The Arts books

An in-depth account of the life and career of Minnesota's first modern architect 2024 Docomomo US Modernism in...  Read More >>

Liu Shiming (1926–2010) is a revered Chinese artist whose works have had a distinct impact on the course of modern...  Read More >>

Dieses Buch bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über Ostalgie-Filme zur DDR, die seit den 1990er-Jahren entstanden...  Read More >>

A collaborative exploration of the vulnerabilities of marine mammals in the age of climate change Weather and the...  Read More >>

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

A comprehensive study of Black women writers in the official journal of the African Methodist Episcopal Church  Read More >>

Illustrated with incredible detail by British artist Kev Gahan, this book is an interactive homage to one of cinema's...  Read More >>

Nestled at the bottom of the garden is a room that offers endless possibilities. A garden room is a space where...  Read More >>

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

Ostia, the Roman settlement founded at the mouth of the river Tiber, was the port of the imperial capital and one...  Read More >>

This novel is about a psychiatrist, Jason Wallace, who becomes enraged upon discovering his wife Lisa's infidelity....  Read More >>

A report of excavations at Hereford Cathedral, including a thorough study of the human remains.  Read More >>

Graphic War introduces graphic border poetics to the field of comics, which enables a methodological response to...  Read More >>

The arabesque, a crucial component of nineteenth-century aesthetics characterized by recurring patterns of interlocking...  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 >>

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

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

Two New Testament scholars explore the ways the Jesus story has been told and retold from the earliest Gospel writings...  Read More >>

As the Iron Curtain fell and Cold War suspicions thickened in the second half of the twentieth century, the quintessentially...  Read More >>

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

Uncover the secrets of Valisthea and its inhabitants in this expansive compilation of Final Fantasy XVI lore! Uncover...  Read More >>

In Art as Sanctuary, Michael D. Harris considers how literal and metaphorical uses of sanctuary in African American...  Read More >>

A deep dive into the history of bullfighting, hunting, and animal control in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century...  Read More >>

Examines the cinematic vision and worldview of director, Greta Gerwig.  Read More >>