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Aboriginal Art by Wally Caruana
19.95 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: World of Art Ser.
A superlative introduction to the diversity of Aboriginal art, this concise survey introduces the work of Australia's indigenous artists from all parts of the continent. For some 50,000 years, Aboriginal artists have built on traditions and worked in a variety of contexts, from the sacred and secret rea ...Show more
Graphic Design in the Twentieth Century: A Concise History by Richard Hollis
29.99 AUD
Category: Graphic Design | Series: World of Art Ser.
The story of graphic design is one of the most exciting and important developments in twentieth-century visual culture. From its roots in the expansion of printing, graphic design has evolved from a means of identification, information, and promotion to a profession and art in its own right. This author ...Show more
Greek Art by Boardman, John
27.99 AUD
Category: Art | Series: World of Art Ser.
"One of the very best short histories of Greek Art." -- The Financial Times John Boardman, one of the best known and acknowledged scholars of the classical Greek world, has updated his definitive survey of its arts, the most influential and widely known historic artistic tradition of the Old World. In t ...Show more
Le Corbusier by Kenneth Frampton
34.99 AUD
Category: Architecture | Series: World of Art Ser.
Le Corbusier is one of the most famous architects of the twentieth century. The richness and variety of his work combined with his passionately expressed philosophy of architecture have had an immense impact on the urban fabric and the way we live. Weaving through his long and prolific life are certain ...Show more
Modern Architecture: A Critical History by Kenneth Frampton
39.99 AUD
Category: Architecture | Series: World of Art Ser.
Kenneth Frampton's highly acclaimed survey of modern architecture and its origins has been a classic since it first appeared in 1980. Starting with the cultural developments since 1750 that drove the modern movement, moving through the creation of modern architecture, and exploring the effects of global ...Show more
The World of Late Antiquity - Ce 150-750 by Peter Brown
39.99 AUD
Category: Art | Series: World of Art Ser.
The first century CE was one of momentous events: the end of the Roman Empire, the rise of Christianity across Western Europe, and the disappearance of Persia from the Near East. An era in which the most deep-rooted ancient institutions disappeared, creating divergent legacies that are still present tod ...Show more
Viking Art by James Graham-Campbell
29.99 AUD
Category: Art | Series: World of Art Ser.
The Viking Age in Europe lasted from the time of the first major Viking expeditions in 800 CE to the widespread adoption of Christianity in Scandinavia some 300 years later. During that time, Viking art and culture spread across continental Europe and into the world beyond. Written by a leading authorit ...Show more
Women, Art, and Society by Whitney Chadwick
39.99 AUD
Category: Art | Series: World of Art Ser.
Art historian Whitney Chadwick's acclaimed bestselling study challenges the assumption that great women artists are exceptions to the rule who "transcended" their gender to produce major works of art. While introducing some of the many women since the Middle Ages whose contributions to visual culture ha ...Show more
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