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The Last of the Light: About Twilight by Peter Davidson 9781780238272
RRP: £15.95£11.59This ambitious account of the arts of the evening, now available in paperback, deftly combines prose-poetry, memoir, philosophy and art history. Intertwining personal, cultural and artistic histories, it is a richly rewarding book written in a unique... -
Why Art Matters: A Call for Christians to Create by Alastair Gordon
RRP: £10.99£7.77In a world of turmoil, art matters more than ever. Art can bring about political action, even social revolution. Art reminds us of the things that really matter. It lifts our eyes to eternity and show us the importance of the here and now. With... -
Alison Watt: A Portrait Without Likeness: a conversation with the art of Allan Ramsay Julie Lawson 9781911054450
RRP: £25.00£16.78A unique insight into the ways in which one of today's leading artists is inspired by great works of the past. In 16 emphatically modern new paintings, renowned artist, Alison Watt, responds to the remarkable delicacy of the female portraits by... -
ARTEMISIA by Anna Banti 9781913109004
RRP: £9.99£6.99First published in 1953, Artemisia is a classic of 20th century Italian literature. From its first publication in 1953, Artemisia, a novel about Artemisia Gentileschi, an iconic 17th century painter, by Anna Banti, a brilliant Italian art historian,... -
Painting Urban and Cityscapes by Hashim Akib
RRP: £16.99£14.10Cities provide endless exciting scenes for the artist, from sun-baked cafes, rain-soaked streets, illuminated nightscapes and busy squares to quiet, atmospheric corners. This practical book explains how to paint these scenes using water-based painting... -
More Disruption: Representational Art in Flux by John Seed 9780764366819
RRP: £54.99£36.21Reveals the contemporary art phenomenon of disrupted realism through the paintings of 43 artists at its core. Profoundly shaped by the events, forces, and overflow of today's disjointed, social-media-heavy life, these artists' paintings are "disrupted"... -
The Dog by Emilia Will
RRP: £9.99£7.11Dogs have been the animal companion of choice for millenia. For just as long artists have been capturing their position as hunter, signifier of status or fidelity, religious image of purity and above all, loyal friend. From pampered pooches to working... -
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... -
How to Draw Almost Everything Volume 2: An Illustrated Sourcebook Six Pommes 9781631598463
RRP: £14.99£9.80How to Draw Almost Everything Volume 2-a follow-up to the popular book How to Draw Almost Everything, part of the Almost Everything series from Quarry Books-shows how easy it is to draw even more cute illustrations. Learn to draw each illustration in... -
100 Theatres: Portraits of the Playhouse by Paul Tracey 9781911397915
RRP: £35.00£23.80100 Theatres showcases an eclectic range of paintings of theatres, from ancient to modern and from the smallest travelling theatre in Rome to one of the largest in New York. We are lucky to still have some of them; it is surprising how many of these... -
Love Stories: Art, Passion & Tragedy Louise Stewart 9781855147034
RRP: £29.95£20.38The National Portrait Gallery's collections hold numerous portraits of creative partnerships. This book looks at the extensive collection of the Gallery and explores the role of love and the people featured both as sitters and artists. Drawing on recent... -
The Art Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained by DK 9781465453372
RRP: £27.99£24.09Learn 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... -
Tutankhamun: An Artist's Coloring Book by Dominique Navarro 9789774168536
RRP: £6.50£5.50Embark on a colorful journey to reveal the hidden treasures of the famous ancient Egyptian pharaoh, Tutankhamun! Explore the extraordinary decorations of his elaborate tomb, spectacular funerary mask, ornate throne, dazzling jewelry, and more as you... -
Volcano: Nature and Culture by James Hamilton
RRP: £16.95£16.46Though largely benign, volcanoes erupt continuously across the world. The eruption of Mount St Helens in 1980 and Eyjafjallajokull in 2010 exemplify the dramatic physical violence of volcanoes, and their potential for local destruction and global... -
Dragons & Fantasy by Kythera of Anevern
RRP: £6.99£6.33Drawing fire-breathing beasts and mysterious, magical creatures has never been so much fun-or so easy! In this 64-page how-to-draw book, fantasy artist Kythera of Anevern demonstrates how to draw dragons, fairies, ogres, merfolk, and everything in... -
Death and Resurrection in Art by Enrico de Pascale 9780892369478
RRP: £21.99£18.95This title presents a gloriously illustrated exploration of 3,000 years of the iconography of death and resurrection in world art. As one of the unavoidable realities of human existence, death is also one of the oldest and most common themes in art. From... -
How to Keep a Sketch Journal by 3DTotal Publishing 9781909414266
RRP: £13.99£9.26How to Keep a Sketch Journal is the essential travel-sized guide to keeping a visual diary of your surroundings. Whether you're a habitual sketcher or just starting out, this book will teach you how to improve your observational sketching, indoors or... -
An Odyssey in Steam: 'Rocket' to 'Evening Star' by David C. Bell 9781846892523
RRP: £25.00£16.84An Odyssey in Steam is renowned artist David Bell's fifth book which features his beautiful and complex paintings of steam engines and locomotives with captivating technical accuracy. It is a unique look at the railways during the age of steam... -
War and Art: A Visual History of Modern Conflict by Joanna Bourke 9781780238463
RRP: £45.00£33.41This sumptuously illustrated volume, edited by eminent war historian Joanna Bourke, offers a comprehensive visual, cultural and historical account of the ways in which armed conflict has been represented in art. Covering the last two centuries, the book... -
Medicine in Art by Giorgio Bordin
RRP: £21.99£18.95This is the latest volume in the acclaimed series that depicts medicine as depicted in art throughout history. This sumptuously illustrated volume offers a visual history of the depiction of illness and healing in Western culture, ranging from Egyptian... -
You Are Not Too Late by Nikki McClure
RRP: £21.99£15.60A new collection of renowned artist Nikki McClure's stunning papercuts, with a contemporary, community-minded messageGather, Navigate, Welcome, Fortify, Surrender, Save, Listen, Make Mistakes. These are some of the messages renowned artist Nikki McClure... -
Draw 1,001 Planes by Mark Bergin
RRP: £11.99£8.11In Draw 1,001 Planes, award-winning artist Mark Bergin shows how simple shapes can be transformed into a vast variety of aircraft. There are pages looking at materials and techniques, and step-by-step projects that train the eye to deconstruct the... -
Likeness and Presence: A History of the Image before the Era of Art by Hans Belting
RRP: £60.00£58.15Before the Renaissance and Reformation, holy images were treated not as "art" but as objects of veneration which possessed the tangible presence of the Holy. In this book, Hans Belting traces the long history of the sacral image and its changing role in... -
Astrology, Magic, and Alchemy in Art by Matilde Battistini 9780892369072
RRP: £21.99£18.95From 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... -
Drawn: The Art of Ascent by Jeremy Collins
RRP: £19.95£16.79A graphic-adventure that delves into why we pursue the wild outdoors. Shivering in a cave beneath Mount Fitz Roy in Patagonia, artist and rock climber Jeremy Collins had an intense and anxious vision, "both geographic and artistic," about his life and... -
Giambattista and Domenico Tiepolo: Master Drawings from the Anthony J. Moravec Collection by Adelheid M. Gealt
RRP: £39.00£35.12Giambattista and Domenico Tiepolo documents an important collection of master drawings donated by an individual to the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University, including five drawings by the celebrated Venetian genius Giambattista... -
Empathic Vision: Affect, Trauma, and Contemporary Art by Jill Bennett 9780804751711
RRP: £19.99£15.27This book analyzes contemporary visual art produced in the context of conflict and trauma from a range of countries, including Colombia, Northern Ireland, South Africa, and Australia. It focuses on what makes visual language unique, arguing that the... -
The Railway Paintings of Wrenford J. Thatcher: Caught on Canvas Wrenford J. Thatcher 9781906690601
RRP: £24.99£21.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906690601Author Wrenford J. ThatcherFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint HalstarPublisher Halsgrove -
Food in Art: From Prehistory to Renaissance by Gillian Riley
RRP: £40.00£39.40From ancient Rome to early modern Europe, the relationship between humans and food has been portrayed in artworks for thousands of years. From farming, cooking and feasting scenes depicted in the Middle Ages in books of hours to the fish and fruit of... -
Young Rembrandt An Van Camp 9781910807323
RRP: £25.00£17.98Young Rembrandt concentrates on the first ten years of the career of Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669). Born in Leiden, he trained there with Isaac van Swanenburg and in Amsterdam with Pieter Lastman. After a short stay in Amsterdam he returned to Leiden... -
Scotland's Beginnings: Scotland Through Time by Michael Taylor
RRP: £4.99£4.34What would we have seen if we looked out over the landscape of Scotland at its very beginning, before the impact of mankind? What would it be like to swim in the Jurassic sea? Or stand early one morning in the dragon-fly haunted coal forests of the... -
Xu Bing: Book from the Sky to Book from the Ground by Xu Bing
RRP: £30.00£19.80"The written word is the most basic element of human culture. To touch the written word is to touch the essence of culture." - Xu Bing Book from the Sky certainly seemed to have fallen from the heavens: the text of this installation piece was... -
Living, Thinking, Looking Siri Hustvedt 9781444732658
RRP: £9.99£6.80FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WHAT I LOVED AND A WOMAN LOOKING AT MEN LOOKING AT WOMEN'Richly intelligent insights on every page' Financial Times'A rare kind of quiet intellectual confidence' Sunday TelegraphIn these fascinating, lively... -
Windows in Art by Christopher Masters
RRP: £19.95£16.21A window provides access to two of life's essentials, light and air, but it is more than just a means to an end. Windows also have symbolic, expressive and architectural qualities that have for centuries inspired some of the world's greatest artists. In... -
Andras Szanto: Imagining the Future Museum: 21 Dialogues with Architects Andras Szanto 9783775752763
RRP: £22.00£14.56Following on the widely-read The Future of the Museum: 28 Dialogues, which explored how museums are changing through conversations with today's generation of museum directors, New York-based author and cultural strategy advisor Andras Szanto's new... -
Seeing the Sacred in Samsara: An Illustrated Guide to the Eighty-Four Mahasiddhas by Donald S. Lopez, Jr
RRP: £27.00£18.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611804041Author Donald S. Lopez, JrFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications Inc -
Character Design Quarterly 21 by 3dtotal Publishing
RRP: £11.00£8.46"Character Design Quarterly (CDQ) is a lively, creative magazine bringing inspiration, expert insights, and leading techniques from professional illustrators, artists, and character art enthusiasts worldwide. Each issue provides detailed tutorials on... -
Surface Tensions: Surface, Finish and the Meaning of Objects by Glenn Adamson 9780719087516
RRP: £90.00£79.21Surfaces are often held to be of lesser consequence than 'deeper' or more 'substantive' aspects of artworks and objects. Yet it is also possible to conceive of the surface in more positive terms: as a site where complex forces meet. Surfaces can be... -
Music in Art by Alberto Ausoni 9780892369652
RRP: £21.99£18.95This is a superbly illustrated exploration of the history of music in Western art, from ancient sculptures to modern art. "The Guide to Imagery" series introduces readers to the important visual vocabulary of Western art. As an integral part of human... -
Glenn Ligon: A People on the Cover Glenn Ligon 9781909932067
RRP: £15.95£10.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909932067Author Glenn LigonFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint RidinghousePublisher Ridinghouse