18,706円 This book examines the functions of sculpture during the Preclassic period in Mesoamerica and its significance in statements of social identity. Julia Guernsey situates the origins and evolution of monumental stone sculpture within a broader social and political context and demonstrates the role ...

1,657円 The seventh in a series chronicling the remarkable history of The Times newspaper and the media mogul who bought and reshaped it in the early 1980s. This volume looks at the history of one of Britain’s most venerable newspapers since its takeover by Rupert Murdoch in 1981, and the many changes th...

410円 Frustrated by the lack of a concise compilation of research into the pigments used by medieval artists for painting various works of art, Britni Patterson decided to create one as a reference for all students of the historical art of illumination. Taking advantage of the newest techniques of manu...

599円 7 works of Horace Walpole English art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician (1717-1797) This ebook presents a collection of 7 works of Horace Walpole. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: - Hieroglyphic Tales - ...

164円 60 illustrations, some color, some black-and-white. Volume 5 of Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Scultptors and Architects According to Wikipedia: "Giorgio Vasari (30 July 1511 27 June 1574) was an Italian painter, architect, writer and historian, most famous today for his Lives of the Most Em...

2,388円 In this compact yet comprehensive history of ancient Greece, Thomas R. Martin brings alive Greek civilization from its Stone Age roots to the fourth century B.C. Focusing on the development of the Greek city-state and the society, culture, and architecture of Athens in its Golden Age, Martin inte...

450円 A must-have collection for general readers, art students and practitioners alike. This invaluable handbook allows its readers to check facts, browse among the pictures and explore how great artists like Breughel, Constable and Picasso first captured our admiration, and why they remain influential.

164円 46 illustrations, some color, some black-and-white. Volume 1 of Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Scultptors and Architects According to Wikipedia: "Giorgio Vasari (30 July 1511 27 June 1574) was an Italian painter, architect, writer and historian, most famous today for his Lives of the Most Em...

12,767円 In this interdisciplinary anthology, essays study the relationship between the imagination and images both material and mental. Through case studies on a diverse array of topics including photography, film, sports, theater, and anthropology, contributors focus on the role of the creative imaginat...

4,106円 Challenging prevailing theories regarding the birth of the subject, Catherine M. Soussloff argues that the modern subject did not emerge from psychoanalysis or existential philosophy but rather in the theory and practice of portraiture in early-twentieth-century Vienna. Soussloff traces the devel...

4,510円 "By 1966, the composer Virgil Thomson would write, "Truth is, there is no avant-garde today." How did the avant garde dissolve, and why? In this thought-provoking work, Stuart D. Hobbs traces the avant garde from its origins to its eventual appropriation by a conservative political agenda, consum...

161円 A History of Art for Beginners and Students ( Sculpture ) by Clara Erskine Clement. This edition contains 131 Illustrations, interactive table of contents, and beautifully formatted. CHAPTERS INCLUDED: CHAPTER I. Ancient Sculpture CHAPTER II. Greek Sculpture CHAPTER IV. Mediæval Sculpture, from t...