History of Art & Design Styles books

The best-selling historian of medieval manuscripts discovers the most intimate surviving relic of Thomas Becket....  Read More >>

Extraordinary Art Dealers brings together 30 essays on the history of art dealing, from the eighteenth century to...  Read More >>

We shape our environments, and they shape us. In The Spaces That Make Us, renowned architect and designer, Danish...  Read More >>

This lavishly illustrated book indulges readers in the rich world of fashion worn by the most influential trendsetters...  Read More >>

This collectible volume introduces Vonnegut’s legion of fans to an entirely new side of his irrepressible creative...  Read More >>

A brilliant memoir of adolescence in New Zealand and of the migration of European manuscripts to the far side of...  Read More >>

The first book to survey the rich history of art on Fire Island – a beloved destination and cultural haven for queer...  Read More >>

This lavishly illustrated book tells the intriguing story of the search for, and discovery of, wonderful, rare gilt-silver...  Read More >>

Surrealists idealised feminine madness for its purportedly unfettered access to the unconscious. At the same time,...  Read More >>

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A sweeping new assessment of Frida Kahlo's place in modern art, from her self-made image to her lasting influence...  Read More >>

A deeply moving photographic and narrative history of a southern waterway that the enslaved were forced to build...  Read More >>

This illuminating study of Japan's storied tattoo tradition explores a visual language where meaning, mastery, and...  Read More >>

Night Sweats: Cyberfeminist Practices intervenes in this moment of rapid biotechnological development and international...  Read More >>

The artwork of Antonio Dias (1944–2018) uniquely captures the interwoven histories of Brazilian postwar realism...  Read More >>

A transnational and transhistorical history of the artistic, political, and diplomatic relations between France...  Read More >>

This elegantly designed publication explores Oscar Murillo's ambitious reimagining of Monet through a contemporary...  Read More >>

Cultivate charts a decade of artistic evolution by Belinda Fox, an Australian artist whose practice navigates the...  Read More >>

The long-awaited, definitive biography of Gala Dalí, which unmasks this famous yet little-known queen of the twentieth-century...  Read More >>

Tap into your princess power as you bring your favorite Funko-fied Disney princesses to life with color.  Read More >>

Cormorant is the natural and cultural history of a 'greedy' bird that is hated across the world and the object of...  Read More >>

Launched in 1999, Afterall is a journal of contemporary art that offers in-depth analysis of artists' work, along...  Read More >>

An engaging history of painting as told through the eyes and hands-on insights of a practicing artist.  Read More >>

Royal laundresses, corset-makers and professional feather curlers- the hidden story of the people who designed,...  Read More >>

This essential Paris coffee table book takes the reader on a journey, district by district, through Paris with nearly...  Read More >>