Thames & Hudson
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Islamic Geometric Patterns
$24.95 Add to cartThe marvels of Islamic patterns–the most recognizable visual expression of Islamic art and architecture–are not just a beautiful accident. The ancient practitioners of this craft used traditional me
- Author: Broug, Eric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: March 19 2019
- ISBN10: 0500294682
- Language: English
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North American Indian Art
$21.95 Add to cartThis timely new book surveys the artistic traditions of indigenous North America, from those of ancient cultures such as Adena, Hopewell, Mississippian, and Anasazi to the work of modern artists like … [more below]
- Series: World of Art #0
- Author: Penney, David W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: June 17 2004
- ISBN10: 0500203776
- Language: English
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Concepts of Modern Art
$24.95 Add to cartThe main concepts and development of art from about 1900 to the present are analyzed in authoritative essays by some of the most distinguished art historians and critics in Britain and the United Stat
- Series: World of Art
- Author: Stangos, Nikos
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 426
- Publish Date: June 17 1994
- ISBN10: 0500202680
- Language: English
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The World According to Coco: The Wit and Wisdom of Coco Chanel
$16.95 Add to cartOne of the most recognizable and revolutionary names in twentieth-century women’s fashion, Coco Chanel created an empire that continues to be one of the biggest names in the industry today. Famous for
- Series: The World According To… #1
- Author: Napias, Jean-Christophe
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: June 09 2020
- ISBN10: 0500023484
- Language: English
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Southeast Asia: A History in Objects
$45.00 Read moreCreated in collaboration with the British Museum, this richly illustrated volume displays the arts, histories, and cultures of Southeast Asia from about 6,000 years ago to the twenty-first century, co
- Series: British Museum: A History in Objects
- Author: Green, Alexandra
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 16 2023
- ISBN10: 0500480877
- Language: English
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A Humument: A Treated Victorian Novel
$29.95 Add to cartIn 1966, Tom Phillips took a forgotten nineteenth-century novel, W. H. Mallock’s A Human Document, and began working over the extant text to create something new.The artist writes, “I plundered, mined
- Author: Phillips, Tom
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: January 10 2017
- ISBN10: 050051903X
- Language: English
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Celtic Heritage Pa
$29.95 Add to cart- Author: Rees, Alwyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 430
- Publish Date: November 10 2011
- ISBN10: 0500270392
- Language: English
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Hellenistic Sculpture
$21.95 Add to cartThe exuberant realism and virtuoso technique of Hellenistic sculpture formed the basis of much later European art. Under Alexander and his cosmopolitan successors, sculptors enriched the classical Gre
- Series: World of Art #0
- Author: Smith, R. R. R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 17 1991
- ISBN10: 0500202494
- Language: English
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The World According to Christian Dior
$17.95 Read moreCredited with creating some of the most luxurious and spectacular haute couture pieces of all time, Christian Dior became a fashion icon overnight in 1947 with the launch of his “New Look,” a sumptuou
- Series: The World According To… #3
- Author: Mauriès, Patrick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: April 19 2022
- ISBN10: 0500024146
- Language: English
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Ancient Peoples of the American Southwest
$34.95 Add to cartMost people are familiar with the famous pre-Columbian civilizations of the Aztecs and Maya of Mexico, but few realize just how advanced were contemporary cultures in the American Southwest. Here lie … [more below]
- Series: Ancient Peoples of the American Southwest #0
- Author: Plog, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 226
- Publish Date: November 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0500286930
- Language: English
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The Complete Tutankhamun: 100 Years of Discovery
$50.00 Read moreOn November 4, 1922, Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter’s long search in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings drew to a triumphant close: Tutankhamun’s tomb had been found. As news of the discovery spread, and a
- Author: Reeves, Nicholas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: January 10, 2023
- ISBN10: 0500052166
- Language: English
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Anna Spiro: A Life in Pattern
$60.00 Add to cartPraised for her awe-inspiring ability to mix vibrant patterned fabrics, antique furniture, and collectible art, Anna Spiro has worked tirelessly throughout her design career to create compelling homes
- Author: Spiro, Anna
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 260
- Publish Date: February 01 2022
- ISBN10: 176076213X
- Language: English
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Harry Gruyaert
$65.00 Add to cartBorn in Antwerp in 1941 and a member of Magnum Photos since 1982, Harry Gruyaert revolutionized creative and experimental uses of color in the 1970s and 1980s. Influenced by cinema and American photog… [more below]
- Author: Hébel, François
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 08 2015
- ISBN10: 500544484
- Language: English
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David Hockney’s Dog Days
$19.95 Read more“From September 1993, I painted and drew my dogs. This took a certain amount of planning, since dogs are generally not interested in Art (I say generally only because I have now come across a singing
- Author: Hockney, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: September 17 2006
- ISBN10: 0500286272
- Language: English
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Artists’ Lives
$39.95 Add to cartPraised by The Art Newspaper as “the best art writer of his generation,” Michael Peppiatt has encountered many European modern artists over more than fifty years. This selection of some of his best bi
- Author: Peppiatt, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 0500021961
- Language: English
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The Great Journeys in History
$18.95 Read moreFerdinand Magellan, Genghis Khan, Thor Heyerdahl, Amelia Earhart, and Neil Armstrong: these are some of the greatest travelers of all time. This book chronicles their stories and many more, describing
- Author: Hanbury-Tenison, Robin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 408
- Publish Date: May 04 2021
- ISBN10: 0500287031
- Language: English
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Craftland Japan
$39.95 Read moreGenerations of artisans in Japan have forged and refined their crafts to become the envy of the world. Each of the country’s regions are renowned for specific traditions relating to local materials an
- Author: Röttgen, Uwe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 12 2020
- ISBN10: 0500295344
- Language: English
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Julia Margaret Cameron: Arresting Beauty
$35.00 Read moreJulia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879) was one of the most innovative and influential photographers in the history of the medium. Though criticized in her own lifetime, her distinctive use of close-up and… [more below]
- Series: V&a Museum
- Author: Springer, Lisa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 04 2023
- ISBN10: 0500480869
- Language: English
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Magnum Streetwise
$39.95 Add to cartMagnum Streetwise is the definitive collection of street photography from Magnum Photos, and an unparalleled opportunity to follow in the footsteps of the true greats of the genre. An essential addit
- Author: Magnum Photos
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 12 2019
- ISBN10: 0500545073
- Language: English
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The Arts in Spain: From Prehistory to Postmodernism
$21.95 Add to cartFrom the dawn of mankind’s artistic achievement in the cave paintings of Altamira, to Picasso’s groundbreaking Les Demoiselles d’Avignon and beyond, the arts in Spain tangibly illustrate the unique co… [more below]
- Series: World of Art
- Author: Moffitt, John F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 242
- Publish Date: February 17 1999
- ISBN10: 0500203156
- Language: English
