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A Musical Dictionary - Containing a Full Explanation of all the Terms Made use of in the Historical, Theoretical, and Practical... A Musical Dictionary - Containing a Full Explanation of all the Terms Made use of in the Historical, Theoretical, and Practical Parts of Music A new Edition, to Which is Added an Appendix (Hardcover)
Sebastien De Brossard
R975 Discovery Miles 9 750 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Face of Music - Over 300 Hand Drawn Portraits of Music's Most Significant Icons of the 20th Century Complete with... The Face of Music - Over 300 Hand Drawn Portraits of Music's Most Significant Icons of the 20th Century Complete with their Biographies and Interesting Facts (Hardcover)
David S. Thompson
R1,233 Discovery Miles 12 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Three Essays - On Picturesque Beauty; On Picturesque Travel; and On Sketching Landscape: to Which is Added a Poem, On Landscape... Three Essays - On Picturesque Beauty; On Picturesque Travel; and On Sketching Landscape: to Which is Added a Poem, On Landscape Painting. By William Gilpin, (Hardcover)
William Gilpin
R858 Discovery Miles 8 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Astarto; a Serious Opera - As Performed at the King's Theatre in the Hay-market. The Music by the Most Eminent Masters;... Astarto; a Serious Opera - As Performed at the King's Theatre in the Hay-market. The Music by the Most Eminent Masters; Under the Direction of Mr. Giardini. The Translation by F. Bottarelli, A.M (Hardcover)
Apostolo Zeno
R786 Discovery Miles 7 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Love at a Loss, or, Most Votes Carry it. A Comedy. As it is now Acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane, by His Majesty's... Love at a Loss, or, Most Votes Carry it. A Comedy. As it is now Acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane, by His Majesty's Servants. Written by the Author of The Fatal Friendship (Hardcover)
Catharine Trotter
R788 Discovery Miles 7 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Korelitz - The Life and Destruction of a Jewish Community - Translation of Korelits: hayeha ve-hurbana shel kehila yehudit... Korelitz - The Life and Destruction of a Jewish Community - Translation of Korelits: hayeha ve-hurbana shel kehila yehudit (Abridged, Hardcover, Abridged edition)
Michael Walzer-Fass; Edited by Ann Belinsky, Merle Horwitz
R1,231 Discovery Miles 12 310 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Don Juan; or, the Libertine Destroy'd - A Tragic Pantomimical Entertainment, in two Acts: as Perform'd at the Royalty... Don Juan; or, the Libertine Destroy'd - A Tragic Pantomimical Entertainment, in two Acts: as Perform'd at the Royalty Theatre, Well-Street, Goodman's-Fields. Revived Under the Direction of Mr. Delpini. ... Second Edition (Hardcover)
Delpini
R713 Discovery Miles 7 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Britannia Romana, or Roman Antiquities in Britain, viz. Coins, Camps, and Publick Roads. ... By John Pointer, (Hardcover): John... Britannia Romana, or Roman Antiquities in Britain, viz. Coins, Camps, and Publick Roads. ... By John Pointer, (Hardcover)
John Pointer
R794 Discovery Miles 7 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The art of Composing Music by a Method Entirely new, Suited to the Meanest Capacity. (Hardcover): W Hayes The art of Composing Music by a Method Entirely new, Suited to the Meanest Capacity. (Hardcover)
W Hayes
R715 Discovery Miles 7 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Defaced! - Money, Conflict, Protest (Hardcover): Richard Kelleher Defaced! - Money, Conflict, Protest (Hardcover)
Richard Kelleher
R912 R831 Discovery Miles 8 310 Save R81 (9%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A fully illustrated examination of the relationship between money, power, resistance, and dissent. Money's ubiquity makes it a powerful vehicle for disseminating the messages of the state to the public, but the symbolic and nationalistic iconography of currency can also be subverted in powerful acts of defiance, rebellion, and propaganda. Accompanying major exhibitions at The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge and the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, this volume explores the political and social tensions communicated through the production or defacement of money over the past two hundred years. Beginning in Britain in the wake of the American and French Revolutions, it contrasts the use of money by the radicals of the nineteenth and early twentieth century with the money produced by European empires as they scrambled for world domination. The currency histories of the two world wars highlight the role of money as a tool of occupation, imprisonment, resistance, and remembrance. The coins countermarked during the Troubles in Northern Ireland hint at the polarized nature of political discourse and sectarian violence. The work culminates with the work of contemporary artists and activists who use money to highlight the challenges of the modern world, both locally and globally--as a canvas, a raw material, or a powerful means of communication. From a unique coin commemorating the Peterloo Massacre of 1819 to a Syrian banknote refashioned to raise awareness of the refugee crisis, each object constitutes a witness statement to its time and its conflict, and each section has its own story to tell.

Persepolis Illustrata - Or, the Ancient and Royal Palace of Persepolis in Persia, ... Illustrated and Described, in Twenty one... Persepolis Illustrata - Or, the Ancient and Royal Palace of Persepolis in Persia, ... Illustrated and Described, in Twenty one Copper-plates (Hardcover)
Multiple Contributors
R716 Discovery Miles 7 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Signs of Power in Habsburg Spain and the New World (Hardcover): Jason McCloskey, Ignacio Lopez Alemany Signs of Power in Habsburg Spain and the New World (Hardcover)
Jason McCloskey, Ignacio Lopez Alemany
R3,905 R2,749 Discovery Miles 27 490 Save R1,156 (30%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Signs of Power in Habsburg Spain and the New World explores the representation of political, economic, military, religious, and juridical power in texts and artifacts from early modern Spain and her American viceroyalties. In addition to analyzing the dynamics of power in written texts, chapters also examine pieces of material culture including coats of arms, coins, paintings and engravings. As the essays demonstrate, many of these objects work to transform the amorphous concept of power into a material reality with considerable symbolic dimensions subject to, and dependent on, interpretation. With its broad approach to the discourses of power, Signs of Power brings together studies of both canonical literary works as well as more obscure texts and objects. The position of the works studied with respect to the official center of power also varies. Whereas certain essays focus on the ways in which portrayals of power champion the aspirations of the Spanish Crown, other essays attend to voices of dissent that effectively call into question that authority.

The City and Country Builder's and Workman's Treasury of Designs - Or the art of Drawing and Working the Ornamental... The City and Country Builder's and Workman's Treasury of Designs - Or the art of Drawing and Working the Ornamental Parts of Architecture. Illustrated by Upwards of Four Hundred Grand Designs, ... By B.L (Hardcover)
Batty Langley
R897 Discovery Miles 8 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
How to Read Houses - A crash course in domestic architecture (Paperback): Will Jones How to Read Houses - A crash course in domestic architecture (Paperback)
Will Jones
R422 Discovery Miles 4 220 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

How to Read Houses is an insider's guide to recognising and appreciating the diversity of domestic architecture that reflects the location, the fashion, and the technological savoir-faire of the age - from Tudor timber-frames to the truly unconventional. Compact enough to travel with you yet comprehensive enough to provide real answers, with real examples, this handy reference guide: - Provides an understanding of the architectural vocabulary along with the visual clues that identify any house style and its historical context. - Enhances the appreciation of visits to landmark houses and lays the foundations for an architectural exploration of your own home or area. - Explores the main architectural styles, as well as the materials and components of a house, through beautifully rendered illustrations, photographs of classic examples and the words of a friendly expert.

Image, Knife, and Gluepot - Early Assemblage in Manuscript and Print (Hardcover): Kathryn M. Rudy Image, Knife, and Gluepot - Early Assemblage in Manuscript and Print (Hardcover)
Kathryn M. Rudy
R1,430 Discovery Miles 14 300 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Specimens of the Ancient Sculpture and Painting, now Remaining in This Kingdom, From the Earliest Period to the Reign of Henry... Specimens of the Ancient Sculpture and Painting, now Remaining in This Kingdom, From the Earliest Period to the Reign of Henry ye VIII, Consisting of Statues, Bassorelievos, ect a Description of Each Subject (Hardcover)
John Carter
R938 Discovery Miles 9 380 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Power and Politics of Art in Postrevolutionary Mexico (Hardcover): Stephanie Jo Smith The Power and Politics of Art in Postrevolutionary Mexico (Hardcover)
Stephanie Jo Smith
R2,876 Discovery Miles 28 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Stephanie J. Smith brings Mexican politics and art together, chronicling the turbulent relations between radical artists and the postrevolutionary Mexican state. The revolution opened space for new political ideas, but by the late 1920s many government officials argued that consolidating the nation required coercive measures toward dissenters. While artists and intellectuals, some of them professed Communists, sought free expression in matters both artistic and political, Smith reveals how they simultaneously learned the fine art of negotiation with the increasingly authoritarian government in order to secure clout and financial patronage. But the government, Smith shows, also had reason to accommodate artists, and a surprising and volatile interdependence grew between the artists and the politicians. Involving well-known artists such as Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and David Alfaro Siqueiros, as well as some less well known, including Tina Modotti, Leopoldo Mendez, and Aurora Reyes, politicians began to appropriate the artists' nationalistic visual images as weapons in a national propaganda war. High-stakes negotiating and co-opting took place between the two camps as they sparred over the production of generally accepted notions and representations of the revolution's legacy-and what it meant to be authentically Mexican.

A Collection of Colour Prints, Kakemonos, Surimonos, Original Drawings, Illustrated Books, Albums, & Sketches. (Hardcover):... A Collection of Colour Prints, Kakemonos, Surimonos, Original Drawings, Illustrated Books, Albums, & Sketches. (Hardcover)
Sotheby's (Firm)
R719 Discovery Miles 7 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Pen and Pencil Sketches of Wentworth Landmarks [microform] - a Series of Articles Descriptive of Quaint Places and Interesting... Pen and Pencil Sketches of Wentworth Landmarks [microform] - a Series of Articles Descriptive of Quaint Places and Interesting Localities in the Surrounding County (Hardcover)
Dick-Lauder
R859 Discovery Miles 8 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Student's Instructor in Drawing and Working the Five Orders of Architecture. Fully Explaining the Best Methods ...... The Student's Instructor in Drawing and Working the Five Orders of Architecture. Fully Explaining the Best Methods ... Elegantly Engraved on Thirty-three Plates, With Explanations. By Peter Nicholson, (Hardcover)
Peter Nicholson
R791 Discovery Miles 7 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Catalogue of Drawings by Dutch and Flemish Artists Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum; 1... Catalogue of Drawings by Dutch and Flemish Artists Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum; 1 (Hardcover)
British Museum Dept of Prints and D; Arthur Mayger 1880-1957 Hind; Created by A E (Arthur Ewart) 1889-1970 Popham
R927 Discovery Miles 9 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Pow! Right in the Eye! - Thirty Years behind the Scenes of Modern French Painting (Hardcover): Berthe Weill Pow! Right in the Eye! - Thirty Years behind the Scenes of Modern French Painting (Hardcover)
Berthe Weill; Edited by Lynn Gumpert; Translated by William Rodarmor
R616 Discovery Miles 6 160 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Memoir of a provocative Parisian art dealer at the heart of the 20th-century art world, available in English for the first time. Berthe Weill, a formidable Parisian dealer, was born into a Jewish family of very modest means. One of the first female gallerists in the business, she first opened the Galerie B. Weill in the heart of Paris's art gallery district in 1901, holding innumerable exhibitions over nearly forty years. Written out of art history for decades, Weill has only recently regained the recognition she deserves. Under five feet tall and bespectacled, Weill was beloved by the artists she supported, and she rejected the exploitative business practices common among art dealers. Despite being a self-proclaimed "terrible businesswoman," Weill kept her gallery open for four decades, defying the rising tide of antisemitism before Germany's occupation of France. By the time of her death in 1951, Weill had promoted more than three hundred artists-including Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Amedeo Modigliani, Diego Rivera, and Suzanne Valadon-many of whom were women and nearly all young and unknown when she first exhibited them. Pow! Right in the Eye! makes Weill's provocative 1933 memoir finally available to English readers, offering rare insights into the Parisian avant-garde and a lively inside account of the development of the modern art market.

Surprizing Miracles of Nature and art. In two Parts. ... By R. B. The Fourth Edition (Hardcover): Nathaniel Crouch Surprizing Miracles of Nature and art. In two Parts. ... By R. B. The Fourth Edition (Hardcover)
Nathaniel Crouch
R865 Discovery Miles 8 650 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Chair-maker's Guide; Being Upwards of two Hundred new and Genteel Designs, Both Decorative and Plain, ... by Robert... The Chair-maker's Guide; Being Upwards of two Hundred new and Genteel Designs, Both Decorative and Plain, ... by Robert Manwaring, ... and Others. The Whole Neatly Engraved on Seventy-five Copper Plates (Hardcover)
Robert Manwaring
R865 Discovery Miles 8 650 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
A Handbook of Early Arabic Kufic Script - Reading, Writing, Calligraphy, Typography, Monograms (Hardcover): S. M. V. Mousavi... A Handbook of Early Arabic Kufic Script - Reading, Writing, Calligraphy, Typography, Monograms (Hardcover)
S. M. V. Mousavi Jazayeri; Contributions by Perette E Michelli, Saad D. Abulhab
R2,430 Discovery Miles 24 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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