Art Essentials: Modern Art MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Modern Art guides the reader through individual movements from Impressionism to Conceptual Art, situated within five broader chronological eras. Starting with Impressionism in 1860, art historian Amy Dempsey explains the essentials of... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was:
Art Essentials: Looking at Pictures MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Looking at pictures can be an exciting or moving experience, but some pictures—often the most rewarding—require some explanation before they can be fully understood. Delving into the origins, designs, and themes of over one hundred... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was:
Art Essentials: Symbols In Art MSRP: Now: $18.95 Was: Iconography, or the study of symbols—be they animals, artifacts, plants, geometric shapes, or gestures—is an essential aspect of interpreting art. One of the most consistent features of human society throughout time has been the use of... MSRP: Now: $18.95 Was:
Art Essentials: Key Moments In Art MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: Art lovers can list history’s most important art objects, but what many don’t know are the dramatic, funny, and sometimes bizarre stories behind these most famous works. Spanning the last 500 years of art history, this book revisits... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was:
Alchemy & Mysticism - Bibliotheca Universalis Series MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was: Fables, folklore, and fantasy—this compendium of all things alchemical and mystical gathers centuries of esoteric mythology in the form of writings, drawings, paintings, and prints. From early Christian mystics to the illustrations of... MSRP: Now: $20.00 Was:
Gustav Klimt - Bibliotheca Universalis Series MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Fall under the spell of Gustav Klimt. A century after his death, the Viennese artist still startles with his unabashed eroticism, dazzling surfaces, and artistic experimentation. Master of 19th-century Viennese art and pioneer of the Secessionist... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was:
Bauhaus - Bibliotheca Universalis Series MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: In a fleeting 14-year period between two world wars, Germany’s Bauhaus school of art and design changed the face of modernity. With utopian ideas for the future, the school developed a pioneering fusion of fine art, craftsmanship, and technology,... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was:
Florilegium: The Book of Plants - Bibliotheca Universalis Series MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: In 367 exquisite plates, this treasure of botanical literature records the flowers of the palatial grounds at Eichstätt, Bavaria, once some of the most beautiful gardens in history. The illustrations are organized by season and, following the... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was:
Industrial Design - Bibliotheca Universalis Series MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: If you take even the slightest interest in the design of your toothbrush, the history behind your washing machine, or the evolution of the telephone, you’ll take an even greater interest in this completely updated edition of Industrial... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was:
Modern Art - Bibliotheca Universalis Series MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was: Most art historians agree that the modern art adventure first developed in the 1860s in Paris. A circle of painters, whom we now know as Impressionists, began painting pictures with rapid, loose brushwork. They turned to everyday street... MSRP: Now: $25.00 Was:
Art Essentials: Women Artists MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was: In 1971, in an essay that has now become one of the touchstones of feminist art history, Linda Nochlin raised the question heard round the world: “Why have there been no great women artists?” Since the 1970s, as a result of this kind of... MSRP: Now: $16.95 Was:
