Art and Design

Beginning in the fifth millennium BC, the land that is now Egypt nurtured an extraordinary pioneering civilization whose art and architecture have never lost their power to amaze. This magnificent...

Based on close observation of many types of artefacts from pottery to textiles, this visual anthology of over 300 designs and patterns reveals the variety and complexity of ideas employed...

Studios of Their Own travels around the world examining the unique spaces, habits and rituals of over 50 famous artists. From Picasso, to Hockney, to Caravaggio, discover the eclectic creative...

Take a look inside the homes of some of your favourite artists and explore how each one reflected their spirit and creativity. From William Morris and Pablo Picasso to Georgia...

The new millennium has brought to the forefront a new generation of artists who use low-cost, low-tech media and often original techniques to produce work that defies categorization and pushes...

The Turkish home is a living tradition whose refinement has continued uninterrupted for over 10,000 years from the earliest recorded dwellings of Middle Anatolia to the modern Istanbul townhouse. During...

The book titled Concise History of Western Architecture by the author Robert Furneaux Jordan. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

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Animals of all kinds were hugely important to the ancient Egyptians, in their daily lives and work, in their leisure and religious practices. Some animals served as sources of food,...

From Neo-Assyrian winged lions of the 9th century BC to the stunning silver head of a 4th-century AD Sasanian king, this beautifully photographed book from the Metropolitan Museum of Art...

Erwin Panofsky (1892-1968) was one of the pre-eminent art historians of the 20th century. These three essays place Panofsky's genius in a different perspective: "What Is Baroque?", "Style and Medium...

Cartier: The Story Behind the Style is a beautifully illustrated, handbag-sized visual history of one of the world's most iconic brands. From the brand's inception in Paris in 1847, Cartier...

A treasure trove of carefully selected letters written by great artists, providing unique insight into their characters and a glimpse into their lives. Artists Letters is a collection of intriguing,...

**Features over 100 sumptuous images** From the birth of the house of Windsor in 1917, its leading women - Queen Mary, the Queen Mother, the Duchess of Windsor and Queen...

Condition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: FEP missingMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsOne of the most flamboyant and commanding figures in twentieth-century classical music, Sir Thomas Beecham tells his own story...

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Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodGeoffrey Grigson — poet, critic, and one of the twentieth century's most formidably opinionated literary figures — presents in Recollections: Mainly of Artists and...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMastering the invisible art of light is the difference between a forgettable image and a truly cinematic one — and Gerald Millerson's authoritative manual remains...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodBefore CGI rewrote the rules of cinema, the art of illusion was a craft of ingenuity, chemistry, and mechanical genius — and Raymond Fielding's...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingAt the crossroads of art, commerce, and democracy, Mass Culture: The Popular Arts in America assembles a formidable...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat does it truly mean to *see* a work of art? Rudolf Arnheim's landmark study Art and Visual...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFor every filmmaker who has ever watched a technically brilliant scene fall flat due to poor audio, Sound Sense for Movie Makers arrives as an...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the dawn of accessible home filmmaking, Super 8 Handbook stands as an indispensable guide for anyone eager...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFor anyone serious about the craft of television, Gerald Millerson's The Technique of Television Production stands as...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew directors have left as indelible a mark on the cinematic landscape as John Ford — the gruff, visionary genius who gave the world...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat would it mean if the greatest playwright who ever lived were not a relic of the past,...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat does it mean to speak without words — to let skin, muscle, gesture, and movement carry the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageOpera has always been an art form of breathtaking extremes — of soaring passion, devastating tragedy, and the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodFew figures in the history of cinema left as indelible a mark on both practice and theory as the Soviet...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew lives in twentieth-century music were as dramatically bifurcated as that of Kurt Weill — a German-Jewish composer who rose to international fame in...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodHoused within the grandeur of Buda Castle, the Hungarian National Gallery stands as one of Central Europe's most celebrated repositories of fine art, and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodStep inside one of Central Europe's most magnificent cultural treasures — the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest — through the authoritative and richly...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodA life spent in pursuit of beauty across continents, centuries, and art forms finds its most eloquent expression in For Want of the Golden City,...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodFew figures in twentieth-century theatre cast as long a shadow as Bertolt Brecht, and Klaus Völker's definitive Brecht: A Biography...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodBehind the glittering curtain of Broadway's golden age lies a story of genius, collaboration, and the relentless pursuit of perfection — and Alan Jay...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodFew figures in the history of British music commanded a stage — literal or metaphorical — quite like Sir Thomas...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingWhat does it truly mean to dedicate a life to dance? Striking a Balance: Dancers Talk About Dancing presents an intimate and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA cornerstone of art historical scholarship, The Oxford Dictionary of Art stands as the definitive single-volume reference for...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn a breathtaking marriage of image and word, Zen Telegrams: 79 Picture Poems presents a collection of visual...