Art and Design

Timeless Renovations is the most recent volume in the successful Beta-Plus square-format series, featuring unique restoration projects. Ten projects are featured in this volume including a converted barn, a unique...

This volume accompanies an exhibition of the same name, which includes artefacts from nearly 2000 years before the Christian era. Objects such as coffins, tombs, masks, jewellery, papyri, sarcophagi and...

d'artiste: Character Modeling 3 presents the techniques of leading character modelers Jan-Bart van Beek, Giovanni Nakpil, and Cesar Dacol Jr. Each master artist showcases his approaches and techniques in modeling...

The French chateau Vaux-le-Vicomte was built in just five years from 1657 to 1661 by Louis XIV's Minister of Finance Nicolas Foucquet, halfway between the royal summer houses of Vincennes...

The Regency Country House is the first book to provide a comprehensive survey of the key English country houses of 1800 to 1830. It is written by John Martin Robinson,...

People say that the most successful homes are the most sustaining and invigorating to live in, or even just to visit. This is true of Barton Court, the house in...

The History of English Interiors is the first complete history of English interior decoration. Using contemporary illustrations in combination with specially commissioned photographs, it details and discusses all the styles...

An extensive illustrated reference section reveals how long-neglected techniques, such as limewash, flat-oil paint, graining and gilding, can be applied to today's interiors, and also includes a directory showing where...

Condition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: ** Japanese Text Only** Condition as shown in image; highlighting on content (?) page;Steeped in centuries of aristocratic tradition and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodAt the crossroads of medieval mysticism, sacred music, and visionary theology stands Hildegard von Bingen — a twelfth-century Benedictine...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the sculptors of ancient Athens to the avant-garde movements of the twentieth century, the Concise Dictionary of Art & Artists by Ian Chilvers...

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This is an all-new collection from cult artist David Shrigley!

This biography examines the special relationship between the sisters, Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf. The author has also written "Moon in Eclipse: A Life of Mary Shelley".

Bali's culture is a blend of ancient traditions and influences from the outside world, with the Balinese sense of art expressed in their art and design, architecture and music. In...

UNCOVERED is an oral history of the stories behind the most ground-breaking and controversial magazine covers ever published, as told by the people who created them. Compiled by industry veteran...

From YouTube's Head of Culture and Trends, a rousing and illuminating behind-the-scenes exploration of internet video's massive impact on our world What we watch, create, upload, follow, subscribe to and...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodStep inside the singular world of Tricia Guild, one of Britain's most celebrated design visionaries, as Private View presents an intimate and luminous journey through...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt the crossroads of art and political awakening, From Early American Paintbrushes: Colony to New Nation chronicles the remarkable visual legacy of America's founding...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingFor centuries, needlepoint has stood as one of the most enduring and expressive of the textile arts, transforming humble canvas...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA wry and affectionate portrait of a nation at leisure, Wish You Were Here: The English...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFor centuries, silver has captivated craftsmen, royalty, and collectors alike — and Silver: An Illustrated Guide to Collecting Silver by Margaret Holland is the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodLong before the internet gave everyone a platform for satire, one British institution reigned supreme in the art of wit, irreverence, and razor-sharp social...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFor those who seek quiet reflection wrapped in gentle absurdity, The Bedtime Leunig is the perfect companion for...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA whimsical creature chases elusive, floating heads across a sunlit Australian plain — and with that singular image,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodFrom the revolutionary pamphlets of the eighteenth century to the bold street art of the digital age, Protest! chronicles...

Edition: limited to a thousand copiesCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: YellowedFounded in 1894 as a haven for Melbourne's creative and intellectual elite, the Melbourne...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; glue residue on the front cover; First published in 1950, The Story of Art by E. H....

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodCondition remarks: torn dj repaired with tapeFew waterways have captured the imagination of painters quite like Sydney Harbour, and Sydney Harbour: Paintings...

The London Transport bar and circle - also known as the bulls-eye or roundel - is an icon of commercial design. Over the last century it has come to represent...

Masterpieces by Nicolas Poussin, Claude Lorrain, Domenichino, Giambattista Tiepolo and Francesco Guardi feature in this detailed catalogue of Baroque and later paintings in the Ashmolean Museum. The collection of Italian,...

The Militant Muse documents what it meant to be young, ambitious and female in the context of an avant-garde movement defined by celebrated men whose educational, philosophical and literary backgrounds...

Here, in over 1,000 specially drawn illustrations, is the most comprehensive and detailed history and sourcebook of children's costume ever published. John Peacock charts the development of every kind of...

Hokusai created sublime works during the last thirty years of his life, right up to his death at the age of ninety. Publications have hitherto presented his long career as...

As artists push further and further beyond their, and our, comfort zones, this book aims to help decipher the bizarre and often intimidating aspects of modern and contemporary art by...

Trash talk like Deadpool with this hilarious authorized book that contains the best insults from the Deadpool comics, allowing you to create thousands of snarky comebacks worthy of the fast-talking...

This unparalleled and wide-ranging book surveys the history of applied arts and industrial design from the eighteenth century to the present day, exploring the dynamic relationship between design and manufacturing,...

Since being introduced in the 19th century, when they were considered the bastard cousins of more refined serif types, slab serif typefaces have become ubiquitous. Prized for their bold visual...

Humans did not discover fire--they designed it. Design is not defined by software programs, blueprints, or font choice. When we create new things--technologies, organizations, processes, systems, environments, ways of thinking--we...

This work presents a comprehensive overview of the decorative arts and crafts as manifested in the late 1990s. It exposes the works of 152 professionals specializing in the five traditional...

In photographs and text, depicts the arts, fashions, politics, lifestyles, personalities, and attitudes prevalent in San Francisco during the 1960s.

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat is art, and why does it matter? Herbert Read's The Meaning of Art stands as...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of myth, morality, and human suffering stands the enduring tradition of Greek tragedy — and...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew figures in the twentieth century embodied wit, elegance, and creative genius quite like Noël Coward...