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Illuminated Manuscripts of Germany and Central Europe in the J. Paul Getty Museum

Kren Thomas

ISBN: HB: 9780892369485, Getty Publications, April 2009
96 pp., 23.8x16.8 cm, 71 colour illus.

This book presents a lavishly illustrated survey of the art of illumination from the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum. It features 71 full-colour reproductions. This sumptuous volume presents more than 70 full-colour reproductions of some of th...

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Dialogues in Art History, from Mesopotamian to Modern

Cropper Elizabeth, Alpers Svetlana, Hill Boone Elizabeth, Bordes Philippe, Bryan Betsy M., Campbell C. Jean, Connors Joseph, Dempsey Charles, Feldman Marian H., Barry Flood Finbarr

ISBN: HB: 9780300121629, Yale University Press, April 2009
424 pp., 27.9x22.9 cm, 95 colour images, 167 black&white illus.

This spirited and challenging book presents dialogues between eminent art historians on current topics and dilemmas in the field. The essays consider world art of all periods, covering ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, preconquest Mexico and Peru, Islam, C...

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John Singer Sargent Volume 6: Venetian Figures and Landscapes, 1898-1913 (The Complete Paintings)

Ormond Richard, Kilmurray Elaine

ISBN: HB: 9780300141405, Yale University Press, March 2009
272 pp., 31x24.8 cm, 256 colour illus., 18 black&white illus.

Throughout his career – and particularly in the period from 1898 to 1913 – John Singer Sargent painted the spectacular architecture and scenes of everyday life in Venice, as he sat alongside the Grand Canal or in a gondola in the sleepy side canals....

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After Many Springs Regionalism, Modernism, and the Midwest

Bricker Balken Debra, Fleming Jeff

ISBN: HB: 9780300135862, Yale University Press, March 2009
125 pp., 27.9x22.9 cm, 100 colour images, 25 black&white illus.

"After Many Springs" is the title of a Thomas Hart Benton painting that evokes nostalgia for a fertile, creative time gone by. This bold new book – taking the name of this work by Benton – examines the intersections between Regionalist and Modernist...

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Plains of Mars European War Prints, 1500-1825, from the Collection of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation

Clifton James, Scattone Leslie, Fetvaci Emine, Gruber Ira D., Silver Larry

ISBN: HB: 9780300137224, Yale University Press, March 2009
280 pp., 30.5x24.8 cm, 5 colour images, 164 black&white illus.

From 1500 to 1825, Europe remained in an almost perpetual state of war. Religion, politics, economics, and dynastic ambition all played a role in the turmoil that spread across the continent. War-related printed images also proliferated during this t...

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Dada's Women

Hemus Ruth

ISBN: HB: 9780300141481, Yale University Press, March 2009
256 pp., 25.4x19.1 cm, 20 colour images, 60 black&white illus.

The European Dada movement of the early twentieth century has long been regarded as a male preserve, one in which women have been relegated to footnotes or mentioned only as the wives, girlfriends, or sisters of Dada men. This fascinating book challe...

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Buddhist Painting in Cambodia

Roveda Vittorio, Sothorn Yem

ISBN: HB: 9789749863527, Prestel Publishing, River Books, March 2009
328 pp., 29.2x22.2 cm

This book documents the remnants of the rich Buddhist cultural heritage of Cambodia after centuries of wars and destruction culminating with the genocide and cultural annihilation of the Khmer Rouge. The most important mural paintings of Cambodia are...

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If the Paintings Could Talk

Wilson Michael, Marr Andrew

ISBN: PB: 9781857094251, Yale University Press, National Gallery London, February 2009
176 pp., 21x14 cm, 168 colour illus.

"If the Paintings Could Talk" reveals the hidden histories of paintings in the National Gallery, London. With a treasury of fascinating facts, discoveries, and tales, this book describes the flight a work took down a mountainside and the portrait tha...

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John Talman An Early Eighteenth-Century Connoisseur

Sicca Cinzia Maria, Baker Christopher, Borgioli Cristina, Connor Bulman Louisa M., Capitanio Antonella, Collareta Marco, Davidson Peter, Freddolini Francisco, Giometti Cristiano, Harris John

ISBN: HB: 9780300123357, Yale University Press, February 2009
304 pp., 25.4x17.8 cm, 108 colour illus.

This handsome book is the only full-length study of John Talman (1677-1726), the first director of the Society of Antiquaries and one of the most influential collectors of drawings in early 18th-century Britain. Prominent scholars discuss the history...

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William Merritt Chase Volume 3: Landscapes in Oil

Pisano Ronald G., Lane Carolyn K., Baker D. Frederick

ISBN: HB: 9780300110203, Yale University Press, February 2009
248 pp., 30.5x24.1 cm, 209 colour illus., 49 black&white illus.

Admired for finding beauty in everyday surroundings, William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) brought an autobiographical element to his work, earning him a unique place in late-19th-century American art history. This book, the third of four volumes to docu...

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