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Saints, Signs, and SymbolsThe Symbolic Language of Christian Art 3rd Edition
This thoroughly updated and comprehensive edition enhances the classic work as a guide to symbolism in Christian liturgical art, architecture, manuscripts, stained glass, and more. This edition is more heavily pictorial in an effort to provide an even stronger resource for artists and researchers, as well as the general browsing public. It addresses the rich history of Christian symbolism, pre…
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101 Dinge, die man über Armbanduhren wissen muss
Tiefgründig aber auch auf unterhaltsame Weise stellt das Werk Armbanduhren und deren Geschichten vor: von preiswert bis unendlich wertvoll. Von alt bis frisch auf dem Markt. Wagen Sie eine Reise durch die Besonderheiten und Geheimnisse der Geschichte dieser technischen Wunderwerke. Informativ und unterhaltsam erleben Uhrenfreunde und Sammler 101 Aha-Erlebnisse.
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- 9783964530059
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Raffaello pugnalato
I dipinti del divino Raffaello Sanzio sembrano a prima vista calati direttamente dal cielo, algidi e incorrotti come se il tempo non fosse trascorso. È un'impressione sbagliata. Molti dei capolavori di Raffaello sono miracolosamente sopravvissuti sino a noi, hanno conosciuto viaggi rocamboleschi, calamità naturali, furti, danni, guerre e anche errori di lettura e interpretazione. Alla vita da…
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Zentralasien. Zwischen Aufbruch und StagnationOST-WEST. Europäische Perspekt…
Fünf Länder in Zentralasien, nämlich Kasachstan, Kirgisistan, Tadschikistan, Turkmenistan und Usbekistan, verbindet eine gemeinsame Vergangenheit als Teilrepubliken der ehemaligen Sowjetunion. Darüber hinaus sind alle mehr oder weniger stark in religiöser und kulturgeschichtlicher Hinsicht vom Islam geprägt. Seit ihrer staatlichen Unabhängigkeit haben die Republiken unterschiedliche Entw…
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Art Collecting TodayMarket Insights for Everyone Passionate about Art
An insider's guide to buying, collecting, and selling art from an insider of Christie's Grounded in real-life stories, Art Collecting Today is the essential practical guide to today's art market. A lightly regulated industry with more than sixty billion dollars of annual sales, the art market is often opaque and confusing to even the most experienced collectors. But whether a seasoned collector…
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- 9781621535744
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GLI ARTISTI DELLA CALABRIA. Dizionario degli Artisti Calabresi dell'Ottocento…
Gli Artisti della Calabria è l'ultima opera di Enzo Le Pera, esperto e ricercatore d'arte calabrese. Le Pera, con la meticolosità dello studioso e la passione dell'innamorato, sulla scia delle catalogazioni di Alfonso Frangipane, registra e documenta l'attività di circa 600 artisti calabresi, e dunque pittori scultori grafici disegnatori caricaturisti e quant'altro, dell'Ottocento e del Nove…
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How to Look at Stained GlassA Guide to the Church Windows of England
A fresh, unstuffy guide to the stained-glass windows of England's churches, including a list of the top 50 places to see outstanding examples. The magical qualities of stained glass have an enduring appeal, but church windows tend to be ignored as a form of creative and artistic expression. Yet churches are accessible treasure trove of history, art and craftsmanship. No other set of historic b…
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Corporate Patronage of Art and Architecture in the United States, Late 19th C…
This interdisciplinary collection of case studies rethinks corporate patronage in the United States and reveals the central role corporations have played in shaping American culture. This volume offers new methodologies and models for the subject of corporate patronage, and contains an extensive bibliography on corporate patronage, art collections and exhibitions, sponsorship, and philanthropy …
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Treasury of Ironwork Designs469 Examples from Historical Sources
The history of Western decorative arts is filled with splendid examples of ornamental ironwork elaborately wrought designs for gates and fences, finials and posts, banisters, window grilles, signs and marquees, cathedral screens, and a host of other architectural and decorative features. This practical archive brings together nearly 500 outstanding examples of the ironmaker's art. Meticulously…
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American Art DecoAn Illustrated Survey
One of the most popular forms of twentieth-century design, the Art Deco style dominated the decorative arts in the 1920s and '30s. Championed by progressive architects and inspired by such diverse influences as the industrial age and Native American art, it became a form of artistic self-expression for nearly three decades. This volume includes scores of photographs and important articles that …
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