Reference

A handy fan of paint chips is an indispensable tool when choosing colors for decorating projects. And, when it comes to selecting fabrics for upholstery, drapes, pillows, anything to do with textiles, fabric swatches are the necessary equivalent. They are the spark behind dazzling creative ideas, an... More

Award-winning writer Rachlin relates in exciting detail how nearly 30 masterpieces came to be created and how they survived burglary, forgery, revolutions, ransoms, vandals, scandals, religious sects, and shipwrecks to eventually come to their current resting places. 26 b&w illustrations.The secret ... More

This is a comprehensive guide to the international developments in graphic design. From pre-industrial printing presses and medieval typography to computer graphics and avant-garde stylistic innovations, a wealth of entries elucidate technical terms and provide up-to-date information about movements... More

These books offer a perfect introduction to the exciting world of drawing and painting. In addition to titles that offer insight into the fundamentals of art theory, such as color and perspective, the series offers two-book introductions to drawing, acrylic, oil, pastel, and watercolor. Each "Book O... More

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This book celebrates the cultural legacy of India's Jewish communities: the Bene Israel of Maharashtra, the Cochin Jews of the Malabar coast, and the Baghdadi Jews who migrated to Bombay and Calcutta. The literature on Indian Jews, though considerable, has so far concentrated on their history and an... More

The world-renowned painter of Indian miniatures debuts his lifetime collection of Krishna art in this stunning, deluxe volume.... More

The Grove Dictionary of Art, the award-winning 34-volume set that was launched to critical acclaim in 1996, represents the knowledge of more than 6,800 of the world's leading scholars. It is now the preeminent reference resource for the visual arts. The new GroveART series makes this comprehensive a... More

With the unique freshness and delicacy of watercolor, a few brief strokes can turn into breathtaking images. This fascinating guide makes it easy, revealing the secrets of master painters like Durer and Turner, as well as contemporary techniques. Full-color photos on each page display a wide range o... More

A valuable and comprehensive guide to modern responses to art, "Key Writers on Art: The Twentieth Century" features more than forty essays on major 20th century writers and thinkers written by an international panel of expert contributors. Introducing readers to the key approaches and analytical too... More

Historic house museums can be found in nearly every city in the United States and Canada. Serving both as a hands-on guide and reference, this book examines the problems often encountered in the establishment and maintenance of historic house museums, offering practical advice and solutions which ca... More

This book, a companion volume to Professor Pollitt's The Art Of Rome: Sources And Documents, presents a comprehensive collection in translation of ancient literary evidence relating to Greek sculpture, paintings, architecture, and the decorative arts. Its purpose is to make this important evidence a... More

This beautifully illustrated book gives a colorful impression of the vitality and diversity of English pottery made between the late thirteenth and the late twentieth century. It describes the main types of earthenware and stoneware, and discusses the most important technical, stylistic and social i... More

This is an essential purchase for all painting conservators and conservation scientists dealing with paintings and painted objects. It provides the first definitive manual dedicated to optical microscopy of historical pigments. Illustrated throughout with full colour images reproduced to the highest... More

This book is the first of its kind to address community arts and evaluation with an emphasis on the visual arts. This volume draws together a variety of international perspectives dealing with the common difficulty of conception related to both the mission of community centers and of the value of th... More

The Enigmatic Body: Essays on the Arts by Jean Louis Schefer presents for the first time in English a selection of essays from the work of one of the most important French theorists of today. The essays represent the whole of Schefer's career - from the 1960s, when he was influenced by structuralism... More