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National Gallery Technical Bulletin, Volume 41
ISBN: PB: 9781857096705, Yale University Press, National Gallery London, February 2021
104 pp., 29.9x21 cm, 200 illus.
The latest in this annual bulletin based on research carried out at the National Gallery, London, draws on the combined expertise of scientists, conservators, and curators, bringing together a wealth of information about artists' materials, practices...
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Nature Inside Plants and Flowers in the Modern Interior
ISBN: HB: 9780300244021, Yale University Press, February 2021
224 pp., 25.4x19 cm, 120 illus.
From ferns in 19th-century British parlors to contemporary "living walls" in commercial spaces, plants and flowers have long been incorporated into the design of public and private spaces. Spanning two centuries, "Nature Inside" explores the history...
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Nine-Tenths of the Law Enduring Dispossession in Indonesia
ISBN: PB: 9780300251074, Yale University Press, February 2021
264 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 9 black&white illus.
The old aphorism "possession is nine-tenths of the law" is particularly relevant in Indonesia, which has seen a string of regime changes and a shifting legal landscape for property claims. Ordinary people struggle to legalize their possessions and cl...
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North African Poetry in French Yale French Studies, Number 137/138
ISBN: PB: 9780300250374, Yale University Press, February 2021
256 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 16 black&white illus.
Although in recent years Maghrebi literature written in French has enjoyed increased critical attention, less attention has been paid specifically to the genre of poetry. The sixteen essays collected in this special issue of "Yale French Studies" sho...
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Nikolai Astrup Visions of Norway
ISBN: HB: 9780300250855, Yale University Press, February 2021
240 pp., 27.9x22.8 cm, 160 colour and black&white illus.
Nikolai Astrup (1880-1928) was a Norwegian Expressionist artist known for colorful paintings and woodcuts of his native landscape. Astrup received a formal art education in Kristiania (now Oslo), Germany, and Paris, but he later rebelled against cert...
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National Gallery of Art Master Paintings from the Collection
ISBN: HB: 9780300253900, Yale University Press, January 2021
492 pp., 30.5x22.2 cm, 400 colour illus.
The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, is renowned for its world-class collection of paintings representing seven centuries of American and European art. Now in the sixth printing since its original publication in 2004, this engaging and broa...
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Nahmanides Law and Mysticism
ISBN: HB: 9780300140910, Yale University Press, October 2020
464 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm
Rabbi Moses b. Nahman (1194-1270), known in English as Nahmanides, was the greatest Talmudic scholar of the thirteenth century and one of the deepest and most original biblical interpreters. Beyond his monumental scholastic achievements, Nahmanides w...
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Nature Shock Getting Lost in America
ISBN: HB: 9780300227147, Yale University Press, October 2020
360 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 8 black&white illus.
The human species has a propensity for getting lost. The American people, inhabiting a mental landscape shaped by their attempts to plant roots and to break free, are no exception. In this engaging book, environmental historian Jon Coleman bypasses t...
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Nottinghamshire Buildings of England
ISBN: HB: 9780300247831, Yale University Press, September 2020
864 pp., 21.6x12.1 cm, 120 illus.
Full of memorable and surprising buildings, Nottinghamshire is a county that rewards close investigation. Great medieval churches are represented by Newark, Worksop Priory, and Southwell Minster, famous for its exquisite carved "leaves". Of the count...
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New Money How Payment Became Social Media
ISBN: HB: 9780300233223, Yale University Press, July 2020
288 pp., 20.9x13.9 cm, 20 black&white illus.
One of the basic structures of everyday life, money is at its core a communication media. Payment systems – cash, card, app, or Bitcoin – are informational and symbolic tools that integrate us into, or exclude us from, the society that surrounds us....
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