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Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts by Christopher de Hamel
RRP: $19.34$14.13WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE AND THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION'Endlessly fascinating and enjoyable' Neil MacGregor'A marvellous book' David Attenborough'Full of delights' Tom StoppardAn extraordinary exploration of the medieval world - the... -
National Treasures: Saving The Nation's Art in World War II by Caroline Shenton
RRP: $14.18$10.02'Geeks triumph over the forces of darkness: nothing could have given me greater pleasure. Combining an exciting story with scrupulous research, Caroline Shenton has done her unlikely heroes proud' - Lucy WorsleyAs Hitler prepared to invade Poland during... -
The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution Dan Hicks 9780745346229
RRP: $16.76$11.09New York Times 'Best Art Books' 2020 'Essential' - Sunday Times 'Brilliantly enraged' - New York Review of Books 'A real game-changer'- Economist Walk into any Western museum today and you will see the curated spoils of Empire. They sit behind... -
A Closer Look: Frames Nicholas Penny 9781857094404
RRP: $12.89$11.08Frames often catch the eye and arouse the curiosity of visitors to galleries and museums, yet labels and catalogues rarely comment on them. Nicholas Penny conveys his interest in the history of frames, the design and techniques of frame-making, what... -
The Curator's Handbook: Museums, Commercial Galleries, Independent Spaces by Adrian George
RRP: $25.80$17.74The Curator's Handbook is the essential practical handbook for curators and curatorial students, mapping out every stage of the exhibition-making process from initial idea to final installation. In his introduction, Adrian George traces the history of... -
A Programme of Absolute Disorder: Decolonizing the Museum Françoise Vergès 9780745349619
RRP: $25.80$17.22'A complete overhaul of the Western museum tradition' - Publishers Weekly The Western museum is a battleground - a terrain of ideological, political and economic contestation. Almost everyone today wants to rethink the museum, but how many have the... -
The Posthumous Papers of the Manuscripts Club by Christopher de Hamel 9780241304372
RRP: $51.60$35.54The illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages are among the greatest works of European art and literature. We are dazzled by them and recognize their crucial role in the transmission of knowledge. But we generally think much less about the countless men... -
The Secrets of Art: Uncovering the mysteries and messages of great works of art by Debra N. Mancoff
RRP: $28.38$15.71Discover the secrets, mysteries, hidden meanings and stories behind famous works of art. A book full of surprises, discoveries, forgotten treasures and lost tales, The Secrets of Art takes us on a journey through the art world's mysteries to reveal that... -
The Book in the Cathedral: The Last Relic of Thomas Becket by Christopher de Hamel
RRP: $12.89$9.17From the bestselling author of Meetings With Remarkable Manuscripts, a captivating account of the last surviving relic of Thomas Becket The assassination of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral on 29 December 1170 is one of the most famous events in... -
Second Self by Chloë Ashby
RRP: $21.92$15.84'Almost hypnotically perfect prose' Kate Sawyer'A thoughtful, tender and delicate consideration of life's choices' Huma Qureshi 'Ashby handles her material lightly and atmospherically' Rowan Hisayo BuchananThis absorbing second novel from the author of... -
An Introduction to Materials and Chemistry: Book 1 by Joyce H. Townsend 9781032200088
RRP: $42.56$37.62This new edition of An Introduction to Materials and Chemistry, book 1 in the updated Science for Conservators series, provides conservators and conservators-in-training with a very basic introduction to the language of chemistry and to the scientific... -
Historical Perspectives in the Conservation of Works of Art on Paper Margaret Holben Ellis 9781606064320
RRP: $77.40$65.42This book is the seventh in the Readings in Conservation series, which gathers and publishes texts that have been influential in the development of thinking about the conservation of cultural heritage. The present volume provides a selection of more than... -
Productive Archiving: Artistic Strategies, Future Memories & Fluid Identities by Ernst Van Alphen
RRP: $32.25$30.68Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789493246164Author Ernst Van AlphenFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint ValizPublisher ValizWeight(grams) 422gDimensions(mm) 238mm * 168mm * 24mm -
Who Owns History?: Elgin's Loot and the Case for Returning Plundered Treasure by Geoffrey Robertson
RRP: $25.80$18.68The biggest question in the world of art and culture concerns the return of property taken without consent. Throughout history, conquerors or colonial masters have taken artefacts from subjugated peoples, who now want them returned from museums and... -
National Treasures: Saving The Nation's Art in World War II by Caroline Shenton 9781529387438
RRP: $21.92$15.84LONGLISTED FOR THE HISTORICAL WRITERS' ASSOCIATION NON-FICTION CROWN 2022'Vigorously researched and highly entertaining' - Daily Telegraph'Geeks triumph over the forces of darkness: nothing could have given me greater pleasure. Combining an exciting... -
Cave Temples of Mogao at Dunhuang Roderick Whitfield 9781606064450
RRP: $33.54$28.51This book offers a revised and expanded look at a world-renowned artistic treasure and its conversation. The Mogao grottoes in China, situated near the town of Dunhuang on the fabled Silk Road, constitute one of the world's most significant sites of... -
The Museum Curator's Guide: Understanding, Managing and Presenting Objects by Nicola Pickering
RRP: $32.19$24.23The Museum Curator's Guide is a practical reference book for emerging arts and heritage professionals working with a wide range of objects (including fine art, decorative arts, social history, ethnographic and archaeological collections), and explores... -
Museum Environment Garry Thomson Cbe 9780750620413
RRP: $109.64$95.78The Museum Environment is in two parts; Part I: intended for conservators and museum curators and describes the principles and techniques of controlling the environment so that the potentially damaging effects of light, humidity and air pollution on... -
Provenance - An Alternate History of Art Gail Feigenbaum 9781606061220
RRP: $45.15$38.66This is a fascinating re-examination of the importance and legacy of provenance in the history of art. This book goes beyond the narrow definition of the term provenance, which addresses only the bare facts of ownership and transfer, to explore ideas... -
A Closer Look: Conservation of Paintings David Bomford 9781857094411
RRP: $12.89$11.08A Closer Look is the new series title for the updated and refreshed National Gallery Pocket Guide range. The series has been enhanced with a stronger format, attractive design, new photography, and additional information. The philosophy of modern... -
The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History by Robert M Edsel 9781599951508
RRP: $28.37$17.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781599951508Author Robert M EdselFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Center StreetPublisher Little, Brown & CompanyWeight(grams) 417gDimensions(mm) 202mm... -
Stone Conservation - An Overview of Current Research Eric Doehne 9781606060469
RRP: $38.70$32.57This is a detailed and informative overview of the latest research and development in stone conservation. Petra, Angkor, Copan, Venice, Lascaux, Easter Island - all are examples of irreplaceable cultural heritage built in stone and now slowly... -
Petrichor by Mat Collishaw 9781842468005
RRP: $19.35$14.14The book showcases these unique artworks in their different mediums as they are exhibited in the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art. Serving as a guide and keepsake, Petrichor is the perfect takeaway from Collishaw's exciting exhibition... -
Roy Lichtenstein: Outdoor Painted Sculpture Julie Wolfe 9781606066690
RRP: $45.15$38.15Vibrant colour was essential to the paintings of the American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997), and when he began exploring outdoor sculpture in the late 1970s, vivid hues-often achieved through the use of recently developed industrial paints and... -
Conservation of Easel Paintings by Joyce Hill Stoner 9780367547646
RRP: $89.00$79.88Conservation of Easel Paintings, Second Edition provides a much-anticipated update to the previous edition, which has come to be known internationally as an invaluable and comprehensive text on the history, philosophy and methods of the treatment of... -
The Science For Conservators Series: Volume 2: Cleaning by Conservation Unit Museums and Galleries Commission
RRP: $56.75$49.59For more than ten years, the Science for Conservators series has been the key basic texts for conservators throughout the world. Scientific concepts are basic ot the conservation of artefacts of every type, yet many conservators have little or no... -
Men from the Ministry: How Britain Saved Its Heritage by Simon Thurley
$16.81Between 1900 and 1950 the British state amassed a huge collection of over 800 historic buildings, monuments, and sites and opened them to the public. This engaging book explains why the extraordinary collecting frenzy took place, locating it in the... -
Frame Work: Honour and Ornament in Italian Renaissance Art by Alison Wright
RRP: $74.18$63.60"My husband Jan finished me on 17 June 1439. . . . My age was 33 years." So speaks Margaret van Eyck from the frame of her portrait. This painted inscription honors its maker Jan van Eyck, even as it blurs the distinction between living subject and... -
Rene Magritte: The Artist's Materials Catherine Defeyt 9781606068007
RRP: $45.15$38.15Rene Magritte (1898-1967) is the most famous Belgian artist of the twentieth century and a celebrated representative of the Surrealist movement. Much has been written about his practices, artistic community, and significance within the history of... -
Fonthill Recovered: A Cultural History by Caroline Dakers 9781787350465
RRP: $77.40$68.76Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781787350465Author Caroline DakersFormat HardbackPage Count 428Imprint UCL PressPublisher UCL PressWeight(grams) 1130g -
Collecting the New: Museums and Contemporary Art by Bruce Altshuler
RRP: $36.12$28.12Collecting 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... -
The Science For Conservators Series: Volume 3: Adhesives and Coatings by Conservation Unit Museums and Galleries Commission
RRP: $49.01$43.06For more than ten years, the Science for Conservators Series have been the key basic texts for conservators throughout the world. Scientific concepts are basic ot the conservation of artefacts of every type, yet many conservators have little or no... -
Conserving Canvas Cynthia Schwarz 9781606068243
RRP: $103.20$85.93In 2019 Yale University, with the support of the Getty Foundation, held an international conference, where nearly four hundred attendees from more than twenty countries gathered to discuss a vital topic: how best to conserve paintings on canvas. It was... -
Experimental Preservation by Thordis Arrhenius 9783037784921
RRP: $32.25$22.73Old things, historic things, smelly dirty things, all the things that were considered the very opposite of "contemporary," have suddenly irrupted forcefully into architecture and art, blurring their bound- aries. This book takes stock of the emerging... -
Herculaneum and the House of the Bicentenary: History and Heritage Sarah Court 9781606066287
RRP: $33.54$28.51This volume vividly recounts, for general readers, the Roman town of Herculaneum, destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE and uniquely preserved for nearly two thousand years. Initial chapters offer an engaging historical overview of the... -
The National Gallery in Wartime Suzanne Bosman 9781857094244
RRP: $16.76$15.30On August 23, 1939, with World War II looming, the National Gallery, London, was forced temporarily to close its doors to the public to evacuate the bulk of its collection to secret locations in Wales for safe-keeping. By May 1940, the collection had... -
Curationism: How Curating Took Over the Art World and Everything Else by David Balzer
RRP: $12.89$9.24*Winner of the ICA Book of the Year, 2015* Now that we 'curate' even lunch, what happens to the role of the connoisseur in contemporary culture? 'Curate' has become a buzzword, applied to everything from music festivals to artisanal cheese. Inside... -
The Art of Tapestry by Helen Wyld
RRP: $58.05$48.38Extensively 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... -
Photographs of the Past - Process and Preservation . Lavedrine 9780892369577
RRP: $58.05$49.83This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the techniques, methods, and processes of photographic conservation and preservation available today. In recent years, interest in old photographs has grown significantly among the broad public, from... -
Museum Lighting - A Guide for Conservators and Curators David Saunders 9781606066379
RRP: $77.40$75.01Author David Saunders, former keeper of conservation and scientific research at the British Museum, explores how to balance the conflicting goals of visibility and preservation under a variety of conditions. Beginning with the science of how light,...