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Beethoven: A Life in Nine Pieces
An authoritative and refreshing account of Beethoven's life and music Ludwig van Beethoven- to some, simply the greatest ever composer of Western classical music. Yet his life remains shrouded in...
The Color of Dance: A Celebration of Diversity and Inclusion in the
For decades the prominent image of a ballet dancer has been a white body with pale clothing. It took 75 years for American Ballet Theatre to have its first African...
Etruscans, The
This volume accompanies Palazzo Grassi's exhibition on the Etruscans. It contains 20 chapters by prominent scholars on diverse topics such as Etruscan city building, language, slavery and trade. Illustrations display...
Greek Gems and Finger Rings: Early Bronze Age to Late Classical
The miniaturist art of gem engraving is the least familiar of the major arts of ancient Greece, yet we know it to have been practiced by the greatest artists. This...
Athenian Potters and Painters III
Athenian Potters and Painters III presents a rich mass of new material on Greek vases, including finds from excavations at the Kerameikos in Athens and Despotiko in the Cyclades. Some...
The Berlin Painter and His World: Athenian Vase-Painting in the Early
The Berlin Painter was the name given by British classicist and art historian Sir John Beazley to an otherwise anonymous Athenian red-figure vase-painter. The artist's long career extended from about...
The Lost Manuscript of Frederic Cailliaud: Arts and Crafts of the
The travel accounts, drawings, and collections of Fr d ric Cailliaud were an important early contribution to the birth of the new scientific discipline of Egyptology in the first half...
Crossing the Pomerium: The Boundaries of Political, Religious, [...]
A multifaceted exploration of the interplay between civic and military life in ancient RomeThe ancient Romans famously distinguished between civic life in Rome and military matters outside the city-a division...
Songs from the Kitchen Table: Lyrics and Stories
The ultimate illustrated commemoration of iconic Australian musicians Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter in songs, stories, photographs and tributes.Longlisted for the Indie Book Awards 2024 Since he left us, Archie...
The Mirror of Venus: Women in Roman Art
Though images of women were ubiquitous in the Roman world, these were seldom intended to be taken simply at face value. The importance of marriage, motherhood and political stability was...
Sounds and Sweet Airs: The Forgotten Women of Classical Music
The hidden history of the women who dared to write music in a man's world. 'Lucid, engaging and exuberant... [Sounds and Sweet Airs] is terrifically enjoyable and accessible, and leaves...
History of Restoration of Ancient Stone Sculptures
Author: . GrossmanFormat: Paperback, 198mm x 278mm, 986g, 288 pagesPublished: Getty Trust Publications, United States, 2003The book also features contributions by Elizabeth Bartman, Brigitte Bourgeois, Jane Fejfer, Angela Gallottini, Sascha...
Arts of the Hellenized East: Precious Metalwork and Gems of the Pre-Islamic Era
Author: Martha L. CarterFormat: Hardback, 219mm x 276mm, 2410g, 424 pagesPublished: Thames & Hudson Ltd, United Kingdom, 2015The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, houses one of the world's most spectacular collections of...