Distinctive trees, shrubs, and vines in the gardens of the San Francisco peninsula,

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Distinctive trees, shrubs, and vines in the gardens of the San Francisco peninsula,
Albert Wilson
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ASIN: B00087TX1W

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Did you know that herds of bison used to roam the Scottish countryside? Or that the first elephant to visit Scotland got stuck in a pub in Renfrewshire?

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The 5th edition of the Hidden Places of Scotland and has been completely redesigned to include a new cover and new page layouts. It is one of a series of beautifully presented travel guides covering the whole of the United Kingdom and is printed in full colour. Scotland is endowed with some of the most beautiful and stunning scenery in the British Isles from the desolate peaks of the Highlands and rugged coastlines of the mainland and off-shore islands to the peaceful and fertile valleys of the Scottish Borders. But the visitor can also find quiet villages, cosy market towns, neat fishing ports as well as the attractions of the larger cities such as Edinburgh. The Hidden Places of Scotland describes the scenery, history and culture of this fascinating country in an attractive narrative style as well as providing information on the more secluded places to stay, eat and drink and the more enduring places of interest. Previous Scottish titles have received excellent reviews: - "Easy on the eye and full of information" - The Observer. "Full of wonderful information" - a reader from Ayrshire, Scotland. The cover incorporates a photograph of Loch Morlich in the Cairngorms.

Hidden Places of Southern and Central Scotland

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Hidden Places of Southern and Central Scotland

Manufacturer: M & M Publishing Ltd
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ASIN: 1871815258

Hidden Places of the Highlands & Islands

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Hidden Places of the Highlands & Islands

Manufacturer: Travel Publishing (UK)
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ASIN: 1902007220

The Hidden Places of Scotland (Hidden Places Travel Guides)

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The Hidden Places of Scotland (Hidden Places Travel Guides)
Joanna Billing
Manufacturer: Hidden Places Pub
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ASIN: 1901241009

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"I have drawn all my life. I began withdrawing: I have never stopped drawing."—Auguste Rodin

From the "black" drawings contemporaneous with the Gates of Hell to his great watercolor nudes, this book reproduces hundreds of Auguste Rodin's most beautiful graphic works held in the collection of the Musée Rodin, a number of which are published here for the first time. The accompanying essays analyze the complex relationships between Rodin's drawings and his sculptures, the problems of attribution, and the role of sensuality in his work.

Rodin's rich graphic oeuvre has until now been a little-known aspect of his art, yet it is crucial to a full understanding of his work. This book will be essential reading for anyone interested in the great sculptor's achievements. 372 illustrations in color and black and white.

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The "Other" Rodin - Drawings and Watercolors.......2007-10-03

Though most readers already may be familiar with Rodin's sculpture, they won't want to miss the gorgeous full page reproductions of hundreds of the artist's watercolors and line drawings. The wide ranging portfolio - in terms of color, shape, texture - is sure to impress. The book itself is of very high quality and the reproductions are excellent. The editors have added a helpful and interesting discussion of this aspect of Rodin's work that will enhance your enjoyment of these drawings.

Auguste Rodin: Images of Desire, Erotic Watercolors and Cut-outs

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Never too much
The full color reproductions are superbly presented

Auguste Rodin: Images of Desire, Erotic Watercolors and Cut-outs
Auguste Rodin
Manufacturer: Schirmer/Mosel
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 3829601891

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With his erotic nude studies Auguste Rodin completed the artistic step towards modernity during the last two decades of his life. To a greater extent than in his sculptural œuvre he broke with art traditions in his pencil drawings, watercolors and drawings combined with scissor cuts, establishing his total independence of prevalent beauty ideals and morals. The intimate character is born out by the expeditious stroke, comparable to instantaneous snapshots, and the liberality of the motifs. Contemporaries such as Rilke and Paul Klee immediately recognized the revolutionary artistic quality of the drawings. The price Harry Graf Kessler had to pay for exhibiting them in Weimar 1906 was high, however: he was dismissed from his position as head of the Grand-Ducal museum. This book, a softcover reprint of our 1995 classic, contains 105 watercolors and scissor cuts collected from museums and private collections from all over the world, including some "scandal" drawings from Weimar.

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Never too much.......2007-06-20

"I have been accused of thinking about women too much ... But what could be more beautiful than thinking about women?" - Auguste Rodin

Rodin is a striking example of an artist who achieved recognition in his own lifetime. That included financial independence, which gave him the freedom to explore directions for which patronage would have been hard to find. In fact, the display of some images in this series is said to have cost the director of the Grand-Ducal Museum his job.

It's easy to think of Rodin's masterworks in statuary as complete command of form. Whatever Rodin thought of them, it wasn't enough. His later life produced "one-minute drawings" like these by the thousands. He was looking for something, possibly within himself, that he never found words to articulate wholly. One proposal holds that he wanted to capture the dimension of time, the frozen moment, that eluded stone and bronze.

Perhaps he succeeded. Beyond that, he also succeeded in collecting a wonderful catalog of female figure - not just figure, but dynamic and exciting figure. The excitement is more than just intellectual. It goes well towards the carnal but stops short of vulgarity, at least to a modern eye. These models presented not just their forms but their arousal, of themselves and of their same-sex partners. Rodin's genius captured their passion and his own, stripped of any critical sentiment.

This book will work well to complement a library that already represents Rodin's better-known works. These watercolor drawings tend toward a sameness of color, contrast, and style that might wear on some viewers' patience. I guess it's not for everyone. If you've already befriended Rodin's work, though, this is an enjoyable way to deepen your relationship.

-- wiredweird

The full color reproductions are superbly presented.......2002-09-06

Images Of Desire: Erotic Watercolors And Cut-Outs showcases the erotic watercolor illustrations and cut-out artwork by Auguste Rodin, the famed French artist most commonly known through his sculptures. A brief introduction by Anne-Marie Bonnet adds pensive thought on these minimalist, somewhat abstract yet undeniably sensual and sexual artworks celebrating pleasure and love. Intense imagery evokes passion out of the simplest lines. The full color reproductions are superbly presented and make Images Of Desire a welcome and highly recommended addition to personal, academic, and community library Art History and Art Appreciation reference collections.

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Auguste Rodin: Watercolors
Claudie Judrin , Larry Rivers , and Auguste Rodin
Manufacturer: Hatje Cantz Publishers
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 377571510X
Release Date: 2005-02-15

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Auguste Rodin's extraordinary watercolors are generally less familiar to the public than his grandiose bronzes which set standards for later generations of sculptors. Yet these studies, executed with apparent ease, are no less significant as works of art--indeed, their enthusiastic naturalism and openness make them almost more timeless and modern than his sculptures. In addition to preliminary watercolor studies for his 3-dimensional works, this section of Rodin's oeuvre includes a large number of erotic silhouettes, some of them quite explicit: cheerful, warm-hearted sketches with which the artist unabashedly papered the walls of his studio. This small volume presents a delightful selection of rarely-exhibited yet enchanting watercolors from the artist's estate, administered by the Musae Rodin in Paris.

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Auguste Rodin
Ernst-Gerhard Guse
Manufacturer: Rizzoli
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0847806251
Release Date: 1985-11-15

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Rodin: Drawings and Watercolors
Claudie Judrin
Manufacturer: Thames & Hudson
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ASIN: 0500233683

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Official 1984 BlackBook Price Guide Of United States Paper Money, 16th Edition
House of Collectibles
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ASIN: 0876373872

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Interpretive floral designs;: Theme interpretation in flower arrangement: Chinese, Japanese, traditional, modern, abstraction, assemblage
Raymond Russ Stoltz
Manufacturer: A. S. Barnes
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ASIN: 0498076857

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This book contains the first critical edition of the ancient Jewish romance of Joseph and Aseneth with full apparatus from the entire manuscript tradition both Greek and versional. The romance tells how Aseneth, daughter of an Egyptian Priest, became the wife of Joseph, Pharao's viceroy, following her conversion to the God of the Hebrews. It is an instructive witness to Jewish diaspora theology and hence to the soil on which Christianity grew. The edition is preceded by a fifty-page introduction summarizing the history of the text and its modern reconstructions, and followed by appendices e.g. on the illustrated manuscripts and special indices to stimulate further study.

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The bestselling autobiography now fully revised, updated, and available in paperback with the wealth of new information his fans have been waiting for - a spectacular account of his star-studded wedding in 2002, and the latest on his remarkable success worldwide, with his breakthrough in the USA and Australia.

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Daniel O'Donnell -- My Story.......2007-10-09

Received book on time. I enjoyed it. I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in Daniel.

Daniel O'Donnell: My Story.......2006-03-22

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I have been a fan of Daniel O'Donnell for a long time and it was enjoyable reading his life story. This book is worth reading if you are a fan of Daniel O'Donnell.

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My Story: The Official Book
O'Donnell Daniel
Manufacturer: The O'Brian Press
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000UF3LBA

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In this intimate account of the remarkable cultural flowering of Elizabethan England, Susan Watkins takes us to the heart of one of history's most extraordinary tales: how Queen Elizabeth I set out to capture the hearts of her people. In plays and pageants, in cameos, medallions, and portraits, in great country houses, their furnishings, and their gardens, the royal image was specifically tailored to evoke devotion. To love Elizabeth was to love England, and the queen personified both an era and a national style. It had begun precariously: the birth of Elizabeth, on September 7, 1533, instead of a male heir was a bitter disappointment to Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. Watkins paints a brilliant picture of young Elizabeth's life, punctuated by insecurities and conspiracies, and endangered during the period of rule by her Catholic half-sister, Mary, whom she succeeded in 1558. It gave her an enduring sense that to remain on the throne she needed the love of her people, a romance kept alive by continuous regeneration in many forms--virtuous queen, chaste goddess, mighty imperial monarch. The author skillfully recreates court life, not only in the great palaces along the Thames from Greenwich to Windsor but also in the nearly sixty royal houses that were Elizabeth's inheritance. An important part of the spectacle was the royal progress to the great country houses of her subjects, from Sir Francis Willoughby's fairytale castle, Wollaton Hall, to Lord Burghley's Theobalds. An Elizabethan house was not just an architectural achievement; it was often the literal embodiment of a relationship--real or wished for--with the monarch. Throughout this book, the inspired photography of Mark Fiennes, together with portraits, paintings, tapestries, and personal objects of the period, gives the perfect visual expression of the nation's evolving love affair with its queen. Little wonder that Elizabeth's personality, so vividly memorialized here, captivates both the imagination of Hollywood and the tens of thousands of visitors to the surviving monuments of her era.

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Well balanced biography.......2007-05-14

After checking this book out of the library multiple times, I decided to buy it because of the balanced overview of the Queen and her England. Many biographies of Queen Elizabeth I are riddled with the author's personal prejudice for or against the Queen and this one does not. I enjoy the photos as do students in the workshops I teach.

Elizabeth I by Watkins.......2004-02-27

This work has a wealth of information about Elizabeth I and
the era itself. She is portrayed as an elegant monarch, dressed
in silk and other fine clothing. A portrait of Elizabeth
depicts her stately appearance as a Tutor. Elizabeth liked to
stroll in the area of the Great Hall at Hatfield. A personal
astrolobe is depicted-a fine personal item created circa 1560.
Her coronation was a stately affair depicted in a personal
portrait considered to be priceless today. This work is perfect for historians and others interested in the period of Elizabeth. The full color portraits are valuable
in their own right.

Interesting Read!.......2000-05-18

Excellent, excellent book for anyone who is interested in Quenn Elizabeth I or the Elizabethan era. Interesting little tidbits of knowledge about court life, politics and Elizabeth's private life. The pictures are absolutely beautiful and go along so well with the the written text. Definate A+!

A wonderful book for those who love Elizabeth I.......1999-07-27

The Public and Private Worlds of Elizabeth I is a nicely written look into her personal and private life. It is very informational; from the workings of Elizabethan politics to the fashion of the time. It is informative with out getting overly academic. It is great for anyone wishing to research and/or recreate aspects of that time period. I encourage anyone who is intererested in Elizabeth I to purchase this book. One of the greatest features of this book is the full color pictures. Definitely a must have!!! A wonderful coffee table book too.

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