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Sub-Categories of History of Art & Design Styles
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The Face of Courage: Eric Kennington, Portraiture and the Second World War...
Jonathan Black
Art & Architecture; History of Art & Design Styles; History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -; Painting & paintings; Sculpture; Individual artists, art monographs; Portraits in art; Second World War
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Eric Kennington produced during the Second World War established him as 'among the most capable draughtsmen' of the day. This... [more]
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The Begram Hoard: Indian Ivories from Afghanistan
St John Simpson
History of art: ancient & classical art; Carvings: artworks; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; History
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Features furniture inlays, carved in the 1st century AD, that were discovered in the 1930s by French archaeologists in the... [more]
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Art Theft: And the Case of the Stolen Turners
Sandy Nairne
Art & Architecture; Forgery, falsification & theft of artworks; History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600; Painting & paintings; Individual artists, art monographs
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A vivid, personal account by Sandy Nairne of the theft of two important paintings by J.W.M. Turner and the subsequent pursuit,... [more]
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America
Andy Warhol
Art & design styles: Pop art; Individual artists, art monographs; Biography; Diaries, letters & journals
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Andy Warhol carried a camera with him everywhere he went and, taken from ten years of extraordinary shots, his America aspires... [more]
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Out of Australia: Prints and Drawings from Sidney Nolan to Rover Thomas...
Stephen Coppel, Wally Caruana
Art & Architecture; History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -; Drawing & drawings; Prints & printmaking
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Follows the rise of a distinctive school of Australian art that first emerged in the 1940s. This book includes a substantial... [more]
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Baskets and Belonging: Indigenous Australian Histories
Lissant Bolton
Art of indigenous peoples; History
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Drawing on the British Museum's important collection of Indigenous Australian baskets, this book provides an introduction... [more]
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Ex-Libris: The Art of Bookplates
Martin Hopkinson
Art styles not defined by date; Prints & printmaking
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Showcases bookplates drawn from the rich collections of the British Museum, including works created by some of the most talented... [more]
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Varilaku: Pacific Art of the Solomon Islands
Crispin Howarth
History of Art & Design Styles; Individual artists, art monographs; History
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Through the finest traditional Solomon Islands art in Australia's museums and galleries, Varilaku explores kastom beliefs... [more]
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Young Michelangelo: The Path To The Sistine
John T. Spike
Renaissance art; Individual artists, art monographs; History
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A reinterpretation of the early life and career of Michelangelo, arguably the greatest artist in history. It explores Michelangelo's... [more]
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Western Illuminated Manuscripts: A Catalogue of the Collection in Cambridge...
Patrick Zutshi, Paul Binski
Art & Architecture; History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art; History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600; Illustration; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval
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Beautifully illustrated throughout, this catalogue evaluates Cambridge University... [more]
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Notebooks
Betty Churcher
Art & Architecture; The Arts: General & Reference; History of Art & Design Styles; Painting & paintings; Biography: arts & entertainment
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In this gorgeously illustrated book, join Betty Churcher on a personal tour of her most beloved works, including masterpieces... [more]
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Chinese Bronze Ware
Song Li
Oriental art; Precious metal & precious stones: artworks & design; History; Archaeology
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Chinese Bronze Ware provides an accessible introduction to ancient China's magnificent bronze culture with full colour illustrations.... [more]
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Medieval Church and Churchyard Monuments
Sally Badham
History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art; Sculpture; History
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Churches contain much of the most interesting medieval sculpture in the country. Magnificent effigies, whether of cast copper-alloy... [more]
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Chinese Furniture
Xiaoming Zhang
The Arts: General & Reference; Oriental art; Furniture design; History; Asian history
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This book provides an accessible, illustrated introduction to the long history, production techniques and cultural significance... [more]
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Chinese Architecture
Yanxin Cai
Oriental art; Architecture; History; Asian history
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This book provides an illustrated introduction to Chinese architecture, a reference for modern design and a window into China's... [more]
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Chinese Clothing
Mei Hua
Oriental art; History of fashion; History; Cultural studies; Fashion & society
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This illustrated introduction to Chinese clothing discusses the development and transformation of distinctive Chinese fashions... [more]
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Chinese Calligraphy
Tingyou Chen
Art & Architecture; The Arts: General & Reference; Oriental art; Typography & lettering; linguistics
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This book provides an accessible, illustrated introduction to the art of Chinese calligraphy, the epitome of Chinese culture.... [more]
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How to Look at a Painting
Francoise Barbe-Gall
Art & Architecture; Theory of art; History of Art & Design Styles; Painting & paintings
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A voyage of discovery through thirty-six fascinating paintings, from Raphael to Rothko, Breughel to Bacon. [more]
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How to Understand a Painting: Decoding Symbols in Art
Francoise Barbe-Gall
Art & Architecture; History of Art & Design Styles; Painting & paintings; Art Treatments & Subjects
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Francoise Barbe-Gall illuminates our understanding of how twenty symbols have been used and developed in art from the 15th... [more]
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Reading Maya Art: A Hieroglyphic Guide to Ancient Maya Painting and Sculpture...
Andrea Stone, Marc Zender
History of art: pre-history; History of art: ancient & classical art; Painting & paintings; Sculpture; History; Archaeology
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A compendium of one hundred hieroglyphs that are building locks of ancient Maya painting and sculpture. Using over five hundred... [more]
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Beautiful Bookbindings: A Thousand Years of the Bookbinder's Art
P. J. M. Marks
Art & Architecture; History of Art & Design Styles; Industrial: Commercial Art & Design
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Over 100 of the most beautiful bookbindings from the last 1000 years are showcased in this highly illustrated book that provides... [more]
$66.95 $60.25
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Princely Treasures: European Masterpieces 1600-1800, from the Victoria and...
Lesley Ellis Miller
Art & Architecture; History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections
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Eighty masterpieces from the V&A's magnificent collections of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century European decorative art... [more]
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Eric Gill: Lust for Letter and Line
Joe Cribb, Ruth Cribb
Art & Architecture; Art & design styles: Arts & Crafts style; History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -; Drawing & drawings; Prints & printmaking; Individual artists, art monographs
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Eric Gill (1882-1940) is one of the twentieth century's most controversial artists. This title focuses on the clarity of Gill's... [more]
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The Oxus Treasure
John Curtis
History of art: ancient & classical art; Precious metal & precious stones: artworks & design; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; History
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In May 1880 Captain F.C. Burton, a British political officer in Afghanistan, rescued a group of merchants who had been captured... [more]
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Paul Cezanne
Carolyn Lanchner
Art & Architecture; Art & design styles: Impressionism & Post-Impressionism; Individual artists, art monographs
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Paul Cezanne, whom Pablo Picasso called the father of us all, is widely considered to be 20th-century modernisms presiding... [more]
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