{"title":"History \u0026 Social Studies — Ancient History","description":"\u003cp\u003eAncient history books for kids and teens, from first readers to high-school level. 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Written by Herbert Green Spearing, the book is divided into two volumes, with the first volume focusing on the early stages of human artistic development.In this volume, Spearing provides a detailed analysis of the relics of prehistoric art, including cave paintings, sculptures, and other artifacts. He examines the social and cultural context in which these works were created, and argues that they represent a fundamental shift in human consciousness and creativity.The book offers a comprehensive overview of the major artistic movements and styles that emerged during this period, including the Paleolithic, Neolithic, and Bronze Age. Spearing also discusses the role of art in shaping human society and culture, and how it has been used to convey religious, political, and social messages throughout history.Overall, \"\"The Childhood of Art or The Ascent of Man\"\" is a fascinating and insightful exploration of the origins of human creativity and artistic expression. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of art, anthropology, or human evolution.In Two Volumes.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48791694967038,"sku":"9781162982083","price":53.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/8716\/4670\/files\/ZW1BcQmqqa9781162982083_f8356853-bfc7-40ee-ae6b-c143e5ea59b5.webp?v=1787868546"},{"product_id":"leonardos-lost-princess-one-mans-quest-to-authenticate-an-unknown-portrait-by-leonardo-da-vinci-hardcover-2","title":"Leonardo's Lost Princess: One Man's Quest to Authenticate an Unknown Portrait by Leonardo Da Vinci - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Silverman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCatherine Whitney\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow an oddly attributed $19,000 picture proved to be a $100 million work by Leonardo da Vinci--a true art-world detective story\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn late 2010, art collector Peter Silverman revealed that a \"German, early 19th century\" portrait he had bought for $19,000 was, in fact, a previously unknown drawing by Leonardo da Vinci--an exquisite depiction of Bianca Sforza, rendered 500 years ago. In \u003ci\u003eLeonardo's Lost Princess\u003c\/i\u003e, Silverman gives a riveting first-person account of how his initial suspicions of the portrait's provenance were confirmed repeatedly by scientists and art experts. He describes the path to authentication, fraught with opposition and controversy. The twists and turns of this fascinating, decade-long quest lead from art history to cutting-edge science, and from a New York art gallery to Paris, Milan, Zurich, and ultimately a Warsaw library where the final, convincing evidence that the portrait was indeed by da Vinci was found.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTakes an up-close look at the workings of the art world and at figures ranging from dealers and connoisseurs to a suspected forger \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscusses current scientific techniques used to investigate and authenticate works of art, such as carbon dating and cutting-edge photography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses Silverman's drawing as an entree into Leonardo da Vinci's world: his studio, his style, and his methods \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplores the intersection of art and science in the authentication process, involving the work of a man who embodied that intersection \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnearthing the secrets almost lost to history, the book is ideal reading for art lovers and anyone interested in an astounding case of \"whodunit.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe memory had haunted Peter Silverman for nine years. In 1998, he had seen an exquisite nine-by-thirteen-inch portrait of a lovely young woman in a richly detailed costume. As much as he was captivated by its beauty, he was intrigued by the catalog annotation, which said it was \"German, early 19th century.\" He was certain that the piece was either a genuine Renaissance work or a brilliant forgery. He resolved to pay up to twice the minimum estimate for this extraordinary jewel at auction, but when the time came, he lost his nerve at $17,000. Now, nine years later, here it was again, for sale in a Manhattan gallery. It would not escape his grasp this time. Still, he had no inkling of the momentous discovery he was about to make or the great controversy that would follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"Leonardo's Lost Princess,\" Silverman tells the riveting story of how his initial suspicions of the portrait's provenance grew as one art expert after another confirmed his view that this haunting image was, indeed, created in the fifteenth century, that the artist was certainly left-handed, and that the quality of the work was extraordinarily fine. Few, least of all Silverman himself, were willing to even hint that it was the rarest of all finds, an original masterpiece by the greatest painter in history. More proof was needed, but where could it be found?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSilverman's account of the cutting-edge science used to authenticate the portrait--from radiocarbon dating to multispectral photography--is as fascinating as it is convincing. Not only were scientists able to prove that the materials dated from Leonardo da Vinci's lifetime, an analysis of photos taken of the portrait using thirteen different light spectra revealed beyond doubt that the work was made by the master himself. They also provided hints to the drawing's history over the intervening centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill, many questions remained unanswered. Who was this poised and beautiful young woman? Why had Leonardo, who was very busy at the time with multiple projects for his patron, the Duke of Milan, and others, spent valuable time making this small and modest portrait in chalk and ink? Where had it been hiding for five centuries? The answers to these questions could only be found through good, old-fashioned research and legwork, which would take investigators from Paris to Milan to, improbably, Warsaw. The answers they found are surprising, revealing, and often moving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComplete with vivid accounts of the art-world controversy sparked by Silverman's claim, similar controversies over the authenticity of works supposedly by Leonardo, and the very different lives of Leonardo and the lovely young woman who was his subject, \"Leonardo's Lost Princess\" is part whodunit, part revealing expose, and all-enthralling tale of an impossible dream come true.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Princess Found\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1496, a beautiful princess was preparing to marry in Milan. Bianca was the daughter of Duke Ludovico Sforza and betrothed to Galeazzo Sanseverino, commander of the duke's armies. 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Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard J. Zeckhauser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Spence\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Patron's Payoff\u003c\/i\u003e, Jonathan Nelson and Richard Zeckhauser apply the innovative methods of information economics to the study of art. Their findings, written in highly accessible prose, are surprising and important. Building on three economic concepts--signaling, signposting, and stretching--the book develops the first systematic methodology for assessing the meaning of art patronage and provides a broad and useful framework for understanding how works of art functioned in Renaissance Italy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe authors discuss how patrons used conspicuous commissions to establish and signal their wealth and status, and the book explores the impact that individual works had on society. 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It also explores forgotten aspects of Renaissance art, such as objects made for the home and women as artists and patrons. Considering Renaissance art produced in both Northern and Southern Europe, rather than focusing on just one region, the book introduces readers to a variety of approaches to the study of Renaissance art, from social history to formal analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeraldine A. Johnson\u003c\/strong\u003e is Lecturer in the Department of the History of Art at Oxford University. 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Creating over 700 works in his lifetime, he also made simple paintings of plants and flowers in his dramatic brushwork, and distinctive literati landscapes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKodojin literally means \"Old Taoist\" which seems to reflect the path he chose of resilience of an old tradition facing new conditions and new challenges, and is theme felt throughout his art. There is both beauty and mystery in his life and work, and his landscapes can be rich in costly green and blue pigments, detailed layers of ink shading and strokes, or purely abstract. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnique, mysterious and distinctively expressive, \u003ci\u003eThe Art and Life of Fukuda Kodojin\u003c\/i\u003e offers an unprecedented walk through the Old Taoist's mind, sure to both surprise and enlighten the curious reader, scholar, or literati enthusiast. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeaturing works from museums, libraries, and private collections worldwide, including: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMinneapolis Institute of Art\u003cbr\u003eHarvard Art Museum\u003cbr\u003eSeattle Art Museum\u003cbr\u003eFreer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution\u003cbr\u003eBachmann Eckenstein Japanese Art, Switzerland\u003cbr\u003eThe Kura Art Gallery, Kyoto\u003cbr\u003eShingu City Museum of History and Folklore\u003cbr\u003eand more\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFukuda Kodojin\u003c\/b\u003e (1865--1944) was a versatile artist whose talents extended beyond poetry to painting and calligraphy. He created over 700 paintings and calligraphy and his work was favored by influential industrialists and politicians in his time who came together to establish the \"Kodojin Society.\" Largely forgotten after World War II, today he is highly appreciated outside of Japan. This is the most comprehensive publication with more than 100 paintings from public and private collections that has accompanied a special exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Andreas Marks\u003c\/b\u003e is the Mary Griggs Burke Curator of Japanese and Korean Art and director of the Clark Center for Japanese Art at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. From 2008 to 2013 he was the director and chief curator of the Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture in California. He has a Ph.D. from Leiden University in the Netherlands and a master's degree in East Asian Art History from the University of Bonn, Germany. 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Holt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo all those who witnessed his extraordinary conquests, from Albania to India, Alexander the Great appeared invincible. How Alexander himself promoted this appearance--how he abetted the belief that he enjoyed divine favor and commanded even the forces of nature against his enemies--is the subject of Frank L. Holt's absorbing book. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSolid evidence for the \"supernaturalized\" Alexander lies in a rare series of medallions that depict the triumphant young king at war against the elephants, archers, and chariots of Rajah Porus of India at the Battle of the Hydaspes River. Recovered from Afghanistan and Iraq in sensational and sometimes perilous circumstances, these ancient artifacts have long animated the modern historical debate about Alexander. Holt's book, the first devoted to the mystery of these ancient medallions, takes us into the history of their discovery and interpretation, into the knowable facts of their manufacture and meaning, and, ultimately, into the king's own psyche and his frightening theology of war. The result is a valuable analysis of Alexander history and myth, a vivid account of numismatics, and a spellbinding look into the age-old mechanics of megalomania.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrank Holt probably knows more than anyone alive about the mysterious Greek kingdoms in Bactria and on the frontiers of India that were one of the odder legacies of Alexander's Eastern conquests. The literary evidence is sparse, the coins remain ambiguous, the topography defeats all but the toughest. Holt's forays into this world are those of a clever and persistent detective: he loves cracking problems, and the tougher they are, the better. 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She also considers how the grid system influenced the composition of scenes as a whole. Numerous line drawings with superimposed grids illustrate the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe painted and relief-cut walls of ancient Egyptian tombs and temples record an amazing continuity of customs and beliefs over nearly 3,000 years. Even the artistic style of the scenes seems unchanging from century to century, but this appearance is deceptive. In this pioneering work, Gay Robins offers convincing evidence, based on a study of Egyptian usage of grid systems and proportions, that innovation and stylistic variation played a significant role in ancient Egyptian art. Robins provides a comprehensive account of the squared grid systems used by ancient Egyptian artists to achieve acceptable proportions for standing, sitting, and kneeling human figures. 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