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The Warrior Saints in Byzantine Art and Tradition
ISBN: 9781840146943 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Examining the vast literature in which warrior saints figure, Christopher Walter provides an extensive study of warrior saints in the Byzantine tradition. He engages with the works of historians and hagiographers in order to enhance his interpretations of the iconography of this field.
Examining the vast literature in which warrior saints figure, Christopher Walter provides an extensive study of warrior saints in the Byzantine tradit...
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714,51 |
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Trench Art
ISBN: 9781848846371 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Engraved shell-cases, bullet-crucifixes, letter openers and cigarette lighters made of shrapnel and cartridges, miniature airplanes and tanks, talismanic jewelry, embroidery, objects carved from stone, bone and wood - all of these things are trench art, the misleading name given to the dazzling array of objects made from the waste of war, in particular the Great War of 1914-1918 and the inter-war years. And they are the subject of Nicholas Saunders's pioneering study which is now republished in a revised edition in paperback. He reveals the lost world of trench art, for every piece relates to...
Engraved shell-cases, bullet-crucifixes, letter openers and cigarette lighters made of shrapnel and cartridges, miniature airplanes and tanks, talisma...
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65,69 |
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Passionate Being: Language, Singularity and Perseverance
ISBN: 9781848850972 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Yve Lomax is a remarkable artist and writer, who has established a practice of writing that is unique within contemporary Fine Art. Her work has helped to establish a new discipline of Art Writing, which provides a particular space for a critical and analytical approach to writing within contemporary art. Passionate Being, as Anne Tallentire observes, ""is both a culmination of and a departure from previous work,"" including her two earlier books for Tauris. Written through both the first and second person singular, Passionate Being takes its author and its reader on a... Yve Lomax is a remarkable artist and writer, who has established a practice of writing that is unique within contemporary Fine Art. Her work has he... |
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132,99 |
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Perspective: and Other Optical Illusions
ISBN: 9781904263616 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Beginning with the evolution of visual perspective, McNaughton reveals how and why illusions work. She offers optical illusions to suggest to readers that the world they perceive is in fact a complex product of their brains, constructed from the sensory data. Illustrations.
Beginning with the evolution of visual perspective, McNaughton reveals how and why illusions work. She offers optical illusions to suggest to readers ...
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35,14 |
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Fish Hooks of the Pacific Islands: A Pictorial Guide to the Fish Hooks from the Peoples of the Pacific Islands
ISBN: 9783777449319 / Angielski / Twarda / 370 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The humble fish hook derives its form from its function: to catch fish. But in cultures where fishing is central to the way of life, the crafting of fish hooks is elevated to a form of art.Fish Hooks of the Pacific Islands brings together the finest specimens from private collections all over the world. Included are more than three hundred newly commissioned photographs showing over six hundred fish hooks at their actual size, accompanied by details on their features and provenance. This is the first comprehensive catalog of Pacific Island fish hooks in more than eighty years, and... The humble fish hook derives its form from its function: to catch fish. But in cultures where fishing is central to the way of life, the crafting o... |
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674,31 |
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Trompe-L'oeil
ISBN: 9788861305403 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Trompe-l'oeil, a French term meaning to trick, the eye, describes a painting that deceives the spectator into thinking that the objects in it are real, not merely represented. To successfully fool the eye of the viewer, trompe-l'oeil artists choose objects, situations and compositional devices using as little depth as possible.
Trompe-l'oeil, a French term meaning to trick, the eye, describes a painting that deceives the spectator into thinking that the objects in it are real...
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25,24 |
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Märtyrer Und Prophet: Studien Zum Nietzsche-Kult in Der Bildenden Kunst Der Jahrhundertwende
ISBN: 9783110098181 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In der Reihe werden herausragende monographische Interpretationen von Nietzsches Werk im Ganzen oder von spezifischen Themen und Aspekten aus unterschiedlichen wissenschaftlichen Perspektiven veroffentlicht, vor allem aus philosophischer, literatur- und kommunikationswissenschaftlicher, soziologischer und historischer Sicht. Die Publikationen reprasentieren den aktuellen Stand. Jeder Band ist peer-reviewed. In der Reihe werden herausragende monographische Interpretationen von Nietzsches Werk im Ganzen oder von spezifischen Themen und Aspekten aus unter... |
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725,57 |
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Gyre: the Plastic Ocean
ISBN: 9781861543554 / Angielski / Twarda / 211 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A flip-flop discarded in Thailand finds its way to Hawaii, and a bottle cast off from Japan's tsunami is soon Alaska's beach litter. With stunning visual impact and an astonishing array of ocean trash, internationally recognized artists create works of art from debris collected from beaches around the world. Much of the oceans' trash is swirling in one of five gyres, which are large systems of rotating ocean cur-rents. Plastic packaging in a throwaway culture finds its way into our ocean biosphere and onto beaches, propelled by the gyres, and now, in this compelling book and related...
A flip-flop discarded in Thailand finds its way to Hawaii, and a bottle cast off from Japan's tsunami is soon Alaska's beach litter. With stunning vis...
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98,31 |
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Pottery, Pavements, and Paradise: Iconographic and Textual Studies on Late Antiquity
ISBN: 9789004255388 / Angielski / Twarda / 604 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. New perspectives are provided on late antique cults, popular entertainment, and the decoration of Christian churches through a fresh look at Christian writings, popular ceramics, and elite works of mosaic, metalwork, and marble sculpture.
New perspectives are provided on late antique cults, popular entertainment, and the decoration of Christian churches through a fresh look at Christian...
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934,97 |
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Fantasy Flowers Coloring Book No. 2: 32 Designs in an Elaborate Square Frame
ISBN: 9781493504916 / Angielski / Miękka / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. ***REPUBLISHED IN A NEW FORMAT*** Fantasy Flowers Coloring Book No. 2 -32 Designs in an Elaborate Square Frame, illustrated by Alberta L. Hutchinson, is a collection of 32 fantasy flowers, each inside an elaborate square frame, suitable for coloring. Children and adults alike will enjoy the infinite designs that can be made by adjusting the color of both the intricate frame and the flower designs. Hutchinson has colored seven of the designs on the front and back cover as examples and inspiration. As with Hutchinson's other design coloring books, Fantasy Flowers Coloring Book No. 2 will be...
***REPUBLISHED IN A NEW FORMAT*** Fantasy Flowers Coloring Book No. 2 -32 Designs in an Elaborate Square Frame, illustrated by Alberta L. Hutchinson, ...
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24,01 |
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Imaging Wisdom: Seeing and Knowing in the Art of Indian Buddhism
ISBN: 9780415861564 / Angielski / Miękka / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book contributes to the history of religions and Buddhist studies fields by focussing on what is a far too frequently ignored aspect of religious experience: visual images.
This book contributes to the history of religions and Buddhist studies fields by focussing on what is a far too frequently ignored aspect of religious...
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290,68 |
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The Story of Darasge Maryam: The History, Buildings and Treasures of a Church Compound with a Painted Church in the Semen Mountains
ISBN: 9783643904089 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the Semen Mountains in northern Ethiopia, the painted church in Darasge Maryam has been witness to a remarkable event in Ethiopian history. Built by Daggazmac Webe in the 1850s for his coronation, it was not the venue for Webe's coronation, but for the coronation of Tewodros II, who had snatched victory from Webe. However, the art (paintings, liturgical objects, and a very precious illuminated manuscript book of Revelation), the commissions, and gifts by Webe, can still be seen there today. This book documents the history of the Darasge Maryam church compound. (Series: Art: Science and...
In the Semen Mountains in northern Ethiopia, the painted church in Darasge Maryam has been witness to a remarkable event in Ethiopian history. Built b...
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134,60 |
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PoetsArtists (September 2013)
ISBN: 9781492296393 / Angielski / Miękka / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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64,52 |
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Bad Influence October 2006: Photography: A Dead Issue
ISBN: 9781453888889 / Angielski / Miękka / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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57,06 |
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Chaotic Peace: The Paintings of Darryl Taylor Kravitz
ISBN: 9781466423190 / Angielski / Miękka / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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80,50 |
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St. Catherine of Alexandria in Renaissance Roman Art : Case Studies in Patronage
ISBN: 9781409447511 / Angielski / Twarda / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How and why did a medieval female saint from the Eastern Mediterranean come to be such a powerful symbol in early modern Rome? This study provides an overview of the development of the cult of Catherine of Alexandria in Renaissance Rome, exploring in particular how a saint's cult could be variously imaged and 'reinvented' to suit different eras and patronal interests. Cynthia Stollhans traces the evolution of the saint's imagery through the lens of patrons and their interests-with special focus on the importance of Catherine's image in the fashioning of her Roman identity-to show how her...
How and why did a medieval female saint from the Eastern Mediterranean come to be such a powerful symbol in early modern Rome? This study provides an ...
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837,70 |
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The Real Snake: Proceedings of The Representational Art Conference 2012
ISBN: 9781494381851 / Angielski / Miękka / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Real Snake is a fascinating record of many of the presentations that were made by academics and artists at The Representational Art Conference in the fall of 2012, a groundbreaking event founded by artists Michael Pearce and Michael Lynn Adams, who recognized that there had been a neglect of critical appreciation of representational art well out of proportion to its quality and significance. Filling a gap in the study of contemporary art, the conference was planned as a focused but non-doctrinaire event, of serious academic standards.
Essential reading for people who love... The Real Snake is a fascinating record of many of the presentations that were made by academics and artists at The Representational Art Confere...
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201,56 |
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Art, Gender and Religious Devotion in Grand Ducal Tuscany. Alice Sanger
ISBN: 9781409400790 / Angielski / Twarda / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Art, Gender and Religious Devotion in Grand Ducal Tuscany focuses on the intersection of the visual and the sacred at the Medici court of the later sixteenth to early seventeenth centuries in relation to issues of gender. Through a series of case studies carefully chosen to highlight key roles and key interventions of Medici women, this book embraces the diversity of their activities, from their public appearances at the centre of processionals such as the bridal entrata, to the commissioning and collecting of art objects and the overseeing of architectural projects, to an array of other...
Art, Gender and Religious Devotion in Grand Ducal Tuscany focuses on the intersection of the visual and the sacred at the Medici court of the later si...
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788,42 |
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The Arma Christi in Medieval and Early Modern Material Culture: With a Critical Edition of 'o Vernicle'
ISBN: 9781409456766 / Angielski / Twarda / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Arma Christi, the cluster of objects associated with Christ's Passion, was one of the most familiar iconographic devices of European medieval and early modern culture. From the weapons used to torment and sacrifice the body of Christ sprang a reliquary tradition that produced active and contemplative devotional practices, complex literary narratives, intense lyric poems, striking visual images, and innovative architectural ornament. This collection displays the fascinating range of intellectual possibilities generated by representations of these medieval 'objects, ' and through the...
The Arma Christi, the cluster of objects associated with Christ's Passion, was one of the most familiar iconographic devices of European medieval and ...
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788,42 |
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The Architectural Capriccio: Memory, Fantasy and Invention
ISBN: 9781409431916 / Angielski / Twarda / 548 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bringing together leading writers and practicing architects including Jean Dethier, David Mayernik, Massimo Scolari, Robert Adam, David Watkin and Leon Krier, this volume provides a kaleidoscopic, multilayered exploration of the Architectural Capriccio. It not only explains the phenomena within a historical context, but moreover, demonstrates its contemporary validity and appropriateness as a holistic design methodology, an inspiring pictorial strategy, an efficient rendering technique and an optimal didactic tool. The book shows and comments on a wide range of historic masterworks and...
Bringing together leading writers and practicing architects including Jean Dethier, David Mayernik, Massimo Scolari, Robert Adam, David Watkin and Leo...
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788,42 |
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