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Book of Beasts The Bestiary in the Medieval World
ISBN: HB: 9781606065907, Getty Publications, June 2019
356 pp., 25x15 cm, colour illus.
Brimming with lively animals both real and fantastic, the bestiary was one of the great illuminated manuscript traditions of the Middle Ages. Encompassing imaginary creatures, such as the unicorn, siren and griffin; exotic beasts, including the tiger...
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£45,00
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Beyond the Nile Egypt and the Classical World
ISBN: HB: 9781606065518, Getty Publications, April 2018
360 pp., 29.9x24.7 cm, 322 colour illus., 16 black&white illus., 1 table
From 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 a...
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£50,00
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Bouchardon Royal Artist of the Enlightenment
ISBN: HB: 9781606065068, Getty Publications, January 2017
448 pp., 25x15 cm
One of the most imaginative and fascinating artists of eighteenth-century France, Edme Bouchardon (1698-1762) was instrumental in the transition from Rococo to Neoclassicism and in the artistic rediscovery of classical antiquity. Much celebrated in h...
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£60,00
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Book on the Floor Andrew Malraux and the Imaginaru Museum
ISBN: HB: 9781606065013, Getty Publications, November 2016
240 pp., 25x15 cm
In 1954, the French writer, politician, and publisher Andre Malraux (1901-1976) posed at home for a photographer from the magazine "Paris Match", surrounded by pages from his forthcoming book "Le musee imaginaire de la sculpture mondiale". The enchan...
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£35,00
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Beyond Boundaries Connecting Visual Cultures in the Provinces of Ancient Rome
ISBN: HB: 9781606064719, Getty Publications, August 2016
404 pp., 25x15 cm, colour and black&white illus.
The Roman Empire had a rich and multifaceted visual culture, which was often variegated due to the sprawling geography of its provinces. In this remarkable work of scholarship, a group of international scholars has come together to find alternative w...
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£55,00
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Berthouville Silver Treasure and Roman Luxury
ISBN: HB: 9781606064207, Getty Publications, November 2014
224 pp., 28.7x23.6 cm, 98 colour illus., 21 black&white illus.
This sumpluously illustrated and elegantly produced volume unveils an ancient treasure to modern-day readers. In 1830 a farmer ploughing a field near the village of Berthouville in Normandy, discovered a trave of ancient Roman silver objects weighing...
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£40,00
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Brilliant History of Color in Art
ISBN: HB: 9781606064290, Getty Publications, November 2014
166 pp., 25.9x23.6 cm, 166 colour illus.
This is a irresistible and wonderfully illustrated exploration of the history of colour in art. The history of art is inseparable from the history of colour. And what a fascinating story they tell together: one that brims with an all-star cast of cha...
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£16,99
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Brush and Shutter Early Photography in China
ISBN: HB: 9781606060544, Getty Publications, February 2011
220 pp., 27.5x28.4 cm, 61 colour illus., 75 black&white illus.
This title offers a lavishly illustrated exploration of the history of photography in China. Photography was introduced to China in the 1840s through the West's engagement in the Opium Wars and the subsequent reforms of Chinese statesmen. As a result...
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£35,00
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Black in White America
ISBN: HB: 9781606060117, Getty Publications, August 2010
216 pp., 25.7x22.1 cm, 208 black&white illus.
This is a powerful and evocative photographic essay on African American life during the Civil Rights movement. "Black in White America" by Leonard Freed (1929-2006) is a facsimile edition of a powerful photo essay, first published 1968, that looks at...
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£25,00
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Bernard Picart and the First Global Vision of Religion
ISBN: PB: 9780892369683, Getty Publications, March 2010
388 pp., 25.5x17.7 cm, 8 colour illus., 128 black&white illus.
This is a superbly illustrated exploration of one of the most important works of comparative religion ever published. In an era of intense religious conflict in Europe and ongoing exploration of the lands beyond Europe, the "Ceremonies et costumes re...
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£50,00
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