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Paul de Monchaux (born 1934) has been an influential presence in Britain over the last fifty years, inspiring generations with his beautifully made and measured sculptures. De Monchaux began his career as a student at the Slade School of Art in 1955; ten...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954665654Author Marcus ReichertFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Ziggurat BooksPublisher Ziggurat Books

The life and work of the outstanding Catalan-Majorcan philosopher, logician, and mystic Ramon Llull continues to fascinate thinkers, artists, and scholars worldwideIn this book, international experts from Europe and the United States address Lullism as a...

The full-size plaster models that represented the passage from a preliminary designing phase to the production of the marble sculpture were of great significance to Italian sculptor Antonio Canova's creative process. As the subtitle emphasises, ...

Manufacturing Architecture is the first reference guide to customising repetitive manufacturing for architects. Clear diagrams and narratives explain twenty of the most common manufacturing processes for typical building components. Case studies...

This study examines how nineteenth-century industrial Lancashire became a leading national and international art centre. By the end of the century almost every major town possessed an art gallery, while Lancashire art schools and artists were recognised...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908211064Author RomanyWGFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Carpet Bombing CulturePublisher Carpet Bombing CultureWeight(grams) 730gDimensions(mm) 149mm...

Fashion reveals not only who we are, but whom we aspire to be. From 1775 to 1925, artists in Europe were especially attuned to the gaps between appearance and reality, participating in and often critiquing the making of the self and the image. Reading...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593319949Author National Audubon Society National Audubon SocietyFormat HardbackPage Count 912Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

A beautiful book on the famed Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas The Chinati Foundation, a world-famous destination for large-scale contemporary art, was founded by Donald Judd (1928-1994) to preserve and present a select number of permanent...

A comprehensive blended print and digital English programme for Years 1 to 6, Oxford International Primary English offers a clear and coherent literacy and language course with inspiring and culturally diverse content that puts each child at the heart of...

Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon presents sixty-seven masterpieces collected by John D. Rockefeller the third and his wife Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller. Illuminating the cultures and history of Asia, the book presents a magnificent selection of...

On the centenary of his birth, this volume traces the entire work of Mimmo Rotella, a major Italian Pop Artist on the international scene of the twentieth century. Published to coincide with an exhibition at GNAM, Rome, 30 October 2018 - 10 February...

A groundbreaking ecocritical exploration of American art that examines the complex and evolving relationship between art and the environment Public awareness of environmental issues has never been greater, nor has the need for imagining more sustainable...

For more than two decades, the artist Renee Green has created an impressive body of work in which language is an essential element. Green is also a prolific writer and a major voice in the international art world. Other Planes of There gathers for the...

Featuring detailed scenes of court pageantry and life-size portraits of members of the French Valois dynasty woven in wool, silk, and precious metal-wrapped threads, the Valois Tapestries are one of the most extravagant sets of hangings produced in the...

In "Telling Stories", David Kaufmann focuses on Philip Guston's controversial figurative paintings of the late 1960s and 1970s. He looks at the early critical reception of these works to see what the artist was actually doing and, at another level, to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907222733Author Cathy WardFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Strange Attractor PressPublisher Strange Attractor Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901233827Author Inger ChristensenFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Dedalus PressPublisher Dedalus PressWeight(grams) 75g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781942493341Author Wim van DullemenFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Hohm Press,U.S.Publisher Hohm Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 1g

This book explores Violeta Parra's visual art, focusing on her embroideries (arpilleras), paintings, papier-mache collages and sculptures. Parra is one of Chile's great artists and musicians, yet her visual art is relatively unknown. Her fusion of...

Dr Geoffrey Orrin's study contains a detailed account of all those Anglican churches within the county of Glamorgan that were built, rebuilt, restored or re-modelled in any significant way during the Victorian period, 1837-1901. It includes as well as...

This innovative new volume offers an in-depth exploration of scale, one of the most crucial elements in the creation and reception of art. * Illustrates how scale has compelled audiences to rethink the significance and importance of specific works of art...

"Fate has thrown me some interesting curves," says Elmo Williams, the farm boy turned film editor, director and producer. As a young boy, he traveled with his family in a covered wagon to a new life in a New Mexico homestead. After struggling to help...

Conversations with leading women artists, composers and writers from Judy Chicago, Anohni and Lynne Tillman to Ellie Ga, Tauba Auerbach and Renee Green This massive volume comprises over 80 interviews published across a 13-year span of Lauren...

Part of the "Coloring Books for the Soul" series, a majestic adult coloring book packed with original art and evocative wisdom words, featuring stunning imagery that celebrates the animals, both real and imagined, that we revere across cultures-a...

Art lovers well know the works of the different groups of peoples generally referred to as 'Guro' who live in the centre of the Ivory Coast. Close to the Wan, Baule, Yaure, and Bete, the Guro have maintained close contacts with their neighbours, and...

A revelatory and informative presentation of the anti-apartheid posters created by Medu Art Ensemble Formed in the late 1970s, Medu Art Ensemble forcefully articulated a call to end the apartheid system's racial segregation and violent injustice through...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789492660022Author Gregor J. M. WeberFormat HardbackPage Count 432Imprint Nai010 PublishersPublisher Nai010 Publishers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789188369802Author Sofie Bjorkgren-NaseFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Dokument PressPublisher Dokument Forlag

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781548932190Author William J CookFormat PaperbackPage Count 198Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

Get lost in the beauty of the natural world in this captivating collection of botanical stickers.Introducing The Botanist's Sticker Anthology - with over a thousand vintage illustrations, this sumptuous exploration of flora is packed full of beautiful...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781735560380Author Daniela WirtzFormat HardbackPage Count 68Imprint WildFlower Media, Inc.Publisher WildFlower Media, Inc.

A beautifully illustrated account of the Impressionist experiment in the United States-showing how the French style was put to distinctly American use From the late 19th century to the Second World War, American painters adapted Impressionism to their...

This Companion brings together an international 'Brodie set' of critics to trace the history, impact, reception and major themes of Spark's work, from her early poetry to her last novel. It encompasses the range of Spark's output, pursuing contextual...

Drawn from the Mint Museum of Art's renowned permanent collection of craft and design in all media-ceramic, pottery, wood, metal, glass, fibre, textiles and design-Craft in the Laboratory highlights how contemporary artists use STEM (science, technology,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262016902Author Garry Neill KennedyFormat HardbackPage Count 480Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 2313gDimensions(mm) 298mm * 229mm *...

"The book is an impressive work of scholarship" - Studio International "Richard set about to produce a study of distribution networks, and achieved this through immaculate and thorough research. It is no criticism of the book to say that there are many...

This title was first published in 2003. The artist Paula Rego was born in Portugal but has lived in Britain since 1951. In this well-illustrated book, Maria Manuel Lisboa explores the background behind Rego's decision to leave the land of her birth and,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908432568Author Sarah CoulsonFormat HardbackImprint Yorkshire Sculpture ParkPublisher Yorkshire Sculpture Park