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A book of art history brain teasers that will help you to while away your leisure hours
Test your knowledge of much reproduced works of art and see how little you know
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The ways in which illustrators fostered scientific discoveries are highlighted by this book
From the 17th to the end of the 19th century natural history depended on art for clarification
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The testimonies of 100 artists to the lasting influence of Mies van der Rohe on their work are compiled in this book
Well selected illustrations make clear the connections between the architect’s work and those of contemporary artists
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How the Habsburgs conquered by having arms rather than using them
New book and exhibition shows that the arms and armour of the Emperor Maximilian I were the visible signs of his chivalry
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Peter Kennard’s artistic political commentaries cloy when they are presented altogether as they are in this book
The artist’s unremitting commitment to the Left may be commendable, but has limited his development as an artist
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The story of the 20th-century creation of a Palladian villa is beautifully presented in this coffee-table book
Written by an architectural historian, the book describes the building of Henbury and the making of its interiors
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Tell-all book details life of the rich and idle celebrity Ira von Fürstenberg
Socialite, B-movie actress, fashion model and, in her later years, an artist, Princess Ira was feted throughout the 1950s and 60s
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This book is an omnibus of delightfully scary Landis Blair cartoons
The devoted follower of Edward Gorey has proved himself a worthy disciple
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The story of how a Renaissance papal librarian took up residence in New England is uncovered in this book
The authors explain who Tommaso Inghirami was and how the first painting by Raphael came to the US
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This well illustrated and wittily written book provides a thorough history of men wearing women’s clothes
Transformation, communication, exaggeration and non-conformity are some of the impulses behind cross-dressing
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A Southern belle with a range of painterly styles is bought to the fore in this thorough book
Dusti Bongé was an artist who lived and worked in the Deep South and who was a versatile, if little known, artist
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Hidden daily lives of Hasidic Jews in Jerusalem are captured in marvellous book of photographs
Photographer was given privileged access to document scenes and to make portraits among the people of this conservative group
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Culture of chivalry is not quite dead, but it certainly is not what it used to be, new book shows
Essays on the concept are useful for their discussions of arms, heraldry, castles and gardens as well as its long lasting effect on European culture
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Book of discarded family pictures reminds us of our mortality
Personal collection of anonymous photographs made from Kodachrome slides shows the transience of our lives
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Scholarly book on European coronation rituals supplies sound background to 11th-century art history
This book corrects the misleading impression given by historians that the High Middle Ages were a transition to secularisation of the royal state
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History of Dubrovnik before, during and after Yugoslav Wars is recorded in photo book
Contrast of city's devastated buildings and monuments and some of their remarkable restorations is heartening
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Catalogue of Colmar Treasure conjures up picture of 14th-century bourgeois Jewish life in France
Hoard of objects loaned by Paris's Musée de Cluny to the Metropolitan Museum of Art tells a complex tale
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Not all about nudes: volume uncovers new area of Lucian Freud’s work
Best known as a portrait painter, the artist was also fascinated by plant life
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Stories of New Orleans's opulent cemeteries collected in unusual book of photographs
The urban graveyards of New Orleans are rich in commemorative monuments and sculpture
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Beyond Europe: book on illuminated manuscripts reveals worldwide nature of the Middle Ages
New academic concept of "Global Middle Ages" explored through a survey of illustrated texts from around the world
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The first book on official Australian art and artists in the First World War explains how the national collection was made
The aim of Australian government’s war art scheme was to prioritise first-hand representations of the conflict
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This book of essays explores the varieties and definitions of Islamic art
The authors ask “What is Islamic about ‘Islamic’ art?”
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Old animals remind us of old people in this book of photographs
Isa Leshko’s images plead for the better treatment of animals
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This ancient book tells you all about the people you hate
This amusingly illustrated edition of Theophrastus’s Characters is as fresh today as it was centuries ago
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The travel books of Eugène Delacroix have now been translated into English
These notebooks reveal how the artist discovered the "real" Orient in North Africa and southern Spain and adjusted his paintings accordingly
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From Rivera and Kahlo to Ulay and Abramović—this story book tells the tales of art world couples
Famous and not-so-famous pairs of artists from Picasso and Gilot to Idris Khan and Annie Morris are quoted about how relationships work
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Medieval books’ margins are shown to be areas of dissent and fun, rather than mere doodling
The extra-textual decoration of medieval illuminated manuscripts are full of clues about sections of society normally overlooked by historians
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This book gives a first-hand account of Second World War art and propaganda
A vivid account of the art arising from the experiences of the artist, George Plante
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This catalogue succinctly surveys Leon Kossoff’s London life paintings
Cityscapes and portraits, along with his Old Master transcriptions, feature in this book that accompanies an exhibition at Lodnon's Piano Nobile Gallery
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Thomas Bernhard’s Old Masters as a graphic novel
The Austrian writer’s bilious attacks are neutralised by the cartoons
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A collection of 50 contemporary artists’ favourite works of art
Book looks at what they like and how they think it helps their own work
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Book looks at the persistence of the scroll throughout the Middle Ages
Even when the codex became ubiquitous, scrolls held a special place for the written word
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Catalogue captures re-creation of the destroyed Tiepolo ceiling frescoes in Milan
Historic photographs and contemporary papers have been used in new book to re-imagine the cycle
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A book of wallpaper art for students
The botanical illustrations of Alexander von Humboldt in poster form
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Book on artists’ opposition to the Vietnam War
Part of the 1960s US anti-war movement, artists then had nothing like the impact they have today
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Children’s portraits without shadows: new book on painting childhood
No Chucky or Lord of the Flies in portraits by British and British-based artists
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A comprehensive survey of geometric forms in Modern and contemporary Middle Eastern art
Twenty-four artists present their own works in new book, including the late Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian
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Boilly, prolific portraitist and genre painter
Almost unknown in Britain, his work was secretly amassed by Harry Hyams, the billionaire property developer
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The art-historical treasures of Clementia of Hungary, Queen of France
Book looks at one royal's Medieval gifts, giving and inventories
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New York’s gardens, parks, flower markets and florists captured in new book
Volume uncovers floral wealth of the US metropolis
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A catalogue of break-throughs in the history of printing and books
Book collects the first illustrations, scores, maps and children's books
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Kings, queens but mostly lesser royal hangers-on: the art-historical story of Kensington Palace
The great building as seen through the generations of its occupants
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William-Adolphe Bougeureau: tasteless, sentimental, soft-porny, but French above all
Book looks at the former official darling of the American republic
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A picture book of avant-garde gardens and gardening
Not a guide nor a history, but a collection of unusual gardens and their makers
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A collection of Romantic 19th-century German illustrations
Book looks at narrative cycles by Edward von Steinle and Leopold Bode
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Postcards as art and the art of the postcard
Book looks at British Museum’s contemporary artists' postcards from 1960 to the present
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A book on birth and child-rearing before Dr Spock
The history—in images and works of decorative art—of giving birth and raising children before 1900
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Dead kings and queens and where to find them
A dictionary of the burial places of the English and Scottish kings and queens (and their relations)
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Scenography in contemporary Scandinavian opera and theatre take centre stage in new book
Lars-Ake Thessman on his set- and costume-designs
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A hefty tome on the arts of the Austro-Hungarian belle époque
The extraordinary mitteleuropäische flourishing of all the arts from 1900 to 1914
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The extraordinary cultural energy of 18th-century Venice
Art, music and architecture flourished in the Republic for the last time
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Frida Kahlo's letters conceal nothing and reveal nothing
Kahlo’s communications with her mother are unsurprisingly banal
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How to try to understand Jusepe de Ribera's many scenes of violence
The Spanish artist’s extraordinary paintings of tortured bodies and tormented souls
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How the Mexican Stridentist movement tried to build a national identity following the Civil War
Art and social action after the Mexican Revolution
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Close study of fashions in medieval manuscripts is key to understanding interactions of literature and dress
Book of illuminations show various fashions that shed light on literary styles
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The architectural and imaginative influence of the Holy Sepulchre and the Dome of the Rock in Western building styles
This book accounts for building histories, designs and geographical spread of church inspired by the Jerusalem prototypes
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Southeast Asian illuminated manuscripts
Book looks at Thai and Burmese historic texts from the British Library
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Book delves into the Rothschild collection of bizarre objects associated with death and dying
The collection was assembled by baroness Henri de Rothschild
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First book on art collection of the draughtsman and cult figure Edward Gorey
Gorey inexplicably left his collection to the Wadsworth Atheneum
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Philippe Costamagna’s combination of autobiography, anecdote and single discovery told in his own words
The memoirs of the Pontormo expert and director of the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Ajaccio
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Sidney Knafel's collection of French 16th- to 18th-century faïence promised to the Frick Collection
The collector's collection of 75 magnificent pieces
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Renaissance prints as sources of images for maiolica and bronze reliefs
The interactions of Renaissance drawing, printing and ceramics
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The influence of Klimt in Central European art after the First World War
The adaptations and expansions of the Austrian painter in the nations of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire
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What books in paintings mean
The significance of books in works of art
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Caucasian collecting: the Bodleian Library’s Georgian papers, books and medieval manuscripts
The collection amassed by Sir Oliver and Marjory Wardrop