History of Art & Design Styles: c 1400 to c 1600

The formal gardens of Elizabethan England were among the glories of their age. Complementing the great houses of the day, they reflected the aspira...

At the center of this interdisciplinary study are court monsters - dwarves, hirsutes, and misshapen individuals - who, by their very presence, alte...

Made in the Americas reveals the largely overlooked history of the profound influence of Asia on the arts of the colonial Americas. Beginning in th...

'The underlying message of the series is, of course, that Death comes for us all, and if it interrupts the recreations of the wealthy rather more i...

Treasured Possessions explores the significance of beautiful and engaging objects - chosen, acquired and personalised - to the people who once o...

A remarkable private collection formed over the last thirty years is the focus of this richly illustrated book that introduces the reader to Englis...

Offers an exhaustive account of this unique human, artistic and intellectual adventure through a comprehensive and up-to-date art historical analys...

Materials carried the meaning of early modern art. Transformed and crafted from the matter of nature, art objects were the physical embodiment of b...