The Library: A Fragile History by Arthur der Weduwen, Andrew Pettegree
55.00 NZD
Category: Art History
Princes, collectors, bookworms and thieves: the extraordinary story of the library, from Alexandria to the age of Google. 'A sweeping, absorbing history, deeply researched, of that extraordinary and enduring phenomenon: the library' - Richard Ovenden, author of Burning the Books: A History of Knowledge ...Show more
Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature by Annemarie Bilclough
65.00 NZD
Category: Art History | Series: Drawn to Nature
This beautiful book explores the beloved writer's achievements as a storyteller, artist, and naturalist.Beatrix Potter's universe of characters--Peter Rabbit, Squirrel Nutkin, Jemima Puddleduck--have delighted audiences for over a century. A creative pioneer and determined entrepreneur, she combined sci ...Show more
Frida Kahlo: The Revolutionary Painter! (Show Me History!) by James Buckley Jr.
26.99 NZD
Category: Art History | Series: Show Me History!
This kid-friendly biography of esteemed Mexican painter Frida Kahlo uses a graphic novel format to tell the true story of the woman who led an artistic revolution. After an accident at age 18 dashed her dream of attending medical school and becoming a doctor, Frida Kahlo turned to painting as a form of ...Show more
The Secrets of Art: Uncovering the mysteries and messages of great works of art by Debra N. Mancoff
45.00 NZD
Category: Art History
The Secrets of Art offers a fresh encounter with familiar works of art, revealing untold stories, hidden meanings and surprising revelations hidden beneath the surface. Discover the secrets, mysteries, hidden meanings and stories behind famous works of art. A book full of surprises, discoveries, forgott ...Show more
The Art of Banksy: A Visual Protest by Gianni Mercurio (Editor); Butterfly (Contribution by); David Chaumet (Contribution by); Demetrio Paparoni (Contribution by); Raf Valvola Scelsi (Contribution by)
89.99 NZD
Category: Art History
This major new book on the art of Banksy spans the entire career of the world's most famous anonymous street artist. Decades before he blew the lid off the high-stakes art world by shredding a work immediately following its purchase at an auction, Banksy was committing acts of artistic protest on the st ...Show more
Turning Pointe: How a New Generation of Dancers Is Saving Ballet from Itself by Chloe Angyal
49.99 NZD
Category: Art History
Every day, in dance studios all across America, millions of little girls line up at the barre and take ballet class. Their time in the studio shapes their lives, instilling lessons about gender, power, the value of their bodies and minds, and their place in the world both in and outside of dance.In Turn ...Show more
Fallen Idols: Twelve Statues That Made History by Alex Von Tunzelmann
37.99 NZD
Category: Art History
Over the past three years, the world has witnessed the huge social and media discussions of what figures from the past one should, or should not celebrate and commemorate with a statue. The recent removal of the statue of infamous slave transporter Edward Colston in Bristol still resonates in the UK as ...Show more
Wardrobe Crisis - How We Went from Sunday Best to Fast Fashion by Clare Press; Sarah Wilson (Foreword by)
45.00 NZD
Category: Art History
Who makes your clothes? This used to be an easy question to answer- it was the seamstress next door, or the tailor on the high street - or you made them yourself. Today we rarely know the origins of the clothes hanging in our closets. The local shoemaker, dressmaker and milliner are long gone, replaced ...Show more
Art and Myth in Ancient Greece by Thomas H. Carpenter
39.99 NZD
Category: Art History | Series: World of Art Ser.
The ancient Greeks recorded their mythology on vase paintings, engraved gems, and bronze and stone sculptures, offering depictions that often predate any references to the myths in literature or recount alternative, unfamiliar versions of these tales. In some cases, visual art provides our only evidence ...Show more
The Mirror and the Palette: Rebellion, Revolution and Resilience: 500 Years of Women's Self-Portraits by Jennifer Higgie
37.99 NZD
Category: Art History
Her story weaves in and out of time and place. She's Frida Kahlo, Lois Mailou Jones and Amrita Sher-Gil en route to Mexico City, Paris or Bombay. She's Suzanne Valadon and Gwen John, craving city lights, the sea and solitude; she's Artemisia Gentileschi striding through the streets of Naples and Paula M ...Show more
The Bookseller of Florence: Vespasiano Da Bisticci and the Manuscripts That Illuminated the Renaissance by Ross King
40.00 NZD
Category: Art History
An exhilarating and untold account of a Florentine bookseller working at the frontiers of human knowledge, and the epochal shift from script to print that defined the Renaissance The Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings - the dazzling handiwork of the city' ...Show more
Viking Art by James Graham-Campbell
35.00 NZD
Category: Art History | Series: World of Art Ser.
The Viking Age in Europe lasted from the time of the first major Viking expeditions in 800 CE to the widespread adoption of Christianity in Scandinavia some 300 years later. During that time, Viking art and culture spread across continental Europe and into the world beyond. Written by a leading authorit ...Show more