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Vishnu
Vishnu
    In Hindu legend, Vishnu
    descends to earth in many
    manifestations, known as
    avatars, to fight
    powerful demons and to
    save his devotees. This
    catalogue examines the
    many faces of Vishnu and
    the ways that the god has
    been represented, from
    antiquity onwards. It
    reveals the rich
    diversity of India's art
    and religious culture.
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Visualizing Belief and Piety in Iranian Shiism
Visualizing Belief And Piety
In Iranian Shiism
    Offers perspectives on
    contemporary Islamic
    iconography and the use
    of imageries in ritual
    contexts. This book
    provides new
    understanding of Islamic
    iconography and Muslim
    perspectives on the use
    of imageries in ritual
    contexts and devotional
    life. It introduces and
    analyzes imageries
    (tile-paintings, posters
    and wall-hangings).
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Contested Visions in the Spanish Colonial World
Contested Visions In The
Spanish Colonial World
    Offers a comparative view
    of the two principal vice
    royalties of Spanish
    America: Mexico and Peru.
    Spanning developments
    from the 15th to the 19th
    century, this book looks
    at the many ways and
    contexts in which
    indigenous people were
    represented in art of the
    early modern period - by
    colonial artists,
    European artists, and
    themselves.
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Isms
Isms
    A guide to a range of art
    'isms', it covers the
    isms of the Renaissance
    to the isms of now. It
    gives a practical
    introduction to the
    significant isms that
    have shaped art history.
    For each ism, it
    contains a definition,
    an introduction to the
    topic, lists of key
    artists, key words, and
    key works.
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African Art
African Art
    This work aims to
    radically revise
    traditional
    interpretations of
    African art that are
    based on European
    artistic traditions. It
    examines how African art
    is the product of
    traditional cultures and
    how it has adopted
    elements from different
    cultures such as Islam
    and Christianity.
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The Healing Presence of Art
The Healing Presence Of Art
    From the early
    Renaissance through to
    the modern period,
    artists have made
    immensely powerful work
    in hospitals across the
    western world. This title
    reveals art's prodigious
    ability to humanize our
    hospitals, alleviate
    their clinical bleakness
    and leave a profound,
    lasting impression on
    patients, staff and
    visitors.
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Icons
Icons
    Covers one-and-a-half
    millennia of Christian
    imagery and includes
    descriptions of selected
    masterpieces. This book
    features icons that come
    from the Icon Museum in
    Recklinghausen, which
    possesses the most
    extensive and
    highest-quality icon
    collection outside the
    Orthodox world. It also
    features 35 photographs,
    and a timeline of
    important events.
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Digital Art
Digital Art
    Digital technology has
    revolutionized the way we
    produce and experience
    art. This title surveys
    developments in digital
    art from its appearance
    from 1980s onwards, and
    looks at what that future
    may hold. It investigates
    the emergence and impact
    of mobile and locative
    (site-specific) media,
    social networks and the
    next generation of
    virtual worlds.
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Inscribing Meaning
Inscribing Meaning
    Brings together both
    tradition-based and
    contemporary African arts
    to explore the interface
    between African art and
    the communicative powers
    of graphic systems,
    language and the written
    word. This work discusses
    the messages and
    aesthetic intent of works
    that creatively
    incorporate script - both
    for its literal content
    and the beauty of its
    form.
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Last Supper
Last Supper
    The Last Supper is not
    only one of the most
    intensely dramatic
    episodes in the Gospels,
    but also has enormous
    symbolic significance as
    the origin of the central
    Christian ritual of the
    Eucharist or Holy
    Communion. This title
    presents a collection of
    over 100 images of the
    Last supper.
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50 Artists You Should Know
50 Artists You Should Know
    Profiles 50 major artists
    alongside their
    representative works.
    This work includes brief
    biographies, time lines,
    and critical analyses.
    It offers additional
    information to help
    readers locate the
    artist's work online and
    in museums, a glossary
    of important terms, and
    sidebars highlighting
    relevant movements and
    techniques.
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Facing Beauty
Facing Beauty
    Throughout the history of
    the Western world,
    countless attempts have
    been made to define
    beauty in art and life,
    especially with regard to
    women's bodies and faces.
    This title examines
    concepts of female beauty
    in terms of the ideal and
    the real, investigating
    paradigms of beauty as
    represented in art and
    literature.
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Cattle
Cattle
    Cattle have been
    exploited in sports and
    entertainment from
    ancient Minoan
    bull-leaping to the
    modern Spanish bullfight
    and water-buffalo racing
    in Malaysia. This title
    illustrates all these
    aspects with a wide range
    of objects, from
    Paleolithic drawings to
    the Parthenon Frieze,
    Pictish carvings and
    modern prints and
    drawings.
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Cabinets of Curiosities
Cabinets Of Curiosities
    Traces the history of
    cabinets of curiosities,
    from their first
    appearance in the
    inventories and
    engravings commissioned
    by Renaissance nobles
    such as the Medici or the
    Hapsburgs, via those of
    the Dane Ole Wurm and the
    Italian polymath
    Athanasius Kircher, to
    the serious 17th- and
    18th-century scientists
    Elias Ashmole and Levinas
    Vincent.
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John Buck
John Buck
    John Buck has created an
    important body of
    woodblock prints and
    rubbings, sculpture,
    and three-dimensional
    wood panels. This book
    includes a comprehensive
    overview of his prints,
    representative works of
    wood sculpture, a
    selection of his
    shadowbox-like wood
    panels, and works from
    his little-known glass
    jar series.
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The Minbar of Saladin
The Minbar Of Saladin
    The minbar of Saladin,
    an intricately designed
    wooden pulpit, was one
    of the masterpieces of
    Islamic art. Made in the
    12th century, on
    Saladins conquest of
    Jerusalem, it was placed
    in the al-Aqsa Mosque,
    where it remained for
    almost 800 years. This
    book charts the difficult
    process of reconstructing
    the minbar from scratch.
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Crucifixion
Crucifixion
    Presents a chronological
    sequence of over 100 of
    the finest Crucifixion
    images produced by a
    selection of the greatest
    artists in the Christian
    tradition, ranging from
    the earliest catacomb art
    to the late twentieth
    century. This title
    offers a commentary on
    human loss and gain, and
    on the power of art to
    capture and express
    religious feelings.
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How to See a Work of Art in Total Darkness
How To See A Work Of Art In
Total Darkness
    Going beyond the
    "blackness" of black art
    to examine the
    integrative and
    interdisciplinary
    practices of Kara Walker,
    Fred Wilson, Isaac
    Julien, Glenn Ligon,
    and William Pope.L--five
    contemporary black
    artists in whose work
    race plays anything but a
    defining role.
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Treasures of the British Museum
Treasures Of The British
Museum
    The British Museum is the
    most magnificent
    treasure-house in the
    world. The wealth and
    range of its collections
    is unequalled by any
    other national museum.
    This title reveals and
    delights the reader with
    the stories behind these
    treasures and many more.
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Masterworks from the Indiana University Art Museum
Masterworks From The Indiana
University Art Museum
    Illustrated with more
    than 160 full-colour
    plates, this work
    presents a selection of
    the finest works from one
    of the best university
    art museums in the world.
    It includes examples from
    various world cultures
    collected by the museum:
    Africa, the Ancient
    Western World, Asia,
    Ancient America, the
    South Pacific, and
    Western Art before and
    after 1800.
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Horses
Horses
    Ever since they were
    first domesticated
    thousands of years ago,
    horses have played a
    vital role in human life
    and history. Using
    photography of the many
    horses to be found in the
    collections of the
    British Museum, this
    book explores the
    depiction of the horse
    through the ages and
    celebrates the
    relationship between
    horses and humans.
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The Art of India
The Art Of India
    A comprehensive catalogue
    of the important
    collection of Indian art
    in the Virginia Museum of
    Fine Arts and a
    celebration of the
    diverse cultures that
    coexist in India. The art
    objects are presented in
    four sections: sculpture,
    painting, decorative
    arts and textiles.
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Christian Art
Christian Art
    What makes a work of art
    Christian - is it in the
    eye of the artist or the
    viewer? How was and is
    Christian art created?
    This work addresses these
    questions; and explores
    such themes as universal
    human ones: food as an
    expression of friendship
    and welcome, the stories
    of refugees seeking
    asylum and how people
    cope with old age.
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Landscape and Western Art
Landscape And Western Art
    What is landscape? How
    does it differ from
    "land"? This book
    explores issues raised by
    the great range of ideas
    and images of the natural
    world in Western art
    since the Renaissance.
    Topics include landscape
    as cultural construct and
    landscape art as
    picturesque. Context is
    considered throughout.
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Angels
Angels
    From the same series as
    Abrams' successful
    "Saints: A Year in Faith
    and Art", this work
    presents the celestial
    heralds from early
    Christian mosaics to the
    paintings of Marc
    Chagall. It is organised
    by significant Biblical
    events, beginning with
    the Creation in Genesis
    and ending with John the
    Evangelist's vision of
    Heaven on Earth in
    Revelation.
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The Art of Small Things
The Art Of Small Things
    There is a true
    fascination with all
    things miniature and with
    the skills involved in
    creating a miniature
    masterpiece. Miniatures
    have an intrinsic
    aesthetic quality: they
    are objects of allure,
    or of awe. This title
    explores the appeal of
    miniature objects and
    worlds, and the
    implications that lie
    behind their creation.
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Still Life
Still Life
    The still life, the most
    primordial of painting
    subjects, had its peak
    between the late Middle
    Ages and the 17th
    century. In this book,
    the author explores the
    still life's insights
    into changes of mentality
    and philosophy as well as
    its role in the history
    of scientific discoveries
    and the gradual
    replacement of the
    medieval concept of the
    world.
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Rivers of Paradise
Rivers Of Paradise
    For millennia the
    collection, distribution
    and symbolism of water
    have played pivotal roles
    in the lands where Islam
    has flourished. This book
    covers a wide range of
    topics: from the
    revelation of Islam in
    the seventh century to
    today's conservation and
    development issues, from
    watering oases in the
    Moroccan desert to the
    flooded plains of Bengal.
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Yoruba
Yoruba
    Numbering more than 25
    million people living in
    Nigeria and parts of
    adjacent Benin and Togo,
    the Yoruba are subdivided
    in different kingdoms.
    This book reveals the
    ways in which
    archaeological evidence
    and historical sources
    indicate that by the
    beginning of the second
    millennium, many Yoruba
    kingdoms had become major
    urban centres.
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The First Actresses
The First Actresses
    The First Actresses
    explores the vibrant and
    sometimes controversial
    relationship between art,
    gender and the theatre
    in 18th-century England.
    Combining masterpieces
    with newly discovered
    works, the book explores
    the ways in which
    actresses used
    portraiture to enhance
    their reputations,
    deflect scandal and
    increase their popularity
    and status.
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Art of the Western World
Art Of The Western World
    Takes a sweeping look at
    the origins, historical
    influences and growth of
    art in the Western world,
    all the way from ancient
    cave paintings to video
    art, taking in Egyptian
    sculpture, Gothic
    architecture,
    Romanticism, Surrealism
    and many more schools and
    styles along the way.
    This title is suitable
    for those interested in
    art or art history.
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Islam
Islam
    Follows the historical
    development of the
    Islamic dynasties and
    regions, showing the
    variety of their forms of
    artistic expression. This
    book includes decorative
    elements of buildings,
    calligraphy and the
    embellishment of everyday
    objects, as well as
    ornamentation.
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Medicine in Art
Medicine In Art
    Portrays medicine as
    depicted in art
    throughout history. This
    illustrated volume offers
    a visual history of the
    depiction of illness and
    healing in Western
    culture, ranging from
    Egyptian wall carvings to
    medieval manuscripts and
    from paintings and
    sculpture by the great
    masters of the
    Renaissance to 20th
    century artists such as
    Matisse & Magritte.
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The Arts of Intimacy
The Arts Of Intimacy
    Chronicles the tumultuous
    history of Castile in the
    wake of the Christian
    capture of the Islamic
    city of Tulaytula, now
    Toledo, in the eleventh
    century and traces the
    development of Castilian
    culture as it was forged
    in the intimacy of
    Christians with the
    Muslims and Jews they had
    overcome.
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Henry Walters and Bernard Berenson
Henry Walters And Bernard
Berenson
    Art collecting in
    America's Gilded Age was
    fraught with uncertainty
    and dubious business
    practices. In no other
    partnership is this more
    evident than that of
    Henry Walters, and
    Bernard Berenson, the
    era's preeminent
    connoisseur of Italian
    Renaissance painting.
    This title tells the
    story of this close yet
    contentious relationship.
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Tate Companion to British Art
Tate Companion To British Art
    This handbook celebrates
    the relaunch of Tate
    Britain in October 2001
    various works from the
    collection by artists
    such as Hogarth, Turner
    and Rosetti. Contemporary
    artists are also included
    in an attempt to to bring
    the story up to date and
    testify to the diversity
    of British art.
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Jewish Art in America
Jewish Art In America
    Serving as a study of
    Jewish art in America,
    this title presents the
    history of the Jewish
    experience in American
    art as seen through the
    works of many different
    artists. Its focus is the
    examination of Jewish
    subject matter employed
    by artists, their
    responses to their
    religious and ethnic
    heritage as well as to
    significant events of the
    time.
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Eyewitnessing
Eyewitnessing
    Evaluates the place of
    images among other kinds
    of historical evidence.
    By reviewing the many
    varieties of images by
    region and medium, and
    looking at the pragmatic
    uses of images, the
    author sheds light on our
    assumption that these
    practical uses are
    "reflections" of specific
    historical meanings.
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The Secret Language of Art
The Secret Language Of Art
    Divided by theme into
    five chapters, this
    title include Classic
    Myth and Legend; The
    Bible and the Life of
    Christ; Saints and their
    Miracles; History; and
    Literature and the Arts.
    It provides a guide to
    the key figures, themes,
    events, symbols and
    emblems of Western
    painting - with detailed
    commentaries on 75 great
    paintings.
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Picturing Russia
Picturing Russia
    Explores the visual
    culture of Russia during
    the entire span of
    Russian history, from
    ancient Kiev to
    contemporary,
    post-Soviet society. This
    book examines the ways
    that Russians have
    represented themselves
    visually, understood
    their visual environment,
    and used visual images
    in social and political
    contexts.
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The Claude Glass
The Claude Glass
    Many are familiar with
    the Claude glass as a
    small black convex mirror
    used by artists and
    spectators of landscape
    to reflect a view and
    make tonal values and
    areas of light and shade
    visible. This work
    studies the device from
    the 18th century. It
    explores the
    uncertainties and
    anxieties about mirrors,
    reflections, and their
    potential distortions.
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A Companion to Asian Art and Architecture
A Companion To Asian Art And
Architecture
    This companion presents
    new critical views on
    crucial aspects of the
    large and varied field of
    Asian art and
    architectural history.
    The essays collected here
    provide scholars and the
    public with an
    opportunity to engage
    with the field in all its
    diversity - from coinage
    to monastic spaces to
    imperial commissions and
    beyond.
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National Treasures of Georgia
National Treasures Of Georgia
    The introductory text of
    this book traces
    Georgia's long cultural
    history from
    archaeological beginnings
    to the present. Over 150
    objects are presented
    including Neolithic
    ceramics, Greek and
    Roman jewellery, richly
    illuminated manuscripts
    and medieval paintings,
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The Art of Natural History
The Art Of Natural History
    Exploring the
    relationship between
    image and text, this
    title considers how both
    media aided the
    development and
    transmission of
    scientific knowledge.
    Presenting images found
    throughout Europe in
    works on natural history,
    medicine, horticulture
    and garden design, and
    studies of birds, and
    animals, it emphasizes
    their artistic and
    scientific value.
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The Art of the Body
The Art Of The Body
    The Art of the Body
    offers a series of
    comparative and thematic
    accounts, demonstrating
    the range of cultural
    ideas and anxieties that
    were explored through the
    figure of the body both
    in antiquity and in the
    various cultural
    landscapes that came
    afterwards.
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The Best Art You
The Best Art You've Never Seen
    Travelling from Peru to
    Papua New Guinea, this
    title restores to view
    101 wonderful treasures -
    uncovering neglected
    artistic wonders from
    off-beat corners of the
    world to store rooms in
    the world's great
    museums. It takes you
    into a world of beautiful
    and arresting artefacts
    and reveals their amazing
    stories.
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American Art and Philanthropy
American Art And Philanthropy
    The American art
    collection at the Museum
    of Fine Arts, Houston,
    has grown significantly
    over the years. Along
    with showcasing artworks
    since the colonial
    period, this book
    explores the museum's
    mission of
    collection-building and
    how it is exemplified by
    the generosity of its
    donors.
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Islamic Art in Detail
Islamic Art In Detail
    highlighting examples of
    design and craft in
    paintings and
    manuscripts,
    calligraphy, metalwork,
    ceramics, glass, wood
    and ivory, this book
    offers a view of an
    imposing collection of
    arts from across the
    Muslim world. A series of
    thematic chapters provide
    cultural context. This is
    followed by an
    exploration of the
    selected works of art in
    detail.
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Christian Art
Christian Art
    Christian images have a
    long history within the
    Western art tradition
    from the devotional works
    of the Renaissance
    period, to the
    interpretations of the
    21st century. This book
    explores the changing
    nature of the
    representation of themes
    and subjects found in
    Christian art, covering
    the Eucharist, the
    crucifixion, the Virgin
    Mary, and the saints.
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Living Traditions in Indian Art
Living Traditions In Indian
Art
    Featuring a diverse and
    richly illustrated
    testament to contemporary
    Indian devotional art,
    this catalogue presents a
    collection by traditional
    artists who have
    translated their creative
    impulses into beautiful
    pieces that express a
    personal expression of
    divinity. It focuses on
    works by Indian artists
    and includes paintings by
    ISKCON artists.
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Illustrated Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
Illustrated Encyclopedia Of
Islamic Art And Architecture
    Provides an in-depth
    survey of 1, 400 years of
    art and architecture from
    ornate mosques and
    pottery, to calligraphy,
    carpets and costume.
    This book discusses how
    wonderful works of sacred
    art glorified Islam's
    message. It explores the
    rich heritage of Islamic
    art.
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Masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Masterpieces From The Museum
Of Fine Arts, Houston
    Offers the author's
    personal commentary on
    more than 100 of his
    favourite masterpieces
    chosen from the nearly
    60, 000 works in The
    Museum of Fine Arts',
    Houston, permanent
    collection. This title
    begins with a majestic
    sculpture of an ibex, c
    3000 BC, and concludes
    with the astonishing
    animated video City Glow,
    by Chiho Aoshima,
    created in 2005.
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The Art of the First Fleet
The Art Of The First Fleet
    In 1788, nearly 1, 500
    people on 11 sailing
    ships came ashore at Port
    Jackson in Australia,
    and those who sailed in
    them were the community
    who established the first
    European colony in
    Australia. The Art of the
    First Fleet is a
    captivating collection of
    watercolours, washes,
    ink and pencil drawings
    created during this
    historic time.
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Art, Word and Image
Art, Word And Image
    Presents an illustrated
    survey of the use of
    words and language in
    art, from ancient times
    to the day of digital
    media. This book asks
    what it means when a
    painting is 'invaded' by
    language - how do the two
    forms converse and
    combine, and what
    messages are intended for
    the viewer?
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The Intelligence of Tradition in Rajput Court Painting
The Intelligence Of Tradition
In Rajput Court Painting
    The genre of Rajput
    painting flourished
    between the 16th and 19th
    centuries in the kingdoms
    that ruled what is now
    the Indian state of
    Rajasthan (place of
    rajas). This title
    surveys the overall
    tradition of Indian
    Rajput painting, while
    developing new methods to
    ask unprecedented
    questions about meaning.
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The Guild Page
The Guild Page
    Traces the history of
    gilding from ancient
    Egypt and Babylon through
    Rome, the Near East,
    Medieval and Renaissance
    Europe, and finally into
    the modern-day studio.
    This offers information
    on ancient Egyptian
    papyrus gilding. It is
    suitable for
    conservationists and
    historians, as well as
    any artists interested in
    this ancient art form.
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