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Dive into the mesmerising world of Emile Claus (1849-1924), a master of Impressionist Luminism, with this stunning monograph celebrating the artist's centennial. From his early works to his later masterpieces, this book offers a comprehensive overview of...

Most modern buildings are built from diverse materials, but few confront their manifold composition as a question of both design and performance. This book takes a close look at a series of global building traditions and contemporary practices to uncover...

Citare in Italian means both to cite and to quote. Citazione means both citation and quotation. This volume, with many discussions of annotations or marginal notes (postils), aims to tease out one of the principal threads of the over-arching theme of...

This revised and updated edition addresses the international history and practice of design from the 17th century to the present day. Covering both primary texts by social theorists, designers and design reformers, and secondary texts in the form of key...

The first in-depth study in almost half a century of Robert Schumann's multi-movement Leipzig chamber works, this book offers novel and diverse encounters with the three Op. 41 String Quartets, the Op. 44 Piano Quintet, and the Op. 47 Piano Quartet. The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781488231704Author Armin SchmittImprint Harlequin AudioPublisher Harlequin Enterprises Ltd

Buildings by the Aarau-based practice Frei Architekten AG, which was founded in 1988 by the brothers Peter and Christian Frei, do without extravagant designs and use a reduced range of materials to achieve a powerful building presence. For instance, the...

Whether it is hearing an old, familiar song on the radio, being dazzled by the fading light of another sunset, or relishing time spent with a good friend, our lives are often touched by a longing for the good and the beautiful. We grasp for it, longing...

This beautiful large print edition is an excellent resource for everyday study with book introductions, over 72,000 cross-references, translation notes, and full-color maps. The Sovereign Collection continues Thomas Nelson's long history and stewardship...

This elegant large print edition honors the beauty and richness of the New King James Version in a convenient portable size with essential study tools and traditional red-letter text for the Words of Christ.The New King James Version in the Sovereign...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780822967286Author Bret ShepardFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint University of Pittsburgh PressPublisher University of Pittsburgh PressWeight(grams) 454g

A comprehensive and user-friendly photographic field guideWith more than 1,000 photographs, Snakes of Australia illustrates and describes in detail all 240 of the continent’s species and subspecies—from file snakes, pythons, colubrids, and natricids to...

On 27 April 1867, a month before the opening of the sensational World’s Fair in Paris, Claude Monet officially requested permission to paint views of the city from the balcony of the Louvre. His painting sessions resulted in three paintings: a view of...

Lonely Planet's Pocket Shanghai is your guide to the city's best experiences and local life - neighbourhood by neighbourhood. Stroll the colonial promenade, the Bund; immerse yourself in the French Concession; and take in Pudong's modern skyline; all...

What is a “detail” in architecture? The concept of detail has long played an important role in the discourse and practice of architects, but the meaning of the term has been understood in radically different ways, from construction detail to ornament...

A thematic introduction to the thriving Miami museum’s permanent collection Since its founding in 2014, ICA Miami has established itself as a singular voice in artistic stewardship with a collection that champions leading emerging and established artists...

Everyday History Trivia to KnowFrom the top podcast creator and author of bestselling The Story Behind comes the sequel that shares the extraordinary history of an ordinary year.Full of unknown and fascinating history waiting to be discovered. Did you...

This book explores the emergence of the first bible, with particular focus on second-century Scripture, the earliest New Testament, and the canon formation process. The fourth-century Codex Sinaiticus, which contains the earliest extant complete New...

Rebel Musix, Scribe on a Vibe collects together the extraordinary output of Vivien Goldman from 1975 into the early 1980s (although later pieces also appear); a time when punk burned its scalding flame to scorch our musical earth and clear it for new...

This practical guide helps you find peace and clarity as you learn healthy, biblical ways to love your community well while navigating a confusing world.Questions come up every day that make us feel like outsiders: How do I react when my child's teacher...

Are you ready to change your narrative and live a different story today? If you're weary from the struggle and ready to experience life as God intended, this book will help you explore the tactics of Satan, equip you to overcome spiritual battles, and...

A Guide to Biblical Commentaries and Reference Works, 11th Edition by John F. Evans, summarizes and briefly analyzes all recent and many older commentaries on each book of the Bible, giving insightful comments on the approach of each commentary and its...

This book chronicles experimental approaches to the design and production of architectural terra cotta facades and structures. Under the auspices of the Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop (ACAW), a research collaborative supported by Boston Valley...

Lonely Planet's Pocket Istanbul is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Get lost in the Grand Bazaar; see stunning mosaics in Aya Sofya; or float down Bosphorus strait; all...

This book is an object biography that provides an analysis of a single artwork by contemporary Iraqi artist Hanaa Malallah to consider how modern Iraqi art was fundamentally altered as a result of the sanctions and wars of the late twentieth century and...

Apologist Melissa Dougherty helps us understand how our society got to be so toxically subjective, why endless positivity is inherently negative, and how we can live with truth and love in these self-obsessed times.How did we end up in a world in which...

This beautiful large print edition is an excellent resource for everyday study with book introductions, over 72,000 cross-references, translation notes, and full-color maps. The Sovereign Collection continues Thomas Nelson's long history and stewardship...

At Audi, they are fond of recalling how a pre-production quattro left all rear-wheel-drive sedans behind on an incline in wintry Austria - with summer tires! In fact, the well-known Audi slogan "Vorsprung durch Technik" (Progress through Technology) has...

Marco Polo Netherlands Map: the ideal map for your trip Let the Marco Polo Netherlands Road Map guide you around this beautiful country. Discover a truly wonderful country full of canal-side mansions, a treasure trove of art, tulip fields and beaches...

Black Screens, White Frames offers a new understanding of blank screens in cinema. Drawing on Gilles Deleuze's film-philosophy, author Tanya Shilina-Conte provides a detailed examination of non-images from early cinema to post-cinema. In other arts,...

This beautiful large print edition is an excellent resource for everyday study with book introductions, over 72,000 cross-references, translation notes, and full-color maps. The Sovereign Collection continues Thomas Nelson's long history and stewardship...

This volume aims to rethink the intersections of gender and religion, as well as the secular and religious, in implementing and challenging gender equality at individual, institutional and societal levels in the regions around the Baltic Sea...

Originally published in 1926, this is the third of four volumes to discuss Christian Theology, under the guidance of the historic decisions of the Christian Church and the prevailing tendencies of Catholic thought in the early 20th Century. This volume...

In 1998, the future of the Red Hot Chili Peppers seemed extremely uncertain. Once considered alternative rock’s hottest act on the back of their triumphant 1991 album, Blood Sugar Sex Magik, the LA quartet would spend the next few years somewhat...

Originally published in 1967, in this book the author delves deeply into the fascinating field of Bach’s music and the reasons for his ‘borrowing’, and adaptation within his oeuvre. This book, scrupulously uncontroversial in its manner, contains evidence...

This book explores the making of saints’ cults in the early modern world from an interdisciplinary perspective, considering the entangled roles of materiality and globalization processes. It brings together work across diverse media, objects and...

Sold in packs of 6. Gorgeous, foiled, handmade greeting cards, blank inside and shrink-wrapped with a gold envelope. Themed with our art calendars, foiled notebooks and illustrated art books, our greeting cards are printed on FSC®-certified paper and...

Insubordinate Costume: Inspiring Performance presents a comprehensive study of historical and contemporary examples of scenographic costume – the type of costume that creates an almost complete stage environment by itself, simultaneously acting as...

Originally published in 1943 and subsequently as a revised and enlarged edition in 1978, Musical Instruments has long been held in high regard, not only for its erudition, but for its originality of approach. By relating the instruments to their time and...

When this volume was originally published in 1954 it was the first complete history of the Bach family from the 16th Century miller Veit to Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst (1759-1845), Johann Sebastian’s grandson. The author views the family as a whole and shows...