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		Leonardo and the Mona Lisa Story
		The History of a Painting Told in Pictures		Art
		Donald Sassoon
		Duckworth 2006 352 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 0715636146 215x155mm
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	Created by Leonardo da Vinci around 1503, La Gioconda, or the Mona Lisa, remains possibly the most celebrated painting in the world, renowned for its flawless technique, the mystery of the sitter and the smile 'more divine than human' (Vasari). In this biography of the painting, the world's leading popular expert on the Mona Lisa tells her story in pictures, from Leonardo's studio, through copies, thefts and world tours, to her specially constructed viewing wall in the Louvre's new Salle des Etats.
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		Treasures of Jewish Heritage
		The Jewish Museum London		Art
		Scala 2006 192 pages		Qty
		Paperback Illustrated 1857594134 280x240mm
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	Beginning with an introduction and history of the Jewish Museum of London by its Director, Rickie Burman, this volume contains eight richly illustrated essays on aspects of Jewish life and how these are reflected by the collection. The Museum's curators present the work of European goldsmiths, Jewish textiles, the Alfred Rubens Collection of Prints and Drawings, manuscripts and religious artefacts, while scholars Shalom Sabar, Martin Gilbert and Anne Kershen write on Jewish life, refugees from Nazism and the Jewish East End of London.
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		Henry Moore
		at Dulwich Picture Gallery		Art
		Ian Dejardin; Anita Feldman Bennett; Ann Garould
		Scala 2004 176 pages		Qty
		Paperback Illustrated 1857593529 280x235mm
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	One of the best known British artists of the 20th century, Henry Moore (1898-1986) is chiefly remembered for his massive enigmatic statues. As well as the large sculptures, the major exhibition at Dulwich in 2004 covered the whole range of his work, including the stringed sculptures and the drawings of 'shelterers' in wartime London. This catalogue discusses 97 exhibits, with related sketches and photographs and two essays - on Moore's relationship with the Sainsbury family and on his seminal work, Bird Basket (1939).
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		Discover Islamic Art in the Mediterranean
				Art
		Mandi Gomez (Edited by)
		Museum With No Frontiers 2007 272 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 1874044635 285x250mm
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	Part of the Museum With No Frontiers project, the 'virtual museum' at www.discoverislamicart.org presents some 850 artefacts and 385 monuments and sites from eleven countries. Published to complement that 'permanent collection', this volume brings together 22 richly illustrated essays by some of the scholars involved in the Museum. Through discussion of works of art and architecture, and themes such as calligraphy, Islamic geometry, the Ottomans and science and music, the essays illuminate the richness and variety of Islam's artistic and cultural legacy. No jacket.
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		Discover Islamic Art in the Mediterranean
				Art
		Mandi Gomez (Edited by)
		Museum With No Frontiers 2007 272 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 1874044635 285x250mm
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	Part of the Museum With No Frontiers project, the 'virtual museum' at www.discoverislamicart.org presents some 850 artefacts and 385 monuments and sites from eleven countries. Published to complement that 'permanent collection', this volume brings together 22 richly illustrated essays by some of the scholars involved in the Museum. Through discussion of works of art and architecture, and themes such as calligraphy, Islamic geometry, the Ottomans and science and music, the essays illuminate the richness and variety of Islam's artistic and cultural legacy. No jacket.
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		British Art
		A Walk Round the Rusty Pier		Art
		Julian Freeman
		Southbank 2006 368 pages		Qty Sold Out
		Paperback Illustrated 1904915051 250x195mm
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	'An irresistible torrent of eloquence, knowledge and enthusiasm' in the words of Robin Simon (The British Art Journal), Julian Freeman's essays explore art in Britain today and over the recent past. Beginning with the 'border crossings' of immigration and migration and their 'powerful and usually meaningful assaults on complacency', Freeman discusses art in Ireland, Wales and Scotland, and topics including sculpture, spirituality, maritime art, portraiture and war. Julian Freeman is author of the best-selling Art: A Crash Course (1998).
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		Vincent van Gogh
		A Self Portrait in Art and Letters		Art
		H Anna Suh (Edited by)
		Black Dog 2006 320 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 1579125867 310x265mm
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	Despite his popular reputation as a mad genius, Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) was, in the words of Anna Suh, 'a thoughtful, intelligent man who expressed himself eloquently'. Throughout his artistic career van Gogh wrote frequently to his brother and patron Theo, an art dealer in Paris. Excerpts from over 150 of these letters, all newly translated, are here set side by side with his drawings and paintings such as Bedroom and Sunflowers, offering a commentary on van Gogh's life and work by the artist himself.
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		Thai Art and Culture
		Historic Manuscripts from Western Collections		Art
		Henry Ginsburg
		British Library 2000 138 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 0712346201 290x262mm
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	This richly illustrated study surveys historic Thai manuscripts currently held in Western collections, examining the evolution and colourful imagery of Thai Buddhist iconography and a diversity of non-religious texts.
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		The Quest for Immortality
		Treasures of Ancient Egypt		Art
		Erik Hornung; Betsy M Bryan (Edited by)
		Prestel 2002 240 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 3791327356 292x242mm
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	Ancient Egyptian antiquities are dominated by art and artefacts depicting the afterlife in which mummified bodies would be re-awakened and live on for eternity. The catalogue of a major exhibition in Washington, 2002, this book examines how the promise of a glorious rebirth pervaded the daily life of Egyptians. It presents nearly 200 artefacts, mostly drawn from the Cairo Museum, beautifully photographed and accompanied by essays on topics including ancient Egyptian history, customs, art and the books of the Netherworld.
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		The Quest for Albion
		Monarchy and the Patronage of British Painting		Art
		Christopher Lloyd
		Royal Collection 1998 128 pages		Qty
		Paperback Illustrated 0500974764 290x222mm
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	The Royal Collection contains outstanding works by British artists such as Hogarth, Gainsborough, Reynolds and Lawrence, acquired partly as the result of enlightened patronage and partly though wise purchasing. The paintings are dispersed throughout the royal residences, but 46 of them have been brought together in this volume. Christopher Lloyd, in his introductory essay and commentaries on individual works, explores the significance of royal patronage and collecting for the development of British painting.
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		The Judgment of Paris
		The Revolutionary Decade that Gave the World Impressionism		Art
		Ross King
		Walker 2006 449 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 0802714668 232x151mm
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	A chronicle of a revolutionary decade in the history of art - the years between the Salon des Refuses of 1863 and the first Impressionist showing of 1874 - this study embraces many of the most influential artists and critics of the 19th century, but focuses on two painters from opposing sides of the artistic divide: the immensely successful Ernest Meissonier, famed for his 'resurrection of the life of bygone days' (Gautier); and Edouard Manet, whose work, reviled by his contemporaries, heralded radical change. Off-mint.
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		Sicilian Passage
				Art
		Thomas Roma
		Powerhouse 2003 84 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 1576871649 191x232mm
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	In 1982, inspired by stories told by his mother's family, Brooklyn- born photographer Thomas Roma travelled to Sicily in search of his roots. Over the next nine years, he spent months at a time there, challenging himself to connect with a culture and lifestyle completely alien to a New York City street photographer. The result is a set of monochrome images that are odes to the Sicilian countryside and the pastoral life of 'the Island in the Sea of Light'.
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		Divine Art
				Art
		Dr Shashibala
		Roli 2007 144 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 8174363211 255x210mm
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	With examples from many of the world's religious traditions, this book delves into the spiritual psychology of human beings as expressed in scriptures, votive objects and architecture, dance, music and drama. It begins by locating the origins of this art in the worship of nature and examines how manifestations of divine art have developed up to the present day when, in an age of consumerism, they can still 'portray a positive vision and offer spiritual delight'.
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		Britain Yesterday and Today
				Art
		Janice Anderson; Edmund Swinglehurst
		Carlton 2003 256 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 1842229494 277x215mm
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	Office workers of the 1920s with pens and ink instead of the computer screens of today; opera, the preserve of the elite in 1955, shown on giant screens outside Covent Garden; women campaigning for the vote in 1909 and manning a polling station in 1999 - in an engrossing series of juxtapositions, this book sets photographs of British life in the first half of the 20th century alongside their present-day equivalents, throwing changes in sport, leisure, work, industry, life in the city and the countryside into sharp relief.
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		Anthony Caro
		A Life in Sculpture		Art
		Julius Bryant
		Merrell 2004 96 pages		Qty
		Hardback Illustrated 1858942594 208x168mm
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	Anthony Caro is one of the world's most respected and influential sculptors, best known for his radical, brightly painted steel sculptures of the 1960s and, more recently, for London's Millennium Bridge, designed in collaboration with Norman Foster. Published to mark the sculptor's 80th birthday, this book offers a complete introduction to Caro's life and work and includes two substantial new interviews in which he gives vivid accounts of the creative process, personal recollections of other artists and fresh insights into his own work.
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