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Music in the French Royal Academy of Sciences : a study in the evolution of musical thought / by Cohen, Albert, 1929-2019

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András Schiff at the Royal Academy of Music, London : the last three piano sonatas, opp. 109, 110, 111 /

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Stephen Hough at the Royal Academy of Music, London : piano masterclass. / Piano masterclass

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Joanna MacGregor at The Royal Academy of Music : Olivier Messiaen, Vingt regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus : piano masterclass....

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Reynolds by Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792

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Exhibition on screen. portraying life at the Royal Academy of Arts, London / Exhibition :

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Sir Joshua Reynolds ou le portrait dans tous ses états : À l'aube de la Royal Academy of Arts. by Gervais de Lafond, Delphine

Table of Contents: “…Page de titre; Sir Joshua Reynolds; Contexte; L'Angleterre géorgienne; Le métier d'artiste avant la Royal Academy; Le modèle français; Biographie; Des débuts prometteurs; Le voyage initiatique en Italie; Une ascension fulgurante; La création de la Royal Academy; Les dernières années; Caractéristiques; L'éminent portraitiste; L'artiste à l'œuvre; Sélection d'œuvres; Portrait de l'amiral Augustus Keppel; Miss Nelly O'Brien; Lady Cockburn et ses trois fils aînés; Miss Jane Bowles; Sarah Siddons en muse de la tragédie; Sir Joshua Reynolds, une source d'inspiration; En résumé; Pour aller plus loin.…”
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The spirit of dance. / Spirit of dance, a conversation about dance.

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Drawing : masters and methods Raphael to Redon : papers presented to the Ian Woodner Master Drawings Symposium at the Royal Academy of Arts, London /

The genius of China ; an exhibition of archaeological finds of the People's Republic of China held at the Royal Academy, London by permission of the President and Council from 29 September 1973 to 23 January 1974 /...

Exhibition on screen. a bigger picture 2012 & 82 portraits and one still-life 2016 / David Hockney

“…David Hockney at the Royal Academy of Arts…”
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Treatise on process metallurgy.

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Treatise on process metallurgy.

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Andrea Mantegna by Mantegna, Andrea, 1431-1506

Jacob van Ruisdael : master of landscape / Master of Landscape by Slive, Seymour, 1920-2014

The Essence of Art : Victorian Advice on the Practice of Painting. by Harrison, Craig

Table of Contents: “…Watts; His Writings: 1863-92; The Present Conditions of Art: 1879; Thoughts on Art: 1889; Notes on Palette and Technique: 1892; 8 Frederic Leighton; Address Delivered to the Students o f the Royal Academy: 1881; 9 Edward Armitage; Lectures on Painting: 1883; 10 Harry Quilter; Sententiae Artis: 1886; Preferences in Art, Life and Literature: 1892; 11 Hubert von Herkomer; My School and My Gospel: 1908; Epilogue; Appendices; 1 Palettes of Victorian Artists: 1879; 2 Rules of the Royal Academy Schools: 1899…”
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The politics of opera in Handel's Britain by McGeary, Thomas, 1948-

Table of Contents: “…-- Politics in the Royal Academy of Music -- The opera house, allegory, and the political opposition -- Handel's second academy -- Rival opera companies and Farinelli at the court of Madrid -- Politics, theatre, and opera in the 1730s -- The opera stage as political history.…”
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The Art of photography, 1839-1989

Jerónimo Antonio Gil and the idea of the Spanish Enlightenment by Donahue-Wallace, Kelly, 1968-

Table of Contents: “…The education of Jerónimo Antonio Gil -- Madrid 1758-1768 -- Madrid 1768-1778 -- The Engraving School at the Mexican Mint -- The Royal Academy of the Three Noble Arts of San Carlos -- The San Carlos Academy, the being and essence of a public school, and the hijos del país -- The museum of Jerónimo Antonio Gil -- Postscript.…”
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Frans Hals by Slive, Seymour, 1920-2014

Monet in the '90s : the series paintings by Monet, Claude, 1840-1926

Studies on modern painters. by Symons, Arthur, 1865-1945

Table of Contents: “…--English masters at the Royal Academy.--French pictures at the International Exhibition.…”

The Idea of the Sciences in the French Enlightenment A Reinterpretation. by Adkins, G. Matthew

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Title Page -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The Montmor Discourse: Samuel Sorbière and the Foundation of the Royal Academy of Sciences -- The Esprits Supérieurs : Bernard de Fontenelle's Academic Eulogies -- Fear and Loathing in the Courts of Louis XV and Louis XVI: The Sciences and the Crisis of the Monarchy from Voltaire to Turgot -- Struggle and Radicalization on the Eve of the Revolution: Condorcet and the Transformation of the Idea of the Sciences -- The Coming of the Tenth Epoch: The Idea of the Sciences to the Revolution of 1789 -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index…”
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Art in a machine age : a critique of contemporary life through the medium of architecture by Fry, Maxwell, 1899-1987

Audition speeches for women

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; More about auditioning; The drama school audition; Principal of the Academy Drama School; Senior Voice Tutor, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art; Working today in professional theatre; The Peter Hall Company; Developing extra skills; Agent and Personal Manager; Opera and Recital Singer -- coaching actors for musicals; Specialising in Commedia dell''Arte and physical theatre; Dialect Coach; Advice from the actors; Samantha Power; Matt Plant; Auditioning for films and television; Casting Director; Auditioning for voiceovers and radio drama.…”
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The Enlightenment : a genealogy by Edelstein, Dan

Table of Contents: “…-- Ancients and the Orient: translatio imperii -- Enlightened institutions (i): the royal academies versus the Republic of Letters -- Enlightened institutions (ii): universities, censorship, and public instruction -- Worldliness, politeness, and the importance of not being too radical -- From Enlightenment to Revolution: a shared history? …”
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Joseph Severn, A Life : the Rewards of Friendship. by Brown, Sue

Table of Contents: “…Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Plates; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 A Hazardous Childhood; 2 The Royal Academy Student; 3 Painter and Poet; 4 The Warm South; 5 Piazza di Spagna; 6 'Thanks Joe'; 7 'The Most Striking Year of My Life'; 8 The RA Pensioner; 9 'Searching for Fame and Fortune'; 10 Love, Marriage, and Persecution; 11 'Everybody's Man and a Very Obliging Creature': Severn in his Roman Prime; 12 Going Home; 13 The Passion for Fresco; 14 The Friend of Keats; 15 An Interlude in Pimlico; 16 British Consul; 17 The New Rome; 18 Keeper of the Flame; Epilogue: A Fitting Place.…”
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Art, power, and modernity : English art institutions, 1750-1950 by Fyfe, Gordon

Table of Contents: “…Plates; Figures; Preface and acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: artists and institutions; 2 Fugitive authorship: William Ivins and the reproduction of art; 3 Art exhibitions and power during the nineteenth century; 4 Auditing the RA: official discourse and the nineteenth-century Royal Academy; 5 Art and reproduction: some aspects of the relations between painters and engravers in London, 1760 to 1850; 6 Art classification and rituals of power: the resurgence of etching; 7 A Trojan horse at the Tate: the Chantrey episode; 8 Towards an historical typology of art museums; Bibliography.…”
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The Unwritten Alliance, 1961 by Churchill, Winston S.

Table of Contents: “…ADOPTION OF A NEW ARMY RIFLE: A Speech to the House of Commons, 1 February 1954THE BERLIN CONFERENCE: A Speech to the House of Commons, 25 February 1954; DEFENCE (GERMAN REARMAMENT): A Speech to the House of Commons, 2 March 1954; THE HYDROGEN BOMB: A Speech to the House of Commons, 5 April 1954; DOCTORATE OF NEW YORK UNIVERSITY: A Speech at No. 10 Downing Street, on accepting, in absentia, a Doctorate of Law of the University of New York, 7 April 1954; THE ROYAL ACADEMY BANQUET: A Speech at the Royal Academy, 28 April 1954…”
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Art in museums

Table of Contents: “…Mark Davidson Schuster -- Audiences -- A Curatorial Dilemmma / Eilean Hooper-Greenhill -- Extending the Frame: Forging a new Partnership with the Public / Douglas Worts Revolutionary 'Vandalism" and the Birth of the Museum: The Effects of a representation of Modern Cultural Terror / Dominique Poulot -- Rome, the Arcfhetypal Museum, and the Louvre, the Negation of Division / Jean-Louse Deotte -- Historicality of Art: Royal Academy (1780-1836) and Courtauld Institute Galleries (1990- ) at Somerset House / Mary Beard.…”
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Angel in the sun : Turner's vision of history by Finley, Gerald E.

Table of Contents: “…CONTENTS -- FIGURES -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- COLOUR PLATES -- 1 Turner and History: A Brief Introduction -- 2 The Louvre and the Royal Academy Lectures -- 3 Greece and Italy -- 4 The Dynamics of Myth and Legend -- 5 Rural Retreats -- 6 In memory's mystic band: Commemorating the Past and Present -- 7 Let my words / Out live the maker -- 8 Steam Triumphant: Bane or Benefit? …”
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Nothing stopped Sophie : the story of unshakable mathematician Sophie Germain by Bardoe, Cheryl, 1971-

Barockstar : George Frideric Handel / George Frideric Handel

Table of Contents: “…George Frideric Handel -- Superstar -- Handel in Halle -- Organ Lessons with Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow -- Opera Composer -- Journey to Italy -- Interpretation of Handel's Music -- Historical Locations: Vignanello and Vallerano -- Arrival in Rome -- Patron Ruspoli and Handel's Expenses -- A Big Hit -- Venice -- City of Opera -- A Sensation: Agrippina -- First Hanover, Then London -- Italian Operas in London -- English Patrons -- The Handel House in Brook Street -- Royal Academy of Music -- Handel's Modernity -- Changes in the History of Music -- Handel's Messiah -- 'He Was a Very Good Christian' -- A Star of the Baroque Period -- Credits -- Bonus: The Organ of Vallerano -- Interview tih Massimo Furnicola -- Bonus: Messiah -- Interviews with Howard Arman, Christopher Hogwood, Donald Burrows -- Bonus: Handel and Ruspoli -- Interview with Principessa Claudia Ruspoli -- Bonus: Handel and Hendrix -- Interviews with Donald Burrows and Martin Wyatt -- Bonus: The Marriage of Handel's Parents -- Interview with Bernd Hofestädt.…”
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti et la volupté féminine : Le héros du préraphaélisme. by Lesage, Anne-Sophie

Table of Contents: “…Page de titre; Dante Gabriel Rossetti; Contexte; Modernités victoriennes; L'épuisement de la tradition académique; De l'archaïsme à l'avant-garde; Biographie; De la Royal Academy à la fondation du préraphaélisme; Entre notoriété et scandales; L'heure des excentricités; Une reconnaissance tardive; Caractéristiques; Une modernité puisant aux sources de l'archaïsme; Une peinture érotique : la femme, objet de désir; " The best picture is a painted poem "; Sélection d'œuvres; Ecce Ancilla Domini! …”
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Robert Menzies' Forgotten People by Brett, Judith

Table of Contents: “…The Sorry Tale of the Royal Academy of Australian ArtLiterary Aspirations; A Hollow Man?…”
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William Hogarth, le Shakespeare de la peinture : Vers la création d'un art national anglais. by Gervais de Lafond, Delphine

Table of Contents: “…Intro; Page de titre; William Hogarth; Contexte; L'Angleterre au XVIIIe siècle; Le statut de l'artiste avant la Royal Academy of Arts; Le modèle français dans les arts; Biographie; Le graveur émérite; Le peintre sulfureux; L'artiste engagé; L'homme blessé; Caractéristiques; Le père de l'art anglais; Un artiste francophobe; " Le monde entier est un théâtre "; Sélection d'œuvres; Les Enfants Graham; Mariage-à-la-mode -- Le Contrat de mariage; David Garrick dans le rôle de Richard III; La Porte de Calais ou Ô le Bœuf rôti de bonne vieille Angleterre; Beer Street et Gin Lane…”
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Maxim Vengerov : Mendelssohn violin concerto in E minor / Mendelssohn violin concerto in E minor

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Maxim Vengerov : Ravel Tzigane / Ravel Tzigane

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Maxim Vengerov : Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 4 / Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 4

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Maxim Vengerov : Sibelius violin concerto in D minor, Op. 47 / Sibelius violin concerto in D minor, Op. 47

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