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Phoebus Focus XIX: Study of a Young Woman
An exceptional glimpse into Michaelina Wautier’s studio (1604-1689)
2021 || Paperback || Katrijn Van Bragt e.a. || Uitgeverij Kannibaal
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Ted Noten
2015 || Hardcover || Jennifer Allen e.a. || nai010 uitgevers publishers
Ted Noten is one of today’s most original, radical designers. His transparent acrylic bags – containing objects ranging from animals, jewels and cocaine to pistols – have seduced collectors, confused the establishment, inspired fellow artists and challenged students all over the world. Beauty and violence, perfection and decay: these are themes that have never been absent from his oeuvre since he made his famous pendant featuring a mouse wearing a pearl necklace.
In his projects, Noten...
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Rembrandt Seen Through Jewish Eyes
The Artist’s Meaning to Jews from His Time to Ours
2023 || Hardcover || Mirjam Knotter e.a. || Amsterdam University Press
The earliest painting by Rembrandt whose owner is documented depicts the prophet Balaam, on his way to blessing Israel. The man who bought it was a Sephardi Jew in the service of Cardinal Richelieu of France. The first known buyer of an etching plate by Rembrandt, depicting Abraham Dismissing Hagar and Ishmael, was a Sephardi Jew of Amsterdam. Seen through their eyes, Rembrandt was the creator of images with a special meaning to Jews. They have been followed through the centuries by Jewish c...
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The Book of Armenian Legends
2022 || Paperback || Rita Khatchadorian || Brave New Books
The legends of Armenia have been created over the centuries. They represent the essence of the nation, convey the national flavor, narrate the origin of important cultural and historical monuments. Below we have collected the most interesting and important Armenian legends which will undoubtedly interest travelers. Here you will get to know the origin of Armenian national bread lavash, will find out why the musical instrument duduk sounds so sad, will read about such important monuments as Kh...
Global Objects
Toward a Connected Art History
2022 || Paperback || Jr. Edward e.a. || Princeton University Press
A bold reorientation of art history that bridges the divide between fine art and material culture through an examination of objects and their usesArt history is often viewed through cultural or national lenses that define some works as fine art while relegating others to the category of craft. Global Objects points the way to an interconnected history of art, examining a broad array of functional aesthetic objects that transcend geographic and temporal boundaries and challenging preconceived ...
Introduction to Comparative Public Administration / 2nd edtion
Administrative Systems and Reforms in Europe
2019 || Paperback || Sabine Kuhlmann || Edward Elgar Publishing
Focusing on the UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Italy and Hungary, countries that represent key variations in European public administration, this textbook explores how the cultural, organizational, personnel and financial dimensions of public administration compare. The guiding questions are whether, to what extent and why the politico-administrative systems and their reforms show convergence or divergence from Europeanization. Key features of the second edition: Country profiles, comparative r...
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Making and Meaning
The Frances and Lehman Loeb Art Center of Vassar College Collections
2024 || Paperback || Elizabeth Nogrady e.a. || Hirmer Verlag
"Making and Meaning" präsentiert ausgewählte Werke aus dem Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center des Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. In bebilderten Essays, Werktexten, Gedichten und einer Zeitleiste offenbart der Band den überwältigenden Reichtum einer Sammlung, die sich von der Antike bis in die Gegenwart erstreckt.Der Band verdeutlicht die enorme Vielfalt der Sammlung anhand von Gemälden, Grafiken, Fotografien, Skulpturen und Kunsthandwerk. Die Texte von Kurator*innen und Dozent*inn...
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A Book of Discovery
2024 || Paperback || Margaret Bertha Synge || E-Kitap Projesi & Cheapest Books
A BOOK OF DISCOVERY
"The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole"
A LITTLE OLD WORLD
No story is complete unless it begins at the very beginning. But where is the beginning? Where is the dawn of geographyâ€"the knowledge of our earth? What was it like before the first explorers made their way into distant lands? Every day that passes we are gaining fresh knowledge of the dim and silent past.
Every day men are patiently digging in the...
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Connoisseurship
Essays in honour of Fred G. Meijer
2020 || Hardcover || Charles Dumas e.a. || Primavera
Essays by Ann Jensen Adams, Junko Aono, Ronni Baer, Marianne Berardi, Gwendolyn Boevé-Jones and Eddy Schavemaker, Till-Holger Borchert, Peter van den Brink, Christopher Brown, Martina Brunner-Bulst, Edwin Buijsen, Quentin Buvelot, Ellis Dullaart, Charles Dumas, Frederik J. Duparc, Rudi Ekkart en Claire van den Donk, Ildikó Ember, Wayne Franits, Robert E. Gerhardt, Jeroen Giltaij, Emilie Gordenker, Karen Hearn, Frima Fox Hofrichter, Holger Jacob-Friesen, Hanna Klarenbeek, Wouter Kloek, Magda...