Art, Architecture & Design

From an obscure, misty archipelago on the fringes of the Roman world to history's largest empire and originator of the world's mongrel, magpie language - this is Britain's past. But, today, Britain is experiencing an acute trauma of identity, pulled...

This textbook covers a range of styles and cultural traditions which pupils can use for inspiration and comparison. It takes a project-based approach to ensure coverage of the skills, knowledge and understanding required at Key Stage 3. It shows examples...

About 15,000 people live permanently afloat on canals, rivers and coasts in Great Britain alone, but thousands more enjoy holidaying on boats or own them as weekend retreats in the UK and abroad. This book will feature not only static residential boats...

Barbara Browning follows the trail of "infectious rhythm" from the ecstatic percussion of a Brazilian carnival group to the eerily silent video image of the LAPD beating a man like a drum. Throughout, she identifies the metaphoric strain of contagion...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780674810Author Alan KitchingFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King PublishingWeight(grams) 660g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486440149Author Friedrich PerzynskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Shunmyo Masuno, Japan's leading garden designer, is at once Japan's most highly acclaimed landscape architect and an 18th-generation Zen Buddhist priest, presiding over daily ceremonies at the Kenkoji Temple in Yokohama. He is celebrated for his unique...

Zentangle(R) 12 is an inspirational colouring activity book for adults that contains 30 original tangles, and 16 bonus interactive pages to help you unwind and de-stress. You don't need to be the world's greatest artist to master this simple meditative...

A mind-bending archive of Collina Strada, the downtown New York brand that puts self-expression and honest sustainability first. Launched in 2008 by Hilary Taymour, Collina Strada has spent the last decade successfully injecting the generally colorless...

A practical guide to learn painting in oils, with simple exercises and step-by-step demonstrations. Bestselling artist and writer Hazel Soan has distilled her art teaching into the things that matter most and can be digested in a short period of time...

Dates are invented things. Nothing in nature decrees that today is today. But for millennia humans have divided time into portions, and given those portions names which are shared widely across cultures, creating a common agreement on the date. This...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781529420340Author Owen HopkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957666535Author Martin SalisburyFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint The Mainstone PressPublisher The Mainstone PressDimensions(mm) 300mm * 240mm * 30mm

A blank page can often be daunting for a new artist. This book builds the fundamentals of the manga face across each chapter, with step-by-step visual tutorials, accompanied by tailored practice pages. This helps the reader take their first steps,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788857232430Author Tomoko SatoFormat HardbackPage Count 248Imprint SkiraPublisher SkiraWeight(grams) 1420g

Delve into the award-winning Catalan architecture studio's unique combination of material craft and avant-garde dynamism Argentinian architect Ricardo Flores (born 1965) and Spanish architect Eva Prats (born 1965) began their artistic partnership with...

This dynamic visual biography is Jeffers's personal chronicle of an artist who blends his love of creating stories with his love of art and his infectious charm, and is a must-have for art lovers and bibliophiles both young and old. Oliver Jeffers takes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262048767Author Rebekah RutkoffFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 567g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780677408Author Alison ColeFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King PublishingWeight(grams) 930g

The Grown-Up's Guide series features how-to projects, creative prompts, and crafting activities that will inspire you and your little ones to spend hours of messy fun together. Now you can learn the fun, trendy paint pouring technique-and teach your kids...

Lucian Freud's portraits are known for their spectacular detail and unflinching gaze. Although Freud brought the same qualities to his paintings and drawings of plants, flowers, and landscapes, these are largely unknown. This elegant book shows how...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789492095404Author Janwillem SchroferFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint ValizPublisher ValizWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 218mm * 150mm * 20mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635423211Author Souleymane Bachir DiagneFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Other Press LLCPublisher Other Press LLC

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...

Make your first steps in calligraphy fun and rewarding! You'll be delighted at how easy this guide makes it to address invitations with a touch of class, send unforgettable greeting cards, and craft unique and meaningful gifts. With Don Marsh's simple...

The world's most innovative and influential architect-designed houses created since the early 20th century Throughout history, houses have presented architects the world over with infinite opportunities to experiment with new methods and materials for...

Starring Christopher Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy and Morgan Freeman, the trilogy commenced with Batman Begins, which traced the origins of how Bruce Wayne took on the role of the masked crusader to fight the forces of evil. But the...

Urbanism Beyond 2020 explores numerous questions triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic: Why is city making a health project? How are ecological and human wellbeing interrelated? How can leadership and governance help bridge gaps in our unjust cities? How...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646090907Author Square EnixFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Square EnixPublisher Square EnixWeight(grams) 1326g

This is a fascinating re-examination of the importance and legacy of provenance in the history of art. This book goes beyond the narrow definition of the term provenance, which addresses only the bare facts of ownership and transfer, to explore ideas...

"The sustainable fashion revolution has begun, and we must all be part of it." - Alois GuinutStylish women everywhere are realizing the environmental damage of fast fashion and looking for new ways to dress that don't involve cramming their wardrobe with...

A dynamic vision of medieval Castilian culture and the Arabic, Hebrew, and Latin strands that are woven into its fabric Named a Book of the Year by the Times Literary Supplement, this lavishly illustrated work explores the vibrant interaction among...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984858009Author Carissa CarterFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale

How a constellation of Latin American artists explored the body, power, and emancipation-and expanded the meanings of feminist art. In The Political Body, art historian Andrea Giunta explores gender and power in the work of Latin American artists from...

Paint with best-selling author Charles Evans as he introduces the System3 range of inks and acrylics. System3 is a well-established brand of inks, acrylics and heavy body paints manufactured by Daler-Rowney; it is readily available worldwide,...

Hiram Garcia is a childhood friend, former brother-in-law, and producing partner of Dwayne Johnson, "The Rock." He's also a talented amateur photographer, who has shot images on many of the Seven Bucks Productions movies, including Jumanji 2, Jungle...

Discover innovative painting and mixed-media art techniques the most inspired way possible: through rainbows of color!In Mixed Media Color Studio, you'll learn color and design ideas that will boost your creative intuition. Based on Kellee Wynne Conrad's...

These highly original essays illuminate Virginia Woolf and a selection of other twentieth-century writers and artists. Based on detailed research and presenting previously unpublished texts, pictures, and photographs, they are notable feats of scholarly...

The cathedral city of Truro is a major administrative and commercial centre in Cornwall. Historically, it grew in prosperity as an inland port and stannary town, and its Georgian and Victorian buildings demonstrate its wealth in this period. Other...

Pharaoh.Icon.Enigma.Lost for three thousand years, misunderstood for a century.A hundred years ago, a team of archaeologists in the Valley of the Kings made a remarkable discovery: a near-complete royal burial, an ancient mummy, and golden riches beyond...