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Rethinking Art s Histories: Transcultural Things and the Spectre of Orientalism in Early Modern Poland-Lithuania (Hardcover)

Transcultural things examines four sets of artefacts from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: maps pointing to Poland-Lithuania s roots in the supposedly Oriental land of Sarmatia portrayals of fashions that purport to trace Polish culture back to a... more

Droysen 13x18 Black Modern Framed Museum Art Print Titled - Greek History Greece - Droysen 1886

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Droysen 17x24 White Modern Wood Framed Museum Art Print Titled - Greek History Greece - Droysen 1886

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Italian and Italian American Studies: Female Cultural Production in Modern Italy: Literature Art and Intellectual History (Hardcover)

This book is the first critical interdisciplinary examination in English of Italian women s contributions to intellectual artistic and cultural production in modern Italy. Examining commonalities and diversities from the country s Unification to today... more

Treatise On Grand Military Operations : Or A Critical And Military History Of The Wars Of Frederick The Great As Contrasted With The Modern System. Together With A Few Of The Most Important Principles Of The Art Of War; Volume 2 (Paperback)

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United... more

Pre-owned Dawn of Modern Warfare : History of the Art of War Paperback by Delbruck Hans ISBN 0803265867 ISBN-13 9780803265868

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The ceramic art of Great Britain from pre-historic times down to the present day : being a history of the ancient and modern pottery and porcelain works of the kingdom and of their

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The Modern Art of Dying : A History of Euthanasia in the United States 9780691102634 Used / Pre-owned

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Pre-Owned The Dawn of Modern Warfare : History of the Art of War Volume IV 9780803265868

In this last volume of his classic History of the Art of War Hans Delbrck considers new developments: the use of gunpowder the invention of firearms and the employment of noisy large cannon that shot stone and later iron balls. After reviewing the... more

The ancient and modern history of China : comprising an account of its government and laws religion populations revenue productions manufactures arts and sciences language and literature;

Leatherbound edition. Language: English Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from 1840 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr d reprint. Illustrations Index... more

Pre-Owned War and Art: A Visual History of Modern Conflict (Hardcover 9781780238463) by Joanna Bourke Jon Bird Monica Bohm-Duchen

9781780238463. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Pages: 400. 400 p. 480 illustrations 430 in colour. This sumptuously illustrated volume edited by eminent war historian Joanna Bourke offers a comprehensive visual cultural and historical account of... more

British Art: Histories and Interpretations Since 1700: Eighteenth-Century Engravings and Visual History in Britain (Hardcover)

Extending the scholarly discussion of visual history this book examines eighteenth-century engraved book illustrations in order to outline the genealogy of the modern visualisation of the past in Britain. This study is based on a body of more than a... more

Map of France 1610 - 1715. From France Mediaeval and Modern A History published 1918. by Ken Welsh / Design Pics (11 x 16)

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Map of France by the Treaty of Bretigny 1360. From France Mediaeval and Modern A History published 1918. by Ken Welsh / Design Pics (11 x 17)

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Map of France 1814-1917. From France Mediaeval and Modern A History published 1918. by Ken Welsh / Design Pics (32 x 22)

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Map of France 1610 - 1715. From France Mediaeval and Modern A History published 1918. by Ken Welsh / Design Pics (22 x 32)

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Map of France 1814-1917. From France Mediaeval and Modern A History published 1918. by Ken Welsh / Design Pics (16 x 11)

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Pre-Owned Sun Tzu s Art of War : The Modern Chinese Interpretation 9781402745522

A classic! Find inspiration in some of history s great military victories as others have for over 2 400 years. Sun Tzu was the most famous military scientist and one of the ablest commanders in ancient China. Asian warlords and modern leaders as... more

Pre-Owned Bohemian Paris: Picasso Modigliani Matisse and the Birth of Modern Art (Hardcover 9780802116970) by Dan Franck Cynthia Hope Liebow

9780802116970. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 430. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 430 p. Contains: Illustrations. This vivid and compelling history of the birth of modernism in Paris in the early... more

A History of Japan : Revised Edition 9780804820974 Used / Pre-owned

A history of Japan from the turbulent times of its medieval age to the emergence of modern day Japan as a leading economic power. The authors present analyses of the religion culture and arts of the Japanese people from the sixth century BC to the... more

Growing Old in Early Modern Europe: Cultural Representations (Paperback)

The goal of the twelve essays in this volume contributed by scholars in the fields of history literature art history and medicine is to enrich our understanding of cultural discourses on ageing in early modern Europe. While a number of books examine... more

Idols & Rivals: Artistic Competition in Antiquity and the Early Modern Era (Hardcover)

An innovative visual history of rivalry between artists across the centuries This volume probes the relationship between art and competition from antiquity to the early modern era. In Western antiquity practices of imitation and competition were... more

Twelve Caesars: Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern (Paperback)

From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art culture and the representation of power for more than 2 000 years What does the face of power look like? Who gets... more

Pre-Owned European Culture in the Great War: The Arts Entertainment and Propaganda 1914-1918 (Paperback) 0521013240 9780521013246

9780521013246. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Trade paperback (US). Contains: Halftones. Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare. 22 b/w illus. Intended for college/higher education audience. It is... more

Pre-Owned The Destruction of Art: Iconoclasm and Vandalism Since the French Revolution (Hardcover 9780300071702) by Dario Gamboni

9780300071702. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 416. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 416 p. Contains: Illustrations. Picturing History. In this book - the first comprehensive examination of modern iconoclasm - Dario... more

The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (Paperback)

A distinguished scholar explores innovations in art and attitudes in this classic of cultural history. It chronicles the revival of humanism church/empire conflicts and the rise of modern government and individualism. more

Pre-Owned The Wooden Horse: The Liberation of the Western Mind from Odysseus to Socrates (Hardcover 9781585678181) by Keld Zeruneith

9781585678181. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 432. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 432 p. A provocative history of the founding of western conceptions about society philosophy and art links modern... more

Outlines of universal history ... : Part I. Ancient history.--Part II. History of the middle ages. Part III. Modern history / By Henry White ... enl. and arranged in chapters with

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Tentative courses of study in world history ancient and medieval history modern history and American history for senior high schools / issued by the State Board of Education Sta

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A history of all nations from the earliest periods to the present time; or Universal history: in which the history of every nation ancient and modern is seperately given. Illustrated by 70

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The treasury of history being a history of the world comprising a general history both ancient and modern of all the principal nations of the globe their rise progress present condition etc. by

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The treasury of history being a history of the world : comprising a general history both ancient and modern of all the principal nations of the globe their rise progress present condition etc.

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The treasury of history comprising a general introductory outline of universal history ancient and modern : and a series of separate histories of every principal nation / by Samuel Maunder (1870)

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The treasury of history: comprising a general introductory outline of universal history ancient and modern and a series of separate histories of every principal nation 1864 [Leather Bound]

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The treasury of history: comprising a general introductory outline of universal history ancient and modern and a series of separate histories of every principal nation ... To which is added The

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History of all nations from the earliest periods to the present time; or Universal history in which the history of every nation ancient and modern is separately given Volume 1 1

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The ancient and modern history of Turville in the county of Bucks shewing the history of Turville - St. Albsn s manor ... also history of Turville - court manor ... the whole forming a valuable and

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The treasury of history: comprising a general introductory outline of universal history ancient and modern and a series of separate histories of every principal nation 1864 [Leather Bound]

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