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Puppet: An Essay on Uncanny Life by Kenneth Gross 9780226005508
RRP: £15.00£13.05The puppet creates delight and fear. It may evoke the innocent play of childhood, or become a tool of ritual magic, able to negotiate with ghosts and gods. Puppets can be creepy things, secretive, inanimate while also full of spirit, alive with gesture... -
The Gardner Heist: The True Story of the World's Largest Unsolved Art Theft by Ulrich Boser 9780061451843
RRP: £10.99£7.25Shortly after midnight on March 18, 1990, two men broke into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston and committed the largest art heist in history. They stole a dozen masterpieces, including one Vermeer, three Rembrandts, and five Degas. But after... -
Rana Begum: Space Light Colour by Lisa le Feuvre
RRP: £49.99£38.65Rana Begum RA (b.1977) is an artist known for her wide ranging works, from the intimate to the monumental. Using a variety of materials and exploring the use of light, she blurs the boundaries between sculpture, architecture, design and painting to... -
Art, Passion & Power: The Story of the Royal Collection by Michael Hall
RRP: £30.00£22.55"Hall's consummate history is not just the story of the evolution of one of the world's great collections... The book is also a through-the-keyhole insight into the shifting tastes, good or bad, of 1,000 years of monarchs."- The TimesThe Royal Collection... -
Idols of Perversity: Fantasies of Feminine Evil in Fin-de-Siecle Culture by Bram Dijkstra 9780195056525
RRP: £35.49£29.75A provocative and absorbing analysis of the unprecedented eruption of misogyny at the turn of the century in the works of the key artists of the age. Illustrated throughout.Book InformationISBN 9780195056525Author Bram DijkstraFormat PaperbackPage Count... -
Egon Schiele: The Egoist by Jean-Louis Gaillemin
RRP: £7.95£5.58Egon Schiele lived in Vienna during its last years as capital of the declining Habsburg Empire. Rejected by his family and hounded by society for his interest in young girls, he expressed through his art a deep and bewildering loneliness and an obsession... -
Ships and Seascapes: Introduction to Maritime Prints, Drawings and Watercolours by David Cordingly 9780856674846
RRP: £75.00£56.93Maritime prints, drawings and watercolours a re discussed, and a historical survey of the development of marine art is given, by a former Head of Painting at the Nat ional Maritime Museum in Greenwich. 'Book InformationISBN 9780856674846Author David... -
Futurism by Sylvia Martin
RRP: £15.00£11.36With motion and machines as its most treasured tropes, Futurism was founded in 1909 by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, along with painters Giacomo Balla, Umberto Boccioni, Carlo Carra, and Gino Severini. With affiliate painters, sculptors, designers,... -
The Moment of Caravaggio by Michael Fried 9780691147017
RRP: £62.00£49.82This is a groundbreaking examination of one of the most important artists in the Western tradition by one of the leading art historians and critics of the past half-century. In his first extended consideration of the Italian Baroque painter Michelangelo... -
Protest Art by Jessica Lack 9780500296684
RRP: £14.99£9.80An essential guide to how the power of art has been harnessed to effect political change across the modern world, from the struggle for universal suffrage to Black Lives Matter. Here is a well-researched, concise guide to protest art, exploring what... -
Seeing Through Paintings: Physical Examination in Art Historical Studies by Andrea Kirsh 9780300094084
RRP: £37.50£37.23This prize-winning book offers the only comprehensive discussion available on materials, techniques, and condition issues in Western easel paintings from medieval times to the present."An essential handbook for the pro, and also a beautifully illustrated... -
Technical Art History: A Journey Through Active Learning by Jehane Ragai 9781786349392
RRP: £55.00£48.03'This book is a gem! Truly 'A Journey Through Active Learning'.Dudley HerschbachNobel Laureate in Chemistry'Incredible! Because it's credible. What is absolutely remarkable about Jehane Ragai and Tamer Shoeib's book is that a textbook (!) draws us in so... -
Art in Minutes Susie Hodge 9781784293277
RRP: £12.99£8.60The perfect compact reference guide for all would-be art buffs. Art historian Susie Hodge takes you on a whistle-stop international tour of all the major artistic cultures, movements, phases, developments, artists and themes, from Prehistoric art to... -
Oil and Marble: A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo by Stephanie Storey 9781628729061
RRP: £16.99£11.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781628729061Author Stephanie StoreyFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Arcade PublishingPublisher Arcade PublishingWeight(grams) 420gDimensions(mm) 210mm... -
How Art is Made: The Craft Behind the Masterpieces Debra N Mancoff 9780711285095
RRP: £25.99£16.98How Art Is Made looks at renowned works of art from across the centuries and around the globe and asks the intriguingly simple question - how were these works actually made? Divided into two sections - materials and methods - each chapter showcases a... -
Mosaics of the Greek and Roman World by Katherine M. D. Dunbabin 9780521002301
RRP: £47.99£39.70This book provides a comprehensive account of mosaics in the ancient world from the early pebble mosaics of Greece to the pavements of Christian churches in the East. Separate chapters in Part I cover the principal regions of the Roman Empire in turn, in... -
Art Brut. The Book of Books by Elisa Berst 9788874399666
RRP: £58.00£37.31A revelatory glimpse into the passions and obsessions of 60 visionary artists through the medium of their personal sketchbooks, treatises, storybooks, grimoires, and journals. This unprecedented gathering of handmade books from the most notable Art Brut... -
Bauhaus Goes West: Modern art and design in Britain and America by Alan Powers 9780500295861
RRP: £12.99£8.60Tells the fascinating story of the journey taken by the Bauhaus - both the concept behind the school and some of the individuals who represented it - from Germany to Britain and the USA. Bauhaus Goes West is a story of cultural exchange, not only... -
Florence: The Paintings & Frescoes, 1250-1743 by Ross King 9780762470631
RRP: £40.00£29.39The most comprehensive book on the paintings and frescoes of Florence -- with nearly 2,000 beautifully reproduced artworks from the city's great museums and churches -- is now available in a practical and elegant paperback format. From the paintings on... -
The Joy of Art: How to Look At, Appreciate, and Talk about Art by Carolyn Schlam
RRP: £22.00£15.05An Artist's Insights on Art Appreciation Written by a practicing artist, this book decodes and maps the basic elements of visual art, leading the reader to a greater understanding and appreciation. Not an art history lesson per se, this illustrated guide... -
Queen Anne: Patroness of Arts by James Anderson Winn 9780199372195
RRP: £42.99£32.03As the last Stuart monarch, Queen Anne (1665-1714) received the education thought proper for a princess, reading plays and poetry in English and French while learning dancing, singing, acting, drawing, and instrumental music. As an adult, she played the... -
One and Other by Antony Gormley 9780224090780
RRP: £35.00£26.69Over a period of 100 days from July to October 2009, 2,400 people stood on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square for one hour. They were free to do as they chose during this period in the spotlight. Nobody could predict what would happen or the scale of... -
What Makes a Masterpiece?: Encounters with Great Works of Art by Christopher Dell 9780500238790
RRP: £24.95£17.95In this exploration of the idea of the masterpiece, over fifty world masterpieces, from cave paintings to Cezanne, are brought to life by internationally acclaimed writers, scholars and artists.Many of the contributors are celebrated artists in their own... -
Coco Fusco: Tomorrow, I Will Become an Island by Coco Fusco 9780500024928
RRP: £35.00£23.43The first monograph on the influential contemporary Cuban-American interdisciplinary artist and writer Coco Fusco. Tomorrow, I will become an island is the first in-depth study of the performances, videos and social practice of the influential... -
Brunelleschi: Studies of His Technology and Inventions by Frank D. Prager 9780486434643
RRP: £13.49£9.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486434643Author Frank D. PragerFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
Surrealism at Play by Susan Laxton
RRP: £23.99£21.24In Surrealism at Play Susan Laxton writes a new history of surrealism in which she traces the centrality of play to the movement and its ongoing legacy. For surrealist artists, play took a consistent role in their aesthetic as they worked in, with, and... -
Victoria & Albert: Our Lives in Watercolour Carly Collier 9781909741584
RRP: £24.95£16.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909741584Author Carly CollierFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Royal Collection TrustPublisher Royal Collection TrustWeight(grams) 840g -
Shades of Black: Assembling Black Arts in 1980s Britain by David A. Bailey 9780822334200
RRP: £23.99£21.84In the 1980s-at the height of Thatcherism and in the wake of civil unrest and rioting in a number of British cities-the Black Arts Movement burst onto the British art scene with breathtaking intensity, changing the nature and perception of British... -
The Oxford Handbook of Roman Epigraphy by Christer Brunn
RRP: £44.49£42.18Epigraphy, or the study of inscriptions, is critical for anyone seeking to understand the Roman world, whether they regard themselves as literary scholars, historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, religious scholars or work in a field that touches on... -
Ancient Egyptian Art and Architecture: A Very Short Introduction by Christina Riggs
RRP: £8.99£6.45From Berlin to Boston, and St Petersburg to Sydney, ancient Egyptian art fills the galleries of some of the world's greatest museums, while the architecture of Egyptian temples and pyramids has attracted tourists to Egypt for centuries. But what did... -
Ukiyo-e: The Art of the Japanese Print Frederick Harris 9784805310984
RRP: £29.99£20.40The art of Japanese woodblock printing, known as ukiyo-e ("pictures of the floating world"), reflects the rich history and way of life in Japan hundreds of years ago. Ukiyo-e: The Art of the Japanese Print takes a thematic approach to this iconic... -
Botticelli: Masters of Art by Federico Poletti
RRP: £9.99£7.11The Florentine painter Botticelli personifies the Golden Age of the early Renaissance. Best known for The Birth of Venus and Primavera, Botticelli painted with an expressive poeticism that eschewed formal realism. He used line and colour to gorgeous... -
Art & Visual Culture 1000-1600: Medieval to Renaissance by Kim Woods
RRP: £29.99£29.93The first of three text books, published in association with the Open University, which offer an innovatory exploration of art and visual culture. Through carefully chosen themes and topics rather than through a general survey, the volumes approach the... -
Pasta For Nightingales: A 17th-century handbook of bird-care and folklore Helen Macdonald 9781909741492
RRP: £14.95£9.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909741492Author Helen MacdonaldFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Royal Collection TrustPublisher Royal Collection TrustWeight(grams) 510g -
The Monster Leviathan: Anarchitecture by Aaron Betsky 9780262546331
RRP: £41.00£24.57Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262546331Author Aaron BetskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 964gDimensions(mm) 241mm * 160mm * 33mm -
Camille Pissarro: The Audacity of Impressionism by Anka Muhlstein 9781635421705
RRP: £28.99£18.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635421705Author Anka MuhlsteinFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Other Press LLCPublisher Other Press LLC -
Looking at Art with Alex Katz by Alex Katz
RRP: £14.99£10.84Have you ever dreamt of having your own private museum tour with one of the world's most-celebrated artists? Take a walk through art history in the company of one of the pre-eminent American painters of our time, Alex Katz. Describing his personal... -
Robert Rauschenberg Carolyn Lanchner 9780870707674
RRP: £6.95£4.98Jackson Pollock, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns each made a tremendous impact on modern art in the 20th century. As pioneers of revolutionary movements such as Abstract Expressionism and Pop art, they are key figures in the... -
Others: Polimoda Marco Bartolucci 9788857245379
RRP: £25.00£16.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788857245379Author Marco BartolucciFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint SkiraPublisher SkiraWeight(grams) 490g -
The Shining Sands: Artists in Newlyn and St Ives 1880-1930 by Tom Cross 9781841147000
RRP: £34.99£23.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781841147000Author Tom CrossFormat HardbackPage Count 232Imprint HalsgrovePublisher Halsgrove