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Leonardo pushed the boundaries of female depiction having several of his female subjects, including his Mona Lisa, gaze at the viewer, giving them an authority which was withheld from women at the time.
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Author: Kia Vahland Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 Leonardo da Vinci was a revolutionary thinker, artist and inventor who has been written about and celebrated for centuries. Lesser known,...
With the benefit of unrestricted access to family members, close friends and fellow musicians, Philip Norman has created the definitive portrait of this brilliant insecure, often pain-racked man.
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Author: Philip Norman Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 448 Eric Clapton is acknowledged to be rock's greatest virtuoso, the unrivalled master of its most essential tool, the solid-body electric guitar....
Shortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize. A boldly original work that tells the powerful stories of a group of extraordinary women as glimpsed through their still life paintings.
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Author: Rebecca Birrell Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 Shortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize 2022 Longlisted for the William M B Berger Prize for British Art History 2022 A...
Known for her carefully nuanced colour palettes and attention to detail, Cathy Kincaid creates warm and gracious interiors.
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Author: Cathy Kincaid Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Known for her carefully nuanced colour palettes and attention to detail, Cathy Kincaid creates warm and gracious interiors. Her worldly taste...
Noted art historian and biographer Sue Roe now tells the story of the Surrealists in Montparnasse.
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Author: Sue Roe Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 "Describes with plenty of colour how surrealism, from Rene Magritte's bowler hats to Salvador Dali's watches, was born and developed." -...
Author: Meryle Secrest Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 The never-before-told true account of the design and development of the first desktop computer by the world's most famous high-styled typewriter...
Annegien shares her signature editing style in great detail. This book will inspire you to explore your imagination and create photos you never thought possible!
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Author: Annegien Schilling Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160 Annegien Schilling started her @fetching_tigerss Instagram account when she was 13 years old. Six years later, she has almost 1 million...
A set of highly focused memoirs, a personal journey interwoven with historical research that encapsulates the author's relationship with Leonardo da Vinci over more than half a century.
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Author: Martin Kemp Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 Living with Leonardo is a set of highly focused memoirs, a personal journey interwoven with historical research that encapsulates the author's...
While the oil crisis imploded the American dream of endless prosperity, and Watergate's walls closed in on Nixon, the music of 1973 both reflected a shattered world and brought us together.
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Author: Andrew Grant Jackson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 448 1973 was the year rock hit its peak while splintering-just like the rest of the world. Ziggy Stardust travelled to...
Barbara Ehrlich White brings a lifetime of research to bear in her biography to provide an unparalleled and intimate portrait of this complex artist.
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Author: Barbara Ehrlich White Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 432 The joy that permeates Renoir's paintings was created by a complicated person. Even close friends and family members were often...
Butcher's Nikonic eye defines moment after arresting moment in Cave's glorious, sprawling story: it's a splendid testament to two brilliant careers.
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Author: Bleddyn Butcher Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160 When Bleddyn Butcher first saw The Birthday Party play, back in 1981, he was astonished. And then enthralled. He set about...
The essays in this book explore Egyptian art history, customs and worship, with specific focus on the Amduat, a book devoted to the pharaoh's 12-hour journey to the afterlife.
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Author: Erik Hornung Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 This volume accompanies an exhibition of the same name, which includes artefacts from nearly 2000 years before the Christian era. Objects...
Matthew Collin crosses the globe to tell the story of where electronic music has come from and where it is going - and whether it will survive its own success.
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Author: Matthew Collin Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 384 In the 90s, dance music was the euphoric, utopian frontier of youth culture. But what does it mean to...
Destined to become a new classic in the design genre, Industrial Design in the Modern Age features approximately 250 objects, many never before seen.
$80.00$175.00
Author: George R. Kravis, II Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 A follow-up to 100 Designs for a Modern World (Rizzoli, 2016), this is one of the most comprehensive books...
This book contains everything you need to know about suits, from the traditional designs of the early 1900s, to innovative contemporary variations. It was awarded Financial Times' Fashion Book of the Year.
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Author: Eric Musgrave Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 208 This book contains everything you need to know about suits, from the traditional designs of the early 1900s, to innovative contemporary...
A highly original, wide-ranging, and judiciously illustrated exploration of an increasingly global art scene.
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Author: Alistair Hicks Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 In the past, writers and critics from Goethe to Clement Greenberg perpetuated particular ideas about art and even dictated them to...
Springfield Confidential exposes why Matt Groening decided to make all of the characters yellow, explains how the episodes are created, and reminisces about the making of perennially favourite episodes.
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Author: Mike Reiss Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: Semi-Finalist for the 2019 James Thurber Award * One of Vulture's Top-10 Comedy Books of 2018 * A "Must" pick...
This spectacular book offers a scintillating, visually outstanding tour of more than 65 of the world's most fascinating houses.
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Author: Massimo Listri Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 472 This spectacular book offers a scintillating, visually outstanding tour of more than 65 of the world's most fascinating houses. Massimo Listris'...
Established in Paris in 1928, VU combined stunning photography with dynamic layouts and first-rate reporting, creating a revolution in journalism.
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Author: Michel Frizot Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 The illustrated weekly magazine "VU" ran over 600 issues between 21 March 1928 and 29 May 1940. Conceived as a beautiful...
The story of the Rolling Stones is one of the epic rock 'n' roll yarns of our time. Yet one crucial part of that story has never been comprehensively analysed: the role of Brian Jones.
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Author: Paul Trynka Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 The story of the Rolling Stones is one of the epic rock 'n' roll yarns of our time. Their music defined...
