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From the human truths, brutalist architecture and packed tube trains of 1970s London to the vineyards, Renaissance châteaux and riotous festivals of Gascon France, Michael Fell (1939 – 2023) chronicled the world he saw. His exuberant paintings and prints...

An exploration of the development of the art scene, its socio-political context, and the role of the fine arts in nineteenth-century Nordic society This book captures for the first time the full story of Nordic art and its corresponding way of life from...

Focusing on an integral aspect of screenplays, this book takes students and writers at all levels through the process of understanding and writing better scenes. It interrogates the functions of a scene and how writers can then apply this knowledge to...

This book offers not only great nature shots but also exclusive insights into the vibrant lifestyle scene of Ibiza, allowing authentic perspectives on the real Ibiza and experiencing the island in a whole new way. Ibiza is a unique island with a variety...

From our own back gardens to the rim of the Arctic ice, countless birds have adapted to meet the challenges of the winter season. This is their remarkable story, told by award-winning birder and acclaimed writer Pete Dunne, accompanied by illustrations...

The present office in Zurich dates back to the founding of Dolf Schnebli in 1958. Through various constellations, the team has changed to its present form s a m architekten with Sacha Menz as the only one of the founding partners. Smaller buildings as...

Over the past decade, building smarter, resilient cities is an established global trend in urban development, including developing countries. Unexpected external shocks, disasters and damage from climate change have major impacts on sustainable growth...

Teaches crafters how to make a gorgeous material for extra enjoyment in knitting, crocheting, and weaving: paper yarn. Explore Japanese paper yarn to add new dimensions to your favorite fiber crafts like knitting, crocheting, macrame, weaving, or mixed...

Where something begins and ends | The liminal is a transformational state between the position where something meets, mixes, and merges. The Liminal House straddles a similar threshold between West Vancouver’s natural stony seashore and its suburban...

Typography broken down into its most basic (and beautiful) forms to reveal the inherent voice within each shape.Inherent is a collection of concrete poems that uses poetic tools to reduce words and letters and characters to their structural components,...

Zhu Zheqin, also known as Dadawa, is a well-known Chinese singer, artist, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. She has made significant contributions to Chinese culture, not only in her internationally distributed music albums, but also as the 2009 ...

First published almost twenty years ago, this practical guide by a media professional has helped countless churches to raise their profile in their local communities and more widely. Packed with packed with simple, clear advice and ideas for generating...

Known for his outdoor photography of young people cavorting in the nude, McGinley s YEARBOOK ventures into the artist s studio, creating more intimate portraits almost character studies--of his models. The project was initiated in 2010, before the advent...

A stunning photographic tour of more than 20 sites — both abandoned and operational — that are emblematic of America’s industrial heritage. American culture and politics are shot through with nostalgia for the country’s industrial past, a time when we...

Ben Edge has travelled the length and breadth of Britain recording the weird and wonderful folk customs alive in communities all over the country. In this book, the first trade edition of his art, he shares over 200 paintings and photographs, along with...

The long-awaited definitive work on master wood engraver Paul Landacre (1893–1963), a key figure of California modernism. With his virtuosic prints of rolling California hills, classically inspired nudes, and natural and manmade forms — from a seashell...

Discover the whole fascinating world of deserts in an opulent illustrated book! Immerse yourself in breathtaking landscapes and untouched nature on all five continents. From the icy expanses of the Arctic and Antarctic to the barren wastelands of...

A primer for those with no previous knowledge of Chinese, this book introduces readers to the fundamentals of classical Chinese poetry through twenty-nine ways of understanding a single poem. “Seeing Off a Friend,” by the great Tang poet Li Bai (701–762)...

This book covers the development of the campervan from the 1950s to the present day, showing how campervans have developed from converted commercial vans such as Commer and Austin in the 1950s, through Westphalia conversions of the VW Kombi, Ford...

Digital Art History has often aligned itself with the practical concerns of digital technology and the responsibilities of art institutions and associated institutional roles such as collection managers, information specialists, curators, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804514542Author David HeadingFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

In the Middle Ages, Barrow was a small settlement close to Furness Abbey. The Furness peninsula is still a largely rural area, and Furness Abbey is now a ruin, but the town of Barrow-in-Furness grew during the Industrial Revolution to become an important...

Demons in the USA argues that the discourse on the demonic that developed in the nineteenth century continues to exert a powerful hold over the American spiritual imagination.The book begins by tracing the conservative Christian encounter with...

Museums as Ritual Sites critically examines the assumption that museums inherently function as ritual sites and, in turn, are poised to exert influence on cultural and societal change.Bringing together a diverse, international group of interdisciplinary...

The area of West London around Kensington was built up from the 1800s onwards, although there were a handful of earlier buildings, such as Kensington Palace and Holland House. It was a prosperous, artistic quarter when first developed, and many of the...

During the railway mania of the nineteenth century many places gained more than one station, and not just in the big cities. Many small settlements ended up with two or even three stations. This was almost always as the result of competition between the...

M3GAN-Model Three Generative Android, M3GAN for short-is now a mini bobbling figurine, complete with audio of some of her most iconic lines from the camp horror film.- Specifications: Includes a 3 3/4 inch bobbling M3GAN figurine on a display base- With...

People have lived, farmed and traded in the Hertfordshire town of Tring for thousands of years. The Icknield Way, which hugs the Chiltern scarp, is reckoned to be the oldest road in Europe, while the Bulbourne Valley provided an obvious route for the...

Southampton has been a major port on England’s South Coast since the mediaeval era and sections of the ancient city walls remain today. In the nineteenth century the town expanded further following the formation of the Southampton Docks Company, building...

Following on from his volume looking at the final years of half-cab buses in the Midlands, Mike Rhodes looks at the major bus fleets employing half-cab buses in north-west England in the 1970s, including those located around Manchester, Liverpool and...

Crafting Museum Social Media for Social Inclusion Work investigates if and how social media can be integrated into the social inclusion initiatives of museums, and the contextual factors that impact this integration.Drawing on a year-long case study of...

Around 20 percent of Americans fall into the category of “spiritual but not religious.” Yoga has become a ubiquitous pastime for middle-class Westerners. Mindfulness is increasingly incorporated into school curricula, sports programs, and even corporate...

New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the world’s greatest cultural institutions. Its holdings encompass a vast range—including paintings, sculptures, costumes, instruments, and arms and armor—and span millennia, from ancient Egypt and...

Aberystwyth is the unofficial capital of mid-Wales. Situated on Cardigan Bay, Aberystwyth attracts many as a seaside resort and a university town as well as being a gateway to the Cambrian Mountains inland. The ruins of the castle, destroyed in the Civil...

For seventy years, Duple were one of the two best known names in coachbuilding in Britain. Formed in Hornsey, London in 1919 before moving north to Blackpool, Duple grew to be one of the most popular suppliers of luxury coach bodies for the UK market...

The definitive monograph on the work of celebrated visual artist, musician and peace activist Yoko Ono Born in Tokyo in 1933, Yoko Ono is one of the most important living artists working today. In a career that spans over six decades, Ono has...

Reflections on urgent theological issues by established and emerging scholars across the Anglican Communion. Featuring contributions by a diverse group of theologians from South and North, the Conversations in Global Anglican Theology series addresses...

The Ethics of Collecting Trauma offers an interdisciplinary dialogue on the ethics of contemporary museums that are involved in collecting moments of collective trauma.Including a range of international contributions, the volume explores the ethics of...

Empty Plinths: Monuments, Memorials, and Public Sculpture in Mexico responds to the unfolding political debate around one of the most significant public monuments in North America, Mexico City’s monument of Christopher Columbus on Avenida Paseo de la...

Featuring superb new photography, stunning archive imagery, and texts by leading international curators, commentators, and experts, this book is the first English-language monograph dedicated to the life and work of Wiwen Nilsson, a pioneer of art deco...