keen to put their finger on the pulse of tomorrow's art.Trade Review'Exciting … Omar Kholeif looks to the future influence of some of today’s most promising and game-changing artists … an essential manual for the 21st century and beyond' - Hans Ulrich Obrist'A bold and capacious compendium of recent artistic practices' - W. J. T. MitchellTable of ContentsMapping the Contemporary: Introduction by Omar Kholeif • The Cause but not the Symptom: Introduction by Douglas Coupland • Technology: Jeremy Bailey; James Bridle; Ian Cheng; DIS; Constant Dullaart; Guan Xiao; Katja Novitskova; Trevor Paglen; Heather Phillipson; Jacolby; Satterwhite; Hito Steyerl; Ryan Trecartin • Identity: Jonathas de Andrade; Zach Blas; Andrea Crespo; Celia Hempton; Adam Linder; Tala Madani; James Richards; Tejal Shah; Hank Willis Thomas; Amalia Ulman; Lynette Yiadom-Boakye • Place: Nadim Abbas; Assemble; Cao Fei; Cui Jie; Theaster Gates; Camille Henrot; Iman Issa; Samson Kambalu; Lee Kit; Basim Magdy; Taus Makhacheva; Koki Tanaka; Adrián Villar Rojas; Amanda Williams; Zhou Tao • Power: Lawrence Abu Hamdan; Sophia Al-Maria; Yto Barrada; Zachary Cahill; Simon Denny; GCC; Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Jorge; Jumana Manna; Otobong Nkanga; Christodoulos Panayiotou; The Propeller Group; Imran Qureshi; Michael Rakowitz; Hrair Sarkissian; Kemang Wa Lehulere; Xu Zhen

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Book SynopsisA glorious selection of jewelry based on the animal kingdom, drawn from the magnificent holdings at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.Trade Review'Packed with clever and witty works of art that will delight all lovers of jewelry and nature' - Antiques DiaryTable of ContentsIntroduction • Two essays by Évelyne Possémé and Patrick Mauriès • The jewelry

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Book SynopsisAn international survey of the vibrant, burgeoning field that is contemporary landscape photography, featuring over 100 masterful photographers.Trade Review'A definitive study of contemporary landscape photography in all its conceptual variety' - Financial Times'An exhaustive and enlightening survey of the genre' - British Journal of Photography'An expansive survey of all things sublime and pastoral' - Daily Telegraph'This beauty of a book celebrates the wonderment of rural and urban landscapes around the globe' - Time Out'An antidote to the cacophony of selfie portraits indulgence on most Instagram feeds' - Independent on SundayTable of ContentsPreface • Introduction • Sublime • Pastoral • Artefacts • Rupture • Playground • Scar • Control • Enigma • Hallucination • Reverie • Photographers’ Statements

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Book SynopsisAnja Niemi: In Character is the first career retrospective/monograph by one of the most exciting talents working in contemporary photography, whose work has emerged as a distinctive force within the venerable tradition of conceptual self-portraiture. A photo-artist who works alone photographing, staging and acting out the characters in all of her images Niemi is a constant presence, in character, in her work, developing complex, nuanced narratives through evocative costume and styling, her characters framed and formed within meticulously staged mise-en-scène. In her bewitching Darlene & Me' series, for example, she reconfigures the concept of the Hitchcock blonde within a pristine Lynchian landscape for her own visual pleasure and ours while in She Could Have Been A Cowboy' she turns the lens to a life lived under the constraints of conformity. Anja Niemi is now at the breakout moment' in her career, having had exhibitions in Amsterdam, London, New York, Oslo and Paris, and with her first museum retrospective show opening at Fotografiska Museum in Stockholm in February 2019. With over 100 photographs organized into the six series that have marked Niemi's career to date, supported by an essay and interview by Max Houghton, Anja Niemi: In Character is the perfect introduction for those encountering Niemi's work for the first time, and a comprehensive retrospective of her career to date for her long-time followers.Trade Review'Enigmatic' - Observer'When viewed in sequence, the images could be mistaken for movie stills, melancholic mise-en-scènes evocative of anticipatory cinematic pauses' - Aesthetica'Beautifully curated' - Architectural Digest'Cinematic' - High Life'In Character, Niemi’s inaugural monograph, looks at her unique practice of building worlds and characters in her photographs that ruminate on gender and identity' - AnOther'The way Niemi works with storytelling through photography is truly mesmerizing' - The DoyennesTable of ContentsIntroduction • Do Not Disturb • Starlets • Darlene & Me • Short Stories • The Woman Who Never Existed • She Could Have Been a Cowboy

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Book SynopsisEkow Eshun is a writer, curator, journalist and broadcaster based in London, whose writing has appeared in publications including The New York Times, the Financial Times, the Guardian and Vogue. Director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, from 2005 to 2010, and a frequent contributor to BBC radio and television programmes, his previous books include Black Gold of the Sun: Searching for Home in England and Africa, published in 2005.Trade Review'Ekow Eshun celebrates contemporary African photography' - Observer'Africa's changing landscapes are beautifully captured by a new generation of home-grown photographers' - Wallpaper*'A celebratory affection for everyday life that does not ignore contested issues of the past and present' - The Eye of Photography'A kaleidoscopic view of Africa' - Aesthetica'A mélange of portraiture, landscape and urban photography' - Financial Times'[Celebrates] the collective consciousness of contemporary African photography' - HERO'Fascinating' - Royal Photographic Society Journal'Insightful' - Creative Review'A wide-ranging compendium of work' - The World of Interiors'[A] stylish survey of work by a new generation of photographers … It’s a break from visions of Africa seen through Western eyes' - Tatler'A thrilling view of a complex, beautiful place' - Times Luxx'[A] stimulating survey' - Sunday TelegraphTable of ContentsIntroduction • 1. Hybrid City • 2. Inner Landscapes • 3. Zones of Freedom • 4. Magic & Memory The Photographers Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou Leila Alaoui Kader Attia Atong Atem Shiraz Bayjoo Girma Berta Jodi Bieber Guillaume Bonn Filipe Branquinho Edson Chagas Kudzanai Chiurai Jabulani Dhlamini Omar Victor Diop Yagazie Emezi Andrew Esiebo Lalla Essaydi Hicham Gardaf Francois-Xavier Gbre Maïmouna Guerresi Eric Gyamfi Kiluanji Kia Henda Pieter Hugo Delio Jasse Keyezua Lebohang Kganye Phumzile Khanyile Namsa Leuba Michael Macgarry Osborne Macharia Sabelo Mlangeni Mohau Modisakeng Zanele Muholi Youssef Nabil Jehad Nga Nobukho Nqaba Musa N. Nxumalo Emeka Okereke Uche Okpa-Iroha George Osodi Ruth Ossai Dawit L Petros Athi-Patra Ruga Zina Saro-Wiwa Thabiso Sekgala Michael Tsegaye Nontisikelelo Veleko Lina Iris Viktor Zakaria Wakrim Alexia Webster Kyle Weeks

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Book SynopsisRamón Esparza is professor of audiovisual communication and theory at the Universidad del País Vasco and an independent curator. Maud de la Forterie is a specialist on the work of Bill Brandt. She completed her doctoral studies at the Sorbonne. Nigel Warburton is a philosopher and writer.

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Book SynopsisA photographic journey by one of the 20th century's great photographers through eight African countries on the cusp of independence post World War II.Trade Review'Extraordinary' - Guardian'A fascinating photographic journey by one of the twentieth century’s great photographers' - Creative Boom'Remarkable' - The Eye of Photography'A gem of a book. It is a stunning collection of never-before seen photographs, beautifully produced and sensitively contextualized' - The Article'Intriguing' - World of Interiors'Captivating' - Amateur PhotographerTable of ContentsIntroduction: Aimée Bessire and Erin Hyde Nolan 'Lost and Found: Rediscovering Todd Webb’s Photographs of Africa', Betsy Evans Hunt 'Todd Webb’s African Itinerary: Historical Synopsis of the African Countries Visited by Todd Webb in 1958', Jan-Lodewijk Grootaers TOGOLAND (TOGO) Plate Section: Togo A Snapshot of the Togoland (Togo) Election, 1958, Aimée Bessire The Myth of Africa, Aimée Bessire Eyewitnesses to History: African Photographers in Togo and Ghana (1880–1960), Christraud M. Geary GHANA Plate Section: Ghana James Barnor on Photography in Ghana in the 1950s, James Barnor in conversation with Aimée Bessire Seeing in Color: Todd Webb’s Color Photography and the United Nations Commission, Aimée Bessire SUDAN Plate Section: Sudan Land/scaping: Todd Webb’s Representations of the Changing Topography of Africa, Erin Hyde Nolan SOMALILAND (SOMALIA) Plate Section: Somalia Todd Webb’s Excursions into Somalia, Ali Jimale Ahmed FEDERATION OF RHODESIA AND NYASALAND (Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe) Plate Section: Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Yesterday Today Tomorrow Bush—Shooting in the Federation, Gary van Wyk Of Color: Todd Webb’s Images of Africa in the American Civil Rights Era, Casey Riley TANGANYIKA, ZANZIBAR (Tanzania) AND KENYA (TANZANIA AND KENYA) Plate Section: Tanganikya, Zanzibar, and Kenya Listening to Todd Webb’s Images of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, Rehema Chachage Mileage from Here: Nine Narratives, Emmanuel Iduma Endnotes • United Nations Images with Captions • United Nations Brochure • Bibliography • Author Biographies

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Book SynopsisThe first career retrospective of leading contemporary photographer Mona Kuhn.Trade Review'What stands out is her eye for quiet detail and loving attention' - The Herald'Insightful' - Vanity Fair'A remarkable collection' - British Journal of Photography'Living visual poetry … a true master of light' - EXIT'Mona Kuhn evokes something elemental in her practice, in which the human body seems to convey universal truths' - Aesthetica'Mona Kuhn has a dreamy, distinctive approach to the nude […] creating images that are obscure, otherworldly and infused with emotion' - AnOtherTable of ContentsIntroduction by Rebecca Morse • 1. Evidence 2000-2007 • 2. Native 2007-2009 • 3. Venezia 2009-2010 • In Conversation: Interview by Elizabeth Avedon • 5. Bordeaux Series 2009-2011 • Essay by Simon Baker • 6. Private 2012-2014 • 7. Bushes and Succulents 2017-2018 • 8. She Disappeared into Complete Silence 2014-2019

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Book SynopsisA long-overdue evaluation of John Walker's work from the last half century. John Walker's prolific painting career spans over sixty years. His practice is inspired by a range of visual references, notably the work of Goya, Matisse, the Abstract Expressionists and the art of Oceania, as well as by shapes and pattern motifs evoking history, time and place; however, his work cannot readily be defined as abstract or figurative, and his guiding thought is to have a conversation with the art of the past to embrace feeling and touch, and as Goya put it, to be aware of the sound of the brush. His desire to own' a subject is present in his engagement with the bay at Seal Point, Maine, near where he has lived for many years: It's about capturing something no one else has seen'. Walker's works are in major museums and private collections internationally, and he has exhibited in museums in the UK, US, Australia, New Zealand and China. Despite winning the John Moores Painting Prize in 1976

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Book SynopsisMartin Harrison is one of the foremost scholars of Francis Bacon, and the editor of Francis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonné. Maria Balaska is a Lecturer and Research Fellow in Philosophy at the University of Hertfordshire and at Åbo Akademi University. Amanda J. Harrison is a poet whose essays include 'Francis Bacon: A Sudden Blow' (2016) and, in Francis Bacon Studies IV, Bacon and the Occult'. Darian Leader is a psychoanalyst and author. He is Honorary Visiting Professor in Psychoanalysis at Roehampton University.

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Book SynopsisA long overdue monograph on the life and work of artist Ruskin Spear.Trade Review'Engaging and impressively researched … There is much to praise in this book, owing to Harrod’s firm grasp of historical, political and artistic detail, and the intelligence and insight with which she writes' - Literary Review'A meticulous piece of art historical rescue … an important study of a neglected artist' - ApolloTable of ContentsPrologue: Why Spear? 1. Hammersmith: boy & man 2. At the College and after 3. A Pacifist’s War 4. Hammersmith in Darkness and Light: Making Life more complicated 5. A teacher among friends 6. An Academician entertains his Public: An Annunciation 7. Ruskin as peacenik: The Pleasures of Peace 8. Painting for money 9. Retrospective

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive overview of Richard Long's career, selected by the artist himself and spanning his career from the late 1960s to today.

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Book SynopsisThe first monograph on Richard Smith, a key figure in the development of British art. Richard Smith (1931â2016) was one of the most original painters of his generation, and one of the most underrated. As Barbara Rose said of Smithâs major Tate Gallery retrospective in 1975, he was âat once in and out of touch with the currents of the mainstream â au courant and aloof at the same time.â That he latterly slipped under the radar to some extent is partly explained by his detachment from the mainstream as well as by his frequent switching of studios between England and the USA, although this helped charge his creative batteries. He is the only artist of his stature who has not been represented by a monograph, which the dazzling presentation of images in Richard Smith: Artworks now fulfils. It has been produced with the generous collaboration of the Richard Smith Foundation. Richard Smith: Artworks traces Smithâs entire career, from the breakthrough lyrical abstraction of the early Pop-i

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Book SynopsisBrings to life the ancient Romans whom modern scholarship has largely ignored: slaves, ex-slaves, foreigners, and the freeborn working poor. Written for a wide audience, this book illuminates the dynamics of a discerning and sophisticated population, overturning much accepted wisdom about them, and opening our eyes to their cultural diversity.Trade Review"Fresh, improvised, and anything but standard...Clarke's [book] will constitute the best and maybe the only way of looking at much of Roman art. [This] thoughtful and humane book is a welcome reminder of how much more there is to art history than social status and political power. Lavishly and beautifully illustrated with original photography." - Greg Woolf, Times Literary Supplement (tls) "An enriched and more varied view of the complexity of Roman artistic production...Recommended." - R. Brilliant, Choice: Current Reviews For Academic Libraries "Art in the Lives of Ordinary Romans is superbly out of the ordinary. John Clarke's significant and intriguing book takes stock of a half-century of lively discourse on the art and culture of Rome's non-elite patrons and viewers." - Diana E. E. Kleiner, author of Roman Sculpture"Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part 1. Imperial Representation of Non-elites 1. Augustus's and Trajan's Messages to Commoners 2. The All-seeing Emperor and Ordinary Viewers: Marcus Aurelius and Constantine Part 2. Non-elites in the Public Sphere 3. Everyman, Everywoman, and the Gods 4. Everyman and Everywoman at Work 5. Spectacle: Entertainment, Social Control, Self-advertising, and Transgression 6. Laughter and Subversion in the Tavern: Image, Text, and Context 7. Commemoration of Life in the Domain of the Dead: Non-elite Tombs and Sarcophagi Part 3. Non-elites in the Domestic Sphere 8. Minding Your Manners: Banquets, Behavior, and Class 9. Putting Your Best Face Forward: Self-representation at Home Conclusions Notes Bibliography Illustration Credits Index

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Book SynopsisOffers an understanding of how the European avant-garde was formed in dialogue with cultural difference. This book looks closely at the cities of Tunis, Sousse, Hammamet, and Kairouan to flesh out a profound confrontation between European high modernism and the wealth of Islamic lifeways and architecture.Trade Review"The sensitive exploration of the subject, the wide range of sources consulted, the fieldwork carried out, and Benjamin's captivating and accessible writing make this book essential reading for anyone who wishes to gain a deeper understanding of the art inspired by these two journeys and of the experiences and cultural encounters provided for the artists concerned." -- MAURICE RUMMENS Burlington MagazineTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments Introduction: Revisiting Kairouan Part 1: Kandinsky and Munter in Tunisia 1. "Ella" and "Wassi": The Lovers as Tourists 2. Kandinsky and the Ethno-Decorative: Working Negroes 3. Hotel Saint Georges and the Terrain Vague 4. Tunisian Decorative Art and the Belvedere Park 5. Modern Carthage 6. Carnivals and Fantasias 7. Open Space: Mosques and Marabouts 8. Compressed Space: Alleys and Arches 9. Arab City: Views of Sousse and Kairouan 10. Memories of the Maghreb and Arab Cemetery, 1909 Part 2: Klee, Macke, and Moilliet in Tunisia 11. Munich--Tunis: A Bildungsreise 12. Pictures of Tunis, April 1914 13. The "European Colony" of St. Germain 14. A Crystalline Hammamet 15. The Holy City of Kairouan 16. S idi Sahabi and L'art populaire 17. The Walls of Kairouan 18. Mosque of the Sabers 19. North African Resonances, 1914--1924 20. Conclusion: Navigating Colonial Cultures Notes Select Bibliography List of Illustrations Index

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Book SynopsisInternationally renowned and a crucial classroom text, The Arts of Chinahas been revised and expanded by the late Michael Sullivan, with Shelagh Vainker. This new, sixth, edition has an emphasis on Chinese art history, not as an assemblage of related topics, but as a continuous story. With updated attributions and dating throughout and a revised bibliography, it reflects the latest archaeological discoveries, as well as giving increased attention to modern and contemporary art and to calligraphy throughout China's history, with additional discussions of work by women artists. Visual enhancements include all new maps, and approximately one hundred new color illustrationsbringing the total to well over four hundred color illustrations. Written in the engaging and lucid style that is Sullivan's hallmark,The Arts of Chinais readily accessible to general readers as well as to serious students of art history. Sullivan's approach remains true to the way the Chinese themselves view art, providing readers with a sense of the sweep of history through China's dynasties. This organizational strategy makes it easy for readers to understand the distinct characteristics of each period of art and to gain a clearer view of how Chinese art has changed in relation to its historical context. With many improvements that bring it fully up to date,The Arts of Chinawill remain the most comprehensive and widely read introduction to the history of Chinese art.Table of ContentsPreface to Sixth Edition Afterthoughts Chronological Table of Dynasties and Modern Republics Reign Periods of the Ming and Qing Dynasties 1 Before the Dawn of History 2 The Early Bronze Age: Shang and Western Zhou 3 Eastern Zhou and the Period of the Warring States 4 The Qin and Han Dynasties 5 The Three Kingdoms and the Six Dynasties 6 The Sui and Tang Dynasties 7 The Five Dynasties and the Song Dynasty 8 The Yuan Dynasty 9 The Ming Dynasty 10 The Qing Dynasty 11 The Twentieth Century and Beyond Notes Books for Reference and Further Reading List of Maps and Illustrations Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"[Sea Change] is a work of art, and Gerhardt . . . weaves together quite a collection of essays, maps and poetry that invite us to rethink our relationship to these vanishing landscapes." -- Rosanna Xia * Los Angeles Times *"How often does an atlas command immediate attention, warranting a page-by-page perusal? . . . This unique approach documents dramatic climate change while mounting an impassioned plea to save what remains of these remarkable island communities." * Booklist, starred review *"Each entry on each threatened island is rigorously scientific – maps, diagrams and statistics are there in abundance. . . . [A]longside all this, Gerhardt also offers poems from the communities and cultures under threat, as well as images of works of art and historical artefacts. . . . The overall result is a detailed and visually impactful inventory of all that we stand to lose." * The Scotsman *"The micro-chapters with their maps and timelines make this the kind of book that is easy to dip in and out of and experience in no particular order. You can island-hop just by flipping the page, and on every page you’ll encounter some scientific curiosity or historical factoid." * Sierra Magazine *"[Sea Change] gives far-flung places a voice, grounds them in our imaginations as real places with cultures of their own, places that people call home and have done for generations. There’s a strong climate justice angle to all of this of course." * The Earthbound Report *"[Sea Change's] essays, maps, art and poetry place small islands (vanishing under rising seas right now) at the centre of the climate story. This is a refreshingly different perspective." * New Scientist *“This is not just an Atlas but more an experience. As you turn the pages you realise that you are hearing life and death stories of communities that are in danger of disappearing.” * UK National Association for Environmental Education *"Gerhardt could have created a purely scientific report of what’s been happening to such far-flung places as Lnnui Mnukuk, the Mi’kmaq name for Lennox Island in Canada’s North Atlantic provinces, and the Republic of Nauru in the Pacific, the world’s smallest independent island nation. Instead, she considers her artfully designed book a 'transportive atlas' that incorporates maps, essays, poetry and images, along with brief histories outlining the impacts of colonialism and imperialism, providing more of a holistic and multi-media experience." * Berkeleyside *"[I]rresistible . . . The book covers 49 islands, island groups and island nations around the world, each with its own short chapter giving an overview of the location’s history, the present, and the impending dangerous future Each is also accompanied by a map. Most chapters are straightforward narrative, but there is also poetry and art sprinkled throughout. The effect is to both expand the view to every ocean around the world, but to also keep the focus on a very personal, human level." * Daily Kos *"Gerhardt’s book . . . feature[s], on each spread, a map of an island or island group; visualizations of the island’s sea level today and in 2050 and 2100; geographic data about each island; demographic data about its Indigenous inhabitants; a timeline of Indigenous, 'pre-contact,' and climate-related histories; and an essay on the island and its inhabitants. Each narrative . . . depict[s] various 'solutions' deployed both by global and national governments and by Indigenous peoples: from sea walls and geoengineering to preserving and restoring coral and oyster reefs, mangrove marshes, wetlands, and other natural buffers." -- Shannon Mattern * The Avery Review *"The most beautiful title on our list, Sea Change is also the most shocking. Atlases are being redrawn as islands vanish into the ocean. This remarkable hardback combines bold, slick and effective visualisations of those changes with factual information, cultural traditions and scientific research about the planet’s most vulnerable isles, and asks what might save them." * Environment Journal *"In this definitive and authoritative guide, Gerhardt fuses the poetic voices of the islanders themselves along with visual maps, highlighting where the issues are likely to be felt the most. The priority in this text, repeated throughout, is that of being a testimony to the cultures, histories and values that are in danger of being lost, as sea level rise continues." * Climate with Brian *"Christina Gerhardt has done an exceptional job of detailing the predicaments being faced by some of the world’s most vulnerable island communities . . . this is a highly respectable piece of journalistic work, and simultaneously a beautiful design object . . . Sea Change’s aesthetic allure will mean that it reaches the coffee tables of those who might not have ordinarily thought themselves interested in the topics being addressed, and that feels crucial right now." * Geographical Magazine *"[Sea Change] is an ode to islands large and small, north and south, and the many peoples who call them home. It is a book of science and stories and, yes, even hope amidst the rising waters. . . . I guarantee anyone who reads it will come away with a better understanding of the world’s many islands and a desire to do something about protecting them." * EcoLit *Table of ContentsCONTENTS FOREWORD Bill McKibben FOREWORDS Hilda Heine, Marshall Islands / Dessima Williams, Grenada INTRODUCTION Of Oceans and Islands ARCTIC OCEAN Greenland Sarichef Island ATLANTIC OCEAN Lennox Island Deal Island Republic of Cabo Verde Bissagos Islands Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe INDIAN OCEAN AND PERSIAN GULF Kingdom of Bahrain Union of the Comoros Republic of Mauritius Republic of Seychelles Republic of Maldives Bhasan Char and Sandwip Republic of Singapore PACIFIC OCEAN South China Sea Islands Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands Guåhan Republic of Palau Federated States of Micronesia Republic of Marshall Islands Republic of Kiribati Republic of Nauru Republic of Vanuatu Solomon Islands Independent State of Papua New Guinea Republic of Fiji Tuvalu Tokelau Independent State of Samoa Niue Cook Islands Kingdom of Tonga CARIBBEAN SEA AND GULF OF MEXICO Bonaire Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Grenada Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Barbados Saint Lucia Martinique Commonwealth of Dominica Antigua and Barbuda Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Dominican Republic Haiti Jamaica Republic of Cuba Commonwealth of The Bahamas Isle de Jean Charles ANTARCTIC OCEAN Pine Island GLOSSARY ACKNOWLEDGMENTS MAP CITATIONS WORKS CITED CREDITS

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Book SynopsisThe mutual history of art, agriculture, and American identity as told through the theme of the harvest. The harvest has traditionally been a productive season, both on American farms and in its artists' studios. Before the early nineteenth century, the ideal of the Jeffersonian yeoman, singly cultivating a subsistence plotfor family use, dominated the American imagination; after World War II, the advent of big agribusiness proved less immediately attractive for artists. In We Gather Together, Charles C. Eldredge examines the period in betweenwhen many Americans were farmers and much of America was farmland. Organized in a series of case studies each devoted to a single crop, We Gather Together initially focuses on familiar commodity crops such as corn, wheat, and potatoes, and then expands to other yields by Native American harvesters and California floriculturists, as well as winter ice cutters and coastal seaweed gatherers. This novel history of agriculture and art tracesparallel developments on land and canvas, highlighting breakthroughs in each field.Artists such as Winslow Homer, Doris Lee, and Georgia O'Keeffe are joined by innovators in agriculture, whether mechanical inventors such as Eli Whitney, John Deere, and Cyrus McCormick or genetic hybridizers such as Luther Burbank, W. Atlee Burpee, and Theodosia Shepherd. Surveying an astonishing amount of material and a wide range of paintings, prints, and other artworks from the nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century, We Gather Together gorgeously demonstrates how the use of agricultural metaphors permeated American visual culture. The harvest, we see here, came to signify and dominate politics, poetry, and popular culture, ultimately representing a primary facet of American identity and nationhood.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction One: Agriculture and Art Romantic Traditions 1 Farmscapes and Romantic Agrarianism 2 Natives and Romantic Indigeneity Two: Foodstuffs 3 Corn 4 Wheat 5 Roots and Tubers: Potatoes, Onions, Carrots 6 Pome and Stone: Apples, Peaches Three: Cash Crops 7 Cotton 8 Tobacco 9 Floriculture: Callas, Chrysanthemums Four: Nature's yield 10 Ice 11 Seaweed Five: Coda 12 Crop Arts Updated Notes 277 List of Illustrations Index

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Book SynopsisBridging histories of technology, media studies, and aesthetics, Electrographic Architecture forges a critical narrative of the ways in which illuminated light and color have played key roles in the formation of America's white imaginary. Carolyn L. Kane charts the rise of the country's urban advertisements, light empires, and neoclassical buildings in the early twentieth century; the midcentury construction of polychromatic electrographic spectacles; and their eclipse by informatically intense, invisible algorithms at the dawn of the new millennium. Drawing on archival research, interviews, and visual analysis, Electrographic Architecture shows how the development of America's electrographic surround runs parallel to a new paradigm of power, property, and possession.Table of ContentsContents List of Illustrations Introduction: White like No Other 1. Synthetic White, 10,000 BC–1700 AD 2. Edison’s White Light Empire, 1750–1881 3. The “Great White Way,” 1880s–1910 4. Douglas Leigh’s Times Square Spectaculars, 1930–1960 5. The Young Electric Sign Company and Las Vegas Neon, 1920–1970 6. Jenny Holzer’s Light Art as Urban Critique, 1970–1990 Conclusion: Chromophobia in the Smart City, 1992–2022 Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe only full treatise on architecture and its related arts to survive from classical antiquity, the De Architectura libri decem (Ten Books on Architecture) is the single most important work of architectural history in the Western world, having shaped humanist architecture and the image of the architect from the Renaissance to the present. This new, critical edition of Vitruvius' Ten Books of Architecture is the first to be published for an English-language audience in more than half a century. Expressing the range of Vitruvius' style, the translation, along with the critical commentary and illustrations, aims to shape a new image of the Vitruvius who emerges as an inventive and creative thinker, rather than the normative summarizer, as he was characterized in the Middle Ages and Renaissance.Trade Review' … this is an important publishing event in the study of architectural history. With Vitruvius now made less obscure, we can see with much greater clarity the inherent flexibility of the Classical system at the time when there was no such thing as Classical architecture - only architecture.' Architects Journal'As twentieth century translator of Vitruvius' treatise Ingrid D. Rowland has done a tremendous service to all those interested in classical architecture.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review'This book makes the Renaissance enthusiasm for Vitruvius understandable again, and it is an indispensable starting point for future work on him.' Preservation'Rowland and Howe have reconstructed Vitruvius's conception of architecture as a liberal art and an essential component of any civilized society, and made it accessible to us.' Archis'I would recommend anyone interested in ancient architecture to buy a copy of this volume for the commentary alone.' Ian Campbell, Burlington MagazineTable of ContentsPart I. Translator's Preface: List of manuscripts and printed editions; Illustrator's preface; Part II: The Translation: Book 1; Book 2; Book 3; Book 4; Book 5; Book 6; Book 7; Book 8; Book 9; Book 10; Part III. Commentary and Illustrations.

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Book SynopsisGottfied Semper was the most important German theorist of the nineteenth century. From his first published essay on Greek polychromy in 1834 to his final lecture on the origin of architectural styles in 1869, Semper persistently endeavoured to fashion a comprehensive architectural theory explaining the meaning and transformational nature of architectural form. The breadth and richness of his ideas, both applauded and opposed at the turn of the twentieth century, proved enormously influential in the development of modern theory. Originally published in 1989, this book provides an English translation of a number of Semper's published writings. The introduction seeks to trace the course of Semper's theoretical development over thirty-five years. Semper's ideas, like those of his contemporaries, John Ruskin and Eugene Viollet-le-Duc, had enormous influence on the genesis of modern architectural theory and will appeal to both architectural historians and architects.Table of ContentsGottfried Semper: architect and historian Joesph Rykwert; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. Preliminary Remarks on Polychrome Architecture and Sculpture in Antiquity; Part II. The Four Elements of Architecture; Part III. Science, Industry and Art; Part IV. Prospectus: Comparative Theory of Building; Part V. Prospectus: Style in the Technical and Tectonic Arts or Practical Aesthetics; Part VI. Style in the Technical and Tectonic Arts or Practical Aesthetics; Section 1. Prolegomenon; Section 2. The Textile Art (Excerpt): 1. B. 'On the manner in Which Style is Conditioned by the Treatment of the Material'; 2. C. 'On the Manner in Which Style Becomes Specialized and Developed in the Dressing (Bekleidung) in Different Nations Throughout the Course of Cultural History; Part VII. On Architectural Styles; Notes; Name and place index; Subject index.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the ambivalences of European perceptions of the Pacific and juxtaposes them with the indigenous visual cultures that challenge western assumptions about art and representation. It yields a fresh understanding of history, colonialism and culture in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific.Trade Review'… the reader comes away enlightened and sensitized to many of the ways in which imagination and reality have entangled in the imaging of Oceania - a laudable contribution to an important and growing field.' Journal of the Royal Anthropological InstituteTable of ContentsIntroduction Nicholas Thomas; Part I. Voyages: 1. Reimagining Juan Fernandez: probability, possibility and pretence in the South Seas Jonathan Lamb; 2. Images of monarchy: Kamehameha I and the art of Louis Choris Harry Liebersohn; 3. Art as ethnohistorical text: science, representation and indigenous presence in 18th and 19th century oceanic voyage Bronwen Douglas; Part II. Colonies: 4. The penitentiary as paradise Michael Rosenthal; 5. Under Saturn: melancholy and the colonial imagination Ian McLean; 6. Looking at Goldie: face to face with 'All 'e Same t'e Pakeha' Leonard Bell; Part III. Imaginings Beyond Colonialism: 7. Voices beyond the Pae Robert Jahnke; 8. The importance of birds: or, the relationship between art and anthropology reconsidered Diane Losche; Part IV. Counter-Colonial Imaginings: 9. Past present: the local art of colonial quotation Joan Kerr; 10. Australian icons: notes on perception Gordon Bennett; Afterword: clumsy Utopians Peter Brunt.

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Book SynopsisThis is the first book to provide a general introduction to the Pre-Raphaelite movement that integrates its literary and visual art forms and explains what made the Pre-Raphaelite style unique in painting, poetry, drawing and prose.Trade Review'Ambitious and challenging, The Cambridge Companion to the Pre-Raphaelites achieves the impossible task of a somewhat comprehensive view of Pre-Raphaelite poetry and painting, thus making a solid contribution to Pre-Raphaelite studies and art history.' Journal of Pre-Raphaelite Studies'… offers eighteen distinct chapters and an introduction by major scholars in the field, the variety of authorship allowing for an unusually full treatment of individual issues and artists. In the case of Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Morris, there is one chapter on the verse and another on the plastic arts. What emerges is an unusually textured account of a movement and its sources and ramifications.' Jonah Siegal, Victorian StudiesTable of ContentsChronology Louise Hughes; Introduction Elizabeth Prettejohn; Part I. Pre-Raphaelitism: 1. The Pre-Raphaelites and literature Isobel Armstrong; 2. Artistic inspirations Jenny Graham; 3. Pre-Raphaelite drawing Colin Cruise; 4. The religious and intellectual background Michaela Giebelhausen; 5. The Germ Andrew M. Stauffer; Part II. Pre-Raphaelites: 6. The poetry of Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–82) Jerome McGann; 7. The painting of Dante Gabriel Rossetti Elizabeth Prettejohn; 8. William Holman Hunt (1827–1910) Carol Jacobi; 9. John Everett Millais (1829–96) Paul Barlow; 10. Ford Madox Brown (1821–93) Tim Barringer; 11. Christina Rossetti (1830–94) Lorraine Janzen Kooistra; 12. Elizabeth Eleanor Siddall (1829–62) Deborah Cherry; 13. The writings of William Morris (1834–96) Jeffrey Skoblow; 14. The designs of William Morris Imogen Hart; 15. Edward Burne-Jones (1833–98) Caroline Arscott; 16. Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837–1909) Catherine Maxwell; 17. William Michael Rossetti (1829–1919) Angela Thirlwell; 18. Envoi Elizabeth Prettejohn; Appendix 1. The contents of The Germ; Appendix 2. The Pre-Raphaelite 'list of Immortals'; Guide to further reading and looking; Index.

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Book SynopsisMary Carruthers's classic study of the training and uses of memory in European cultures during the Middle Ages has fundamentally changed the way scholars understand medieval culture. This fully revised and updated second edition considers afresh all the material and conclusions of the first.Table of ContentsPreface to the second edition; Introduction; 1. Models for the memory; 2. Descriptions of the neuropsychology of memory; 3. Elementary memory design; 4. The arts of memory; 5. Memory and the ethics of reading; 6. Memory and authority; 7. Memory and the book; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index of manuscripts; General index.

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Book SynopsisA stunning photographic record of endangered honey bees in their wild, forest habitat, with images from world-renowned nature photographer Ingo Arndt.

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Book SynopsisFaith C. Tibble completed her PhD and MA degrees in Art History at the University of Haifa in Israel, and has a BA in Classics from Temple University in Philadelphia, USA.

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Book SynopsisWilliam Hogarth is a house-hold name across the country, his prints hang in our pubs and leap out from our history-books. He painted the great and good but also the common people. His art is comically exuberant, ''carried away by a passion for the ridiculous'', as Hazlitt said.Jenny Uglow, acclaimed author of Elizabeth Gaskell, Nature''s Engraver and In These Times, uncovers the man, but also the world he sprang from and the lives he pictured. He moved in the worlds of theatre, literature, journalism and politics, and found subjects for his work over the whole gamut of eighteenth century London, from street scenes to drawing rooms, and from churches to gambling halls and prisons. After striving years as an engraver and painter, Hogarth leapt into lasting fame with A Harlot''s Progress and A Rake''s Progress, but remained highly critical of the growing gulf between the luxurious lives of the ruling elite and the wretched poverty of t

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