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- Absolute Fiction
- Saffron African Art and Society Series
- Saffron Afriscopes: Illustrated Arguments in African Culture
- Saffron Asian Art and Society Series
- Saffron Central and Inner Asia Studies Series
- Saffron International Series on Chinese Archaeology and Art
- Saffron International Business and Finance
- Saffron Korea Library
- Saffron Korean Linguistics Series
- Saffron Contemporary Middle East
- Eastern Art Report Monographs
- East Asia Journal Monographs
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Saffron also publishes monographs of various serial titles including Eastern Art Report, East Asia Journal, Islamic Art and The Middle East in Europe.
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Saffron ISBN-10 Prefix 1-872843- [followed by numbers specific to each title]
Saffron ISBN-13 Prefix 97872843- [followed by numbers specific to each title]
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The next 20|21 International Art Fair will take place in the prestigious and historic galleries of the Royal College of Art in Kensington Gore, London SW7, from 15 to 18 May 2014, the organisers announced. Now in its eighth year, the fair moved from February to May in 2013, a change which was popular with both visitors and exhibitors. On show will be modern and contemporary art from Britain and around the world. There are a number of dealers who specialise in work from Japan, India, Russia, France, Poland, Serbia, Ukraine and Morocco plus art...
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read moreBOOK REVIEW: Lost Generation: Luo Zhenyu, Qing Loyalists and the Formation of Modern Chinese Culture
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