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Art Conservation

Facture: Conservation, Science, Art History Volume 3: Degas

Barbour Daphne S.

ISBN: PB: 9780300230116, Yale University Press, October 2017
196 pp., 27.9x20.3 cm, 162 colour illus.

This volume of "Facture", a biennial journal that presents the latest conservation research on works of art at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, focuses exclusively on conservation treatment, technical art history, and scientific research rela...

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Military

Fashion

Fashion in Steel The Landsknecht Armour of Wilhelm von Rogendorf

Krause Stefan, Haag Sabine, Zajic Andreas

ISBN: HB: 9780300230864, Yale University Press, September 2017
128 pp., 27.3x24.1 cm, 100 colour illus., 15 black&white illus.

This sumptuously illustrated book celebrates a curious masterpiece of German Renaissance art – the Landsknecht armor of Wilhelm von Rogendorf (1523). Recently conserved to its original glory, this magnificent suit of armor, made for a trusted courtie...

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History of Art

Thannhauser Gallery Marketing Van Gogh

Koldehoff Stefan, Stolwijk Chris, Koldehoff Nora, Hageman Monique, Fontanella Megan M., Herzog Gunter

ISBN: HB: 9780300226591, Yale University Press, Mercatorfonds, September 2017
304 pp., 26.7x19.7 cm, 95 colour illus., 75 black&white illus.

While legend has it that Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) sold only one work during his lifetime, it was not long after his death that sales of his paintings began to shatter auction house records. In this carefully researched book, leading Van Gogh scho...

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Design

Contemporary Art

Donald Judd

Raskin David

ISBN: PB: 9780300228687, Yale University Press, September 2017
220 pp., 22.9x27.9 cm, 110 colour illus., 10 black&white illus.

This pioneering, critically acclaimed book, originally published in 2010 and now available in paperback, is an authoritative and enlightening guide to a wide array of works by the great American artist Donald Judd (1928-1994). Showcasing the entire b...

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Political Science

Losing an Enemy Obama, Iran, and the Triumph of Diplomacy

Parsi Trita

ISBN: HB: 9780300218169, Yale University Press, September 2017
416 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm

The definitive book on Obama's historic nuclear deal with Iran from the author of the "Foreign Affairs Best Book" on the Middle East in 2012. This timely book focuses on President Obama's deeply considered strategy toward Iran's nuclear program and...

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Decorative Arts

Things of Beauty Growing British Studio Pottery

Adamson Glenn, Droth Martina, Olding Simon

ISBN: HB: 9780300227468, Yale University Press, September 2017
472 pp., 27.9x22.9 cm, 316 colour illus.

For nearly a century British potters have invigorated traditional ceramic forms by developing or reinventing techniques, materials, and means of display. "Things of Beauty Growing" explores major typologies of the vessel – such as bowl, vase, and cha...

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Philosophy

Other

Seven Ways of Looking at Religion The Major Narratives

Schewel Benjamin

ISBN: HB: 9780300218473, Yale University Press, September 2017
248 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm

Western intellectuals have long theorized that religion would undergo a process of marginalization and decline as the forces of modernity advanced. Yet recent events have disrupted this seductively straightforward story. As a result, while it is clea...

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Photography

Parties The Human Clay

Friedlander Lee

ISBN: HB: 9780300221787, Yale University Press, September 2017
182 pp., 24.5x27.9 cm, 172 duotone illus.

Lee Friedlander (b. 1934) is known for his candid portraits of people in their everyday environments. This volume in his "Human Clay" series of books highlights a lively collection of Friedlander's photographs of celebrations – both public and privat...

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Contemporary Art

Adrian Villar Rojas The Roof Garden Commission: The Theater of Disappearance

Galilee Beatrice, Rojas Adrian Villar

ISBN: PB: 9781588396211, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 2017
64 pp., 18.4x11 cm, 68 colour illus.

Known for his ephemeral, interconnected installations and monumental sculpture, Argentinian artist Adrian Villar Rojas (b. 1980) transformed The Met Roof into an immersive banquet scene for the 2017 Roof Garden Commission. This book retraces the arti...

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Islam

By the Pen and What They Write Writing in Islamic Art and Culture

Blair Sheila S., Bloom Jonathan M.

ISBN: HB: 9780300228243, Yale University Press, September 2017
318 pp., 29.2x22.9 cm, 235 colour illus., 35 black&white illus.

Considered by Muslims as the only true art, calligraphy has played a prominent role in Islamic culture since the time of the prophet Muhammad. Exploring this central role of the written word in Islam and how writing practices have evolved and adapted...

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