Phaidon Book of the Opera: A Survey of 780 Operas from 1597

Arts & Photography

Atthill, Catherine

Music

Phaidon Inc Ltd

Examines the diversity of ancient cultures by exploring tomb art, the artistic achievements of past civilizations, shrines and temples, royal palaces and ceremonial centers, and such archaeological sites as Pompeii, Machu Picchu, and Angkor

The Past Displayed

History

Canby, Courtland

World

Portrays the exotic life and frequently tragic history of the South Sea Islands and chronicles the relationship between native islanders and Europeans and Americans

The People from the Horizon: An Illustrated History of the Europeans among the South Sea Islanders

Philip Snow

Stefanie Waine

Traces the development of the various electronic musical instruments from 1899 to the present and examines their use by composers and performers, including Karlheinz Stockhausen, John Cage, the Beach Boys, and David Bowie

Keyboard Instruments: The Instruments, The Music & The Musicians

Clive Unger-Hamilton

This book introduces the reader to the ideas and the personality of a scholar who exerted a major influence on the course of art-historical studies through his publications, through the Institute which bears his name, and through his disciples, who include some of the most eminent people in the field.

Aby Warburg: An Intellectual Biography

Gombrich, E.H.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition at the Barbican Art Gallery, London 12 November 1987-7 February 1988.

Edwardian Era

Beckett, Jane

Individual Artists

An illustrated guide to the historic city of Oxford, by Sir Hugh Casson, well-known architect and watercolourist, who records in words and pictures his personal impressions of Oxford. Watercolour drawings of many of the finest colleges are accompanied by notes on their history and their particular attractions. Pen and ink sketches of details of architecture reveal some of the hidden beauties of the ancient buildings, while the soft pastel washes capture the unique qualities of the stone in the changing light. Sir Hugh Casson is the author of "Hugh Casson's Diary" and "Hugh Casson's London".

Hugh Casson's - Oxford

Casson, Hugh Maxwell

Travel

Hugh Casson's Cambridge

An illustrated guide to the historical city of Cambridge by an architect who has a personal appreciation of the buildings. Watercolour drawings of many of the finest colleges are accompanied by notes on their history and their particular attractions. Pen-and-ink sketches of details of architecture reveal some of the hidden beauties of the ancient buildings, while the soft pastel washes capture the unique qualities of the stone in the changing light. Sir Hugh Casson is the author of "Hugh Casson's London" and "Hugh Casson's Oxford".

Casson, Hugh

Painting is becoming a major force in contemporary art and after many years of American and European dominance, Britain is becoming the focus of attention. The British Pavilion at the Venice Biennales, showing the work of Hodgkin in 1984 and of Auerbach in 1986, attracted a great deal of serious interest. This study of British painters examines the work of Francis Bacon, Frank Auerbach and R.B.Kitaj, and compares their passion for the imagery and materials of paint with the paintings of Lucien Freud, Howard Hodgkin, Michael Andrews and many other young and promising artists. Alistair Hicks is the editor of "Antique" and arts contributor to many arts magazines including "Harper's".

The School of London: The Resurgence of Contemporary Painting

Hicks, Alistair

Study & Teaching

The New British Painting

Catalogue accompanying the exhibition organized by the Contemporary Arts Center consisting of new painting from a new generation of young artists from England and Scotland. Essays by renowned art historian and critic Edward Lucie-Smith, and curator of the exhibition Carolyn Cohen, and writer Judith Higgins. Artists included Stephen Barclay, STeve Campbell, Stepheb Conroy, Eileen Cooper, Graham Crowley, Ken Currie, Simon Edmondson, Amanda Faulkner, Gwen Hardie, Tim Head, Peter Howson, Andrzej Jackowski, John Keane, Christopher LeBrun, Mary Mabbutt, Jock McFayden, Ian McKeever, Lisa Milroy, John Monks, Therese Oulton, Kevin Sinnott, Suzanne Treister, John Virtue, Jonathan Waller, Mark Wallinger, and Adrian Wiszniewski. 48 color plates, 50 black and white reproductions, artists' biographies, checklist.

Cohen, Carolyn

Higgins, Judith

LUCIE-SMITH, Edward

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