Five Centuries of British Painting: From Holbein to Hodgkin (Wilton Andrew)(Paperback)

Five Centuries of British Painting: From Holbein to Hodgkin (Wilton Andrew)(Paperback)

Although Britain has played a dominant role in European history, its schools of painting have not always been seen as contributing significantly to the great Continental tradition. In this new book, the eminent art historian Andrew Wilton provides an enlightening look at the glories and

The Power of Color: Five Centuries of European Painting (Hall Marcia B.)(Pevná vazba)

This beautifully illustrated volume explores the history of color across five centuries of European painting, unfolding layers of artistic, cultural, and political meaning through a deep understanding of

Brazil: Five Centuries of Change (Green James)(Paperback)

Revised for its third edition, Brazil: Five Centuries of Change vividly traces the development of Brazil over the last 500

Crime's Strangest Cases - Extraordinary But True Tales from over Five Centuries of Legal History (Seddon Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Author Peter Seddon gives life to over five centuries of bizarre, macabre and sometimes hilarious criminal cases. You'll be gripped by tales of murder, intrigue, crime, punishment and the pursuit of justice. Despite how unbelievable the stories banged up inside these pages may seem, Crime's

Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent (Galeano Eduardo)(Paperback)

Tracing five centuries of exploitation in Latin America, a classic in the field, now in its twenty fifth year Since its U.S. debut a quarter-century ago, this brilliant text has set a new standard for historical scholarship of Latin America. It is also an outstanding political economy, a social and

The Fall and Rise of the British Left (Murray Andrew)(Paperback)

The return of British socialism: Where does it comes from? Why now? And where is it going? The remarkable advance of 'Corbynism' did not emerge from nowhere. It is the product of developments in socialist and working-class politics over the past forty years and more. The Thatcher era witnessed a

The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women (Caplow Zenshin Florence)(Paperback)

The Hidden Lamp is a collection of one hundred koans and stories of Buddhist women from the time of the Buddha to the present day. This revolutionary book brings together many teaching stories that were hidden for centuries, unknown until this volume. These stories are extraordinary expressions of

Mehndi: The Art of Henna Body Painting (Fabius Carine)(Paperback)

The magical art of mehndi, or henna painting, has been practiced for centuries in India, Africa, and the Middle East, and now it has finally arrived in the West. Packed with inspirational photographs of traditional andcontemporary mehndi, this complete resource offers everything you need to create

British in India - Three Centuries of Ambition and Experience (Gilmour David)(Paperback / softback)

A History of Mathematics: From Mesopotamia to Modernity (Hodgkin Luke)(Paperback)

A History of Mathematics covers the evolution of mathematics through time and across the major Eastern and Western civilizations. It begins in Babylon, then describes the trials and tribulations of the Greek mathematicians. The important, and often neglected, influence of both Chinese and Islamic

Slow Painting (Herbert Martin)(Paperback)

Slow Painting presents the work of 19 primarily British and UK-based artists whose work explores ideas around the concept of 'slowness' and what it might mean in relation to contemporary painting: how it might be present in the making of the work, how the works reveal themselves slowly, and how

A History of British Baking: From Blood Bread to Bake-Off (Kay Emma)(Pevná vazba)

The British have been baking for centuries. Here, for the first time, is a comprehensive account of how our relationship with this much-loved art has changed, evolved and progressed over time. Renowned food historian and author, Emma Kay, skilfully combines the related histories of Britain's

The History of Latin America: Collision of Cultures (Eakin Marshall C.)(Paperback)

This narrative history of Latin America surveys five centuries in less than five hundred pages. The first third of the book moves from the Americas before Columbus to the wars for independence in the early nineteenth century. The construction of new nations and peoples in the nineteenth century

50 Finds of Roman Coinage: Objects from the Portable Antiquities Scheme (Brown Andrew)(Paperback)

Roman coinage represents the largest single category of object recorded through the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS), with over 300,000 single finds in addition to several thousand hoards. This dataset, unparalleled anywhere else in the world, provides a unique perspective on the

Curious Beasts: Animal Prints from the British Museum (Wright Alison)(Paperback)

In the visual arts of the 15th to the early 19th centuries in Europe, animals were understood in relation to the human world. At the same time, increasing investigation of the natural world engaged artists in the problems of accurate representation: prints were particularly important in

50 British Artists You Should Know (Hawksley Lucinda)(Paperback / softback)

This roll-call of British artists confirms the dominance and excellence of British art across five centuries, from Blake to Banksy, Turner to Tracey

Unsettling Utopia: The Making and Unmaking of French India (Namakkal Jessica)(Paperback)

After India achieved independence from the British in 1947, there remained five scattered territories governed by the French imperial state. It was not until 1962 that France fully relinquished control. Once decolonization took hold across the subcontinent, Western-led ashrams and utopian

A-Z of Bird Portraits: An Illustrated Guide to Painting Beautiful Birds (Forkner Andrew)(Paperback)

Andrew Forkner's book provides you with all you need to paint a range of birds in acrylics; taking in birds of prey, songbirds and waterbirds from all over the world. It contains information on the materials and preparation you will need to capture the delicacy and majesty of the subjects. *

Circle of Five (Joshua Harris)(Paperback / softback)

A Circle of Five is a compilation of stories from five women of the Windrush generation. Transcribed from interviews recorded by H V Joshua, the book takes us through the memories, trials and tribulations of these women, charting their genesis in the Caribbean all the way to their new lives in the

Painting and Reinterpreting the Masters (Roberts Sara Lee)(Paperback)

For centuries, artists have learned from the art that came before them. This book explains how to make paint meaningful and imaginative responses to the works of the masters. There are step by step examples to illustrate how to get started and how to use thumbnail pencil sketches. Advice is given

Nelson - Britannia's God of War (Lambert Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

'Fascinating . In Nelson, Andrew Lambert - described by David Cannadine as 'the outstanding British naval historian of his generation' - is able to offer new insights into the individual quality which led Byron rightly to celebrate Nelson's genius as 'Britannia's God of

Teachers' Strangest Tales - Extraordinary but true tales from over five centuries of teaching (Spragg Iain)(Paperback / softback)

Featuring the flamboyant swimming teacher who spent his spare time fighting bears, the story of how a fight with his teacher paved the way for Al Capone's infamous crime empire, and the bizarre tale of the American teacher who sued her own pupils for not paying attention in her lesson, this book is

Pick a Pocket or Two: A History of British Musical Theatre (Mordden Ethan)(Pevná vazba)

From Gilbert and Sullivan to Andrew Lloyd Webber, from Julie Andrews to Hugh Jackman, from Half a Sixpence to Matilda, Pick a Pocket Or Two is the story of the British musical: where it began and how it developed. In Pick a Pocket Or Two, acclaimed author Ethan Mordden brings his wit and wisdom

Free and Public: Andrew Carnegie and the Libraries of Wales (Griffiths Ralph A.)(Paperback)

A study of the thirty-five libraries built by Andrew Carnegie in Wales as an illustration of his world-wide commitment to the public library movement at the beginning of the twentieth century. These libraries and their social, cultural and architectural significance have never been studied