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Art, Music, and Literature, 1897-1902 Art, Music, and Literature, 1897-1902 Theodore Dreiser "Before coming to national attention for his novel Sister Carrie, Theodore Dreiser worked for nearly a decade as a magazine editor and freelance writer. In this volume, liberally seasoned with period… OL100193W
Summa Theologica Summa Theologica Thomas Aquinas,Kennedy, Daniel Joseph, 1862-1930 Thomas's magnum opus, comprising a systematic integration of Aristotelian philosophy with Christianity. Covers topics such as the nature and existence of God, human nature, law and morality and the r… OL15314568W
The queer encyclopedia of the visual arts The queer encyclopedia of the visual arts Claude J. Summers "Why is St. Sebastian an icon of gay male artists? Is there such a thing as a gay or lesbian sensibility? What's the connection between Buddhist monasteries and Japanese homoerotic imagery? And are a… OL18394095W
Crossroads Crossroads Glenn Wallach "In the first book to examine the relationship between these two sometimes complementary, sometimes competing major forces, Crossroads brings together a diverse collection of artists, religious leade… OL18460748W
The bride & the bachelors The bride & the bachelors Calvin Tomkins An excellent book from the 1960s that thoughtfully profiles Duchamp, Tinguely, Cage, Rauschenberg, and Merce Cunningham, from the longtim writer for *The New Yorker.* Still useful, neither fawning no… OL1889616W
Asia in Amsterdam Asia in Amsterdam Jan van Campen,Femke Diercks,Karina Corrigan,Janet C. Blyberg "This lavishly illustrated catalogue discusses the Asian luxury goods that were imported into the Netherlands during the 17th century and demonstrates the overwhelming impact these works of art had o… OL19668284W
Jesus incognito Jesus incognito M. E. Brinkman Explores Christic themes in films: Babette's Feast, The Communicants, A Short Film About Love and Breaking the Waves ; in fiction and poetry: The Blood of the Lamb, Disgrace, The Jewish Messiah, "Eas… OL20956451W
(My private) heroes (My private) heroes Véronique Souben 295 pages : 26 cm OL22792429W
Art and magic in the court of the Stuarts Art and magic in the court of the Stuarts Vaughan Hart Hart examines the influence of magic on Renaissance art, in the context of the first Stuart Court. Court artists sought to represent magic as an expression of the Stuart Kings' Divine Right, and late… OL2415054W
De oude Grieken De oude Grieken Matilde Bardi Aan de hand van vele kleurenillustraties wordt een beeld gegeven van de oude Griekse cultuur. Behandeld worden o.a. de handel en kolonies, het hellenistisch tijdperk en de godsienst en goden. Vanaf c… OL24806247W
Sturzenegger-Stiftung Schaffhausen im Museum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausen Sturzenegger-Stiftung Schaffhausen im Museum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausen Max Wechsler,Caroline Kesser,Regula Krähenbühl Betr. u. a. Werke von Ferdinand Hodler (Texte von Carolina Kesser, Jura Brüschweiler, Anna Bálint und Gabriela Christen), Cuno Amiet (Text von Eva Bächtold) und Paul Klee (Text von Wolfgang Kersten). OL27748337W
Burning issues Burning issues Alan Krell "From the Greek myth of Prometheus to the counter-cultural Burning Man Festival in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, fire has always sparked our imagination. Like knowledge in the Garden of Eden, fire i… OL28597961W
Mediterranean Mediterranean Xavier Girard A description of the Mediterranean region using literature, artwork, photography, and narrative. OL3361191W
A history of American art A history of American art Daniel Marcus Mendelowitz "My particular aim has been to produce a broadly conceived, well-illustrated survey of the development of architecture, painting, sculpture, prints, the decorative arts and crafts, and photography fr… OL4326352W
The art of the old South The art of the old South Jessie J. Poesch xii, 384 pages : 32 cm OL4648700W
Visual arts in the twentieth century Visual arts in the twentieth century Edward Lucie-Smith A history of architecture, painting, sculpture and photography for each decade in the twentieth century - Gauguin - Cult of the Primitive - Van Gogh - Rodin - Klimt - Picasso - Rousseau - Fauves - Ma… OL500913W
Do you see what I see? Do you see what I see? Angela Wenzel Explores how still-life paintings can look three-dimensional, how open doors can lead nowhere, and how other optical illusions are created in paintings by artists ranging from Raphael to Escher. OL5747483W
Colored pictures Colored pictures Michael D. Harris "In this book, artist and art historian Michael Harris investigates the role of visual representation in the construction of black identities, both real and imagined, in the United States. He focuses… OL5954019W
Philosophy of Art Philosophy of Art Noël Carroll Philosophy of Art is a textbook for undergraduate students studying philosophical aesthetics. It introduces the techniques of analytic philosophy, as well as key topics such as the representational t… OL8093666W
Art and Electronic Media (Themes & Movements) Art and Electronic Media (Themes & Movements) Edward A. Shanken Art and Electronic Media is the latest installment in the THEMES AND MOVEMENT series, a collection of groundbreaking source books on the prevailing art tendencies of our times. This is the first book… OL8369929W
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