History of art Books
Cambridge University Press St. Pauls Outside the Walls
Book SynopsisThis volume examines one of Rome''s most influential churches: the principal basilica dedicated to St Paul. Nicola Camerlenghi traces nearly two thousand years of physical transformations to the church, from before its construction in the fourth century to its reconstruction following a fire in 1823. By recounting this long history, he restores the building to its rightful place as a central, active participant in epochal political and religious shifts in Rome and across Christendom, as well as a protagonist in Western art and architectural history. Camerlenghi also examines how buildings in general trigger memories and anchor meaning, and how and why buildings endure, evolve, and remain relevant in cultural contexts far removed from the moment of their inception. At its core, Saint Paul''s exemplifies the concept of building as a process, not a product: a process deeply interlinked with religion, institutions, history, cultural memory, and the arts. This study also includes state-of-tTrade Review'Usually books covering such a wide span are multiauthored, but Camerlenghi bravely and successfully tackles the whole life-span. His thoughtful meditations on layered identities and how a building, like a new varietal grafted onto an old rootstock, can change but remain the same might be what readers in fields far from Rome will take away from this fine book.' Joseph Connors, Renaissance QuarterlyTable of Contents1. Paul's place in Rome: tomb, trophy, and the Basilica of the Constantinian Dynasty (ca.67–386); 2. The Basilica of the Theodosian Dynasty (386–410); 3. The early transformations (410–700); 4. A fortress of faith during the heart of the Middle Ages (700–1050); 5. The advent, apogee, and end of St Paul's Golden Age (10501–423); 6. Rebirth and modernization (1423–1655); 7. Restoring and reconstructing St Paul's during the long eighteenth century (1655–1823); Epilogue. The Basilica is dead, long live the Basilica!; Appendix A. Reconciling the evidence and making the model; Appendix B. Carolingian-era patronage.
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Cambridge University Press Vasaris Words
Book SynopsisIn this book, Douglas Biow analyzes Vasari''sLives of the Artists - often considered the first great work of art history in the modern era - from a new perspective. He focuses on key words and shows how they address a variety of compelling, culturally determined ideas circulating in late Renaissance Italy. The keywords chosen for this study investigate five seemingly divergent, yet still interconnected, ideas. What does it mean to have a ''profession'',professione, and possess ''genius'', ingegno, in the visual arts? How is ''speed'', prestezza, valued among visual artists of the period and how is ''time'', tempo, conceptualized in Vasari''s narrative and descriptions of visual art? Finally, how is the ''night'',notte, conceived and visually represented as a distinct span of time in The Lives? Written in an engaging manner for specialists and non-specialists alike, Vasari''s Words places the Lives - a truly foundational and innovative book of Western culture - within the context of the modern discipline of intellectual history.Trade Review'This brisk, engaging, and critically engaged study reveals a Vasari we probably suspected was there, but now is seen to have been writing himself.' Paul Baxa, European History QuarterlyTable of Contents1. Professione/profession; 2. Ingegno/genius; 3. Prestezza/speed; 4. Tempo/time.
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Cambridge University Press Memory and Agency in Ancient China
Book SynopsisMemory and Agency in Ancient China offers a novel perspective on China''s material culture. The volume explores the complex ''life histories'' of selected objects, whose trajectories as ginle objects (''biographies'') and object types (''lineages'') cut across both temporal and physical space. The essays, written by a team of international scholars, analyse the objects in an effort to understand how they were shaped by the constraints of their social, political and aesthetic contexts, just as they were also guided by individual preference and capricious memory. They also demonstrate how objects were capable of effecting change. Ranging chronologically from the Neolithic to the present, and spatially from northern to southern mainland China and Taiwan, this book highlights the varied approaches that archaeologists and art historians use when attempting to reconstruct object trajectories. It also showcases the challenges they face, particularly with the unearthing of objects from archaeological contexts that, paradoxically, come to represent the earliest known point of their ''post-recovery lives''.Table of ContentsIntroduction: memory and agency in Ancient China: shaping the life histories of objects Francis Allard, Yan Sun and Katheryn M. Linduff; 1. Memory, amnesia and the formation of identity symbols in China Gideon Shelach; 2. The lives of shovels and bells in early South China: memory, ritual and the power of destination Francis Allard; 3. The whole and fragmented lives of jade objects from late Neolithic Middle Yangzi river burials (ca. 2000 BC) Sascha Priewe; 4. The social life of salt in Ancient China from the Late Neolithic to the Han Dynasty Pochan Chen; 5. A divergent life history of bronze willow-leaf-shaped swords of Western Zhou China from 11th to c. 10th centuries BCE Yan Sun; 6. Bird-pillar basins and cylindrical vessels: object lineage in Ancient China Xiaolong Wu; 7. Toiletries and the production of social memory from the warring states through the Han (4th c. BCE–3rd c. CE) Sheri Lullo; 8. A biographical approach to the study of the mounted archer motif during the Han Dynasty Leslie Wallace; 9. Dynamic between form and material: the bi disc in Western Han noble burial ritual Eileen Lam; 10. Crossing the Taiwan Strait: contextualizing and re-contextualizing Taiwan Aboriginal Objects (1895–1980) Du Hui; 11. Artifacts that invoke the aura and authority of the ancient Katheryn M. Linduff
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge History of the Gothic Volume 1 Gothic in the Long Eighteenth Century
Book SynopsisThis first volume of The Cambridge History of the Gothic provides a rigorous account of the Gothic in Western civilisation, from the Goths'' sacking of Rome in 410 AD through to its manifestations in British and European culture of the long eighteenth century. Written by international cast of leading scholars, the chapters explore the interdisciplinary nature of the Gothic in the fields of history, literature, architecture and fine art. As much a cultural history of Gothic as an account of the ways in which the Gothic has participated within a number of formative historical events across time, the volume offers fresh perspectives on familiar themes while also drawing new critical attention to a range of hitherto overlooked concerns. From writers such as Horace Walpole and Ann Radcliffe to eighteenth-century politics and theatre, the volume provides a thorough and engaging overview of early Gothic culture in Britain and beyond.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Gothic in/and History Dale Townshend, Angela Wright and Catherine Spooner 1. The Goths in Ancient History David M. Gwynn; 2. The Term 'Gothic' in the Long Eighteenth Century, 1680‒1800 Nick Groom; 3. The Literary Gothic Before Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto Dale Townshend; 4. Gothic Revival Architecture Before Horace Walpole's Strawberry Hill Peter N. Lindfield; 5. Horace Walpole and the Gothic Stephen Clarke; 6. Shakespeare's Gothic Transmigrations Anne Williams; 7. Reassessing the Gothic / Classical Relationship James Uden; 8. 'A World of Bad Spirits': The Terrors of Eighteenth-Century Empire Ruth Scobie; 9. In Their Blood: The Eighteenth-Century Gothic Stage Paula R. Backscheider; 10. Domestic Gothic Writing after Horace Walpole and before Ann Radcliffe Deborah Russell; 11. Early British Gothic and the American Revolution James Watt; 12. Gothic and the French Revolution, 1789–1804 Fanny Lacôte; 13. The Aesthetics of Terror and Horror: A Genealogy Eric Parisot; 14. Ann Radcliffe and Matthew Lewis Angela Wright; 15. The Gothic Novel Beyond Radcliffe and Lewis Yael Shapira; 16. Oriental Gothic: Imperial-Commercial Nightmares from the Eighteenth Century to the Romantic Period Diego Saglia; 17. The German 'School' of Horrors: A Pharmacology of the Gothic Barry Murnane; 18. Gothic and the History of Sexuality Jolene Zigarovich; 19. Gothic Art and Gothic Culture in the Romantic Era Martin Myrone; 20. Time in the Gothic Robert Miles; Select Bibliography
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge History of the Gothic Volume 3 Gothic in the Twentieth and TwentyFirst Centuries
Book SynopsisComprising twenty three essays by leading international scholars, this book is a key reference work for anyone studying twentieth and twenty-first-century Gothic, from A-level students and teachers to senior academics. Resolutely interdisciplinary in its focus, it offers unparalleled range and coverage as well as cutting-edge critical approaches.Trade Review'... the sheer scale and interdisciplinary nature of [this] project multiplies the possible applications of the Gothic mode.' Joellen Mary Delucia, Eighteenth-Century StudiesTable of ContentsIntroduction: A history of gothic studies in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries Catherine Spooner; 1. Gothic and silent cinema Stacey Abbott and Simon Brown; 2. Gothic, the great war and the rise of modernism, 1910‒1936 Matt Foley; 3. Gothic and the American south, 1919‒1962 Arthur Redding; 4. Hollywood gothic, 1930–1960 Mark Jancovich; 5. Gothic and war, 1930–91 Agnieszka Soltysik Monnet; 6. Gothic and the postcolonial moment Tabish Khair; 7. Gothic and the heritage movement in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries Emma McEvoy; 8. Gothic enchantment: The magical strain in twentieth- and twenty-first-century Anglo-American gothic David Punter; 9. Psychoanalysis and the American popular gothic, 1954–1980 Bernice M. Murphy; 10. Gothic and the counterculture, 1958‒Present Catherine Spooner; 11. Gothic television Derek Johnston; 12. Gothic and the rise of feminism Lucie Armitt; 13. Gothic, AIDS and sexuality, 1981–present Ardel Haefele-Thomas; 14. The gothic in the age of neo-liberalism, 1990‒present Linnie Blake; 15. The gothic and remix culture Megen de Bruin-Molé; 16. Postdigital gothic Marc Olivier; 17. Gothic multiculturalism Sarah Ilott; 18. Gothic, neo-imperialism and the war on terror Johan Höglund; 19. Global gothic 1: Islamic gothic Tuğçe Bıçakçı Syed; 20. Global gothic 2: East Asian gothic Daniel Martin; 21. Global gothic 3: Gothic in modern Scandinavia Yvonne Leffler; 22. The 'Bad Oikos': Gothic in an age of environmental crisis Sara L. Crosby; 23. Gothic and the apocalyptic imagination Simon Marsden.
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Cambridge University Press Composing Community in Late Medieval Music
Book SynopsisWhen we sing lines in which a fifteenth-century musician uses ethereal polyphony to complain mundanely about money or hoarseness, more than half a millennium melts away. Equally intriguing are moments in which we experience solmization puns. These familiar worries and surprising jests break down temporal distances, humanizing the lives and endeavors of our musical forebears. Yet many instances of self-reference occur within otherwise serious pieces. Are these simply in-jokes, or are there more meaningful messages we risk neglecting if we dismiss them as comic relief? Music historian Jane D. Hatter takes seriously the pervasiveness of these features. Divided into two sections, this study considers pieces with self-referential features in the texts separately from discussions of pieces based on musical self-referential elements. Examining connections between self-referential repertoire from the years 14501530 and similar self-referential creations for painters'' guilds, reveals musicians'' agency in forming the first communities of early modern composers.Trade Review'This is a wonderful book with a clear and convincing central claim. Jane D. Hatter's engagement with primary sources and recent scholarly literature on music, art, and cultural history displays highly original thought and will give scholars a fresh perspective on what they thought they knew.' David J. Rothenberg, Case Western Reserve University, Ohio'Composing Community in Late Medieval Music is the first book-length study to explore a pivotal paradigm shift in European music history – the decades around 1500 when composers became self-conscious professionals both individually and as a group. Jane D. Hatter explores the ways in which this self-consciousness began to express itself in individual works. Her fascinating study deftly disentangles the various musical, social and cultural strands in this complex process and provides essential reading for every student of the musical Renaissance.' Wolfgang Fuhrmann, Universität Leipzig'… the book is stimulating and profitable to read because it brings together many well-known aspects in an interesting way and enriches them with detailed observations.' Nicole Schwindt, Die MusikforschungTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. Music about Musicians: 1. Paintings about painters to music about musicians; 2. Miserere Supplicanti Du Fay: building community through musical devotions at Cambrai Cathedral; 3. Ora Pro Nobis: forms of self-reference in musical prayers for musicians; 4. Plorer, Gemir, Crier: musical mourning and the composer; Part II. Music about Music: 5. Paintings about painting and music about music-making; 6. Simple lessons? Music theory as emblem of composition; 7. Constructing the composer: symbolic use of the hexachord in compositions c.1500; 8. Conclusion.
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Cambridge University Press The Reception of the Virgin in Byzantium
Book SynopsisThis book explores how the Virgin Mary''s life is told in hymns, sermons, icons, art, and other media in the Byzantine Empire before AD 1204. A group of international specialists examines material and textual evidence from both Byzantine and Muslim-ruled territories that was intended for a variety of settings and audiences and seeks to explain why Byzantine artisans and writers chose to tell stories about Mary, the Mother of God, in such different ways. Sometimes the variation reflected the theological or narrative purposes of story-tellers; sometimes it expressed their personal spiritual preoccupations. Above all, the variety of aspects that this holy figure assumed in Byzantium reveals her paradoxical theological position as meeting-place and mediator between the divine and created realms. Narrative, whether ''historical'', theological, or purely literary, thus played a fundamental role in the development of the Marian cult from Late Antiquity onward.Table of ContentsIntroduction Thomas Arentzen and Mary B. Cunningham; Part I. Telling Visual Stories: The Virgin Mary in Art: 1. Embodied word: telling the story of Mary in early Christian art Maria Lidova; 2. Female devotion and Mary's motherhood before iconoclasm Andrea Olsen Lam; 3. The theological substance of St Anne's motherhood in Byzantine homilies and art Eirini Panou; 4. Krater of nectar and altar of the Bread of Life: the Theotokos as provider of the Eucharist in Byzantine culture Maria Evangelatou; 5. The Virgin at Daphni Leslie Brubaker; Part II. Song and Celebration: Festal Hymnography on the Theotokos: 6. The dialogue of Annunciation: Germanos of Constantinople versus Romanos the Melode Thomas Arentzen; 7. Singing Mary: the Annunciation and Nativity in Romanos the Melode Georgia Frank; 8. Mary and Adam on the threshold of Lent: counterpoint and intercession in a Kanon for Cheesefare Sunday Derek Krueger; 9. The spiritual and material temple: Byzantine Kanon poetry for the Feast of the Entrance Damaskinos Olkinuora; Part III. Preaching Her Story: Narrative Discourse in Homiletics: 10. The Coptic homily on the Theotokos attributed to Cyril of Jerusalem: an aberrant and apologetic 'life' of the Virgin from Late Antiquity Stephen J. Shoemaker; 11. Mary as 'scala caelestis' in eighth- and ninth-century Italy Francesca Dell'Acqua; 12. Christological and ecclesiological narratives in early eighth-century Greek homilies on the Theotokos Evgenios Iverites; 13. The homilies of James of Kokkinobaphos in their twelfth-century context Elizabeth Jeffreys; Part IV. New Narratives in the Middle Byzantine Period: Marian Hagiography: 14. The life of the Theotokos by Epiphanios of Kallistratos: a monastic approach to an apocryphal story Mary B. Cunningham; 15. The story of an edition: Antoine Wenger and John Geometres' Life of the Virgin Mary Maximos Constas; Afterword Susan Ashbrook Harvey.
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Cambridge University Press Architecture and the Senses in the Italian Renaissance
Book SynopsisThis is the first study of Renaissance architecture as an immersive, multisensory experience that combines historical analysis with the evidence of first-hand accounts. Questioning the universalizing claims of contemporary architectural phenomenologists, David Karmon emphasizes the infinite variety of meanings produced through human interactions with the built environment. His book draws upon the close study of literary and visual sources to prove that early modern audiences paid sustained attention to the multisensory experience of the buildings and cities in which they lived. Through reconstructing the Renaissance understanding of the senses, we can better gauge how constant interaction with the built environment shaped daily practices and contributed to new forms of understanding. Architecture and the Senses in the Italian Renaissance offers a stimulating new approach to the study of Renaissance architecture and urbanism as a kind of ''experiential trigger'' that shaped ways of bothTable of ContentsPreface; 1. A sense of renaissance architecture; 2. Architecture and the imagination; 3. Movement in the built environment; 4. The building of devotion; 5. Sensations of health and illness; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index; Acknowledgments.
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Cambridge University Press Sources for Byzantine Art History Volume 3 The Visual Culture of Later Byzantium 1081âc.1350
Book SynopsisIn this book the beauty and meaning of Byzantine art and its aesthetics are for the first time made accessible through the original sources. More than 150 medieval texts are translated from nine medieval languages into English, with commentaries from over seventy leading scholars. These include theories of art, discussions of patronage and understandings of iconography, practical recipes for artistic supplies, expressions of devotion, and descriptions of cities. The volume reveals the cultural plurality and the interconnectivity of medieval Europe and the Mediterranean from the late eleventh to the early fourteenth centuries. The first part uncovers salient aspects of Byzantine artistic production and its aesthetic reception, while the second puts a spotlight on particular ways of expressing admiration and of interpreting of the visual.
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Cambridge University Press Worlds of Byzantium
Book SynopsisWorlds of Byzantium offers a new understanding of what it means to study the history and visual culture of the Byzantine empire during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Arguing that linguistic and cultural frontiers do not always coincide with political ones, it suggests that Byzantine studies should look not only within but also beyond the borders of the Byzantine empire and include the history of Christian populations in the Muslim-ruled Middle East and neighbouring states like Ethiopia and Armenia and integrate more closely with Judaic and Islamic studies. With essays by leading scholars in a wide range of fields, it offers a vision of a richly interconnected eastern Mediterranean and Near East that will be of interest to anyone who studies the premodern world.
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Cambridge University Press The Origins of Protestant Aesthetics in Early Modern Europe
Book SynopsisThe aesthetics of everyday life, as reflected in art museums and galleries throughout the western world, is the result of a profound shift in aesthetic perception that occurred during the Renaissance and Reformation. In this book, William A. Dyrness examines intellectual developments in late Medieval Europe, which turned attention away from a narrow range liturgical art and practices and towards a celebration of God''s presence in creation and in history. Though threatened by the human tendency to self-assertion, he shows how a new focus on God''s creative and recreative action in the world gave time and history a new seriousness, and engendered a broad spectrum of aesthetic potential. Focusing in particular on the writings of Luther and Calvin, Dyrness demonstrates how the reformers'' conceptual and theological frameworks pertaining to the role of the arts influenced the rise of realistic theater, lyric poetry, landscape painting, and architecture in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.Trade Review'… the book is loaded with excellent references … [This book] … an invaluable resource for theologians, church historians, art historians, cultural critics, and liturgical scholars.' Michael N. Jagessar, Canadian Journal of Netherlandic StudiesTable of Contents1. Introduction: the medieval context of the Reformation; 2. Like and presence in Holbein, Luther and Cranach; 3. John Calvin: creation, drama and time; 4. Calvin, language and the rise of literary culture; 5. Portraits and dramatic culture in sixteenth century England; 6. The emerging aesthetics of early modern England: a new world with echoes of the past; 7. The new visual culture of reformed Holland and France; 8. Epilogue: the cultural afterlife of Protestant aesthetics.
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Cambridge University Press Surrealism
Book SynopsisAppealing to research students and specialist scholars, this book brings fresh perspectives to many of Surrealism's enduring critical concepts and experimental practices by placing them within an expanded historical and geographical framework. The book's interdisciplinary focus makes it relevant for a range of arts and humanities disciplines.Trade Review'An excellent volume … Highly recommended.' J. E. Housefield, ChoiceTable of ContentsPart I. Origins Ideas/Concepts/Interventions: 1. The surrealist world Effie Rentzou; 2. Psychoanalysis Klem James; 3. Surrealism and the demand of politics Raymond Spiter; 4. Modern science Gavin Parkinson; 5. Surrealism and dreams Natalya Lusty; 6. Surrealism and Eros Alyce Mahon; Part II. Developments Practices/Cultures/Material Forms: 7. Surrealist collections in Paris and Sussex Katharine Conley; 8. Surrealist objects Christina Rudosky; 9. Collage Elza Adamowicz; 10. Film Kristoffer Noheden; 11. Photography in surrealism David Bate; 12. Surrealist fashion Ilya Parkins; 13. Surrealist display practices: repositories outside reason Adam Jolles; Part III. Applications Heterodoxies and New Worlds: 14. Surrealism and schizoanalysis Gregory Minissale; 15. The surrealist bestiary and animal philosophyWalter Kalaidjian; 16. Picasso's habits: André Breton on art, nature and reflexivity Joyce S. Cheng; 17. Surrealism and mass observation Tyrus Miller; 18. Pacific surrealism Paul Giles; 19. Decolonial surrealism Jonathan P. Eburne; 20. Surrealism and écriture feminine Anna Watz; 21. Subcultural receptions of surrealism in the 1960s international underground press Abigail Susik.
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Cambridge University Press Between the Pagan Past and Christian Present in Byzantine Visual Culture
Book SynopsisUp to its pillage by the Crusaders in 1204, Constantinople teemed with magnificent statues of emperors, pagan gods, and mythical beasts. Yet the significance of this wealth of public sculpture has hardly been acknowledged beyond late antiquity. In this book, Paroma Chatterjee offers a new perspective on the topic, arguing that pagan statues were an integral part of Byzantine visual culture. Examining the evidence in patriographies, chronicles, novels, and epigrams, she demonstrates that the statues were admired for three specific qualities - longevity, mimesis, and prophecy; attributes that rendered them outside of imperial control and endowed them with an enduring charisma sometimes rivaling that of holy icons. Chatterjee''s interpretations refine our conceptions of imperial imagery, the Hippodrome, the Macedonian Renaissance, a corpus of secular objects, and Orthodox icons. Her book offers novel insights into Iconoclasm and proposes a more truncated trajectory of the holy icon in medTrade Review'This is an exceptional book which effectively establishes the statue as an intellectual category to think with in the Byzantine world. … The book is a remarkable achievement.' Jas Elsner, University of OxfordTable of Contents1. The Byzantine Statue: Problems and Questions; 2. Prophecy; 3. History; 4. Mimesis; 5. Epigrams and Statues; Epilogue. The End: Manuel Chrysoloras and the Sense of the Past; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Transforming the Church Interior in Renaissance Florence
Book SynopsisBefore the late sixteenth century, the churches of Florence were internally divided by monumental screens that separated the laity in the nave from the clergy in the choir precinct. Enabling both separation and mediation, these screens were impressive artistic structures that controlled social interactions, facilitated liturgical performances, and variably framed or obscured religious ritual and imagery.In the 1560s and 70s, screens were routinely destroyed in a period of religious reforms, irreversibly transforming the function, meaning, and spatial dynamics of the church interior. In this volume, Joanne Allen explores the widespread presence of screens and their role in Florentine social and religious life prior to the Counter-Reformation. She presents unpublished documentation and new reconstructions of screens and the choir precincts which they delimited. Elucidating issues such as gender, patronage, and class, her study makes these vanished structures comprehensible and deepens our understanding of the impact of religious reform on church architecture.Trade Review'… This is an excellent, wonderfully researched, and deeply interesting book. I look forward to its publication, and am sure that it will be widely read, frequently cited, and have a major impact in the field.' Caroline Bruzelius, Duke University'There is no question that this is a major contribution and will remain an indispensable resource for a long time to come.' Marcia Hall, Temple University'Joanne Allen's book is a key contribution to a burgeoning field: study of the crucial role played by screens and choir enclosures - now almost entirely lost - in articulating the space, functioning, and furnishing of medieval and early modern churches. Allen meets the challenge of reconstructing stories of installation, relocation, and removal across several centuries. The result is a meticulous and richly illustrated study that transforms our understanding of the evolution of the Florentine church interior.' Joanna Cannon, Courtauld Institute of ArtTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Accessing the Italian church interior; 2. Transforming churches in fifteenth-century Florence; 3. Transforming churches in sixteenth-century Florence; 4. Community and access in the Mendicant church: Santa Maria del Carmine; 5. Patronage and place in monastic churches: Santa Trinita and San Pancrazio; 6. Gender and Ceremony in The Nuns' church: San Pier Maggiore; 7. Behavior and reform in the civic oratory: Orsanmichele; 8. Duke Cosimo I de' Medici, religious reform, and the Florentine church interior.
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Cambridge University Press From the Material to the Mystical in Late
Book SynopsisThe German mystic Gertrude the Great of Helfta (c.12561301) is a globally venerated saint who is still central to the Sacred Heart Devotion. Her visions were first recorded in Latin, and they inspired generations of readers in processes of creative rewriting. The vernacular copies of these redactions challenge the long-standing idea that translations do not bear the same literary or historical weight as the originals upon which they are based. In this study, Racha Kirakosian argues that manuscript transmission reveals how redactors serve as cultural agents. Examining the late medieval vernacular copies of Gertrude''s visions, she demonstrates how redactors recast textual materials, reflected changes in piety, and generated new forms of devotional practices. She also shows how these texts served as a bridge between material culture, in the form of textiles and book illumination, and mysticism. Kirakosian''s multi-faceted study is an important contribution to current debates on medieval Trade Review'In exploring the Latin and vernacular production and reception of Gertrud von Helfta's Legatus divinae pietatis, Racha Kirakosian is redefining late medieval authorship and the value of each redaction within the landscape of late medieval piety. Her book offers innovative and always exciting discoveries as she unpacks the vital transmission of Gertrud's Legatus combining the scribal nature of late medieval piety with the textile culture of religious communities. Groundbreaking research, brilliantly written, a scholarly masterpiece!' Hans-Jocher Schiewer, University of Freiburg'Like the textiles Gertrude's writings and their translations so beautifully evoke, Racha Kirakosian's book weaves together philological investigations, interpretive analyses, and unwavering attention to human communities to create a colorful, richly textured view of later medieval monastic life. Though rigorously centered on texts - their complex process of creation, reception, and transmission - this book has much to offer historians of art and material culture, female monasticism and reform, and the medieval religious imagination more broadly.' Jacqueline E. Jung, Professor of History of Art, Yale University'This book draws on newly discovered evidence for the collaborative production of the Latin visions of Gertrude of Helfta (d. 1301) and proposes a new approach to reading the late fourteenth-century German translation, der botte der götlichen miltekeit. A complete analysis of the manuscripts of the botte, understood as examples of dynamic textuality, is combined with studies of text production, redaction, reading and copying, and an innovative discussion of the interplay between material culture and the presentation of textiles in the two versions of Gertrude's visions.' Nigel F. Palmer, Emeritus Professor of German Medieval and Linguistic Studies, St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford'… highly recommended for medieval scholars in the fields of history, German, and theology, including advanced graduate students of medieval studies.' Sarah Glenn DeMaris, The German QuarterlyTable of Contents1. The Helfta scriptorium; 2. Redactions within a dynamic textuality; 3. Manuscript transmission history; 4. The book's self-reflectivity; 5. The scriptorial heart; 6. Imaginary textiles; Final remarks; Bibliography; Appendix; Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd AntiMuseum
Book SynopsisAnti-Museum charts the development of the anti-museum as a concept and as it has been realised in practice. Drawing on a range of case studies, including the New Museum and PS1 in New York, Mona in Australia, Art42 in Paris and Donald Judd's Marfa, the book assesses their potential to engage museum publics in new ways.Anti-museums seek to breathe relational and theatricalised vitality into the objects they exhibit, by connecting them to the contexts of their making, to their social life outside the museum, to visitors'' lives via their transformative capacities for change, and by being a place of dialogue, exchange and transformation, rather than instruction. Documenting the ways in which they have been created by artists, collectors, and curators, the book also examines the extent to which anti-museums connect with other museums through the exchange of values and resources. Critically, it asks whether, after some 40 years of new museology', such institutions Table of Contents1. Introduction: anti-museum – imagining the unthinkable; 2. Collection de l’Art Brut, Lausanne; 3. Donald Judd’s Marfa: state of dialogue; 4. New York, New York: PS1 and the New Museum; 5. Mona (Museum of Old and New Art), Hobart; 6. Art42, Paris; 7. Conclusion: the art of museums beyond convention
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Gale Ecco, Print Editions The whole art and mystery of modern gaming fully
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Cambridge University Press Italy Cyprus and Artistic Exchange in the
Book SynopsisIn this volume Anthi Andronikou explores the social, cultural, religious and trade encounters between Italy and Cyprus during the late Middle Ages, from ca. 1200 -1400, and situates them within several Mediterranean contexts. Revealing the complex artistic exchange between the two regions for the first time, she probes the rich but neglected cultural interaction through comparison of the intriguing thirteenth-century wall paintings in rock-cut churches of Apulia and Basilicata, the puzzling panels of the Madonna della Madia and the Madonna di Andria, and painted chapels in Cyprus, Lebanon, and Syria. Andronikou also investigates fourteenth-century cross-currents that have not been adequately studied, notably the cult of Saint Aquinas in Cyprus, Crusader propaganda in Santa Maria Novella in Florence, and a unique series of icons crafted by Venetian painters working in Cyprus. Offering new insights into Italian and Byzantine visual cultures, her book contributes to a broader understandinTable of Contents1. A prosopography of encounters; 2. Southern Italy, Cyprus and the Holy Land: a tale of parallel aesthetics?; 3. Deconstructing myths: transmutations of Madonna and Panagia between Italy and Cyprus; 4. Thomas Aquinas, the Dominicans and artistic patronage in trecento Cyprus; 5. The peregrinations of a Cypriot king in Italian material culture, 1362-1368; 6. Art in the interstices: hybrid Italian panels and Cypriot nobility.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Designing Designing Radical Thinking in Design
Book SynopsisJohn Chris Jones was born in 1927, in Aberystwyth, Wales. Jones studied engineering at the University of Cambridge, and went on to work for AEI in Manchester, England. In 1962 he instigated an influential conference on design methods, which led to the formation of the Design Research Society which he chaired from 1971-73. In 2004 he was presented with the Society's Lifetime Achievement Award and from 1970-74 Jones was the first Professor of Design at The Open University, UK.Trade ReviewDesigning Designing is a particularly redemptive text ... not only because of the immense self-awareness and epistemic humility Jones demonstrates, but also because it explores in both its content and its form what else design and designing could be. In stark contrast to the predictable and stolid reification of design methods, principles, and practices today, this open-ended flexibility and responsiveness in design practice reflects in the structure of the book itself: a diverse collection of essays, personal reflections, anecdotes, conversations, interviews, and poetry. * Design and Culture *Foregrounding the performing of designing as an ongoing experimental lived practice that is at once personal, social and institutional, this astonishingly prescient book offers fresh insights into how design expertise can be mobilized to address contemporary challenges. This re-issue should inspire a new generation of designers to think deeply and critically about designing, what makes it possible or constrains it, and its positive and negative unfolding consequences. -- Lucy Kimbell, Director, Social Design Institute and Professor of Contemporary Design Practices at the University of Arts London, UKTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Introduction to the revised edition by Clive Dilnot Foreword by C. Thomas Mitchell Author's Note Preface to the 1984 edition Acknowledgements Introductory Essay: The Future of Breathing 1. A Thought Revolved Love, hate and architecture How my thoughts about design methods have changed during the years Now we are numerous Beyond rationalism Principles in design 2. The World Without Imagination St Ives by chance Composing by chance Some reflection on chance Designing designing 3. It Must Give Pleasure Opus one, number two "... in the dimension of Time" Continuous design and redesign Things 4. Things of August Is designing a response to the whole of life? 35 wishes Voices at the conference conference The design of modern life Utopia and Numeroso Afterword by John Thackara Index
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Gale Ecco, Print Editions The Tragedy of Tragedies Or the Life and Death of
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Abrams Becoming Andy Warhol Graphic Novel
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Abrams Brave Birds
Book SynopsisFrom celebrated paper artist Maude White, a spectacular collection of 65 cut-paper birds paired with inspirational reflections
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Abrams How to Paint Without a Brush
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Headline Publishing Group The Beloved Girls
Book Synopsis''A gorgeous epic . . . Wholly absorbing. I adored it'' MARIAN KEYES''This sweeping, absorbing story is a treat'' ADELE PARKS''A compelling story of female friendship, dark secrets and family bonds that pulls you in and won''t let go'' ROSANNA LEY''If you love atmospheric stories about old houses, families and secrets, this is for you'' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING''A gorgeous story to get immersed in'' PrimaBY SUMMER''S END, THERE WILL BE ONLY ONE . . . ''It''s a funny old house. They have this ceremony every summer . . . There''s an old chapel, in the grounds of the house. Half-derelict. The Hunters keep bees in there. Every year, on the same day, the family processes to the chapel. They open the combs, taste the honey. Take it back to the house. Half for them -'' my father winced, as though he had bitten down on a sore tooth. ''And half for us.''Catherine, a succTrade ReviewPRAISE FOR THE BELOVED GIRLS:'Wow, was this book stunning or what? It stole my heart and never gave it back. ' * Reader review *'I'm still reeling from reading this book . . . Wow!' * Reader review *'Wow! This book pulled me in from the beginning . . . A five star read' * Reader review *'A compelling story of female friendship, dark secrets and family bonds that pulls you in and won't let go' * Rosanna Ley *'This is the most gripping, atmospheric book, heavy with mystery and intriguing right till the end. I loved it' * Sophie Kinsella *'A gorgeous epic . . . Wholly absorbing. I adored it!' * Marian Keyes *'A rich and sweeping tale as dark and delicious as the hive's special honey' * Wendy Holden, Daily Mail *'Bewitching, beguiling and utterly beautiful, The Beloved Girls will pull you into their mysterious and enchanted world and never let you go. With a cast of compelling characters and a labyrinthine plot, it's a page-turner of the most luxurious kind - a real escape' * Veronica Henry *'This sweeping, absorbing story is a treat' * Adele Parks *'A gorgeous, Gothic and gripping big-house mystery' * Red *'Taut as a drumskin and thrumming with tension . . . You'll stay up well past your bedtime to finish this atmospheric read' * HEAT *'A thumping good read . . . Completely absorbing' * Sam Baker, Noon *'A compelling family drama' * Woman & Home *'This immersive read is a real treat' * Bella *'A compelling and atmospheric read' * The Sun *'A gorgeous story to get immersed in' * Prima *'Full of evocative description of time and place, the sense of "something about to happen" keeps you turning the pages' * Choice *'An absorbing, sweeping drama to get lost in' * Sunday Express, S Mag *'A compelling read . . . With a strong sense of place' * My Weekly *PRAISE FOR HARRIET EVANS:'Comfort reading of the highest order' * India Knight *'A sweeping novel you won't put down' * Katie Fforde *'Richly layered . . . Unforgettable . . . This is a story to get truly lost in' * Isabelle Broom *'She reels you in and then you're hooked, right to the last page' * Patricia Scanlan *'Atmospheric and altogether wonderful' * Lesley Pearse *'I love it on so many levels, the immense feeling of place, the slow, irresistible sense of being drawn deep into the family and its story, and the strange hovering of menace somewhere in the idyll. Wonderful' * Penny Vincenzi *'Spellbinding' * Independent *'Gripping' * Irish Times *'Gorgeous' * Stylist *'A poignant story of love and loss' * Daily Mail ‘Must Reads’ *'I can't remember the last time I was so enthralled' * Red *'Epic, absorbing ... Full of intrigue and emotion' * Fabulous *'By turns painfully sad and heart-lifting, with characters that stay with you' * Good Housekeeping *'Authentic and satisfying. An immersive mystery' * Woman & Home *'A poignant tale' * Woman *If you love atmospheric stories about old houses, families and secrets, this is for you * Good Housekeeping *
£11.24
Headline Publishing Group Fallen Idols
Book SynopsisBooks of 2021, The Economist ''Alex von Tunzelmann is one of the most gifted historians writing today. Brilliant and trenchant, witty and wise, Fallen Idols is a book you will adore, devour, and talk about to everyone you know. Hesitate no longer; buy this book.'' Suzannah Lipscomb, author, award-winning historian and broadcaster''Like all the best historians von Tunzelmann uses the past to explain what the hell is going on today. She does so with a flair, her signature mix of scholarship and succinctness that is so compelling. If you want to make sense of the statues debate, and the coming culture war over our history, this is where you need to start.'' Dan Snow''A timely, sparkling and often hilarious book.'' Michael Wood In 2020, statues across the world were pulled down in an extraordinary wave of global iconoclasm. From the United States and the United Kingdom to Canada, South Africa, the Caribbean, India, BanglTrade ReviewAlex von Tunzelmann is one of the most gifted historians writing today. Brilliant and trenchant, witty and wise, Fallen Idols is a book you will adore, devour, and talk about to everyone you know. Hesitate no longer; buy this book * Suzannah Lipscomb, author, award-winning historian and broadcaster *This timely, sparkling and often hilarious book is all that we have come to expect from Alex von Tunzelmann - witty (often wickedly so) scintillating, skewering pomposity. Readers will relish her eagle-eyed knack of offering jaw dropping anecdote while always keeping us aware of the big picture * Michael Wood, Historian *Like all the best historians von Tunzelmann uses the past to explain what the hell is going on today. She does so with a flair, her signature mix of scholarship and succinctness that is so compelling. If you want to make sense of the statues debate, and the coming culture war over our history, this is where you need to start * Dan Snow *Alexandra von Tunzelmann has chosen a subject akin to a minefield for her new book, except that the mines are statues and very much above ground . . . Tunzelmann is as skilled a guide as one could wish for; her erudition and light touch are major advantages. There is not a dull sentence in the book, which from the moment American revolutionaries topple George III in New York, grips the reader from start to finish. -- Michael Burleigh * Literary Review *It's a lively, engaging and often witty exploration of why statues are put up, why they are taken down and what this teaches us about history and memory . . . If it has an agenda, it's one that urges us to see the layers, the nuance and the different points of view * The Sunday Times *Forensically unpicking polemical arguments from all sides in the debate, von Tunzelmann calmly and deftly guides us through this important issue, while never stopping being hugely informative, surprising and entertaining. * Aspects of History *Timely and necessary. -- Philippe Sands * Financial Times *Alex von Tunzelmann deftly captures ... [that] ... statues are always works in progress: toppled, moved, reworked, re-erected and reinterpreted. There has never been a time when they were not contested. -- Mary Beard * Guardian *It's a timely, well written and often entertaining look at statues that were pulled down not only in 2020's wave of iconoclasm but in other places and at other times too. * New Statesman - Books of the Year, Richard J Evans *Excellent -- Professor Anna Whitelock * BBC History Magazine *
£18.00
McMichael Canadian Art Collection Passion over Reason la passion avant la raison
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£27.89
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Sculpture and the Decorative in Britain and
Book SynopsisImogen Hart is Adjunct Assistant Professor of History of Art, University of California, Berkeley, USA.Claire Jones is Lecturer in History of Art, University of Birmingham, UK.Trade ReviewThe rich case studies offered in this volume cumulatively propose a new framework for the study of three-dimensional representation, from figure to filigree. Its authors interrogate the unstable boundaries and porous relationships between sculptures and decorative objects, attending to contexts as varied as the architectural, the ceremonial, the national, the nautical, and the conceptual. Sculpture and the Decorative is the rare anthology that offers a broad chronological range—from the musical metaphors of 17th century altarpieces to institutional critique’s reliance on the found object—in combination with a lively conversation among authors about the received terms through which art histories are narrated. * David J. Getsy, Goldabelle McComb Finn Distinguished Professor of Art History, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA *This timely volume insists on entanglement of sculpture and the decorative arts, too long separated from one another in Eurocentric histories of art. Spanning the period from the seventeenth century to the present, these essays challenge assumptions about the decorative arts’ secondary role in relation to sculpture. Alongside stimulating theoretical and historical revisions of their intertwined histories, the book proposes vital new investigations of how formal debates intersect with urgent questions of gender, race, and nationalism. * Jo Applin, Reader in the History of Art, The Courtauld Institute of Art, UK *Sculpture and decoration have a fraught relationship, often framed in terms of opposition: ornament is a condition that the sculptor struggles to transcend. This ground-breaking book shows the inadequacy of this view. Through a series of well-chosen case studies, it demonstrates that from the perspective of practitioners and the general public, these two artistic categories often combine, sometimes merging into new syntheses. Taken together, these accounts show how non-hierarchical approaches can open up new insights into the discipline of art history. * Glenn Adamson, author of Fewer Better Things: The Hidden Wisdom of Objects *Timely and provocative, this volume brings together two artistic categories that the history of art has, for too long, treated apart. Arguing for a renewed re-evaluation of “high” and “low” within their specific historic and geographic settings, Sculpture and the Decorative is well-positioned to persuasively revise the canon and inform future art historical thinking. It is a must read for all students of visual and material culture, art history, design history, and architecture and a big challenge to any prior assumptions regarding disciplinary distinctions. * Anca I. Lasc, Associate Professor of Design History, History of Art & Design Department, Pratt Institute, USA *Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Contributors Acknowledgements 1. Sculpture and the decorative: towards a more integrated mode of art history writing, Imogen Hart (University of California-Berkeley, USA) and Claire Jones (University of Birmingham, UK) 2. “Exulting and adorning it in exuberant strains”: Music, figuration and ornamentation in Abel Schrøder’s altarpiece (Skt Morten in Næstved, Denmark), Margit Thøfner (Independent Scholar) 3. Galathea: Ships, sculpture and the state in Golden Age Denmark, Michael Hatt (University of Warwick, UK) 4. An allegory of civic virtue: Sculpture and ornament in St George’s Hall, Liverpool, Katie Faulkner (Courtauld Institute of Art, UK) 5. Sculpture and the decorative in fin-de-siècle Brussels: Women as creators and consumers, Marjan Sterckx (Ghent University, Belgium) 6. “Sacred stones guarded about with dragons”: Welsh national identity in William Goscombe John’s Corn Hirlas (1898), Melanie Polledri (Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales) 7. Sculpture and the decorative at the Scottish National War Memorial, Imogen Hart (University of California-Berkeley, USA) 8. Ornament and monument in German sculpture, 1910–1930: Milly Steger and Renée Sintenis, Nina Lübbren (Anglia Ruskin University, UK) 9. Modernist sculpture and the decorative: Henri Laurens with Robert Mallet-Stevens and Le Corbusier, Anna Ferrari (Royal Academy London, UK) 10. The decorative arts as found object: Converging domains for contemporary sculpture, Lisa Wainwright (School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA) 11. Gross domestic product: Contemporary British ceramics and the subversion of the monument, Laura Gray (Independent Art Historian) 12. Fabrication and failure: Hacking the decorative in contemporary British art, Bridget O’Gorman (Artist and Researcher) Index
£108.00
Nova Science Publishers Inc Exploring Art and Literature: Interpretations,
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£265.59
Nova Science Publishers Inc History of Sculpture, Painting, and Architecture
Book SynopsisThis book is under the impression that the general cultivation of practical taste, and an acquaintance with the principles of the Fine Arts, are not only desirable in the light of acquirement, but must eventually prove highly beneficial to the useful arts of the country.
£138.39
Nova Science Publishers Inc Famous European Artists
Book SynopsisFamous European Artists by Sarah K. Bolton is a collection of biographical sketches of the famous artists of Europe, including Turner, Rembrandt, Michelangelo, Murillo, Rubens, Leonardo, Titan, Raphael and Reynolds. Famous European Artists is a useful general introduction to the world of art.Table of ContentsPreface; Michael Angelo; Leonardo da Vinci; Raphael of Urbino; Titian; Murillo; Rubens; Rembrandt; Sir Joshua Reynolds; Sir Edwin Landseer; Turner; Index.
£163.19
Nova Science Publishers Inc The Florentine and Venetian Painters of the
Book SynopsisThe Florentine and Venetian Painters of the Renaissance is a compilation of 2 books written by Bernhard Berenson. The 2 great studies of the Venetian and Florentine painters of the Renaissance are brought together in this one book. Chapter 1 provides information about some of the best and most famous Florentine artist who ever lived: Leonarde da Vinci, Michelangelo, Giotti, Ridolpho Ghirlandajo and Fra Filippo Lippi. While, chapter 2 provides information about the famous Venetian artists such as Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese.
£163.19
Nova Science Publishers Inc Egyptian Art
Book SynopsisIn writing this book, the author desired to familiarize the general public with some of the fine pieces of Egyptian sculpture and goldsmiths' work, and to point out how to approach them in order to appreciate their worth.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations; Preface; Egyptian Statuary and its Schools; Some Portraits of Mycerinus; A Scribes Head of the IVth or Vth Dynasty; Skhemka, his Wife and Son: a Group found at Memphis; The Crouching Scribe: Vth Dynasty; The New Scribe of the Gizeh Museum; The Kneeling Scribe: Vth Dynasty; Pehournowri: Statuette in painted Limestone found at Memphis; The Dwarf Khnoumhotpou: Vth or VIth Dynasty; The Favissa of Karnak, and the Theban School of Sculpture; The Cow of Deîr-el-Baharî; The Statuette of Amenôphis IV; Four Canopic Heads found in the Valley of the Kings at Thebes; A Head of the Pharaoh Harmhabi; The Colossus of Ramses II at Bedrecheîn; Egyptian Jewellery in the Louvre; The Treasure of Zagazig; Three Statuettes in Wood; A Fragment of a Theban Statuette; The Lady Touî of the Louvre and Egyptian Industrial Sculpture in Wood; Some Perfume Ladles of the XVIIIth Dynasty; Some Green Basalt Statuettes of the Saïte Period; A Find of Saïte Jewels at Saqqarah; A Bronze Egyptian Cat belonging to M Barrère; A Find of Cats in Egypt; Index.
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University of Alberta Press The Last Best West: Glimpses of the Prairie
Book SynopsisSettlement and urbanization of the Canadian Northwest coincided with the greatest popularity of the postcard. Settlement, along with the building of a transcontinental railway and the industrialization of central Canada, were the three pillars of the National Policy in the years following Confederation. These themes also were the subject of thousands of images preserved in postcards. By the first decade of the 20th century, many cities, towns, and villages were home to photographers who produced a mass of these fascinating and informative images. Many were personalized views of first houses, home farms or family groups and events. Others documented important events, disasters or buildings with broader importance. Together they comprise a valuable resource that presents a unique impression of a significant period in the history of the Canadian West. Introduction by Merrill Distad.
£27.89
University of Alberta Press Mounties on the Cover
Book SynopsisOver the course of fifty years, distinguished Staff Sergeant (retired) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Alert Henry (Al) Lund amassed the largest ever collection of Mountie books, magazines, and comics. From a collection of thousands, he selected approximately one hundred of his favourites for the exhibition and catalogue. In the books, magazines, and comics, the artists and illustrators have captured the image of the Mountie in a variety of styles and have often depicted him as a Canadian hero and world icon. Lund’s collection was donated to the University of Alberta Libraries and will be on display at Bruce Peel Special Collections in 2017 (bpsc.library.ualberta.ca).Trade Review"Often with his close friend and fellow Mountie, Bill Hulgaard, Al criss-crossed Canada and the United States, scouring used bookstores, while stopping at Mountie memorials and historic points of interest, always keeping an eye out for new treasures. The age of the internet allowed him to target those areas of his collection that required completion. In total, he amassed a collection of over 9,000 individual items, a feat that will likely not be repeated. Believed to be the largest ever collectionof Mountie books, magazines and comics, it reflects a cultural history of the Force." The Quarterly, Fall 2017 -- D/Commr. Peter German (retd.) * The Quarterly *
£27.89
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia ARENA: The Art of Hockey
Book SynopsisFrom creativity to imagination and the pursuit of excellence, ARENA: The Art of Hockey both illustrates the art of the game and examines larger ideas and issues in contemporary culture by using hockey as a framework.
£17.99
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Terroir: A Nova Scotia Survey
Book SynopsisFrom painters, weavers, sculptors, printmakers, makers of video and installation art, rug hookers, and beyond, Nova Scotia is home to some of the country''s finest artists. Terroir showcases that talent and unearths its roots by exploring how local histories and traditions, the landscape, and the human condition give rise to works of art specific to time and place.
£33.14
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Centuries of Silence Des siècles de silence:
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£33.14
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Close to the edge... The Work of Gerald Ferguson:
Book SynopsisClose to the edge... contains seven essays and statements by Gerald Ferguson that define this important conceptual artist''s approach to his art and his times. Beginning with his first works in Halifax in the late 1960s and ending with his statement for his last exhibition, New Paintings -- Landscapes, held in Toronto in 2009, Ferguson''s collected writings are a unique document in Canadian art history. Ferguson''s writings are accompanied by 20 plates of his key works.
£22.94
American Traveler Press Travelers Guide to Southwest Indian Arts & Crafts
Book SynopsisThe baskets, blankets, rugs, pottery, jewellery, sandpaintings, dolls, and beadwork created by the Native Americans of the Southwest are all so unique and fascinating. This book is a good introduction to the work that goes into the creations.
£7.99
Welcome Rain Publishers,US The Great War: A Pictorial History
Book SynopsisThe 100th anniversary of the outbreak of "the war to end all wars" has already generated substantial historical analysis and media attention. The anniversary of the US entry into the war will spark another round of interest, and this book is both an excellent pictorial introduction and short history of the conflict.
£16.04
Ariadne Press Stories From My Life
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Clear Light Publishers Watákame's Journey: The Story of the Great Flood
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£14.39
Shanghai Press Watercolor Flowers Chinese Style: A Beginner's
Book SynopsisFollow the author's brush through four seasons, creating your own bouquet of flowers. In this step-by-step guide you will find: The basic tools you'll need for watercolor painting Basic watercolor techniques, including proper brush grip, brush movement, applying paint, color mixing, layering and more Illustrated tutorials with clear steps for painting beautiful seasonal flowers in various styles. Inspirations for your work The 24 solar terms that have been passed down for millennia, along with traditional Chinese flower culture. Author and illustrator Lu He specializes in combining Western watercolors with the style of traditional Chinese ink. The resulting beautiful, soft look integrates shape and spirit, freestyle and tradition, luxury and quiet elegance. By following his instruction, you will be able to create blooming flowers of different styles, whether delicate, beautiful, bold or gentle.
£16.10
Getty Trust Publications Beyond the Nile - Egypt and the Classical World
Book SynopsisFrom about 2000 BCE onward, Egypt served as an important nexus for cultural exchange in the eastern Mediterranean, importing and exporting not just wares but also new artistic techniques and styles. Egyptian, Greek, and Roman craftsmen imitated one another's work, creating cultural and artistic hybrids that transcended a single tradition. Yet in spite of the remarkable artistic production that resulted from these interchanges, the complex vicissitudes of exchange between Egypt and the Classical world over the course of nearly 2500 years have not been comprehensively explored in a major exhibition or publication in the United States. It is precisely this aspect of Egypt's history, however, that Beyond the Nile uncovers. Renowned scholars have come together to provide compelling analyses of the constantly evolving dynamics of cultural exchange, first between Egyptians and Greeks-during the Bronze Age, then the Archaic and Classical periods of Greece, and finally Ptolemaic Egypt-and later when Egypt passed to Roman rule with the defeat of Cleopatra. Beyond the Nile is milestone publication on the occasion of a major international exhibition and one that will become an indispensable contribution to the field. With gorgeous photographs of more than two hundred rare objects, including frescoes, statues, obelisks, jewellery, papyri, pottery, and coins, this volume offers an essential and interdisciplinary approach to the rich world of artistic cross-pollination during antiquity.Trade Review"One of the most impressive exhibition catalogues this reviewer has seen in quite a while, the present volume (and by all accounts the superb exhibition it accompanies) is one of the best treatments of its ambitious subject."--Ancient Egypt Magazine "All in all, this is an excellent exhibition catalogue, well designed, well written, and well-illustrated . . . the volume as a whole is a very welcome addition to the ever-growing number of publications which examine the phenomenon of cultural interaction in the ancient Mediterranean World."--The Art Newspaper "In sum, the catalogue is a rich trove of material, presented in a way that will engage all manner of readers, from the specialist to students to those with merely a passing interest in the place and people of Egypt in the Classical period. I heartily recommend it to any university or community library." --New England Classical Journal ". . . the catalogue is a treat, with authoritative, elegant essays complementing the sumptuously illustrated artefacts." --Times Literary Supplement Alfred H. Barr Jr. Honorable Mention for Distinguished Catalogue in the History of Art
£999.99
Nova Science Publishers Inc David Kakabadze: Georgian Modern Artist &
Book SynopsisThis book is dedicated to the great Georgian modern artist David Kakabadze (1889-1952). This book compares the importance of David Kakabadze''s creative work against the background of world avant-garde art of the beginning of the 20th century. This book is of interest for art historians and other experts, studying Georgian and Soviet art/culture, modern art and, especially, abstract art.
£149.99
GIA Publications The Transposed Musician: Teaching Universal
Book SynopsisMusic teachers know their students don’t just learn to play music; they are also exposed to universal life skills along the way. But that’s just part of the story. Currently, most students are largely left to learn these universal skills—like problem-solving, patience, focus, collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, and communication—on their own and often not very effectively. The Transposed Musician not only empowers students to better confront the challenges of the twenty-first century, they will also significantly improve musicianship—a double benefit. Author Dylan Savage spent two decades refining his approach to teaching universal skills through music, and he shares them in this book. Each of the eight chapters of The Transposed Musician focuses on a specific universal skill and shows how students can apply that skill to music. He then shows how teachers can guide those students to “transpose” that skill to life and back again to music with far deeper understanding and musicianship. With practical examples and clear writing, this book is for music educators wishing to help their students become both better musicians and also better-equipped citizens of the world. Students truly become “transposed musicians” for life and for music.
£18.95
Nova Science Publishers Inc Arts Attendance in the Nation: Barriers,
Book SynopsisThe Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA) is the nation''s largest and most reliable survey of how American adults (aged 18 and older) engage with the arts. The study of arts participation patterns is cogent to arts organisations, arts funders, and cultural economists -- who have used prior surveys to inform their understanding about arts audiences or to gauge public demand for specific arts experiences. At a more fundamental level, the SPAA showcases the stunning plurality of art forms, genres, venues, and events and activities that constitute arts participation as a whole. This book discusses the barriers, and motivations of individuals attending arts in the nation.
£131.19
C & T Publishing Represent! Embroidery: Stitch 10 Colourful
Book SynopsisEmbroidery motifs for every hair type and person! Representation matters and this embroidery looks like you! Celebrate diversity with 10 projects and more than 50 motifs in a wide array of skin tones, body shapes, and hair textures. Table of ContentsIntroduction Basics Projects Project 1: Daily Affirmations Stitch Sampler Journal Cover Project 2: Ombre Text Clutch Project 3: Nude Is Not a Color, Framed Wall Hanging Project 4: I Don’t See Color: Double Hooped Project Project 5: Male-Focused Project Project 6: Pincushion - Play-ground Theme, Hopscotch, Double Dutch, Jump Rope Project 7: Tote Bag With 5 Bodies in Different Shapes And Skin Tones in Yoga Motif Project 8: “So Many Choices” A Variety of Hairstyle Names Border a Satin Pillowcase Project 9: Dimensional Hair Vignette: Shrinkage, Dread-locks, Bantu Knots, Teeny Weeny Afro Project 10: Upcycled Denim Jacket -Variety of Retro- Themed Motifs To Mix And Match Motif Library Iron On Transfers for Project Designs
£13.49
