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|  | Art of the Western World by Adelheid M. Gealt, Bruce Cole, Michael Wood
With fresh insight into what the great works meant when they were created and why they appeal to us now, here is a vivid tour of painting, sculpture, and architecture, past and present. Illuminating . . . a notable accomplishment .--The New York Times. Illustrated. AUTHOR: Adelheid M. Gealt, Bruce Cole, Michael Wood
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture 
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 | Picturing Plants by Gill Saunders
This beautifully illustrated book will explore the purpose and function of the whole range of botanical art, from early woodcut herbals and painted florilegia, botanical treatises and records of new discoveries, to gardening manuals, seed catalogues and field guides for the amateur enthusiast. Drawing on a superb archive of material in the Victoria and Albert Museum, much of it hitherto unpublished, it ranges from the 15th-century printed book to the work of contemporary illustrators, taking in unique florilegia, the work of acknowledged masters such as Ehret and Redoute, and examples from China and Japan. In doing so it illuminates the complex cultural history of flowering plants, and brings a fresh approach to this perennially fascinating subject. AUTHOR: Gill Saunders
PUBLISHER: University of California Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Fun with Modeling Clay by Barbara Reid
Ages 7+ AUTHOR: Barbara Reid
PUBLISHER: Kids Can Press, Limited
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Pre-Raphaelites by Trewin Copplestone, Random House Value Publishing Staff
From the angular black and white photographs of Ansel Adams, the distinctive prints of Audubon`s birds and the architectural works of Frank Lloyd Wright to striking examples of the Hudson River School of Art, the Art Deco paintings of Maxfield Parrish and the exquisite work of the Pre-Raphaelite painters, the Treasures of Art series puts forth fine art books with authoritative texts. As a souvenir of a museum visit or as a gift for an art lover, each of these concise and colorful volumes provides the opportunity to create an art library at an affordable price. AUTHOR: Trewin Copplestone, Random House Value Publishing Staff
PUBLISHER: Random House Value Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Sexual Perversity in Chicago & the Duck Variations by David Mamet
Sexual Perversity in Chicago traces the rise and fall of a man's efforts at a love that transcends the crude fantasies he shares with a raucous friend. The man who looks for real love thinks he finds it, and even moves in with a woman, only to have the relationship crumble and to find himself once again swapping jokes with his friend in bars, trying to pick up one night stands. This play was first produced by the Organic Theater Company in Chicago in 1974. The Duck Variations , first produced by the St. Nicholas Theater Company at Goddard College in Vermont, comprises 14 variations of two men in their 60s, sitting on a park bench, chatting first about duck behavior and then about weightier topics such as friendship and death. AUTHOR: David Mamet
PUBLISHER: Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | The Age of Elegance
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) was American by parentage, though born in Florence. After studying in Paris, he arrived in London in 1884 calling himself an Impressionist although his work also showed the influence of both Frans Hals and Velasquez. He soon became a prolific and fashionable painter, known for his elegant ladies and sophisticated gentlemen. Although he spent much of his time working on a series of decorative paintings for public buildings, it is for his portraits that he is best known. This book concentrates on 100 paintings from his significant output, showing how they capture tbe charm and elegance, the opulence and assurance of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras and the place of the American ex-patriot in European society. Occasional quotes from Henry James reinforce the spirit of the age.
PUBLISHER: Phaidon Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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