Catalogue Of The Collection Of Pictures Belonging To The Marquess Of Lansdowne, K.g. At Lansdowne House, London And Bowood, Wilts


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Man, Myth, and Sensual Pleasures


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Issued in connection with an exhibition held Oct. 5, 2010-Jan. 17, 2011, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and Feb. 23-May 30, 2011, National Gallery, London (selected paintings only).




Britain's Political Economies


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An innovative account of how thousands of acts of parliament sought to improve economic activity during the early industrial revolution.







Mary Boyle


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Notes of Me


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North (1651-1734) makes lively forays into the worlds of natural philosophy, Christian stoicism, Cartesian science, architecture, music, education, and James II's treatment of the Protestant courtiers.




Who Killed Hammarskjöld?


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It has been 50 years since the UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold mysteriously died in a plane crash in Africa. Williams uncovers new evidence to demonstrate conclusively that the horrific conflict in the Congo was driven not so much by internal divisions as by the Cold War and the West's determination to control post-colonial Africa.




In the Age of Giorgione


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"In the Age of Giorgione assembles many of the works attributed to Giorgione, along with masterpieces by Titian, Lorenzo Lotto, Sebastiano del Piombo and Giovanni Cariani, among others. This volume includes landscapes, portraits and devotional works, all exemplars of the exceptional richness of colour and mood that were to become the hallmark of the Golden Age of Venetian painting." -- Publisher's description