Histoire de l’art

James Manns presents a readable and entertaining examination of the most serious questions posed by the arts and our relation to them. In a clear and engaging fashion, he explores the central issues …

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 …

"Holland" is a historical novel written by Thomas Colley Grattan. The novel, set against the backdrop of the 16th-century Dutch War of Independence, provides a vivid and dramatic picture of …

The main themes of this volume are the identification of  »visions »,  »messages », and  »meanings » in various facets of Byzantine culture and the possible differences in the perception of these …

Norman Bel Geddes has long been considered the  »founder » of American industrial design. During his long career he worked on everything from theatre design, world fairs and cars to houses and …

This book examines the development of national emblems, photographic portraiture, oil painting, world expositions, modern spaces for art exhibitions, university programs of visual arts, and other age …

"The Old Merchant Marine, " by Ralph D. Paine, is a fascinating and in-depth look at the crucial role that American merchant ships and seafarers played in establishing the country’s early …

First published in 1994. The term  »Canopic », as applied to the containers employed by the Egyptians to contain the embalmed internal organs of the deceased, derives from a case of mistaken …

A John Heskett Reader brings together a selection of the celebrated design historian John Heskett »s key works, introduced and edited by Clive Dilnot of Parsons, the New School, USA. Heskett, who …

Maris Boyd Gillette »s groundbreaking study tells the story of Jingdezhen, China »s porcelain capital, from its origins in 1004 in Song dynasty China to the present day. Gillette explores how …