Modernist Art in Ethiopia

If modernism initially came to Africa through colonial contact, what does Ethiopia's inimitable historical condition—its independence save for five years under Italian occupation—mean for its own modernist tradition? In Modernist Art in Ethiopia —the first book-length study of the topic—Elizabeth W. Giorgis recognizes that her home country's supposed singularity, particularly as it pert…

Liquid CitySecond Expanded Edition

The eccentric, manic, and often moving collaborative explorations of London's hidden streets, cemeteries, parks, canals, pubs, and personalities by photographer Marc Atkins and writer Iain Sinclair were first recorded in Sinclair's highly acclaimed 1997 book Lights Out for the Territory, praised in theGuardianas "one of the most remarkable books ever written on London." Liquid City is a splendi…

Par caritas par meritumStudien zur Theologie des gotischen Weltgerichtsportal…

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9783110915754

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Photography and Germany

The idea of photography in Germany evokes everything from the pioneering modernist pictures of the Weimar era to the colossal digital prints that define art photography today. But it also recalls horrifying documents of wartime atrocities and the relentless surveillance of East German citizens. Photography and Germany broadens these perceptions by examining the medium's multi-faceted relationsh…

Etruskische Spiegel. Band 5

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9783110884159

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The Luminous and the Grey

Colour is a given of most peoples everyday lives, but at the same time it lies at the limits of language and understanding. David Batchelors previous book for Reaktion, Chromophobia, addressed the extremes of love and loathing that colour has provoked since antiquity. This book charts more ambiguous terrain. The Luminous and the Grey is a study of the places where colour comes into being and w…

Griechische Weihreliefs

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The Many Faces of ChristPortraying the Holy in the East and West, 300 to 1300

Thanks to current portrayals of Jesus of Nazareth, we are apt to think of him as having long hair and a short beard. But, the holy scriptures do not describe Christ's physiognomy, and his representations are inconsistent in early Christian and medieval arts. How did this long-haired archetype come to be accepted in the late ninth century as the standard iconography of the Son of God? To answer …

The Manufacture of Whisky

This antique guide explains the mashing, cooling, fermentation and distillation processes in the manufacturing of whiskey. Providing a fascinating insight into whiskey production methods in the nineteenth century, it is suitable for whiskey enthusiasts, distillers and historians of alcohol production methods alike. Contents include: Thomas Thomson; of The Manufacture of Whisky; 1. The Mashing; …

AntiquesThe History of an Idea

The notion of retrieving a bit of the past-by owning a material piece of it-has always appealed to humans. Often our most prized possessions are those that have had a long history before they came into our hands. Part of the pleasure we gain from the encounter with antiques stems from the palpable age and the assumed (sometimes imaginary) cultural resonances of the particular object. But precis…