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The essays selected for this book, presented in chronological order, discuss various aspects of image-making technologies, geometrical knowledge and tools for architectural design, focusing in parti……続きを見る

Here you will find the complete novels and novellas of Leo Tolstoy in the chronological order of their original publication. - Childhood - Boyhood - Youth - Family Happiness - The Cossacks - War and……続きを見る

While Homer's existence as a historical person is still a topic of debate, the writings attributed to the name have made their mark not only on Greek history and literature, but upon western civiliz……続きを見る

Enter The Universe According to Peter Max. A true Pop Art iconーone of the world’s most well-loved visual artistsーPeter Max now offers us an intimate, unprecedented look at the inner workings of hi……続きを見る

由藝術家策劃、群眾來協作 人類對社會系統、存在境遇的另類對峙 一條必須深刻檢視的特殊取徑 參與式藝術對參與者以及觀看者傳達在日常生活裡被壓抑的種種弔詭， 並誘發出變態的、讓人不安的、愉悦的經驗， 讓我們……続きを見る

In his works, Hopper poetically expressed the solitude of man confronted to the American way of life as it developed in the 1920s. Inspired by the movies and particularly by the various camera angle……続きを見る

A retrospective of numerous modern oil paintings, with portraits, landscapes, seascapes and commentary by the artist. 続きを見る

This book explores the range of images in Byzantine art known as donor portraits. It concentrates on the distinctive, supplicatory contact shown between ordinary, mortal figures and their holy, supe……続きを見る

What is the place of architecture in the history of art? Why has it been at times central to the discipline, and at other times seemingly so marginal? What is its place now? Many disciplines have a ……続きを見る

The Generation of Life: Imagery, Ritual, and Experience in Deep Caves This study reexamines Paleolithic cave art as a living synthesis of creativity, ritual, and transformation. Drawing on evidence ……続きを見る

The 1970s was a decade of style contrasts: every extreme of fashion was met by an equally trendy opposite reaction. Ankle-length maxi skirts vied for attention with super-short hot-pants. Outfits in……続きを見る

Tradition and Transformation in Christian Art approaches tradition and transculturality in religious art from an Orthodox perspective that defines tradition as a dynamic field of exchanges and syner……続きを見る

This book contains several tables of HTML content to make reading easier. Crime and Punishment (pre-reform Russian: Преступленіе и наказаніе; post-reform Russian: Преступление и наказание, tr. Prest……続きを見る

The general aim of this volume is to investigate the nature of the relation between pictorial experience and aesthetic appreciation. In particular, it is concerned with the character and intimacy of……続きを見る

Contemporary art can be baffling and beautiful, provocative and disturbing. This pioneering book presents a new look at the controversial period between 1945 and 2015, when art and its traditional f……続きを見る

A captivating, spirited account of the intense relationship among four artists whose strong personalities and aesthetic ideals drew them together, pulled them apart, and profoundly influenced the ve……続きを見る

This edited collection sets forth a new understanding of aesthetic-moral judgment organized around three key concepts: pleasure, reflection, and accountability. The overarching theme is that art is ……続きを見る

This book teaches the reader how to look at medieval art–which aspects of architecture, sculpture, or painting are important and for what reasons. It includes the art and building of what is now Wes……続きを見る

Discussions of apocalyptic thought and its sources in the ancient Near East, particularly Mesopotamia, have a long scholarly history, with a renewed interest and focus in the recent decades. Outside……続きを見る

Books orient, intrigue, provoke and direct the reader while editing, interpreting, encapsulating, constructing and revealing architectural representation. Binding Space: The Book as Spatial Practice……続きを見る

Considering the interrelations between sight, touch, and imagination, this book surveys classical, late antique, and medieval theories of vision to elaborate on how various spheres of the Byzantine ……続きを見る

In 'Virginia Woolf: A Conversation with Walter Sickert, the Renowned English Painter', Virginia Woolf delves into a deep dialogue with renowned English painter Walter Sickert, exploring the intersec……続きを見る

Art, Research, Philosophy explores the emergent field of artistic research: art produced as a contribution to knowledge. As a new subject, it raises several questions: What is art-as-research? Don’t……続きを見る

In 'Leonardo da Vinci: Thoughts on Art & Life', Leonardo da Vinci showcases his diverse talents and profound insights on art and life. Through a series of reflective essays, da Vinci delves into the……続きを見る

This is an English-language study on the architecture and art of medieval France of the Romanesque and Gothic periods between 1000-1500. In addition to essays on individual monuments there are gener……続きを見る

Jacob Burckhardts Buch 'Der Cicerone: Eine Anleitung zum Genuß der Kunstwerke Italiens' bietet eine umfassende und detaillierte Anleitung für Kunstreisende, die Italien besuchen. Burckhardt präsenti……続きを見る

This volume brings philosophers, art historians, intellectual historians, and literary scholars together to argue for the philosophical significance of Michael Fried’s art history and criticism. It ……続きを見る

Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan is a bewitching look into a world that few Westerners saw in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuriesーa world that still endures in many ways in spite of the c……続きを見る

Drawing on the exciting developments that have occurred in the anthropology of art over the last twenty years, this study uses ethnographic methods to explore shifts in the art market and global con……続きを見る

Witness to Phenomenon articulates a fresh examination of the German Group Zero-Heinz Mack, Otto Piene, and Günter Uecker-and other new tendency artists, who rejected painting and introduced new art ……続きを見る