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The traumatic surreal is the first major study to examine the leading role Germanophone women artists have played in deploying surrealism to respond to the traumatic events and legacies of the Second World War.

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The publication offers an overview of the design and production of lace and embroidery made by the Wiener Werstatte between 1906 and 1930.

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The first major study of Dalziel Brothers, a Victorian image-making firm that made a phenomenal contribution to mass visual culture.

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This exhibition catalogue for a show at the Die Neue Sammlung (Design Museum) in Munich documents the first solo show by Swiss jewellery artist Therese Hilbert. It features 250 works beginning with her earliest pieces through to her newest work created in 2020. Text in English and German.

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Through essays on some of the world's greatest artists and thinkers and in-depth analysis of over forty manuscripts and books, 'Thinking 3D' tells the story of the development of the techniques used to communicate three-dimensional forms on the two-dimensional page and contemporary media.

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This richly illustrated book explores the huge creative endeavour behind Tolkiens enduring popularity. Lavishly illustrated with over 300 images of his manuscripts, drawings, maps and letters, the book traces the creative process behind his most famous literary works and reproduces personal photographs and private papers.

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This lavishly illustrated book showcases the highlights of the Tolkien archives held at the Bodleian Library. This stunning book is a perfect introduction to Tolkiens creative imagination, giving a unique insight into the life of this extraordinary writer, artist and scholar.

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Takes you on a journey through Tracey Emin's life using photographs from her personal collection. This title features photographs of Tracey Emin sharing a pram as a baby with her twin Paul, her bus-pass photo aged fourteen, a glamour shoot as a semi-naked art student, and her early successes as an artist.

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Drawing on the author's deep knowledge of the history and ecology of trees, Trees in Art shows that we can learn much about ourselves from the art of trees.

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Unearthed discusses with greater detail thirty Portuguese potters work and is illustrated with over 200 ceramics.

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Drawing on insights, images and unpublished diaries, Julia Frey explores Edouard Vuillard's private world.

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The author is a rising star in the field of aviation art. Moving away from traditional approaches to the subject matter, he uses computer technology to produce both technically accurate and visually dynamic images of some of the greatest military aircraft in history.

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Celebrated painter Kenton Nelson explores the idealistic California of his childhood dreams in this collection of works involving water.

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In this provocative book, Timms asks confronting questions. Why is contemporary art so in thrall to spruikers and promoters, and why do their extravagant claims so rarely match the reality Why does the market have such power, and how does it dictate the sort of art we are allowed to see

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Immerse yourself in the jewel-toned world of artist Devin Elle Kurtz, where people and animals, real or imagined, live together.

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A renowned authority on the history of color and the author of celebrated volumes on blue, black, green, and red now traces the visual, social, and cultural history of yellow. Focusing on European societies, with comparisons from East Asia, India, Africa, and South America, he tells the intriguing story of the color's evolving place in art, religion, fashion, literature, and science.

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This fascinating new volume provides a thematic journey through the rich and diverse collections of the National Library of Israel and the Jewish people worldwide.

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For 150 years Auckland Museum has been a storehourse of New Zealand's and the Pacific's treasures, in addition to arts from around the world. This text displays 150 pieces of Auckland Museum's collection, with each piece accompanied by an account of its origins and significance.