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Millions of people climb the grand marble staircase into New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art every year. But only a select few have unrestricted access to every nook and cranny. They’...
Will Gompertz takes us into the minds of artists – from contemporary stars to old masters, the well-known to the lesser-so, and from around the world – to show us how to look and experi...
One of the most beautiful handcrafted typefaces in the world (and the author’s favourite), Albertus is also one of the most enduring. The face of thousands of book jackets (Faber adopted it a...
‘Abandon Ship’ is a dramatic, tempestuous, glorious journey through art history. Spectacular paintings have transformed shipwrecks into powerful metaphors for human vulnerability. These...
Baskerville is a transitional design, poised between the first metal types and modern styles, notable for its combination of fat and thin letters. When it was first used, more than 250 years ago, t...
The History of Colour explores the rich history of human’s relationship with colour, from ancient times to today.
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Winter, 1561. Lucrezia, Duchess of Ferrara, is taken on an unexpected visit to a country villa by her husband, Alfonso. As they sit down to dinner it occurs to Lucrezia that Alfonso has a sinister ...
The story of art is not always the story of art-historical ‘isms’ and complex academic debate. The real history is often the story of some very simple firsts – the first time an a...
A cornerstone of art history – in a compact yet readable format and with a new preface by the author’s granddaughter
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Discover the history of design with this gorgeous visual celebration of key pieces, movements, and designers, from the Arts and Craft movement to the digital age. Arranged chronologically, ‘D...
Discover the history of art movements from classical Greek art to the Italian Renaissance, the Pre-Raphaelites and the masters of Impressionism with a brand new edition of this classic bestseller. ...
A comprehensive, illustrated history of the British heritage industry, from art historian and former Sotheby’s Chairman James Stourton.
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‘Looking to Sea’ takes us from Vanessa Bell’s painting of Studland Beach, one of the first modernist paintings in Britain, to Paul Nash’s post-war art that bore the scars of...
Why are pencils yellow and white goods white? Why is black the colour of mourning? What connects Queen Victoria’s mauve gown and Michelle Obama’s yellow dress? In ‘Chromorama̵...
How many women artists do you know? Who makes art history? Did women even work as artists before the twentieth century? And what is the Baroque anyway? Discover the glittering Sofonisba Anguissola ...
What goes into creating art? How can we learn to ‘read’ paintings? What are the key elements of composition? ‘How Art Works’ uses practical graphics to demonstrate the techn...
‘Full of gems ? Angela Kelly is a jewel in the crown’
Daily Telegraph
‘Entertaining and beautifully illustrated’
The Sunday Times
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