Cabinets of Curiosities, Hardcover - Patrick Mauries

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A visually-led exploration of androgyny, from representations in antiquity to its current prevalence in the world of fashion.

A selection of jewellery based on the animal kingdom, drawn from the magnificent holdings at the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. The follow-up ...

The first substantial book on the French Neo-Romantics, a cosmopolitan group working in 1920s Paris who turned against modernist abstraction in fav...

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The definitive monograph on the most illustrious haute-couture embroidery house in the world, featuring specially commissioned photography of Maiso...

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This handsome gift volume celebrates a world-famous temple to taxidermy and the natural world, where extraordinary curiosities highlight the inters...

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It's a universal need--more storage. Whether you're housing books and DVDs, kitchen items, sports gear for the kids, or even the very tools you use...

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within the four walls of kate spade new york, personal style is applauded and cultural curiosity is encouraged. long before the days of pinboards a...

Available in English for the first time, Julius von Schlosser's seminal work in the history of art and collecting was the first study to interpret ...

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The arrangement of the material, indicated by the chapter headings, draws attention to a variety of areas not normally associated with dominant per...

Weird, decadent, degenerate, racially mixed, superstitious, theocratic, effeminate, and even hyper-literate, Byzantium has long been regarded by ma...

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Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Marcia BjornerudIllustration(s): 49 b/w illus.Number of pages: 200Collection: Pedia BooksPublicatio...

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The Myth of William Osler presents a radical re-examination of the philosophies and practices of a renowned American medical hero.It challenges wid...

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A book of mathematical oddities, including games, puzzles, facts, numbers and delightful maths-based nibbles for the curious mind. Features how to ...

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