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The Heritage Of Apelles: Studies In The Art Of The Renaissance
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Author: E. H. GombrichBinding: HardbackPublished: PHAIDON, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis scholarly collection of essays by a distinguished art historian illuminates the profound connections between...
Norm And Form: Studies In The Art Of The Renaissance
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Author: E.H. GombrichBinding: HardbackPublished: Phaidon Press, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerNorm And Form: Studies In The Art Of The Renaissance With 186 Illustrations presents a...
The Spectacle Of Empire: Style, Effect And The Pax Britannica
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Author: Jan MorrisBinding: HardbackPublished: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling historical account chronicles the grandeur and complexities of the British Empire, presenting a...
Gardens of Paris Sketchbook
Blessed with a colourful history and temperate climate, Paris has a rich variety of gardens and a diverse range of flora. The history, aesthetics, design and botanical heritage of Parisian...
Champs-Elysees, The
Considered internationally as one of the most beautiful avenue in the world, Paris's Champs-Elysees, extending from the Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe, has been the center...
The Annals of London: A Year by Year Record of a Thousand Years of
"The Annals of London" chronicles the events which have changed the face of London and engaged, diverted or outraged its inhabitants in the years since the settlement of Londinium was...
Robert Hooke and the Rebuilding of London
Robert Hooke was one of the most gifted men of his age, but it was his great misfortune to work in the sphere of two remarkable men - Isaac Newton...
Hadrian: Empire and Conflict
Hadrian (r. AD 117-138) is known for his restless and ambitious nature, his interest in architecture and his passion for Greece and Greek culture. This book and exhibition move beyond...
Nero: the man behind the myth
One of the best known figures from Roman history, Nero (r. AD 54-68) is most often characterised as a tyrannical and ineffectual ruler, who fiddled while Rome burnt. Such a...
The Polite Tourist: Country House Visiting Through the Centuries
Country house visiting is one of Britain's favorite leisure activities. For more than five centuries, historic buildings have opened their doors, inviting the tourist to step inside. Elizabethans strolled around...
Twelve Caesars: Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern
What does the face of power look like? Who gets commemorated in art and why? And how do we react to statues of politicians we deplore? In this book -...
The Other Paris: An illustrated journey through a city's poor and
Paris, the City of Light. We think of it as the city of the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre, of white facades, discreet traffic and well-mannered exchanges. But there was...
Power and Display in the Seventeenth Century: The Arts and their
The Crowd in Rome in the Late Republic
It has often been thought that Roman politics was dominated by a governing class, or even aristocracy, and it has sometimes been presumed that the Senate was a legislative body....
Rome in the East: The Transformation of an Empire
In this lavishly illustrated and arresting study, Warwick Ball presents the story of Rome's overwhelming fascination with the East through a coverage of the historical, architectural and archaeological evidence unparalleled...
Empire Building: Orientalism and Victorian Architecture
The colonial architecture of the 19th century has much to tell us of the history of colonialism and cultural exchange. Yet, these buildings can be read in many ways. Do...
In The Shadow of St. Paul's Cathedral: The Churchyard that Shaped
The extraordinary story of St. Paul's Churchyard-the area of London that was a center of social and intellectual life for more than a millennium St. Paul's Cathedral stands at the...
Cosme Tura of Ferrara: Style, Politics and the Renaissance City,
In the city of Ferrara, a major cultural and artistic centre of Renaissance Italy, Cosme Tura (c. 1430-1495) came to prominence as painter to the Este court. This book offers...
Rome: On the Road Architecture Guides
Rome, the 'Eternal City', is not only enriched by buildings and monuments that preserve the culture of Italy in the symbolic centre of Christianity and the hub of the Italian...
In Search of Piero: Guide to the Tuscany of Piero Della Francesca
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The book titled In Search of Piero: Guide to the Tuscany of Piero Della Francesca by the author Attilio Brilli. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more...
Rome: Urban Formation and Transformation
Formation is ideal and utopian thinking, whereas Transformation is the adaptation of the ideal to the real or existing conditions. Are the two mutually exclusive? Or do they exist in...
French Essence: Ambience, Beauty and Style in Provence
French Essence is a celebration of life in Provence, one of the most charming regions of France. Vicki Archer reveals the underpinnings of that famous French ambience and sense of...
History of the Anglo-Saxons
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The book titled History of the Anglo-Saxons by the author Sir Francis Palgrave. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Urban Society In Roman Italy
This collection of original essays focuses upon Roman Italy where, with over 400 cities, urbanization was at the very centre of Italian civilization. Informed by an awareness of the social...
The Power of Art
The first paperback edition of Simon Schama's acclaimed and bestselling Power of Art. * 'Great art has dreadful manners...' Simon Schama observes at the start of his epic exploration of...
Scandinavian Cookbook
Scandinavia has much to offer in the way of food and lifestyle, and the cuisine of the three main countries, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, is fast becoming of international interest....
The Rome Plague Diaries: Lockdown Life in the Eternal City
On the first morning of Rome's Covid-19 lockdown Matthew Kneale felt an urge to connect with friends and acquaintances and began writing an email, describing where he was, what was...
The Whole Picture: The colonial story of the art in our museums & why
Should museums be made to give back their marbles? Is it even possible to 'decolonize' our galleries? Must Rhodes fall? How to deal with the colonial history of art in...
Transient Desires
A new look for the landmark thirtieth instalment of the global bestselling Commissario Brunetti series Chosen as Star Pick in the Sunday Times Crime Club Chosen as a 'Best New...
Imperial Mud: The Fight for the Fens
**WINNER OF THE HISTORY AND TRADITION CATEGORY, EAST ANGLIAN BOOK AWARDS 2020** 'A real page-turner ... a warning about what happens when the rich and powerful dress up their avarice...
Portuguese Homestyle Cooking
This book features over 150 mouth-watering recipes and stunning full-color photographs. Everyone loves Mediterranean food, but few can put their finger on exactly what makes the understated peasant food of...
Mona Lisa: A Life Discovered
A genius immortalized her. A French king paid a fortune for her. An emperor coveted her. Every year more than 9 million visitors trek to view her portrait in the...
The Hidden Riviera: Exploring Southeastern France
A stimulating series of journeys through the 'back country' behind the fabled French Riviera taking the visitor to unexplored mountain landscapes, perched villages, wayside chapels and the pathways taken by...
The Art Of Rome
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Author: Bernard AndreaeBinding: HardbackPublished: MACMILLAN LONDON LIMITED, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor yellowing of external dust jacketThis authoritative volume chronicles the magnificent artistic achievements of...
The Lost Baker of Vienna: The breathtaking love story inspired by true
Papa whispered to Chana, ' If we get separated, if something happens to me, look after Mama and Aron. And one last thing- ' He smoothed an affectionate hand over...
Ruins of Ancient Rome: Drawings of the French Architects Who Won the
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Traditionally, a critical component of the education of any architect was to draw the ruins of ancient Rome, reconstructing either from ancient sources or, more often, pure fantasy, what the...
Patrons And Painters: A Study In The Relations Between Italian Art And Society In The Age Of The Baroque
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Author: Francis HaskellBinding: HardbackPublished: Chatto & Windus, 1963Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner's details in FEP, discoloured top-edge from tanning, some...
The Long Weekend: Australian Artists In France 1918 - 1939
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Author: Karen QuinlanBinding: HardbackPublished: Bendigo Art Gallery., 2007Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tanned edges.The historical study The Long Weekend: Australian Artists In France 1918 - 1939...
The Trevi Fountain
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Author: John A. PintoBinding: HardbackPublished: Yale University Press, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Some slight markings to DJ, foxed pages, previous owner's name to...
Views Of Rome: From The Thomas Ashby Collection In The Vatican Library
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Author: Paul HolbertonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Scala Publications., 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor bumps to edges.This volume presents a magnificent visual journey through the Eternal City, showcasing...
Atlas of the Viking World
One of the "Culural Atlas" series, this is an illustrated history of the Viking Age - Europe's dominant culture for over 300 years from the late 8th century. Centred on...
Orcagna's Tabernacle in Orsanmichele, Florence
The tabernacle of the Madonna in the Church of Orsanmichele in Florence is one of the great monuments of Gothic art. Commissioned in 1349 by the Laudesi, a society devoted...
Chariot Racing in the Roman Empire
A massive crowd of people, cloaked in the colors of their beloved athletes, slowly fill a 150,000-seat arena to cheer on their favorite teams. Athletes enter the stadium amid great...
The Latin Inscriptions of Rome: A Walking Guide
Rome's oldest known Latin inscription dates from the sixth century BC; the most recent major specimen was mounted in 2006-a span of more than two and a half millennia. Remarkably,...
Tecnica Costruttiva A Roma Nel Medioevo: Construction Techniques Of The Middle Ages In Rome
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Author: Roberto MartaBinding: PaperbackPublished: Edizioni Kappa, 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageRoberto Marta's Tecnica Costruttiva A Roma Nel Medioevo: Construction Techniques Of...
Rome and the Literature of Gardens
"Rome and the Literature of Gardens" explores the garden as a powerful locus of transformation and transgression in the "De Re Rustica" of Columella, the "Satires" of Horace, the "Annals"...
Roman Housing
Illustrated and provided with a glossary and site index, this text examines the archaeology of housing throughout the Roman world. This breadth of scale enables the author to set local...