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Images of the plague : the Black Death in biology, arts, literature & learning. by State University of New York at Binghamton.University Art Gallery.(CARDINAL)158042; Houghton, Grace L.(CARDINAL)291761; State University of New York at Binghamton.Center for Medieval and Early Renaissance Studies.(CARDINAL)161107;
Subjects: Conference papers and proceedings.; Exhibition catalogs.; Black Death in art; Plague in art;
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Hope and healing : painting in Italy in a time of plague, 1500-1800 / by Bailey, Gauvin A.(CARDINAL)273206; Barker, Sheila,1970-(CARDINAL)273205; Worcester Art Museum.(CARDINAL)147489;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-176) and index.
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Painting, Italian; Plague in art;
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Playing it straight : art and humor in the Gilded Age / by Greenhill, Jennifer A.,1974-(CARDINAL)312381;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-222) and index.Winslow Homer's visual deadpan -- Laughing with J.G. Brown, E.W. Perry, and Thomas Nast -- William Holbrook Beard burlesques the monster museum -- Cosmopolitan satire in Augustus Saint-Gaudens And Henry James -- Exchanging jokes with John Haberle.
Subjects: Wit and humor in art.; National characteristics, American, in art.; Art, American; Art and society;
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History paintings / by Bodden, Valerie.(CARDINAL)470764;
Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.Looking to the past -- Historic masters -- Modern history -- Leaving history behind -- Appreciating art -- The tribute money -- Napoleon Bonaparte visiting the plague-stricken in Jaffa -- Boyarina Morozova -- History of Mexico -- Glossary."A survey of the painting genre that focuses on grand historical figures and scenes, examining the genre's origins and introducing its notable artists, works, and styles throughout history"--Provided by publisher.NC1430L
Subjects: History painting.;
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The death artist : a novel of suspense / by Santlofer, Jonathan,1946-(CARDINAL)350625;
It's been a decade since Kate McKinnon traded her NYPD badge for a Ph.D. in art history. When a string of ritualistic murders begins plaguing the New York art world, Kate finds herself drawn back into the dark world of her past. She has little time to make the most important find of her career before she becomes the ultimate prize in a lethal collection.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Women detectives; Ex-police officers; Women art patrons; Serial murders; Artists; McKinnou, Kate (Fictitious character); Women Detective and mystery stories;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 8
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Greek fire, poison arrows, and scorpion bombs : biological and chemical warfare in the ancient world / by Mayor, Adrienne,1946-(CARDINAL)324291;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-305 and index.Preface to the 2009 edition -- Historical time line -- The maps -- Introduction: War outside the rules -- Hercules and the Hydra : the invention of biological weapons -- Alexander the Great and the arrows of doom -- Poison waters, deadly vapors -- A casket of plague in the Temple of Babylon -- Sweet sabotage -- Animal allies and scorpion bombs -- Infernal fire -- Afterword: The many-headed Hydra.
Subjects: Military art and science; Weapons of mass destruction; Chemical weapons; Biological weapons;
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Everyday life in Bible times. by National Geographic Book Service.(CARDINAL)140171;
Journey unto Canaan -- Goshen, land of bondage -- Splendid realm of pharoahs -- To Sinai and the promised land -- In the days of Israel's glory -- The men who hid the dead sea scrolls -- The years in Galilee -- Jerusalem and the last days -- From Damascus to Caesar's Rome.Beautifully illustrated in full color, this National Geographic Society volume follows and explains the archeological discoveries that have unveiled life in Biblical times. Includes: Dead Sea scrolls; Bible names and numbers; building the Great Pyramid; art of mummification; plagues in Egypt; animals in the Bible; Assyria's royal cities; deciphering Persia's history in stone; cubits, talents and homers; Bible chronology; plus maps of Exodus, trade routes, journeys of St. Paul, the various empires of the ancient Near East, etc.
Subjects: Bible; Civilization, Ancient.;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 12
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The first last man : Mary Shelley and the postapocalyptic imagination / by Hunt, Eileen M.,1971-author.(CARDINAL)845753;
Includes bibliographical references and index."By reading Mary Shelley's pandemic novel The Last Man and gothic romance "The Invisible Girl" against the background of plague literature and international thought from ancient Greece to Covid-19, this book reveals how she shaped the classics of modern existentialism and dystopian political science fiction from H. G. Wells to Emily St. John Mandel. It is this Shelleyan literary tradition that has generated modern postapocalyptic political thought, which uses writing and other art to reflect upon the global existential question: What is to be done after a massive, human-made disaster?" --
Subjects: Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851; Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851.; Apocalypse in literature.; Survival in literature.; Plague in literature.; Pandemics in literature.; Existentialism in literature.; Science fiction; Fantasy fiction;
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Laurus / by Vodolazkin, E. G.,author.(CARDINAL)528449; Hayden, Lisa C.,translator.(CARDINAL)614886;
"Fifteenth-century Russia: It is a time of plague and pestilence, and a young healer, skilled in the art of herbs and remedies, finds himself overcome with grief and guilt when he fails to save the one he holds closest to his heart. Leaving behind his village, his possessions and his name, he sets out on a quest for redemption, penniless and alone..."--Dust jacket.
Subjects: Fiction.; Physicians;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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The plague [videorecording] / by Arts and Entertainment Network.(CARDINAL)225081; Gardner Films, Inc.; History Channel (Television network)(CARDINAL)330875; New Video Group.(CARDINAL)219113;
Director of photography, Nick Gardner ; editor, Jon Ross ; music composed by Michael Richard Plowman.Narrator: Sam Mercurio.(Producer) During the worst biological disaster in the history of mankind, the so-called black death released an indiscriminate fury which shook the very foundations of human order. When all was said and done, nearly one-third of Europe's population had been completely wiped out, and devastated survivors were left to contend with a world forever changed, both socially and economically.DVD; Dolby Digital stereo.
Subjects: Historical films.; Documentary films.; Historical television programs.; Documentary films.; Historical television programs.; Plague; Epidemics; Middle Ages.; Plague;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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