History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900 books

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The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland

The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance...

Author: Michelle Young
ISBN: 9780063295896
Format: Hardback
$55.00

A riveting and stylish saga set in Paris during World War II, THE ART SPY uncovers how an unlikely heroine infiltrated...  Read More >>

The Sound of Fashion Thinking

The Sound of Fashion Thinking

Author: Jonathan Faiers
ISBN: 9781915609700
Format: Paperback
$65.87

Sonic responses to garments and fabrics that explore the concept of Fashion Thinking. Sonic responses to garments...  Read More >>

SKYING YEARS

SKYING YEARS

Author:
ISBN: 9781068379215
Format: Paperback
$33.38

Historical and climate fiction. British master sky and landscape painter, John Constable, is pivotal. The novel,...  Read More >>

The Modern Dream of Order: Victoria, Photography, and the Social Imagination

The Modern Dream of Order: Victoria, Photography, and...

Author: Eva Ehninger
ISBN: 9783111124551
Format: Hardback
$140.00

This book redefines the history of modernity by focusing on how people used photography to affirm continuity and...  Read More >>

May Morris Designs: The Essence and Soul of Beautiful Embroidery

May Morris Designs: The Essence and Soul of Beautiful...

Author: Lynn Hulse
ISBN: 9781910807699
Format: Paperback
$64.69

May Morris (1862–1938) was a leading figure in the Arts and Crafts Movement and a key exponent of decorative needlework...  Read More >>

Iraqi Ba‘thists in America’s Cold War: Covert Action, Paramilitarism and Violence

Iraqi Ba‘thists in America’s Cold War: Covert Action,...

Author: Weldon C. Matthews (Oakland University, Michigan)
ISBN: 9781399547574
Format: Hardback
$200.00

Explores the US government's covert relations with the Iraqi Ba'th Party as it brutalised Iraqi communists.  Read More >>

The Trembling Hand: Reflections of a Black Woman in the Romantic Archive

The Trembling Hand: Reflections of a Black Woman in...

Author: Mathelinda Nabugodi
ISBN: 9780593536469
Format: Hardback
$84.48

A provocative, revelatory history of British Romanticism that examines the impact of the transatlantic slave economy...  Read More >>

The Art of Mary Linwood: Embroidery, Installation, and Entrepreneurship in Britain, 1787-1845

The Art of Mary Linwood: Embroidery, Installation, and...

Author: Dr. Heidi A. Strobel (University of Evansville, USA) ,  Michael Yonan (University of California at Davis USA)
ISBN: 9781350428126
Format: Paperback
$59.99

The Art of Mary Linwood is the first book on Leicester textile artist Mary Linwood (1755-1845) and catalogue of...  Read More >>

The Shakers: A World in the Making

The Shakers: A World in the Making

Author: Mateo Kries ,  Mea Hoffmann
ISBN: 9783945852668
Format: Hardback
$120.00

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Victorian Artists

Victorian Artists

Author: Quentin Bell
ISBN: 9781032501475
Format: Paperback
$58.99

First published in 1967, Victorian Artists documents the painting of the Victorian period, that is, the period between...  Read More >>

The Art of Life: Art Nouveau Posters and Visual Culture of the Hungarian Secession (1895 - 1914)

The Art of Life: Art Nouveau Posters and Visual Culture...

Author: Aniko Katona
ISBN: 9786156595713
Format: Hardback
$142.31

The Art of Life presents the first golden age of Hungarian poster art, in an international context, which developed...  Read More >>

How to Review Scholarly Books: Reading, Writing, Relishing

How to Review Scholarly Books: Reading, Writing, Relishing...

Author: Steven E. Gump
ISBN: 9780691270494
Format: Paperback
$39.99

A guide to the art of reviewing scholarly books, with strategies and suggestions Scholarly book reviews should...  Read More >>

Claude Monet Masterpieces of Art

Claude Monet Masterpieces of Art

Author: Gordon Kerr
ISBN: 9781835622803
Format: Hardback
$34.99

Features an introduction to the life and art of the famous Impressionist, and beautifully reproduced full-page artworks...  Read More >>

How to Review Scholarly Books: Reading, Writing, Relishing

How to Review Scholarly Books: Reading, Writing, Relishing...

Author: Steven E. Gump
ISBN: 9780691270487
Format: Hardback
$180.00

A guide to the art of reviewing scholarly books, with strategies and suggestions Scholarly book reviews should...  Read More >>

Hiroshige. One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Hiroshige. One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Author: Lorenz Bichler ,  Melanie Trede
ISBN: 9783000087479
Format: Hardback
$211.20

A dazzling reprint of Hiroshige's views of Edo (modern-day Tokyo), one of the masterpieces of the ukiyo-e woodblock...  Read More >>

Classicism and the Construction of Capital Cities: London, Athens and Rome in the Nineteenth Century

Classicism and the Construction of Capital Cities: London,...

Author: Richard Alston (Professor of Roman History, Royal Holloway, University of London)
ISBN: 9781350445314
Format: Hardback
$170.00

Exploring the intriguing interplay between tradition and modernity in the 19th-century capitals of London, Athens...  Read More >>

Railroad Nation: The Art of Selling America, 1825–1925

Railroad Nation: The Art of Selling America, 1825–1925...

Author: Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes
ISBN: 9780253072245
Format: Hardback
$104.00

From passenger tickets, wall calendars, and advertising posters to train orders and bills of lading, railroads have...  Read More >>

Delacroix’s Moroccans: Art and Masculinity

Delacroix’s Moroccans: Art and Masculinity

Author: Jennifer Olmsted (Wayne State University)
ISBN: 9780271098968
Format: Hardback
$190.00

""Examines the intersection of gender, race, and imperialism in Eugene Delacroix's representations of Arab men from...  Read More >>

Visions of the Future: Modern Architecture, Catholicism, and the State in Central Europe, 1918–1939

Visions of the Future: Modern Architecture, Catholicism,...

Author: Matthew Rampley
ISBN: 9780271099392
Format: Hardback
$289.00

""Offers a novel interpretation of interwar architectural culture in central Europe, focusing on Catholic modernism...  Read More >>

Wild Thing: A Life of Paul Gauguin

Wild Thing: A Life of Paul Gauguin

Author: Sue Prideaux
ISBN: 9780571365944
Format: Paperback
$26.99

A vital re-examination of the trailblazing and controversial artist Paul Gauguin, by the prize-winning author of...  Read More >>

Tennessee Charcoal Iron: An Introduction to the Ironworks of Stewart County

Tennessee Charcoal Iron: An Introduction to the Ironworks...

Author: Ronnie Tumelson
ISBN: 9798999112002
Format: Paperback
$60.59

Dear Stewart and Houston Counties: I'm happy to honor the offer as stated on my flyer. Kindly bring your receipt...  Read More >>

Ben Shahn, On Nonconformity

Ben Shahn, On Nonconformity

Author: Laura Katzman ,  Beatriz Cordero Martín
ISBN: 9780691273112
Format: Paperback
$79.99

A richly illustrated new exploration of the painting, photography, and illustration of the politically progressive...  Read More >>

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