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Toronto Then and Now pairs vintage images of Canada's largest city
– and North America's fourth most populous – with the same
views as they look today. Toronto has long been a financial
powerhouse in North America, and this is represented by its many
grand bank buildings. Canada's capital may be Ottawa, but the
financial power emanates from this thriving city, the fourth most
populous in North America. Sites include: Toronto Harbour, Fort
York, Queen's Quay Lighthouse, Toronto Island Ferries, Queen's Quay
Terminal, Canadian National Exhibition, Sunnyside Bathing Pavilion,
Princes' Gates, Royal York Hotel, Union Station, City Hall, St.
Lawrence Market, St. James Cathedral, Canadian Pacific Building,
Bank of Montreal, Dineen Building, Elgin Theatre, Arts and Letters
Club, Old Bank of Nova Scotia, Ryrie Building, Masonic Temple,
Osgoode Hall, Royal Alexandra Theatre, Gurney Iron Works, Boer War
Monument, CN Tower, Old Knox College, Victory Burlesque Theatre,
Maple Leaf Gardens, University of Toronto and much more.
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It Is as It Is
(Hardcover)
David Brazier, Ruby Lee
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R1,955
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The horror of the First World War brought out a characteristic
response in a group of English artists, who resorted to black
humour. Among these, John Hassall, a pioneering British illustrator
and creator of the influential 'Skegness is so bracing' poster,
holds a special place. Early in the war, he hit on the idea of
drawing a parody of the Bayeux Tapestry to satirize German
aggression and add to the growing genre of war propaganda. Taking
the scheme of the famous tapestry which celebrates William the
Conqueror's invasion of England, Hassall uses thirty pictorial
panels to tell the story of Kaiser Wilhem II's invasion of
Luxembourg and Belgium. In mock-archaic language he narrates the
progress of the German army, never missing an opportunity to
lampoon 'bad' behaviour: 'Wilhelm giveth orders for frightfulness.'
The caricatured Germans loot homes, make gas from Limburg cheese
and sauerkraut, drink copious amounts of wine and shamefully march
through Luxembourg with 'women and children in front.' With comic
inventiveness Hassall adapts the borders of the original to
illustrate the stereotypical objects with which the English then
associated their enemy: they are decorated with schnitzel,
sausages, pilsner, wine corks and wild boar. Drawn with Hassall's
distinctive flat colour and striking outlines, Ye Berlyn Tapestrie
is a fascinating historical example of war-induced farce, produced
by a highly talented artist who could not then have known that the
war was set to last for another two years. Together with an
introduction which sets out the historical background of its
creation, every page of this rarely seen publication is reproduced
here in a fold-out concertina, just like the original, to resemble
the style of the Bayeux Tapestry.
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Bruno
(Hardcover)
Jacob Abbott
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MarYsol
(Hardcover)
Marisol Williford
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R1,660
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This book presents a radical new interpretation of Roman expansion
in Italy during the fourth and third centuries BCE. Nicola
Terrenato argues that the process was accomplished by means of a
grand bargain that was negotiated between the landed elites of
central and southern Italy, while military conquest played a much
smaller role than is usually envisaged. Deploying archaeological,
epigraphic, and historical evidence, he paints a picture of the
family interactions that tied together both Roman and non-Roman
aristocrats and that resulted in their pooling power and resources
for the creation of a new political entity. The book is written in
accessible language, without technical terms or quotations in
Latin, and is heavily illustrated.
'Janina Ramirez is a born storyteller, and in Femina she is at the
peak of her powers. This is bravura narrative history underpinned
by passionate advocacy for the women whom medieval history has too
often ignored or overlooked. Femina is essential reading' - Dan
Jones, bestselling author of The Plantagenets and Powers and
Thrones 'I am the fiery life of divine substance, I blaze above the
beauty of the fields, I shine in the waters, I burn in sun, moon
and stars' - Hildegard of Bingen (1098 - 1179) The middle ages are
seen as a bloodthirsty time of Vikings, saints and kings: a
patriarchal society which oppressed and excluded women. But when we
dig a little deeper into the truth, we can see that the 'dark' ages
were anything but. Oxford and BBC historian Janina Ramirez has
uncovered countless influential women's names struck out of
historical records, with the word FEMINA annotated beside them. As
gatekeepers of the past ordered books to be burnt, artworks to be
destroyed, and new versions of myths, legends and historical
documents to be produced, our view of history has been manipulated.
Only now, through a careful examination of the artefacts, writings
and possessions they left behind, are the influential and
multifaceted lives of women emerging. Femina goes beyond the
official records to uncover the true impact of women like Jadwiga,
the only female King in Europe, Margery Kempe, who exploited her
image and story to ensure her notoriety, and the Loftus Princess,
whose existence gives us clues about the beginnings of Christianity
in England. See the medieval world with fresh eyes and discover why
these remarkable women were removed from our collective memories.
A special harback editon limited to one hundred copies,
Interviews-Artists brings together artists active in the fields of
painting, drawing, photography, print and sculpture. Recorded
conversations explore work in progress and the development of their
practice. Patterns of personal experience link with a broader
continuum of progressive ideas and show how their imaginative
interventions bear on the world. The collection of interviews with
artists developed in three phases; first researched from 1988-92
and published in the quarterly review, Cv Journal of Art &
Crafts. Then gathered in an anthology, Interviews with the Artists:
Elements of Discourse, (editions in 1993/1996/2001/2007). The
second phase was researched from January to July 2010; the third
from October 2010 to July 2011. Sixty eight interviews from the
collection are published this volume.
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