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The Italian Renaissance Altarpiece
Between Icon and Narrative
The comprehensive study of the Italian Renaissance altarpiece from the 13th to the early 17th century The altarpiece is one of the most distinctive and remarkable art forms of the Renaissance period. It is difficult...
Strange Natures
Conservation in the Era of Synthetic Biology
A groundbreaking examination of the implications of synthetic biology for biodiversity conservation Nature almost everywhere survives on human terms. The distinction between what is natural and what is human-made,...
Daniel Cottier
Designer, Decorator, Dealer
The story of an innovative designer and farsighted art entrepreneur and the important role he played in the dissemination of 19th-century Aestheticism This book follows the phenomenal rise of Daniel Cottier (1838–91...
Mathematical Models in the Biosciences I
An award-winning professor’s introduction to essential concepts of calculus and mathematical modeling for students in the biosciences This book introduces mathematical modeling to bioscience students, with first...
Introduction to the Apocrypha
Jewish Books in Christian Bibles
An ambitious introduction to the Apocrypha that encourages readers to reimagine what “canon” really means Challenging the way Christian and non-Christian readers think about the Apocrypha, this is an ambitious...
Greater American Camera
Making Modernism in Mexico
An engaging investigation of how the relationships between four U.S. photographers and Mexican artists forged new developments in modernism Photographers Edward Weston, Tina Modotti, Paul Strand, and Helen Levitt...
Democracy, Race, and Justice
The Speeches and Writings of Sadie T. M. Alexander
The first book to bring together the key writings and speeches of civil rights activist Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander – the first Black American economist In 1921, Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander became the first...
Joseph E. Yoakum
What I Saw
The extraordinary life of a captivating American artist, beautifully illustrated with his dreamlike drawings Much of Joseph Elmer Yoakum’s story comes from the artist himself—and is almost too fantastic to believe....
Marimekko
The Art of Printmaking
Published on the 70th anniversary of the Marimekko brand, this book surveys the classic design collaborations, patterns, and vibrant textiles from the much-loved Finnish lifestyle design house Marimekko held its...
Sodom and Gomorrah
In Search of Lost Time, Volume 4
An authoritative new edition of Marcel Proust's Sodom and Gomorrah, the fourth volume of the In Search of Lost Time series Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time is considered by many to be the...