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Fabulosa!
Paul BakerPaul Baker recounts the story of Polari with skill, erudition and tenderness.Read more › -
A Feast for the Eyes
Carolyn TillieA delicious, beautifully illustrated tour of edible art, from Arcimboldo to zucchini.Read more › -
Five Years Ahead of My Time
Seth BoveyThe first comprehensive survey of garage rock, from the late 1950s to the present day.Read more › -
Fat
Christopher E. ForthA survey of how fat has been perceived and imagined in the West since antiquity.Read more › -
Cosmos
Roberta J. M. OlsonCharts the human love affair with the heavens in art and astronomy, and includes both sound science and insightful art and cultural history.Read more › -
The Europe Illusion
Stuart SweeneyThe Europe Illusion considers Britain’s relationships with France and Prussia-Germany since the map of Europe was redrawn at Westphalia in 1648.Read more ›
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Fabulosa!
The Story of Polari, Britain’s Secret Gay Language
Paul Baker
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Polari is a language that was used chiefly by gay men in the first half of the...
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Image on the Edge
The Margins of Medieval Art
Michael Camille
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What do they all mean – the lascivious ape, autophagic dragons, pot-bellied...
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Carnivorous Plants
Dan Torre
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Carnivorous plants are a unique group, possessing modified leaves to trap, kill and...
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Cosmos
The Art and Science of the Universe
Roberta J. M. Olson
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Since time immemorial, the nocturnal skies have mesmerized people, and heavenly...
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A Feast for the Eyes
Edible Art from Apple to Zucchini
Carolyn Tillie
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Savour a taste of the edible alphabet, from A to Z. Throughout history, visual and...
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Leonardo da Vinci
Self, Art and Nature
François Quiviger
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This incisive and illuminating biography follows the three themes which shaped the...
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