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Spectacular Flirtations
Viewing the Actress in British Art and Theater, 1768-1820
During the Georgian period there was a remarkable proliferation of seductive visual imagery and written accounts of female performers. Focusing on the close relationship between the dramatic and visual arts at this time,...
A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Japan and North-East Asia
Encompassing a spectacular variety of environments—from boreal areas to subtropical islands, from dense woodlands to open seas—Japan is home to a rich array of bird species. This up-to-date and brilliantly...
Field Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago, tropical islands on the continental shelf of northeastern South America, enjoy a rich diversity of bird species, including visitors from the nearby mainland and others traveling the migratory...
Orsanmichele and the History and Preservation of the Civic Monument
This far-ranging collection of essays—the first book-length scholarly exploration of Orsanmichele since 1996—marks the conclusion of a decades-long campaign to restore the magnificent medieval church and its art, most notably...
Art and the Early Photographic Album
One of the most prized categories of early photography was the reproduction of artworks, a role in which photographs largely replaced engravings in book imagery during the mid-19th century. Photographs of paintings, sculptures,...
The Accademia Seminars
The Accademia di San Luca in Rome, c. 1590-1635
This volume of essays reexamines the establishment and early history of the Accademia di San Luca in Rome, one of the most important centers of governance, education, and theory in the arts for the early modern period...
The Talking Book
African Americans and the Bible
"A marvelous exploration of how the Bible has shaped African-American religion and culture" (Daniel J. Harrington, America), from the early days of slavery to the present“This is a...
The Dalí Renaissance
New Perspectives on His Life and Art after 1940
Perhaps the best-known artist of the international Surrealist movement, Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) transformed his dreams and personal obsessions into some of the most original and arresting images of the 20th...
The Print in Early Modern England
An Historical Oversight
The print repertoire of the 16th and 17th centuries in England has been neglected historically, and this remarkable book rectifies a major oversight in the history of English visual art. It provides an iconographic survey of...
Rafael Moneo
Building, Teaching, Writing
A critical look at the life, work, and influence of the important and award-winning Spanish architect Rafael Moneo The Spanish architect Rafael Moneo (b. 1937) has won numerous awards (including the...