An exciting new approach to understanding the trade of antiquities in early modern Rome traces the journey of objects from discovery to display.
Available in English for the first time, Julius von Schlosser's seminal work in the history of art and... Læs mere
Offers investigation of the material and philosophical aspects of conserving contemporary art. This title gives a comprehensive overview of the many considerations faced by the conservator of modern and contemporary art.
With a contextual approach that encompasses the full range of media, from textiles to stucco, this study traces the concept of a unified interior. It argues that... Læs mere
"A sumptuously illustrated compact volume which uses full colour images and the accented gold of illuminated manuscripts to full advantage. . . . [This book] tantalises the reader through the well written text and accompanying illustrations."-European Review of History
Investigates the idea of beauty over time and space. This book offers a chronological account whose conceptual and historical paradigms have been reiterated and contested... Læs mere
Illustrated with masterpieces of western art, this volume explores the rituals, customs, and symbolism of food and dining in art. It describes the importance of food and feasts... Læs mere
Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793) continues to fascinate historians, writers, and filmmakers more than two centuries after her death. She became a symbol of the excesses of France's... Læs mere
This stunning examination of the last years of E douard Manet's life and career is the first book to explore the transformation of his style and subject matter in the 1870s and early 1880s.
Thoroughly researched and beautifully produced, this catalogue complements the first comprehensive retrospective in the United States of Imogen Cunningham's work in over thirty-five years.
A maverick in the history of photography, lshiuchi Miyako burst onto the photography scene in Tokyo in the mid-1970s, at a time when men dominated the field in Japan.... Læs mere
In this later portraits, Milton Rogovin concentrated on the lives of coal miners as revealed at work and at home. This book presents more than one hundred of these... Læs mere