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History of Art

Looking at Tintoretto with John Ruskin A Venetian Anthology

Sdegno Emma

ISBN: PB: 9788831790000, DAP, Marsilio Editori, February 2019
176 pp., 24.1x17.1 cm, 89 colour illus.

Not for sale in Estonia! For John Ruskin (1819-1900), the discovery of Tintoretto's (1519-1594) works in 1845 was revelatory. His visit to the Scuola Grande di San Rocco that year would inspire Ruskin to write "The Stones of Venice", beloved by wri...

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History of Art

Becoming Property Art, Theory, and Law in Early Modern France

Scott Katie

ISBN: HB: 9780300222791, Yale University Press, November 2018
384 pp., 25.4x19 cm, 117 colour and black&white illus.

This original and relevant book investigates the relationship between intellectual property and the visual arts in France from the 16th century to the French Revolution. It charts the early history of privilege legislation (today's copyright and pate...

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History of Art

Conversations about Sculpture

Serra Richard, Foster Hal

ISBN: PB: 9780300235968, Yale University Press, November 2018
272 pp., 25.4x17.8 cm, 116 duotone illus.

Drawn from talks between celebrated artist Richard Serra and acclaimed art historian Hal Foster held over a fifteen-year period, this volume offers revelations into Serra's prolific six-decade career and the ideas that have informed his working pract...

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Design

New Signage Design Connecting People and Spaces

Shaoqiang Wang

ISBN: PB: 9788416851782, Hoaki, November 2018
240 pp., 28.5x21 cm, richly illustrated

This book is a selection of projects from across the world in which the graphic signage system stands out not only for its meticulous form but its unmistakable illustrative function. Public spaces where a large number of people need to find their way...

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History of Art

Michelangelo's Sculpture

Steinberg Leo

ISBN: HB: 9780226482576, University of Chicago Press, November 2018
320 pp., 27.9x21.5 cm, 121 colour plates, 127 halftones

Leo Steinberg was one of the most original and daring art historians of the twentieth century, known for taking interpretative risks that challenged the profession by overturning reigning orthodoxies. In essays and lectures that ranged from old maste...

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Contemporary Art

Let's Talk Abstract

Scharpff-Striebich Carolin

ISBN: FLEXI: 9783954762453, Bookport, Distanz Publishing, October 2018
232 pp., 25.5x17 cm, 60 colour illus., language: English / German

Time and again, lay people interested in art and professionals alike stand dumbfounded before abstract paintings. Following the invention of photog- raphy in the late 19th century, painting gradually liberated itself from a representational depiction...

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Portfolio Design and Self-Promotion My Graphic DNA

Shaoqiang Wang

ISBN: PB: 9788416851799, Hoaki, October 2018
240 pp., 28.5x21 cm, richly illustrated

Designers and students structure their portfolios following their instincts and according to their own professional development. A portfolio principally contains print designs, which are used to plan, organise and document the designer s personal exp...

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Design

Thonik Why We Design

Staal Gert, Betsky Aaron, Shaughnessy Adrian

ISBN: PB: 9783037785560, Lars Muller Publishers, October 2018
320 pp., 24x17 cm, 200 illus.

Everybody is a designer! But why? Why do we color, organize and form the world around us – and why do we call that a profession? In this book, thonik, the Amsterdam-based studio led by lauded designers Nikki Gonnissen and Thomas Widdershoven, resear...

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History of Art

Pastels in the Musee du Louvre 17th and 18th Centuries

Salmon Xavier

ISBN: HB: 9780300238631, Yale University Press, September 2018
360 pp., 28.6x24.4 cm, 230 colour and black&white illus.

The Mus e du Louvre boasts an exceptional collection of 17th- and 18th-century European pastels. Due to their fragility, there have been scant opportunities to view and learn from these spectacular artworks. This in-depth examination of the collectio...

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Fashion

Fashion in the Middle Ages

Scott Margaret

ISBN: PB: 9781606065853, Getty Publications, September 2018
112 pp., 22.9x12.7 cm, 88 colour illus., 10 black&white illus.

From the costly velvets and furs worn by kings to the undyed wools and rough linens of the peasantry, the clothing worn by the various classes in the Middle Ages played an integral role in medieval society. In addition to providing clues to status, p...

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