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In this step-by-step how-to guide to creating classic portraits of animals in pencil and pen-and-ink, artist J. C. Amberlyn combines her love of pets and other familiar domestic creatures with her b……続きを見る

In the period following the collapse of the Carolingian Empire up to the Fourth Lateran Council (1215), the episcopate everywhere in Europe experienced substantial and important change, brought abou……続きを見る

This is the first book published on Harold Caparn. It traces his education in horticulture and architecture in England and in Paris. It follows him to America in 1889 and his work for a nurseryman a……続きを見る

In his book, Graham Black argues that museums must transform themselves if they are to remain relevant to 21st century audiences – and this root and branch change would be necessary whether or not m……続きを見る

Re-Imagining the Museum presents new interpretations of museum history and contemporary museum practices. Through a range of case studies from the UK, North America and Australia, Andrea Witcomb mov……続きを見る

This very practical book guides museums on how to create the highest quality experience possible for their visitors. Creating an environment that supports visitor engagement with collections means e……続きを見る

How far have we progressed from the days when showing a film such as Jack Smith’s Flaming Creatures landed the cinema’s programmer, projectionist, and ticket taker in jail? What are some of the hidd……続きを見る

You've researched your character extensively, tailored her to your audience, sketched hundreds of versions, and now you lean back content as you gaze at your final character model sheet. But now wha……続きを見る

Divine Heiress explores the vital role of the Virgin Mary in the cultural and religious life of Constantinople in late antiquity. It shows how she was transformed from a humble Jewish maiden into a ……続きを見る

Last winter, a man tried to break Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain sculpture. The sculpted foot of Michelangelo’s David was damaged in 1991 by a purportedly mentally ill artist. With each incident, intelle……続きを見る

If New York City is a state of mind, then Jorge Colombo captures the metropolis' thoughts like no other. Colombo's beautiful illustrations of New York City have graced the cover of The New Yorker se……続きを見る

The best way of discovering London is on foot or from the top of a bus. No other large cuty is more rewarding to wander around, with a wealth of interesting things to see, both grand and intimate in……続きを見る

This book examines fundamental questions about funding for the arts: why should governments provide funding for the arts? What do the arts contribute to daily life? Do artists and their publics have……続きを見る

¿Cuál es la relación entre el arte y las emociones? ¿Qué extraño poder ejerce sobre los sentimientos? El autor recoge las tres principales teorías sobre el arte como modo de comunicar, al hilo de la……続きを見る

Este libro -publicado en edición bilingüe- es producto de una investigación. No es el resultado mismo del proceso pero sí un producto asociado, y tal vez de los más valiosos debido al doble rol que ……続きを見る

This volume critically examines sources of evidence and material from the archive that historically have been used to tell southern Africa’s pre-colonial story. 続きを見る

“There can be no words without images.” (Aristotle) We all live in a visually surrounded world. We are intensively surrounded by exciting and motivating images. This is visual communication, which d……続きを見る

Mysticism in the Theater introduces theater makers to the power and possibility of using historical mystical ideas to influence all aspects of a production. Historical mysticism represents ideas dev……続きを見る

Awareness of the significance of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) has recently grown, due to the promotional efforts of UNESCO and its Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural He……続きを見る

Wide-ranging essays on intangible cultural heritage, with a focus on its negotiation, its value, and how to protect it. Awareness of the significance of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) has recent……続きを見る

EDITORIALE / EDITORIAL REPRESENTATION, RESTORATION, REDESIGN, RESILIENCE Paolo Portoghesi RESILIENCE OF THE ROYAL SITE OF CARDITELLO. GOVERNANCE AND REGENERATION OF THE TERRITORY OF FERDINANDO DI BO……続きを見る

EDITORIALE Paola Passarelli TEMI E PROBLEMI Theodor Mommsen in Italia tra codici e biblioteche Marco Buonocore Le due sphaerae della Biblioteca Vallicelliana. Per una ‘biografia' di due oggetti di s……続きを見る

Il baldacchino di Magliano Sabina, “trono nobile di velluto rigamato alla cinese”, fu donato dal cardinale Annibale Albani all’amata diocesi attorno al 1737. Eseguito con la tecnica del ricamo ad ap……続きを見る

Abbandonato l’utero dello stampatore il libro si trova di fronte la spaventosa giungla del mercato. Editori rivali, eserciti di concorrenti, scrittori invidiosi, cecchini della critica, influencer m……続きを見る

From currency and maps to heavily censored newspapers and television programming, Art Systems explores visual forms of critique and subversion during the height of Brazilian dictatorship, drawing so……続きを見る

This book examines how we can conceive of a ’postcolonial museum’ in the contemporary epoch of mass migrations, the internet and digital technologies. The authors consider the museum space, practice……続きを見る

In film, Men are good and Monsters are bad. In this book, Combe and Boyle consider the monstrous body as a metaphor for the cultural body and regard gendered behavior as a matter of performativity. ……続きを見る

Fifty years after the publication of Martin Esslin's The Theatre of the Absurd , which suggests that 'absurd' plays purport the meaninglessness of life, this book uses the works of five major playwr……続きを見る

Using insights from psychology, sociology, anthropology, and the history of sexuality, Holmberg explores the ambiguity that drives male bonding. Personal interviews with Mamet and with the actors wh……続きを見る

I begyndelsen af 1800-tallet åbnede Det Kongelige Museum for Nordiske Oldsager for offentligheden, og det stod hurtigt klart, at en fuldkommen inventarliste over museets metalgenstande ville være et……続きを見る