Art, Architecture & Design

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781573247337Author Maureen K. CalamiaFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Conari Press,U.S.Publisher Conari Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 0g

Now in its fifth edition, Analysing Architecture has become internationally established as the best introduction to architecture. Aimed primarily at those studying architecture, it offers a clear and accessible insight into the workings of this rich and...

Drawing and painting realistic flowers is achievable! Create a wide variety of blooms and greenery using an easy step-by-step method, then add watercolor for gorgeous effects. In Drawing and Painting Beautiful Flowers, discover how to draw flowers such...

The "Official Comic of Call of Duty (R): Black Ops 4" collects all 10 issues of the series and introduces the iconic Specialists of the Black Ops Universe. In collaboration with Activision and Treyarch, it features stories from the minds of Greg Rucka,...

**Shortlisted for the 2021 British Book Design and Production Awards for the Best Jacket / Cover Design** For years illustration has lacked a strong critical history in which to frame it, with academics and media alike assessing it as part of design...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608194193Author Cynthia CarrFormat PaperbackPage Count 624Imprint Bloomsbury PressPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PlcWeight(grams) 818g

Marc Chagall's remarkable oeuvre spans a variety of media; from painting, ceramics, and stained glass to illustration, tapestry, and stage sets. Regardless of the format, his singular narrative style embraced the memories of his happy childhood in...

High on Life is a hilarious, surreal adventure set in a world where alien invaders have enslaved Earth ... so they can use us as recreational drugs. Armed with a pre-loved bounty hunter suit and a bizarre arsenal of talking weaponry, it's your mission to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781633451476Author Samantha FriedmanFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint Museum of Modern ArtPublisher Museum of Modern ArtWeight(grams) 1100g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506720173Author Ian FlynnFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

This book contains nine pieces from ABRSM's Grade 4 Piano syllabus for 2023 & 2024, three pieces chosen from each of Lists A, B and C - ideal for both Practical and Performance Grade exams. The pieces have been carefully selected to offer an attractive...

New Hall is one of the oldest inhabited moated houses in England. Built of local sandstone and warm Midlands brick, it sits in what was once the vast hunting forests of Sutton Chase, in the ancient county of Warwickshire. Sir Nicholas Pevsner, the great...

Despite the borders of the USSR being closed to majority of its population, Soviet citizens were among the world's most frequent flyers. Following the 1917 Revolution, Vladimir Lenin made the development of aviation a priority. Assisted by advertising...

The opulence of Byzantine art, with its extravagant use of gold and silver, is well known. Highly skilled artists created powerful representations reflecting and promoting this society and its values in icons, illuminated manuscripts, and mosaics and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739603809Author Ian BeckFormat HardbackPage Count 194Imprint Red Boat BooksPublisher Red Boat Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399507915Author Jack HammFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint TarcherPerigeePublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Discover the creative processes and intriguing inspirations behind the work of leading fantasy artist John Howe ; conceptual designer on The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy ; in this comprehensive practical art book. Brings together Fantasy Art...

This lavish, large format art project is the culmination of 20 years research of Tai culture throughout Southeast Asia, beginning with Napajaree Suandduenchai's vast 1,500 piece silk collection which has remained private until now. All 230 photographs...

Botticelli is one of the most admired artists of the Renaissance period and his seductive Venus and graceful Primavera are among the world's most recognisable works of art. This catalogue raisonne of Botticelli's paintings offers more than two hundred...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486483535Author Alan CoberFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 343gDimensions(mm)...

This is the fourth of a DIY city guide series on the market, now with the most popular city in the USA: New York City. These guides are colouring and creative activity books, travel notebooks, and city guides all in one. Each book contains beautiful...

The industry-standard guide to designing well-performing buildings Architectural Detailing systematically describes the principles by which good architectural details are designed. Principles are explained in brief, and backed by extensive illustrations...

'Hebdige's Subculture: The Meaning of Style is so important: complex and remarkably lucid, it's the first book dealing with punk to offer intellectual content. Hebdige [...] is concerned with the UK's postwar, music-centred, white working-class...

Concrete Poetry is the first photographic survey of Modernist sculpture within the Brutalist context.About the AuthorSimon Phipps is a photographer and sculptor. He is the creator of the New Brutalism collection on Tumblr and Instagram (30,000 followers)...

A compendium of floral wonder from botanical artist Adriana Picker, Petal reveals the colours, details and unique sculptural beauty of nature's most remarkable creations. Now in a special edition with a beautiful new cover. Adriana Picker has curated...

A visual and global chronicle of the triumphs, challenges, and impact of over 100 women in architecture, from early practitioners to contemporary leaders. Marion Mahony Griffin passed the architectural licensure exam in 1898 and created exquisite...

Pre-eminent author and art historian Simon Schama has written widely on art for many years to great acclaim. In Hang-Ups, a personal selection of his articles from, amongst others, The New Yorker, appears in Britain for the very first time. ...

Comprehensive and definitive volume telling the complete story of how Alien was made, featuring new interviews with Ridley Scott and other production crew, and including many rarely-seen photos and illustrations from the Fox archives. In 1979 a movie...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909394230Author David HindsFormat PaperbackPage Count 262Imprint HeadpressPublisher HeadpressWeight(grams) 287g

An intensely intellectual painter, Robert Motherwell is renowned for his distinctive Abstract Expressionist style. The seminal artist permeated his gestural works with an expressionism and austerity reflective of the human psyche; at the same time his...

The Gothic Cathedral focuses on the interaction between design and the requirements of patrons, following the creative processes of architects by reconstructing the problems and opportunities which faced them. Christopher Wilson presents the essential...

Ready to discover the fascinating world of art history? Let's (Van) Gogh! Fine art might seem intimidating at first. But with the right guide, anyone can learn to appreciate and understand the stimulating and beautiful work of history's greatest...

More than 250 rooms by iconic designers-the definitive illustrated handbook on timeless, traditional decorating for modern living Chintz, wicker, ruffles, and skirts: Old-school decorating details are making a comeback in a fresh, new way thanks to a...

The Joy of Sheds is a shed miscellany that chronicles man's need for a small space on his own. It's a humorous look at every aspect of the shed experience, mixed with shed facts and some practical information too. Many famous people have...

Read this book and the world's most famous image will never look the same again. For the world's greatest cultural icon still has secrets to reveal - not the silly secrets that the 'Leonardo loonies' continue to advance, but previously unknown facts...

A color science expert's must-have coloring guide for manga and anime artists!Author Teruko Sakurai, Japan's leading colorist, applies her expert knowledge of color to drawing effective anime and manga. Starting with the basics, Sakurai shares her...

Durer's Lost Masterpiece tracks the history of a turning point in the career of the celebrated German artist Albrecht Durer (1471-1528), when he stopped painting altarpieces after arguing with a merchant patron over payment. As an eloquent homage to...

"HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: For all botanical artists aspiring to enter the RHS Botanical Art Exhibition and win a Gold Medal - and for all botanical art lovers everywhere. This book makes a major contribution to both the recording of contemporary botanical art...

The first monograph on the work of the designer of the iconic 40/4 chair The American industrial designer and inventor David Rowland is best known for his signature 40/4 chair. Released in 1964, it is so named because it is possible to stack forty chairs...

In "Ideas and Integrities" Buckminster Fuller describes the revolutionary designs and concepts he has pioneered - among them the geodesic dome, the Dymaxion world map, the Dymaxion 4-D house, the Dymaxion 4-D automobile, and the countless other...