Art, Architecture & Design

This illustrated survey of 600 years of fashion investigates its cultural and social meanings from medieval Europe to 20th-century America. It provides a guide to the changes in style and taste, and challenges existing fashion histories, showing that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262028523Author Benjamin H. D. BuchlohFormat HardbackPage Count 592Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 178mm * 35mm

Fundamental Building Technology introduces the technology, methods, and processes fundamental to construction by focussing on what is involved in building a typical low-rise house. Written with the novice in mind, this textbook is the ideal starting...

Master manga with 100 creatures, characters and super-cute chibis. This is the ultimate introduction to drawing manga: 100 simple, step-by-step drawings of everything from superheroes to super-cute pets. Practise drawing different hair and facial...

A Great Light is a striking catalogue published to accompany the exhibition of the same name, both testaments to British artist Brian Clarke's widely regarded status as the most important artist working in stained glass today. Across his...

From ancient Rome to early modern Europe, the relationship between humans and food has been portrayed in artworks for thousands of years. From farming, cooking and feasting scenes depicted in the Middle Ages in books of hours to the fish and fruit of...

This is the first title in a new prestigious cultural tourism project by Lannoo Publishers. The Peter Paul Rubens Atlas illustrates the life of Rubens on a timeline: important dates and periods in the life of the Old Master are indicated and elaborated...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781584350668Author Eileen MylesFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Semiotext (E)Publisher AutonomediaWeight(grams) 567gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 25mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781633451322Author Ann TemkinFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Museum of Modern ArtPublisher Museum of Modern ArtWeight(grams) 1320g

More than 400 years after his death, Andrea Palladio (1508-80) remains one of the most influential architects of all time. This catalogue explores how the design principles of Palladio have been interpreted, copied and re-imagined across time and...

"Melanie Grant offers a glimpse into the rarefied world of high jewelry by explaining the historical and artistic importance of some of the world's most innovative pieces." - ForbesThis luxurious book is the first comprehensive survey of jewelry as an...

The classic book on the art and history of weaving--now expanded and in full color Written by one of the twentieth century's leading textile artists, this splendidly illustrated book is a luminous meditation on the art of weaving, its history, its tools...

Showcases over a hundred treasures from the collections of the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, from the departments of Scottish History and Archaeology/Art and Design/Science and Technology/Natural Sciences/World Cultures. ...

Brought together for the first time - the seminal writing on architecture by key philosophers and cultural theorist of the twentieth century.Issues around the built environment are increasingly central to the study of the social sciences and humanities...

The Fast Guide to Architectural Form, while staying on theoretical ground, is a very practical guide to the basic forms and shapes in architectural planning and design. The book is foremost a visual guide. The author presents sixty different...

The visual language of Javier Jaén is a symbolic and playful one. This celebrated artist has worked for clients such as The New York Times, The Guardian, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, National Geographic and Greenpeace. This timely monograph...

Monuments and Myths is the first publication to examine the intersecting careers of Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Daniel Chester French, the leading American sculptors of the Gilded Age. With rich new thinking and stunning photographs, the catalogue...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788418934322Author Tina ModottiFormat PaperbackPage Count 98Imprint La FabricaPublisher La Fabrica

The artists in the Hardy family, Heywood, James, Frederick Daniel and several others, have always been popular with collectors. However, this is the first comprehensive assessment of their work, based on previously unpublished material and with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781612434841Author Bethany RobertsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Ulysses PressPublisher Ulysses PressWeight(grams) 350g

Michael Gericke is one of the most influential graphic designers in the world today. This much anticipated monograph covers four decades of work by the acclaimed graphic designer and Pentagram partner. Lavishly illustrated throughout at close to...

Painting and Drawing the Head combines technical instruction, art history references and thoughts on the day-to-day practice of painting the head from life. The rich text, supported by over 100 paintings, gives a thoughtful account of the process of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786272966Author Paul JacksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King Publishing

Paul Poiret (1879-1944) led the fashion world in the first decade of the twentieth century and his autobiography tells the extraordinary story of his meteoric rise to fame. From his humble Parisian childhood to his debut as a couturier, to his...

Collecting the New is the first book on the questions and challenges that museums face in acquiring and preserving contemporary art. Because such art has not yet withstood the test of time, it defies the traditional understanding of the art museum as an...

This guide integrates theory and practice to offer practical solutions for architects to improve their design management skills. This unique guide helps architects improve their management skills by addressing the relationship between the management of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788876242731Author Aldo AymoninoFormat PaperbackPage Count 396Imprint SkiraPublisher SkiraWeight(grams) 1060g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780994731302Author Dr Paul RicherFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Benham BooksPublisher Benham BooksWeight(grams) 780g

When the French edition of Confronting Images appeared in 1990, it won immediate acclaim because of its far-reaching arguments about the structure of images and the histories ascribed to them by scholars and critics working in the tradition of Vasari and...

FULLY ILLUSTRATED, UPDATED GUIDE TO THE STRATEGIC DESIGN OF GREEN BUILDINGSIn the tradition of Building Construction Illustrated, Francis D.K. Ching and Ian M. Shapiro offer a fully illustrated guide to the theory and practice of sustainable design. This...

This practical step-by-step guide to haute couture embroidery covers everything from machine and hand stitching, to tambour beading, goldwork and monogramming. Whether you are interested in adding monogrammed initials to your favourite bathrobe,...

Designed as a companion to the hugely successful monograph Noah Davis, this volume offers further insight into the impact and legacy of the revolutionary Los Angeles artist and activist. ---------- "Embedding his dreams on canvas and in the community,...

Go behind the scenes of Altered Carbon in this exclusive collection of art. Packed with concept art, final designs, and artist commentary plus previously unseen storyboards. Awaken into the cyberpunk world of Skydance's Altered Carbon. Stacks -...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781938922589Author Phyllis RichardsonFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Metropolis BooksPublisher Metropolis BooksWeight(grams) 975gDimensions(mm) 257mm *...

The British Museum's vast collections include wonderful images of birds from all over the world. Some are primarily decorative, whereas Thomas Bewick and the Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro chose to show birds in realistic detail, going about their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781890951566Author Georges BatailleFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Zone BooksPublisher Zone BooksWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 15mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781633227811Author Jack KeelyFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Walter Foster PublishingPublisher Walter Foster Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781645173601Author Steve BehlingPage Count 128Imprint Thunder Bay PressPublisher Thunder Bay PressWeight(grams) 789gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 23mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307460530Author Alexa HamptonFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Clarkson PotterPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 1780gDimensions(mm) 312mm *...

James McNeill Whistler and France: A Dialogue in Paint, Poetry, and Music is the first full-length and in-depth study to position this painter within the overall trajectory of French modernism during the second half of the nineteenth century and to view...