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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780760390948Author Gabri Joy KirkendallFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint New Shoe PressPublisher New Shoe PressWeight(grams) 454g

Guido Adlers Aufsatz „Umfang, Methode und Ziel der Musikwissenschaft“ von 1885 ist das wohl einflussreichste Gründungsdokument der Universitätsdisziplin Musikwissenschaft. Aber auch vor und v.a. nach Adler haben Fachvertreterinnen und -vertreter immer...

WHEELHOUSE is the first published book by noted Art Professor Alan Singer on his studio art practice and process spanning two decades. The artist monograph includes some of his early work before he began exploring the digital world. "My goal is to...

This significant contribution to the study of the live and recorded broadcasting of stage plays focuses on National Theatre Live a decade after its launch in 2009. Assessing livecasting through the concepts of spectacle, materiality and engagement, it...

An important new examination of Islamic themes in the art of Albrecht DürerAlbrecht Dürer’s depictions of Muslim figures and subjects are considered by many to be among his most perplexing images. This confusion arises from the assumption that the artist...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781394201686Author PiotrowskiFormat HardbackImprint John Wiley & Sons IncPublisher John Wiley & Sons IncWeight(grams) 666g

Get closer to Hawaii with DK EyewitnessSnorkelling in sparkling turquoise seas. Enjoying a traditional Hawaiian lu'au feast. Sampling coffee on the side of a smouldering volcano. Hawaii is brimming with bucket-list experiences. Whatever your dream trip...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955309281Author Sharon KivlandFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint information as materialPublisher MA BIBLIOTHEQUE

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262049344Author Amanda WilliamsFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

A captivating exploration of the life and work of the iconic South African artist Esther Mahlangu, one of the great innovators of Pan-African Contemporary Art. Esther Mahlangu (b. 1935) is globally acclaimed for her bright and bold abstract paintings...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262049139Author Jens LutzFormat HardbackPage Count 568Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

This publication presents a round table discussion between authors within the field of design and art history about the Russian-Danish designer Boris Berlin’s works, his challenges and innovative solutions, and development of materials and production...

Joseph Fasano’s The Last Song of the World delves into the chaos of the modern world, and searches for resilience in the face of environmental and societal devastation. Dripping with images of ancient ruins and mythological figures, these poems serve as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783111214078Author Eva WunderlichFormat HardbackPage Count 127Imprint De GruyterPublisher De GruyterWeight(grams) 363g

David Pirie's acclaimed history of British gothic film and television has long been regarded as a foundational study of the roots of British horror, identifying it as 'the only staple cinematic myth which Britain can properly claim as its own.' This...

Whether you want to tour the Roman Forum, explore the Vatican, or marvel at the Colosseum, the local Fodor's travel experts in Rome are here to help! Fodor's Rome guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143137757Author Vanessa ChakourFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint PlumePublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Narrating the history of Museum Langmatt as a captivating time capsule with an exceptional collection of French Impressionism.The Langmatt Museum in Baden, near Zurich, is a fascinating time capsule consisting of an outstanding collection of French...

Ebook available to libraries exclusively as part of the JSTOR Path to Open initiative. Given the U.S.A.'s long held "taste for the monstrous in all its forms" (Scott Poole 4) coupled with its love for "the colossal, the exaggerated and the brash" (Tsutsi...

It is only James Joyce's towering genius as a novelist that has led to his comparative neglect as a poet. And yet his poems not only occupy a pivotal position in Joyce's career, they are also magnificently assured achievements in their own right...

For the first time ever, immerse yourself in the action-packed thrills of DC at the movies in one spectacular book.From the trailblazing 1940s movie serials that first put Batman and Superman on the silver screen to the Caped Crusader's swinging 1960s...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781399820233Author Philomena CunkFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint John Murray Publishers LtdPublisher John Murray Press

Learn from Lady Gaga’s career experiences and discover how you too can be an ally, unafraid to be your truest self and let your creativity flourish. Lady Gaga is a modern day Renaissance person, an icon who masters everything she does. Who else could...

Delicate poems and images show a sturdy pear tree and a fading love in this lost classic.Written after the end of a relationship, there's a persistent and gentle sadness among The Pear Tree Pomes, coloured by the intimacy of his awareness of a pear tree...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781638401285Author Vivian MitsogianniFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Actar PublishersPublisher Actar Publishers

Inspired by the events seen in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, this book is a charming journey through key scenes from the film, showing Harry's journey from the Cupboard Under the Stairs to full-fledged Gryffindor. The all-new, beautifully...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951038960Author Alex MaleevPage Count 12Imprint Clover PressPublisher Clover Press

The pursuit of antiquity was important for scholarly artists in constructing their knowledge of history and cultural identity in late imperial China. By examining versatile trends within paintings in modern China, this book questions the extent to which...

‘All art is propaganda,’ wrote George Orwell, ‘but not all propaganda is art.’ Moving from World War I to the ‘War on Terror’ and beyond, The Story of British Propaganda Film shows how the emergence of film as a global media phenomenon reshaped practices...

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746–1828) is among the most important Spanish artists of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. A late masterpiece, his Forge derives from the mythological theme of the forge of Vulcan, the metalworker of the Olympian...

For almost 15 years, the architectural couple Pascal Fournier and Sandra Maccagnan have been working in the Unterwallis region to produce a remarkable oeuvre. The individual buildings consciously react to their developed, usually rural environments and...

Sir Nigel Gresley was one of the pioneers in developing the 2-6-0 wheel arrangement in Britain during the early 20th century. He also used the type to examine several distinguishing features that were used in his subsequent designs.Producing 85 2-6-0...

Volume 4 of the acclaimed Leith-built Ships series follows Ship Nos 495 to 535 built from 1965 until the eventual closure of the shipyard in 1984 by a government that was hell-bent on destroying British industry and breaking the powerful unions. Great...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781922539526Author Gareth St John ThomasFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Exisle PublishingPublisher Exisle Publishing

Throughout its history, the papacy has engaged with the world. Volume 1 addresses how the papacy became an institution, and how it distinguished itself from other powers, both secular and religious. Aptly titled 'The Two Swords,' it explores the papacy's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798888976449Author Dante AlighieriFormat HardbackPage Count 154Imprint Mint EditionsPublisher Mint Editions

New writings from Stephanie Snyder, Kate Fowle, Geoffrey Batchen and more on photo cultures past and present The latest issue of OSMOS features a cover by Catherine DeLattre; an essay by contributing editor Tom McDonough on artist Alfredo Jaar; Stephanie...

Surveying Hasper’s joyously chromatic abstract paintings and works for public sites Argentinian artist Graciela Hasper’s (born 1966) brightly colored geometric abstract paintings, made over the last three decades, are a means to bring people together and...

Peter Gregory (1887-1959), Director and then Chairman of Lund Humphries, was at the heart of the avant-garde British art world for nearly thirty years of major change in society, politics, and culture. A pioneering art publisher who produced scholarly...

For almost 15 years, the architectural couple Pascal Fournier and Sandra Maccagnan has been working in the Unterwallis region to produce a remarkable oeuvre. The individual buildings consciously react to their developed, usually rural environments and...