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Diego Rivera: A Biography
ABC-CLIO 2011; US$ 37.00This revealing biography covers the life and art of painter Diego Rivera. more...
Ornamental Wall Painting in the Art of the Assyrian Empire
BRILL 2004; US$ 136.00This study provides the archaeological record and pictorial documentation of ornamental wall painting produced for Assyrian royal residences. It examines the changing trends in the decorative designs and selection of motifs, some with symbolic meaning. Many illustrations are from the excavation reports. more...
Roman Domestic Art and Early House Churches
Mohr Siebeck 2008; US$ 120.13Hauptbeschreibung In contrast to most studies of earliest Christianity that focus on texts, David Balch inquires into the visual world of the culture in which early Christians lived and worshipped. Jews and Christians outside Israel lived in Greek and Roman houses and apartment buildings. During earlier Republican and later Imperial periods, artists... more...
Unframed
I.B.Tauris 2003; US$ 107.00Women's painting is undergoing a vibrant revival, yet has been little explored in writing or modern visual culture. "Unframed" is an examination of women's contemporary painting. It presents writing with practitioners who engage with theory and critical theorists who deal directly with contemporary practice. All contributors reflect... more...
L'Art Naïf
Parkstone International 2011; US$ 5.00L?art naïf connaît ses premiers succès à la fin du XIXe siècle. Des « peintres du dimanche » développent avec spontanéité et simplicité une forme d?expression qui, jusqu?alors, avait peu intéressé les artistes et les critiques d?art. Influencée par les arts primitifs, la peinture naïve se distingue par la précision de ses traits, la vivacité et la... more...
Banksy Locations & Tours Volume 1
PM Press 2011; US$ 16.00In three guided tours, Martin Bull documents 65 London street installations by guerilla art icon Banksy. While newspapers and magazines the world over send their critics to review the latest Damien Hirst show at the Tate Modern, Bull is out taking photos of the legendary political artist's work. This collection of provocative and intriguing examples... more...
Les Manuscrits enluminés
Parkstone International 2011; US$ 5.00Quiconque a eu la chance de tenir entre ses mains des livres manuscrits du Moyen Âge a certainement été ému de ce contact direct avec un passé retrouvé. Les ?uvres d?auteurs célèbres, ou parfois même à jamais anonymes, s?animent sous nos yeux : anciens traités de philosophie, de sciences naturelles et de théologie, romans de chevalerie et poèmes courtois,... more...
Manuscritos Iluminados
Parkstone International 2011; US$ 5.00Aquellos que han tenido la oportunidad de sostener entre sus manos un manuscrito medieval, no habrán podido evitar verse sorprendidos por la sensación de entrar en contacto directo con un pasado remoto. Tiempo atrás, cuando un libro era una verdadera obra de artesanía y cada copia el resultado de un laborioso proceso, este objeto constituía una obra... more...
Illuminated Manuscripts
Parkstone International 2011; US$ 5.00Those who have had the chance to hold a medieval manuscript in their hands cannot fail to have been impressed by the feeling of being in touch with a long-passed epoch. Back when a book was a true handicraft and every copy the result of a laborious process, the object was more a work of art than a volatile commercial product. The Mega Square Illuminated... more...
Miniatures persanes
Parkstone International 2011; US$ 5.00Découvrez l'une des plus grandes civilisations de notre histoire à travers les miniatures. Dans Miniatures persanes, l'histoire de l'empire perse nous est racontée aux travers de sa tradition artistique. Cette collection unique de miniatures multicolores dans ce petit format est un cadeau parfait. more...









