The fully revised & updated 2012 edition of the Arsenal Miscellany is essential reading for fans of the Gunners. Written by lifelong Arsenal devotee Adam Gold a regular contributor to Goonertalk.com this goldmine of information reveals all manner of facts feats & stories from the proud history of one of English footballs most famous clubs. A rich source of quirky trivia the book explains how Arsenal played its part in the birth of one of English footballs most famous cliches reveals the former player who has an anteater named after him at London Zoo & tells the story of the lethal strikeforce that first hit it off together at a petrol station. In addition it also explains why Arsenal can lay claim to being English footballs team of the century relives the Gunners greatest triumphs over Spurs & charts the changing face of the clubs iconic crest through the ages. Alongside these meticulously researched entries are biographical sections on club heroes like Cliff Bastin Charlie George Liam Brady Ian Wright Tony Adams Thierry Henry & Dennis Bergkamp as well as detailed season-by-season records to satisfy even the most ardent of statisticians. With its extensive array of facts feats & anecdotes to chew over this labour of love is the perfect Christmas present for the Arsenal fan in your life
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Arsene Wenger is credited with revolutionising one of the biggest clubs in Europe
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In his 12 seasons at the club the world-class Fenchman has developed the Gunners into a team capable of challenging for top domestic & European honours every year. His three Premiership titles
- two of which came in Double winning campaigns
- are evidence of Wengers unique tactical skill & his famous ability to spot talented young footballers. The phenomenal Gunners boss nicknamed The Professor has signed a new contract which commits him to the club until 2011 & Arsenal fans can look forward to a bright red future.

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His game A monster who left the charred savaged remains of twelve innocents in his wake ? Nero strikes fear wherever there is fire. ? As new fires have been ripping through a small Virginia town the countdown to Neros thirteenth murder has begun. His rules Haunted by the agonising screams of Neros victims investigator Michael Gannon refuses to let the arsonist claim another life. Especially reporter Darcy Sampson who Gannon knows is treading too close to the flames in her determination to unmask the killer. Your nightmare But relentless Nero is watching waiting for them. & he doesnt like players who try to best him at his own game. Now he intends to teach Michael & Darcy one last fatal lesson. ...

This is the ultimate visual guide to paintings & sculpture from around the world. Bring a gallery of more than 2 500 of the worlds most influential paintings & sculptures ever created into your home & learn everything you need to know about art history. Peruse over 8 000 stunning works from 700 artists & explore the major milestones of art history from cave paintings to modern masterpieces. Learn how to read composition subject matter technique & style as key paintings are examined in intricate detail to help you understand the artists intentions style & method. Picture-packed pages explore common themes such as landscapes nudes & animals. This book is created in collaboration with the biggest art library in the world Bridgeman this is a must-have for every family bookshelf. ...

Serge has bought a modern work of art for a large sum of money. Marc hates the painting & cannot believe that a friend of his could possibly want such a work. Yvan attempts unsuccessfully to placate both sides with hilarious consequences. The question is: Are you who you think you are or are you who your friends think you are? ...

Exploring Art & Visual Culture: A Reader" brings together essential primary texts by artists critics & art historians ranging from the medieval period right through to our own times. There is no other reader available that covers such an extensive period. Selected by leading academics in their field & published in conjunction with the Open University the reader will be an essential sourcebook for every student of art history as well as all those seeking a greater understanding of art & of the cultural & historical context in which it is made. " The Reader" is organised in three parts. The first section Medieval to Renaissance 1000
- 1600

Includes:: extracts from the writings of the Venerable Bede Vasari Bernard of Clairvaux Aristotle Erwin Panofsky Nikolaus Pevsner Erasmus & Walter Pater among others & sections on sacred art Gothic architecture the art of the crusades & the Renaissance. The second part Patronage to the Public Sphere 1600
- 1850

Includes:: texts by W.J.T. Mitchell Sir Joshua Reynolds Thomas Crowe Richard Shiff & Caspar David Freidrich & examines the city & the country the golden age of Dutch painting London & Paris landscape design exploration neoclassicism & the birth of Romanticism. The section on Exploring Art from Modernity to Globalisation 1850
- 2010

Includes:: writings by Marinetti Gauguin John Ruskin William Morris John Berger Clement Greenberg Lucy Lippard & Miwon Kwon examining modernism the rise of abstraction conceptual art & globalisation."








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The first of three text books published in association with the Open University which offer an innovatory exploration of art & visual culture. Through carefully chosen themes & topics rather than through a general survey the volumes approach the process of looking at works of art in terms of their audiences functions & cross-cultural contexts. While focused on painting sculpture & architecture it also explores a wide range of visual culture in a variety of media & methods. 1000-1600: Medieval to Renaissance"

Includes:: essays on key themes of Medieval & Renaissance art including the theory & function of religious art & a generic analysis of art at court. Explorations cover key canonical artists such as Simone Martini & Botticelli & key monuments including St Denis & Westminster Abbey as well as less familiar examples."

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The second of three text books published in association with the Open University which offer an innovatory exploration of art & visual culture. Through carefully chosen themes & topics rather than through a general survey the volumes approach the process of looking at works of art in terms of their audiences functions & cross-cultural contexts. While focused on painting sculpture & architecture it also explores a wide range of visual culture in a variety of media & methods. 1600-1850 Academy to Avant-Garde" interrogates labels used in standard histories of the art of this period (Baroque Rococo Neo-Classicism & Romanticism) & examines both established & recent art-historical methodologies including formalism iconology spectatorship & reception identity & difference. Key topics including " Baroque Rome" " Dutch Painting of the Golden Age" " Georgian London" the " Paris Salon" & the impact of the discovery of the South Pacific." ...