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The Simple LifeC. R. Ashbee in the Cotswolds
The Simple Life (1981) was Fiona MacCarthy's first book, written while she was the Guardian's design correspondent (and before her acclaimed lives of Eric Gill, William Morris, and Edward Burne-Jones.) It tells of a venturesome effort to enact an Edwardian Utopia in a small town in the Cotswolds. The leader of this endeavour was progressive-minded architect Charles Robert Ashbee, who in 1888 f…
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The Restless KingsHenry II, His Sons and the Wars for the Plantagenet Crown
Longlisted for the HWA Non-Fiction Prize 2019 'A vivid and humane study of the Plantagenets' diabolical and devious first family - a real joy to read.' Dan Jones, author of The Plantagenets In The Restless Kings Nick Barratt presents the tumultuous struggle for supremacy between the first Plantagenet king, Henry II, and his four sons. This conflict tore apart the most powerful family in Weste…
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Black and WhiteA Portrait of Aubrey Beardsley
'[Beardsley's] vision is permanently that of a child lying in bed watching his mother dress for a dinner-party. His fantasy hangs this here, tries the effect of that there: everything is a jewel, and everything is a sexual organ. He is allured, yet afraid to touch: driven back on a cold minuteness of detailed attention, and yet passionately curious, with the emotional and involved curiosity chi…
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IrriverentiArte contemporanea tra provocazione e denuncia
Yves Klein, Piero Manzoni, Pino Pascali, Christo e Jeanne-Claude, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Jeff Koons, Maurizio Cattelan, Regina José Galindo e Banksy: concettuali, pop, performer o graffitisti, certamente grandi artisti che della contemporaneità sono cifra e interpretazione. Questo libro racconta le sortite, le trovate, le provocazioni, le denunce coraggiose o trasgressive di un audace gr…
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Hundred Years War Vol 2Trial By Fire
In the second volume of his celebrated history of the Hundred Years War, Jonathan Sumption examines the middle years of the fourteenth century and the succession of crises that threatened French affairs of state, including defeat at Poitiers and the capture of the king.
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High Victorian DesignA Study of the Exhibits of 1851
'Thirst for information, faith in commerce and industry, inventiveness and technical daring, energy and tenacity, and a tendency to mix up religion with visible success - all these qualities have to be remembered as one embarks on a conducted tour of some of the exhibits of 1851.' The Great Exhibition of 1851 at the Crystal Palace was opened by Queen Victoria and would attract more than six mi…
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Watercolour Techniques For The Artist
The use of watercolour paint may be centuries old but this practical book takes a fresh approach to explain how the artist can get the most from the medium. By unpicking techniques, it shows how watercolour's simplicity and versatility can be used to capture the most detailed observations of nature or to express the most forceful of gestural painting. Featuring Richard Pikesley's dramatic paint…
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Black Women's Art EcosystemsSites of Wellness and Self-Care
It is not an uncommon burden but rather a choice that Black women artists embrace creating art as a socio-political strategy to save themselves and their communities. Tanisha M. Jackson analyzes visual and personal narratives, historical archives, and artmaking practices to reveal how Black women artists facilitate wellness through creative expression and cultural knowledge. Delving into histor…
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The Art of SolidarityLabour Arts and Heritage in Canada
The Art of Solidarity delves into the rich tapestry of labour arts and heritage in Canada—from protest music and union banners, to murals, community theatre, and oral histories, to workers' history museums and arts festivals—showcasing how these expressions of working people's culture have been essential to challenging inequality and fostering solidarity. This inspiring collection highlight…
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Scrittori non si nasceIl linguaggio della narrativa
Scrivere: modi problemi e aspetti e Il linguaggio della narrativa: questi i titoli della lezione e della conferenza tenute da Pontiggia nel 1986 e nel 1988, in cui uno dei massimi scrittori della nostra letteratura mette in risalto quanto la parola scritta, per il suo margine d'imprecisione e aleatorietà, trova la sua espressività grazie a percorsi complessi e specifici. Le due brevi lezioni …
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