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  • Introducing Romanticism

    A Graphic Guide

    by Duncan Heath ...
    Series series Graphic Guides
    Philosophy, art, literature, music, and politics were all transformed in the turbulent period between the French Revolution of 1789 and the Communist Manifesto of 1848.This was the age of the 'Romantic revolution', when modern attitudes to political and artistic freedom were born.When we think of Romanticism, flamboyant figures such as Byron or Shelley instantly spring to mind, but what about ... Read more

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  • Visual Shock

    A History of Art Controversies in American Culture

    by Michael Kammen ...
    In this lively narrative, award-winning author Michael Kammen presents a fascinating analysis of cutting-edge art and artists and their unique ability to both delight and provoke us. He illuminates America’s obsession with public memorials and the changing role of art and museums in our society. From Thomas Eakins’s 1875 masterpiece The Gross Clinic, (considered “too big, bold, and gory” when ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The 1950s American Home

    by Diane Boucher ...
    Series Book 740 - Shire Library USA
    Modern living began with the homes of the 1950s. Casting aside the privations of the Second World War, American architects embraced the must-have mod-cons: they wrapped fitted kitchens around fridges, washing machines, dishwashers and electric ovens, gave televisions pride of place in the living room, and built integrated garages for enormous space-age cars. So why was this change so radical? In ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

  • The Architecture of Percier and Fontaine and the Struggle for Sovereignty in Revolutionary France

    by Iris Moon ...
    As the official architects of Napoleon, Charles Percier (1764–1838) and Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine (1762–1853) designed interiors that responded to the radical ideologies and collective forms of destruction that took place during the French Revolution. The architects visualized new forms of imperial sovereignty by inverting the symbols of monarchy and revolution, constructing meeting rooms ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Architecture since 1400

    by Kathleen James-Chakraborty ...
    The first global history of architecture to give equal attention to Western and non-Western structures and built landscapes, Architecture since 1400 is unprecedented in its range, approach, and insight. From Tenochtitlan’s Great Pyramid in Mexico City and the Duomo in Florence to Levittown’s suburban tract housing and the Bird’s Nest Stadium in Beijing, its coverage includes the world’s most ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • City of the Soul

    Rome and the Romantics

    by John A. Pinto ...
    City of the Soul critically examines how an international cast of visitors fashioned Rome’s image, visual and literary, in the century between 1770 and 1870—from the era of the Grand Tour to the onset of mass tourism. The Eternal City emerges not only as an intensely physical place but also as a romantic idea onto which artists and writers projected their own imaginations and longings. The book ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • James McNeill Whistler and France

    A Dialogue in Paint, Poetry, and Music

    by Suzanne Singletary ...
    James McNeill Whistler and France: A Dialogue in Paint, Poetry, and Music is the first full-length and in**-**depth study to position this painter within the overall trajectory of French modernism during the second half of the nineteenth century and to view the artist as integral to the aesthetic projects of its most original contributors. Suzanne M. Singletary maintains that Whistler was in a ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Gardens of Renaissance Europe and the Islamic Empires

    Encounters and Confluences

    Edited by Mohammad Gharipour ...
    The cross-cultural exchange of ideas that flourished in the Mediterranean during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries profoundly affected European and Islamic society. Gardens of Renaissance Europe and the Islamic Empires considers the role and place of gardens and landscapes in the broader context of the information sharing that took place among Europeans and Islamic empires in Turkey, Persia, ... Read more

    $86.99 USD

  • The Art of Champa

    Sacred sculpture and temples of ancient Vietnam

    by Jean-François Hubert ...
    In the 5th century, the Champa kingdom held sway over a large area of today’s Vietnam. Several magnificent structures still testify to their former presence in the Nha Trang region. Cham sculpture was worked in a variety of materials, principally sandstone, but also gold, silver and bronze. It was primarily used to illustrate themes from Indian mythology. The kingdom was gradually eroded during ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Myth of the Orient

    Architecture and Ornament in the Age of Orientalism

    Edited by Francine Giese, Ariane Varela Braga ...
    This volume commemorates the 160th anniversary of the Selamlik of Oberhofen Castle near Thun – one of the most significant Swiss Orientalist interiors, designed by the Bernese architect Theodor Zeerleder (1820–1868) – by presenting the latest research on the spectacular smoking room inspired by the luxurious reception halls in Cairo, which Zeerleder discovered during his travels to the East. At ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • Ancient Roman Roads and Architecture-Children's Ancient History Books

    by Baby Professor ...
    Unleash both the historian and architect in your kids with this Ancient Roman Roads and Architecture History Book. There is a whole different but beautifully thought-of world in the ancient Rome that your children will truly enjoy discovering. Show them what historical architecture is all about by getting them a copy of this book. Go ahead and buy a copy today! ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Lessons of Romanticism

    A Critical Companion

    Edited by Thomas Pfau, Robert F. Gleckner ...
    Moving beyond views of European Romanticism as an essentially poetic development, Lessons of Romanticism strives to strengthen a critical awareness of the genres, historical institutions, and material practices that comprised the culture of the period. This anthology—in recasting Romanticism in its broader cultural context—ranges across literary studies, art history, musicology, and political ... Read more

    $28.79 USD