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The Globemakers: The Curious Story of an Ancient Craft

The beautiful illustrated story of our globe and the creations it has inspired, told by the only truly bespoke globemakers in the world, Bellerby & Co. Globemakers 'The untold story of the globe,..

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The History of African Art

A concise, accessible and up-to-date overview of the arts of Africa from prehistoric times to the present day. This indispensable introductory guide explores the art of the African continent fro..

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The Illustrator. The Best from around the World

For the last couple of years, Steven Heller and Julius Wiedemann have traced the latest developments in illustration around the globe-and for all those who thought digital heralded the end of an era, ..

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The Impressionists at First Hand

A new edition of this classic collection of letters, critical reviews and reminiscences by Impressionist artists and their contemporaries. The Impressionists - Monet, Manet, Degas, Morisot, Piss..

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The Madman's Gallery: The Strangest Paintings, Sculptures and Other Curiosities From the History of Art

Enter The Madman's Gallery - the perfect gift book for any art lover. Discover an eccentric exploration through the curious history of art, to find the strangest paintings, sculptures, drawings and ot..

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The Miniature Library of Queen Mary's Dolls' House

Featuring a foreword from Her Majesty Queen Camilla, this book is about the exquisite miniature library in Queen Mary's Dolls' House, one of the most beautiful and famous dolls' houses in the world. ..

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The Monkey and the Money: A History of Capitalism

A monkey who trades stuff. That's us. Throughout economic history, barter has been man's faithful companion. And ingenuity her capital, with which she has shaped the economic system. In th..

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The Pigment Trail: Inspiration from the Colors, Textures, and People of India

A visual journey through the state of Rajasthan in India to explore and awaken your creativity in the arts and crafts. Artist Debra Luker, on her first trip to India, discovered it to be her personal..

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The Politics of Artists in War Zones: Art in Conflict

What exactly is contemporary war art in the West today? This book considers the place of contemporary war art in the 2020s, a whole generation after 9/11 and long past the 'War on Terror'. Explor..

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The Portrait Photographer's Manual

A comprehensive introduction to the styles and techniques of portrait photography. Through simple projects on subjects such as 'Making Self-Portraits' and 'Capturing Personal Moments' as well as..

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The Pre-Raphaelite Language of Flowers

This exquisite collection of paintings illustrates just how marvellously the Pre-Raphaelites' focus on the natural world intersected with the Victorian passion for all things botanical. Short-lived ..

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The Queen's Dolls' House: Revised and Updated Edition

A completely redesigned and updated edition of The Queen's Dolls' House, to include new photography and discoveries made during the recent conservation of the Dolls' House. The Queen's Dolls' Hou..

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The Story of Art Without Men

The story of art for our times - one with women at its heart, brought together for the first time by the creator of @thegreatwomenartists How many women artists do you know? Who makes art history..

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The Story of Contemporary Art

A lively introduction to and history of international contemporary art from 1960 to the present. What does it mean? Is it really art? Why does it cost so much? While these questions are..

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The Story of the Bayeux Tapestry: Unravelling the Norman Conquest

The definitive guide to the Bayeux Tapestry and its legacy, exploring the rich narrative behind its stitches and the turbulent times in which it was created. Political intrigue and treachery, he..

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The Unemployed Philosophers Guild - Dress To Dissent - Magnetic Dress Up

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The Vein of Gold: A Journey to Your Creative Heart

'Julia Cameron invented the way people renovate the creative soul' - New York Times The Artist's Way has uncovered the potential of millions of people. International bestselling author Julia Came..

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The World Atlas of Street Art

This truly global and visually stunning compendium showcases some of the most breath-taking pieces of street art and graffiti from around the world. Since its genesis on the East Coast of the United S..

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This Dark Country: Women Artists, Still Life and Intimacy in the Early Twentieth Century

Longlisted for the William M B Berger Prize for British Art History 2022 **Picked as an Art Book of the Year 2021 by the Guardian** 'As seductive as it is scholarly ... Riveting' Financial T..

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Ukraine Rising: Contemporary Creative Culture from Ukraine

Discover the richness of contemporary creative culture from Ukraine with the best in interior design, architecture, art, photography, and fashion. In the last decade, Ukraine has emerged as a hotbed o..

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Universal Principles of Typography: 100 Key Concepts for Choosing and Using Type

We communicate with text every single day, but what does it mean to really understand type-to use it with clear intent and purpose? The art and science of typography combines subtle tweaks to line len..

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Venice: City of Pictures

A Sunday Times Art Book of the Year A visual journey through five centuries of the city known for centuries as 'La Serenissima' - a unique and compelling story for both lovers of Venice and love..

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Vincent van Gogh: A Life in Letters

An illustrated selection of Van Gogh's letters, forming an extraordinary window into the life and creative thinking of one of the world's most iconic artists. Vincent van Gogh's letters have lo..

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Vitamin C+, Collage in Contemporary Art

Over 100 global artists working with collage, as chosen by a team of art experts an indispensable who's who of the most exciting and innovative names working in the medium Collage is an artist..

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Vivienne Westwood A to Z: The Life of an Icon: From Anglomania to Zips

From her humble childhood growing up in war-torn Britain to her famous collaborations with Malcolm McLaren, her pioneering of the punk fashion movement, and later her tireless advocacy work to "save t..

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Walter Sickert: Sketches of Life

A beautifully designed gift book featuring thirty of Walter Sickert's drawings, many of them rarely seen. With an introduction by Thomas Kennedy...

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Wedgwood: Craft & Design (Victoria and Albert Museum)

A beautifully designed gift book devoted to the work of the renowned ceramics firm Wedgwood. Looking back at key moments in Wedgwood's design history, this book celebrates the visual power and g..

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William Blake's Universe

A beautifully illustrated book that explores William Blake's relationship with Europe against a backdrop of political turmoil. Responding to revolution and war in Europe, enslavement and exploita..

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World History of Women Photographers, A

A magnificently illustrated showcase of the work of 300 women photographers from all over the world, from the invention of the medium to the dawn of the 21st century. As in many fields of art ..

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Writing after Art: Essays on Modern and Contemporary Artists

In his engaging and penetrating observations of major modern and contemporary visual art, Shiff has written about an impressive range of artists, including Willem de Kooning, Marlene Dumas, Jasper Joh..

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Yayoi Kusama: 1945 to Now

A major career survey of Yayoi Kusama, one of the most widely admired and popular artists of our time, published in collaboration with M+, Hong Kong, to accompany M+'s first Special Exhibition, Yayoi ..

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Yayoi Kusama: The Journal

The cover of this animated journal is Kusama's work Love is Calling-a kaleidoscopic environment of tentacle-like forms covered in the artist's characteristic polka dots. As endpapers, this journal pul..

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Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind

A lavish publication with new research and writing on world renowned Japanese multi-media artist, singer, songwriter and peace activist, Yoko Ono (born 1933). Accompanying a survey exhibition at Tate ..

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Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us

Many of us think of the arts as entertainment - a luxury of some kind. In Your Brain on Art, authors Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross show how activities from painting and dancing to expressive writing, ar..

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Zaha Hadid. Complete Works 1979-Today. 40th Ed.

Zaha Hadid (1950 - 2016) was a revolutionary architect. For years, she was widely acclaimed and won numerous prizes despite building practically nothing. Some even said her work was simply impossible ..

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