Rarely seen watercolours by the greatest English artists of the 19th century, beautifully reproduced.
The diary of A. C. Benson, poet and educationalist, illuminates a career at the heart of the Edwardian establishment, and a tortured private life. Introduction, footnotes, chronology.
Facsimile pressed flower book - rare example of important botanical history. Full scientific and art historical analysis by the two leading authorities. Important for current research into the effects of climate change.
The classic Guide to Baroque Rome was called ‘the greatest architectural guidebook ever written’. Over 300 entries discuss the churches’ history, design, construction and significant features, including paintings.
Dramatic yet charming woodcuts in William Nicholson's unmistakably vigorous style. An Edwardian masterpiece, long out of print.
Magnificently idiosyncratic woodcuts in William Nicholson's unmistakably vigorous style. An Edwardian masterpiece, long out of print.
Thirty drawings of men's face - a demonstration of virtuoso draughtsmanship, and full of William Nicholson's sense of the absurd.
On long hikes, Caspar David Friedrich compiled many sketchbooks. The ‘Oslo Sketchbook of 1807’ records trees he would use in many paintings.
Pierre Bonnard's Japanese-influenced views of Belle-Époque Paris are some of the most evocative images ever made of the City of Light.
Fold out two-metre-long panorama of Venice by Jan Morris - the first ever publication to mark Morris's centenary.
The first modern re-publication of John Constable's great suite of mezzo tints after his finest works.
England’s best-loved landscape painter John Constable’s letters, sharing his ideas and practices – selected, arranged and illustrated. An unparalleled insight into a creative mind and the history of romanticism.