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This is the first detailed analysis of elite mens clothing in 17th-century Scotland and its influence on English male fashion. Focusing on the years 1566 through 1701, it centers on ...

Beginning with Paul Strand's landmark From the Viaduct in 1916 and continuing through the present day, Photography's Last Century examines defining moments in the history of the medium. Featuring nearly ...

An essential new look at the design philosophy that interrogated modern living against the turbulent political landscape of 1960s Italy In the mid-1960s, reacting to contemporary social and political upheaval, ...

This groundbreaking study investigates the early architecture of the Fatimids, an Ismaili Shi'i Muslim dynasty that dominated the Mediterranean world from the 10th to the 12th century. This period, considered ...

Vanessa R. Schwartz engagingly presents the jet planes power to define a new age at a critical moment in the mid-20th century, arguing that the crafts speed and smooth ride ...

In the aftermath of the fall of the Soviet Union, Cuba faced the start of a crisis that decimated its economy. Helen Yaffe examines the astonishing developments that took place ...

Chintz, a type of multicolored printed or painted cotton cloth, originated in India yet exerted influence far beyond its home shores: it became a driving force of the spice trade ...

One of the most influential photographers of his generation, Ansel Adams (1902-1984) is famous for his dramatic photographs of the American West. Although many of Adamss images are now iconic, ...

The built environment in todays hybrid cities is changing radically. The pervasiveness of networked mobile and embedded devices has transformed a predominantly stable background for human activity into spaces that ...

Including over 130 color and 57 b&w illustrations, this catalogue features the work of José Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, and David Alfaro Siqueiros and the impact of their work on ...

This groundbreaking volume examines the extraordinary artistic and cultural traditions of the African region known as the Sahel ('shore' in Arabic), a vast area on the southern edge of the ...

A treasure trove for dog-lovers and porcelain enthusiasts alike, this book celebrates a collection of more than 100 porcelain pugs, most of which were designed in the mid-18th century by ...

Using a new, hybrid approach to urban land cover classification as an impetus to bring ecologists and urban designers together, this atlas is a unique conceptual tool to describe and ...

For more than 2,000 years, sublime works of art have been created to embody essential aspects of Buddhist thought, which developed and evolved as its practice spread from India to ...

A compelling reassessment of Thomas Jefferson's architecture that scrutinizes the complex, and sometimes contradictory, meanings of his iconic work Renowned as a politician and statesman, Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was also ...

This kaleidoscopic book covers almost 3,000 years of Arab history and shines a light on the footloose Arab peoples and tribes who conquered lands and disseminated their language and culture ...

In Pursuit of Fashion presents more than 80 outstanding works from one of the greatest private collections of 20th-century fashion. Featuring not only iconic works by established designers but also ...

The painter, draftsman, and illustrator Edward Hopper (1882-1967) is one of Americas best-known and most frequently exhibited artists. Hotels, motels, and tourist homes are recurring motifs in his work, along ...

Volume 4 of the National Gallery of Arts biennial conservation research journal Facture examines the complex themes of series, multiples, and replicas. With a broad historical purview that spans from ...

Focusing on the work of architects such as Brunelleschi, Bramante, Raphael, and Michelangelo, this extensively illustrated volume explores how the understanding of the antique changed over the course of the ...