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Prizewinning author Harr embarks on a spellbinding journey to discover the long-lost painting known as "The Taking of Christ." The fascinating details of the artist Caravaggio's strange, turbulent career and the astonishing beauty of his work come to life in these pages.An Italian village on a hillt... More

From the Stone Age to the Renaissance, Impressionism to Abstract Expressionism, this book walks the reader through the history of art in a delightful, informative way. With more than 1,200 works represented, it will inspire and delight art enthusiasts.The one book your family needs to understand the... More

A language-oriented anthology, suited to the needs of undergraduate students.... More

Art and advertising are often seen as potential enemies, with the one being free from commercial concerns and the other dependent upon them. In this clearly written and wide-ranging book, Joan Gibbons argues rather for a mutually enriching relationship between the two, showing how artists have reach... More

By juxtaposing issues and problems, Donald Preziosi's latest collection of essays, "In the Aftermath of Art," opens up multiple interpretive possibilities by bringing to the surface hidden resonances in the implications of each text. In re-reading his own writings, Preziosi opens up alternatives wit... More

Co-published in Association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, London This book is a timely and engaging introduction to the way that artists working in all media think about craft. Workmanship is key to today's visual arts, when high 'production values' are becoming increasingly commonplace. Yet ... More

- Part One: The Changing World of Fashion- Part Two: The Primary Level: The Materials of Fashion- Part Three: The Producers of Fashion- Part Four: The Retail Level: The Markets of Fashion- Conclusion: So You Want to be InFashion- Hundreds of examples and four-color illustration highlighting the peop... More

Asian Art is the first comprehensive anthology of important primary documents ---- from inscriptions and imperial decrees to travelers' accounts and writings by artists -and the very best contemporary scholarship that has been produced on Asian art history. This unprecedented volume offers a portrai... More

Packed with 1000+ art definitions, hundreds of photographs, paintings, mini-demos, diagrams and drawings. This is the most comprehensive artist's reference available.... More

This comprehensive study covers a wide range of exhibitions, care of exhibits, exhibition evaluation and administration. This title available in eBook format. Click here for more information.Visit our eBookstore at: www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk.This comprehensive study covers a wide range of exhibitio... More

A unique and authoritative guide written by an international panel of experts on art, art theory and art criticism. "Key Writers on Art: From Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century" traces the evolution of art from Ancient Greece to the end of the Victorian era. Arranged chronologically, the more than ... More

This text introduces students in all the visual arts to color theory, the physiology and psychology of color perception, and the physics of color. It also offers tips for putting that knowledge into practice in a variety of media, from painting and other fine arts to interior design, architecture, f... More

"[This] title boasts lavish, full-color examples and illustrations of techniques...a pleasure for the eye as well as [an] important resource.....Woods...presents many examples of images that may stand on their own merits or become the basis for studio work....Whether sea- or cityscape, the accompany... More

Thousands of students graduate from university each year. The lucky few have the rest of their lives mapped out in perfect detail - but for most things are not nearly so simple. Armed with your hard-earned degree the possibilities and career paths lying before you are limitless, and the number of ch... More

The Total Work of Art provides a broad survey that incorporates many canonical artists into a single narrative. With particular attention to the influence of the Total Work of Art on modern theatre and performance, this brief introduction will also be of interest to students in such fields as film s... More

Combining research that stretches across all of the social sciences, her own personal research, and international case studies, Elizabeth Crook here explores the dynamics of the relationship between the community and the museum. Focusing strongly on areas such as Northern Ireland, South Africa, Aust... More

Thinking Through the Arts draws together a number of different approaches to teaching young children that combine the experience of thinking with the act of expression through art.Developed as an inclusive, broad-ranging and user-friendly text, "Thinking Through" "the Arts" presents the unique insig... More

This remarkable book profiles some 550 painters, sculptors, photographers, and women in all areas of the arts. Each illustrated entry includes a biography of the artist, a bibliography and a signed interpretive essay by one of 300 contributors from 20 countries. Essays concentrate on the artist's wo... More

Reception of English: Cultural responses in Telugu Documents is a collection of various text types written in English by Telugu writers along with English translations of Telugu texts. The documents included in this collection span over two hundred years of the Telugu-English interface with the earl... More