Art History

WINNER OF THE JAMES TAIT BLACK BIOGRAPHY PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONSele...

An extraordinary and surreal art book, this edition has been redesigned by the author and includes new illustrations. Ever since the Codex Seraphin...

In this one-of-a-kind volume, indispensable for students of art, architecture and film,Alex Danchev presents 100 Artists' Manifestos, each reproduc...

This is an illustrated account of the artist, his life and context, with a gallery of 300 paintings and drawings. This beautifully illustrated book...

With its acclaimed gameplay, intensecharacters, and visceral action, the GEARS OF WAR franchise has helped definethe modern shooter genre. Written ...

Published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Beatrix Potter's birth, this magnificent collection celebrates the artist behind The Tale of Pe...

This beautiful book, companion publication to the exhibition of the same name, presents a complex overview of the life and career of the pioneering...

'From silk slips to bondage bras and Kate Moss' barely-there vest top - the evolution of lingerie over 100 years of Vogue's history is revealed in ...

No other artist, apart from J. M. W. Turner, tried as hard as Claude Monet (18401926) to capture light itself on canvas. Of all the Impressionists,...

A sweeping retrospective exploring the oeuvre of an incandescent artist, revealing the ways that Mitchell expanded painting beyond Abstract Express...

The long-awaited reprint of an important illustrated reference work on the general history of the watch from 1500 to 1980. When Watches was first ...

'A marvel of storytelling and a masterclass in the history of the book' WALL STREET JOURNALThe Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful...

What is modern art? Why do we either love it or loathe it? And why is it worth so much damn money? Join Will Gompertz on a dazzling tour that will ...

A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK 'A great, thrusting codpiece of a book. It is big, bombastic and richly brocaded... A jewel in its own right' The T...

Celebrate 45 women artists, and gain inspiration for your own practice, with this beautiful exploration of contemporary creators from the founder o...

This fascinating new book looks in detail at Renoir's influences, life and works. The first part begins examines his style; it covers Renoir's tech...

In 1984, photographers Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant captured the imagination of a generation with Subway Art, a groundbreaking book documentin...

'In this painting of Leonardo's there was a smile so pleasing that it seemed divine rather than human.'Often called the first art historian, Vasari...

Here is a concise and authoritative survey of the rich and complex arts of Japan, from the prehistoric period right up to the present, now with a n...

The complete, definitive and never-before-published catalogue of Hipgnosis, Vinyl Album Cover Art finally does justice to the work of the most i...

In this truly beautiful book, Andrea Zanatelli combines his extraordinary artworks with a selection of classical love poetry by Anne Brontë, Willia...

The talent behind Radioheads iconic artwork reveals in his own words and for the first time the creative process that has driven his career and ear...

Painting is a continually expanding and evolving form of creative expression whose ongoing relevance is here convincingly asserted by renowned crit...

A global guide to the 500 works of permanently installed modern and contemporary art worth traveling to experienceEnjoy a world tour from the comfo...

Norman Rockwell gave us a picture of America that was familiar - astonishingly so - and at the same time unique, because only he could bring it to ...

As featured in the New York Times, ARTnews, Colossal, Metropolis and New York Magazines The StrategistA groundbreaking A-Z survey of the work of ov...

Revealing the interwoven energies of body and soul, love and spirit that illuminate the core of each being, Alex Greys mystic paintings articulate ...

From the backyard to outer space, Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts has been charming the world for more than 70 years. In this celebration of Schulz and...

The first half of this fascinating book contains a detailed exploration of Van Gogh's life, including his background, early career, influences and ...

This is an expert and detailed account of the painter Claude Monet, one of the key founders of the Impressionist movement and arguably the most inf...

Arts & Crafts: Masterpieces of Art is a celebration of the design movement that spread rapidly around the world at the end of the nineteenth ce...

William Morris Textiles was the first comprehensive survey of the many hundreds of original, colourful textiles produced by William Morris and the ...

Despite his posthumous fame as a painter of flowers, still-lifes, gardens, landscapes and city scenes, during his lifetime Vincent van Gogh believe...

First study of the role of architecture in the work of Thomas Cole, founder of the Hudson River School of American painting At the height of his ca...