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Sahel Art and Empires on the Shores of the Sahara
ISBN: HB: 9781588396877, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, January 2020
288 pp., 27.9x22.8 cm, 300 colour illus.
This groundbreaking volume examines the extraordinary artistic and cultural traditions of the African region known as the Sahel ("shore" in Arabic), a vast area on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert that includes present-day Senegal, Mauritania,...
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£50,00
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Silver Caesars A Renaissance Mystery
ISBN: PB: 9781588396396, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, February 2018
304 pp., 25.4x20.3 cm, 250 colour illus.
The twelve silver-gilt cups known as the Aldobrandini Tazze – magnificent examples of 16th-century European goldsmithing in size, design, and quality of execution – feature figures and scenes from Roman historian Suetonius's classic work "The Twelve...
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£35,00
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Seurat's Circus Sideshow
ISBN: PB: 9781588396150, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, February 2017
144 pp., 25.4x22.9 cm, 120 colour illus.
The mystery, color, and magic of the circus was a subject of fascination for European artists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The French Post-Impressionist painter Georges-Pierre Seurat (1859-1891) explored this theme in a number of drawin...
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£25,00
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Sultans of Deccan India, 1500-1700 Opulence and Fantasy
ISBN: HB: 9780300211108, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 2015
384 pp., 28x24.1 cm, 350 colour illus.
In the 16th and 17th centuries, the Deccan plateau of south-central India was home to a series of important, highly cultured Muslim kingdoms and was a nexus of international trade. Invigorated by cultural connections to Iran, Turkey, East Africa, and...
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£50,00
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Stieglitz and His Artists Matisse to O'Keeffe
ISBN: HB: 9780300175882, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 2011
352 pp., 27.9x22.9 cm, 440 colour images, 20 black&white illus.
A master photographer, Alfred Stieglitz was also a visionary promoter and avid collector of modern American and European art from the first half of the 20th century. This publication is the first fully-illustrated catalogue of works in the unparallel...
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£50,00
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Superheroes Fashion and Fantasy
ISBN: HB (metal): 9780300136708, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 2008
192 pp., 25.4x20.6 cm, 200 colour illus.
From Wonder Woman's satin stars and golden bracelets to Batman's brooding cape and mask, the style of superheroes' dress has influenced both street wear and high fashion. This richly illustrated book explores how radical couture, avant-garde sportswe...
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£35,00
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