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History of Art

Kharibian Leah

ISBN: HB: 9781857094473, Yale University Press, National Gallery London, June 2009
240 pp., 12.1x10.8 cm, 200 colour illus.

The National Gallery, London, home to celebrated works by Leonardo, Titian, Rembrandt, Turner, Van Eyck, Van Gogh, and many others, contains paintings that rank among the finest in the history of Western European art. This attractive little pocket co...

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Europe

Master of the House Stalin and His Inner Circle

Khlevniuk Oleg V., Seligman Favorov Nora

ISBN: HB: 9780300110661, Yale University Press, January 2009
288 pp., 23.4x15.6 cm

Based on meticulous research in previously unavailable documents in the Soviet archives, this compelling book illuminates the secret inner mechanisms of power in the Soviet Union during the years when Stalin established his notorious dictatorship. Ol...

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History of Art

Reconstructing the Renaissance "Saint James Freeing Hermogenes" by Fra Angelico

Kanter Laurence B.

ISBN: PB: 9780300121360, Yale University Press, September 2008
96 pp., 23.5x19.1 cm, 55 colour images, 3 black&white illus.

Saint James Freeing Hermogenes, an important painting by one of the world's most beloved Renaissance artists, was privately owned and rarely seen until two decades ago, when it was acquired by the Kimbell Art Museum. Now an eminent authority reviews...

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Photography

Brought to Light Photography and the Invisible, 1840-1900

Keller Corey, Tucker Jennifer, Gunning Tom, Groning Maren

ISBN: HB: 9780300142105, Yale University Press, September 2008
208 pp., 25.7x22.9 cm, 200 colour illus.

"Brought to Light" invites readers to step back to a time when photography, X-rays, and movies were new, when forays into the world beneath the skin or the realm beyond our everyday vision captivated scientists and the public alike. In this book, acc...

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History of Art

Slavery, Sugar, and the Culture of Refinement Picturing the British West Indies, 1700-1840

Kriz Kay Dian

ISBN: HB: 9780300140620, Yale University Press, June 2008
288 pp., 25.4x19.1 cm, 40 colour images, 80 black&white illus.

This highly original book asks new questions about paintings and prints associated with the British West Indies between 1700 and 1840, when the trade in sugar and slaves was the most active and profitable. In a wide-ranging study of scientific illust...

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Fashion

Superheroes Fashion and Fantasy

Koda Harold, Bolton Andrew

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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Photography

Meaning of Photography

Kelsey Robin, Stimson Blake, Batchen Geoffrey, Brunet Francois, Harper Sharon, LoCurto Lilla, Outcault William, Tan Fiona

ISBN: PB: 9780300121506, Yale University Press, April 2008
208 pp., 24.1x17.8 cm, 75 black&white illus.

How can we write the histories of photography? How should art history and visual studies integrate the special technical and aesthetic challenges posed by the medium and respond to the intense interest it has provoked in the art world in recent years...

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History of Art

Catalogue Raisonne

Carroll Dunham Prints

Kemmerer Alison N., DeRose Elizabeth C., Dunham Carroll

ISBN: HB: 9780300121650, Yale University Press, April 2008
320 pp., 28.6x22.9 cm, 300 colour illus.

Widely known for his vibrant paintings that employ a variety of styles – including abstraction, figuration, pop, and cartoon – Carroll Dunham (b. 1949) is also one of the most prolific printmakers of his generation. An integral part of the artistic p...

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History of Art

Railway Art in the Age of Steam

Kennedy Ian, Treuherz Julian, Beaumont Matthew, Freeman Michael

ISBN: HB: 9780300138788, Yale University Press, April 2008
288 pp., 25.4x27.9 cm, 200 colour illus.

Steam locomotives gripped the imagination when they first appeared in nineteenth-century Europe and America. Aboard these great machines, passengers travelled at faster speeds than ever before while watching the scenery transform itself and take on n...

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History of Art

Shape of Time Remarks on the History of Things

Kubler George

ISBN: PB: 9780300100617, Yale University Press, March 2008
148 pp., 20.3x12.7 cm

When it was first released in 1962, "The Shape of Time" presented a radically new approach to the study of art history. Drawing upon new insights in fields such as anthropology and linguistics, George Kubler replaced the notion of style as the basis...

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