Food in Time and PlaceThe American Historical Association Companion to Food H…

Food and cuisine are important subjects for historians across many areas of study. Food, after all, is one of the most basic human needs and a foundational part of social and cultural histories. Such topics as famines, food supply, nutrition, and public health are addressed by historians specializing in every era and every nation. Food in Time and Place delivers an unprecedented review of the …

Make Art Not WarPolitical Protest Posters from the Twentieth Century

An extraordinarily visceral collection of posters that represent the progressive protest movements of the twentieth Century. Two of the most recognizable images of twentieth-century art are Pablo Picassos Guernica and the rather modest mass-produced poster by an unassuming illustrator, Lorraine Schneider War is Not Healthy for Children and Other Living Things. From Picassos masterpiece to …

Coastal Landscapes

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Charles-François Lirette

Ce dossier présente l'histoire de vie de Charles-François Lirette telle qu'il l'a enregistrée sur photographies au cours de sa longue vie d'aventurier.

Flesh Into LightThe Films of Amy Greenfield

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Albinus on Anatomy

This beautiful, enthralling book represents the rarest of human achievements: a work of great scientific merit that is a magnificent work of art as well. Bernard Siegfried Albinus was the greatest descriptive anatomist of the eighteenth century. Over a period of twenty years, he produced two volumes of drawings, Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body and Tables of the Human Bones,…

Livio Orazio ValentiniAn Artist's Spiritual Odyssey

An illustrated biography celebrating the life and legacy of a renowned Italian artist In this illustrated biography of the late Italian artist, Livio Orazio Valentini: An Artist's Spiritual Odyssey, Robert E. Alexander and John A. Elliott celebrate the life and legacy of the renowned painter and sculptor while acknowledging his special relationship with the people of Aiken, South Carolina. Bo…

The Rape of the MastersHow Political Correctness Sabotages Art

Colleges and universities used to teach art history to encourage connoisseurship and acquaint students with the riches of our artistic heritage. But now, as Roger Kimball reveals in this witty and provocative book, the student is less likely to learn about the aesthetics of masterworks than to be told, for instance, that Peter Paul Rubens' great painting Drunken Silenus is an allegory about ana…

The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí

Painter, designer, and filmmaker Salvador Dal (19041989) was one of the most colorful and controversial figures in 20th-century art. A pioneer of Surrealism, he was both praised and reviled for the subconscious imagery he projected into his paintings, which he sometimes referred to as "hand-painted dream photographs." This early autobiography, which takes him through his late thirties, is as st…

NEED TO KNOW-PARTY GAMES EP_EB

This one-stop practical guide will show you how to organise and play over 200 party games for all ages. To make your progress easier, it comes in a handy format with colour photos and expert advice throughout. This book clearly explains and illustrates over 200 games for every occasion, so you'll never quibble over rules or be lost for inspiration again. It includes appropriate games for all …