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This 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...

First 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...

This 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...

Deliciously 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...

A 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...

Featuring 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...

In 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...

A 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...

This 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...

An 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...

From the first ever sketch of the Red Cross logo by its founder Clara Barton to a cartoon scrawled on a love letter from Charles Bukowski, the objects in this fascinating collection are a perfect reflection of the eclectic and storied cast of characters...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781581152036Author Thomas McEvilleyFormat HardbackPage Count 768Imprint Allworth Press,U.S.Publisher Allworth Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 1021gDimensions(mm)...

For thirty years, until 2015, Richard Dorment was the art critic of the Daily Telegraph. Writing almost every week it was his job to introduce, to explain and to criticise for a popular newspaper the most significant current art exhibitions, mainly in...

National Museums Scotland is home to a world-class collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts. Though a public collection for 150 years, its breadth and depth remains largely unknown. This book aims to bring to public attention the many exceptional...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781873132364Author Richard WolbersFormat PaperbackPage Count 198Imprint Archetype Publications LtdPublisher Archetype Publications LtdWeight(grams)...

Figuration is one of the oldest art forms, but it continually evolves, along with our changing understanding of human identity. The artists featured here often source imagery from the Internet, and draw on aesthetics developed in Internet-first channels...

A year's worth of tips, techniques, advice and more! Make watercolor a part of your daily life, turning every day into inspiration for your art. Designed to fit your life, Watercolor 365--the first watercolor book of its kind--provides a complete...

The ultimate reference guide for bird lovers or artists, this final volume in the "Denny Rogers Visual Reference Series" presents 200 meticulous and anatomically accurate drawings that capture each magnificent owl from every angle and in multiple poses...

An essential resource to using contemporary typefaces for effective communication Type is the handwriting of the 21st century, lending its expressive voice to the language of all written communication. Type Speaks is the first book to explore type as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904537052Author Jenny PeryFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Sansom & CoPublisher Sansom & CoWeight(grams) 740g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781420961959Author Robert HenriFormat PaperbackPage Count 170Imprint Digireads.comPublisher Digireads.comWeight(grams) 222gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781474537599Format PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint Naval & Military PressPublisher Naval & Military PressWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 8mm

A revised and expanded edition of a key text for librarians, scholars, and museum professionals Metadata provides a means of indexing, accessing, preserving, and discovering digital resources. The volume of digital information available over electronic...

In 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...

For freshman and sophomore courses in Art History Survey (1 or 2 semesters) and Art Appreciation. Designed as a comprehensive supplement to Janson's History of Art, Sixth Edition, Hartt's Art, Fourth Edition, Gardner's Art Through the Ages, Eleventh...

Drawing Cartoons provides invaluable support for anyone who has ever dreamed of drawing cartoons, but lacks the confidence. Taking the approach that anyone can draw, the author leads the reader through the steps of putting together cartoon figures,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781412044516Author Horace Manning MannFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint Trafford PublishingPublisher Trafford PublishingWeight(grams) 472gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780974677514Author Kyra E HicksFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Movable Book SocietyPublisher Movable Book SocietyWeight(grams) 209gDimensions(mm) 254mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781581152043Author Monona RossolFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Allworth Press,U.S.Publisher Allworth Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 499g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789995748456Author Anthony AquilinaFormat HardbackImprint FARAXA PublishingPublisher FARAXA PublishingWeight(grams) 708g

Life of Newlyn/St Ives artist famed for his paintings of animals and birds.Book InformationISBN 9781904537434Author John BranfieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Sansom & CoPublisher Sansom & Co

Apologies 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)...

Learn about key movements like impressionism, cubism and symbolism in The Art Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Art in this overview guide to the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782370740755Author Jean-Francois CharnierFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Editions Skira ParisPublisher Editions Skira ParisWeight(grams) 680g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783668520639Author Jasmine HaskellFormat PaperbackImprint Grin PublishingPublisher Grin PublishingWeight(grams) 148g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783668436008Author Magdelena StoyanovaFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint Grin PublishingPublisher Grin PublishingWeight(grams) 349g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783640741830Author James MitchellFormat PaperbackPage Count 76Imprint Grin PublishingPublisher Grin PublishingWeight(grams) 109g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783640657933Author Elisabeth SlavkoffFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Grin PublishingPublisher Grin PublishingWeight(grams) 54g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780473608170Author Mint FaceFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Umprint PublishingPublisher Umprint PublishingWeight(grams) 862g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783656660224Author Anna-Theresa LienhardtFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Grin PublishingPublisher Grin PublishingWeight(grams) 45g