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Intermediate Classical Greek: Readings, Review and ExercisesCYNTHIA L CLAXTON
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BATTLING THE GODS
Atheism in the Ancient WorldTIM WHITMARSH
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THE FORMATION OF CHINESE CIVILIZATION
An Archaeological PerspectiveKWANG-CHIH CHANG, XU PINGFANG et al
Edited By :SARAH ALLAN
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JEWISH ANTIQUITIES
FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS
£6.95The works of the Jewish writer Flavius Josephus represent one of the most important records of Judaism and the Jews that survive from the ancient world. This work, his greatest historical enterprise, ... Learn More -
THE ARBOREALISTS
The Art of the TreeANGELA SUMMERFIELD, PHILIPPA BEALE and PETER DAVIES
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SILENT WITNESSES
Trees in British Art, 1760-1870CHRISTIANA PAYNE
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THE ART OF NETSUKE CARVING
MASATOSHI and RAYMOND BUSHELL
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ARTISTS’ SELF-PORTRAITS
OMAR CALABRESE
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CHARDIN
PIERRE ROSENBERG
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You Save: 47%Widely acknowledged in his time as a premier painter of still life and genre scenes, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (1699–1779) created unsentimentalised works that appeal to viewers today for their ... Learn More -
CHARLES MACKERRAS
Edited by NIGEL SIMEONE and JOHN TYRRELL
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You Save: 49%Comprising a brief biography and chapters written by those who worked with him, such as Janet Baker and Alfred Brendel, this is a celebration of an exceptional, creative life. By the time of his death... Learn More
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