The Arts books

Literature for the Masses is the first English-language book on popular stories known in Japan alternatively as...  Read More >>

A humorous, irreverent exploration of modern life through imagined letters to Erma Bombeck, skewering contemporary...  Read More >>

The freestanding arch is one of Roman architecture's most innovative and distinctive structures. Despite its ubiquity...  Read More >>

Ballet Practice and History is a complete, inclusive resource on ballet training and history for the beginning teen-adult...  Read More >>

The first adult Romantasy series from Alex Aster, the global bestselling author of the Lightlark Saga and Summer...  Read More >>

Provides a fresh perspective on British fantasy film.  Read More >>

This is a book for anyone interested in the intersections between faith and culture-making, guided by the belief...  Read More >>

""The Story of the Peony Lantern"" by the Chinese author Qu You (1347–1433) traveled across lingual, cultural, and...  Read More >>

In The Autobiography of Jane Brakhage, Jane Wodening-writer, naturalist, and longtime collaborator of legendary...  Read More >>

Neil Kirk in Vogue: The Supermodel Years is a unique retrospective of 1980s and ’90s fashion, as captured by one...  Read More >>

Herrlich Hosting is the debut book by Berlin’s Hannah Kleeberg, one of the most talked-about voices in today’s food...  Read More >>

Surf Shacks Vol. 3 continues the cult-favorite series with a new lineup of creative surfers and the eclectic spaces...  Read More >>

An immersive experience guided by the powerful presence of bronze sculptures by the South African artist Dylan Lewis,...  Read More >>

This book presents historic homes and their surroundings around the world. These buildings and apartments have been...  Read More >>

Based upon a rich and previously underexplored body of source material, this book examines works Giorgio Vasari...  Read More >>

The follow-up volume to Atlas of Perfumed Botany continues the exploration of nature s most captivating scents,...  Read More >>

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A major reevaluation of a towering figure in twentieth-century art and the relationship of his sculpture to the...  Read More >>

This collection of illustrious paintings spotlights 50 outlandish expressions from prominent works of art that will...  Read More >>

This volume chronicles the history of 280 steamboats built between 1810 and 1936 along a 60-mile stretch of the...  Read More >>

The wonderful tales offered in this bilingual collection provide readers with a new set of living stories that give...  Read More >>

Music has always been profoundly transnational, transcending language barriers and crossing borders in ways that...  Read More >>

This book explores the remarkable life of Begum Samru (c. 17501836), a North Indian ruler who rose from courtesan...  Read More >>

Public and Private Modes of Musical Discourse brings a new contribution to discussions on the difference between...  Read More >>

Barbara's work became a promise--one where, even in the bleakest moments, creativity can change the story.  Read More >>