Art and Design

Author: Lorenz EitnerBinding: SoftbackPublished: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1970; 1971Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive two-volume set explores the artistic and literary movements of Neoclassicism and Romanticism, covering...

Author: Edi Baccheschi; Vigorelli, GiancarloBinding: HardbackPublished: Rizzoli Editore, 1974Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive examination of the works of Giotto, including critical and...

Author: Luitpold DusslerBinding: HardbackPublished: Phaidon, 1971Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis critical catalogue provides an extensive overview of Raphael's works, including his paintings, wall-paintings, and tapestries. It...

Author: Christopher WhiteBinding: SoftbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1989, ReprintCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book offers an insightful exploration of Rembrandt's life and work. It features a...

Author: Ludwig H. HeydenreichBinding: HardbackPublished: Allen Lane, 1974Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book offers an in-depth analysis of Leonardo da Vinci's iconic painting, 'The Last Supper'....

Author: Albert Blankert and eleven specialist contributorsBinding: SoftbackPublished: National Gallery of Victoria, 1997Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis exhibition catalogue explores the life and works of...

Author: Aldous HuxleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Chatto and Windus, 1960Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsIn 'On Art and Artists', Aldous Huxley explores the relationship between art and...

Author: Mubin SheppardBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1972Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the rich and diverse decorative arts and pastimes of the Malay culture,...

Author: Owen JonesBinding: HardbackPublished: Studio, 1987Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the intricate and rich tradition of Chinese ornamentation, providing insights into the cultural significance and...

Author: Mario BussagliBinding: SoftbackPublished: Rizzoli International Publications, 1979Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the rich tradition of Central Asian painting, focusing on the...

Author: Lionel LindsayBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1968, REVISED AND ENLARGED EDITIONCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the life and artistic contributions of Conrad Martens,...

Author: John PiperBinding: HardbackPublished: William Collins, 1942Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsBritish Romantic Artists explores the works and contributions of notable British artists during the...

Author: Various AuthorsBinding: HardbackPublished: Simon & Schuster, 1978Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive guide provides an in-depth look at the history of opera, featuring over 400...

Author: Percy A. ScholesBinding: HardbackPublished: Readers Union & Oxford University Press, 1978, Tenth EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive reference book offers detailed information...

Author: Fay BottrellBinding: HardbackPublished: Jack Pollard, 1972Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the artistic craftsmanship in Australia, showcasing various artists and their contributions...

Author: Dana Rowan (editor)Binding: SoftbackPublished: Esso, Australian National Gallery, 1992Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book accompanies an exhibition showcasing the works of Peter Paul Rubens...

Author: -Binding: HardbackPublished: Ateneum Art Museum, 2011Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Magic of Lapland explores the enchanting landscapes and cultural richness of the Lapland region through stunning...

Author: Bruno SantiBinding: SoftbackPublished: Constable, 1975Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book offers a detailed exploration of the life and works of Leonardo da Vinci, covering...

Who would have thought that a boy born in 1889 from the Victorian Mallee would become a successful artist on New York's Staten Island? This finely illustrated, exhaustively researched and...

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Art was more important than anything else for the founder of modern sculpture, who created sculptures that would enjoy a lasting renown, including The Kiss, The Thinker, and The Burghers...

The best-selling Guardian art critic Jonathan Jones presents a radical new story of British art."Sensations is a riveting story of art and science: thoughtful, provocative and persuasive" - The Times"Erudite,...

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Author: Roger KeverneBinding: HardbackPublished: Aqua Marine, 2010Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book showcases a comprehensive collection of jades from around the world, featuring over 600 stunning photographs. It...

Author: John Rupert MartinBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1969Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis Norton Critical Studies edition of 'Rubens: The Antwerp Altarpieces' is a valuable...

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'One of the hottest memoirs of 2024' Sunday Times StyleA Guardian 'Books to look out for in 2024' pick * A Financial Times 'What to Read in 2024' pick'An art...

How cubism and Dada radically reimagined the social nature of language, following the utopian poetic vision of Stephane Mallarme.At the outset of the twentieth century, language became a visual medium...

A fascinating, richly illustrated study of the role and significance of ancient statues in Egyptian history and beliefWhy do ancient Egyptian statues so often have their noses, hands, or genitals...

Ferdinand Columbus, son of Christopher Columbus and author of the first published account of a voyage to the New World, was also the owner of one of the largest private...

Following a spectacular surge in interest for Egyptian masters, Modern Art in Egypt fills the void in Egyptian art history, chronicling the lives and legacies of six pioneering artists working...

The modern and contemporary art of Iran has often been understood, and positioned by commercial institutions, as decorative or ethnic - hence the focus on calligraphy and veiled women. At...

'One of the hottest memoirs of 2024' Sunday Times StyleA Guardian 'Books to look out for in 2024' pick * A Financial Times 'What to Read in 2024' pick'An art...

A multifaceted exploration of the interplay between civic and military life in ancient RomeThe ancient Romans famously distinguished between civic life in Rome and military matters outside the city-a division...

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 -...

Giovanni Canavesio, a Piedmontese artist-priest active in the last decades of the fifteenth century in the southern Alps, left behind a significant body of work, including pictorial cycles and altarpieces....

Royal Shoemakers Rayne was founded by Henry and Mary Rayne in London in 1885, and were the pre-eminent British ladies luxury shoe brand throughout the Twentieth Century Rayne is the...

She was known as "the girl with the ponytail" and her image has become one of the art world's most iconic. Sylvette David was a shy girl when she met...

Though images of women were ubiquitous in the Roman world, these were seldom intended to be taken simply at face value. The importance of marriage, motherhood and political stability was...

The first time a collection of Landseer's drawings have been brought together alongside a fascinating history of his life and timesRichard Ormond is an independent art historian.

This book sets out to explore the way, with the onset of a new and integral relationship between text and image, the modern poster is able to evolve distinctive persuasive...

Since the 1920s, an endless flow of studies has analyzed the political systems of fascism, theseizure of power, the nature of the regimes, the atrocities committed, and, finally, the wars...

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Since the 1920s, an endless flow of studies has analyzed the political systems of fascism, theseizure of power, the nature of the regimes, the atrocities committed, and, finally, the wars...

This book focuses on the Ashburnham Pentateuch, an early medieval illuminated manuscript of the Old Testament whose pictures are among the earliest surviving and most extensive biblical illustrations. Dorothy Verkerk...

Ships and Seascapes gives an introduction to maritime prints, drawings and watercolours with a sweeping historical survey of the development of marine art. The book also focuses on the greatest...

Art and architecture have always been central to Venice but in the Renaissance period, between c.1440 and 1600, they reached a kind of apotheosis when many of the city's new...