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Epic Iran brings together 250 fascinating objects and images to cast a rare light on 5,000 years of history, showing how civilized life emerged in Iran around 3,200 BC, and how a distinctive Iranian identity, formed 2,500 years ago, has survived until today, expressed through artistic continuities, religious affiliations and the Persian language.

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Eran Shakine works in different media: painting, drawing, sculpture and site-specific public art. This book introduces as his subjects artists, architects, fashion designers, scenes from the world of museums and art.

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Eric Gill (18821940) is one of the twentieth centurys most controversial artists. This illustrated introduction focuses on the clarity of Gills drawn and cut line. It explores his genius as a letter cutter, wood engraver, sculptor and typographer in the light of his refined finished drawings and preparatory sketches.

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Features an array of Eric Owen Moss' works in over 250 illustrations including the Wedgewood Holly Complex, the Beehive and the Box. This monograph includes an interview with the architect and a bio-bibliography.

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Eric Ravilious (1903-1942) is firmly one of the most popular artists of his period. This title includes illustrations of many previously unpublished paintings, including a number from private collections, as well as surveying his other artistic activities. It offers an account of his career.

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One of the early pioneers of colour photography, Ernst Haas began his photographic career in the 1940s in Vienna, rising to fame following the publication of his photo essay on returning prisoners of war from Russia. This title brings together a selection of his representative images and a bibliography for further reading.

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Haas' color work, published in the most influential magazines and various books in Europe and America, earned him worldwide fame. This title intends to correct the somewhat blurred image of Ernst Haas' color photography which, due to its extraordinary vibrancy, was much in demand by the illustrated press of its time.

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Erwin Eisch, a pioneer of the international Studio Glass movement, has helped establish the medium in Europe. His distinctively distorted glass vessels and imaginative sculptures of mould-blown glass challenge the distinctions between art forms and between realism and abstraction. This book deals with his life and work.

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This close-up look at the life and music of Robert Johnson and his contributions to the evolution of blues music describes his obscurity during his own life, his innovative influence on American popular music, and how the history of blues music was shaped and transformed by white fans with different tastes and standards.

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Lavish book celebrating the rich heritage of Chinese crafts and its influence on the pioneering contemporary design of Shang Xia.

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A highly approachable and readable guide to Benjamin Britten and his music for the high-profile centenary year.

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Using the graphite pencil as her baseline instrument, Brooker provides you with step-by-step lessons that help you improve your rendering skills and recreate the beauty of the world outdoors.

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Ethnomusicologizing contains writings on contemporary music and culture studies. In this work, Banfield instructs readers in the ways by which we may better appreciate and understand creative artistry and process, and their relation to history and its meaning.

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English National Opera Guides are ideal companions to the opera. They provide stimulating introductory articles together with the complete text of each opera in English and the original.

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Parviz Tanavoli, the prominent Iranian artist and sculptor, here brings together a definitive collection of print media from 19th century Persia featuring unique images of European women on paper and postcards.

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The exhibition You Are my Biggest Inspiration in the Muse dArt Moderne de la Ville de Paris is the first comprehensive solo show of the early work of the radical artist duo EVA & ADELE. In addition to their very first joint work, the video installation HELLAS, the publication shows for the first time early key works which focus attention on the Gesamtkunstwerk EVA & ADELE.

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In one corner, a godless young warrior, Voltaires heralded philosopher-king, the It Boy of the Enlightenment. In the other, a devout if bad-tempered old composer of outdated music, a scorned genius in his last years. The sparks from their brief conflict illuminate a turbulent age.

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