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History of Art

El Greco to Goya Spanish Painting

Carr Dawson W.

ISBN: PB: 9781857094602, Yale University Press, National Gallery London, November 2009
72 pp., 26.7x22.9 cm, 80 colour illus.

This book presents highlights of the National Gallery's outstanding collection of Spanish painting from the 15th to the 19th century – considered one of the finest outside of Spain. Haunting works by El Greco introduce the Golden Age of the 17th cen...

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Architecture

Contemporary Art

Modern Wing Renzo Piano and the Art Institute of Chicago

Cuno James, Goldberger Paul, Rosa Joseph

ISBN: HB: 9780300141122, Yale University Press, A+D Series, November 2009
160 pp., 25.4x27.9 cm, 120 colour images, 20 duotone illus.

This handsome book examines the remarkable new addition to the Art Institute of Chicago, designed by Renzo Piano and scheduled to open in May 2009. This expansion to The Art Institute of Chicago, already one of the largest museums in the country, wil...

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Christianity

Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries

Nahum A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary

Christensen Duane L.

ISBN: HB: 9780300144796, Yale University Press, October 2009
464 pp., 22.9x15.2 cm, illus.

This volume represents a significant breakthrough in the study of Hebrew prosody with important implications for understanding the formation of the canon of the Hebrew Bible. Duane Christensen, a renowned biblical scholar, offers a detailed analysis...

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Spanish

Contornos Del Habla Fonologia y Fonetica del Espanol

Cloonan Cortez de Andersen Denise

ISBN: PB: 9780300141306, Yale University Press, October 2009
384 pp., 25.4x20.3 cm, 32 black&white illus.

"Contornos del Habla" is designed to introduce students of diverse backgrounds and different levels of language ability to Spanish phonetics and phonology. Written completely in Spanish, it provides clear and engaging explanations of important lingui...

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Contemporary Art

Catalogue Raisonne

Nexus New York Latin/American Artists in the Modern Metropolis

Cullen Deborah, Saborit Antonio, Manthorne Katherine Emma, Fuentes Elvis, Wechsler James, Rogers Katy, Greet Michele

ISBN: PB: 9780300158960, Yale University Press, October 2009
272 pp., 25.4x20.3 cm, 60 colour images, 30 black&white illus.

Between 1900 and 1942, New York City was the site of extraordinary creative exchange where artists could share ideas in a global context. The swiftly-changing urban landscape before and between the World Wars inspired the erosion of artistic boundari...

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History of Art

Sargent and the Sea

Cash Sarah, Ormond Richard

ISBN: HB: 9780300143607, Yale University Press, September 2009
192 pp., 28x23 cm, 100 colour images, 30 black&white illus.

As a young man the American painter John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) was passionate about the sea and deeply knowledgeable about ships and seafaring. Between the ages of 18 and 23, he started his career as a professional painter with a remarkable rang...

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History of Art

Degas in the Norton Simon Museum Volume 2: Nineteenth-century Art

Campbell Sara

ISBN: HB: 9780300148848, Yale University Press, July 2009
384 pp., 27.9x25.4 cm, 250 colour images, 350 black&white illus.

Edgar Degas was one of the first artists collected by the industrialist and art collector Norton Simon (1907-1993), as well as one of the last. In the short span of less than thirty years, Simon assembled one of the world's most impressive private ar...

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Contemporary Art

Sol Lewitt 100 Views

Cross Susan M., Markonish Denise

ISBN: PB: 9780300152821, Yale University Press, June 2009
272 pp., 25.1x22.4 cm, 93 colour images, 88 black&white illus.

Published to accompany MASS MoCA's landmark installation of LeWitt's innovative wall drawings, this book celebrates the artist and his illustrious 50-year career.

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History of Art

Dialogues in Art History, from Mesopotamian to Modern

Cropper Elizabeth, Alpers Svetlana, Hill Boone Elizabeth, Bordes Philippe, Bryan Betsy M., Campbell C. Jean, Connors Joseph, Dempsey Charles, Feldman Marian H., Barry Flood Finbarr

ISBN: HB: 9780300121629, Yale University Press, April 2009
424 pp., 27.9x22.9 cm, 95 colour images, 167 black&white illus.

This spirited and challenging book presents dialogues between eminent art historians on current topics and dilemmas in the field. The essays consider world art of all periods, covering ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, preconquest Mexico and Peru, Islam, C...

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History of Art

Plains of Mars European War Prints, 1500-1825, from the Collection of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation

Clifton James, Scattone Leslie, Fetvaci Emine, Gruber Ira D., Silver Larry

ISBN: HB: 9780300137224, Yale University Press, March 2009
280 pp., 30.5x24.8 cm, 5 colour images, 164 black&white illus.

From 1500 to 1825, Europe remained in an almost perpetual state of war. Religion, politics, economics, and dynastic ambition all played a role in the turmoil that spread across the continent. War-related printed images also proliferated during this t...

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