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Romanticism: A Very Short Introduction by Michael Ferber
RRP: $11.60$8.32What is Romanticism? In this Very Short Introduction Michael Ferber answers this by considering who the romantics were and looks at what they had in common -- their ideas, beliefs, commitments, and tastes. He looks at the birth and growth of Romanticism... -
A Look at My Life by Eileen Agar 9780500026809
RRP: $45.15$28.93'A thrilling insight into one of the 20th century's great artists. Agar's exuberant and colourful life and work come alive in this book' Katy Hessel 'A vivid panorama of an adventurous and stimulating age' Financial Times Whether dancing on the... -
Art Without Frontiers: The Story of the British Council, Visual Arts, and a Changing World Annebella Pollen 9781908970527
RRP: $38.69$26.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908970527Author Annebella PollenFormat HardbackPage Count 408Imprint Art / BooksPublisher Art / BooksWeight(grams) 1260g -
Artists Who Changed History by Andrew Graham Dixon 9780241632895
RRP: $32.25$20.81This visual celebration of the world's most celebrated thinkers tells the fascinating stories of their lives and pioneering ideas.Artists Who Changed History places well-known artists in their historical and cultural context, showing you how they came to... -
Images of the Ice Age by Paul G. Bahn
RRP: $51.59$45.45Images of the Ice Age, here in its third edition, is the most complete study available of the world's earliest imagery, presenting a fascinating and up-to-date account of the art of our Ice Age ancestors. Authoritative and wide-ranging, it covers not... -
Viking Designs by Albert G. Smith 9780486404691
RRP: $9.66$6.37Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486404691Author A. G. SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 190gDimensions(mm)... -
Sicily: culture and conquest Dirk Booms 9780714122892
RRP: $38.70$27.09Sicily's central location and natural resources have meant that various peoples have sought to conquer, control and settle on the island throughout its 3000-year history. Its Italian identity, with which we are familiar today, emerges only comparatively... -
The Practical Watch Escapement by George Daniels
RRP: $38.70$29.46The Practical Watch Escapement explains the action of the escapement in terms accessible to both expert and layman. One of George Daniels' central contributions to horology is his co-axial escapement. Having observed that the dominant lever escapement... -
A New History of Italian Renaissance Art by Stephen J. Campbell 9780500239759
RRP: $64.50$61.47Campbell and Cole, respected teachers and active researchers, draw on traditional and current scholarship to present complex interpretations in this new edition of their engaging account of Italian Renaissance art. The book's unique decade-by-decade... -
The Book of Kells: Official Guide by Bernard Meehan
RRP: $16.76$11.09The Book of Kells, dating from about 800, is a brilliantly decorated manuscript of the four Gospels. This new official guide, by the former Keeper of Manuscripts at Trinity College Library, Dublin, provides fascinating insights into the Book of Kells,... -
Portraiture by Shearer West
RRP: $30.30$21.43This fascinating new book explores the world of portraiture from a number of vantage points, and asks key questions about its nature. How has portraiture changed over the centuries? How have portraits represented their subjects, and how have they been... -
Twelve Caesars: Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern by Mary Beard
RRP: $38.70$31.33From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,000 yearsWhat does the face of power look like? Who gets... -
The Renaissance Complete by Margaret Aston
RRP: $38.70$27.09No period has been more discussed, dissected and argued over than the Renaissance, and every age has reconstructed it in its own image. Today's emphasis is on its complexity - the way ideas, politics, religion, society, art and science depended upon and... -
The Artist's Journey: The travels that inspired the artistic greats: Volume 2 by Travis Elborough 9780711268692
RRP: $25.80$16.29Follow in the footsteps of some of the world's most famous painters in this fascinating work from the Journeys of Note series. Some truly remarkable works of art have been inspired by artists spending time away from their typical surroundings. From epic... -
McQueen: The Fashion Icons by Michael O'Neill 9781915343321
RRP: $28.37$21.13The Fashion Icons McQueen is magnificently adorned with some of Lee Alexander McQueen's most riveting designs, and the narrative illuminates the personal and professional struggles of a man who dared to defy accepted norms in the cavernous halls of... -
Face to Face: Interviews With Artists by Richard Cork 9781849768085
RRP: $21.92$15.84A fascinating insight into the lives and work of a remarkable range of contemporary artists Conducted by Richard Cork, one of the UK's most distinguished art writers, these intimate and revealing interviews provide a wealth of fascinating insights into... -
The Oxford Illustrated History of Theatre by John Russell Brown
RRP: $36.75$27.67Authoritative and wide-ranging, this absorbing account of the history of theatre draws on the latest scholarly research to describe and celebrate theatre's greatest achievemenst over 4,500 years, from festival performances in ancient Egypt to... -
A Memoir of Vincent Van Gogh by Jo van Gogh-Bonger 9781843681557
RRP: $14.18$9.55Vincent van Gogh's short, passionate life was driven by an almost unimaginable creative energy that eventually overwhelmed him. The outlines of his story - the early strivings in Holland and Paris, the revelatory impact of the move to Provence, the... -
The Quilt Design Coloring Workbook: 91 Modern Art-Inspired Designs and Exercises Thomas Knauer 9781612127859
RRP: $18.05$12.38The Quilt Design Coloring Workbook calls on an unlikely but exciting muse to help inspire quilt designers: modern art. More than 90 full-page ready-to-color design prompts invite quilters to try new color combinations and pattern experiments. Author... -
Goya by Rainer & Rose-Marie Hagen
RRP: $19.35$14.65From court portraits for the Spanish royals to horrific scenes of conflict and suffering, Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) made a mark as one of Spain's most revered and controversial artists. A master of form and light, his influence... -
The Road Less Travelled: Exploring the Paintings of Michael Morgan RI by Michael Morgan 9781906690380
RRP: $51.59$43.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906690380Author Michael MorganFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint HalstarPublisher Halsgrove -
Understanding Art New Edition by Stephen Little
RRP: $14.18$10.02A new edition of the bestselling introduction to the 'isms' of art. This is an easy-to-use guide to a wide range of art 'isms'. From the 'isms' of the Renaissance to the 'isms' of the present day, it gives you a practical introduction to all the... -
The Master Painters of the Dutch Golden Age: Their lives and works in 500 images by Susie Hodge
RRP: $21.92$17.13Named retrospectively, the Golden Age was a period when the new Dutch Republic had become the most prosperous nation in Europe, leading in trade, science and art. From 1600 for almost a century, more than four million paintings were produced there, and... -
Learning to Look at Modern Art by Mary Acton
RRP: $32.24$28.65This companion volume to the author's Learning to Look at Paintings suggests that the best way to understand modern art is to look closely at it, and to consider the different elements that make up each art work: composition, space and form, light and... -
The Book of Kells by Bernard Meehan
RRP: $83.85$56.82The Book of Kells is a masterpiece of medieval art - a brilliantly decorated version of the four Gospels with full-page depictions of Christ, the Virgin and the Evangelists as well as a wealth of smaller decorative painting. This new book, by the Keeper... -
The First Bohemians: Life and Art in London's Golden Age by Vic Gatrell
RRP: $21.92$15.84The colourful, salacious and sumptuously illustrated story of Covent Garden - the creative heart of Georgian London - from Wolfson Prize-winning author Vic GatrellSHORT-LISTED FOR THE HESSELL TILTMAN PRIZE 2014In the teeming, disordered, and sexually... -
Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean by David Verey 9780300097337
RRP: $77.40$64.64Most famous for Gloucester Cathedral and Tewkesbury Abbey, this county also boasts intriguing monastic remains at Gloucester, fine houses in stucco and stone in the great Regency spa town of Cheltenham, and post-war suspension bridges reaching over the... -
The Essays of Erich Neumann, Volume 1: Art and the Creative Unconscious by Erich Neumann
RRP: $54.18$48.77Four essays on the psychological aspects of art. A study of Leonardo treats the work of art, and art itself, not as ends in themselves, but rather as instruments of the artist's inner situation. Two other essays discuss the relation of art to its epoch... -
Magnum Artists: When Great Photographers Meet Great Artists Magnum Photos Ltd 9781786275059
RRP: $51.60$34.06Matisse and Picasso by Robert Capa, Takashi Murakami by Olivia Arthur, Warhol and de Kooning by Thomas Hoepker, Bonnard by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Sonia Delaunay by Herbert List, Kiki Smith by Susan Meiselas, and many more. For the first time, Magnum... -
Wabi Sabi: The Japanese Art of Impermanence - Understanding the Zen Philosophy of Beauty in Simplicity Andrew Juniper 9780804834827
RRP: $14.18$9.55Developed out of the aesthetic philosophy of cha-no-yu (the tea ceremony) in fifteenth-century Japan, wabi sabi is an aesthetic that finds beauty in things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete.Taken from the Japanese words wabi, which translates to... -
AP Art History Premium, Sixth Edition: 5 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review + Online Practice by John B. Nici 9781506288185
RRP: $45.15$39.76Be prepared for exam day with Barron's. Trusted content from AP experts!Barron's AP Art History Premium, Sixth Edition includes in-depth content review and practice. It's the only AP Art History book you'll need to be prepared for exam day. Written by... -
The Book of Durrow by Trinity College Library, Dublin
RRP: $19.29$12.62The Book of Durrow is among the earliest surviving decorated manuscripts in north-western Europe, dating to the late seventh century AD. A masterpiece of Celtic art, it is believed to be the oldest fully decorated Insular Gospel that survives, pre-dating... -
Colour, Light and Wonder in Islamic Art by Idries Trevathan 9780863560606
RRP: $32.25$21.13The experience of colour in Islamic visual culture has historically been overlooked. In this new approach, Idries Trevathan examines the language of colour in Islamic art and architecture in dialogue with its aesthetic contexts, offering insights into... -
The Divine Comedy Dante Alighieri 9781857151831
RRP: $25.80$18.95This edition prints all three parts of Dante's great poem about the journey of the soul - INFERNO, PURGATORIO and PARADISO - in the recent English translation by Allen Mandelbaum, with an introduction and explanatory notes on each canto by the noted... -
Shock City: Image and Architecture in Industrial Manchester Mark Crinson 9781913107338
RRP: $45.15$38.15A bold reassessment of the major architectural monuments and urban forms of the world's first industrial city: Manchester From the mid-eighteenth century to the nineteen-twenties, from the birth of the Industrial Revolution to the height of Manchester's... -
Cultural Treasures of the World by DK
RRP: $38.70$24.14Take a guided tour through history and discover the most precious, iconic, and celebrated objects ever created.Revered, admired, and protected - every country and culture has certain artefacts that are prized above all others. Cultural Treasures of the... -
Drawing in the Dark: Henry Moore's Coalmining Commission by Chris Owen
RRP: $51.60$39.14In contrast to Henry Moore's well-known drawings depicting Londoners sheltering from the Blitz, little has been written about how this son of a Yorkshire coalminer tackled his second commission from the War Artists' Advisory Committee in 1941; drawing... -
The Romantic Revolution Prof. Tim Blanning 9780753828656
RRP: $12.89$8.77A compelling and persuasive account of how the Romantic Movement permanently changed the way we see things and express ourselves.Three great revolutions rocked the world around 1800. The first two - the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution -... -
London Art Deco Arnold Schwartzman 9780957148321
RRP: $16.76$11.09The Art Deco style gained prominence at the 1925 Paris Exposition, after which each nation seemed to adapt its own distinct architectural style. Less florid than the French or that of the United States, Great Britain s buildings reflected the country s... -
Out of Breath: Vulnerability of Air in Contemporary Art by Caterina Albano
RRP: $11.61$10.29Explores the intrinsic relation of life to air, and breathing, through contemporary art In Out of Breath, Caterina Albano examines the cultural significance of breath and air to a wide array of forces in our midst, including economy, politics, infection,...