Art & Architecture

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APT9: The 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art

Qagoma

Art & Architecture; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections

Paperback

APT9 explores the art and ideas of some of the most dynamic regions in the world as part of the Gallery's flagship exhibition.... [more]

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Living with Buildings: And Walking with Ghosts - On Health and Architecture...

Iain Sinclair

Architecture; Architectural structure & design; Social & cultural history; Public health & preventive medicine; Human geography; Travel writing

Paperback

Buildings shape our lives and our health. They affect how we sleep, work, socialise and even breathe. They can isolate us,... [more]

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Emperors' Treasures: Chinese Art from the National Palace Museum, Taipei...

Jay Xu, Li He

Oriental art; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; History

Paperback

Emperors' Treasures examines each ruler's distinct contribution to the arts and how each developed his or her aesthetic and... [more]

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Women Photographers: From Julia Margaret Cameron to Cindy Sherman

Boris Friedewald

Photographs: collections; Biography: arts & entertainment; Gender studies: women

Paperback

Now available in an updated paperback edition and including new photographs, this thorough and accessible introduction to... [more]

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50 Bauhaus Icons You Should Know

Josef Strasser

Art & design styles: Modernist design & Bauhaus; Architecture

Paperback

Published in a new edition, this book offers an introduction to Bauhaus, one of the most influential movements in modern architecture,... [more]

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Tintin: The Art of Herge

Michel Daubert

Art & Architecture; Graphic novels: literary & memoirs

Paperback

Now in paperback, this popular look into the world of Tintin's creator features a wealth of original material [more]

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Looking at Art with Alex Katz

Alex Katz, Amanda Renshaw

Art & Architecture; History of Art & Design Styles

Paperback

Have you ever dreamt of having your own private museum tour with one of the world's most-celebrated artists? Take a walk through... [more]

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Granta 145: Ghosts

Sigrid Rausing

The Arts: General & Reference; Memoirs; Anthologies (non-poetry); Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback

Published in book form four times a year, Granta is respected around the world for its mix of outstanding new fiction, poetry,... [more]

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The Hermitage Impressionists and Post-Impressionists

Vladimir Yakovlev

Art & Architecture; Art & design styles: Impressionism & Post-Impressionism

Paperback

The Hermitage collection of French paintings from the late 19th and early 20th centuries is regarded as one of the finest... [more]

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Secret Language of Churches and Cathedrals

Richard Stemp

Religious subjects depicted in art; Religious buildings; Religion & beliefs; Christianity

Paperback

Who is depicted in that stained glass window? What is the significance of those geometric figures? Why are there fierce-looking... [more]

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250 Japanese Knitting Stitches: The Original Pattern Bible by Hitomi Shida...

Hitomi Shida, Gayle Roehm

Art & Architecture; Knitting & crochet

Paperback

250 Japanese Knitting Stitches contains the original collection of knitting stitches first published by Hitomi Shida in 1996.... [more]

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The Book of Durrow

Trinity College Library, Dublin, Rachel Moss

History of Art & Design Styles; History

Paperback

An illuminating guide to one of the great masterpieces of Celtic manuscript art, published to coincide with a major exhibition... [more]

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Anywhere, Anytime Art: Gouache: An artist's guide to painting with gouache...

Agathe Singer

Art & Architecture; Watercolours; Painting & art manuals

Paperback

Give gouache a try with Anywhere, Anytime Art: Gouache! This book offers a fun, fresh look at painting on the go. [more]

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Ships of the Silk Road: The Bactrian Camel in Chinese Jade

Angus Forsyth

History of art: ancient & classical art; History; Asian history; Economic history; Antiques & collectables: ceramics & glass

Hardback

For hundreds of years the Bactrian camel ploughed a lonely furrow across the vast wilderness of Asia. [more]

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Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward...

Mark Dery

Illustration; Biography; Biography: arts & entertainment

Hardback

The definitive biography... [more]

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Marina Abramovic

Mary Richards

Performance art; Theatre Studies

Paperback

Marina Abramovic is the creator of pioneering performance art which transcends the form's provocative origins. Her visceral... [more]

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Palmyra - Mirage in the Desert

Joan Aruz

History of Art & Design Styles; History

Paperback

In this important and timely publication, top international scholars present current research and developments about the art,... [more]

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Mark Rothko: From the Inside Out

Christopher Rothko

Art & Architecture; Art & design styles: Abstract Expressionism; Painting & paintings; Individual artists, art monographs

Paperback

The journey to understand the painting is also the journey to understand Rothko, because the work is so thoroughly suffused... [more]

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Saving Mona Lisa: The Battle to Protect the Louvre and its Treasures from...

Gerri Chanel

Forgery, falsification & theft of artworks; History; Social & cultural history; Second World War

Paperback

Monuments Men-style true story of the men and women of France's Musees Nationaux in the Second World War. [more]

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The Hermitage. Netherlandish, Flemish, Dutch Painting

Art & Architecture; Painting & paintings

Paperback

The Hermitage collection of the 15th and 16th- century Netherlandish painting contains about 100 works, among them several... [more]

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The Story of the Bauhaus

Frances Ambler

Art & design styles: Modernist design & Bauhaus; Architecture

Paperback

A lively introduction to the seminal art and design movement that changed the way we see, think and live. [more]

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Art: The Whole Story

Richard Cork

Art & Architecture

Paperback

An updated edition of this hugely successful book, the most accessible history of world art ever assembled. [more]

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May 1968: At the Heart of the Student Revolt in France

Bruno Barbery

Individual photographers; History

Paperback

May 1968 brings together the contemporary eye of acclaimed photographer Bruno Barbey and the pen of Illustrious journalist... [more]

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Willem De Kooning

Corinna Thierolf

Art & Architecture; Art & design styles: Abstract Expressionism; Painting & paintings; Individual artists, art monographs; Biography: arts & entertainment

Paperback

In 1926 22 year - old Dutchman Willem de Kooning (1904 - 1997) travelled to the USA on a British freighter - without papers... [more]

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The Book of the Horse: Horses in Art

Hyland Angus, Caroline Roberts

Art & Architecture; Animals & nature in art (still life, landscapes & seascapes)

Paperback

Horses have been the inspiration for hundreds of works of art over the centuries. This book celebrates the horse in all its... [more]