Schuman, Aaron; Steele Perkins, Chris:
Rodger: Nuba & Latuka George Rodger, Mitbegründer der renommierten Agentur Magnum Photos, ging nach Kriegsende 1945 auf große Tour durch Afrika. Ab 1949 durfte Rodger als erster Ausländer die Nuba nicht nur besuchen ... |
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| Calza, Gian Carlo:
Poem of the Pillow - paperback * An intimate, provocative collection of over 350 of the most famous and infamous scenes and stories of sensual plaesures told by the masters of Japanese erotic art - now available in paperback. |
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| Inro: Gürtelschmuck aus Japan Der reich bebilderte Katalog präsentiert rund 250 Inro aus der Sammlung Anna und Christian Trumpf. Die kleinen, mehrteiligen Behälter für Siegel und Medizin, die mit Hilfe eines Knebels (Netsuk ... |
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Goswamy,.B.N.:
The Spirit of Indian Painting "An out-and-out masterpiece... will undoubtedly come to be looked on as one of the greatest books ever written on Indian art." William Dalrymple, The Guardian |
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| Tang: Treasures from the Silk Road Capital This catalogue presents artefacts from the the city of Chang'an and nearby temples and tombs, drawn from eleven museums in Shanxi province: gold, silver, glass, ceramics, sculptures and mural pain ... |
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| Gonick, Goria:
Early Carpets & Tapestries |
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Embodiments: Scheller Collection The Richard H. Scheller Collection, presented in this book and on display at the de Young in San Francisco, offers a diverse portrait of sub-Saharan African sculpture. More than 100 distinct ethni ... |
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| African Art in the Barnes Foundation Die legendäre Privatsammlung Barnes in Philadelphia mit Werken der Impressionisten und der Frühen Moderne besitzt Arbeiten afrikanischer Skulptur von ebenso großer Qualität, die wenig bekannt ... |
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| Arnold, Denise Y.; Espejo, Elvira:
The Andean Science of Weaving The warp-faced weaves of the Andes are the most complex in the world. While existing studies of Andean textiles use a technical language derived from other textile traditions (mainly tapestry from ... |
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Jereb, James F.:
Arts and Crafts of Morocco - new ed. Available again, a superbly illustrated and informative survey of the artisan traditions of Morocco: textiles, jewelry; leather, wood and metalwork; and pottery and ceramics. |
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| Ruling from the Dragon Throne Toward the end of nearly 2,000 years of imperial rule in China, the last dynasty, designated Qing, was led by the ethnically and culturally distinct Manchu people. The Manchu established a politic ... |
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Lindauer: Die Maori-Portraits Das Buch stellt einen Künstler vor, der im Neuseeland des 19. Jahrhunderts ein sensationelles Werk geschaffen hat, das weltweit bisher fast unbekannt ist. Die 49 hier auf ganzseitig farbigen Tafe ... |
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| Kosmos: Weltentwürfe im Vergleich Ein faszinierender Einblick in die Schöpfungsmythen und Weltbilder aus fünf Jahrtausenden und von fünf Kontinenten. |
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| Afrikanische Meister Die angesehenen Schnitzer der Guro, Senufo, Dan, Baule, Lobi und der Lagunenvölker haben mit ihren ausdrucksstarken Skulpturen großen Einfluß auf die Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts in Europa gehabt ... |
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Court and Craft: A Masterpiece from Northern Iraq Accompanying a major scholarly exhibition at The Courtauld Gallery, this book explores one of the most beautiful and enigmatic objects of the Courtauld Gallery's collection: a brass container rich ... |
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| Guide to Chinese Painting and Calligraphy |
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| The Chinese Art Book "The Chinese Art Book" presents a definitive selection of 300 works, from the earliest dynasties to the new generation of contemporary artists enlivening the global art world today. From painting, ... |
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Akademie. Sammlung. Krahe Anläßlich seines 300. Geburtstages würdigt das Museum Kunstpalast die Verdienste des Sammlers und Gründungsdirektors der Düsseldorfer Kunstakademie Lambert Krahe (1712-1790). Seine "Sammlung ... |
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| Chemeche, George:
Eshu: The Divine Trickster The worship of the orisha (god) Eshu continues to this day across the Black Atlantic in Brazil and the Caribbean, and statues of him can also be found in towns and cities across the Americas. In B ... |
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| Jacobse, Robert D.:
Celestial Horses & Long Sleeve Dancers In 1974 Chinese peasants stumbled upon one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of all time; the spectacular burial guard, numbering over 7000 life size terra-cotta soldiers and horses, at t ... |
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Gerster, Georg:
The Sites of Ancient Greece This perfect introduction to the ancient sites of Greece features detailed descritptions of the world-famous sites such as Delphi, the Acropolis and Olympia. |
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| Love and Devotion: From Persia and Beyond Tales of earthly and spiritual love were recounted and reinterpreted by Persian poets from the 11th century onwards. Stories of lovers such as Yusuf and Zulaykha, Khusrau and Shirin, and Layla and ... |
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| Dawn of Egyptian Art Egyptian art from the Pharaonic era is characterized by colossal sphinxes, elaborately decorated coffins, hieroglyphs, and beautifully modeled reliefs. Less well-known, but equally impressive, are ... |
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Wildung, Dietrich:
The Many Faces of Nefertiti An appraisal of the bust of Nefertiti, housed in Berlin's Egyptian Museum, from an art-historical perspective has long been impeded by the bust's popularity, by the interest of the media in allege ... |
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| Alaoui, Rachida:
Florilege de la broderie marocain A travers une sélection de photographies, ce livre permet de découvrir les broderies citadines marocaines, du XVIIIe siècle à aujourd'hui, et de pénétrer au coeur même de l'intimité famili ... |
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| Heroic Africans "Heroic Africans" considers the landmark sculptural traditions of the Kingdom of Benin and the Ife civilization in Nigeria; the Akan people of Ghana; the Bangwa, Kom, and related chiefdoms of the ... |
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Bunker, Emma C.:
Khmer Bronzes This book explores the ways in which the Indic gods appeared on the Khmer sacred landscape, together with new bronze-casting techniques adapted by Khmer artisan metalworkers. These techniques enab ... |
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| | Mughal and Deccani Paintings: Seitz Collection Die Sammlung von Eva und Konrad Seitz ist eine der wichtigsten Privatsammlungen indischer Malerei in Europa. Erstmals wird nun ein Teil dieser kostbaren Sammlung in einer Ausstellung gezeigt und s ... |
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