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Photography

Naef Weston J.

ISBN: HB: 9780892369454, Getty Publications, April 2009
88 pp., 25.4x22.9 cm, 50 colour illus.,1 map

This is a stunning photographic journey around the great Yosemite Valley, following in the footsteps of one of its first surveyors. Carleton Eugene Watkins (1829-1916) was one of the most highly acclaimed early western photographers, and one of the f...

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History of Art

Death and Resurrection in Art

Pascale Enrico de

ISBN: PB: 9780892369478, Getty Publications, April 2009
384 pp., 19.7x13.3 cm, 400 colour illus.

This title presents a gloriously illustrated exploration of 3,000 years of the iconography of death and resurrection in world art. As one of the unavoidable realities of human existence, death is also one of the oldest and most common themes in art....

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Children's Books

Discovering Art Dogs

Harris John, Lorenz Catherine

ISBN: HB: 9780892369492, Getty Publications, April 2009
22 pp., 14x14 cm, colour illus.

These three colourful board books are filled with delightful images from the art gallery but not just any images: the first contains images of dogs, the second, cats and the third, children. Each book also has a read-aloud rhyme and is designed and w...

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Children's Books

Discovering Art Kids

Harris John, Lorenz Catherine

ISBN: HB: 9780892369522, Getty Publications, April 2009
22 pp., 14x14 cm, colour illus.

These three colorful board books are filled with delightful images from the art gallery but not just any images: the first contains images of dogs, the second, cats and the third, children. Each book also has a read-aloud rhyme and is designed and wr...

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History of Art

Splendor of Roman Wall Painting

Pappalardo Umberto

ISBN: HB: 9780892369584, Getty Publications, April 2009
240 pp., 25.4x21.6 cm, 150 colour illus.

This is a superbly illustrated exploration of the finest ancient frescos found in Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis, and Rome. Visitors to the residences of ancient Rome cannot help but be astonished by their grand architecture and enchanting wall paint...

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Harris Discovering Art Cats

Harris John, Lorenz Catherine

ISBN: HB: 9780892369515, Getty Publications, April 2009
22 pp., 14x14 cm, colour illus.

These three colorful board books are filled with delightful images from the art gallery but not just any images: the first contains images of dogs, the second, cats and the third, children. Each book also has a read-aloud rhyme and is designed and wr...

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Decorative Arts

Techniques of Chinese Lacquer

Bonanni Filippo, Perugini Flavia

ISBN: PB: 9780892369539, Getty Publications, April 2009
96 pp., 22.9x15.2 cm, 4 line illus.

This is the first English translation of Filippo Bonanni's acclaimed eighteenth-century treatise on Chinese lacquer. Published to coincide with an exhibition at the J. Paul Getty Museum (March-May 2009) focusing on the conservation of the Victoria an...

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History of Art

Illuminated Manuscripts of Germany and Central Europe in the J. Paul Getty Museum

Kren Thomas

ISBN: HB: 9780892369485, Getty Publications, April 2009
96 pp., 23.8x16.8 cm, 71 colour illus.

This book presents a lavishly illustrated survey of the art of illumination from the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum. It features 71 full-colour reproductions. This sumptuous volume presents more than 70 full-colour reproductions of some of th...

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History of Art

Dialogues in Art History, from Mesopotamian to Modern

Cropper Elizabeth, Alpers Svetlana, Hill Boone Elizabeth, Bordes Philippe, Bryan Betsy M., Campbell C. Jean, Connors Joseph, Dempsey Charles, Feldman Marian H., Barry Flood Finbarr

ISBN: HB: 9780300121629, Yale University Press, April 2009
424 pp., 27.9x22.9 cm, 95 colour images, 167 black&white illus.

This spirited and challenging book presents dialogues between eminent art historians on current topics and dilemmas in the field. The essays consider world art of all periods, covering ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, preconquest Mexico and Peru, Islam, C...

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Contemporary Art

Outside In Chinese x American x Contemporary Art

Silbergeld Jerome, Ching Dora C. Y., Lim Michelle, Liu Cary Y., Seiffert Gregory, Wishart Kimberly

ISBN: HB: 9780300122084, Yale University Press, April 2009
272 pp., 27.3x22.9 cm, 215 colour images, 30 black&white illus.

The art world is currently enthralled with contemporary Chinese art. This thoughtful book argues, however, that American audiences have been exposed only to a narrow range of what is available – with the majority of exposure having been given to avan...

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