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Giotto: Frescoes in the Upper Church, Assisi

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Report copyright infringementby Jean Dominique Rey (Author), Ambrogio Bondone Giotto (Illustrator), Anibale Belli (Illustrator)Giotto: Frescoes In The Upper Church, Assisi is a book written by Jean Dominique Rey. The book is a comprehensive guide to the frescoes painted by the Italian artist Giotto in the Upper Church of the Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi in Assisi, Italy. The book provides a detailed analysis of the frescoes, including their historical context, artistic significance, and...

The English Reader: Or Pieces in Prose and Poetry, from the Best Writers; Designed to Assist Young Persons to Read with Propriety and Effe

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Report copyright infringementby Lindley Murray (Author)This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of prin...

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Report copyright infringementby Bernard Berenson (Author) Number of Pages: 536 Dimensions: 1.08 x 11.02 x 8.27 IN Publication Date: October 15, 2011

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Report copyright infringementby Richard Wagner (Author)Art and Revolution is a collection of essays and speeches by the German composer Richard Wagner, originally published in 1849. In this book, Wagner discusses the role of art in society and its potential to inspire revolution and bring about social change. He argues that art should not be seen as a mere form of entertainment, but as a powerful tool for political and cultural transformation.Wagner's ideas are rooted in his belief in the imp...

Figurines in Hellenistic Babylonia: Miniaturization and Cultural Hybridity

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Report copyright infringementby Stephanie M. Langin-Hooper (Author)In this volume, Stephanie M. Langin-Hooper investigates the impact of Greek art on the miniature figure sculptures produced in Babylonia after the conquests of Alexander the Great. Figurines in Hellenistic Babylonia were used as agents of social change, by visually expressing and negotiating cultural differences. The scaled-down quality of figurines encouraged both visual and tactile engagement, enabling them to effectively wo...

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Report copyright infringementby Arthur 1878-1972 Gardner (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is i...

The Chinese as They Are;: Their Moral and Social Character, Manners, Customs, Language: With Remarks on Their Art and Sciences, Medical Skill, t

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Report copyright infringementby Ephraim George Squier (Author), George Tradescant Lay (Author)This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing...

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Report copyright infringementby Alexis Gamber (Illustrator)Mermaids is artist Alexis Gamber's whimsical debut adult coloring book. Lose yourself in 24 unique mermaid illustrations. Perfectly created to dance on your senses for the most tantalizing coloring experience. Number of Pages: 60 Dimensions: 0.16 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: July 06, 2021

Preaching to the Choir: thoughts on contemporary printmaking

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Report copyright infringementby Hugh Merrill (Author)Journey through a lifetime in the work of printmaker Hugh Merrill, in his words...My work and approaches to make art have significantly changed, and yet in many ways, they have remained the same. In the past 30 years, I have worked as a community artist, producing complex arts actions both locally and internationally. I have also continued my studio work, including working on sequential etchings each year. The two seemingly separate modes o...

Brain Fuel Evolution: The Nutrients of Change

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Report copyright infringementby Guy Beretich (Author)We've learned a lot about the brain: which nutrients are required to make neurotransmitters, which nutrient deficiencies cause depression, and even which nutrients improve memory and intelligence. Wouldn't it make sense, then, to eat "brain foods" that are high in these "brain fuel" nutrients? Fortunately, the USDA recently analyzed several thousand foods for their nutrient contents, so we now know what these brain foods are and can add the...

Cognition and the Arts: From Naturalized Aesthetics to the Cognitive Humanities

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Report copyright infringementby Timothy Justus (Author)How does the mind lend itself to artistic creation and appreciation? How should we study minds and arts in ways that transform our understanding of both? This book examines the concepts of art and cognition from the complementary perspectives of philosophy, the empirical sciences, and the humanities. Central chapters combine examples of visual art, music, literature, and film with the properties of cognition that they illuminate, includin...

The Light From Here: A Breast Cancer Story

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Report copyright infringementby Maureen Egan (Author), Maureen Egan (Artist)Maureen Egan is an artist, mother, wife and caregiver who lost her footing at the age of forty-nine and fell into a long period of questioning and uncertainty. At fifty-one, just as she was emerging from this challenging time, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. The Light From Here tells the story of how she walked through all of it, making art, practicing mindfulness, and learning to love and be loved in the small ...

Summer in February: A Memoir of Lima, Peru and Its Beaches

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Report copyright infringementby Marie McNair Alvarez-Calderon (Author)Summer in February is a memoir of an impossible dream, which eventually comes true. The Prologue, which takes place on the Texas Gulf Coast and in Guadalajara, Mexico, provides a foundation of shattered dreams and danger in a Spanish-speaking country. The body of the book begins fourteen years later, when the author marries a co-worker who is an engineer from an old Lima family. She returns to another potentially dangerous ...

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Report copyright infringementby Russ Frost (Author)Over 350 rhythm patterns for hand drums. Rhythms come from all parts of the world. Notation is not musical notes but easy to read for all. Number of Pages: 128 Dimensions: 0.27 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: October 13, 2009

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Report copyright infringementby Rex Butler (Author), Ross Chambers (Author), Paul Foss (Author)Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Whale and Star Press Modeled after the famed TV sci-fi series The X-Files, The &-Files gathers together a covert body of documents following the long and often controversial career of Art & Text, one of the landmark contemporary art magazines of the 1980s and 1990s. Founded in Melbourne, Australia, in 1981 by Paul Taylor (1957-92), who so...

Modes of Knowing: Resources from the Baroque

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Report copyright infringementby John Law (Editor), Evelyn Ruppert (Editor)How might we think differently? This book is an attempt to respond to this question. Its contributors are all interested in non-standard modes of knowing. They are all more or less uneasy with the restrictions or the agendas implied by academic modes of knowing, and they have chosen to do this by working with, through, or against one important Western alternative - that of the baroque. Why the baroque? One answer is tha...

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I Don't Think about Being Great: Selected Writings

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Report copyright infringementby Robert Rauschenberg (Author), Francine Snyder (Editor)This collection of 100 writings by Robert Rauschenberg reveals the artist's gift for prose and the importance of his relationship to language The American artist Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008) won acclaim and awards for his diverse oeuvre that spanned six decades and included paintings, sculpture, prints, photography, and performance. Less well known is the role that writing played in his creative process....

The Science and Art of Being Human - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Margaret Appa (Author)Questioning accepted understandings . . . a Bahá'í perspectiveThis book challenges the accepted belief in present-day society that the sciences and arts are separate or even oppositional domains, unrelated and separate areas of learning requiring either special 'intelligence' (for scientists) or special 'talent' for artists. 'Ordinary' people often do not see themselves as possessing either of these capacities. Yet science and art permeate...

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Report copyright infringementby Kristina Menzel (Author), Uschi Baetz (Author), Ruth Dangelmaier (Author)Author BiographyKristina Menzel is an art historian specializing in the art of the Netherlands. Uschi Baetz is a teacher in art education and an author. Art historian Ruth Dangelmaier has worked for many years as a freelance writer and editor. Art historian Uta Hasekamp writes, edits, and translates art history publications. Daniel Kiecol is a historian, writer, and lecturer. ...

Limitless: Stories from the Neighborhood That Shaped Seattle

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Report copyright infringementby Jill Freidberg (Editor), Inye Wokoma (Preface by), Bonnie Hopper (Artist)Limitless features stories and art from Seattle's Central District, an historically redlined neighborhood that helped shape the city through its art, music, and strong community bonds. The stories, pulled from many interviews and oral histories, encapsulate the creativity, innovation, resistance, entrepreneurship, and interdependence of the people who lived here.Author BiographyJill Freidb...

Indian Cinema: A Very Short Introduction

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Report copyright infringementby Ashish Rajadhyaksha (Author)One film out of every five made anywhere on earth comes from India. From its beginnings under colonial rule through to the heights of Bollywood, Indian Cinema has challenged social injustices such as caste, the oppression of Indian women, religious intolerance, rural poverty, and the pressures of life in the burgeoning cities. And yet, the Indian movie industry makes only about five percent of Hollywood's annual revenue. In this Very...

Cabeza De Vaca's Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America - Hardcover

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Report copyright infringementby Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this w...

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Report copyright infringementby Juni Yeung (Author) Number of Pages: 202 Dimensions: 0.43 x 11 x 8.25 IN Publication Date: May 17, 2016

Paintings by Ridgway Knight, William Merrit Chase, Chelminski, Clays, Mauve, Berne-Bellecour, Jules Breton, Blakelock, Bruce Crane, Verboeckhoven, Wil - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby American Art Association (Created by)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work ...

Masters of Spanish Painting: El Greco, Goya, Velazquez and Others - Hardcover

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Report copyright infringementby 1541?-1614 Greco (Created by), Francisco 1746-1828 Goya (Author), Diego 1599-1660 Velázquez (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the bo...

Russian Fractals in Indigenous Artifacts

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Report copyright infringementby Abdul Karim Bangura (Author), Leonid A. Zhigun (Author)This book is the first comprehensive work on Russian Fractals in indigenous artifacts. While existing works focus on universal phenomena, such as liquid crystal or finance, none explore the intersection between Fractals and Russia. 'Russian Fractals in Indigenous Artifacts' therefore investigates how indigenous Russian cultures have a wonderful Fractal heritage that was originally tied to socially just and ...

The Early PHARAOHS: Rise of the Civiliazation

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Report copyright infringementby Sahil Gosalia (Author)The Early Pharaohs: The Rise of Civilization Step back in time and embark on a captivating journey through the ancient world of Egypt with "The Early Pharaohs: The Rise of Civilization." From the legendary Narmer and the visionary Djoser to the groundbreaking Hatshepsut and the mighty Thutmose III, this meticulously researched book unveils the stories of Egypt's earliest pharaohs who laid the foundation of one of the world's greatest civil...

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Report copyright infringementby Giorgio Villani (Author)From the traces of a great Greek and Roman presence, to its Arab-Norman buildings and gleaming mosaics, from the inlays and dazzling whites of the flourishing Baroque period, right up to the 20th century with its elegant Art Nouveau - all of these layers unfold in the pages of this volume. Palermo has been given a host of toponyms over time, as if each name reflected the city's multifaceted, ever-changing nature, shaped by its centuries-...

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Report copyright infringementby Sahil Gosalia (Author)The Enigmatic Queen: Cleopatra - The Untold Story Step into the captivating world of ancient Egypt and embark on a journey through the life and legacy of one of history's most iconic and enigmatic figures - Cleopatra. In this compelling and meticulously researched book, author Sahil A Gosalia presents a fresh perspective on Cleopatra, dispelling popular myths and misconceptions, and delving into the complexities of her character, her rise ...

Southern Baroque Art - Painting-Architecture and Music in Italy and Spain of the 17th & 18th Centuries

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Report copyright infringementby Sacheverell Sitwell (Author)Originally published London, 1924. Contents Include: The Serenade at Caserta "Les Indes Galantes" The King and the Nightingale Biography etc. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Number of...

Movies In Miniature: A Journey Through A Century Of Movie Merchandise

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Report copyright infringementby Brian Barry (Author)Dive into the fascinating world of movie merchandise with Brian Barry's engaging ex-ploration of how films have inspired toys, collectibles, and pop culture treasures for over a century. From silent-era wind-up Charlie Chaplin figures to high-tech LEGO sets and limited-edition prop replicas, this book traces the evolution of licensed movie products through the decades.Discover the surprising stories behind iconic lines like Star Wars action ...

Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern

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Report copyright infringementby Rosa Belle Holt (Author)Discover the timeless artistry and intricate details of rugs from around the world with "Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern: A Handbook for Ready Reference" by Rosa Belle Holt. This comprehensive guide explores the rich history and diverse techniques behind both oriental and occidental rugs, spanning antique and modern creations. A valuable resource for enthusiasts of interior design, antiques, and the decorative arts, t...