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Icons
Nikodim Pavlovich Kondakov
Parkstone International
ISBN : 9781844845583
Icon painting has reached its zenith in Ukraine between the 11th and 18th centuries. This art is appealing because of its great openness to other influences – the obedience to the rules of Orthodox Christianity in its early stages, the borrowing ...
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Chinese Art
Stephen W. Bushell
Parkstone International
ISBN : 9781844845590
Dealing not only with architecture, sculpture, and painting, but also with bronze and ceramics, this text offers a complete panorama of Chinese arts and civilisation. In his text, the author Bushell stresses the importance of knowing the society to ...
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Canaletto
Octave Uzanne
Parkstone International
ISBN : 9781859956830
Giovanni Antonio Canal, also known as Canaletto (1697-1768) was initiated to painting and
perspective by his father who was himself a painter. While art lovers of his time brought back from their travels his paintings as the proofs of their travels ...
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The ABC of Style
Émile Bayard
Parkstone International
ISBN : 9781844848805
Ever wondered why your ceiling is shaped like the arches in a gothic cathedral? Or why your offi ce building looks so different from its neighboring counterparts? The ABC of Style invites you to explore the many different architectural and ...
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Decorative Art
Albert Jaquemart
Parkstone International
ISBN : 9781844848997
From the Middle Ages to contemporary times, decorative art can be defi ned by the artistic materials, designs and objects used in both architecture and interior design. Similar to many art forms decorative art continues to evolve, originating with ...
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African Art
Maurice Delafosse
Parkstone International
ISBN : 9781844848973
African Art invites you to explore the dynamic origins of the vast artistic expressions arising from the exotic and mystifyingAfrican continent.
Since the discovery ofAfrican art at the end of the nineteenth century during the colonial ......
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The Story of Men's Underwear
Shaun Cole
Parkstone International
ISBN : 9781859956229
Men’s fashion, particularly the trends involving undergarments, was once reserved for the elite; today it has become democratised, clear proof of social progress.The aestheticism of the body so highly valued by the Greeks seems to have regained a ...
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Landscapes
Émile Michel
Parkstone International
ISBN : 9781844848218
Although considered a minor genre for a long time, the art of landscape has risen above its forebears - religious and historic painting - to become a genre of its own. Giorgione in Italy, the Brueghels of the Flemish School, Claude Lorrain and ...
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Art of India
Vincent Arthur Smith
Parkstone International
ISBN : 9781844848065
India, with its extensive and colourful history, has produced an artistic tradition in many forms: architecture, painting, sculpture, calligraphy, mosaics, and artisan products all display the country’s cultural, religious and philosophical ...
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