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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788195446407Author Shirish DeshpandeFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Shirish DPublisher Shirish DWeight(grams) 540gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 12mm

This major new biography recounts the extraordinary life of one of the most creative figures in Western culture, weaving together the multiple threads of Michelangelo's life and times with a brilliant analysis of his greatest works. The author retraces...

An intriguing and richly illustrated analysis of the symbolic imagery found in gardens throughout history, this work features dedicated mailing to targeted art and gardening related media and organisations. This superbly illustrated volume presents...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780892361793Author . GardnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Getty Education Institute for the Arts,U.S.Publisher Getty Trust PublicationsWeight(grams)...

The Book of Optics, written by the Arab scholar Ibn al Haytham in 1021 AD, formed the conceptual framework of the Public Art Program of EXPO 2020 in Dubai. Eleven renowned artists were invited to create newly commissioned, permanent artworks in public...

Inside The Performance Workshop: A Sourcebook for Rasaboxes and Other Exercises is the first full-length volume dedicated to the history, theory, practice, and application of a suite of performer training exercises developed by Richard Schechner and...

In 1906, J. P. Morgan commissioned Edward S. Curtis to produce a series of books depicting Native American life. Edward S. Curtis Portraits contains over 250 of the project's beautiful and haunting portraits. "In Mr. Curtis we have both an artist and a...

The Surviving Image, originally published in French in 2002, is the result of Georges Didi-Huberman's extensive research into the life and work of foundational art historian Aby Warburg. Warburg envisioned an art history that engaged with anthropology,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486294414Author Paul GauguinFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Colorectal Surgery, second edition, is the essential guide for general surgical trainees preparing for the FRCS examination, as well as a quick-reference for clinicians working in the field. Providing a concise and evidence-based overview of colorectal...

In this book, Cristina Filipe offers a critical examination, from a social and art historical perspective, of some of the artists and contexts that contributed to the transformations in Portuguese jewellery from the vanguard of the 1960s to the early...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781781724019Author Jonathan MilesFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint SerenPublisher Poetry Wales Press

The Botanical Illustrator's Handbook takes a closer look at how to accurately portray the riches of the botanical world. It tackles and explains many of the difficulties that artists encounter so they can extend and expand their choice of subject matter...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781302945879Author Marvel ComicsFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Marvel ComicsPublisher Marvel Comics

Embrace the not-so-small world of minis--and your own tiny book!From teeny burritos and miniscule Chanel handbags to furniture no larger than a quarter, this mind-blowing collection of squeal-worthy miniatures features more than 250 of the tiniest...

Rebecca John was born into a family of painters, the most famous among them being her grandfather, Augustus John, and her great-aunt, Gwen John. And the last thing she wanted was to become a painter herself. So how did this happen? In Thinking the...

A wonderfully concise and readable, yet comprehensive, history of the Mediterranean Sea, the perfect companion for any visitor -- or indeed, anyone compelled to stay at home.'The grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean...

The final volume in a full survey of the work of John Singer Sargent, covering his late watercolors, designs for the Boston murals, and work as an official War Artist The last in a series of books devoted to the work of John Singer Sargent (1856-1925),...

Fifty Key Texts in Art History is an anthology of critical commentaries selected from the classical period to the late modern. It explores some of the central and emerging themes, issues and debates within Art History as an increasingly expansive and...

This is the second of two volumes of the only English edition of Hegel's Aesthetics, the work in which he gives full expression to his seminal theory of art. The substantial Introduction is his best exposition of his general philosophy of art. In Part I...

A no-nonsense trouble-shooting guide to improving watercolour and drawing techniques by artist, Trudy Friend. This book includes an introduction to essential techniques and materials that help to sharpen the skills of the aspiring artist. The unique...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783956793950Author Alex ColesFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Sternberg PressPublisher Sternberg PressWeight(grams) 261gDimensions(mm) 200mm * 125mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945430794Author Igor Dominik GorewiczFormat PaperbackPage Count 123Imprint Triglav PublishingPublisher Triglav PublishingWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm)...

Have a blast while you learn to draw tons of sweet and whimsical objects with this all-in-one guide. Meet your doodle coach, Amy Latta - a bestselling lettering author and workshop instructor who is beloved for her practical, encouraging, "anyone can do...

Master the skills to create your very own manga! Expert manga artist Mark Crilley guides you to another level with this powered-up drawing book. Complete your Crilley collection with this third installation, which elevates the instruction to focus on...

By enhancing your ability to identify connections, you can enhance your creativity. This exercise book strengthens your ability to recognise connections. The exercises are based on the theory of the book The Secret of the Highly Creative Thinker, as well...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781612197159Author Mike LankfordFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Melville House PublishingPublisher Melville House Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486793856Author Jessica MazurkiewiczFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Dover Children'sPublisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941701959Author Eva Meyer-HermannFormat HardbackImprint David ZwirnerPublisher David ZwirnerWeight(grams) 3800g

This book serves as an artful and loving reminder: it's OK to put yourself first. We know self-care is important-after all, if we want to take care of others, we must first take care of ourselves-but what does that actually mean? You Are Your...

Voicing Scotland takes the reader on a discovery tour through Scotland's traditional music and song culture, past and present. West unravels the strings that link many of our contemporary musicians, singers and poets with those of the past, offering up...

How psychological ideas of space have profoundly affected architectural and artistic expression in the twentieth century. Beginning with agoraphobia and claustrophobia in the late nineteenth century, followed by shell shock and panic fear after World War...

This title is a superbly illustrated and insightful guide to the symbols of power in Western art. This latest volume in the acclaimed "Guide to Imagery series" examines the way that sovereign rulers have employed well-defined symbols, attributes and...

Understanding photography is more than a matter of assessing photographs, writes Ariella Azoulay. The photograph is merely one event in a sequence that constitutes photography and which always involves an actual or potential spectator in the relationship...

He was one of the last great court artists and at the same time a significant trailblazer for modern art: Francisco de Goya. The Fondation Beyeler is preparing one of the most extensive exhibitions of his work outside of Spain.In his more than...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635901986Author Serge DaneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Semiotext (E)Publisher Semiotext (E)

*** SHORTLISTED for the 2021 COSTA BOOK AWARDS: BIOGRAPHY, PEN ACKERLEY PRIZE and the JHALAK PRIZE ***'Moving, engrossing, elegantly written' Lucy Atkins, Sunday TimesAll happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.When Arifa...

The 25 projects in this book present a modern, easy-to-follow approach to the ancient art of wood burning, also known as pyrography. By pressing a heated wood burning tool to wood, you can "write with fire" to engrave words, a picture or other design and...

The collection of pictures at Wilton has been celebrated since the seventeenth century; and its historic arrangement is uniquely well documented in a series of catalogues of which the first, issued in 1731, was the earliest such publication about any...

Travel is a fundamental experience of human existence. For Max Beckmann it was of existential importance both in a symbolic, but also in a deeply personal sense. In the 1920s, he regularly traveled to the noble health resorts and palace hotels on the...