Art, Architecture & Design

These sketchbooks have an extraordinary story behind them, created as they were in 1942, Alfred Wallis's final year, when he lived in the Penzance poorhouse. They shine new light on his contribution to the development of modern art in Britain. A...

The Art Deco style is so recognisable and widespread that its original impact on the culture in which it emerged has been all but lost in the clutter of imitation. This book draws our attention back to the birth of Art Deco-a period between two...

A passionate advocate of craftsmanship over mass-production, William Morris (1834- 1896) designed a huge variety of objects, but it is his highly original carpet, fabric and wallpaper patterns that have continued to capture the imagination and exert...

Papier mache is back-and not just for kids! In this third book in the Art Makers series, artists of all skill levels, crafty families, and others will love learning to work with their hands to make and then create with papier mache. The perfect tactile...

Technical Drawing deals with the representation of plans throughout all phases of a project. For students, the primary focus is on the development and methodical construction of a technical drawing. Themes: Types of plan (from site plan and...

Since the late 1970s, China has undergone perhaps the most sweeping process of urbanization ever witnessed. This is typically understood as a story of growth, encompassing rapid development and economic dynamism alongside environmental degradation and...

This is a collection of hundreds of full-colour illustrations and pencils spanning the entire career of the hugely successful and popular artist Jim Lee, with an all-new cover by Lee. It includes his work on "Batman' and "Superman", "Vertigo" titles, and...

A Companion to Museum Studies captures the multidisciplinary approach to the study of the development, roles, and significance of museums in contemporary society. Collects first-rate original essays by leading figures from a range of disciplines and...

By following the lessons in Cartoon Animation with Preston Blair, you can make any character-person, animal, or object-come to life through animated movement! While animators must first know how to draw, the animation process involves much more than just...

Dame Mary Quant is a fashion icon. The first focused study of her career, this book shows how she revolutionized fashion, harnessing youth, streetstyle and mass production to create a new look for everyone. It surveys the development of her business in...

The Tarot Garden, situated in Italy, is a sculpture park, planned and created by Niki de Saint Phalle. It is her very personal vision of the personalities of the tarot-game: the world, the fool, the hermit, death, the wheel of fortune.Photos and texts...

A stunning, handbag-sized visual history of one of the world's most iconic designers.Discover the story of the punk fashion designer and all-round revolutionary icon, Vivienne Westwood. Packed with photographs and information covering her extraordinary...

A collection of essential quotations from the renowned fashion designer, DJ, and stylistAbloh-isms is a collection of essential quotations from American fashion designer, DJ, and stylist Virgil Abloh, who was a major creative figure in the worlds of pop...

Classic graffiti lettering and experimental typographical forms lie at the heart of street culture and have long inspired designers in many different fields. But graffiti artists, who tend to paint the same letters of their tag again and again, rarely...

From ancient treasures to royal weddings, great heists to the red carpet, this book is a stunning, surprising, and glittering tour of historic turning points and gem-driven drama, delving into the passions and predilections of some of the world's most...

Many years after its first publication, the best-selling Watchmaking continues to inspire and encourage the art of watchmaking, especially among new generations of enthusiasts. As a supreme master of his art, George Daniels' advice is constantly...

An engaging account of the science of dreaming.Written by a leading sleep researcher and a professional dream artist.Makes the biological, psychological, personal, and cultural causes of dreaming accessible.Surveys current theories of the function and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681889238Author Jeff LeathamFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Weldon OwenPublisher Weldon Owen

Here, in over 2,000 specially drawn illustrations, is the most comprehensive and detailed history and sourcebook of shoes ever published. John Peacock charts the development of every kind and style of footwear for both men and women from earliest times...

Symmetry is a classic study of symmetry in mathematics, the sciences, nature, and art from one of the twentieth century's greatest mathematicians. Hermann Weyl explores the concept of symmetry beginning with the idea that it represents a harmony of...

A prolifically creative artistic polymath, American artist Amy Sillman (b.1955) works in drawing, zines, iPhone videos, installation, collaboration, teaching and curating, but painting has remained always at the very heart of her practice. This...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486828657Author Mark NelsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 510gDimensions(mm)...

England, 1943 Lost in fog, pilot Vee Katchatourian is forced to make an emergency landing where she meets enigmatic RAF airman Stefan Bergel, and then can't get him out of her mind. In occupied Poland, Ewa Hartman hosts German officers in her father's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909394957Author David KerekesFormat PaperbackPage Count 596Imprint HeadpressPublisher Headpress

The art of tattoos goes back hundreds, if not thousands, of years and today they are more popular than ever, but how many people really know the story behind tattoos? With a fascination for the Victorian tattoo craze, and the way the story behind these...

Breathe Life into Your Animal Drawings Wildlife artist Doug Lindstrand has spent 30+ years observing animals in nature and capturing them on paper. In this book, he distills his expertise into key lessons for drawing any animal in a charming, realistic...

From stopwatches and alarms, to world clocks and calendar functions, to tourbillons that counter the effects of gravity, these so-called complications have been the crowning glory of fine watchmaking for centuries. The Watch Book - More than Time is an...

Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East and its companion, Norfolk 2: North-West and South, aim to provide a lively and uniquely comprehensive survey of the architectural treasures of Norfolk. Extensively revised and expanded, these new editions of Sir...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838530570Author Olive CollinsFormat PaperbackImprint Independent Publishing NetworkPublisher Independent Publishing Network

A small town on an island experiences miraculous events - and frightening omens - after the arrival of a charismatic, mysterious young priest. The cast includes Kate Siegel, Henry Thomas, Zach Gilford, and Hamish Linklater. Midnight Mass: The Art of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913947712Author Anne GormanFormat PaperbackPage Count 560Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King PublishingWeight(grams)...

Roman Architecture casts new light not only on many familiar monuments of the city of Rome, but also on less well-known examples from across the Roman empire. Rome and its empire were fundamental to the development of western architecture, and its forms...

'A simply outstanding book' 'Astonishing' '[A] rich treasure-trove of photographs of objects' 'The book truly is a delight, and is a 'book of the ancestors' in a very real sense.' 'Highly recommended.' - Sacred Hoop Magazine, March 2022 Stonehenge is...

This is the first book to fully present, analyse and interpret the Dubai real estate market. Dubai is fast becoming one of the world's most attractive places to invest in real estate and this book examines the market from three interlinked sectors that...

The aim of this book is to take the reader by the hand and show them exactly how to carry out various inspection techniques to identify the causes of damp in buildings. This is achieved by taking them through a variety of investigation methods using...

Richard Mosse's photography captures the beauty and the horror in war and destruction. Born in Ireland and now based in New York, he has worked in many different countries, and has spent years in the Amazon, revealing the unfolding tragedy there. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486460079Author Arthur Wesley DowFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Malika Favre is one of the world's most celebrated illustrators, known for her stunningly simple work, often utilising a handful of perfectly refined vector shapes to convey her subject matter. Whether working as a commercial illustrator in advertising,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993578908Author David YoungerFormat HardbackPage Count 572Imprint Inklingwood PressPublisher Inklingwood Press

This truly global and visually stunning compendium showcases some of the most breath-taking pieces of street art and graffiti from around the world. Since its genesis on the East Coast of the United States in the late 1960s, street art has travelled to...