Art in Theory, 1648-1815: An Anthology of Changing Ideas

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Art in Theory (1648-1815) provides a wide-ranging and comprehensive collection of documents on the theory of art from the founding of the French Academy until the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Like its highly successful companion volumes, Art in Theory (1815-1900) and Art in Theory (1900-1990), its' primary aim is to provide students and teachers with the documentary material for informed and up-to-date study. Its' 240 texts, clear principles of organization and considerable editorial content offer a vivid and indispensable introduction to the art of the early modern period.Harrison, Wood and Gaiger have collected writing by artists, critics, philosophers, literary figures and administrators of the arts, some reprinted in their entirety, others excerpted from longer works. A wealth of material from French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Latin sources is also provided, including many new translations.Among the major themes treated are early arguments over the relative merits of ancient and modern art, debates between the advocates of form and colour, the beginnings of modern art criticism in reviews of the Salon, art and politics during the French Revolution, the rise of landscape painting, and the artistic theories of Romanticism and Neo-classicism.Each section is prefaced by an essay that situates the ideas of the period in their historical context, while relating theoretical concerns and debates to developments in the practice of art. Each individual text is also accompanied by a short introduction. An extensive bibliography and full index are provided.For more details of our book and journal list in Art, visit http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/arttheory

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Charles Harrison: An Anthology of Changing Ideas.......2005-09-19

This book was in perfect condition when it arrived.

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Young nudes,: Studies from Japan
Masaya Nakamura
Manufacturer: CamerArt Publications
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Young Nudes: Studies From Japan

Manufacturer: CamerArt, Inc.
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000BVDCX0

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A collection of nude art work photographs, all female subjects, none explicit, all artistic poses.

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YOUNG NUDES: STUDIES FROM JAPAN
Masaya Nakamura
Manufacturer: CamerArt, Inc. Tokyo, Japan no date listed
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000IWZI20

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The Pantasia Rookie Tournament is in full swing with Kazuma going up against a daunting opponent in every respect--Tsukino's half-sister Mizuno and rival for control of the entire Pantasia chain! Mizuno is ready to knock Kazuma out of the ring with her super-tasty-- and super-expensive to make--patented melon bread. Can Kazuma compete against this high-class recipe with a can of regular old melon juice? Plus, some exciting side information on the origins of Ken Matsuhiro, the afro-sporting manager of the Pantasia South Branch!

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Kazuma Azuma is a 16-year-old boy determined to make Ja-pan, the national bread of Japan. Blessed with magical "Hands of the Sun," which allow dough to ferment faster, he goes to Tokyo to further his knowledge and skills at Pantasia, a giant bakery chain.

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Phew... the time has come for the Pantasia Prelims..........2007-01-13

The gauntlet has been thrown... the Pantasia Rookie Tourneyment is now underway. First, make bread that won't mold after three weeks! If your bread manages to survive then, and only then, will you truly be deemed worthy of competing as a craftsman of breadmaking.

Azuma is quickly touring the various prefectures of Japan to gain special tools and ingredients for the Rookie cup while Kawachi continues to train to gain the Gauntlets of the Sun. Meanwhile, Tsukino has to deal with family issues... particular a sticky fingered sister doing her best to take everything away (even people) from our favorite South Branch cutie...

A few familiar faces return in this volume including the hyper-critical bread judge Kuroyanagi and super arch-rival Kai Suwabara... and... is that someone familiar under that Panda Mask? That beefy physique is kinda familiar.

ENOUGH EXPOSITION!

The Prelims and First Round run very smoothly, as do the in-between moments typical to shonen-fighto! titles like this that hint at conspiracies, tortured pasts, and past and future characters in mind's eye cameos.

Art is par for the course, but no service whatsoever (*sniff* bring back Azuma's sister!)... ah well.

This is definitely a very silly manga... and also a long haul manga (as this is volume 3 of 23 and still climbing). I like it, but don't expect anything other than cheesy breadmaking fun (as well as a few recipes here and there). A solid Check It Out is my recommend, but only with the previous volumes already in hand.

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Yakitate!! Japan, Volume 5
Takashi Hashiguchi
Manufacturer: VIZ Media LLC
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ASIN: 1421509229

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The drama escalates in the third round of the Pantasia Rookie Tournament when Kazuma's masked and muscle-bound opponent blows the judges away with his animal-themed bread in the shape of a magnificent dragon. Will Kazuma's contribution, a cute green turtle, be delicious enough to throw the judges into a deadlock? And just how many half-sisters does Tsukino actually have?! Yet another turns up, this one unapologetically evil, and begins to stir up a little mischief!

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Azuma Kazuma, an energetic and dense young man, was introduced to the art of bread making when he was six. He decides to take the path of bread-making and become a baker right after graduating from middle school. Through his travels, he encounters many rivals and found work at the branch store of the most famous bread maker brand, the Phantasia.

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MAKING BREAD.......2006-12-19

As probably everyone knows, the staple food of Japan is rice, whereas in most Western countries, including the United States, bread takes that place. When he was a kid, Kazuma Azuma was introduced to Western bread by his more open-minded sister and met a baker whose goal it was to make a bread that the Japanese would like more than rice. He would name this bread "Ja-pan" and make a bid to make it a nationalistic food that would conquer his country with its flavor! Now many years later, 16-year-old Kazuma is ready to carry on the dream of his mentor by making his own Ja-pan. He's such a good cook that he's been invited to try out for a job at Pantasia, one of the best and most prestigious bakeries in Tokyo. He'll find that the business of making breat is a bit more cutthroat than he imagined as he vies for a job with a limited number of openings.

I WANTED to like Yakitate Japan but I just couldn't. First of all, Azuma just didn't interest me because he's just too stupid. He's so dumb that I couldn't work up the will to root for his success, even though I admired his passion for Ja-pan. While some aspects of the technicalities of baking bread in different forms was interesting, the cooking aspects of this manga were just plain dull. The art, for the most part, was very good, and the character designs were well done. But the story didn't grab me. I respect what Viz has done with the release of this book. I mean, it's good to have all kinds of manga out there, even cooking manga, because there are readers that would enjoy it. Just not me.

Ja-PAN! Azuma's Quest for a National Bread.......2006-12-12

Kazuma Azuma (or Azuma Kazuma on the English cartoon) has a life dream to be a baker - but not just any baker. He dreams to be the one who makes a national bread for Japan. He wants Japan to have a staple bread that will be as well loved as rice. And many countries have their own signature breads (France, Germany, etc.) and he wants Japan to also have one.

So he does all these bread experiments and names them Ja-Pan (it's a play/pun on the word pan which is a Japanese word for bread). So with each Ja-Pan # experiment, he gets closer to creating that national bread.

I like the play on words and seeing all the interesting bread combinations that Azuma makes. What is REALLY funny is when someone tastes one of his breads. They're whisked off to other worlds in their minds, other places. It's funny to see their reactions. If you have a chance to watch the anime series, it's even funnier.

This first manga seems to cover quite a few of the anime episodes. The cartoons keep quite in line with the manga, but expand a bit on it - so when I read the manga I noticed really that nothing was missing that was in the anime episodes.

Quite enjoyable stuff, and I'd be interested in finding more anime/manga that run along these lines. There's no violence and no romance from what I've seen, just a really great story.

Who knew baking bread could be so... so..........2006-11-29

...entertaining!

Yakitate!! Japan tells the humorous story Kazuma Azuma and his quest to find (and bake) the ultimate bread of Japan, a bread all Japanese can love and enjoy and that the world will take notice of.

Volume one introduces that basic characters as well as giving Azuma his backstory (something very rare in modern storytelling, where backstories are often the stuff of glazed over flashbacks to keep the mystery). We meet Azuma as a bread-hating/rice-loving child whose sister forces him to discover the delciousness of well made bread. Thus begins his quest and the action proper...

Fast foward a few years and Azuma has been invited to tryout at Japan's foremost bakery, Pantasia. There he meets and competes with several members of his future bread making team... the ambitious Kawachi, the stern Kai Suwabara, and cute Tsukino.

While techniques are presented as hooks in this volume, actual bread recipes (unless I missed one) will have to wait until volume 2. Still, it's nice to know the author actually did some homework about baking before diving headfirst into the series.

The art is typcial shonen with recognizable archetypes in basic character design, with a few catchy stretches here and there (such as in the much be-Afro'd manager of the Southern Branch, Ken Matsushiro).

If you're looking for a fun little series with a theme, this is a good title to get. It's light and airy, with some great humor and a few subtle touches to keep the mature reader interested.

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And the breadmaking goes on!

Yakitate!! Japan, Volume 2
Takashi Hashiguchi
Manufacturer: VIZ Media LLC
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ASIN: 142150720X

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Budding bakers Kazuma and Kawachi prepare for their first assignment at Pantasia's South Tokyo branch, but their afro-sporting manager's initial challenge is anything but a piece of cake--they must create French bread that not only tastes good to humans, but to horses as well. Kazuma's used to baking unusual bread for tough customers, but how on earth is he going to come up with some equine edibles that transcend the boundaries of taste and species?!

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And the breadmaking goes on!.......2006-11-29

Volume two of Yakitate follows Azuma and company as they prove themselves not only to the eccentric store manager of the South Tokyo Branch of Pantasia, but also the company's chief meister (who bears a striking resemblance to certian Gundam heros/villains).

The first little story finishes where we left off in volume one, trying to create the most appealing loaf of French Bread, such that even a horse will eat it. The arc finishes predictably and a new challenger arises in the form of a rival bakery across the street who offers a televised breadmaking competition in flamboyant fashion.

It's right about here that the story begins to become more ridiculous than ever... at least before there was some semblance of believability. In volume two, that's all thrown out (save for in baking facts and recipes) as more unbelievable characters are introduced and strange contests abound.

The art is consistent over the volumes (with Azuma's sister's cameo sexing her up a bit, rowr) and the pacing is the typical high point/low point/cliffhanger of shonen series.

Pick it up if you like over the top, oddly themed comedies.

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Yakitate!! Japan, Volume 6

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Team Pantasia's harrowing week of intense baking on a deserted island is all but nullified when a crooked member of the Monaco Cup Steering Committee forces Azuma, Kawachi and Suwabara into a rematch. What barren, brutal landscape will be selected as their next proving ground? Huautla Cave in Mexico, one of the deepest and most dangerous caves in the world. It's time for Azuma and company to prepare themselves for some life-or-death subterranean baking!

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Kazuma and company face another uniquely unconventional challenge in the semifinals of the Monaco Cup--they must prepare tasty loaves of sports bread that will satisfy the needs of F1 racers. This time, though, Pantasia's opponents are the dreaded Kayser Brothers of France, craftsmen whose seemingly unsurpassable skills--and very freaky appearances--have sent lesser bakers into early retirement. Will an audience with the King of Monaco give Kazuma a much-needed edge? And what on earth is a sports bread anyway?!

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It's only the exhibition for the Monaco Cup--the prestigious bread tournament Kazuma and company are participating in as they study abroad in France--and the competition is already ablaze. Kawachi and Kanmuri collaborate on an outlandish decorative bread scheme to earn their team some extra points, but will their avant-garde approach hurt their chances more than help? Later, a roulette wheel is used to decide which ingredients will be allowed in the first preliminaries. Will Kazuma's trusty Ja-pan 21 see Pantasia through to victory?

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