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Book Cover: Bernini: The Sculptor of the Roman Baroque
Bernini: The Sculptor of the Roman Baroque
By Rudolf Wittkower

Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) was the greatest and most influential sculptor of his age. Endlessly inventive and gifted with extraordinary skill, he virtually created the Baroque style. In his religious sculptures he excelled at capturing movement and extreme emotion, uniting figures with their setting to create a single conception of overwhelming intensity that perfectly expressed the fervour of...

Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) was the greatest and most influential sculptor of his age. Endlessly inventive and gifted with extraordinary skill, he virtually created the Baroque style. In his religious...

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Published: 26/09/1997
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780714837154
RRP: $49.95
Book Cover: Baroque & Rococo
Baroque & Rococo
By Gauvin Bailey
An excellent introduction to the Baroque and Rococo period, examining the style in the art and architecture of Europe, Latin America and Asia from 1570–1780. Includes the finest examples of the era in architecture, sculpture, paintings, prints, drawings, ceramics, furniture and interior design, and sets the art in its cultural and historical context. Richly illustrated by more than 200 colour...
An excellent introduction to the Baroque and Rococo period, examining the style in the art and architecture of Europe, Latin America and Asia from 1570–1780. Includes the finest examples of the...
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Published: 20/08/2012
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780714857428
RRP: $35.00
Book Cover: Baroque Baroque
Baroque Baroque
By Isabelle Anscombe
An examination and celebration of the Baroque culture of excess.
An examination and celebration of the Baroque culture of excess.
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Published: 29/02/2000
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780714838601
RRP: $49.95
Book Cover: Baroque Baroque
Baroque Baroque
By Isabelle Anscombe
An examination and celebration of the Baroque culture of excess.
An examination and celebration of the Baroque culture of excess.
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Published: 01/10/1994
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9780714829852
RRP: $79.95

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21 May 2012
2012 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) - winners

The Australian Book Industry Awards were held in Sydney on Friday night. It was a great night for Penguin with our books taking the top honors in four book categories including the prestigious Book of the Year. Congratulations also to Peg McColl, Kate McCormack and the rights team who won the International (Rights) Award for the second year running for Paul French's book Midnight in Peking. United Book Distributors were again named Distributor of the Year.

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