There's nothing like the thrill of handling good old-fashioned art books, printed on quality paper, with excellent narratives and fine images. While some feature impressive reproductions, many offer scholarly essays, thorough descriptions of works and historical details.
Art Books covers titles related to every form of visual expression, including painting, sculpture, architecture, drawing, calligraphy, photography and textiles. The website's subject matter spans globally from antiquity to modern times.
General and scholarly volumes from museums, other academic publishers and independent presses are discussed in this section. Internet reference books such as Oxford Art Online are also described here.
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On John Berendt's The City of Falling Angels
From the author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, comes a story full of art historical references including a first hand glimpse of Peggy Guggenheim's villa. more...
About Romanesque Art – Perspectives Series
Romanesque art falls just before the Renaissance and can be a hard and often times stiff period to get through. Romanesque Art: Perspectives Series makes it easier. more...
Draped against the lush backdrop of 15th century Italy, Essex's novel is one steeped in sex, politics and the occasional art historical reference. more...
About Vernon Hyde Minor's Art History's History
Vernon Hyde Minor simplifies the practice of art and its history to appeal even to the casual reader of the subject. more...
Gerzina's portrayal of Dora Carrington throughout this biography paints a clear picture of a woman whose love for a man she could never have shaped her life and career. more...
Anton Gill's Art Lover – A Review
Peggy Guggenheim is known for many things - the death of her father on the RMS Titanic, her sexual escapades and most importantly, her hand in the founding of Modern Art. more...
World cultural institutions are known to have many stolen artifacts among their collection. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is sadly among them. more...
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Workshop Missoni – Daring to be Different
In: Visual Art Books
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Frances Spiegel
Beyond Bloomsbury – Exhibition Catalogue Review
In: Visual Art Books
By:
Frances Spiegel
Hats an Anthology by Stephen Jones – Book Review
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Frances Spiegel
Jeff Koons the Post-Pop Superstar – Book Review
In: Visual Art Books
By:
Frances Spiegel
The Story of Writing – Book Review
In: Visual Art Books
By:
Frances Spiegel
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