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Cloth ISBN 09774-3 $29.95 The Metropolitan Museum of Art 31
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Page 3 and 4: Signs of the Artist Signatures and
Page 5 and 6: Casta Painting New Images of Race i
Page 7 and 8: Impressionist Cats and Dogs New Pet
Page 9 and 10: Engaging Symbols Gender, Politics,
Page 11 and 12: Leonardo da Vinci Origins of a Geni
Page 13 and 14: The Germans and Their Art A Trouble
Page 15 and 16: Sassoon The Worlds of Philip and Sy
Page 17 and 18: Islam A Thousand Years of Faith and
Page 19 and 20: On Book Design Richard Hendel “He
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Page 25 and 26: The Sale of the Century Artistic Re
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Page 29: Venetian Colour Marble, Mosaic, Pai
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Page 35 and 36: Medieval Art The Glory of Byzantium
Page 37 and 38: Nature Within Walls The Chinese Gar
Page 39 and 40: Colour David Bomford and Ashok Roy
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Page 43 and 44: Renoir and Algeria Roger Benjamin
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