Thames & Hudson
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Ireland’s Forgotten Past: A History of the Overlooked and Disremembered
$24.95 Read moreIreland is approximately the size of the state of Indiana, yet this small country boasts an extensive, rich, and fascinating history. Ireland’s Forgotten Past is an alternative history that covers 13,
- Author: Bunbury, Turtle
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 18, 2020
- ISBN10: 0500022534
- Language: English
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Ways of Drawing: Artists’ Perspectives and Practices
$45.00 Add to cartDrawing is among the most direct ways of engaging with the world; a way not just of seeing, but of understanding what you see. At once inspirational and instructive, Ways of Drawing collects a rich va
- Author: Royal Drawing School, The
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 22 2019
- ISBN10: 0500021902
- Language: English
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Contemporary Art (Art Essentials)
$18.95 Read moreSince the 1960s, contemporary art has overturned the accepted historical categorizations of what constitutes art, who creates it, and how it is represented and validated. This guide brings the subject
- Series: Art Essentials #18
- Author: Rudd, Natalie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: June 20 2023
- ISBN10: 0500296707
- Language: English
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Chromatopia: An Illustrated History of Color
$24.95 Add to cartDid you know that the Egyptians created the first synthetic color and used it to create the famous blue crown of Queen Nefertiti? Or that the noblest purple comes from a predatory sea snail? The royal
- Author: Coles, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 26 2021
- ISBN10: 1760762016
- Language: English
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The World According to Lee McQueen
$17.95 Add to cartGrowing up in London’s East End, Alexander McQueen left school at fifteen to become a tailor’s apprentice on Mayfair’s Savile Row. At twenty-two, he attended the prestigious art and design college Cen
- Series: The World According To… #4
- Author: Rytter, Louise
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 0500024154
- Language: English
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Creators of Modern China: 100 Lives from Empire to Republic, 1796-1912
$50.00 Add to cartThis insightful book, written by a large team of international scholars and specialists, sprang from a simple but original ambition: to provide the reader with an understanding–told through the lives
- Series: British Museum #16
- Author: Harrison-Hall, Jessica
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: July 25 2023
- ISBN10: 050048080X
- Language: English
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Chris Killip
$75.00 Read moreA highly anticipated retrospective of the life and work of Chris Killip, one of the leading and most influential photographers to emerge from the United Kingdom over the last century. Known for his ur
- Author: Grant, Ken
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 07 2023
- ISBN10: 0500025584
- Language: English
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Kids of Cosplay
$50.00 Add to cartA powerful expression of individuality and diversity, cosplay is a global phenomenon that allows anyone to become a hero for a day.
After attending a cosplay convention in 2017, photographer Thurstan R
- Author: Redding, Thurstan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 16 2023
- ISBN10: 0500026173
- Language: English
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The Greek and Roman Myths: A Guide to the Classical Stories
$25.95 Add to cartWho was Pandora and what was in her famous box? How did Achilles get his Achilles heel? What exactly is a Titan? And why is one computer virus known as a Trojan horse?
The myths of ancient Greece and … [more below]
- Series: Myths
- Author: Matyszak, Philip
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 15 2010
- ISBN10: 0500251738
- Language: English
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Futurliberty: Liberty Fabrics and the Avant-Garde
$65.00 Add to cartLiberty is renowned internationally for its fabrics, especially its floral patterns, but it also has a long history of developing bold, geometric designs. Many of these were inspired by early twentiet
- Author: Coen, Ester
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 0500026718
- Language: English
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Hindu Art and Architecture
$26.95 Add to cartThe art of Hinduism constitutes one of the world’s great traditions, as alive today as when the first images of Hindu gods were fashioned out of stone more than two thousand years ago. George Michell’… [more below]
- Series: World of Art #0
- Author: Michell, George
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 226
- Publish Date: October 17 2000
- ISBN10: 0500203377
- Language: English
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Anatomy of Color: The Story of Heritage Paints & Pigments
$50.00 Add to cartWhy were primary colors popular in postwar kitchens? Why did the Art Deco era prefer clean lines and pastel shades? This comprehensive illustrated history of the use of color and paint in interior dec
- Author: Baty, Patrick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: July 18 2017
- ISBN10: 0500519331
- Language: English
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The Impressionists at First Hand
$23.95 Read moreThe impressionists–Claude Monet, ?douard Manet, Edgar Degas, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley, and others–are probably the most popular of all artistic schools.
- Series: World of Art
- Author: Denvir, Bernard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: November 14 2023
- ISBN10: 0500297320
- Language: English
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The African Gaze: Photography, Cinema and Power
$65.00 Add to cartThe African Gaze is a comprehensive exploration of postcolonial and contemporary photography and cinema from Africa. Drawing from archival imagery and documents, interviews with the photographers and
- Author: Sall, Amy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 17 2024
- ISBN10: 0500025398
- Language: English
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Motown: The Sound of Young America
$45.00 Add to cartThe music of Motown defined an era. From the Jackson 5 and Diana Ross to Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy and his right-hand man, Barney Ales, built the most successful independent recor
- Author: White, Adam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: February 05 2019
- ISBN10: 0500294852
- Language: English
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Heavenly Bodies: Cult Treasures & Spectacular Saints from the Catacombs
$29.95 Add to cartDeath has never looked so beautiful. The fully articulated skeleton of a female saint, dressed in an intricate costume of silk brocade and gold lace, withered fingers glittering with colorful rubies, … [more below]
- Author: Koudounaris, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 08 2013
- ISBN10: 0500251959
- Language: English
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Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?: 50th Anniversary Edition
$14.95 Add to cartMany scholars have called Linda Nochlin’s seminal essay on women artists the first real attempt at a feminist history of art. In her revolutionary essay, Nochlin refused to answer the question of why
- Author: Nochlin, Linda
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: February 16 2021
- ISBN10: 0500023840
- Language: English
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Cats Galore: A Compendium of Cultured Cats
$24.95 Add to cartWhat happens when a cat becomes the subject of da Vinci’s Mona Lisa or takes the starring role in Hamlet or Lawrence of Arabia?
Susan Herbert’s feline interpretations of famous images from Western cul… [more below]
- Author: Herbert, Susan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 08 2015
- ISBN10: 0500239363
- Language: English
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The Greek Myths That Shape the Way We Think
$34.95 Add to cartHow do ancient Greek myths find themselves retold and reinterpreted in cultures across the world, several millennia later? In this volume, bestselling author Richard Buxton explores the power that eig
- Series: Myths That Shape the Way We Think #1
- Author: Buxton, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 12 2022
- ISBN10: 0500518807
- Language: English
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Islamic Architecture: A World History
$75.00 Read moreIslamic architecture is a broad topic, covering some 1,400 years up to the present day. The richness of building types, regional styles, and architectural details is reflected here, with a striking ba
- Author: Broug, Eric
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 0500343780
- Language: English
