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Kathe Kollwitz Prints, Process, Politics
ISBN: HB: 9781606066157, Getty Publications, January 2020
140 pp., 25x15 cm, illus.
German printmaker Kathe Kollwitz (1867-1945) is known for her unapologetic social and political imagery; her representations of grief, suffering, and struggle; and her equivocal ideas about artistic and political labels. This volume explores her most...
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£30,00
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Knight for the Ages Jacques de Lalaing and the Art of Chivalry
ISBN: HB: 9781606065754, Getty Publications, November 2018
192 pp., 29.2x20.8 cm, 94 colour illus.
The Livre des faits de Jacques de Lalaing (Book of the Deeds of Jacques de Lalaing), a famous Flemish illuminated manuscript, relays the audacious life of Jacques de Lalaing (1421-1453), a story that reads more like a fast-paced adventure novel. Prod...
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£45,00
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Keep it Moving? Conserving Kinetic Art
ISBN: PB: 9781606065389, Getty Publications, May 2018
208 pp., 25x15 cm, illus.
Kinetic art not only includes movement but often depends on it to produce an intended effect and therefore fully realize its nature as art. It can take a multiplicity of forms and include a wide range of motion, from motorized and electrically driven...
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£48,00
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King Seen from the Sky
ISBN: HB: 9781606064603, Getty Publications, October 2015
36 pp., 25x15 cm, 32 colour illus.
This delightful book by award-winning children's book author and illustrator Bruno Gibert is intended for five- to seven-year-olds. It is inspired by the true story of the first flight of living creatures in a handmade aircraft. On September 19, 1783...
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£12,99
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Kingdom of Images French Print in the Age of Louis XIV, 1660-1715
ISBN: HB: 9781606064504, Getty Publications, June 2015
344 pp., 25x15 cm, 51 colour illus., 138 black&white illus.
This book includes a rich and fascinating consideration of the golden age of French printmaking. Once considered the golden age of French printmaking, Louis XIV's reign saw Paris become a powerhouse of print production. During this time, the king aim...
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£60,00
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Knightly Art of Battle
ISBN: PB: 9781606060766, Getty Publications, October 2011
128 pp., 22.9x16.1 cm, 86 colour illus.
This is an extravagantly illustrated and engrossing exploration of the art of medieval fighting. This volume offers an intriguing look into the world of late medieval martial arts, from wrestling to swordsmanship and to the subtle tricks that could b...
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£11,99
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Keros Hoard Searching for the Lost Pieces of a Puzzle
ISBN: HB: 9780892368372, Getty Publications, March 2006
456 pp., 27.9x21 cm, 350 colour illus., 78 tables, 3 maps
Keros is a small, mountainous, and now-deserted island situated between Naxos, Amorgos, and Ios in the southeast Cyclades. Keros became widely known after a series of extensive and clandestine excavations in the 1950s and early 1960s, which concentra...
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£60,00
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