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History of Art

Above the Battlefield British Modernism and the Peace Movement, 1900-1918

Brockington Grace

ISBN: HB: 9780300151954, Yale University Press, October 2010
244 pp., 25.6x19.2 cm, 100 black&white illus., 40 colour illus.

The early twentieth century is usually remembered as an era of rising nationalism and military hostility, culminating in the disaster of the First World War. Yet it was marked also by a vigorous campaign against war which called into question the aut...

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Decorating the "Godly" Household Religious Art in Post-Reformation Britain

Hamling Tara

ISBN: HB: 9780300162820, Yale University Press, October 2010
256 pp., 25.6x19.2 cm, 80 black&white illus., 40 colour illus.

The Reformation is generally regarded as a calamitous episode in the history of British art, with the rich artistic heritage of the medieval period eradicated and replaced by an austere Protestant culture of the word. According to this view, religiou...

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One Hundred Great Paintings

Govier Louise

ISBN: HB: 9781857094930, Yale University Press, National Gallery London, October 2010
208 pp., 32x24.5 cm, 100 colour illus.

This beautiful book presents one hundred great works from the National Gallery Collection, each by a different artist. Arranged in chronological order and accompanied by Louise Govier's lively text, full-page reproductions of these selected highlight...

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Archaeology & Paleontology

Echoes of the Past The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtansgshan

Tsiang Katherine R.

ISBN: PB: 9780935573503, University of Chicago Press, Smart Museum of Art, October 2010
257 pp., 30.4x22.8 cm, 3 charts, 3 tables, 1 map, 160 colour illus.

Carved into the mountains of northern China, the Buddhist cave temples of Xiangtangshan were the crowning cultural achievement of the sixth-century Northern Qi dynasty. Once home to a magnificent array of limestone sculptures, the caves were heavily...

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Botanical Drawing in Color

Hollender Wendy

ISBN: PB: 9780823007066, GMC Group, Watson-Guptill, October 2010
144 pp., 27.9x21.6 cm, colour illus.

Not for sale in selected countries! A thorough immersion in the art of botanical drawing, this book will attract both aspiring and more experienced artists seeking scientific accuracy and the illusion of 3-dimension in their botanical artwork. Base...

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Ancient World

Art of Ancient Greek Theater

Hart Mary L.

ISBN: HB: 9781606060377, Getty Publications, September 2010
176 pp., 28.7x24.6 cm, 75 colour illus., 67 black&white illus.

This is an exploration of Greek theatre as seen through its many depictions in classical art. "The Art of Ancient Greek Theater" addresses the vibrant imprint that ancient Greek tragedy and comedy left on the visual arts of classical Greece. Theatric...

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Medicine in Art

Bordin Giorgio, D'Ambrosio Laura Polo

ISBN: PB: 9781606060445, Getty Publications, September 2010
384 pp., 19.9x13.7 cm, 400 colour illus.

This is the latest volume in the acclaimed series that depicts medicine as depicted in art throughout history. This sumptuously illustrated volume offers a visual history of the depiction of illness and healing in Western culture, ranging from Egypti...

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Tanagras. Figurines for Life and Eternity The Musee du Louvre's Collection of Greek Figurines

Jeammet Violaine

ISBN: PB: 9788484711711, University of Chicago Press, September 2010
300 pp., 27.9x22.8 cm, 268 colour plates, 19 drawings, 127 halftones

Named for the city in Greece where they were first discovered in the 1870s, Tanagra statuettes are an elegant example of ancient Greek terra-cotta sculpture from the fourth and third centuries BC. Mainly found in tombs in this city, the small statuet...

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Monet and His Muse Camille Monet in the Artist's Life

Gedo Mary Mathews

ISBN: HB: 9780226284804, University of Chicago Press, September 2010
272 pp., 27.9x21.5 cm, 50 colour plates, 1 line drawing, 73 halftones

For Claude Monet (1840-1926), the founder of French Impressionist painting, these words are a fitting testament to his lifelong relationship with the female muse, most notably – and most hauntingly – with his first wife, the model Camille Doncieux....

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Believing and Seeing The Art of Gothic Cathedrals

Recht Roland

ISBN: PB: 9780226706078, ISBN: HB: 9780226706061, University of Chicago Press, September 2010
392 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 85 halftones

In "Believing and Seeing", Roland Recht argues that preoccupation with vision as a key to religious knowledge profoundly affected a broad range of late medieval works. In addition to the great cathedrals of France, Recht explores key religious buildi...

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