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Looking at Jewelry (Looking at series) - A Guide to Terms, Styles, and Techniques by Susanne Gansicke
RRP: $35.68Booksplease Price: $27.87The fascination with personal adornment is universal. It is a preoccupation that is primal, instinctive, and uniquely human. 'Jewelry' encompasses a seemingly endless number of ornaments produced across time and in all cultures. The range of materials... -
Astrology, Magic, and Alchemy in Art by Matilde Battistini 9780892369072
RRP: $52.40Booksplease Price: $39.61From antiquity to the Enlightenment, astrology, magic, and alchemy have always been considered important tools in unravelling the mysteries of nature and human destiny. As a result of the West's exposure to the astrological beliefs of Arab philosophers... -
A Biographical Dictionary of British and Irish Engravers, 1714-1820 David Alexander 9781913107215
RRP: $157.50Booksplease Price: $136.10The first reference work to cover all engravers working on copper in Britain and Ireland 1714-1820 This biographical dictionary of engravers working on copper encompasses both those who produced fine art prints, and also those who engraved book... -
Treasures of Botanical Art by Shirley Sherwood 9781842466636
RRP: $42.00Booksplease Price: $34.13Treasures of Botanical Art reveals the history of botanical painting, its beauty and science, with works from two renowned collections and over one hundred significant artists, dating from the late 1400s through to today. Paintings featured from the Kew... -
Worlds of Wonder: Richard Hallberg Interiors by Mario López-Cordero 9780847865710
RRP: $105.00Booksplease Price: $77.34The first book from Los Angeles based interior designer Richard Hallberg charts an evocative body of work that spans seaside, mountaintop, country, and urban locales and celebrates the sensual, boundary-defying aesthetic of a true original. In spaces... -
The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Art and Architecture by Tom Devonshire-Jones 9780199695102
RRP: $38.83Booksplease Price: $30.24The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Art and Architecture explains a wide range of terms used in the study of the history of Christian art and architecture including subjects, topics, themes, artists, works, movements, and buildings. This long-awaited new... -
The Century of Artists' Books by Johanna Drucker 9781887123693
RRP: $56.70Booksplease Price: $42.92"From codex to document, from performance to self-image, the world of artists' books is made available to student and teacher, collector and connoisseur." -Paula Frosch, Metropolitan Museum of Art Library, Library Journal Now Back in Print! Johanna... -
London and the Emergence of a European Art Market, 1780-1820 Susanna Avery-Quash 9781606065952
RRP: $105.00Booksplease Price: $93.03In the late 1700s, as the events of the French Revolution roiled France, London displaced Paris as the primary hub of international art sales. Within a few decades, a robust and sophisticated art market flourished in London. 'London and the Emergence... -
The Innocent Eye: Primitive and Naive Painters in Cornwall Marion Whybrow 9781900178969
RRP: $10.48Booksplease Price: $8.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781900178969Author Marion WhybrowFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Sansom & CoPublisher Sansom & CoWeight(grams) 500g -
Painting with Pastels: Easy Techniques to Master the Medium Maggie Price 9781581808193
RRP: $46.18Booksplease Price: $34.55Come enjoy the art of pastel painting with beloved workshop instructor Maggie Price. In this step-by-step guide, she teaches you everything you need to know to make the most of this accessible art form. From selecting the right materials to learning the... -
Beyond Art Fundamentals by 3DTotal Publishing 9781909414365
RRP: $54.58Booksplease Price: $42.71Building on the foundations set by our popular Art Fundamentals book, Beyond Fundamentals shows artists how to take their work a step beyond techniques and mechanics. A memorable, unique image requires more than just accurate anatomy and choosing the... -
Blimey! - From Bohemia to Britpop: London Art World from Francis Bacon to Damien Hirst by Matthew Collings 9781901785005
RRP: $41.98Booksplease Price: $35.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901785005Author Matthew CollingsFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint 21 Publishing LtdPublisher 21 Publishing Ltd -
1900 the Year of Art Nouveau: Paris Copenhagen - Copenhagen Paris by Charlotte Christensen 9788763545914
Booksplease Price: $146.52Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788763545914Author Charlotte ChristensenFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Museum Tusculanum PressPublisher Museum Tusculanum PressWeight(grams)... -
Inert Gases in the Control of Museum Insect Pests by Charles Selwitz 9780892365029
Booksplease Price: $61.97This work details the use of inert gases in the control of museum insect pests. Successful insect eradication procedures using a process known as anoxia are described, and instructions for building and upgrading treatment systems are included.Book... -
Andrea del Sarto: Volume 1: Text and Illustrations by S. J. Freedberg 9780674035522
Booksplease Price: $199.25Sydney J. Freedberg presents an interpretive analysis and a full Catalogue Raisonne of Andrea del Sarto's achievement. The interpretive work includes an account of Andrea's career as a painter, illustrations of all his authentic paintings and many of his... -
Materials & Techniques in the Decorative Arts: An Illustrated Dictionary by Lucy Trench 9780226812007
Booksplease Price: $167.24This work covers the materials and techniques used in decorative arts. Materials range from the exotic to the most basic, from rare stones found only on the mountains of Badakshan, unsavoury animal products, and the ground bodies of South American... -
Advice to Young Artists: Creatives on Art, Life and Survival Lydia Rachel Figes 9780500297919
RRP: $31.48Booksplease Price: $22.58'Talent alone isn't enough. Education is important' Tracey Emin 'Don't make art for the purpose of a career or success: make art because it is an unstoppable obsession' Shirin Neshat 'You're not meant to know what you're doing when you're young and... -
85 Watercolor Secrets: Essential Insights and Techniques for Painters Anna Bucciarelli 9798888142530
RRP: $48.30Booksplease Price: $38.49Improve your skills, explore new techniques, and immerse yourself in the joy of watercolor painting! Watercolour painting is one of the most popular and satisfying art forms, and it offers many benefits: it accommodates a wide range of techniques and... -
Encyclopedia of the Black Arts Movement by Verner D. Mitchell 9781538101452
RRP: $249.90Booksplease Price: $230.37The Black Arts Movement (BAM) encompassed a group of artists, musicians, novelists, and playwrights, whose work combined innovative approaches to literature, film, music, visual arts and theatre. With a heightened consciousness of black agency and... -
Business Skills for Creative Souls: The Essential Artist's Handbook by Yes (Youth Employment Services) 9780968194645
Booksplease Price: $53.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780968194645Author Yes (Youth Employment Services)Format PaperbackPage Count 370Imprint Yes (Youth Employment Services)Publisher Yes (Youth Employment... -
Brushes with the Bible by Shlomo Riskin 9781592645022
RRP: $79.78Booksplease Price: $69.68Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592645022Author Shlomo RiskinFormat HardbackPage Count 221Imprint Toby Press LtdPublisher Toby Press LtdWeight(grams) 1497gDimensions(mm) 292mm * 292mm *... -
Illustration Index VI: 1982-1986 by Marsha C. Appel 9780810847125
RRP: $189.00Booksplease Price: $171.76Now in paper. This is a comprehensive guide to the many thousands of photographs, paintings, drawings and diagrams appearing in top periodicals. The present volume, extending coverage from 1982 through 1986, furnishes a handy reference to hard-to-locate... -
American Black Women in the Arts and Social Sciences: A Bibliographic Survey by Ora Williams 9780810846609
RRP: $157.50Booksplease Price: $142.07Now in paperback! A must for all libraries and women's studies, Black studies, and multicultural programs, this new edition brings together a huge body of materials by and about Black women, more than doubling the number of works listed in its two... -
Elsevier's Dictionary of Art History Terms: French/English-English/French by J.P. Michaux 9780444503404
RRP: $275.08Booksplease Price: $239.46The dictionary contains terms covering the following fields and subfields of arts and antiques: painting, drawing, engraving, sculpture, architecture, dressmaking, armament, heraldry, ceramics, styles and art criticism, music, furniture, religious... -
Care & Conservation of Manuscripts 4: Proceedings of the fourth international seminar held at the University of Copenhagen 13th-14th October 1997 by Gillian Fellows-Jensen 9788770230759
RRP: $52.50Booksplease Price: $47.36Care & Conservation of Manuscripts 4 - Proceedings of the fourth international seminar held at the University of Copenhagen 13th-14th October 1997About the AuthorDr Gillian Fellows-Jensen is associate professor in the Department of Name Research at the... -
Identification of Vegetable Fibres by Dorothy Catling 9781909492271
RRP: $84.00Booksplease Price: $67.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909492271Author Dorothy CatlingFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint Archetype Publications LtdPublisher Archetype Publications LtdWeight(grams)... -
The Artist and the Bridge: 1700-1920 by John Sweetman 9781138341517
RRP: $231.00Booksplease Price: $206.75First published in 1999, this book explores how, from the stone bridges of neoclassicism which soar out of wild woods to span pastoral valleys to the post-1750 engineer's bridge with its links to the more industrial landscape, the bridge was a popular... -
A C.I.: Art Catalogue Index: Catalogues Raisonnes of Artists 1780-2008 by Thierry Meaudre 9783905829532
RRP: $115.50Booksplease Price: $99.67Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783905829532Author Marc BlondeauFormat HardbackPage Count 512Imprint JRP RingierPublisher JRP Ringier -
Asian Women Artists: A Biographical Dictionary, 2700 BCE to Today Mary Ellen Snodgrass 9781476689258
RRP: $113.38Booksplease Price: $97.29This book is a guide to identifying female creators and artistic movements from all parts of Asia, offering a broad spectrum of media and presentation representing a wide variety of milieus, regions, peoples and genres. Arranged chronologically by... -
The Artist and the Bridge: 1700-1920 by John Sweetman
RRP: $71.38Booksplease Price: $67.16First published in 1999, this book explores how, from the stone bridges of neoclassicism which soar out of wild woods to span pastoral valleys to the post-1750 engineer's bridge with its links to the more industrial landscape, the bridge was a popular... -
Sir Francis Chantrey and the Ashmolean Museum M. G. Sullivan 9781854442598
RRP: $20.90Booksplease Price: $15.92This book uses the busts on the Chantrey Wall in the Ashmolean Museum to give an introduction to the remarkable career of Francis Chantrey (1781-1841), and the collection in the Ashmolean. The book charts the progress of the busts from Chantrey's... -
Food and Feasting in Art by Silvia Malaguzzi 9780892369140
RRP: $52.40Booksplease Price: $38.43Deliciously illustrated with masterpieces of western art, this latest volume in the highly acclaimed "Guide to Imagery" series explores the rituals, customs, and symbolism of food and dining in art.It features a dedicated mailing and e-mail campaign to... -
Selling Contemporary Art: How to Navigate the Evolving Market by Edward Winkleman
RRP: $41.98Booksplease Price: $28.67A sophisticated examination of today's contemporary art market from an art dealer's point of view, this new book focuses on recent changes in the quickly evolving market. With an emphasis on how the market responded to the global recession that began in... -
The Art of Fred Gambino: Dark Shepherd by Fred Gambino 9781781168431
RRP: $52.48Booksplease Price: $38.98Featuring excerpts from Fred's varied career, as well as his personal multimedia project 'Dark Shepherd', this monograph is a must-have for science fiction art fans.About the AuthorFred Gambino has worked as a diverse illustrator and artist, providing... -
European Art of the Fourteenth Century by Sandra Baragli 9780892368594
RRP: $46.18Booksplease Price: $38.39In the fourteenth century, Europe was a place ravaged by the effects of war and famine and then devastated by the Black Death. These multiple crises lead to a widespread mystical religiosity, which emphasised both ecstatic joy and extreme suffering. This... -
Paint Watercolor Flowers: A Beginner's Step-by-Step Guide by Birgit O'Connor
RRP: $46.18Booksplease Price: $35.45Featuring 8 beautiful watercolor flower demonstrations, Birgit O'Connor's lessons are perfect for the beginning watercolorist. She'll explain information critical to beginners such as value, shadow composition, creating shape, layering color, simplifying... -
Sources of Inspiration by Carolyn Genders
Booksplease Price: $65.56A glorious selection of images that will spark the imagination of all who see them. There are times when all artists struggle for inspiration. This can be particularly true when you try to create patterns, textures and designs with which to decorate... -
Mixing and Matching: Approaches to Retouching Paintings by Rebecca Ellison 9781904982500
RRP: $89.25Booksplease Price: $74.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904982500Author Rebecca EllisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 198Imprint Archetype Publications LtdPublisher Archetype Publications LtdWeight(grams)... -
Dictionary of Printmaking Terms by Rosemary Simmons 9780713657951
Booksplease Price: $41.03This work is a resource for those interested in any form of printmaking, from teachers and students to gallery staff, museum curators and historians. It provides a listing of the terms that relate to different types of printmaking. The book is filled... -
Artists' Techniques & Materials by Antonella Fuga
RRP: $46.18Booksplease Price: $39.61An artist's materials - from the broad brushstrokes of a Van Gogh oil painting, the sparkling gold leaf of a Byzantine mosaic, to the fragile translucence of a porcelain vase - are not just the results of their work. They are the physical embodiment of...