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The Museum of Modern Arts redesign embraces the changing nature of the institution and establishes it as a flexible entity rather than a fixed treasure house. This book offers an illustrated overview of the institution that is dedicated to accommodating the diversity of contemporary art and a complex and nuanced understanding of modern art.

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In this book, Shore explores ways of understanding photographs from all periods and all types - from iconic images to found photographs, from negatives to digital files. This books serves as an indispensable tool for students, teachers and everyone who wants to take better pictures or learn to look at them in a more informed way.

(Hardback)

Since its birth in the first half of the 19th century, photography has offered extraordinary possibilities of isolating works of art for study and pleasure. This title examines the intersections between photography and sculpture. It explores how one medium has become implicated in the understanding of the other.

In May 1880 Captain F.C. Burton, a British political officer in Afghanistan, rescued a group of merchants who had been captured by bandits while travelling between Kabul and Peshawar. With them was a rich and impressive collection of gold and silver objects dating back to the fifth and fourth centuries BC.

The paintings from Nebamuns tomb chapel are among the greatest and most famous of the British Museums treasures. This book discusses each painting, with reconstructions and translations of the hieroglyphic texts, a discussion of the other known fragments and a reconstruction of the whole tomb chapel.

(Paperback)

An intimate portrait of Tibetans and Buddhism by a leading Magnum photographer.

(Loose-leaf)

The history of graphic design shown through 500 classic works.

(Paperback)

The National Portrait Gallerys series of compact, fully illustrated, historical guides to literary and artistic personalities and themes. Written by well-known contemporary writers, they use works from the Gallerys Collection to examine the lives, thoughts and relationships within each selected group.

Professor Gombrich's last book and first narrative work in over 20 years.

(Hardback)

The Queens Dolls House is one of the largest, most beautiful, and most famous dolls houses in the world. From the servants bedrooms to the grand saloon, this title explores the various rooms of the House.

(Hardback)

An elegant exploration of the hugely influential simplicity, beauty, and functionality of Nordic design - timeless, yet on trend

This volume was produced in close collaboration with The Rolling Stones, who gave unprecedented access to their archives. Featuring the work of such legendary photographers as David Bailey, Herb Ritts, Peter Beard, Andy Warhol, David LaChapelle, Annie Leibovitz, Cecil Beaton, and Anton Corbijn, this book charts the Stones' mesmerizing 60-year history.

From the Acropolis to Mount Olympus, The Sites of Ancient Greece offers a birds-eye view of some of the most famous and evocative landscapes, cities and buildings in history, many of them UNESCO World Heritage sites.

(Hardback, 2nd ed. 1993)

An overview of theories and studies which contribute to the project of a sociology of art, ranging from sociology to art history, literary theory, feminism and media studies. The author addresses the key questions of the role of the reader/viewer, the nature of authorship, and the possibility of cultural politics.

(Hardback)

Made in collaboration with George Lucas and Lucasfilm, this volume covers the making of the prequel trilogy: The Phantom Menace; Attack of the Clones; and Revenge of the Sith. The XXL tome continues our trip through the Star Wars galaxy with an exclusive interview with Lucas, script pages, concept art, on-set photography, and more.

(Hardback)

In a short and intense career, Terragni created a small but remarkable group of designs that form the nucleus of the language of Italian rationalist and modernistic architecture. World renown architect Daniel Libeskind contributes an authoritative and original essay on the Italian architect.

(Hardback)

Trees - actual, mythical and metaphorical - are at the heart of mankind's relationship with the natural and supernatural world, a relationship that serves as a powerful index of both ecological and spiritual well-being. This title features a range of art and artefacts offering a cross-cultural approach to the subject.

(Hardback)

(, New edition)

The 1930s was a seminal period in British cinema, when stars were born world-class, directors emerged and films became serious business. In this work, film historians chart a map of 1930s British cinema. They reassess the films, stars, genres and directors omitted from accounts of the decade.

(Paperback)

Reissue of the classic text on how cities should be planned

(Hardback)

When it comes to interior lifestyle decisions, there are more ways than ever to find inspiration. This treasure trove of design ideas featuring a rich variety of colours, textures and styles reflects the complexity of different lifestyles from around the globe.

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When the New World was really new, Theodore de Bry drew inspiration from history's great explorers to record its wonders. From Virginia and Florida to Brazil, his engravings captivated the European imagination with freshly discovered landscapes, customs, and peoples from the accounts of adventurers such as Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh.

(Hardback)

Through works of art, photographs, and writings, this volume explores Picassos fascination with primitive art and the influences he repeatedly drew upon for his own oeuvre.

(Paperback)