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Southern Europe
Paperback. Of interest to students and scholars of literature, cultural history, and Italian, World's Fairs Italian-Style provides a fascinating glimpse into a hitherto unexplored area of study, and brings to light a cultural phenomenon that played a significant role in shaping Italy's national identity. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; GTB; HBJD; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487520564
- ISBN
- 9781487520564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 43.18
€ 46.99
€ 43.18
hardcover. In this illustrated volume, John Beldon Scott traces the history of the Turin Shroud, focusing especially on the black marble and structure Guarini designed to house and exhibit it. Exploring the mystique of this enigmatic relic, this work also investigates its display and purpose. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16 colour plates, 184 halftones, 16 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; AM; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 314 x 227 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2228.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780226743165
- ISBN
- 9780226743165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.64€ 98.54
€ 114.64
€ 98.54
Hardcover. In this text, Don H.Doyle looks at some unexpected parallels in American and Italian history. He examines both countries' struggle to create an independent, unified nation and the ongoing effort to instill national identity in their diverse populace. Series: Georgia Southern University Jack N. and Addie D. Averitt Lecture Series. Num Pages: 152 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK; JHMC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820323305
- ISBN
- 9780820323305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.72
€ 38.72
paperback. Reveals the paradoxes, self-doubts and political compromises which made the battle for the soul of the Renaissance city one of the most complex and important moments in Western history. Num Pages: 464 pages, col. Illustrations, maps, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099546443
- ISBN
- 9780099546443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 11.29
€ 26.99
€ 11.29
Paperback. This memoir celebrates the Sicilian life in America, while providing a sociological portrait of the immigrant experience in the US. The author reminisces about his experience as a fledgeling writer trying to escape from the restrictive Italian American culture in which he grew up. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; BG; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815604297
- ISBN
- 9780815604297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.93
€ 19.99
€ 19.93
hardcover. This work studies the nature of Venetian rule over the Slavs of Dalmatia during the 18th century, focusing on the cultural elaboration of an ideology of empire that was based on a civilizing mission toward the Slavs. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1DVWYC; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 277. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804739450
- ISBN
- 9780804739450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.06
€ 148.06
paperback. Embracing the variety, richness and vibrancy of Italian cooking, with particularly reference to regional variation, this book provides a collection of favourite dishes as well as those more rarely encountered. Illustrator(s): Guttuso, Renato. Num Pages: 464 pages, b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140273274
- ISBN
- 9780140273274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.53
€ 19.99
€ 12.53
paperback. Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) is universally celebrated as one of the greatest artists of all time, yet iconic Renaissance creator was also a prolific and gifted poet. This is a collection of verses which are devoted to love and religion. Editor(s): Mortimer, Anthony. Translator(s): Mortimer, Anthony. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; BJ; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140449563
- ISBN
- 9780140449563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
paperback. Beginning with the return of the remnants of Magellan's circumnavigation in 1522 and ending with Charles' death in 1558, the author brings to life the periods of the Renaissance, revealing how the Spaniards were able to conquer Guatemala, Yucatan, Columbia, Venezuela, Peru and Chile and why Cabeza de Vaca walked from Florida to Mexico. Num Pages: 720 pages, 16 pp colour. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1QDH; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141034492
- ISBN
- 9780141034492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 17.36
€ 22.99
€ 17.36
paperback. A modern homage to a proud, cosmopolitan city, where geniuses like Picasso and Miro learned how to break the rules. Robert Hughes takes us down the Ramblas through the "intestinal windings" of the ancient gothic quarter, past the bountiful Boqueria market to the Eixample. Num Pages: 688 pages, 40 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 38. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781860468247
- ISBN
- 9781860468247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.29
€ 19.99
€ 15.29
paperback. The Spanish terms cursi and cursileria are not easily translated, but they refer to a cultural phenomenon widely prevalent in Spanish society since the nineteenth century. This book examines the social meanings of cursi, viewing it as a window into modern Spanish history and particularly into the development of middle-class culture. Num Pages: 424 pages, 19 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822329978
- ISBN
- 9780822329978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.51
€ 33.99
€ 30.51
paperback. Offers insights into Picasso's life and work. This title reveals Picasso at the height of his powers, producing not only the costumes and sets for such Diaghilev Ballets Russes productions as Parade and Tricorne but some of his most important sculpture and paintings. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; ACX; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 186 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845951290
- ISBN
- 9781845951290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 31.20
€ 45.99
€ 31.20
Paperback. Combines the methods of anthropology and cultural history to examine the civic culture of Barcelona between 1888 and 1939 and shows how artists like Picasso, Miro, Casals and anarchists, and other political activists shaped and were influenced by the artistic and political culture of Barcelona. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 colour plates, 25 b&w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; 3JJ; ACX; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520084407
- ISBN
- 9780520084407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.33
€ 35.99
€ 26.33
hardcover. Num Pages: 346 pages, 41 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; AB; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 287 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271020846
- ISBN
- 9780271020846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.68€ 108.95
€ 134.68
€ 108.95
How Fra Angelico and Signorelli Saw the End of the World
Gilbert, Creighton (Professor Emeritus Of The...
hardcover. Creighton Gilbert's study of the frescoes of the Cappella Nuova in the cathedral of Orvieto explains the commissioning, iconography and structure of this extraordinary cycle of paintings, begun by Fra Angelico in the early 1400s and completed a half-century later by Luca Signorelli. Num Pages: 200 pages, 95 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; ACND; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271021409
- ISBN
- 9780271021409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.68€ 129.37
€ 160.68
€ 129.37
hardcover. Focusing on the UK and US, the author offers a critique of the cultural stereotyping and political conservatism that have pursued the playwrights in translation. She shows how the choices made by the translators and stagers of Fo and Rame's political theatre reveal attitudes toward foreign cultures and theatre generally and Italy in particular. Series: Warwick Studies in the Humanities. Num Pages: 146 pages, Includes 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 153. Weight in Grams: 343.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780754654018
- ISBN
- 9780754654018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.91
€ 165.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; 3JD; DSBD; DSC; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268027766
- ISBN
- 9780268027766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.81
€ 38.99
€ 38.81
paperback. This is the first English translation of a work by the recipient of the 1989 Nobel Prize for Literature. Set on the eve of the Spanish Civil War, the novel follows a young student's attempts to sort out his life and career in the midst of the turmoil overtaking his country. Translator(s): Polt, John. Num Pages: 327 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Books United States
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822311966
- ISBN
- 9780822311966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.23
€ 29.23
hardcover. Fumo illuminates the rich socio-economic history of twentieth-century Italy by following the cigarettes diffusion across class and gender boundaries, navigation of imperialism, Wars, Fascism, and 1970s protest movements to its eventual decline in recent decades. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804795463
- ISBN
- 9780804795463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.76
€ 135.76
paperback. Series: World of Art S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 596 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; AFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 534. Very good clean copy. Covers showing light shelf wear and with partial price sticker on front cover, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0031648
- ISBN
- 9780500202258
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.49
€ 6.49