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November 2001Das Schweißtuch der Veronika
Museumsspaziergänge
by László F. Földényi, Jean-Antoine Watteau, Rudolf Schwarzkogler, György Jovánovics, Francisco de Goya, Arnold Böcklin, Francisco de Zurbarán, Max Klinger, Francis Bacon, Jacopo Bellini, Ákos Birkás, Michelangelo Michelangelo Buonarroti, Jan Vermeer, Vincent van Gogh, Guido Reni, Madrid Museo Arquologico, Madrid, René Magritte, Hans Skirecki, Zsuzsanna Gahse
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The Arts: General IssuesSeptember 2017The Artist, The Censor, and The Nude
A Tale of Morality and Appropriation
by Glenn Harcourt, Pamela Joseph, Francis M. Naumann
Thoughtful and rigorous, the book provides an excellent survey of contemporary censorship. – Publishers Weekly This hybrid book examines the art and politics of “The Nude” in various cultural contexts, featuring books of canonical western art censored in Iran. Featuring American artist Pamela Joseph’s feminist appropriation of these images as well as Iranian and other Middle Eastern contemporary artists Aydin Aghdashloo (Iran), Boushra Almutawakel (Yemen), Ana Lily Amirpour (Great Britain/USA), Gohar Dashti (Iran), Daryoush Gharahzad (Iran), Shadi Ghadirian (Iran), Bahman Ghobadi (Iranian Kurdistan), Tanya Habjouqa (Jordan), Katayoun Karami (Iran), Hoda Katebi (USA), Simin Keramati (Iran/Canada), Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Iran/ Great Britain), Shohreh Mehran (Iran), Houman Mortazavi (Iran), Manijeh Sehhi (Iran), and Newsha Tavakolian (Iran/USA).
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Saint Michael The Archangel
by Immacolata Aulisa, Claudio Azzara, Gioia Bertelli, Pierre Bouet, Ada Campione, Franco Cardini, Manuel Castiñeiras, Gerardo Cioffari, Alessandro di Muro, Klaus Herbers, Renzo Infante, Gábor Klaniczay, Giorgio Otranto, Francesco Panarelli, Giuseppe Sergi, André Vauchez, Catherine Vincent
From the Hebrew name meaning “Who Is Like God?”, Michael is one of the angels–together with Raphael (“God Heals”) and Gabriel (“God Is My Strength”)–whose names are mentioned in the Holy Scripture. Since the first centuries of Christianity, there has been a wide diffusion of his worship in Europe and in the East through a multitude of sanctuaries and chapels, mostly nestled in high places, related to caves and water. An astonishing feature of this spread is a mysterious straight line crossing the European continent from North-West to South-East from Ireland to Asia Minor, and it is perfectly aligned with the sunset on the day of Summer Solstice. Along this line are seven sanctuaries dedicated to Michael, three of which have been significantly important over the centuries: Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy, the Sacra di San Michele in val di Susa and the Sanctuary of Monte Sant’Angelo on Mount Gargano, in Puglia. Three extraordinary high places that are all the same distance one from the other and which have always been a constant pilgrimage destination. Another aspect is the connection Saint Michael had with the Longobards, who migrated across Europe between the second and the sixth century until they reached Italy where they settled. This made Michael the first truly “European” Saint, attracting believers from all over the continent. With the contribution of some of the most important historians and medievalists from different European countries, this book depicts the presence of Saint Michael in Europe, starting with the diffusion of his devotion, especially during the Middle Ages, and extending to an analysis of the iconography of the Saint through the many architectural and artistic testimonies to be found throughout Europe. Thanks to its influential contributions and to the variety of both historical and iconographic topics, combined with the spectacular nature of the numerous images of places and artistic testimonies, this book is a unique journey through Europe between art and faith.
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Spinning & weavingWoven Together
Weavers & Their Stories
by Sandu Publishing
Weaving, as a traditional technique of interlacing yarns or fiber, has a long history and has been given many forms over the years. This book will invite 25 craftsmen, designers, and artists to talk about their weaving stories. These projects are diverse, from traditional basket weaving in Eastern Asia, woven wall hangings structured in a modern way, to artistic pieces done by contemporary artists. Readers can look into the making process and detailed pattern of these projects.
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Children's & young adult: general non-fictionCes grands procès qui ont changé le monde
by Francesca Trop
Comment concevoir les règles les plus justes et les plus universelles, afin de permettre à tous de mieux vivre ? Des premiers mythes de l’humanité jusqu’à l’histoire contemporaine, cet album documentaire raconte, commente et illustre 24 grands procès, répartis sur tous les continents, qui ont, chacun à leur façon, fait avancer la société. - How to imagine the fairest and most universal rules, in order to allow everyone to live better? From the first myths of humanity to contemporary history, this documentary album tells, comments and illustrates 24 major trials, spread over all continents, which have, each in their own way, pushed society forward.
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Farfariel - The book of Micù
by Pietro Albì
Farfariel is a weird bildungsroman for young adults, somehow reminiscing of The Never Ending Story by Michael Ende. Micù is a preadolescent with physical disability born before World War II in the poor but magical atmos-phere of rural southern Italy. He is trying to grow up despite his own difficulties, the tragicomic inhabitants of the village and a spiteful demon who has the power to interfere with the story and its writer... In fact Far-fariel, unhappy about the way the writer is telling the story, edit and correct the book with his red pen!
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FictionLike wild beast
by Giuse Alemanno
Oppido Messapico, a small town in deepest Puglia. Costantino Ro chira and his henchmen plan to wipe out the rival mob family, the Sarmenta. It’s all about money and the neighboring Calabrese mob, the ‘Ndrangheta. But the plan works only halfway: by sheer luck the Sarmentas’ only son, Massimo aka Mattanza (Slaughter), a troubled and cruel kid, cheats death, together with his uncles and his cousin Santo. They all leave town on an old Fiat Regata, after clearing the family money and staging their own disappearance. Their trip leads them in the far North of Italy, in Lombardy’s Val Camonica, where an old friend and compatriot, Giovanni Argento, gives them shelter. There, Santo and Mattanza plot their revenge… “Like Wild Beasts” is a tough novel with hard-core nuances, sparing nothing and no one: a Tarantino movie, as told by Giovanni Verga.
