Art and Design

The first part of this book is a personal account of the process of restoring the cathedral after a devastating fire in November 2001, illustrated with color photographs. The second...

Big Biba, the final flowering of Barbara Hulanicki's legendary Biba store in London, was a shop like no other, before or since. It was a fabulous fantasy palace that brought...

Inspired by the groundbreaking work of W. E. B. Du Bois, this beautiful collection brings together an amazing roster of Black creative voices to honor, celebrate, and foster Black excellence....

Between Renaissance and Baroque is a stunning achievement - the first book to be written about the original painting commissions of the Jesuits in Rome. Offering a uniquely comprehensive and...

A Royal Passion is the first in-depth study of the Sun King as a patron of architecture. Surveying such monuments as the Louvre, Versailles, the Invalides, and other buildings that...

'Every picture tells a story' - but for many of us the subjects and themes of the great paintings of Western art are something of a mystery. The Gallery Companion...

The wall paintings and reliefs of ancient Egyptian tombs and temples record a continuity of customs and beliefs over nearly 3000 years. Even the artistic style of the scenes seems...

The book titled Bedford Square: An Architectural Study by the author Andrew Byrne. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, artists and travellers were lured to Rome, the home of civilized values and artistic beauty. But the history of visiting Rome had a pathological...

During much of the sixteenth century, Rome was the artistic centre of the known world, and Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, the wealthy and powerful grandson of Pope Paul III, was the...

30 years after Stephen Tennant's death, Volker Eichelmann has visually resurrected the decadent socialite's famously unwritten novel Lascar: A Story You Must Forget as a publication that brings together his...

This book explores the principles of the display of art in the magnificent Roman palaces of the early modern period, focusing attention on how the parts function to convey multiple...

The Free Drawing School (Ecole royale gratuite de dessin) fulfilled the Enlightenment ideal of an education open to all-rich and poor, male and female - and of an education founded...

From obscure beginnings, Melozzo da Forli (1438-94) made his career in Rome, executing several of the most ambitious painting projects of the Della Rovere Pope Sixtus IV and his nephew,...

Offers an approach to the entanglements of medieval elites in the regions that comprise Afghanistan, Pakistan, and north India. This book - which ranges in time from the early eighth...

From Vaux-le-Vicomte to Versailles, the buildings of Louis Le Vau shaped the image of French court society. None, however, has had as dramatic an effect as Mazarin's College (1661-70), the...

The Polynesian concept of atua -of gods, figurative objects and associated beliefs-developed over thousands of years and spread throughout the region. The superb examples of sculpture illustrated in this volume...

Juan Davila is a painter who passionately believes in using art to facilitate social change. Davila was born in Santiago, Chile, and moved to Australia in the 1970s to escape...

This book, now recognised as a classic, has done perhaps more than any other single work to change the face of art criticism in the twentieth century. Whereas previous books...

The letters of the Roman alphabet are so much a part of our everyday life that often they are taken for granted. We no longer see tham for what they...

During its early history, Afghanistan was a crossroads of commerce from diverse cultures along its bustling trade routes, known as the "Silk Road", which stretched from China to Egypt. This...

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....

Robert de Cotte (1656/7-1735), principal architect to the King of France, was a prominent European architect. In a period that witnessed the ascendancy of Paris over Rome as the international...

The book titled Wilton House and English Palladianism: some Wiltshire houses. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Aimed at current bachelor's degree students, recent graduates and professionals looking for a specialisation, Masterclass: Graphic Design provides an in-depth overview of 29 leading graduate schools from all over the...

Among the foremost contemporary Iranian artists and a pioneer of modern sculpture. Parviz Tanavoli - who has been widely recognised as the only Iranian artist to fully capture the duality...

Giorgio Vasari's The Lives of the Most Famous Painters, Sculptors and Architects (1550 and 1568) is a classic of cultural history. A monumental assembly of artists' lives from Giotto to...

Author: Bates LowryBinding: PaperbackPublished: STUDIO VISTA LONDON, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe authoritative volume The Great Ages Of World Architecture: Renaissance...

Author: John D. HoagBinding: PaperbackPublished: Studio Vista London, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis authoritative volume chronicles the rich and diverse architectural...

Author: Clovis WhitfieldBinding: PaperbackPublished: Colnaghi & Co., 1982Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageDiscoveries From The Cinquecento presents a compelling examination of the...

Author: Jeffrey Spier & Gordon MorrisonBinding: PaperbackPublished: National Gallery of Victoria, 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageSan Marco And Venice presents a...

Author: Rover Thomas; Trevor NichollsBinding: PaperbackPublished: The Art Gallery of Western Australia on behalf of the Australia Council, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown...

Author: LARSENBinding: PaperbackPublished: -, 2005Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis volume presents a curated journey through the esteemed collections of Denmark's national...

Author: Noel CowardBinding: HardbackPublished: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1933Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis collection, Play Parade, presents a vibrant...

Author: Henry-Russell HitchcockBinding: HardbackPublished: New York University Press, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work meticulously chronicles the intricate design and historical...

Author: George Kubler, Martin SoriaBinding: HardbackPublished: PENGUIN BOOKS, 1959Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative volume chronicles the rich artistic and...

Author: -Binding: PaperbackPublished: Australian National Gallery, 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling art history volume illuminates the profound impact of the...

Author: Edith Tonelli And Katherine HartBinding: PaperbackPublished: The Frederick S. Wight Art Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown...

Author: Kay Fisker And F. R. YerburyBinding: HardbackPublished: Ernest Benn Limited, 1927Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: a...

Author: A. Van Der Heyden And Ben KroonBinding: HardbackPublished: Elsevier and Phaidon, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Glory Of Amsterdam: An Explorer's Guide presents a comprehensive look...

Author: Bianca Maria ScarpiBinding: HardbackPublished: Prestel, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work meticulously chronicles the history and artistic significance of the iconic bronze Lion of Venice,...

Author: Fulvio Roiter (Photographs) And Peter Lauritzen (Text)Binding: HardbackPublished: New York, The Vendome Press, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis stunning volume presents a visual and historical journey...

Author: Peter LauritzenBinding: HardbackPublished: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis lavish architectural volume, Villas Of The Veneto, presents a stunning visual and historical...

Author: Anthony Knight OamBinding: HardbackPublished: Beleura House & Garden, 2009Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: SignedBeleura Mornington: A Theatre Of The Past chronicles the rich history and architectural grandeur of...

Author: Rossana Bossaglia, Enzo Carli, Franco Russoli, Valentino Martinelli, Carlo PirovanoBinding: HardbackPublished: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous owner1200 Years Of Italian Sculpture...

Author: Jeremy KingstonBinding: HardbackPublished: Facts On File New York, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis insightful volume, Arts And Artists by Jeremy Kingston, offers a comprehensive...

Author: Apsaras Dance CompanyBinding: HardbackPublished: Apsaras Dance Company, 2023Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis volume chronicles the artistic evolution and...

Author: Caroline Turner And Roger BenjaminBinding: PaperbackPublished: Queensland Art Gallery; Art Exhibitions Australia Limited, 1995Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling art...