Art History

GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: THE WESTERN PERSPECTIVE, VOLUME II, gives you the tools to master your course material. A unique scale feature will...

The Chatter of the Visible examines the paradoxical narrative features of the photo montage aesthetics of artists associated with Dada, Constructiv...

Global warming and concerns about sustainability recently have pushed ecological design to the forefront of architectural study and debate. As Pede...

Anknüpfend an den kulturwissenschaftlichen Diskurs über Erinnerung wird im vorliegenden Band erstmals die Bedeutsamkeit der Tradition des Ortes für...

A broad range of cultural works produced in traditional and modern African communities shows a fundamental preoccupation with the concepts of commu...

The Resurrection Plate, a Late Classic Maya dish, is decorated with an arresting scene. The Maize God, assisted by two other deities, emerges rebor...

A comprehensive survey of the intriguing misericord carvings, setting them in their religious context and looking at their different themes and mot...

Today, visitors can still admire the unique legacy of the Adornes family in Bruges. The Adornes Estate with the townhouse, almshouses and beautifu...

Revised and expanded final edition of the authoritative monograph on this modern master.

A new way of looking at the medieval castle - as a cultural reflection of the society that produced it, seen through art and literature. Medieval ...

In Latinx Art Arlene Dávila draws on numerous interviews with artists, dealers, and curators to explore the problem of visualizing Latinx art and a...

Lali Khalid is an immigrant artist grappling with issues of identity, home, family and diaspora. In her photographs captured over a span of ten yea...

An overview of Chinese culture, particularly visions of life and the afterlife, told through feast imagery from three historically transformative d...

Visions of Nordic introspectiveness, occult pocket watches, suburban drifting, untamed forests and butterfly appreciation all come together in a st...

This book examines the history of creative applications of photovoltaic (PV) solar power, including sound art, wearable technology, public art, ind...

A fuller, richer picture of an artist at the height of his powers Thomas Gainsboroughs (172788) London years, from 1774 to 1788, were the pinnacle ...