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The Vatican: All The Paintings: The Complete Collection of Old Masters, Plus More than 300 Sculptures, Maps, Tapestries, and other Artifacts by Anja Grebe
RRP: $68.61$48.97The Vatican is one of the most visited sites in the world. It encompasses numerous museums and palaces, and houses one of the finest art collections known to man. Amassed by popes throughout the centuries, including several of the most renowned Roman... -
Holy Hoaxes: A Beautiful Deception by William Voelke 9782956702474
RRP: $51.46$32.26This fascinating book tells the story of the building of William M. Voelkle's collection of fakes and forgeries of manuscript illumination. With thorough essays and beautiful illustrations, Voekle tells the story of nearly seventy fakes and forgeries.The... -
Vintage Tattoo Flash: 100 Years of Traditional Tattoos from the Collection of Jonathan Shaw by Jonathan Shaw 9781576877692
RRP: $106.33$72.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781576877692Author Jonathan ShawFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint powerHouse Books,U.S.Publisher powerHouse Books,U.S.Weight(grams) 2018g -
Cocktails with a Curator by Xavier F. Salomon
RRP: $51.37$37.60Based on the critically acclaimed video series of the same name, Cocktails with a Curator presents a lively, relaxed, and informative mini-lecture on a single work in the Frick s collection. Most of the works discussed are paintings, but sculpture,... -
The Queen's Diamonds by Hugh Roberts
RRP: $214.41$140.89This book is the first authorised account of the history of the finest diamond jewellery in the world. It tells the story of the magnificent royal inheritance of diamonds from the time of Queen Adelaide in the 1830s to the present day. Illustrated with a... -
The Art of Tapestry by Helen Wyld
RRP: $77.19$62.99Extensively illustrated, this is the first accessible publication on the history of tapestry in over two decades. Woven with dazzling images from history, mythology and the natural world, and breath-taking in their craftsmanship, tapestries were among... -
COBRA: A Pictorial and Poetic Revolution by Piet Thomas 9789464366440
RRP: $99.49$68.11With French as its working language, Cobra was pretty much the last truly European movement within Modernism. The group's anarchic story is not just an important strand in art history - it remains as lively as ever and has inspired all sorts of artists... -
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide by Max Hollein
RRP: $32.57$29.47Featuring beautiful color reproductions and enlightening descriptions, this is the definitive guide to one of the largest, and most beloved, collections of art in the world More than a simple souvenir book, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide provides a... -
Kyosai: The Israel Goldman Collection by Koto Sadamura 9781912520749
RRP: $51.46$34.99The Japanese artist Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889) was celebrated for his exciting impromptu performances at calligraphy and painting parties. Dynamic, playful and provocative, Kyosai delighted his audience with spontaneous and speedy paintings of demons,... -
Kettle's Yard House Guide by Jennifer Powell 9781904561750
RRP: $13.72$9.61Kettle's Yard is widely recognised as a highly influential master class in curating; a flawless arrangement of art and objects that is still radical in its philosophy of seeking to fuse art with life. For many it is a place that has that rare power of... -
Charles M. Schulz: The Creator of PEANUTS in 100 Objects by Charles M. Schulz Museum
RRP: $68.61$51.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681888606Author Charles M. Schulz MuseumFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Weldon OwenPublisher Weldon Owen -
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Masterpiece Paintings by Kathryn Calley Galitz 9780847846597
RRP: $102.92$77.10This impressive volume's broad sweep of material, all from a single museum, makes it at once a universal history of painting and the ideal introduction to the iconic masterworks of this world-renowned institution. Lavish color ... -
How to Read European Armor by Donald LaRocca
RRP: $34.22$29.74An accessibly written and superbly illustrated introduction to armor used for battle, tournament, and ceremony This engaging book offers an introduction to and overview of armor in Europe from the Middle Ages through the 17th century, focusing in... -
Mannerism in Italian Museums by Alessandra Bigi Iotti
RRP: $94.34$69.32Alessandra Bigi Iotti and Giulio Zavatta are noted art historians, authors, and professors who have organised exhibitions, events, and conferences in Italy and abroad. In this book, they take the reader on a journey through art galleries, museums, and... -
Arms and Armour Of India, Nepal & Sri Lanka:: Types, Decoration and Symbolism by Ravinder Reddy 9781898113850
RRP: $77.19$52.92An introduction and overview to the arms and armor of the Indian region. The book is designed for easy use with pull out details from objects and timelines, maps and explanations of design details. Arms & Armour Of India, Nepal & Sri Lanka is a very... -
Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse by Lee Alexander McQueen
RRP: $68.59$47.87McQueen's iconic fashion juxtaposed with historic textiles and works of art, revealing the designer's dynamic approach to storytelling One of the most significant contributors to fashion between 1990 and 2010, British designer Lee Alexander McQueen... -
Late Constable by John Constable
RRP: $37.65$25.63"Forget the rural idylls. This sublime show recasts John Constable as the godfather of the Avant Garde, producing explosive, nightmarish paintings of a vanishing world." - Jonathan Jones, Guardian One of Britain's greatest landscape painters, John... -
Alfred Wallis Ships & Boats by Elizabeth Fisher
RRP: $20.58$13.72Alfred Wallis (1855-1942) is one of the most original and inspiring British artists of the 20th Century. Promoted by the artist Ben Nicholson amongst others, Wallis's paintings influenced the development of British art between the wars. The directness of... -
How to Read Chinese Paintings by Maxwell K. Hearn 9780300141870
RRP: $34.22$30.77The Chinese often use the expression du hua, "to read a painting," in connection with their study and appreciation of such works. This volume closely "reads" thirty-six masterpieces of Chinese painting from the encyclopedic collection of The Metropolitan... -
Cy Twombly by Jonas Storsve 9783944874616
RRP: $68.61$60.34The complex oeuvre of the American artist Cy Twombly (1928-2011) comprises a time period of around six decades, during which it never lost any of its expressive power. Twombly was one of the most productive artists in the history of more recent art... -
Classic Black: The Basalt Sculpture of Wedgwood and His Contemporaries by ,Brian,D. Gallagher 9781911282358
RRP: $77.19$58.95WINNER OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC CIRCLE AWARD 2021 A fascinating exploration of the inspiration behind, and development of, classically inspired sculpture and other ornamental wares in black basalt, the famous stoneware perfected by Josiah Wedgwood in... -
Sir Richard Wallace: Connoisseur, Collector & Philanthropist by Suzanne Higgott 9781843682264
RRP: $77.19$52.92A richly illustrated book about the celebrated connoisseur, collector and philanthropist Sir Richard Wallace (1818-1890), published by the Wallace Collection to mark the bicentenary of his birth. Includes 490 illustrations and new information on... -
Collecting and Displaying China's "Summer Palace" in the West: The Yuanmingyuan in Britain and France by Louise Tythacott 9780367432782
RRP: $75.46$65.94In October 1860, at the culmination of the Second Opium War, British and French troops looted and destroyed one of the most important palace complexes in imperial China-the Yuanmingyuan. Known in the West as the "Summer Palace," this site... -
Masterpieces from the Royal Collection: Paintings in The Palaces Of Queen Elizabeth II by Anna Poznanskaya
RRP: $120.07$83.86Every year, millions of art lovers visit The Royal Collection which consists of over a million objects including 7,000 paintings, 150,000 works on paper, and 30,000 watercolours and drawings. This stunning, erudite volume showcases in particular the... -
A Way of Life: Kettle's Yard by Jim Ede 9780907074571
RRP: $85.68$58.20A Way of Life has been put together as lovingly as Kettle's Yard itself. It takes the form of a guided tour; you enter the door and venture through the house, taking in the rooms one by one, seeing the light play on glass, china, wood, stone and canvas,... -
The Houses and Collections of Marjorie Merriweather Post by Kate Markert
RRP: $77.19$54.56Marjorie Merriweather Post was an extraordinary person for her time, not only for being the head of a major US corporation but also for overseeing elegant and well-run residences and amassing collections of astounding beauty. Encompassing portraiture,... -
Transform: Promising Places, Second Chances, and the Architecture of Transformational Change by Deborah Berke
RRP: $68.53$50.12'Beautifully presented and accompanied by abundant photographs and plan diagrams, the entry masterfully explores Berke's modernist inclinations, her minimalist style, and her firm's savvy handling of spaces and materials. Architectural students and... -
How to Read Buddhist Art by Kurt A. Behrendt 9781588396730
RRP: $34.22$29.74An indispensable introduction to the evolution of Buddhist imagery from its origins in India through its spread to China, Japan, and South Asia For more than 2,000 years, sublime works of art have been created to embody essential aspects of Buddhist... -
True to Life: British Realist Painting in the 1920s and 1930s by Patrick Elliott 9781911054054
RRP: $39.43$26.71British realist art of the 1920s and 1930s is visually stunning - strong, seductive and demonstrating extraordinary technical skill. Despite this, it is often overshadowed by abstract art. This book presents the very first overview of British realist... -
Jewish Treasures from Oxford Libraries by Rebecca Abrams
RRP: $60.04$53.47Representing four centuries of collecting and 1,000 years of Jewish history, this book brings together extraordinary Hebrew manuscripts and rare books from the Bodleian Library and Oxford colleges. Highlights of the collections include a fragment of... -
Art and Archaeology of Ancient India: Earliest Times to the Sixth Century by Naman P. Ahuja 9781910807170
RRP: $68.61$48.97The Ashmolean Museum is fortunate in having the most comprehensive British collection of the art of the Indian subcontinent outside London. Especially strong in sculpture, this rich representation of Indian art from prehistory to the twentieth century... -
Villa Albani Torlonia: The Cradle of Neoclassicism by Massimo Listri
RRP: $214.41$154.93Villa Albani Torlonia, with its collections, the Italian garden, and the hemicycle of the Kaffeehaus, is a sublime testimony of that particular antiquarian taste which came to the fore in the mid-eighteenth century, that for which Rome became a favourite... -
The Wilton Diptych by Dillian Gordon 9781857095838
RRP: $25.64$23.00The Wilton Diptych is a comprehensive account of one of England's greatest surviving medieval treasures, now in the collection of The National Gallery, London. The painting depicts King Richard II (1367-1400) being presented to the Virgin Mary and Christ... -
Faberge: Treasures of Imperial Russia by Geza von Habsburg
RRP: $128.65$124.93Jeweller and goldsmith Peter Carl Faberge and his firm are renowned for creating the most superbly refined objects of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries for the nobility and aristocracy of imperial Russia. Exquisite examples of the... -
Hermitage : 250 Masterworks by Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky 9780847842094
RRP: $51.46$38.68For 250 years the State Hermitage has been one of Europe's most palatial museums. The Hermitage collections were developed beginning in 1764 by Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, and now encompass more than three million works of art and artifacts... -
An Instinct to Draw: John Ruskin's Drawings in the Ashmolean Museum by Stephen Wildman
RRP: $34.31$23.59John Ruskin assembled 1470 diverse works of art for use in the Drawing School he founded at Oxford in 1871. They included drawings by himself and other artists, prints and photographs. This book focuses on highlights of works produced by Ruskin himself... -
KMSKA - The Finest Hundred by Patrick De Rynck
RRP: $85.77$55.49The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA) has reopened after several years of major renovation. It is home to an especially varied collection of art that runs to more than 9,000 items: paintings, sculptures, assemblages, drawings and prints from the... -
Perceptual Drift: Black Art and an Ethics of Looking by Key Jo Lee 9780300263923
RRP: $60.04$58.17A powerful reframing of the study of Black art and the historical and contemporary status of Black livesPerceptual Drift offers a new interpretive model drawing on four key works of Black art in the Cleveland Museum of Art's collection. In its chapters,... -
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS OF BRITISH ART by Kirsteen McSwein
$54.92Tate Britain is the home of British art from 1500 to the present day. This luxury guide to the highlights of the collection provides an essential introduction to the extraordinary development of British art over the centuries, telling the story of the... -
Lines of Vision: Irish Writers on Art by Janet McLean
RRP: $34.22$24.68Fifty-six Irish writers have contributed new short stories, essays and poems to this anthology inspired by art from the National Gallery of Ireland collection. It includes work by acclaimed figures in contemporary Irish literature such as Colm Toibin,...