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In the Lives of Images , Peter Mason examines four striking case studies involving the production and transmission of visual images of non-European peoples. Beginning with what has been taken...

The yew is the oldest and most common tree in the world, but it is a plant of puzzling contradictions: it is a conifer with juicy scarlet berries, but no...

"London" and "Paris" are the first two titles in a unique new series of city guides focusing on modern and contemporary art - a genuine gap in the art and...

From Barnet to Richmond, explore the history of London's Metro-Land A Guide to Modernism in Metro-Land is your essential pocket guide to the modernist architecture of London's suburbs. Inspired by...

The book titled Ple Cnik, the Complete Works by the author Peter Kreeciec. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Translated by Lucinda Byatt This book tells the remarkable story of a rare discovery: the uncovering of two lost paintings by the great Renaissance artist Michelangelo. Like many stories of...

A study of the life and work of the painter Simone Martini (c.1284-1344) who was well-respected during his life-time but subsequently was considered less important than Giotto and his followers....

The book titled Cultural Atlas of the Renaissance by the author C.F. Black. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

These seven essays of art historian Irving Lavin show how the past plays an explicit role in his explorations. In focusing on specific works such as Donatello's bronze pulpits in...

New insights into the innovative multimedia work and early career of fourteenth-century Italian painter Simone Martini Painter to popes, princes, and scions of Renaissance dynasties, Simone Martini (ca. 1284-1344) transformed...

Definitive in its scholarship and thrilling in its scope, this lavishly illustrated volume offers the first book-length study of Luca Signorelli (1450-1523), sometimes described as the "least-known major artist" of...

A LIFE OF HENRI MATISSE- VOLUME ONE, 1869-1908 'Spurling's account of Matisse's first forty years is gripping, full of shocks and colour, judicious and informative' A.S. Byatt, Guardian 'A terrific...

The book titled Art and Design in Europe and America, 1800-1900 by the author Victoria and Albert Museum. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...

One of the best known figures from Roman history, Nero (r. AD 54-68) is most often characterised as a tyrannical and ineffectual ruler, who fiddled while Rome burnt. Such a...

What does the face of power look like? Who gets commemorated in art and why? And how do we react to statues of politicians we deplore? In this book -...

Art Under Fire focuses on the wars that have been such an unrelenting feature of the past hundred years; showing how war changed art in the twetieth century and how...

This book is the first general history of Roman painting written specifically for English-language readers. Large numbers of wall-paintings have survived from the Roman world, and particularly from Rome itself...

How were the architectural ideas behind great Roman building projects carried out in practice? Roman Builders is the first, general interest book to address this question. Using the Baths of...

The book titled Modern Painters by the author John Ruskin. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Though he often wrote in matchless prose, Ruskin's thought developed slowly and sometimes repetitively. His ideas, if we come to them unprepared, can seem obscure, confused, and difficult to grasp....

A richly illustrated publication about a unique art space in Paris, published on the thirtieth anniversary of the museum's opening Inaugurated on October 20, 1984, the Fondation Cartier pour l'art...

Numerous great works have been created within the realm of Christian art, but none has received as much acclaim as Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper". Art lovers venerate it for...

The first paperback edition of Simon Schama's acclaimed and bestselling Power of Art. * 'Great art has dreadful manners...' Simon Schama observes at the start of his epic exploration of...

Giovanni Antonio Canal (1697-1768), known as Canaletto, is one of the most popular of all old master painters. His views of Venice and London are much celebrated and admired. First...

"Landscape imagery," according to Stephen Daniels, "is not merely a reflection of, or distraction from, more pressing social, economic, or political issues; it is often a powerful mode of knowledge...

Ten-year-old Jan Senbergs landed with his family in Melbourne in 1950, driven by tragic and violent events in the closing months of World War II from his native Latvia. His...

'An endlessly fascinating and enjoyable book' Neil MacGregor 'Full of delights' Tom Stoppard An extraordinary exploration of the medieval world - the most beguiling history book of the year This...

Landscape painting in Australia in the 19th century is important both as an expression of colonists' attitudes to the country they had only recently settled and as a record of...

Through conversation, essays, photos, and drawings, this book documents and explores Francis Alys' new project Seven Walks. Over the past five years, Francis Alys has been walking the streets of...

The author presents a survey of over 30 Swedish designers, from glass and textile designers to ceramic artists and furniture makers, which provides an insight into Scandanavian design philosophies. The...

Established in 1895, the Venice Biennale is one of the world's most important critical forums for contemporary visual art. Thousands of the world's leading curators, collectors, gallery directors and critics...

This collection of woodblock prints celebrates the seasons and is designed as a Japanese-style accordion-fold book with open binding and slipcased with a booklet for the text. Embracing seasonal change...

The 160 vibrant stickers in this book span the full range of Hokusai's subjects from serene landscapes and intricate nature studies to lively scenes of Kabuki actors, Samurai in battle...

Unleash the Myth and Magic of Yokai with 160 Enchanting Stickers of Japan's Most Fascinating Creatures! Japanese yokai come in every imaginable shape, colour and size. These supernatural creatures all...

This paper pack contains 500 origami papers printed with designs from traditional Bingata folk fabrics. These paper packs make an excellent resource for all different kinds of folding, crafting and...

This beautiful stationery set includes six prints by Katsushika Hokusai. The artist behind the world-famous The Great Wave off Kanagawa , Hokusai lived and worked in what is now modern...

These fine-quality wrapping sheets feature 6 prints inspired by elegant Kimono Flower patterns. These papers are suitable for craft projects as well as for gift wrapping. The variety of designs...

These fine-quality sheets feature 6 prints inspired by 1900's Vintage Kimono fabric patterns. These papers are suitable for craft projects as well as for gift wrapping. The variety of designs...

Amaze your friends and family with your newfound paper folding talent! Revised by master origami artist Marc Kirschenbaum, this beginner-friendly kit contains everything you need to learn and love the...

These fine-quality tear-out sheets feature 12 prints inspired by Japanese Washi paper designs - a type of traditional handmade paper. In Japanese, 'wa' means 'Japanese' and 'shi' means 'paper.' Having...

Professor White's historical study of the rediscovery of pictorial space during the Renaissance and of its origins in antiquity was acclaimed when it first appeared. It opened up important new...