Histoire de l’art

One of ‘The Eight’—a major group in the history of American painting—John Sloan was also an illustrator and cartoonist. Sloan kept an almost daily diary for eight years, for the most part to entertai …

The book tells the story of how the British consular service in the Aegean, in the years of the British protectorate of the Ionian Islands (1815-1864) became an agency for the retrieval, excavation a …

Concepts of identity are complex and changing, and in this book Katherine Hoffman examines images of individuals and families from ancient Egypt to the presentmore than two thirds of the book covers …

Landscape and Infrastructure examines the relationships between landscape painting and landscape design from the seventeenth century to the present, and contemporary infrastructure projects around th …

Hair, or lack of it, is one the most significant identifiers of individuals in any society. In Antiquity, the power of hair to send a series of social messages was no different. This volume covers ne …

The Film Experience offers a comprehensive introduction to the art, language, industry, culture, and experience of the movies —with new digital tools to bring that experience to life and help student …

The story of "The Adventures of Captain John Patterson" takes the reader on an exciting journey into unknown territories. It tells the story of Captain John Patterson’s exciting adventures …

With an in-depth exploration of rule by a single man and how this was seen as heroic activity, the title challenges orthodox views of ruling in the ancient world and breaks down traditional ideas abo …

The Christian canon of scripture, known as the New Testament, excluded many of the Church »s traditional stories about its origins. Although not in the Bible, these popular stories have had a powerfu …

Robin Walz’s updated Modernism, now part of the Seminar Studies series, has been updated to include significant primary source material and features to make it more accessible for students returning …