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Book Review: The Book of Legendary Lands, Umberto Eco

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An outstanding overview of legendary places, from paradise to Utopia. Is the new paperback edition a good choice, though?

September 24, 2015 General, Language, Life, Painting

Book review: Abusing the Internet of Things, Blackouts, Freakouts, and Stakeouts, Nitesh Dhanjani

A collection of excellent case studies of real IoT devices which had gaping holes in their security.

September 22, 2015 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Book Review: Impressionism, Reimagining Art, Norbert Wolf

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Billed as reflecting the most recent research on the movement, this is a large and lavishly-illustrated book. But I had a struggle to read it.

September 7, 2015 Language, Painting

Book Review: Van Gogh and Nature, Kendall, van Heugten and Stolwijk

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Does this catalogue/book change our understanding of van Gogh?

August 23, 2015 Painting

Book Review: Gustave Caillebotte: The Painter’s Eye, Morton and Shackelford

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Was Caillebotte a patron, collector, or painter in his own right?

July 6, 2015 Painting

The body real: paintings by Ellen Altfest, and a Book Review

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Ellen Altfest paints the real world, a morsel at a time. Her paintings are both very modern and deeply traditional, and absolutely magnificent.

July 2, 2015 General, Life, Painting

Book Review: Poussin et Dieu (Poussin and God), Milovanovic and Szanto

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This Poussin exhibition may not have attracted the same publicity as the recent “Late Rembrandt”, but this book is a milestone in art history, and an excellent reference in its own right.

May 25, 2015 Painting

Double Book Review: “Inventing Impressionism” and “Paul Durand-Ruel”; Saint or Sinner?

“Inventing Impressionism. Paul Durand-Ruel and the Modern Art Market” Edited by Sylvie Patrie; contributions by Anne Robbins, Christopher […]

April 20, 2015 General, Life, Painting

Book review: The Cambridge History of Painting in the Classical World, edited by JJ Pollitt

“The Cambridge History of Painting in the Classical World” edited by JJ Pollitt Cambridge, March/April 2015 Hardback, 22.5 […]

March 19, 2015 General, Painting

Book Review: Lingo. A Language Spotter’s Guide to Europe, by Gaston Dorren

An insightful and entertaining account of the many languages of Europe. Strongly recommended.

February 27, 2015 General, Language, Life

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