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WORLD ART &ARCHITECTURE
ART SHRINES OF ANCIENT INDIA (English)
By V.K. Subramanian
2003 280 x 220 mm 148 pp + 46 b/w illustrations
81 7017 431 7 Hardcover Rs. 1000
INDIAN PAPER MONEY, The Standard Reference Guide to
By Kishore Jhunjhunwala
Currencies & Coins
Rs. 3000.00
This book endeovours to present the fascinating world of IndianBank Notes. The history of Indian Bank Notes dates to 1770, when theBank of Hindoostan, a private bank situated at Calcutta issued itsnotes on premise of paper money prevalent in Engand. This bookincludes a comprehensive listing of all Indian bank notes since thatdate.
The spectrum of the book covers notes issued by thesemi-Government and Presidency Banks, which functioned until 1861. Inthat year the Government of India took the issue of notes in its ownhands. In 1926 the India Security Press at Nasik became functionaland took over the printing of notes from the Bank of EnglandPress.
In 1935 the reserve Bank of India was established and since thatdate it has been the chief currency issuing authority and monetaryagency for India.
This book deals with bank notes of this entire period and alsowith Indian bank notes since independence. These include thespecialised notes issued for the Gulf countries and Haj pilgrims.However, it does not limit itself to the British issues and theirsuccessors. The scope of the book extends beyond, and covers theissues of Indo-Portuguese and Indo-French territories. The CashCoupons the Indian princely states issued to counteract the shortageof coins during World War ll. What's more, the coupons used by theprisoners of war interned in India, and other private coupons havealso have been included.
Oxford History of Art
This entire series of books is published by theOxford University Press
Indian Art
By Partha Mitter
Pounds Sterling 11.99
This lively new survey guides the reader through 2000 years of Indian art and architecture. A rich artistic tradition is fully explored through the Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic, colonial and contemporary period, incorporating discussion of modern Bangladesh and Pakistan, tribal artists and the decorative arts.Combining a clear overview with much fascinating detail, Mitter succeeds in bringing to life the true diversity of Indian culture. The influence of Islam on the Mugal court, which produced the world- famous Taj Mahal and exquisite miniature paintings, is closely examined. More recently, he discusses the rise of female artists, the stunning architecture of Charles Correa and the vibrancy of the contemporary Indian art scene.
Partha Mitter is Professor of History of Art at Sussex University.
Australian Art
By Andrew Sayers
Pounds Sterling 12.99
This unique survey covers both Aboriginal art and that of European Australians, providing a revealing examination of the interaction between the two. Painting, bark art, photography, rock art, sculpture, and the decorative arts are all fully explored to present the rich texture of Australian art traditions.Well- known artists including Margaret Preston, Rover Thomas, and Sidney Nolan are all discussed, as are the natural history illustrators, Aboriginal draughtsmen, and pastellists, whose work is only now being brought to light by new research. Taking the European colonisation of the continent as his starting point, Sayers highlights important issues concerning colonial art and women artists in this fascinating new story of Australian art.
Andrew Sayers is the Director of the National Portrait Gallery, Australia.
Classical Art from Greece to Rome
By Mary Beard & John Henderson
Pounds Sterling 10.99
The stunning masterpieces of Ancient Greece and Rome are fundamental to the story of art in Western Culture and to the origins of art history. The expanding Greek world of Alexander the Great had an enormous impact on the Mediterranean superpower of Rome. Generals, rulers, and artists seized, imitated, and re-thought the glorious legacy of Greek painting and sculpture, culminating in the greatest art-collector the world had ever seen, the Roman emperor, Hadrian.This stimulating new look at Classical art begins with the excavation of Pompeii and moves on to investigate the grandiose monuments of ancient tyrants and the sensual beauty of Apollo and Venus. Concluding with that most influential invention of all, the human portrait, this work highlights the rediscovery of Classical art in the modern world.
Both Mary Beard and John Henderson are Readers in Classics at Cambridge University.
Medieval Art
By Veronica Sekules
Pounds Sterling 10.99
This refreshing new look at Medieval art conveys a very real sense of the impact of art on everyday life in Europe from 1000 to1500. It examines the importance of art in the expression and dispersion of knowledge and ideas, including notions of the heroism and justice of war, and the dominance of Christianity.The book highlights the attitudes and events specific to the sophisticated visual culture of the Middle Ages, and goes on to link the period with the Renaissance. This work disproves the commonly held views of Medieval art being primarily about church art, and successfully establishes the importance of art in all aspects of life in this period.
Veronica Sekules Is Head Of Education At The Sainsbury Centre, University Of East Anglia.
After Modern Art 1945-2000
By David Hopkins
Pounds Sterling 10.99
288pp, 68 colour and 62 black and white halftones"An invaluable guide to art of the second half of the twentieth century."
-- Sandy Nairne, Tate Gallery
Archaic and Classical Greek Art
By Robin Osborne
Pounds Sterling 11.99
272pp, 89 colour and 68 black and white halftones, 6 line drawings"Brilliantly illustrates the purpose of this new series by focusing on the special and political context of Greek art; a different approach suggesting new perspectives and original connections; eye-opening and thought-provoking."
-- Francois Lissarrague, Ecoles Des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris
Art in Europe 1700-1830
By Matthew Craske
Pounds Sterling 11.99
320pp, 71 colour and 63 black and white halftones"a pleasing survey of an important period by one of our brightest young art historians"
-- Linda Colley, New Statesman & Society
Art in Renaissance Italy
By Evelyn Welch
Pounds Sterling 10.99
352pp, 91 colour and 92 black and white halftones"impressive; compares well with other recent offerings on the same subject."
-- The Bookseller
Imperial Rome and Christian Triumph
By Jas Elsner
Pounds Sterling 11.99
320 pp, 89 colour and 72 black and white halftones, 15 line drawings"No other general book on Roman art deals so elegantly and informatively with the theme of visuality and visual desire."
-- Natalie Boymel Kampen, Barnard College, New York
Modern Art 1851-1929
By Richard Brettell
Pounds Sterling 10.99
272pp, 96 colour and 56 black and white halftones"Uniquely valuable; a magisterial survey of the cultural, economic, and historical conditions in which modern art flourished."
-- Stephen Eisenman, Northwestern University
Architecture in the United States
By Dell Upton
Pounds Sterling 11.99
366pp, 56 colour and 88 black and white halftones, 50 lines drawings"An extraordinarily illuminating book that is a pleasure to read."
-- Daniel Bluestone, University Of Virginia
Early Medieval Architecture
By Roger Stalley
Pounds Sterling 11.99
272pp, 52 colour and 79 black and white halftones, 29 lines drawings"This is a book that is well-conceived, cogently organised and lucidly written."
-- Stephen Murray, Columbia University
European Architecture 1750-1890
By Barry Bergdoll
Pounds Sterling 12.99
336pp, 52 colour and 88 black and white halftones"The first broad and unified interpretation of a most complex and dynamic period of European Architectural history."
-- Gavin Stamp, Glasgow School Of Art
Byzantine Art
By Robin Cormack
Pounds Sterling 11.99
256pp, 82 colour and 45 black and white halftones"The handbook of Byzantine art for both lay readers and specialists."
-- Annabel Wharton, Duke University
Aegean Art and Architecture
By Donald Preziosi and Louise Hitchcock
Pounds Sterling 11.99
272pp, 56 colour and 44 black and white halftones 44 line drawings"This powerful account of 2,000 years of Aegean culture is a must for pilgrims and sun-worshippers."
-- The Observer
African-American Art
By Sharon F. Patton
Pounds Sterling 11.99
320pp, 89 colour and 50 black and white halftones"Sharon Patton has written a much needed text which surveys the broad scope of the history of African-American art from slavery to the present."
-- Keith Morrison, San Francisco State University
Art in China
By Craig Clunas
Pounds Sterling 11.99
256pp, 88 colour and 58 black and white halftones"A serious challenge to the conventional practice of art history; written with lucidity, grace, and wit"
-- Cao Yi Quing, The National Academy of Art, China
Native North American Art
By Janet C. Berlo and Ruth B. Phillips
Pounds Sterling 11.99
304pp, 76 colour and 77 black and white halftones 16 lines drawings"The best guide yet to understanding the complexities of Native North American art; splendidly well-written; useful and timely."
-- Gerald McMaster, Canadian Museum of Civilisation
Nineteenth- Century American Art
By Barbara Groseclose
Pounds Sterling 12.99
240pp, 59 colour and 69 black and white halftones"A welcome and much-needed addition to the survey of literature. Packed with ideas; it is fresh, accessible, and witty."
-- Sarah Burns, Stanford University
Twentieth-Century Design
By Jonathan M. Woodham
Pounds Sterling 10.99
288pp, 61 colour and 96 black and white halftones"Excellent for understanding the development of design; destined to become the standard text in this field."
-- Dennis Doordan, University Of Notre Dame
The Photograph
By Graham Clarke
Pounds Sterling 10.99
256pp, 21 colour and 119 black and white halftones"Read this book and you will never look at a photograph in the same way again."
-- House & Garden
Sculpture 1900-1945
By Penelope Curtis
Pounds Sterling 11.99
304pp, 46 colour and 104 black and white halftones, 4 line drawings"A sophisticated and intelligent history; the depth of knowledge which has gone into its making is impressive."
-- Patrick Elliot, Burlington Magazine
Sculpture Since 1945
By Andrew Causey
Pounds Sterling 10.99
304pp, 67 colour and 84 black and white halftones"This is a stimulating and persuasive definition of significant trends in avant-garde sculpture during the last fifty years."
-- Elizabeth Cowling, University of Edinburgh
Landscape and Western Art
By Malcolm Andrews
Pounds Sterling 11.99
256pp, 79 colour and 56 black and white halftones, 3 line drawings"Splendid; with images both celebrated and startling, he shows landscape as a construction, a theatre in which humans act and enjoy seeing themselves act."
-- Richard Thomson, Edinburgh University
The Art of History: A Critical Anthology
Edited by Donald Preziosi
Pounds Sterling 16.99
596pp, 18 colour and 51 black and white halftones"Definitely the best introduction to art history currently available."
-- Norman Bryson, The Slade School of Fine Art
The Oxford History of Western Art
Edited by Martin Kemp
Pounds Sterling 40.00
576pp, 735 integrated colour and black and white illustrationsThe most important new art history for 50 years.
Over 600 stunning colour illustrations.
A wealth of rich and varied contextual material, and detailed descriptions of individual artists and their work.
In-depth coverage of key issues including patronage, viewing and reception, and gender and race.
Detailed coverage of the applied arts, design, and reproductive media such as photography.
Written by a team of 50 leading art historians.
The Oxford Companion to Western Art
Edited by Hugh Brigstocke
Pounds Sterling 40.00
768pp, 48pp colour plates, 46 line drawings.The most up-to-date and authoritative single-volume A-Z work of Western Art.
Written by over 100 distinguished art historians and specialists.
Clear and intelligently written for all art lovers.
Over 2600 alphabetically arranged entries and 48 stunning colour plates.
Full coverage of painting, sculpture and graphic arts.
Comprehensive coverage of topics ranging from patronage to art theory and criticism.
The only companion that art lovers will ever need.
The Oxford Companion to J.M. W. Turner
Edited by Evelyn Joll, Martin Butlin and Luke Herrmann
Pounds Sterling 60.00
448pp, 32pp colour plates
The first ever authoritative guide to Turner and all aspects of his art.The fullest possible accounts of the private and public life of this baffling and secretive man – his family and friends, his mistresses and children; his interests and travels, patrons and associates, his will and bequest.
Details of his working methods; his stylistic development; the artists who influenced and inspired him, and those whom he influenced in turn; pupils and assistants; exhibitions during his lifetime, and the prices paid for his pictures.
Full coverage of the subjects and topographies depicted in his art.
Over 100 entries on the most important individual works and groups of works; oils, watercolours and engravings.
Contextual coverage of contemporary artists, literary influences, political events and issues of his day.
A complete account of past and modern Turner scholarship, and of important exhibitions, public and private collections, dealers and the market for his art today.
But Is It Art? An Introduction to Art Theory
By Cynthia Freeland
Pounds Sterling 11.99
8pp colour plates, 30 black and white halftones"I know of no work that moves with so sure a footing through the battle zones of art and society today."
-- Arthur C. Danto, Columbia University
Vermeer's Camera: Uncovering the Truth Behind theMasterpieces
By Phillip Steadman
Pounds Sterling 17.99
This intellectual detective story is the culmination of over 100 years of speculation surrounding claims that the great seventeenth-century Dutch artist, Johannes Vermeer, used the camera obscura to create some of the most famous images in Western Art.8pp colour plates, 72 black and white halftones and line drawings
A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art
By Ian Chilvers
Pounds Sterling 9.99
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists
Edited by Ian Chilvers
Pounds Sterling 6.99
A Dictionary of Architecture
By James Stevens Curl
Pounds Sterling 9.99
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms
By Michael Clarke
Pounds Sterling 7.99
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