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John Ruskin was the first art critic to make his reputation by championing contemporary art: first by defending Turner, in his book Modern Painters, and then by giving his decisive...

Alec Cobbe (b.1945) established his reputation as a conservator of Old Master paintings before specializing in the redecoration and rearrangement of historic interiors as homes for masterpieces. His list of...

In the mid-1930s, three giants of the international Modern movement, Bauhaus professors Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, fled Nazi Germany and sought refuge in Hampstead in the most...

Owen Jones (1809-1874), a prolific architect, designer, illustrator and printer, was recognised during his lifetime as one of the most influential contemporary figures in art and design theory. This insightful...

A timeless collection of such authors as Lewis Carroll, Anna Sewell and Kenneth Grahame. Each author is introduced to the reader.

The Garden City Movement provided a radical new model for the design and layout of housing at the turn of the nineteenth century and set standards for the twentieth century...

Brimming with life and drama, this is the first book to explore two thousand years of European history through one the greatest imperial networks ever built 'A delightful, novel and...

Focusing on two-dimensional Art Nouveau works, this coffee-table book features fascinating text on the movement in general, graphic art and fine art, accompanied by beautiful reproductions of work by artists...

This study by the late Arthur Gibney takes you among labourers, craftspeople, contractors, builders and designers as they populate the building sites of eighteenth-century Ireland. Gibney tells a story that...

Heard it Through the Grapevine is a guide for anyone who enjoys drinking wine but panics when they find themselves standing in a wine aisle, faced with a vast expanse...

' I Had a Black Dog says with wit, insight, economy and complete understanding what other books take 300 pages to say. Brilliant and indispensable.' - Stephen Fry 'Finally, a...

This book features nearly 1000 photographs, fine art paintings, battleplans, maps, architectural cross-sections and artworks reveal the glory and the might of ancient Rome. It is an authoritative account of...

The book titled Cook's Companion by the author Carole Clements. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Rasselas is a tale of the royal princes of Abyssinia, who were condemned to live on the prison-mountain of Wehni until they died or the order of succession called them...

Arguably the greatest sculptor of all time, Donatello (c.1386-1466) was at the vanguard of a revolution in sculptural practice in the early Renaissance. Combining ideas from classical and medieval sculpture...

An examination of the garden plans of eighteenth-century landscape architect Charles Bridgeman, shedding light on his artistic vision and contributions to English garden history. Charles Bridgeman was a popular and...

We present 50 unique maps - each in its own beautiful and fascinating style - that chart the globalography of our world. We live in an era of incredible connections...

Since 2004 Gavin Stamp, one of Britain's most eminent and readable architectural historians, has written a monthly column for Apollo, the esteemed architecture and fine art magazine. The subject is...

Mopoke sits in the old gum tree, poked and prodded by the bush is he ... Mopoke loves peace and quiet but the bush is full of many, many annoyances....

Imagine a train to take you away... Imagine a city and drops of rain A world without edges where the wind takes you high where buses are fish and the...

Modern Retro Home is the third book from celebrity stylist and designer Mr Jason Grant. This book is your key to unlocking the secrets behind a thoroughly contemporary home that...

Now you can have your cake and eat it too. Emily Rose has discovered a new and simple way to bake sweet treats that are jam packed with goodness. From...

Director Edmund Capon's 88 favourite works from the Art Gallery of New South Wales collection.

Starting from it's beginnings in the 19th century, progresses through the decades to the World Cup Cricket era of the 1970s.

The book titled The Food of India (BB) by the author . This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The Roman Empire had a rich and multifaceted visual culture, which was often variegated due to the sprawling geography of its provinces. In this remarkable work of scholarship, a group...

Luxury items from centuries past are most often seen within museum settings, devoid of their connotations in time and space. This groundbreaking book seeks to reimagine objects from eighteenth-century Paris...

This book offers a look at Scottish clan society and an explanation of how the clans' tartans evolved. It takes a look at over 100 clans, describing their often turbulent...

Though Italy has changed dramatically in the last two millennia, Rome, the Eternal City, has changed little. Experience it in the captivating new compact edition of the best-selling Rome Then...

A narrative account of the Classical Thracian gladiator chronicles his gladiatorial school training, post-escape leadership of a growing army of slaves and defeat of major Roman armies before his capture...

The book titled The English as Collectors by the author Frank Herrman. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

How would Paris look if images from its glorious past were placed side-by-side with photographs of the city today? In Paris- A Journey Through Time, Leonard Pitt does just this....

Movingly written in Daphne Rose Kingma's warm and intimate style, Weddings from the Heart offers five complete ceremonies; one that emphasises the psychological dimensions of love; one for the previously...

Reading Scripture every day can change your life . You can use the artistically rendered One Year Bible to read the New Testament in a yearin just 5 minutes a...

Enjoy the classic Disney Pixar tale of Cars 2 in this lovely hardback storybook.

Enjoy a bedtime story every day of the year in Disney Bedtime Stories Treasury: 365 Bedtime Stories.

The story of this spectacular era is still unfolding; the land has yet to divulge all of its secrets. Ancient Egypt: Kingdom Of The Pharaohs relates the story to date,...

What caused Hurricane Katrina? What's inside an Eygptian Pyramid? How did the Vikings wage war? Find the answers to all these questions and more with this definitive world history for...

Did you know ... that Gordon has visited King's Cross Station in London? That James' brake pipe was mended by a bootlace? Or that Thomas once had fish in his...

This volume examines one of Rome's most influential churches: the principal basilica dedicated to St Paul. Nicola Camerlenghi traces nearly two thousand years of physical transformations to the church, from...

This book tackles how and why 'landscape' (farms, gardens, countryside) set the scene in the first centuries BCE and CE for Romans keen to talk up and about (but also...

The city of Geelong and football have been entwined since the second half of the 19th century - from the moment the Geelong Advertiser carried a notice announcing a meeting...