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Richard Wagner and the Art of the Avant-Garde, 1860-1910
This book explores the responses of leading European avant-garde painters to the operas of Richard Wagner, the most influential composer of the late nineteenth century. The term avant-garde represents a twenty-first century evaluation of certain nineteenth-century artists working in a variety of advanced styles, rather than a phrase the artists applied to themselves. Chapters are on individual…
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Last BarriersPhotographs of Wilderness in the Gulf Islands National Seashore
Rarely has a book of photography performed a more poignant and immediate service in preserving a natural Mississippi wonder. The Mississippi Gulf Coast barrier islands captured the heart and mind of Donald Muir Bradburn (1924–2012) in childhood. He became fascinated with the natural history and ornithology he witnessed. To him, the islands, especially Horn Island with its dark forests, high d…
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Pollock
Nacido en 1912, en un pequeño pueblo de Wyoming, Jackson Pollock personificó el sueño norteamericano cuando su país enfrentaba las realidades de la era moderna que reemplazaba al siglo XIX. Pollock se marchó a la ciudad de Nueva York en busca de fama y fortuna. Gracias al Federal Art Project, logró rápidamente la aclamación del público y después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, se convir…
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Baschenis
eDossier: una collana di Art e Dossier. Un artista da leggere, un movimento da conoscere come un racconto, una raccolta di saggi agile e accessibile. Baschenis (Bergamo 1617 – 1677) è l'inventore di un genere che avrà grande successo in Europa, la natura morta di soggetto musicale. Un artista celebrato e misterioso insieme, del quale solo recentemente è stata ricostruita con qualche dettag…
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Moretto e il Rinascimento bresciano
Alessandro Bonvicino, detto il Moretto (Brescia 1492/1495 - 1454) è, con Savoldo e Romanino, uno dei protagonisti della grande rinascita delle arti a Brescia nei primi decenni del Cinquecento. Un periodo in cui la tradizione naturalistica lombarda si confrontava con il colorismo di Tiziano e si distaccava dalla fino allora prevalente attrazione delle antichità romane presenti in città per ce…
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Barley WineHistory, Brewing Techniques, Recipes
Learn the brewing secrets for hearty barley wines. Discover the rich history. Find out why it's called a "wine." Includes barley wine recipes from some of the industry's most respected brewers. The eleventh title in Brewers Publications' critically acclaimed Classic Beer Style Series. The Classic Beer Style Series from Brewers Publications examines individual world-class beer styles, covering o…
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Impresiones de un fotógrafo
Impresiones de un fotógrafo, memorias del fotógrafo Francesc Català-Roca (Valls 1922 – Barcelona 1998), es el testamento de un tiempo analógico, ya prácticamente extinguido después de la llegada de Internet y las tecnologías digitales. Su legado fotográfico es un testimonio visual inestimable de la sociedad española de su época. Pasados treinta años de su primera edición, los …
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A Photographer's Impressions
Francesc Català-Roca (1922 - 1998), was a Spanish photographer of great renown, considered a pioneer of documentary photography. Català-Roca: A Photographer's Impressions stands as a testament to an analog era, now almost entirely wiped out with the advent of the Internet and digital technologies. His photographic legacy is an invaluable visual testimony of the Spanish society of his time…
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A Photographer's Impressions
Francesc Català-Roca (1922 - 1998), was a Spanish photographer of great renown, considered a pioneer of documentary photography. Català-Roca: A Photographer's Impressions stands as a testament to an analog era, now almost entirely wiped out with the advent of the Internet and digital technologies. His photographic legacy is an invaluable visual testimony of the Spanish society of his time…
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Sauces ReconsideredAprès Escoffier
Sauces Reconsidered: Après Escoffier replaces the traditional French hierarchy of sauces with a modern version based on the sauces' physical properties. While itis not a traditional cookbook, it does include many recipes. Cooks need not slavishly follow them, however, as the recipes illustrate their underlying functions, helping cooks to successfully create their own sauces based on their newf…
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