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20th Century Ceramicsby Edmund De WaalISBN 0500203717 (0-500-20371-7)
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Ancient Greece : An Illustrated Historyby Peter GreenISBN 0500271615 (0-500-27161-5)
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Animals and Men: Their Relationship as Reflected in Western Art from Prehistory to the Present Dayby Kenneth ClarkISBN 0500232571 (0-500-23257-1)
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Archaeology: Theories, Methods, and Practiceby Colin RenfrewISBN 0500276056 (0-500-27605-6)
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Art and Thought in the Hellenistic Ageby John OniansISBN 0500272646 (0-500-27264-6)
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Art of the Middle Agesby Janetta Rebold BentonISBN 0500203504 (0-500-20350-4)
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The Art of the Picts: Sculpture and Metalwork in Early Medieval Scotlandby George Henderson, Isabel HendersonISBN 0500238073 (0-500-23807-3)
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Art of Tibetby Robert E. FisherISBN 0500203083 (0-500-20308-3)
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Art Since 1900: Modernism, Antimodernism, Postmodernismby Hal FosterISBN 0500238189 (0-500-23818-9)
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Athenian Agora: Excavations in the Heart of Classical Athensby John CampISBN 0500276838 (0-500-27683-8)
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The Book of Kells: Reproductions from the Manuscript in Trinity College, Dublinby Francoise HenryISBN 050023213X (0-500-23213-X)
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The British Museum Book of Greek and Roman Artby Lucilla BurnISBN 0500276579 (0-500-27657-9)
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Buddhist Art and Architectureby Robert E. FisherISBN 0500202656 (0-500-20265-6)
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Castles of Britainby Christina Gascoigne, Christina CascoigneISBN 0500276633 (0-500-27663-3)
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Castles of Irelandby Brian De Breffny, George MottISBN 0500273987 (0-500-27398-7)
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Celtic Design : Animal Patternsby Aidan MeehanISBN 0500276625 (0-500-27662-5)
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Celtic Design: Illuminated Lettersby Aidan MeehanISBN 0500276854 (0-500-27685-4)
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Charles Rennie Mackintoshby Alan CrawfordISBN 0500202834 (0-500-20283-4)
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Chinese Artby Mary TregearISBN 0500202990 (0-500-20299-0)
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Cities in the Sandby Aubrey MenenISBN 0500250332 (0-500-25033-2)
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The Complete World of Greek Mythologyby Richard BuxtonISBN 0500251215 (0-500-25121-5)
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Concepts of Modern Artby Nikos StangosISBN 0500202680 (0-500-20268-0)
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Crazy Years: Paris in the Twentiesby William WiserISBN 0500275890 (0-500-27589-0)
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Cubism and Cultureby Patricia Leighten, Mark AntliffISBN 0500203423 (0-500-20342-3)
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Derek Jarman's Caravaggio: The Complete Film Script and Commentariesby Derek JarmanISBN 0500274193 (0-500-27419-3)
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Dictionary of Christian Lore and Legendby J.C.J. MetfordISBN 0500273731 (0-500-27373-1)
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English Sporting Printsby F. L. WilderISBN 0500232059 (0-500-23205-9)
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Ernest Hemingwayby Anthony BurgessISBN 0500260176 (0-500-26017-6)
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F. Scott Fitzgeraldby Arthur MizenerISBN 0500260249 (0-500-26024-9)
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Framing America : A Social History of American Artby Frances K. PohlISBN 0500237921 (0-500-23792-1)
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Giotto: The Arena Chapel Frescoesby Giuseppe BasileISBN 0500236674 (0-500-23667-4)
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The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Egypt: An Illustrated Dictionaryby Manfred LurkerISBN 0500272530 (0-500-27253-0)
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Gods of the Northby Brian BranstonISBN 0500271771 (0-500-27177-1)
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The Gothic Cathedral: The Architecture of the Great Church 1130-1530by Christopher WilsonISBN 0500276811 (0-500-27681-1)
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The Greek World: Classical, Byzantine and Modernby Robert BrowningISBN 0500250928 (0-500-25092-8)
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Handelby Christopher Hogwood, Anthony HicksISBN 0500274983 (0-500-27498-3)
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The Hidden Tombs of Memphis: New Discoveries from the Time of Tutankhamun and Ramesses the Greatby Geoffrey T. MartinISBN 0500276668 (0-500-27666-8)
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The History of Filmby David ParkinsonISBN 050020277X (0-500-20277-X)
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A History of Ottoman Architectureby Godfrey GoodwinISBN 0500274290 (0-500-27429-0)
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An Illustrated Dictionary of Glassby Harold NewmanISBN 0500274517 (0-500-27451-7)
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An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Traditional Symbolsby J. C. CooperISBN 0500271259 (0-500-27125-9)
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An Illustrated History of Interior Decoration from Pompeii to Art Nouveauby Mario PrazISBN 0500233586 (0-500-23358-6)
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The appeal of this extraordinary book lies in its rapt obsession with the details of the domestic interior, borne out in a wonderfully rich collection of pictures. These charming paintings and watercolors, mostly dating from 1770 to 1860 and coming from all over Europe, Russia, and America, record with faithful accuracy the shape of a room, the pattern of a carpet, the furniture, pictures, fabrics, and wall coverings, the hang of the curtains and the fall of the light they admit.
The pictures find their place in a complete survey of domesticand some more palatialinteriors portrayed in art from the ancient world to the late nineteenth century, and including works by Vermeer, Hogarth, Durer, Degas, and Vuillard. The text goes beyond scholarly commentary to present an evolving picture of men and women in relation to domestic surroundings, full of human interest, wit, and wide-ranging cultural references.
Mario Praz (18961982) was Professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Rome. The most celebrated of his many other books is The Romantic Agony. 400, 64 in color [via]More editions of An Illustrated History of Interior Decoration from Pompeii to Art Nouveau:
Image of the People: Gustave Courbet and the 1848 Revolutionby T. J. ClarkISBN 050027245X (0-500-27245-X)
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In Pursuit of the Past: Decoding the Archaeological Recordby Lewis R. BinfordISBN 0500274940 (0-500-27494-0)
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Introduction to Western Philosophy: Ideas and Argument from Plato to Popperby Antony FlewISBN 0500275475 (0-500-27547-5)
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Ireland: A Concise Historyby Maire MacEntee O'BrienISBN 0500273790 (0-500-27379-0)
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Irish Art and Architecture: From Prehistory to the Presentby Homan Potterton, Peter Harbison, Jeanne SheehyISBN 0500277079 (0-500-27707-9)
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Japanese Artby Joan Stanley-BakerISBN 0500203261 (0-500-20326-1)
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Jewels of the Pharaohs: Egyptian Jewellery of the Dynastie Periodby Cyril AldredISBN 0500231389 (0-500-23138-9)
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Kingdoms & Strongholds of the Crusadersby T.S. BoaseISBN 0500250294 (0-500-25029-4)
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The Land of the Incasby Jacques Soustelle, Hans SilversterISBN 0500274304 (0-500-27430-4)
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The Language of Sculpture, With 155 Illustrationsby William TuckerISBN 0500271046 (0-500-27104-6)
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Le Corbusierby Kenneth Frampton, Le CorbusierISBN 0500203415 (0-500-20341-5)
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Les Tres Riches Heures Du Duc De Berry, Musee Conde, Chantillyby Catholic Church, Jean De France Berry, Pol de Limbourg, Jean Colombe, Chantilly, Jean Longnon, Raymond CazellesISBN 0500231192 (0-500-23119-2)
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A Little History of Astro-Archaeology: Stages in the Transformation of a Heresyby John MichellISBN 0500275572 (0-500-27557-2)
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Lives of Lee Millerby Antony PenroseISBN 0500275092 (0-500-27509-2)
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Mistra: Byzantine Capital of the Peloponneseby Steven RuncimanISBN 0500250715 (0-500-25071-5)
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Modern Music: A Concise Historyby Paul GriffithsISBN 0500202788 (0-500-20278-8)
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Mongolia: The Legacy of Chinggis Khanby Patricia Berger, National Geographic Society (U.S.), Denver Art Museum, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Terese Tse Bartholomew, Heather Stoddard, James E. BossonISBN 0500237050 (0-500-23705-0)
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Movements in Art since 1945by Edward Lucie-SmithISBN 050020344X (0-500-20344-X)
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Movements in Art Since 1945: Issues and Conceptsby Edward Lucie-SmithISBN 0500202826 (0-500-20282-6)
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Mysteries of the Mexican Pyramidsby Peter TompkinsISBN 0500274584 (0-500-27458-4)
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Myth and Symbol in Ancient Egyptby R.T. Rundle ClarkISBN 0500271127 (0-500-27112-7)
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New Ceramics: Trends + Traditionsby Peter DormerISBN 050023468X (0-500-23468-X)
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Newgrange: Archaeology, Art and Legendby Michael J. O'KellyISBN 0500273715 (0-500-27371-5)
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The Normans and Their Mythby R.H.C. DavisISBN 0500250472 (0-500-25047-2)
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North American Indian Artby David W. PenneyISBN 0500203776 (0-500-20377-6)
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This timely new book surveys the artistic traditions of indigenous North America, from those of ancient cultures such as Adena, Hopewell, Mississippian, and Anasazi to the work of modern artists like Earnest Spybuck, Fred Kabotie, Dick West, T. C. Cannon, and Gerald McMaster. The text is organized geographically and draws upon the testimonies of oral tradition, Native American history, and the latest research in North American archaeology.
Recent art historical scholarship has helped restore, to a large degree, some understanding of the identities and cultural roles of Native American artists and the social contexts of the objects they created. Native American art is often discussed simply as a cultural production rather than the work of individual artists who made objects to fufill social and cultural purposes; this book focuses as much as possible on the artists themselves, their cultural identities, and the objects they made even when the names of the individual artists remain unrecoverable.
But this is not a book of artists' biographies. It seeks to inform a general readership about the history of Native American art with a lively narrative full of historical incident and illustrated with provocative and superlative works of art. It explores the tension between artistic continuities spanning thousands of years and the startlingly fresh innovations that resulted from specific historical circumstances. The narrative weaves together so-called "traditional" arts, "tourist" arts, and Native American art of today by taking the point of view of their particular and local historiesthe artists, their communities, and audiences.
Among the many cultures included are: Arapaho, Athapascan, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Chumash, Hopi, Hupa/Karok, Inuit, Iroquois, Kwakiutl, Lakota, Miwok, Navajo, Ojibwa, Pomo, Tlingit, Tsimshian, Uypik, and Zuni. 180 illustrations, 80 in color [via]More editions of North American Indian Art:
Oriental Carpet Design: A Guide to Traditional Motifs, Patterns and Symbolsby P.R.J. FordISBN 0500276641 (0-500-27664-1)
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Our Forgotten Past: Seven Centuries of Life on the Landby Jerome BlumISBN 0500250804 (0-500-25080-4)
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Outsider Art: Spontaneous Alternativesby Colin RhodesISBN 0500203342 (0-500-20334-2)
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In this indispensable book Colin Rhodes surveys the history and reception of Outsider Art -- first championed by Dubuffet and the Surrealists, now appreciated by a wide public -- while providing insight into the achievements of both major figures and newly discovered artists. From spirit-guided Madge Gill to schizophrenic Adolf Wolfii, these individuals passionately and obsessively pursue the pictorial expression of their vision. [via]
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Performance Art: From Futurism to the Presentby Roselee GoldbergISBN 0500203393 (0-500-20339-3)
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Persiaby Jan Morris, Roger Wood, Denis WrightISBN 0500240671 (0-500-24067-1)
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The Photograph As Contemporary Artby Charlotte CottonISBN 0500203806 (0-500-20380-6)
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The Picture History of Photography: From the Earliest Beginnings to the Present Dayby Peter PollackISBN 0500271011 (0-500-27101-1)
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The Pilgrims' Way: Shrines and Saints in Britain and Irelandby John Eric AdairISBN 0500250618 (0-500-25061-8)
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Realism in 20th Century Paintingby Brendan PrendevilleISBN 0500203369 (0-500-20336-9)
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Reason, Ridicule, and Religion: The Age of Enlightenment in England, 1660-1750by John RedwoodISBN 050025043X (0-500-25043-X)
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Recreating the Pastby Roy C. StrongISBN 0500232814 (0-500-23281-4)
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Rudolf II and Prague: The Court and the Cityby Eliska Fucikova, James M. Bradburne, Beket Bukovinska, Jaroslava Hausenblasova, Lumomir Konecny, Ivan Muchka, Michal SronekISBN 0500237379 (0-500-23737-9)
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The Sea Peoples: Warriors of the Ancient Mediterranean 1250-1150 B Cby N.K. SandarsISBN 0500273871 (0-500-27387-1)
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The Secret Paris of the '30sby Brassai, Richard MillerISBN 0500271089 (0-500-27108-9)
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The Seventy Great Journeys in Historyby Robin Hanbury-TenisonISBN 0500251290 (0-500-25129-0)
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The Shellby R. Tucker Abbott, Hugh Stix, Marguerite StixISBN 0500271356 (0-500-27135-6)
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The String Quartet/a Historyby Paul GriffithsISBN 0500273839 (0-500-27383-9)
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Strongholds of the Realm: Defences in Britain from Prehistory to the Twentieth Centuryby Charles Kightly, Peter Cheze-BrownISBN 0500250634 (0-500-25063-4)
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Textiles Of The Arts And Crafts Movementby Linda ParryISBN 0500274975 (0-500-27497-5)
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Tibetan Nomads: Environment, Pastoral Economy, and Material Cultureby Schuyler Jones, Ida NicolaisenISBN 0500237204 (0-500-23720-4)
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Tim Page's Namby Tim PageISBN 0500272808 (0-500-27280-8)
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The Traditional Buildings of Englandby Anthony QuineyISBN 0500276617 (0-500-27661-7)
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The Triumph of Love: Jewelry 1530-1930by Geoffrey MunnISBN 0500236615 (0-500-23661-5)
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Women Artists and the Surrealist Movementby Whitney ChadwickISBN 0500276226 (0-500-27622-6)
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The World of Buddhismby Richard Gombrich, Heinz Bechert, Etienne LamotteISBN 0500276285 (0-500-27628-5)
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The World of Islam: Faith, People, Cultureby Bernard LewisISBN 0500276242 (0-500-27624-2)
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World Textiles: A Concise Historyby Mary SchoeserISBN 0500203695 (0-500-20369-5)
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Wrapped in Glory: Figurative Quilts and Bedcovers, 1700-1900by Sandi Fox, Los Angeles County Museum of ArtISBN 050027617X (0-500-27617-X)
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