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An introduction to art from medieval to modern times.

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Illustrated with over 250 remarkable objects from the British Museum and other collections in Egypt, the United States and Europe, this book traces the course of Egyptian art from its sudden initial flowering to its final resurgence during the rule of the Ptolemies.

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Offers an overview of the arms and armours of the Collection of the Furusiyya Art Foundation. It is an invaluable contribution to the historical study of Islamic arms and material culture. The furusiyya is a whole of practical and theoretical knowledge related to the horse: horsemanship, hippology, veterinary medicine and art of warfa.

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An accessible, innovative introduction to the art of China.

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In this autobiography Cellini describes court life, his career as a Renaissance sculptor and goldsmith, and his views of his contemporaries, including Michelangelo.

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Long before the first computer-generated 3-D images, M.C. Escher was a master of the third dimension. His impossible geometry and illusions, bordering between the scientific and psychological, are an homage to the possibilities of the human mind. This updated edition of a true classic presents the artist's key graphic works and detailed explanations of each mathematical problem.

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Trees - actual, mythical and metaphorical - are at the heart of mankind's relationship with the natural and supernatural world, a relationship that serves as a powerful index of both ecological and spiritual well-being. This title features a range of art and artefacts offering a cross-cultural approach to the subject.

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(Hardback)

An accessible A-Z guide to best contemporary art made since 2000

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When the New World was really new, Theodore de Bry drew inspiration from history's great explorers to record its wonders. From Virginia and Florida to Brazil, his engravings captivated the European imagination with freshly discovered landscapes, customs, and peoples from the accounts of adventurers such as Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh.

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Provides a complete overview of the refined oeuvre of Buzzi. This volume further extends Le Stanze del Vetro, a series devoted to the history of the Venini glasshouse.

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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) was born in the south of France to an eccentric aristocratic family. Beginning as a painter, he was principally influenced by Degas and Japanese prints. This book explores his colourful life and work, showing many of Toulouse-Lautrec's famous portrayals of women in public and private life.

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In contrast to the West, where diamonds, gold and silver have usually been highly valued, in China bronzes and jades were chosen early on for the society's valued artefact's. This title celebrates an important collection and highlights the extraordinary skills of the craftsmen of early cultures, placing the objects in their historical context.

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Dutch artist Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931) is perhaps best known as a prime mover in De Stijl, the Dutch artistic movement that demanded an extreme simplicity and abstraction in both architecture and painting. This title explores the true extent of his influence, demonstrating that it reached far beyond Holland, Europe, into Russia and beyond.

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Dominating the Bay of Naples in the town of Sorrento, Villa Astor is an Italian landmark with a rich history dating back to the Roman Empire. American businessman and politician William Waldorf Astor fell in love with Italy and purchased the villa. After Astor's death in 1919, the villa changed hands. This volume traces the history of this house.

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A reissue of the seminal 2012 book that accompanied the first major retrospective of Yayoi Kusama's work in Britain, this illustrated book features an introductory essay by Tate curator Frances Morris as well as four other substantial essays.

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(Hardback)

You'll find 1000 bright ideas in this journey through 20th-century lighting design. Presented chronologically by decade, you'll find the most interesting electric lights, from Tiffany's beautiful leaded-glass shades to outlandish 1960s designs and the latest high-tech LED lamps.

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Celebrates the survival of the wall-paintings at Bundi by presenting a stunning photographic survey of these long-hidden treasures, and including both abundant details and many scenes that cannot be seen by the naked eye.

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

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In 1959 in Melbourne, seven artists and an art historian came together "to defend and to champion the place of the image in art". The group included Blackman, Arthur Boyd, Brack, Perceval, Pugh and Dickerson. Bernard Smith, the non-painter of the group, drafted The Antipodean Manifesto, which accompanied their exhibition.

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Art Deco was one of the most captivating and popular artistic movements of the 20th century. This title brings an original approach to the subject, collecting and featuring some 250 postcards from the 1920s to 1940s from nightclubs, hotels and restaurants to skyscrapers, apartment buildings and airports.