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200 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 x 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Offers an in-depth assessment of the situation leading up to the summer of 1940, the strategies employed by the adversaries and the actual battle itself. Illustrated with photographs, contemporary art and posters, and accompanied by numerour accounts, this title captures the reality and the romance of a defining chapter in British history.
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526 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
In this life of painter John Singleton Copley, award-winning Harvard historian Jane Kamensky masterfully untangles the web of principles and interests that shaped the age of America's revolution. Copley's prodigious talent earned him the patronage of Boston's patriot leaders, including Samuel Adams and Paul Revere. But the artist did not share their politics, and painting portraits failed to satisfy his lofty artistic goals. An ambitious British subject...
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Criterion collection volume 274
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (95 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded booklet/poster (2 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 48 x 37 cm folded to 19 x 12 cm ).
Language
English
Description
Two-bit hustler Harry Fabian aches for a life of ease and plenty. With a history of nowhere schemes, he stumbles upon a chance of a lifetime. But there is no easy money in this underworld and soon Fabian learns the horrible price of his ambition.
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English
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Fonts surround us every day, on street signs and buildings, on movie posters and books, and on just about every product that we buy. Bu where do fonts come from and why do we need so many? Who is behind the businesslike subtlety of Times New Roman, the cool detachment of Arial, or the maddening lightness of Comic Sans (and the movement to ban it)? Simon Garfield embarks on a mission to answer these questions and more, and reveal what may be the very...
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662 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Ted Hughes, Poet Laureate, was one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. He was one of Britain's most important poets, his work infused with myth; a love of nature, conservation, and ecology; of fishing and beasts in brooding landscapes.With an equal gift for poetry and prose, and with a soul as capacious as any poet in history, he was also a prolific children's writer and has been hailed as the greatest English letter-writer since John...
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xxiv, 602 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Simon Schama's latest book fuses history and art to create a tour de force of narrative sweep and illuminating insight. Using images from works--paintings, photographs, lithographs, etchings, sketches--found in London's National Portrait Gallery, The Face of Britain weaves together an account of their composition, framed by their particular moment of creation, and in the process unveils a collective portrait of a nation and its history. "Portraits."...
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Criterion collection volume 20
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (113 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (15 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
English
Description
Sid and Nancy: Chronicles the brief, intense attachment of two of Punk rock's most notorious poster children, Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious and his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen.
England's glory: A humorous documentary on the making of Alex Cox's punk biopic Sid and Nancy, featuring behind the scenes production and commentaries.
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360 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 32 cm
Language
English
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World War I was a conflict on an epic scale which left an indelible mark on the collective memory of countries that lost a generation of young men. This visually stunning book recounts the course of the war in vivid detail, re-creating the experience of titanic battles such as Gallipoli, the Somme, and Verdun, and documenting the firsthand accounts of combatants and civilians. Authoritative and packed with compelling images, it offers a true understanding...
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208 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
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"This book offers the first in-depth analysis of the relationship between art and design, which led to the creation of 'pop'. Challenging accepted boundaries and definitions, the authors seek out various commonalities and points of connection between these two exciting areas. Confronting the all-pervasive 'high art / low culture' divide, Pop Art and Design brings a fresh understanding of visual culture during the vibrant 1950s and 60s. This was an...
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