Bob Eckstein 
Illustrated History of the Snowman [EPUB ebook] 

Eighteenth-century women told their life stories through making. With its compelling stories of women“s material experiences and practices, Material Lives offers a new perspective on eighteenth-cent …

A revolutionary figure throughout his career, Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s work provides a distinctly revolutionary lens through which the Victorian period can be viewed. Suggesting that Rossetti’s work …

In history, this grand arterial 1500-mile waterway was always seen as the natural frontier between the northern provinces of the Iranian empires and the outer Turanian lands. It was for centuries cen …

Joinery, Joists and Gender: A History of Woodworking for the 21st Century is the first publication of its kind to survey the long and rich histories of women and gender non-conforming persons who wor …

“I imagine its being rediscovered with delight in some dusty book case a century hence and hailed as a classic“ Spectator “A wonderful book, a hymn to the pleasurable process of making things“ Th …

The story of "The Adventures of Captain John Patterson" takes the reader on an exciting journey into unknown territories. It tells the story of Captain John Patterson’s exciting adventures …

What is a moving image, and how does it move us? In Thinking In Film, celebrated theorist Mieke Bal engages in an exploration – part dialogue, part voyage – with the video installations of Finnish ar …

This is the first anthology of fashion criticism, a growing field that has been too long overlooked. Fashion Criticism aims to redress the balance, claiming a place for writing on fashion alongside o …

“Beauty and Islam“ explores aspects of aesthetics in classical Islamic thought in the light of contemporary theories, offering new perspectives on Islamic art and architecture with examples ranging …

This title explores the controversy surrounding the design of the new Foreign Office in London during Britain“s Imperial heyday. In 1855 it was decided to build a new block of government offices in …