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  • Beyond the Battlefield

    Women Artists of the Two World Wars

    by Catherine Speck ...
    Beyond the Battlefield provides a fascinating account of female creativity in America, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand during the turbulent era of twentieth-century conflict. This book looks at women artists’ unique artistic portrayal of war at the front lines, as well as their documentation of everyday life on the home front.Exploring high-profile artists such as the American ... Read more

    $36.89 USD

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  • Position Doubtful

    mapping landscapes and memories

    by Kim Mahood ...
    SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 VICTORIAN PREMIER’S LITERARY AWARDS FOR NON-FICTIONImagine the document you have before you is not a book but a map. It is well-used, creased, and folded, so that when you open it, no matter how carefully, something tears and a line that is neither latitude nor longitude opens in the hidden geography of the place you are about to enter.Since the publication of her prize ... Read more

    $28.69 USD

  • 149 Paintings You Really Need to See in Europe

    (So You Can Ignore the Others)

    by Julian Porter, Q.C. ...
    "Who can resist an art critic with attitude?"--Former Supreme Court of Canada Justice, Ian Binnie"It was wonderful! Julian shared his enormous knowledge of the world's best art with a panache that is irresistible."--Justice Stephen Goudge, Ontario Court of AppealThis essential companion to all the major European museums and galleries discusses some of the world’s greatest paintings from Giotto ... Read more

    $9.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fifty Shoes that Changed the World

    Design Museum Fifty

    by DESIGN MUSEUM ENTERPRISE LTD ...
    Series series Design Museum Fifty
    Everything around us is designed and the word 'design' has become part of our everyday experience. But how much do we know about it? Fifty Shoes That Changed the World imparts that knowledge listing the top 50 shoe designs that have made a substantial impact in the world of design today. From the 1863 Frye boot to Zaha Hadid's 2008 Melissa shoe, each entry offers a short appraisal to explore what ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Tudor and Stuart Embroidery

    by M. Jourdain ...
    This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on embroidery in the Tudor and Stuart eras. With details on history, development, popularity, and influence, this volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in the history of the textiles industry, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fifty Dresses that Changed the World

    Design Museum Fifty

    by DESIGN MUSEUM ENTERPRISE LTD ...
    Series series Design Museum Fifty
    Everything around us is designed and the word 'design' has become part of our everyday experience. But how much do we know about it? Fifty Dresses That Changed the World imparts that knowledge listing the top 50 dresses that have made a substantial impact in the world of British design today. From the 1915 Delphos Pleated dress to Hussein Chalayan's 2007 LED dress, each entry offers a short ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Best Job in the World

    How to Make a Living From Following Your Dreams

    by Ben Southall ...
    The true story of the man with the Best Job in the WorldThe Best Job in the World is the story of how following your passions can lead to life-changing opportunities. Adventurer Ben Southall shares his experiences and lessons learned as the winner of the inaugural Tourism Queensland's Best Job in the World campaign, and reveals how this has led to ongoing opportunities since. Part autobiography, ... Read more

    $22.00 USD

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  • You and The Arts -- Why Art Matters

    by Ruth Silnes ...
    Did you ever wonder?Why the arts are essential besides the giving of pleasure?What makes an artist function?What do the arts all have in common?Do the arts really help our health, education and economy?The answers are in this bookYOU AND THE ARTS -- Why Art Matters ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 149 Paintings You Really Should See in Europe — Spain

    by Julian Porter ...
    This chapter from Julian Porter’s essential companion to all the major European museums and galleries discusses some of the greatest paintings to be found in the museums and galleries of Spain. His passion for art began with the seven years he spent as a student tour guide in Europe. In this segment he visits Madrid and Toledo and discusses works by masters such as Goya, Bosch, Velázquez, Picasso, ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Jewish Life in Poland

    The Art of Moshe Rynecki (1881-1943)

    by Moshe Rynecki Mrynecki ...
    Moshe Rynecki used his paintbrush and palette to document and chronicle the life of his community-Jewish people of Warsaw, Poland. Some artists, however, do more than simply document the subjects that they see and watch-they use the canvas to reveal something new-to show us that which we did not see at first, that which we might not consider if we had observed the subject ourselves. While some ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Romanticism and Caricature

    by Ian Haywood ...
    Series Book 103 - Cambridge Studies in Romanticism
    Ian Haywood explores the 'Golden Age' of caricature through the close reading of key, iconic prints by artists including James Gillray, George and Robert Cruikshank, and Thomas Rowlandson. This approach both illuminates the visual and ideological complexity of graphic satire and demonstrates how this art form transformed Romantic-era politics into a unique and compelling spectacle of corruption, ... Read more

    $38.59 USD

  • Music and Riddle Culture in the Renaissance

    by Katelijne Schiltz ...
    Throughout the Renaissance, composers often expressed themselves in a language of riddles and puzzles, which they embedded within the music and lyrics of their compositions. This is the first book on the theory, practice and cultural context of musical riddles during the period. Katelijne Schiltz focuses on the compositional, notational, practical, social and theoretical aspects of musical riddle ... Read more

    $141.09 USD