A thirst for knowledge

Apollo, August, 2003 by Anthony J Law

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CAMBRIDGE

The Cambridge Companion to Giotto Edited by Anne Derbes and Mark Sandona An introduction to one of the most important masters of early Italian art. Cambridge Companions to the History of Art 70.00 [pounds sterling] |HB| 0 521 7707 6 | 368pp

The Votive Statues of the Athenian Acropolis Katherine Keesling Sheds new light upon the Origins and significance of Greek portraiture. 55.00 [pounds sterling] |HB| 0 521 81523 1 | 320pp

Manet, Flaubert, and the Emergence of Modernism Blurring Genre Boundaries Arden Reed Manet, Flaubert and the Emergence of Modernism weaves together art history and literacy criticism in a joint study of the canonical 'fathers' of modernism. Cambridge Studies in New Art History and Criticism 70.00 [pounds sterling] |HB| 0 521 81505 3 | 368pp

The Victorian Artist Artists' Lifewritings in Britain, 1870-1910 Julie Codell Examines the origins, development and explosion of biographical literature on artists in Britain between 1870 and 1910. 60.00 [pounds sterling] |HB| 0 521 81757 9 | 392pp