The Life and Works of Robert Wood. Classicist and Traveller (1717-1771), Paperback - Lynda Mulvin

The Life and Works of Robert Wood (1717-1771) commemorates the Irish classicist and traveller on the 250th anniversary of his death and provides th...

Arguably the greatest American sculptor, Augustus Saint Gaudens (1848-1907) left a rich legacy of artwork including public monuments such as the Ad...

Draws extensively on Collier's personal archive and on interviews with fellow musicians, ex-students and colleagues. It locates Collier and his wor...

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Sutherland House Classics is proud to bring back to print Julian Symons' The Tell-Tale Heart, an acclaimed and best-selling biography of Edgar Alla...

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Anthony Peake re-assesses the plays and novels of J.B. Priestley.

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Reducere. As one of Currier & Ives's leading artists, Frances ("Fanny") Bond Palmer (1812-1876) was a major lithographer whose prints found their way into ho...

THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF BERTRAM THOMAS - who rose from an Assistant Political Officer in early 20th Century Iraq, to Minister for the Sultan of Musc...

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In Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee, Michael Korda, the New York Times bestselling biographer of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ulysses...

Reducere. Robert Capa, one of the finest photojournalists and combat photographers of the twentieth century, covered every major conflict from the Spanish Ci...

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Written in the late sixteenth century, at the pinnacle of the English Renaissance, the rich and ingenious works of Thomas Nashe uniquely reveal the...

DescriptionThis comprehensive collection of the best of Ashley Wood's work covers nearly 400 "treasured" art works in a range of media, from his oi...

Reducere. First published in 1956, Empire in Wood is the definitive history of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, from its predeces...

Aims to reestablish a speculative view of the cosmos that goes back to the ancient Greeks and that corresponds to the holism of contemporary physic...

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Lyrical and informative, steeped in poetry and folklore, The Wood inhabits the mind and touches the soul. For four years John Lewis-Stempel managed...

A traveller's history of Istanbul from the ancient time to nowadays Turkey. An account of city's great buildings, delicious food and vibrant life.

A biography that provides a meticulously researched insight into the author's family background, his education and employment, his attitude to his ...

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Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Dylan MulvinIllustration(s): 28 black and white illustrationsNumber of pages: 288Collection: InfrastructuresPubl...

A fresh and extensive look at the works of the great Austrian novelist in the context of the German and Austrian culture of his time.

Publisher: SmithandBrownAuthor(s): Alana PagnuttiIllustration(s): 8 colour, 9 b&wNumber of pages: 76Publication date: 2017Dimensions: 138 x 204 x 9...

Publisher: Institute of Classical StudiesNumber of pages: 178Collection: Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies SupplementsPublication date...

Unravel the history, themes, and language of Shakespeare's plays, poems, and sonnets with this beautifully illustrated guide to his life and works....

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Evelyn WaughNumber of pages: 336Collection: Penguin Modern ClassicsPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 130 x 1...

Celluloid Classicism provides a rich and detailed history of two important modern South Indian cultural forms: Tamil Cinema and Bharatanatyam dance.

Publisher: Le RobertIllustration(s): Full colour illustrationsNumber of pages: 252Collection: Les dictionnaires visuelsPublication date: 2021Dimens...

Late antiquity and the early Middle Ages, once viewed as periods of decline after the grandeur of Greece and Rome, are now understood as times of e...

Publisher: Idea & Design WorksAuthor(s): Alan RobertNumber of pages: 88Collection: Beauty of HorrorPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 348 x 253 x 13...

Reducere. A comprehensive life and works book of a literary great -- William Shakespeare!The beautifully illustrated guide unravels the life and works of Sha...

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