Tudor and Jacobean Portraits by Charlotte Bolland
$24.99 AUD
Category: Galleries
The Collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London, is renowned for its portraits from the Tudor and Jacobean eras, many of which are on display at the Gallery or at Montacute House, our regional partner in Somerset. This book presents portraits of key individuals from this period, from the monarch ...Show more
Alchi - Treasure of the Himalayas by Peter van Ham; Amy Heller
$75.00 AUD
Category: Galleries
The world-famous Buddhist monastery of Alchi in Ladakh, India, is the best-preserved temple complex in the Himalayas. Proposed for inclusion in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996, the monastery has spread its influence from India and Tibet across Central Asia and Iran as far as ancient Gree ...Show more
Surrealist Art by Sarane Alexandrian
$28.00 AUD
Category: Galleries | Series: World of Art S.
Surrealism was a revolution. Unlike other modern movements such as cubism and geometrical abstraction, it was not based purely on artistic innovation; its aim was nothing less than the liberation, in art and in life, of the resources of the subconscious mind. Sarane Alexandrian traces the development of ...Show more
Women's Work, The First 20,000 Years - Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times by Elizabeth Wayland Barber
$28.55 AUD
Category: Galleries | Reading Level: very good
"A fascinating history of... a craft] that preceded and made possible civilization itself." --New York Times Book Review New discoveries about the textile arts reveal women's unexpectedly influential role in ancient societies. Twenty thousand years ago, women were making and wearing the first clothing c ...Show more
Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones
$39.95 AUD
Category: Galleries
An excellent resource for artists, designers, architects, craftspeople, or anyone interested in the decorative arts. First published in 1856, The Grammar of Ornament remains a design classic. Its inspiration came from the pioneering architect and designer Owen Jones. His observations of decorative art o ...Show more