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Arthur Mayger Hind (1880–1957) was a leading historian of engraving, one of the most highly respected art historians of modern times. Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum and Professo……続きを見る

This monumental work by a distinguished European scholar presents a scrupulously realistic approach to ancient Greek civilization. Professor Burckhardt dispenses with superficial and sentimental vie……続きを見る

November 4, 1922. For six seasons the legendary Valley of the Kings has yielded no secrets to Howard Carter and his archeological team: "We had almost made up our minds that we were beaten,” he writ……続きを見る

A Rich Archive of Medieval Vignettes From Authentic Pages of History In this artful look back at the fascinating facets of medieval society, the realms and reveries of the Middle Ages unfold in more……続きを見る

One of the most important schools for architecture, design, and art in the 20th century, the Weimar Bauhaus included in its distinguished membership Moholy-Nagy. This book, a valuable introduction t……続きを見る

A master of many media, Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) excelled in the art of woodcut design. This modestly priced edition, comprising images both sacred and secular, offers an ideal introduction to his……続きを見る

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE PUSHKIN HOUSE BOOK PRIZE 2018 From a renowned graphic artist and activist, an incredible portrait of life in Russia today** What does it mean to live in Russia today? What is i……続きを見る

Though underexplored in contemporary scholarship, the Victorian attempts to turn aesthetics into a science remain one of the most fascinating aspects of that era. In The Outward Mind, Benjamin Morga……続きを見る

This stunning eBook is a concise illustrated guide, evaluating the masterpieces that have changed the course of art as we know it. Whether an art novice or a cultivated connoisseur, this eBook offer……続きを見る

Thank you for investing in the “Komrads” street photographer’s book. Within this book you will envisage the best street candid pictures of people of Russia. As one of the most audacious street photo……続きを見る

***Planet Earth needs a self-help book, and this is it The future is happening to us far faster than we thought it would and this book explains why*** Fifty years after Marshall McLuhan's ground bre……続きを見る

First published in 1988, this book attempts to tackle the problem of how to write about art, culture, and the issues of postmodernism in a style appropriate to what is being claimed. The letters are……続きを見る

The author says this book is a profound study of our incomparable Navy, and indeed it is, but the guileless solemnity with which he presents and explains a wealth of untoward incident combines Norfi……続きを見る

Wer noch immer an die hehre Wissenschaft glaubt, sollte dringend Reinhard Kreissls irrwitzigen Milieubericht inhalieren. Er handelt vom Tanz um Geldtöpfe, von hybriden Hirnforschern und allgegenwärt……続きを見る

Was passiert, wenn die Faust eines Museumsdirektors ein 30 Millionen Euro teures Gemälde durchschlägt? Eine meisterhafte Satire auf den Kunstbetrieb: Jelmer Verhooff ist der junge Direktor des »Holl……続きを見る

This book is an important addition to the discourse on contemporary ethical issues in art and design. Beauty is Nowhere makes a timely contribution to the necessary explanation of the relationship o……続きを見る

A fascinating exploration of the way in which animals are 'framed' - contextualized, decontextualized - in contemporary visual culture. Written in a highly engaging style, this book challenges the f……続きを見る

On the leading edge of trauma and archival studies, this timely book engages with the recent growth in visual projects that respond to the archive, focusing in particular on installation art. It tra……続きを見る

Früher hat man nicht gedatet. Erst als Frauen zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts allein in die Städte aufbrachen, um dort zu leben und zu arbeiten, änderte sich das. Die Geschichte des Datings ist also ……続きを見る

Die Geschichte des größten Gebirges Europas, von Hannibal bis Heidi und darüber hinaus. Ganze Armeen sind über ihre Pässe marschiert, Herden von Pilgern mussten sie auf dem Weg nach Rom überqueren, ……続きを見る

Every day Roman urbanites took to the street for myriad tasks, from hawking vegetables and worshipping local deities to simply loitering and socializing. Hartnett takes readers into this thicket of ……続きを見る

Over 128 pages of 60 stunning designs from Britain's champion latte artist. From free pouring to etching, stencilling and more complicated designs for the black belt barista, you'll have fun emulati……続きを見る

Giovanni Bellini revolutionised Venetian painting, developing a more sensuous and colouristic style. Through his use of clear, slow-drying oil paints, Bellini created deep, rich tints and detailed s……続きを見る

The proem to Herodotus's history of the Greek-Persian wars relates the long-standing conflict between Europe and Asia from the points of view of the Greeks' chief antagonists, the Persians and Phoen……続きを見る

Maintenant avec index des lieux! L'Art arabo-normand: La culture islamique dans la Sicile médiévale montre comment le riche héritage artistique et culturel de la domination islamique sur l'île (Xe-X……続きを見る

Elizabeth Sutton, using a phenomenological approach, investigates how animals in art invite viewers to contemplate human relationships to the natural world. Using Rembrandt van Rijn’s etching of The……続きを見る

Women Photographers and Feminist Aesthetics makes the case for a feminist aesthetics in photography by analysing key works of twenty-two women photographers, including cis- and trans-woman photograp……続きを見る

There are as many meanings to drawing and painting as there are cultural contexts for them to exist in. But this is not the end of the story. Drawings and paintings are made, and in their making emb……続きを見る

The cultural milieu in the “Age of Goethe” of eighteenth-century Germany is given fresh context in this art historical study of the noted writers’ patroness: Anna Amalia, Duchess of Weimar-Sachsen-E……続きを見る

Natural Materials of the Holy Land and the Visual Translation of Place, 500-1500, focuses on the unique ways that natural materials carry the spirit of place. Since early Christianity, wood, earth, ……続きを見る