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The British Market Hall
A Social and Architectural History
The story of Britain’s market halls—built to replace traditional open-air markets throughout England, Wales, and Scotland—is a tale of exuberant architecture, civic pride, and attempts at social engineering. This book is the...
A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840
Third Edition
This authoritative and now classic work of reference on the history of British architecture contains biographical information on some 2,000 architects who practiced in England, Scotland, and Wales from the time of Inigo Jones...
The Sixteenth-Century Italian Schools
The National Gallery catalogues are among the essential reference works for an art-historical scholarship. Each picture is examined, with a discussion of subject matter, authorship, provenance and art-historical significance....
The Spanish School
The National Gallery catalogues are among the essential reference works for an art-historical scholarship. Each picture is examined, with a discussion of subject matter, authorship, provenance and art-historical significance....
Wenceslaus Hollar
A Bohemian Artist in England
Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77), a printmaker and topographical watercolorist, was brought to London from his native Prague by the Earl of Arundel in 1636 and became the first great etcher to practice in England. Hollar's range...
The Selected Papers of Charles Willson Peale and His Family
Volume 4, Charles Willson Peale: His Last Years, 1821-1827
The fourth volume in this widely praised series chronicles the last years of prominent American artist Charles Willson Peale, a time of struggle for the family patriarch and his talented sons. The documents in this...
The Shaping of America: A Geographical Perspective on 500 Years of History
Volume 2: Continental America, 1800–1867
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Older and Active
How Americans over 55 Are Contributing to Society
Older people in the United States are living longer, staying healthier, and leaving the labor force earlier than ever before. They have leisure time and are willing, able, and qualified to be productive members of society. ...
Roubiliac and the Eighteenth-Century Monument
Sculpture as Theatre
Louis François Roubiliac, the most compelling sculptor in eighteenth-century Britain, was responsible for many complex and dramatic monuments that can be seen in Westminster Abbey and churches throughout the country. This...
Towards a Modern Art World
Studies in British Art I
When the story of modern art is told, British artists are mentioned infrequently or not at all. In this book, distinguished art historians attempt to explain the marginal position of British modern art by examining the...