On Canvas: Preserving the Structure of Paintings (Hackney Stephen)(Paperback)

On Canvas: Preserving the Structure of Paintings (Hackney Stephen)(Paperback)

The first truly comprehensive analysis of the history, practice, and conservation of painting on canvas. Throughout its long history in Western art, canvas has played an influential role in the creative process. From the Renaissance development of oil painting on canvas to the present

Structure-Preserving Algorithms for Oscillatory Differential Equations (Wu Xinyuan)(Pevná vazba)

Structure-Preserving Algorithms for Oscillatory Differential Equations describes a large number of highly effective and efficient structure-preserving algorithms for second-order oscillatory differential equations by using theoretical analysis and numerical validation. Structure-preserving

The Complete Paintings of Adolf Hitler (Pastore Stephen R.)(Pevná vazba)

For the first time, a catalogue raisonne of the paintings of Adolf Hitler has been produced. Illustrated in full color and with the history and analysis of Hitler's years as a struggling artist in Linz, Vienna and Munich, this volume separates the wheat from the chaff; with the rise in interest and

The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time (Hawking Stephen)(Paperback)

Einstein's General Theory of Relativity leads to two remarkable predictions: first, that the ultimate destiny of many massive stars is to undergo gravitational collapse and to disappear from view, leaving behind a 'black hole' in space; and secondly, that there will exist singularities in

Christ in the Wilderness: Reflecting On The Paintings By Stanley Spencer (Cottrell Stephen)(Paperback)

The remarkable English painter Stanley Spencer produced a series of works entitled Christ in the Wilderness (1939-54), portraying the forty days Jesus spent in the wilderness. These beautiful and compelling images give us a startling insight into Jesus? vocation and his own understanding of his

Railway Paintings of Wrenford J. Thatcher - Caught on Canvas(Pevná vazba)

Hackney Child (Daniels Hope)(Paperback / softback)

A brilliantly written true story of growing up in Hackney in the 1970s and 80s, surviving poverty, alcoholic parents and the care

Xuanhe Catalogue of Paintings (McNair Amy)(Paperback)

Xuanhe Catalogue of Paintings is the first complete translation of the well-known document produced at the court of Emperor Huizong (r. 1100-1125). Dated to 1120, the Catalogue is divided into ten categories of subject matter. Under Daoist and Buddhist Subjects, Figural Subjects, Architecture,

The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure (Turner Victor)(Paperback)

In The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure, Victor Turner examines rituals of the Ndembu in Zambia and develops his now-famous concept of Communitas. He characterizes it as an absolute inter-human relation beyond any form of structure.The Ritual Process has acquired the status of a small

The Structure of Evolutionary Theory (Gould Stephen Jay)(Pevná vazba)

The world's most revered and eloquent interpreter of evolutionary ideas offers here a work of explanatory force unprecedented in our time--a landmark publication, both for its historical sweep and for its scientific vision. With characteristic attention to detail, Stephen Jay Gould first describes

Learning to Look at Paintings (Acton Mary)(Paperback)

Learning to Look at Paintings is an accessible guide to the study and appraisal of paintings, drawings and prints. Mary Acton shows how you can develop visual, analytical and historical skills in learning to look at and understand an image by analysing how it works, what its pictorial elements are

The Louvre: All the Paintings (Grebe Anja)(Paperback)

Immerse yourself in the wonder and dazzling display of the 3,000 paintings in the permanent collection of the Louvre in this this elegant paperback edition of the New York Times bestselling book The Louvre: All the Paintings. The Louvre is the most famous museum in the world. With 8.5 million

Foundations of Molecular Structure Determination (Duckett Simon)(Paperback)

Part of the renowned Oxford Chemistry Primers series, Foundations of Molecular Structure Determination covers a range of common spectroscopic and diffraction methods alongside frequent worked examples and problem questions to assist beginning undergraduates in developing their skills in structure

Elementary Electronic Structure (Revised Edition) (Harrison Walter A.)(Paperback)

This is a revised edition of the 1999 text on the electronic structure and properties of solids, similar in spirit to the well-known 1980 text Electronic Structure and the Properties of Solids. The revisions include an added chapter on glasses, and rewritten sections on spin-orbit coupling,

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Hugo Victor)(Paperback)

A historically significant novel of love and betrayal that led to a renewed interest in preserving the grand architecture of Paris. Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame was written in 1831, at a time when the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris was falling into disrepair. This epic novel helped

Richness of Life - A Stephen Jay Gould Reader (Gould Stephen Jay)(Paperback / softback)

Stephen Jay Gould's writings on history - both of the natural world and of the study of that natural world - had made him a household name by the time of his death in 2002. This work contains a selection of Gould's writing, including some of the most famous of his essays and extracts from his major

Emotional Anatomy - The Structure of Experience (Keleman Stanley)(Paperback / softback)

The New Homemade Kitchen: 250 Recipes and Ideas for Reinventing the Art of Preserving, Canning, Fermenting, Dehydrating, and More (Recipes for H (Shuldiner Joseph)(Pevná vazba)

Revive the lost arts of fermenting, canning, preserving, and creating your own ingredients.The Institute of Domestic Technology Cookbook is a collection of 250 recipes, ideas, and methods for stocking a kitchen, do-it-yourself foodcrafting projects, and cooking with homemade ingredients. The

The Forge and the Crucible: The Origins and Structure of Alchemy (Eliade Mircea)(Paperback)

The Odyssey: (The Stephen Mitchell Translation) (Mitchell Stephen)(Paperback)

From Stephen Mitchell, the renowned translator whose Iliad was named one of The New Yorker's Favorite Books of 2011, comes a vivid new translation of the Odyssey, complete with textual notes and an illuminating introductory essay.The hardcover publication of the Odyssey received glowing reviews:

Peace Work (Milligan Spike)(Paperback / softback)

From the giddy heights of Hackney Empire to a Zurich Freak Show and beyond, the author makes his way through backwaters of showbiz, first as band musician then as one-man wild-act and eventually in the company of a group of like-minded comedians called Harry Secombe, Michael Bentine and Peter

The Structures Of Eduardo Torroja: An Autobiography Of An Engineering Accomplishment (Torroja Eduardo)(Paperback)

Structure of Science - Problems in the Logic of Scientific Explanation (Nagel Ernst)(Paperback / softback)

Our Child of the Stars (Cox Stephen)(Paperback)