Art, Architecture & Design

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781956769104Author Catherine V HolmesFormat HardbackPage Count 210Imprint Library Tales PublishingPublisher Library Tales PublishingWeight(grams)...

A detailed, information and interesting book on the stained glass of Oxford's colleges, chapels and churchesBook InformationISBN 9781912584925Author Dominic PriceFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Chris Andrews Publications LtdPublisher Chris Andrews...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780953260966Author Melissa HardieFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Art Dictionaries LtdPublisher Art Dictionaries LtdDimensions(mm) 270mm * 210mm * 30mm

Intended as a sequel to Rome in the Eighth Century (Cambridge, 2020), this survey of the material culture of the city of Rome spans the period from the imperial coronation of Charlemagne in 800 to the nadir of the fortunes of the Roman Church a century...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684125777Author Editors of Thunder Bay PressFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Thunder Bay PressPublisher Thunder Bay PressWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786275677Author Mary Warner MarienFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King Publishing

First impressions count, especially in Milano. In this unprecedented photographic journey, editor Karl Kolbitz opens the door to 144 of the city's most sumptuous entrance halls, captivating in their diversity and splendor. These vibrant Milanese...

As the last Stuart monarch, Queen Anne (1665-1714) received the education thought proper for a princess, reading plays and poetry in English and French while learning dancing, singing, acting, drawing, and instrumental music. As an adult, she played the...

Learn about key movements like impressionism, cubism and symbolism in The Art Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Art in this overview guide to the...

In Paris in 1902, Auguste Rodin had just completed The Thinker; visiting from Prague was Rainer Maria Rilke, broke and with writer's block. When Rilke was commissioned to write a book about Rodin, everything changed. You Must Change Your Life tells one...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783037682852Author Agata ToromanoffFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Braun Publishing AGPublisher Braun Publishing AGWeight(grams) 1320g

In 1975, David Shepherd wrote The Man Who Loves Giants - an autobiography. Even though he was only forty-four, he had already achieved more than most could have in three lifetimes. In the intervening years, until his death in 2017, he painted a huge...

The Way We Wed: A History of Wedding Fashion presents styles and stories from the Renaissance to the present day, chronicling evolving fashions as well as changing customs, lifestyles, and values. And because all wedding attire has a tale to tell, The...

A lavishly illustrated look at the sources behind the paintings of Francis Bacon. Francis Bacon famously found inspiration in photographs, film-stills and mass-media imagery. In this new, updated edition of In Camera, Martin Harrison reveals how these...

Over a period of 100 days from July to October 2009, 2,400 people stood on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square for one hour. They were free to do as they chose during this period in the spotlight. Nobody could predict what would happen or the scale of...

Fashion History: A Global View proposes a new perspective on fashion history. Arguing that fashion has occurred in cultures beyond the West throughout history, this groundbreaking book explores the geographic places and historical spaces that have been...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780575071223Author R W BrunskillFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )Publisher Yale University...

Whether your favourite medium is digital, traditional, or a mix of both, Stockholm-based Feefal will have used it to explore her unique world of anthropomorphised figures, animals in dream-like settings, and cool-girl magic. Her spooky-cute style has...

The landmark survey of Judd's iconic spaces, featuring new drawing details, archival materials and more This second expanded edition presents an unprecedented visual survey of the living and working spaces of the artist Donald Judd in New York and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780675923Author Stephanie TravisFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909741737Author Desmond Shawe-TaylorFormat HardbackPage Count 44Imprint Royal Collection TrustPublisher Royal Collection TrustWeight(grams) 860g

The first monograph on the influential contemporary Cuban-American interdisciplinary artist and writer Coco Fusco. Tomorrow, I will become an island is the first in-depth study of the performances, videos and social practice of the influential...

Organised by the family of Basquiat, the exhibition and accompanying catalogue feature over 200 never before and rarely seen paintings, drawings, ephemera, and artifacts. The artist s contributions to the history of art and his exploration into our...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486820330Author Cari BuziakFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 585gDimensions(mm)...

The bright and insightful guide to birthday colours is back with an all-new cover inspired by the iconic Pantone colour system. Discover every vibrant aspect of your personality with Colorstrology, a fascinating blend of astrology, numerology, and colour...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398827080Author Peter GrayFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd

At the intersection of the visual, graphic, and cinematic arts, film posters are a unique and thrilling record of a particular cultural Zeitgeist. This book brings together 250 posters from the Soviet Union of the 1920s and early 1930s to explore the...

A lively, authoritative and practical guide to the buildings of Nottingham, from its medieval beginnings to the innovative architecture of the 21st century. Outstanding buildings range from the famous Castle, a Baroque palace on an unforgettable...

The work of influential, award-winning interior designer Thomas Pheasant is best described as "contemporary classical" and simply serene. Celebrated interior designer Thomas Pheasant is best known for his seamless melding of tradition and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781596380073Author Philip Graham RykenFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint P & R Publishing Co (Presbyterian & Reformed)Publisher P & R Publishing Co...

In Surrealism at Play Susan Laxton writes a new history of surrealism in which she traces the centrality of play to the movement and its ongoing legacy. For surrealist artists, play took a consistent role in their aesthetic as they worked in, with, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999667436Author Brian MayFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint The London Stereoscopic CompanyPublisher The London Stereoscopic CompanyWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909741584Author Carly CollierFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Royal Collection TrustPublisher Royal Collection TrustWeight(grams) 840g

This book is not only a fascinating biography of one of the greatest painters of the seventeenth century but also a social history of the colorful extended family to which he belonged and of the town life of the period. It explores a series of distinct...

Modern New York: The Illustrated Story of Architecture in the Five Boroughs from 1920 to Today takes the reader on a roller-coaster ride through the changing fortunes of New York City throughout the last hundred years, from the heights of the Roaring...

London's sewers could be called the city's forgotten underground: mostly unseen subterranean spaces that are of absolutely vital importance, the capital's sewers nonetheless rarely get the same degree of attention as the Tube. Paul Dobraszczyk here...

A Financial Times Book of the Year 2022A glamorous tribute to Karl Lagerfeld's highly influential creations for Chanel captured behind the scenes by US Vogue photographer Robert Fairer in beautiful, never-before-seen images. Casting a new light on one...

An exploration of Edgar Degas's laundress works and their significance within broader debates art, urban life, and women's work in the nineteenth century Edgar Degas's depictions of Parisian laundresses are some of the famed Impressionist's most...

In Making Dystopia, distinguished architectural historian James Stevens Curl tells the story of the advent of architectural Modernism in the aftermath of the First World War, its protagonists, and its astonishing, almost global acceptance after 1945. He...

A long-awaited, new interpretation of Charlotte Salomon's singular and complex modern artwork, Life? or Theatre? Charlotte Salomon (1917-1943) is renowned for a single, monumental, modernist artwork, Life? or Theatre? (Leben? oder Theater?), comprising...