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From Still Life to the Screen
Print Culture, Display, and the Materiality of the Image in Eighteenth-Century London
From Still Life to the Screen explores the print culture of 18th-century London, focusing on the correspondences between images and consumer objects. In his lively and insightful text, Joseph Monteyne considers such...
A Natural History of English Gardening
1650–1800
A beautifully illustrated exploration of the quest for order within the garden, and within the natural world Inspired by the pioneering naturalist Gilbert White, who viewed natural history as the common...
Modernism and Landscape Architecture, 1890–1940
In the period from 1890 to 1940, landscape architects organized as a profession distinct from art and architecture, bringing to the fore a variety of theories and aspirations—to influence urban growth, reinforce national...
An Inspiration to All Who Enter
Fifty Works from Yale University's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Yale University’s Beinecke Library, one of the world’s great bibliographic treasure houses, comes this sumptuously illustrated volume of fifty of the Library’s most prized rare...
Among the Celestials
China in Early Photographs
The flourishing of photography as a medium in the mid-19th century coincided with a rise in curiosity about China on the part of the Western world. As the number of foreigners living and traveling in China increased, early...
Cripplewood / Kreupelhout
55th International Art Exhibition: The Venice Biennale
Berlinde De Bruyckere (b. 1964) is a Belgian artist who specializes in sculpture using various media, including wax, wood, wool, and horse skin and hair. Published to coincide with De Bruyckere's participation in the 2013 Venice...
The Great War Seen from the Air
In Flanders Fields, 1914–1918
A remarkable photographic record of World War One, its relentless progression and the destruction it wrought, as seen from the skies above Flanders Fields Aerial photography was a relatively new technology...
National Gallery Technical Bulletin
Volume 34, Titian’s Painting Technique before 1540
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Flora Illustrata
Great Works from the LuEsther T. Mertz Library of The New York Botanical Garden
An exquisitely illustrated volume in celebration of the world’s foremost library of botanical works The renowned LuEsther T. Mertz Library of The New York Botanical Garden counts among its holdings many of...
God Is Beautiful and Loves Beauty
The Object in Islamic Art and Culture
The Islamic world, spanning centuries and far-flung regions, is renowned for its diverse cultural and artistic traditions. This sumptuous book delves into that vast creative output, examining a dozen exquisite objects in...