Art History

The name Johann Joachim Kaendler (17061775) is closely entwined in the 18th century with the golden age of the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory. His e...

A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. From fashion sketches of smartly dressed Shanghai dandies ...

Humanity has precipitated a planetary crisis of resource consumptiona crisis of stuff. So ingrained is our stuff-centric view that we can barely im...

The first illustrated, architectural history of the 'Alid shrines, increasingly endangered by the conflict in Syria The 'Alids (descendants of the...

A beautifully illustrated and thoroughly engaging cultural history of beekeeping - packed with anecdote, humour and enriching historical detail. Th...

From the author of the bestselling phenomenon The Hare with Amber EyesAs you may have guessed by now, I am not in your house by accident. I know yo...

A collection of fascinating quotations from the legendary artist and graffiti pioneerFutura is a living legenda world-renowned painter, designer, a...

The legend of Jean-Michel Basquiat is as strong as ever. Synonymous with 1980s New York, the artist first appeared in the late 1970s under the tag ...

Explores Samuel Beckett's relation to painting and the visual imagination that informs his theatrical workBeckett was deeply engaged with the visua...

Focusing on 5 objects found in the main media at the time - ceramics, metalware, painting, architecture and textiles - Sheila S. Blair shows how ar...

A cultural and historical philosophy of fashion in economic and social life from the 1830s to the present dayUlrich Lehmann brings together methods...

Two Literary Critics Romancing the Archive at London's National Portrait Gallery. Part biography, part detective novel, part love story, and part m...

Gain an understanding of and appreciation for historically significant works of art from around the world with GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: A CO...

The Van Gogh Activity Book is an entertaining and accessible introduction to one of the most famous artists in history. Readers will discover the k...

What happens when we begin treating multi-stable, ambivalent and adaptive behaviors of active matter as a formative principle? The contributions of...