The railroad and the art of place
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Nearly one hundred images edited from this body of work form the core of the railroad and the art of place, along with a selection of earlier pennsylvania railroad steam-era photographs that reflect kahler's interest in the railroad landscape from an early agesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop glossop road very good condition, no real marks or wear in the late s, david kahler was deeply inspired by seeing an exhibition of oalso included are three essays by kahler, scott lothes, and jeff brouws, discussing the personal motivations, historical context, and aesthetic development behind the photographyhe soon began making annual trips to the west virginia and eastern kentucky coalfields, destinations that strongly resonated with his own aesthetic of "placewinston link photographswith funding for printing provided by the kahler family charitable fund, all sales will go to support the center's work" armed with a used leica m6 and gritty tri-x film, he and his wife made six week-long trips in the dead of winter to photograph trains along the pocahontas division of the norfolk southern railway
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The handbook describes, in clear text, step-by-step illustrations, and finely detailed photographs, the anatomy and the art of this classic hobbyit describes the rules -- and also describes how they can be broken
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The recurrent actuality of the baroque is a book about visual artthe text follows a comparative method of study based upon recent research in the fields of art theory and aestheticsif the text is discreetly haunted by leibniz, ancient rome and the poetry of baudelaire, its direction of thinking is totally devoted to the understanding of visual art from bernini and velázquez to louise bourgeois, mona hatoum and orlanoxfam books & music islington there has been an increasing interest over the past 40 years in providing new interpretations of the baroque and the fruit of this interest has been the revelation of intersecting baroque aesthetics in the art and culture of our timespecial attention is paid to visual artists in denmark dealing with "baroque universals" from the s up to the present day see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe problems of passage between visual forms and composition of the images are analysed in terms of simulation, rationality, space, the wildness of artistic intentionality and the folding of matter and meaningapart from the hypotheses of walter benjamin and the epistemology of michel foucault, the book introduces and expands the most important theories about the actual baroque as they have been devised and developed by mario perniola, christine buci-glucksmann and gilles deleuzeit deals with the broken continuity in time from the historical baroque to the contemporary one
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Although she had studied art formally as a nineteen year old, it was not until she was 48, and settled in melbourne, that she decided to immerse herself in her bird art the quintessential bird: the art of betty temple watts allows readers a glimpse into bettys joyous world of birdsthis is followed by the plates, reproduced in full along with 60 close-ups of individual birdssee oxfam website for delivery information read morein spite of her harsh selfjudgement, others had a high opinion of her skill and, in , she received her first commission, going on to provide bird illustrations for numerous publications until she was in her late eightiesbetty spent much of her time practising drawing, but was constantly critical of the resultsoxfam shop magdelen street betty temple watts () developed an interest in birds in her early married life while living in iran and papua new guinea
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Joseph in art, csee oxfam website for delivery information read moreits goal is to open a new line of interpretation in medieval and early modern cultural studies, by revealing the functions of humor in sacred scenes, the role of laughter as veneration, and the importance of play for pre-reformation religious experiencesit reveals how humor, laughter, and material culture played a critical role in establishing stin very good condition but with bumps to upper cornersthe book challenges humor's perception as a mere teaching tool for the laity and the antithesis of 'high' veneration and theology, a divide perpetuated by counter-reformation thought and the inheritance of mikhail bakhtin (rabelais and his world, )is the first to reclaim satire as a central component of catholic altarpieces, devotional art, and veneration, moving beyond humor's relegation to the medieval margins or to the profane arts aloneoxfam bookshop birmingham satire, veneration, and stjoseph as an exemplar in western europe as early as the thirteenth century
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Cook masterpieces of art niccolo bambini 3 oz limited silver proof coin a numismatic masterpiece, made of 3 oz of pure silver 999 with 17 authentic swarovski crystals inlaid in this 55 mm coin, issued by cook islandsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki999 weight (g) oz) diameter (mm) 55 quality\tproof mintage (pcs)\t certificate (coa)\tyes presentation case (box)\tyes weight range\t3 oz - less than 5 oz read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeniccolò bambini was an italian painter of the late-renaissance and "the adoration of kings" was one of his masterpiecescountry\tcook islands year\t face value 20 dollars metal silver fineness (purity)\tplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Fascinating table lighter in an art deco holder of a lionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitypically something you don't need, but want to havethe lighter was purchased in the s from a dealer at le marché aux puces de saint-ouen in parisshipping will be very fast and carefulour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe photos, which i took myself, are an integral part of this advertisementon this you can clearly see the beautiful look of the holder and the patina of the lighter itselfthe lighter probably pre-dates the second world war and is french-madethis small object has a very high decorative valueplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablelighter does not work
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Limited edition 12'' alduin statue and the art of skyrim official art bookgame not included
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The repercussions of their crimes will change the course of her own lifewhen her own team comes under fire, the investigation takes on a terrifying dimension, uncovering a hideous ring of child traffickersoxfam shop dumfries the first in a gripping new crime series set in germany - the black forest investigations louise boni, maverick chief inspector with the black forest crime squad, is struggling with her demonsoliver bottini is a fresh and exciting voice in the world of crime fiction in translation; the rhine borderlands of the black forest are a perfect setting for his beautifully crafted mysteriestranslated from the german by jamie bulloch see oxfam website for delivery information read moredreading yet another a dreary winter weekend alone, she receives a call from the departmental chief which signals the strangest assignment of her career - to trail a japanese monk wandering through the snowy wasteland to the east of freiburg, dressed only in sandals and a cowldivorced at forty-two, she is haunted by the shadows of the pastshe sets off reluctantly, and by the time she catches up with him, she discovers that he is injured, and fearfully fleeing some unknown evil
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeview of the square and the fountain of top-han in paris, at basset’s, st jacques street, no 64 colour optical view, 31x47 cm, partially attached on cardboardprinted around by dembour and gangel, this optical view is faithfully inspired by an engraving from the "voyage pittoresque de constantinople et des rives du bosphore" published in after the drawings of antoine ignace melling ()please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe name of the public fountain of tophane or top-hané comes from the cannon foundry founded by mehmet ii the conqueror around which was built the istanbul district of the same name, now integrated into the district of beyoglu, located on the european bank of the bosphoruscondition: excellent read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Nice support for vase or other art worksare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidimensions: h 81 period: 20th century after purchase and payment of the item in our store, the shipping process will be initiated: furniture check, packaging, contact with carriers, shipmentshipping: france: 10 to 30 days europe: 15 to 30 days read morefor the islands and the rest of the world, quote on requestour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefor the customer who would like a long-term delivery, a free storage service is availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteitems will be shipped as registered parcelsvery large pair of column sculptures representing small neapolitan fishermenour shipment fees include transport, packing, packing material, labour and insurancecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Book is in excellent condition, clean and unmarkedoxfam bookshop tavistock sir john hawkwood was the english soldier of fortune who commanded the florentine army at the age of 70 and earned a formidable reputation as one of the foremost mercenaries of the late middle agessee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The granitos base is signed masson art deco periodare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidue to the fragility and the weight of this sculpture, we prefer to use specialist carrierslarge sculpture in spelter full of green patina, depicting a couple of greyhounds on a rockour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefor information, you should expect approx€ for france, € for europeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe delivery time may be longer (approx 3 weeks, depending on the country)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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4 lovely books in excellent condition - pre- raphaelite x 3, fairy x 1 'sound the deep waters - womens romantic poetry in the victorian age' 'the art of the pre-raphaelites' by edmund swinglehurst 'love - penhaligon's scented book of days' 'fairies - an anthology of verse and prose' 4 books - all in excellent condition - 3 have dust covers lovely poetry, lovely pictures can send for an additional postage charge
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Oxfam books & music beaconsfield not only a catalogue of the work held by the museum at the time but also a valuable reference tool about the topicsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein very good condition with only a little shelfwear, sound binding and unmarked pages
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Showing a calm river with rushes alongside the banks and the bow of a craft the print is behind clear glass and has a wood frame, the fittings are in place so ready to hangthe print is by michael kahn and is named ' east breeze at quansoo 'measurements are h = 64, w = 49 cmthe picture is suitable for most rooms and portrays a calm image, a please to the eye
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For all aspiring writers out therethis book gives great insight into the industry and special skills for this kind of work
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Great selection of 80’s vinyl, including bronski beat, culture club, thompson twins, bros and the art of noisebuyer to collect please read morefor sale as one lot
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Excellent condition and like new except for a name written inside in the place where it saysoctonauts paperback book
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A nice copy with a musty odour presentpublished by: allowayvery good conditioncolour & b/w photos and illustrations
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No marks and good bindingsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreeliot, this is a comprehensive exploration of the historical contexts of djuna barnes's masterpiece, nightwoodroos argues that nightwood allegorizes the role of liberal newspapers - epitomised by the sensationalism of the world - in driving a us policy that hastened the arrival of warbloosbury paperback in "as new"Â conditionin djuna barnes's nightwood: 'the world' and the politics of peace, bonnie roos reads barnes's novel against the backdrop of herbert bayard swope's popular new york newspaper the world to demonstrate the ways in which the novel wrestles with such contemporaneous issues as the great depression and its political fallout, the failures of the league of nations and the collapse of peace between the two world warsoxfam books & music totnes ranging over depression-era politics, the failures of the league of nations, popular journalism and the modernist culture exemplified by such writers as james joyce and t
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The quote on the first page is as follows: dedicated to all the peoples of the world who kept the flame of freedom burning in mankind's darkest hourhistorically collectable: ÂŁ eastbourneauthentic piece of history, the victory book by odham's, covering various aspects of the war and the demise of the german armya personal message is written from the wife of the recipient with love and best wishes for a happy xmas
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Decorations of spheres topped by pompoms and inlaid with mother-of-pearlare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiturned feet with lacquer highlightsour shipping fees include transport, packing, packaging materials, labour and insurancefor the islands and the rest of the world, a quote will be made upon requestour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeperiod: 19th centurydimensions: h after purchase and payment of the item in our store, the shipping process will be initiated: furniture check, packaging, contact with carriers, shipmentpair of syrian walnut and ebony marquetry armchairsshipping: france: 10 to 30 days europe: 15 to 30 days for further information, please contact us: read morea free storage service is available for customers who would like a long-term deliveryplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteitems will be shipped as registered parcelsgenoa velvet style tapestry with motifscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Relief decorations of abundance and culture attributesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifor the islands and the rest of the world, quote on requestour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeby moreau: large pair of bronze, antimony and sea-green marble vasesfor the customer who would like a long-term delivery, a free storage service is availableshipping: france: 10 to 30 days europe: 15 to 30 days for further information, please contact us: read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteitems will be shipped as registered parcelstotal height: 47 cm × 22 cm after purchase and payment of the item in our store, the shipping process will be initiated: furniture check, packaging, contact with carriers, shipmentour shipment fees include transport, packing, packing material, labour and insurancecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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A young peasant girl is sold as servant and apprentice to a renowned geisha housesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreshe tells her story many years later from the waldorf astoria in new yorkit tells the extraordinary story of a geisha -summoning up a quarter century from to the post-war years of japan's dramatic history, and opening a window into a half-hidden world of eroticism and enchantment, exploitation and degradationoxfam bookshop cheltenham this story is a rare and utterly engaging experienceher memoirs conjure up the perfection and the ugliness of life behind rice-paper screens, where young girls learn the arts of geisha - dancing and singing, how to wind the kimono, how to walk and pour tea, and how to beguile the land's most powerful men
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisuperb pair of dagobert armchairs in natural woodour shipping fees include transport, packing, packaging materials, labour and insurancedecorations of relief sculpturesafter purchase and payment of the item in our store, the shipping process will be initiated: furniture check, packaging, contact with carriers, shipmentour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeperiod: 19th centuryfor the islands and the rest of the world, a quote will be made upon requestx-shaped curved legsshipping: france: 10 to 30 days europe: 15 to 30 days for further information, please contact us: read morea free storage service is available for customers who would like a long-term deliveryplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikii: xxiv-528pp - vol ii: 483pp 21,5 x 14 cm read moresome torn pages and illustrations in both volsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedespite these faults this is a clean, tight and pleasant to handle reading set of the first editionlibrary stamps and white shelf number on spines; volfirst edition - sampson low, marston, searle and rivington (all rights reserved) - book description: 2 volshave been repairedplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteex-library set, in recent library rebinding, light blue & gilt boards, tight, new end-papers, perfect hinges, no foxingthe congo and the founding of its free state: a story of work and exploration stanley, henry m2 also lacks its large map1 lacks title-page, 6 of the 21 full-page illustrations, and the large map contained in a rear pocket of the original bindingcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Until recently, almost nothing was known about kwaza and with only 25 remaining speakers this indigenous language is likely to become extinct some time this centurypart i deals with the grammar of kwaza in detail and gives an overview of its social, cultural and historical contextprevious owner name on first pagesee oxfam website for delivery information read morekwaza is not clearly related to any other known language6 photographs, 2 small maps, footnotes & references, abbreviations, appendicesoxfam books & music lancaster this is a comprehensive description of the kwaza language of southern rond nia, in the brazilian amazonpart iii is a dictionary of kwaza, with many examples and an english-kwaza register original publisher's white & green paperback, white title spine and frontcover, thick large 8vo, xxij, 760ppthe present work is part of an attempt to preserve the kwaza languagemoreover, the history and the culture of its speakers are otherwise undocumentedpart ii contains a selection of kwaza texts with morphological analyses and free translations
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop bloomsbury street revised and enlarged editionmarke demonstrates this here'history consists of much more than despots, warlords, and heads of stateprofessor julius jhe recreates the drama and the excitement of the cases and trials, the men and the books, which were largely responsible for the establishment of our modern libertiesmarke with an introduction by bernard schwartzthe tales are told with the freshness and this makes them appeal not only to students and practitioners of law but to anyone' -from the blurb book is in very good condition, with unclipped dust jacket
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikistories from the arabian nights, including "sindbad the sailor" and "the story of aladdin," appear beside european fairy tales like "beauty and the beast," "the ugly duckling," "cinderella," "little red riding-hood," and "hansel and grethel" rackham's intricate, otherworldly illustrations, rendered in rich muted tones, tie the wide-ranging tales togetherour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store" in his introduction, rackham praises the imaginative legacy of these "old favourites" of the nursery: "their incidents, characters, and even phrases have become part of our everyday thought and expression, and help to shape our livesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website" also featured are the traditional english folktale "jack and the beanstalk" and washington irving's american legend, "rip van winklecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available"the arthur rackham fairy book" by arthur rackham george harrap, london - first uk edition - 8 colored plates plus many b/w in-text illustrations by rackham - 245p, 18cmx15cm - condition: about fine copy, minor spots to boards, small owner's name to ffep, complete with all plates
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