Books from Thames & Hudson
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The Art of Mesoamerica: From Olmec to Aztec (World of Art)
By Mary Ellen MillerThe Pintura Mural project of B. de la Fuente has now provided complete records of paintings at Teotihuacan (UNAM), 1995, 2 vols, and Bonampak, 1998, 2 vols. The Museo Nacional de Antropologia organized a major exhibition, with catalogue ...
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Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World
By Philip Matyszak... Dagli Orti/Shutterstock; 227 Michael Runkel/imageBROKER/Shutterstock; 235 Photo Altes (Tanais Archaeological Reserve Museum, ... Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 (17.192.168); 255 G. Dagli Orti/DeAgostini/Diomedia; 256 Gianni Dagli ...
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Verdi and/or Wagner: Two Men, Two Worlds, Two Centuries
By Peter Conrad... Gasparo 41 Staël, AnneLouiseGermaine de 34, 52, 56–57; De l'Allemagne 34–35, 36, 48, 56; Corinne, ou L'Italie 34, 35, ... Uncle Tom's Cabin 307 Strasbourg 44, 252 Strategia del ragno 346, 347 Strauss, Johann I 77, 307 Strauss, ...
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Digging for Richard III: The Search for the Lost King (Revised and Expanded)
By Mike PittsIt was taken over by the Local Education Authority in 1907, becoming Leicester Grammar School. See Place 1960. Act III, Scene 2, pp. ... 2 See Parker Pearson, M., Pitts, M. and Sayer, D. 2013. Changes in policy for excavating human ...
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Crucial Interventions: An Illustrated Treatise on the Principles & Practice of Nineteenth-Century Surgery
By Richard BarnettA beautifully illustrated look at the evolution of surgery, as revealed through rare technical illustrations, sketches, and oil paintings The nineteenth century saw major advances in the practice of surgery.
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Chuck Close: Life and Work, 1988-1995
By John Guare, Chuck CloseIn this book, Close has collaborated with his friend, playwright John Guare, to produce a narrative account that tells the story of what Close calls "the event": the day of the trauma itself, the months of slowly recovering the minimal ...
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In the Houses of Ireland
By Marianne HeronIn the Houses of Ireland
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The Body in Pieces: The Fragment as a Metaphor of Modernity
By Linda NochlinA text taken from the Walter Neurath Memorial Lecture. The origins and developments of what is perhaps the essential characteristic of modern art - the fragmented image - is traced in this book.
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Wagon, Chariot and Carriage: Symbol and Status in the History of Transport
By Stuart PiggottThis book presents the technological and social history of early land transport -- horses, wagons, chariots and wheeled conveyances of all kinds -- including the history of vehicles and mounts as symbols of status and eminence, fit to be ...
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Scotland: Archaeology and Early History
By Graham Ritchie, Anna RitchieScotland: Archaeology and Early History
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Musician and Teacher: An Orientation to Music Education
By Patricia Shehan Campbell, Steven M. Demorest, Steven J. MorrisonMusician and Teacher: An Orientation to Music Education.
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Young Love
By Karen RosetzskyYoung Love is Karen Rosetzsky's first book, and as the title would suggest, is all about... 'young love'.
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Sinatra 100
By Tony Bennett, Charles PignoneCreated in close collaboration with the Sinatra family and Frank Sinatra Enterprises, this momentous book captures the man in public and private, with exclusive unseen photographs and memorabilia from the family archives, as well as the ...
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How to Win on the Battlefield: The 25 Key Tactics of All Time
By Rob Johnson, Mike Whitby, John FranceGuy and the remnants of his army established themselves on its lower slopes and launched two savage charges, which almost reached Saladin, as his son recalled: When the King reached the hill with that company, they launched a savage ...
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Art Since 1900
By Hal Foster, Rosalind KraussThis expanded edition includes a new introduction on the impact of globalization, as well as essays on the development of Synthetic Cubism, early avant-garde film, Brazilian modernism, postmodern architecture, Moscow conceptualism, queer ...
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Is Masculinity Toxic?: A Primer for the 21st Century (The Big Idea Series)
By Andrew SmilerSometimes referred to as the manbox, this version of masculinity consists of four key principles: No sissy stuff, Be a big wheel, Be a sturdy oak, and Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead. Manbox A colloquial term for the dominant ...
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The Yellow Peril: Dr. Fu Manchu and the Rise of Chinaphobia
By Christopher FraylingIn summer 1971, the James Bond film franchise was expanding fast, with the latest, Diamonds Are Forever, involving the muchpublicized return of Sean Connery, who had driven a hard bargain. The franchise had been kickstarted by the ...
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Ancient Egyptian Art in the Brooklyn Museum
By Richard A. FazziniAncient Egyptian Art in the Brooklyn Museum
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The First Artists: In Search of the World's Oldest Art
By Paul Bahn, Michel LorblanchetIn order for these acts and this material evidence to be symbolic, they must have a meaning which can be understood by others: 'for meaning in symbols to be shared they need to be repeatedly and widely used' (Davidson & Noble 1987: 128) ...
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Nineteenth Century Art: A Critical History
By Stephen F. Eisenman, Thomas E. Crow, Linda NochlinThis new fourth edition includes four revised chapters together with a substantially expanded chapter on Photography, Modernity and Art.