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Requires Adobe Digital Editions to download and read items offline. Offers an online collection of reference materials including encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Getty Publications produces titles that result from or complement the work of the J. This wide variety of free books covers the fields of art, photography, archaeology, architecture, conservation, and the humanities for both the general public and specialists.

Publications include illustrated works on artists and art history, exhibition catalogues, works on cultural history, research on the conservation of materials and archaeological sites, scholarly monographs, critical editions of translated works, comprehensive studies of the Getty's collections, and educational books on art to interest children of all ages. Format : Books are available to download in PDF. IGI Global is an international publishing company specializing in scholarly research publications and databases covering all aspects of information science technology utilization and management.

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