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Paperback. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

160 pages. Large paperback: H 26cm x L 29.5cm. Glossy paper covers lightly rubbed; bumping and slight scuffing at cover corners and at spine ends. Interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. A very good+ copy. Published as the accompanying Catalog for an exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art from October 4, 1998 to January 3, 1999 and at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from January 17 to April 4, 1999. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 3 pounds (1.36 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 0810963744.

408 pages. Hardcover: H 30.75cm x L 25.25cm. Dust jacket lightly rubbed. Dark purple cloth with white spine lettering. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding remains crisp. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Published as the accompanying catalog for an exhibition held at London's Royal Academy of Arts from January 20 to April 16, 2001 and at Rome's Palazzo Venezia from May to August 2001. With color illustrations throughout, Patrons and Committees, Sponsor's Preface, President's Foreword, Acknowledgements, Bibliography (pages 386-401), List of Lenders, Photographic Acknowledgements, and Index. Features thirteen essays: "The Birth of the Baroque: Painting in Rome 1592-1623" by Beverly Louise Brown; "Cardsharps, Gypsies and Street Vendors" by Helen Langdon; "Painting Nature: Fruit, Flowers and Vegetables" by Laura Laureati; "Painted Music: 'A New and Affecting Manner'" by Rossella Vodret and Claudio Strinati; "The Classical Tradition" by Clare Robertson; "Portraiture: From the 'Simple Portrait' to the 'Ressemblance Parlante'" by Clovis Whitfield; "The Enticement of the North: Landscape, Myth and Gleaming Metal Supports" by Francesca Cappelletti; "Towards the Pure Landscape" by Patrizia Cavazzini; "The Black Wings of Envy: Competition, Rivalry and Paragone" by Beverly Louise Brown; "Between the Sacred and Profane" by Beverly Louise Brown; "'An Ineffable Light and Splendour': Nocturnes, Night Scenes and Artificial Illumination" by Leonard J. Slatkes; "The Arts and Craft of Sainthood: New Orders, New Saints, New Altarpieces" by Bert Treffers; "Biographies and List of Works" by Rhoda Eitel-Porter, Juliette Jo Saxton, and Cecilia Treves. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 6.75 pounds (3.06 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 0810966379.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Etat : Very good condition. Etat de la jaquette : dj. Dustjacket. LCC: 2002102069.

1st edition. Fine printed board copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 239 p.: col. ill.; 29 cm. Notes; "Conceived for the exhibition 'Medusa. The African sculpture of enchantment' at the Musée d'ethnographie de Genève (Switzerland) from 14th November 2008 to 30th December 2009." -- T.p. verso. "Ville de Genève, Département de la Culture." Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-239). Summary; This is a comprehensive introduction to African art and to the enchanting powers of masks and sculptures. Just as the mythological Greek figure Medusa possessed the extraordinary power of turning onlookers into stone, the stunning African artifacts, masks, and statues showcased in this fascinating book were all created to cast spells on people. The function of these objects was not merely to symbolize a person or thing, but to incarnate a magical power that could act on people and the world during religious and medicinal rituals. Mysterious and exceptionally crafted, these masks and sculptures are deciphered by African art specialist Boris Wastiau, who examines their symbolism and ritual usage, and explores the connection between the material and spiritual. Against a backdrop of allegories are more than 100 beautifully photographed works from the Museum of Ethnography in Geneva; "Medusa" is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to African art. Subjects; Musée d'ethnographie de la ville de Genève - Exhibitions. Sculpture, African - Exhibitions. Masks, African - Exhibitions. Art and mythology - Exhibitions. Ethnological museums and collections - Switzerland. RELIGION. AFRICA [Geography]. Art. Mythology. Exhibition Catalogues. Photographs. Pictorial Works. Art of indigenous peoples; Sculpture. ART / African. 3 Kg.

Etat : New. Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back.

Etat : good. A good reading copy. May contain markings or be a withdrawn library copy.

1st edition. Fine printed board copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 239 p.: col. ill.; 29 cm. Notes; "Conceived for the exhibition 'Medusa. The African sculpture of enchantment' at the Musée d'ethnographie de Genève (Switzerland) from 14th November 2008 to 30th December 2009." -- T.p. verso. "Ville de Genève, Département de la Culture." Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-239). Summary; This is a comprehensive introduction to African art and to the enchanting powers of masks and sculptures. Just as the mythological Greek figure Medusa possessed the extraordinary power of turning onlookers into stone, the stunning African artifacts, masks, and statues showcased in this fascinating book were all created to cast spells on people. The function of these objects was not merely to symbolize a person or thing, but to incarnate a magical power that could act on people and the world during religious and medicinal rituals. Mysterious and exceptionally crafted, these masks and sculptures are deciphered by African art specialist Boris Wastiau, who examines their symbolism and ritual usage, and explores the connection between the material and spiritual. Against a backdrop of allegories are more than 100 beautifully photographed works from the Museum of Ethnography in Geneva; "Medusa" is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to African art. Subjects; Musée d'ethnographie de la ville de Genève - Exhibitions. Sculpture, African - Exhibitions. Masks, African - Exhibitions. Art and mythology - Exhibitions. Ethnological museums and collections - Switzerland. RELIGION. AFRICA [Geography]. Art. Mythology. Exhibition Catalogues. Photographs. Pictorial Works. Art of indigenous peoples; Sculpture. ART / African. 1.3 Kg.

Paperback. Etat : New.

Soft cover. Etat : Fine. 207 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 27 cm. Text in French and English. Exhibition catalogue, Martigny (CH), Fondation Bernard et Caroline de Watteville, 2009-2010 "Fondation Bernard et Caroline de Watteville." Summary:Spanning all religious influences in the Himalayan region - Hindu and Buddhist, animist and shamanic - and covering the area from Ladakh to Indian Kashmir, Nepal, Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh, and Tibet, this book deals with the subject of the Himalayan mask.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Book is in fine condition. 286pp with colour and b/w photographs.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 367 pages; Physical description; 367 pages ; 29 cm. Alongside her activities as an architect, designer, town planner and militant, in the 1930s Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) was also an avid photographer. Summary; Published to accompany a series of exhibitions held in Zurich, Paris and Chalon-sur-Saone.Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) was one of the most innovative furniture and interior designers of the 20th century, long renowned for the tubular-steel chairs she created with Le Corbusier. Her career spanned nearly 75 years and included work in her native France as well as in Africa, South America, Asia, and Europe, and today her designs are highly collectable. Recently, several hundred photographic negatives were uncovered in her archives, revealing for the first time the scope of her work as a photographer. In the late 1920s, French interior and furniture designer Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) was at the cusp of her career, just beginning her work as an architect, designer, town planner, and political militant. Starting in 1927, she turned to photography, which was to play a pivotal role in her development as a designer through the pioneering years of the modern movement. Her photographic venture ended in Japan in 1941, when the hope of a better world was shattered by WorldWar II. For Charlotte Perriand, photography was a machine for thinking, taking notes, and stirring emotions, but it was also an instrument of political engagement. Today, her photographs are a revelation, offering unseen glimpses into her creative process and intellectual development. Her photographs express the important themes and questions explored by modern artists of the day, and are part of the vast stream of avant-garde movements in which painters, architects, and photographers-and sometimes all three combined-worked together in a common spirit. Biography; Jacques Barsac has made some forty documentaries on art and historical subjects, winning twenty prizes in international festivals, including a silver medal from the Academie d'Architecture. With this book, which follows his Charlotte Perriand. Un art d'habiter (2006), he continues to explore the work of this pioneer in the twentieth-century modern movement. Francois Cheval, sociologist, anthropologist and great expert in the world of photography, is the Director of Musee Nicephore Niepce in Chalon-sur Saone, a temple of photography dedicated to the one who invented it in 1816. Alfred Paquement, curator of Monumenta 2008, has been the Director of the Musee national d'Art moderne Centre Pompidou since September 2000. Subjects; Perriand, Charlotte 1903-1999 - Exhibitions. Photography, Artistic - Exhibitions. Individual photographers. PHOTOGRAPHY / Individual Photographers / Monographs. 4 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 367 pages; Physical description; 367 pages ; 29 cm. Alongside her activities as an architect, designer, town planner and militant, in the 1930s Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) was also an avid photographer. Summary; Published to accompany a series of exhibitions held in Zurich, Paris and Chalon-sur-Saone.Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) was one of the most innovative furniture and interior designers of the 20th century, long renowned for the tubular-steel chairs she created with Le Corbusier. Her career spanned nearly 75 years and included work in her native France as well as in Africa, South America, Asia, and Europe, and today her designs are highly collectable. Recently, several hundred photographic negatives were uncovered in her archives, revealing for the first time the scope of her work as a photographer. In the late 1920s, French interior and furniture designer Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) was at the cusp of her career, just beginning her work as an architect, designer, town planner, and political militant. Starting in 1927, she turned to photography, which was to play a pivotal role in her development as a designer through the pioneering years of the modern movement. Her photographic venture ended in Japan in 1941, when the hope of a better world was shattered by WorldWar II. For Charlotte Perriand, photography was a machine for thinking, taking notes, and stirring emotions, but it was also an instrument of political engagement. Today, her photographs are a revelation, offering unseen glimpses into her creative process and intellectual development. Her photographs express the important themes and questions explored by modern artists of the day, and are part of the vast stream of avant-garde movements in which painters, architects, and photographers-and sometimes all three combined-worked together in a common spirit. Biography; Jacques Barsac has made some forty documentaries on art and historical subjects, winning twenty prizes in international festivals, including a silver medal from the Academie d'Architecture. With this book, which follows his Charlotte Perriand. Un art d'habiter (2006), he continues to explore the work of this pioneer in the twentieth-century modern movement. Francois Cheval, sociologist, anthropologist and great expert in the world of photography, is the Director of Musee Nicephore Niepce in Chalon-sur Saone, a temple of photography dedicated to the one who invented it in 1816. Alfred Paquement, curator of Monumenta 2008, has been the Director of the Musee national d'Art moderne Centre Pompidou since September 2000. Subjects; Perriand, Charlotte 1903-1999 - Exhibitions. Photography, Artistic - Exhibitions. Individual photographers. PHOTOGRAPHY / Individual Photographers / Monographs. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. oblong 4to. pp. 390. 292 illus. (238 colour). biblio. index. cloth. dw. Second Edition. Balance of text based in part on Abrams' 1978 Trova by Udo Kultermann, revised, augmented, and updated by Dr. Andrew Kagan.