The Arts: General & Reference books

From critically acclaimed author Nicole Galland comes a vibrant and thought-provoking historical tale of love, political...  Read More >>

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

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From the world's bestselling thriller writer comes an enthralling novel about the heist of the century. 'A dizzying...  Read More >>

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Many of us are drawn to a life in the arts but daunted by how to balance that ambition with the very real need to...  Read More >>

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

This open-access publication presents new research on a.ncient Romano-Egyptian mummy portraits, including examinations...  Read More >>

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

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

There's a whole other side to photography that many people shy away from night photography. But if you can master...  Read More >>

Treasure makes respectable people do dishonourable things…  Read More >>

Art Heist is a gallery of the most famous stolen artworks that have never been recovered and an examination of the...  Read More >>

Asks what performance can do to expand representations of becoming a mother. Using mimesis, liveness, and digital...  Read More >>

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

What are the conceptual correspondences and gaps between theories of nature, ecology, environment, and aesthetics?...  Read More >>

Employing the modern aesthetics of Burke and Kant, as well as Lyotard’s postmodern interpretation, this book delineates...  Read More >>

Dinosaurs × Japanese-style painting　An unprecedented fusion creates a whole new world of painting.Using painting...  Read More >>

The second collection by the Japanese illustrator Zashikiwarashi!Suddenly in the spotlight, Zashikiwarashi is a...  Read More >>

Night × Rain × Tokyo An invitation to the fantasy world of the city This is the debut commercial collection,...  Read More >>

A mini tattoo mood board in a book—plus, two sheets of temporary tats in the back to try ’em out before you commit!...  Read More >>

Draw fun faces and figures with over 100 easy art prompts explore character design, improve drawing skills, and...  Read More >>

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

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