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1000 Masterpieces of Decorative Art 

“ Vive la Sociale”: This rousing, revolutionary statement, written on a bright red banner across the top of James Ensor”s Christ”s Entry into Brussels in 1889, served as a visual manifesto and …

* ”Great art has dreadful manners…” Simon Schama observes at the start of his epic exploration of the power, and whole point, of art. ”The hushed reverence of the gallery can fool you into belie …

"The Children of France" is a powerful slogan that evokes national identity, tenacity, and hope. His writing helps individuals connect with and understand one another. It has historically …

"Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest, " by Katharine Berry Judson, is an enthralling investigation of Native American folklore from the American Southwest and California. …

The book "The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2, " written by Egerton Ryerson, is a detailed examination of the lives, struggles, and experiences of loyalists during the American …

"Holland" is a historical novel written by Thomas Colley Grattan. The novel, set against the backdrop of the 16th-century Dutch War of Independence, provides a vivid and dramatic picture of …

"Mr. Isaacs" is a singular written by using F. Marion Crawford, an American creator known for his diverse frame of work. The novel is a romantic and adventure-filled narrative set towards …

This book reads Alfred Hitchcock as a philosopher of what constitutes the erotic. The author argues that Hitchcock is doing a post-Nietzschean, postmodern kind of philosophy in which he is exploring …

The Routledge Handbook of Cartographic Humanities offers a vibrant exploration of the intersection and convergence between map studies and the humanities through the multifaceted traditions and …

In the period 1450 to 1650 in Europe, hair was braided, curled, shaped, cut, colored, covered, decorated, supplemented, removed, and reused in magic, courtship, and art, amongst other things. On the …