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71 produkter
En kort historia om Italien
Av Ross King
Inbunden, 2026
265 kr
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Upptäck Italiens enorma inflytande på världen i denna stjärnspäckade återberättelse av Italiens historia – skriven av en av de främsta kännarna av landets förflutna. Genom att lyfta fram centrala händelser och personligheter målar Ross King ett levande porträtt av ett land vars politiska och …
Bookseller of Florence
Vespasiano da Bisticci and the Manuscripts that Illuminated the Renaissance
Av Ross King
Häftad, 2022
176 kr
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'A marvel of storytelling and a masterclass in the history of the book' WALL STREET JOURNALThe Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings - the dazzling handiwork of the city's artists and architects. But equally important were geniuses of another kind: …
Shortest History of Ancient Rome
A Millennium of Western Civilization, from Kingdom to Republic to Empire - A Retelling for Our Times
Av Ross King
Häftad, 2025
205 kr
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Ancient Rome gave rise to the Roman Empire, one of history’s greatest civilizations. It flourished for roughly five hundred years and, at its height, made up at least 20 percent of the world’s population. It left an indelible mark on the world, shaping politics, laws, philosophy, and architecture, …
Garibaldi
Hero of Italian Unification
Av Christopher Hibbert, Ross King
Häftad, 2008
262 kr
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Giuseppe Garibaldi was praised for his military genius, his courage, and his charisma. Known as the "Hero of Two Worlds," Garibaldi's military prowess extended to the Americas, where he played a major role in the Brazilian struggle for independence. During his fight for Italian unification …
Michelangelo And The Pope's Ceiling
Av Ross King
Häftad, 2006
187 kr
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In 1508, Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The thirty-three-year-old Michelangelo had very little experience of the physically and technically taxing art of fresco; and, at twelve thousand square feet, the ceiling represented one of the largest …
Leonardo and the Last Supper
Av Ross King
Häftad, 2013
191 kr
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For more than five centuries The Last Supper has been an artistic, religious and cultural icon. The art historian Kenneth Clark called it 'the keystone of European art', and for a century after its creation it was regarded as nothing less than a miraculous image. And yet there is a very human story …
Monet: The Water-Lily Pond (One Painting, One Story)
Av Ross King
Häftad, 2025
145 kr
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In 1893 Claude Monet, a keen gardener, bought a plot of land next to his house in Giverny, where he wanted to create a water garden ‘both for the pleasure of the eye and for the purpose of having subjects to paint’. He filled the pond with water lilies and built a bridge at one end, inspired by …
Judgement of Paris
The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism
Av Ross King
Häftad, 2007
188 kr
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In 1863, the French painter Ernest Meissonier was one of the most famous artists in the world and the darling of the 'Salon' - that all important public art exhibition held biannually in Paris. Manet, on the other hand, was struggling in obscurity. Beginning with the year that Manet exhibited his …
Brunelleschi's Dome
The Story of the Great Cathedral in Florence
Av Ross King
Häftad, 2008
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (3)
157 kr
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'Compelling... fascinating' Spectator'Abounding with excellent little stories' Financial TimesThis is the story of one of the most magnificent achievements of the Italian Renaissance, and the architect behind it.Even in an age of soaring skyscrapers and cavernous sports stadiums, the cathedral of …
Florence
The Paintings & Frescoes, 1250-1743
Av Ross King, Anja Grebe
Inbunden, 2015
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
783 kr
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Every painted work that is on display in the Uffizi Gallery, The Pitti Palace, the Accademia, and the Duomo is included in the book, plus many or most of the works from 28 of the city's other magnificent museums and churches. The research and text are by Ross King (best-selling author), Anja Grebe …
Machiavelli
Philosopher of Power
Av Ross King
E-bok, 2009
91 kr
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New York Times bestselling author Ross King''s biography Machiavelli is "a convincing portrait of one of the most misunderstood thinkers of all time."*The author of The Prince—his controversial handbook on power, which is one of the most influential books ever written—Niccolò Machiavelli …
Architectural Conservation in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands
National Experiences and Practice
Av John Stubbs, William Chapman m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
1520 kr
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The fourth in a series that documents architectural conservation in different parts of the world, Architectural Conservation in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands: National Experiences and Practice addresses cultural heritage protection in a region which comprises one third of the …
Architectural Conservation in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands
National Experiences and Practice
Av John Stubbs, William Chapman m. fl.
Häftad, 2026
1051 kr
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The fourth in a series that documents architectural conservation in different parts of the world, Architectural Conservation in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands: National Experiences and Practice addresses cultural heritage protection in a region which comprises one third of the …
Florence
The Paintings & Frescoes, 1250-1743
Av Ross King, Anja Grebe
Häftad, 2020
492 kr
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The most comprehensive book on the paintings and frescoes of Florence -- with nearly 2,000 beautifully reproduced artworks from the city's great museums and churches -- is now available in a practical and elegant paperback format. From the paintings on display at the Uffizi Gallery, to the Pitti …
Bookseller of Florence
The Story of the Manuscripts That Illuminated the Renaissance
Av Ross King
Häftad, 2022
293 kr
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Seoul
Memory, Reinvention, and the Korean Wave
Av Ross King
Inbunden, 2018
799 kr
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Seoul is a colossus both in its physical presence and the demand it places on any intellectual effort to understand it. How did it come to be? How can a city this immense work? Underlying its spectacle and incongruities is a city that might be described as ill at ease with its own past. The bitter …
Architectural Conservation in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands
National Experiences and Practice
Av Ross King, Julia Gatley m. fl.
E-bok, 2023
1309 kr
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The fourth in a series that documents architectural conservation in different parts of the world, Architectural Conservation in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands: National Experiences and Practice addresses cultural heritage protection in a region which comprises one third of the …
Architectural Conservation in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands
National Experiences and Practice
Av Ross King, Julia Gatley m. fl.
E-bok, 2023
1309 kr
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The fourth in a series that documents architectural conservation in different parts of the world, Architectural Conservation in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands: National Experiences and Practice addresses cultural heritage protection in a region which comprises one third of the …
Brunelleschi's Dome
The Story of the Great Cathedral in Florence
Av Ross King
E-bok, 2010
125 kr
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'Compelling... fascinating' Spectator'Abounding with excellent little stories' Financial TimesThis is the story of one of the most magnificent achievements of the Italian Renaissance, and the architect behind it.Even in an age of soaring skyscrapers and cavernous sports stadiums, the cathedral of …
Leonardo and the Last Supper
Av Ross King
E-bok, 2012
189 kr
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For more than five centuries The Last Supper has been an artistic, religious and cultural icon. The art historian Kenneth Clark called it ''the keystone of European art'', and for a century after its creation it was regarded as nothing less than a miraculous image. And yet there is a very human …
Mad Enchantment
Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies
Av Ross King
E-bok, 2016
247 kr
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Claude Monet''s water lily paintings are among the most iconic and beloved works of art of the past century. Yet these entrancing images were created at a time of terrible private turmoil and sadness for the artist. The dramatic history behind these paintings is little known; Ross King''s Mad …
Mad Enchantment
Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies
Av Ross King
Häftad, 2017
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
247 kr
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Claude Monet’s water lily paintings are among the most iconic and beloved works of art of the past century. Yet these entrancing images were created at a time of terrible private turmoil and sadness for the artist. The dramatic history behind these paintings is little known; Ross King’s Mad …
Score One for the Dancing Girl, and Other Selections from the Kimun Ch'onghwa
A Story Collection from Nineteenth-Century Korea
Av Ross King, Si Nae Park
Inbunden, 2016
1327 kr
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Score One for the Dancing Girl presents more than a hundred stories from an early-nineteenth-century collection of yadam stories, the Kimun ch’onghwa (“Compendium of Records of Hearsay”). Prose tales that feature historical people and places but may also include fantastical elements, the yadam …
Score One for the Dancing Girl, and Other Selections from the Kimun Ch'onghwa
A Story Collection from Nineteenth-Century Korea
Av Ross King, Si Nae Park
E-bok, 2016
1687 kr
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Score One for the Dancing Girl presents more than a hundred stories from an early-nineteenth-century collection of yadam stories, the Kimun ch’onghwa (“Compendium of Records of Hearsay”). Prose tales that feature historical people and places but may also include fantastical elements, the yadam …
Michelangelo And The Pope's Ceiling
Av Ross King
E-bok, 2012
147 kr
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In 1508, Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The thirty-three-year-old Michelangelo had very little experience of the physically and technically taxing art of fresco; and, at twelve thousand square feet, the ceiling represented one of the largest …
