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Vendor: Wickham Clayton
Style and Form in the Hollywood Slasher Film
Style and Form in the Hollywood Slasher Film fills a broad scholastic gap by analysing the elements of narrative and stylistic construction of films in the slasher subgenre of horror that have been produced and/or distributed in the Hollywood studio system from its initial...- $109.99
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Theatre as Voyeurism: The Pleasures of Watching
Theatre as Voyeurism (re)defines voyeurism as an 'exchange' between performers and audience members, privileging pleasure (erotic and aesthetic) as a crucial factor in contemporary theatre. This intriguing group of essays focuses on artists such as Jan Fabre, Romeo Castellucci, Ann Liv Young, Olivier Dubois...- $129.99
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Vendor: Marja Härmänmaa
Decadence, Degeneration, and the End: Studies in the European Fin de Siècle
Art and literature during the European fin-de-siècle period often manifested themes of degeneration and decay, both of bodies and civilizations, as well as illness, bizarre sexuality, and general morbidity. This collection explores these topics in relation to artists and writers as diverse as Oscar...- $139.99
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Vendor: E. Oliete-Aldea
Hybrid Heritage on Screen: The 'Raj Revival' in the Thatcher Era
Hybrid Heritage on Screen provides a long overdue thorough analysis of the 1980s 'Raj Revival'. It examines imperial nostalgia and troubled ethnic, gender and class relations during the Thatcher Era as represented in cinema and television.Author: E. Oliete-AldeaISBN-10: 1137463961ISBN-13: 9781137463968Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/08/2015Pages:...- $109.99
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Vendor: Noyale Colin
Collaboration in Performance Practice: Premises, Workings and Failures
Author: Noyale ColinISBN-10: 1137462450ISBN-13: 9781137462459Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/08/2015Pages: 311Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.16lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d- $159.99
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Vendor: M. Causey
The Performing Subject in the Space of Technology: Through the Virtual, Towards the Real
This book reflects on the aftermath of shifts encountered in the maturing of digital culture in areas of critical theory and artistic practices, focusing on the awareness that contemporary subjectivity is one that dwells within both the virtual and the real.Author: M. CauseyISBN-10: 1137438150ISBN-13:...- $119.00
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Vendor: M. Inchley
Voice and New Writing, 1997-2007: Articulating the Demos
In New Labour's empathetic regime, how did diverse voices scrutinize its etiquettes of articulation and audibility? Using the voice as cultural evidence, Voice and New Writing explores what it means to 'have' a voice in mainstream theatre and for newly included voices to negotiate...- $59.99
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Vendor: Andrew Maunder
British Theatre and the Great War, 1914 - 1919: New Perspectives
British Theatre and the Great War examines how theatre in its various forms adapted itself to the new conditions of 1914-1918. Contributors discuss the roles played by the theatre industry. They draw on a range of source materials to show the different kinds of...- $109.99
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Vendor: Richard Payne Knight
An Analytical Inquiry Into the Principles of Taste
Classical scholar, art collector and connoisseur Richard Payne Knight (1751-1824) took a keen interest in aesthetics and was a key figure in the debate on the picturesque. Of independent means, he journeyed across Europe, often in the company of artists. His home, Downton Castle...- $66.00
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Vendor: J. Henry Middleton
The Lewis Collection of Gems and Rings in the Possession of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge: With an Introductory Essay on Ancient Gems
Containing an introductory essay on ancient gems, J. H. Middleton's work of 1892 catalogues the extensive and fascinating collection of engraved gems at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Middleton, who was a Professor of Fine Art and Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, describes how the...- $32.00
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Vendor: Murray Hornibrook
Catalogue of the Engraved Portraits by Jean Morin
Originally published in 1945, this book contains a comprehensive list of the portraits executed by engraver Jean Morin. Morin's subjects included such celebrated figures as the French kings Henri II and IV, as well as Cardinal Richelieu, and Hornibrook and Petitjean note the various...- $19.00
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Vendor: Stephen Henry Horgan
Horgan's Half-Tone and Photomechanical Processes
A comprehensive guide to half-tone and photomechanical processes, covering everything from the basics to advanced techniques. With clear explanations and detailed illustrations, this book is a valuable resource for amateur and professional printers alike.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important,...- $22.95
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Vendor: Walter Sargent
Modelling in Public Schools
This comprehensive guide to modelling in a public school setting provides practical tips and techniques for teachers and students alike. From selecting appropriate materials to constructing accurate models, Sargent covers all the essentials. Featuring clear diagrams and plenty of examples, this is an essential...- $26.95
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Vendor: John Ruskin
Praeterita: Outlines of Scenes and Thoughts Perhaps Worthy of Memory in My Past Life; Volume 1
In this autobiography, John Ruskin reflects on his life and career. He details his experiences as an artist, critic, and social reformer, offering a revealing glimpse into the world of Victorian intellectual culture.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and...- $36.95
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Vendor: Yamanaka & Company
Illustrated Catalogue of a Remarkable Collection of Ancient Oriental Imperial Treasures of Rare Artistic Distinction, Recently Procured in China and J
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...- $20.95
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Vendor: Beatrice Erskine
Lady Diana Beauclerk, her Life and her Work
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...- $24.95
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Vendor: Hugo B. Froehlich
Textbooks of Art Education, Volumes 1-3
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...- $22.95
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Vendor: William Caxton
The Golden Legend: Or, Lives of the Saints; Volume 2
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...- $22.95
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Vendor: Alon Bement
Figure Construction: A Brief Treatise On Drawing The Human Figure, For Art Students, Costume Designers, And Teachers
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...- $30.95
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Vendor: Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy
The Arts & Crafts of India & Ceylon
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...- $36.95
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Vendor: Boston Type Foundry
Popular Designs for Artistic Printers: Selected From the Novelties Manufactured by the Central Type Foundry, of St. Louis and Boston Type Foundry, of
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...- $18.95
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Vendor: Galleria Degli Uffizi
Catalogue of the Royal Uffizi Gallery in Florence
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...- $33.95
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Vendor: Walter Crane
The Bases of Design
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...- $38.95
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Vendor: David Cope
Fragments from the Stars
In David Cope's strikingly intense new collection, Fragments for the Stars, we see the continued development of a highly original art. Rising directly out of Williams' graphic American measure, Cope's voice is everywhere infused with a characteristic stark lyricism-producing the powerful work that Carl...- $54.99
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Vendor: Ann E. Kaplan
Postmodernism and Its Discontents: Theories, Practices
Author: Ann E. KaplanISBN-10: 0860919250ISBN-13: 9780860919254Publisher: VersoLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/17/1988Pages: 208Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 9.23h x 6.02w x 0.61d- $39.95
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Vendor: Morris Grossman
Art and Morality: Essays in the Spirit of George Santayana
The guiding theme of these essays by aesthetician, musician, and Santayana scholar Morris Grossman is the importance of preserving the tension between what can be unified and what is disorganized, random, and miscellaneous. Grossman described this as the tension between art and morality: Art...- $85.00
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Vendor: Eleni Kefala
Buenos Aires Across the Arts: Five and One Theses on Modernity, 1921-1939
By 1920 Buenos Aires was the largest and most cosmopolitan city of Latin America due to mass immigration from Europe in the previous decades. Unbridled urban expansion had drastic effects on the social and cultural topography of the Argentine capital, raising ideological and aesthetic...- $60.00
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Vendor: Paula Billups
Paper: A Tale of Berlin
BERLIN, GERMANY. 2016. Brian Mistre, a developer who has a number of buildings to demolish, finds himself helping a band of "Microtemporal Archaeologists" - scientists who study the very recent past through the posters and signs that cover Berlin's buildings. Dr. Gioia Arrigoni, the...- $17.47
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Vendor: Flower B. O. (Benjamin Orange)
The Gate Beautiful; Principles and Methods in Vital-Art and Education
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...- $26.95
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Vendor: Edward P. Comentale
Modernism, Cultural Production, and the British Avant-Garde
Exposing the links between art, literature and early twentieth-century capitalism, Edward Comentale demonstrates how apparently progressive avant-garde movements, in their celebration of individualism, competition and labor, collaborated with a market defined by a monstrous increase in production and consumption. Comentale's interdisciplinary study examines art...- $120.00
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Vendor: Oliver Rackham
Treasures of Silver at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
This is an account of the unique assemblage of silver and silver-mounted artefacts belonging to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, some of them dating back to the College's foundation 650 years ago. They include extraordinary objects such as a thirteenth-century drinking vessel made of the...- $77.00
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Vendor: Michael Farr
Design in British Industry: A Mid-Century Survey
This book, written in 1952, examines the intrinsic design everyday household objects. It evaluates them, criticizes them, and investigates the difficulties encountered in producing them, marketing them, and advancing them. At the root of the author's mind is a conviction in the importance of...- $69.00
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Vendor: Marian Hobson
The Object of Art: The Theory of Illusion in Eighteenth-Century France
Are works of art imitations? If so, what exactly do they imitate? Should an artist remind his audience that what it is perceiving is in fact artifice, or should he try above all to persuade it to accept the illusion as reality? Questions such...- $51.00
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Vendor: Clive Hart
Heaven and the Flesh: Imagery of Desire from the Renaissance to the Rococo
Do the angels make love? Will the souls of ordinary people feel sexual pleasure in the next world? Heaven and the Flesh explores the relationship between sexual desire and spiritual ascension in art and writing from the High Renaissance to the birth of Romanticism....- $53.00
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Vendor: Tiffany Sutton
The Classification of Visual Art: A Philosophical Myth and Its History
This book is an important and original contribution to the philosophy of art that bridges the disciplines of philosophy and art. It engages with a long-standing debate about what it is that bestows the designation "art" on an artwork. Tiffany Sutton shows how the...- $50.00
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Vendor: C. R. Dodwell
Anglo-Saxon Gestures and the Roman Stage
This book is concerned with the pictorial language of gesture revealed in Anglo-Saxon art, and its debt to classical Rome. The late Reginald Dodwell, an eminent art historian, notes a striking similarity of both form and meaning between Anglo-Saxon gestures and those in illustrated...- $60.00
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Vendor: James Elkins
What Photography Is
In What Photography Is, James Elkins examines the strange and alluring power of photography in the same provocative and evocative manner as he explored oil painting in his best-selling What Painting Is. In the course of an extended imaginary dialogue with Roland Barthes's Camera...- $190.00
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Vendor: Brian Caldwell
Transforming Education Through the Arts
This timely book takes up the challenge of maintaining programs in the arts in the face of unrelenting pressure from two directions; the increasing focus on literacy and numeracy in schools, teamed with the cut-backs in public funding that often affect the arts most...- $210.00
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Vendor: Chris Wade
Classic Film Series: Henry Jaglom's Tracks
The Classic Film Series highlights movies from the past, forgotten, overlooked and cherished alike, selected for their influence, relevance and worth. In this edition, writer, musician and filmmaker Chris Wade looks at one of the more overlooked films about the after effects of the...- $14.00
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Vendor: Cindy Elsharouni
Animal Creations Coloring Book: Inspired By Nature
Adult Coloring Book High Quality Animal Drawings.This animal adult coloring book contains more than 45 single sided coloring pages 8.5 x 11 in. This allows you to remove each page for framing or to use as coloring reference in a portfolio for example. This...- $10.00
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Vendor: Valerio Ventura
Graffiti Dreamin'
Under the street art tags TIX3 and SPRAYRAT, Ventura unleashes a kaleidoscopic collision of original photography, digital graffiti, and raw mark-making. These works reflect decades of creative rebellion and visual storytelling-infused with a deep love for street culture, memory, and the kinetic energy of...- $79.99
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Vendor: Susan Marie Taylor
The Electric Picnic: Poetry For Nice People And Good Dogs
The Electric Picnic: Poetry for Nice People and Good Dogs is a warm, whimsical collection of poems that celebrates the everyday joys of being human-and the deep, soulful bond we share with our four-legged companions. Written by Susan Marie Taylor with tenderness and quiet...- $15.99
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Vendor: Jax Dara
What Is Wrong With You People
We get it. Everyone sucks. Well, everyone else, that is.Life is hard enough without having to deal with the impositions, inconsiderations, and incursions of the selfish, annoying, or just plain dumb people we're surrounded by all day.The guy scrolling Instagram with the sound on...- $18.99
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Vendor: Haitham Hazaymeh
I am 9 and Confident, Brave & Beautiful Kid: A Coloring Book For Awesome Boys & girls birthday, Animals Coloring Books Activity and Drawing, Gift for
Fun coloring book for kids who love animals Packed with pages and pages of animals of all types.Coloring Book is for boys and girls aged from 4 to 14 years old (Coloring book for preschoolers and toddlers).The Coloring book is packed with the best...- $6.99
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Vendor: Agk Books
Sugar Skulls Coloring Book: Day of the Dead: Día de Los Muertos Coloring Book 1 for Adults and Teens. Great for relaxation and stress relief when
A PERFECT GIFT FOR ANYONE WHO LOVES TO COLORThis Sugar Skull coloring book celebrates the Mexican Holiday of The Day of the Dead - Día de Los Muertos.It will provide hours of fun and relaxation as you unwind, adding color to these beautiful designs....- $5.99
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Vendor: Pata Jo
Masters of Modern Art: 12 Artists and Their 56 Iconic Works
Masters of Modern Art: 12 Artists and Their 56 Iconic WorksModernism is an art movement that emerged from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century, characterized by innovation and experimentation aimed at breaking away from traditional artistic forms and exploring new modes of...- $20.99
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Vendor: Charlie Miller
The Vanishing Verdict Series - Book 3 of 7
In The Vanishing Defense, defense attorney Jonas Hale is thrust into the battle of his career when he's tasked with defending Damien Thorpe, a man wrongfully accused of murder. The evidence against Damien is overwhelming, yet he insists on his innocence. As Jonas dives...- $25.00
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Vendor: Kristen Parker
When Fates Drown in Silence
In a world where the threads of fate once wove destinies and magic flowed like a river, a devastating silence now reigns. The Loom, an ancient force that shaped the course of the universe, has shattered, and the void left in its wake threatens...- $30.00
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Vendor: Hazelline Leslie Buenaventura
Triumphs Behind The Soundless Battles
""If you are given a chance to choose your battle, would you choose it to be silent or known? What will be your weapons? Who will be your allies? These thought-provoking questions are the key elements of this heartfelt book, """"Triumphs Behind The Soundless...- $10.99
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Art Books
Art books are collections of written content and visual imagery that focus on various aspects of art, including history, techniques, movements, artists, and specific mediums. Art books serve as valuable resources for art enthusiasts, students, professionals, and anyone seeking to deepen their understanding and appreciation of the diverse world of art.
One of the fundamental purposes of art books is to provide an in-depth exploration of different art movements throughout history. These books cover significant periods such as the Renaissance, Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism, and contemporary art, shedding light on the context, characteristics, and prominent artists within each movement. By studying these books, readers gain an understanding of the evolution of art and how societal, political, and cultural influences shape artistic expression. Art books also offer valuable insights into the lives and works of celebrated artists. Biographies and monographs provide detailed examinations of individual artists, offering glimpses into their personal lives, inspirations, techniques, and artistic philosophies. Through these publications, readers can delve into the fascinating stories behind the masterpieces and better understand the motivations and creative processes of these iconic figures.
Moreover, art books often showcase various artistic techniques, mediums, and materials. From painting and sculpture to printmaking and photography, these books offer valuable instructional content, step-by-step demonstrations, and practical tips to artists looking to enhance their skills. They can be instrumental for both beginners and experienced artists, providing inspiration and guidance on aspects like composition, color theory, perspective, and more. Beyond historical and instructional content, art books offer a curated selection of images, showcasing artworks from renowned museums, private collections, and exhibitions. These visual collections allow readers to appreciate the diversity and brilliance of artistic creations firsthand, with high-quality reproductions that capture the nuances, textures, and details of the original works.
Art books serve as valuable resources for individuals interested in exploring different facets of art. Offering historical context, biographical insights, instructional content, and visual collections, these books provide readers with a deeper understanding and appreciation of the artistic world. Whether as educational tools, sources of inspiration, or cherished collectors' items, art books contribute significantly to the enrichment of art lovers and the wider cultural community.
Popular Art Books
Art books are a beloved category among book enthusiasts, offering an exploration of various art forms, artists, movements, and techniques. With their striking visuals and insightful texts, art books have a universal appeal that transcends cultural boundaries. Within this vast collection, there are several popular books that have captured the hearts and minds of readers around the world. Let's delve into some of these captivating titles.
1. "The Story of Art" by E.H. Gombrich: Widely considered a masterpiece in art education, this book presents a comprehensive overview of art history. Gombrich's engaging writing style and accessible language make it an ideal choice for beginners and experienced art lovers alike.
2. "Ways of Seeing" by John Berger: This seminal work explores the ways in which we perceive and interpret art. Berger's thought-provoking essays, combined with captivating imagery, challenge traditional notions of art and offer a fresh perspective on the subject.
These are just a few examples of the popular books within the art book collection. Whether you are an art enthusiast, a student, or simply someone who appreciates beauty, there is an art book out there that will captivate and inspire you with its stunning visuals and profound insights.
What sets White Rain Book House apart from other bookstores is its commitment to acquiring rare and limited-edition art books. Acquiring these treasures is an incredibly meticulous process, involving extensive research, collaborations with reputable publishers and dealers, and attending art fairs and exhibitions to ensure a distinctive collection that cannot be found elsewhere. Art collectors and aficionados flock to White Rain Book House, knowing they can find unique editions that enhance their collections and deepen their knowledge of the art world.

