Art & Architecture
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Fashioned in the North: Nordic histories, agents and images of fashion photography [Paperback]
Anna Dahlgren (Editor)
£31.95Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9789188661937
Published by : Nordic Academic Press
Fashioned in the north showcases stories of images, photographers, publications and institutions that have attracted minimal attention outside the local Nordic academic community. The authors of the book examine the reasons for, and implications o... .... Learn More -
Art in the Archaeological Imagination [Paperback]
Dragos Gheorghiu (Editor)
£36.00Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781789253528
Published by : Oxbow Books
The present volume shows the archaeological thinking as a form of art, revealing the poetics of the archaeological imagination. It shows that, in their work, archaeologists, without being inspired by contemporary artists, use creative methods, and... .... Learn More -
Art in the Eurasian Iron Age: Context, Connections and Scale [Hardback]
Courtney Nimura (Editor); Helen Chittock (Editor); Peter Hommel (Editor); Chris Gosden (Editor)
Regular Price: £48.00
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ISBN: 9781789253948
Published by : Oxbow Books
Since early discoveries of so-called Celtic Art during the 19th century, archaeologists have mused on the origins of this major art tradition, which emerged in Europe around 500 BC. Classical influence has often been cited as the main impetus for ... .... Learn More -
Sandwich - The 'Completest Medieval Town in England': A Study of the Town and Port from its Origins to 1600 [eBook (PDF)]
Helen Clarke(Author); Sarah Pearson(Author); Mavis E. Mate(Author); Keith Parfitt(Author)
£0.00ISBN: 9781842177310
Published by : Oxbow Books
To the casual visitor of today, Sandwich appears as simply a small inland market town on the bank of a modest river. But locals and historians have long known that in the Middle Ages it was a strategic and commercial seaport of great significance,... .... Learn More -
St Peter's, Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire: Volume 1, History, Archaeology and Architecture [eBook (PDF)]
Warwick Rodwell(Author)
£0.00ISBN: 9781842176412
Published by : Oxbow Books
St Peter's, Barton-upon-Humber, is a redundant medieval church in the care of English Heritage. As a result of a major programme of research carried out between 1978 and 2007, it is now the most intensively studied parish church in the UK. Excavat... .... Learn More -
A Place to Know: Aesthetic Meaning in Recent Visual Art [Hardback]
Margaretha Rossholm Lagerlof (Author)
£24.95Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9789188661395
Published by : Nordic Academic Press
To engage with the aesthetic is to watch yourself watching and what you see cannot be reached, for all that exists is the reflection of the vision performed by you. The aesthetic experience offers insights into the consciousness that are both an... .... Learn More -
Siting Michelangelo: Spectatorship, Site Specificity and Soundscape [Hardback]
Peter Gillgren (Author)
£38.95Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9789188661067
Published by : Nordic Academic Press
Michelangelo's originality as an artist lay not only in ideas about perfection and beauty, but also in his unique approach to the artistic process and art's site specificity. Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel and the sculptures of the ... .... Learn More -
Not Just for Show: The Archaeology of Beads, Beadwork and Personal Ornaments [Hardback]
Daniella Bar-Yosef Mayer (Editor); Clive Bonsall (Editor); Alice M. Choyke (Editor)
£48.00Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781785706929
Published by : Oxbow Books
Beads, beadwork, and personal ornaments are made of diverse materials such as shell, bone, stones, minerals, and composite materials. Their exploration from geographical and chronological settings around the world offers a glimpse at some of the c... .... Learn More -
Tombs, Burials, and Commemoration in Corinth's Northern Cemetery [Hardback]
Kathleen Warner Slane (Author)
£130.00Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9780876610220
Published by : American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Series: Corinth
Volume: 21
Rescue excavations were carried out along the terrace north of Ancient Corinth by Henry Robinson, the director of the Corinth Excavations, and the American School of Classical Studies at Athens on behalf of the Greek Archaeological Service, in 196... .... Learn More -
The Megalithic Architectures of Europe [Hardback]
Luc Laporte (Editor); Christopher Scarre (Editor)
£55.00Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781785700149
Published by : Oxbow Books
Megalithic monuments are among the most striking remains of the Neolithic period of northern and western Europe and are scattered across landscapes from Pomerania to Portugal. Antiquarians and archaeologists early recognised the family resemblance... .... Learn More
