An illuminating study of Persia's interactions and exchange of influences with ancient Greece and the Roman Empire.
A series of analytic, personal essays that explain how Mark Rothko's most compelling creations elicit profound and varied responses. This volume also reproduces Rothko's "Scribble Book,"... Læs mere
This wide-ranging collection of scholarly essays explores the hybrid cultures, intellectual clashes, and dynamic exchanges of the transpacific region in the age of imperialism.
"An in-depth exploration of the history, authentication, and modern relevance of Caodice maya de Maexico, the oldest surviving book of the Americas"--
Engagingly written and profusely illustrated, this book offers readers a close-up "view from the scaffolding" of some of the greatest Renaissance wall paintings at the Vatican.
The first English collection of writings by Henry van de Velde, one of the most influential designers and theorists of the twentieth century.
This abundantly illustrated book examines the figure of Balthazar, one of the biblical magi, and explains how and why he came to be depicted as a Black African king.
This annotated anthology presents the first English translation of German photographer Albert Renger-Patzsch's collected writings.
Elegant, charming, and stunningly beautiful, Rodney Smith's fashion photography is a delightful revelation.
An abundantly illustrated narrative that draws from the history of art, science, technology, artificial intelligence, psychology, religion, and conservation in telling the extraordinary story of a Renaissance Robot that prays.
An illuminating intellectual biography of a pioneering and singular figure in American art history.
This lavishly illustrated volume examines the work of the Venezuelan photographer and art historian Alfredo Boulton, one of the main intellectuals of Latin American modernity.