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  • Art and Identity in Scotland

    A Cultural History from the Jacobite Rising of 1745 to Walter Scott

    de Viccy Coltman ...
    This lively and erudite cultural history of Scotland, from the Jacobite defeat of 1745 to the death of an icon, Sir Walter Scott, in 1832, examines how Scottish identity was experienced and represented in novel ways. Weaving together previously unpublished archival materials, visual and material culture, dress and textile history, Viccy Coltman re-evaluates the standard clichés and essentialist ... Leer más

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  • Classical Sculpture and the Culture of Collecting in Britain since 1760

    de Viccy Coltman ...
    Series series Classical Presences
    This is a book about classical sculptures in the early modern period, centuries after the decline and fall of Rome, when they began to be excavated, restored, and collected by British visitors in Italy in the second half of the eighteenth century. Viccy Coltman contrasts the precarious and competitive culture of eighteenth-century collecting, which integrated sculpture into the domestic interior ... Leer más

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    When the Celts first arrived in Ireland around 200 B.C., the island had already been inhabited for over 7000 years. Drawing on a wealth of archaeological evidence and the author's own mastery of the subject, Ancient Ireland returns to those pre-Celtic roots in a bid to discover the secrets of the island's first inhabitants: Who were they? And how did they live? Few accounts of the period are as ... Leer más

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  • Art of Chinese Brush Painting

    Ink, Paper, Inspiration

    The Art of Chinese Brush Painting is an excellent way for newcomers to experience this ancient Chinese art form.The book introduces traditional Chinese ink painting techniques developed over a thousand years ago. In 35 simple and intermediate lessons, readers will learn to paint towering landscapes; the elegant Four Generals: bamboo, orchid, plum blossom and chrysanthemum; rugged, steadfast pine; ... Leer más

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  • Art of the Devil

    Diabolic imagery, myth, and temptation in art

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  • Ilya Repin

    The Russian Soul on Canvas

    Ilya Repin was the most gifted of the group known in Russia as “The Itinerants”. When only twelve years old, he joined Ivan Bounakov’s studio to learn the icon-painter’s craft. Religious representations always remained of great importance for him. From 1864 to 1873 Repin studied at the Academy of the Arts in Saint Petersburg under Kramskoï. Repin also studied in Paris for two years, where he was ... Leer más

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  • Chinese Jade Throughout Ages

    A Review of its Characteristics, Decoration, Folklore, and Symbolism

    This classic guide to Chinese jade is of great interest to art collectors and casual readers alike.First published in 1936 and since then a collector's item of increasing rarity, Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages comprises a review of the characteristics, decorations, folklore, and symbolism of this esteemed mineral that has always held a proud place among gems of the world. The book presents a ... Leer más

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  • A Research Guide to the Ancient World

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    The archaeological study of the ancient world has become increasingly popular in recent years. A Research Guide to the Ancient World: Print and Electronic Sources, is a partially annotated bibliography. The study of the ancient world is usually, although not exclusively, considered a branch of the humanities, including archaeology, art history, languages, literature, philosophy, and related ... Leer más

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