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Oer – De wortels van Vlaanderen
2024 || Hardcover || Hannibal books
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Capturing the Moment
a Journey Through Painting and Photography
2024 || Paperback || TATE PUBLISHING
A journey through painting and photography
The arrival of photography changed the course of painting forever. In this unique exhibition, we explore the dynamic relationship between the two mediums through some of the most iconic artworks of recent times.
From the expressive paintings of Pablo Picasso and Paula Rego, to striking photographs by Hiroshi Sugimoto and Jeff Wall, you will see how these two distinct mediums have shaped each other over time.
You will also discover how artists have bl...
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The Ultimate Guide to Japanese Yokai
ghosts, Demons, Monsters and other Mythical Creatures from Japan
2024 || Paperback || Zack Davisson || Tuttle
"A modern day Lafcadio Hearn is picking up his ghostly torch. Zack Davisson is the author, translator, and folklorist following in Hearn's footsteps." ―tofugu.com
Mysterious demons, ghosts and monsters have haunted Japan for centuries! The Ultimate Guide to Japanese Yokai presents 100 of the strangest creatures you have ever seen―from evil demons and terrifying monsters to mythical ghosts and enchanted beasts.
In this book, Yokai expert Zack Davisson explains how Yokai are highly elusive,...
Moral Seascapes
On the Ethics and Aesthetics of Maritime Emergency
2024 || Paperback || Chiara Giubilaro e.a. || Leuven University Press
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Decoding the Jewels
Renaissance Jewellery in Scotland
2024 || Hardcover || Anna Groundwater || Sidestone Press
For the first time, National Museums Scotland’s important collection of Renaissance jewellery from Scotland is considered together in this fully illustrated volume alongside significant items from the Royal Collection. The book was inspired by the acquisition by NMS of the extraordinary Fettercairn Jewel: the fine iconography of this exquisitely enamelled locket held coded messages for its sixteenth century owners, and continues to intrigue its viewers today. Renaissance jewellery like this...
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Silver of the Possessed
Jewellery in the Egyptian zār between 1900 – 1980
2024 || Paperback || Sigrid van Roode || Sidestone Press Dissertations
In the 19th century an African possession cult called zār arrived in Egypt and became hugely popular. Jewellery formed an integral part of this cult, and silver pendants with images of spirits started to appear in the early 20th century. And there is more: zār also used beaded jewellery as well as a wide range of other jewels.
Currently, jewellery items with spirit images are sought-after collectors’ items, present in collections of both private collectors and museums. These collections a...
Painters and Communities in Seventeenth-Century Brussels
A Social History of Art
2024 || Paperback || Rudy Jos Beerens || Leuven University Press
For many painters in seventeenth-century Brussels, it was not only their artistic talent but also the communities they were part of that determined the course of their careers. This book traces the intricate relationship between social structures and artistic production by examining the lives and works of all 353 painters who became masters in the Brussels Guild of Painters, Goldbeaters, and Stained-Glass Makers between 1599 and 1706. This innovative exploration of a social history of art sea...
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2024 || Hardcover || Koenraad Jonckheere || Hannibal Books
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Decoding the Jewels
Renaissance Jewellery in Scotland
2024 || Paperback || Anna Groundwater || Sidestone Press
For the first time, National Museums Scotland’s important collection of Renaissance jewellery from Scotland is considered together in this fully illustrated volume alongside significant items from the Royal Collection. The book was inspired by the acquisition by NMS of the extraordinary Fettercairn Jewel: the fine iconography of this exquisitely enamelled locket held coded messages for its sixteenth century owners, and continues to intrigue its viewers today. Renaissance jewellery like this...
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The Story of Art
luxury Edition
2024 || Hardcover || EH Gombrich e.a. || Phaidon
Exquisite cloth-bound edition of the classic art-history text – the ideal gift for every art connoisseur and studentÂ