The Power of Art 9781847921185, 9781409018841, 1847921183

Great art has dreadful manners simon schama observes at the start of his epic exploration of the power, and whole point,

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The Power of Art
9781847921185, 9781409018841, 1847921183

In this study of the political thrust behind some of the most important officially sponsored art of the early Tokugawa,

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This anthology can be seen as a case-study, providing both a historical account of the outcome of the National Gallery&#

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The secrets of the ancient Eastern masters are your key to mind control--and victory. Lost to history until now, these E

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This book contains the teachings, sayings and statements of 15 Stoic philosophers who taught people two thousand years a

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Possibilitarian / Kelly Rae Roberts -- Intuitive / Lynn Whipple -- Renewed / Susannah Conway -- Navigator / Robert Danci

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As William Nester asserts in The Age of Jackson, it takes quite a leader to personify an age. A political titan for thir

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When the leaders of the French Revolution executed Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in 1793, they sent a chilling message

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"Michelle sets aside the political correctness of our society's views and calls a truce between the genders wi

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Few buildings have played so central a role in Spain’s history as the monastery-palace of San Lorenzo del Escorial. Colo

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An engaging history of the Canada Council for the Arts that marks its sixtieth anniversary. An engaging history of the

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