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No Limits Zao Wou-Ki
ISBN: HB: 9780300220186, Yale University Press, October 2016
184 pp., 29.9x23.5 cm, 141 colour illus.
The Chinese-French painter Zao Wou-Ki (1920-2013) developed a distinctive abstract style blending the visual poetry of Chinese painting and calligraphy with European pictorial traditions. This stunning volume presents a richly woven narrative of the...
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£60,00
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Charles Percier Revolutions in Architecture and Design
ISBN: HB: 9780300221589, Yale University Press, October 2016
304 pp., 28.6x24.1 cm, 228 colour illus., 20 black&white illus.
Handsomely designed and richly illustrated, this publication surveys the magnificent spectrum of projects undertaken by French architect and interior designer Charles Percier (1764-1838). After gaining an illustrious reputation for supervising the sc...
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£50,00
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Ballet Lover's Companion
ISBN: PB: 9780300223415, Yale University Press, October 2016
384 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm
A richly informed, up-to-date performance guide to more than 140 favorite ballets, from the classical era to the present day This engaging book is a welcome guide to the most successful and loved ballets seen on the stage today. Dance writer and crit...
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£18,99
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Notman Visionary Photographer
ISBN: HB: 9780300223675, Yale University Press, October 2016
240 pp., 31.8x26 cm, 250 colour illus.
This beautifully illustrated book offers a comprehensive look at the career of photographer William Notman (1826-1891). Born in Scotland, Notman emigrated to Canada in 1856; he settled in Montreal and opened a photography studio that later had branch...
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£35,00
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Valentin de Boulogne Beyond Caravaggio
ISBN: HB: 9781588396020, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, October 2016
288 pp., 28.5x24.1 cm, 145 colour illus.
The first comprehensive English monograph on an outstanding 17th-century artist In the years following Caravaggio's death, the French-born painter Valentin de Boulogne (1591-1632) emerged as one of the greatest masters of naturalistic painting, demon...
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£45,00
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Writers and Rebels The Literature of Insurgency in the Caucasus
ISBN: HB: 9780300200645, Yale University Press, October 2016
336 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 14 black&white illus.
Spanning the period between the end of the Russo-Caucasian War and the death of the first female Chechen suicide bomber, this groundbreaking book is the first to compare Georgian, Chechen, and Daghestani depictions of anticolonial insurgency. Rebecca...
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£65,00
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Eternity's Sunrise The Imaginative World of William Blake
ISBN: PB: 9780300223644, Yale University Press, October 2016
344 pp., 22.4x17.1 cm, 40 colour illus., 56 black&white illus.
In this richly illustrated portrait, a prize-winning biographer surveys the entire sweep of William Blake's creative work while telling the story of his life William Blake, overlooked in his time, remains an enigmatic figure to contemporary readers d...
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£14,99
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Future Humans Inside the Science of Our Continuing Evolution
ISBN: HB: 9780300208719, Yale University Press, October 2016
240 pp., 21x14 cm
Are humans still subject to the forces of evolution? An evolutionary biologist provides surprising insights into the future of Homo sapiens In this intriguing book, evolutionary biologist Scott Solomon draws on the explosion of discoveries in recent...
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£20,00
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European Art A Neuroarthistory
ISBN: HB: 9780300212792, Yale University Press, October 2016
320 pp., 28x21.6 cm, 100 colour illus., 170 black&white illus.
A bold revision of the history of European art, told through the lens of neuroscience Ambitious and much anticipated, this book celebrates the value of recent neuroscientific discoveries as tools for art-historical analysis. Case studies ranging acro...
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£45,00
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Hospitality and Islam: Welcoming in God's Name Welcoming in God's Name
ISBN: PB: 9780300223620, Yale University Press, October 2016
288 pp., 22.9x14.4 cm
<p>A groundbreaking examination of a crucial concept in Islamic thought and tradition from an author noted for her work on interfaith and intercultural dialogue Considering its prominent role in many faith traditions, surprisingly little has been wri...
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£14,99
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