The Arts: treatments and subjects

Excavation of the ancient city of Morgantina in southeastern Sicily since 1955 has recovered an extraordinary quantity and variety of pottery, both locally made and imported.

How do dealers price contemporary art in a world where objective criteria seem absent?

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER'This book is beautiful .

Objects of Translation offers a nuanced approach to the entanglements of medieval elites in the regions that today comprise Afghanistan, Pakistan, and north India.

Written at the height of the arts and crafts movement in fin-de-siecle Vienna, Alois Riegl's Stilfragen represented a turning point in defining art and understanding the sources of its inspiration.

This book explores the dynamic interaction between art and the sign language of the deaf in France from the philsopheRs to the introduction of the sound motion picture.

In this interdisciplinary study, Henry Maguire examines the influence of several literary genres and rhetorical techniques on the art of narration in Byzantium.

Max Arthur, bestselling author of the hugely popular 'Forgotten Voices' series, recaptures the day-to-day lives of working people in the Edwardian era.

Carved for a Roman city prefect who was a newly baptized Christian at his death, the sarcophagus of Junius Bassus is not only a magnificent example of "e;the fine style"e; of mid-fourth-century sculpture but also a treasury of early Christian iconography clearly indicating the Christianization of Rome--and the Romanization of Christianity.

Ein Kompass fur die Seele von Alain de BottonNiemand ist davor gefeit, im Laufe des Lebens aus der Bahn geworfen zu werden - sei es durch eine tiefe Erschopfung, die sich im Alltag eingeschlichen hat oder durch eine akute psychische Krise.

2026 IPPY Book Awards Bronze Medal Winner for BiographyThe riveting story of how one woman rose from simple beginnings to become one of the most sought-after miniaturists of the Gilded Age.

One of the most powerful examples of human creativity and ingenuity is the ancient craft of pottery, with its delicate balance of form, function, and cultural expression.

Michael Werner gehort zu den international einflussreichsten Galeristen der Nachkriegszeit.

A classic introduction to Indian art by acclaimed scholar Heinrich ZimmerIn this landmark study of Indian art and religion, Heinrich Zimmer offers a compelling introduction to the visual language of India's sacred traditions.

A classic introduction to Indian art by acclaimed scholar Heinrich ZimmerIn this landmark study of Indian art and religion, Heinrich Zimmer offers a compelling introduction to the visual language of India's sacred traditions.

For too long, the story of Morecambe's culture has been written by outsiders artists "e;sent down"e; to tell us who we are, as if our own talent wasn't quite "e;good enough.

Conservators as first responders in a world where our cultural heritage is increasingly at riskConservation can be understood as a form of knowing; conservators extract meaning about the past from what remains, while noting what is missing and sometimes repairing it.

The second volume of a classic account of 5,000 years of Indian artThe Art of Indian Asia is a unique work of scholarship and photography in two volumes (each sold separately).

A landmark account of how artistic expression arises from the collective unconsciousThis book brings together four essays by analytical psychologist Erich Neumann, who explores the connections between creativity and the unconscious mind.

The second volume of a classic account of 5,000 years of Indian artThe Art of Indian Asia is a unique work of scholarship and photography in two volumes (each sold separately).

A landmark account of how artistic expression arises from the collective unconsciousThis book brings together four essays by analytical psychologist Erich Neumann, who explores the connections between creativity and the unconscious mind.

2026 IPPY Book Awards Bronze Medal Winner for BiographyThe riveting story of how one woman rose from simple beginnings to become one of the most sought-after miniaturists of the Gilded Age.

A panoramic history of Japan's iconic mountain from the Ice Age to the presentMount Fuji is everywhere recognized as a wonder of nature and enduring symbol of Japan.

A panoramic history of Japan's iconic mountain from the Ice Age to the presentMount Fuji is everywhere recognized as a wonder of nature and enduring symbol of Japan.

A groundbreaking and richly illustrated account of the importance of Manet's family to his artAll families are complicated, but the family of Edouard Manet (18321883) was more complicated than most.

Michael Werner gehort zu den international einflussreichsten Galeristen der Nachkriegszeit.

A groundbreaking and richly illustrated account of the importance of Manet's family to his artAll families are complicated, but the family of Edouard Manet (18321883) was more complicated than most.

Tres figuras clave de la escritura contemporanea sobre la naturaleza entrelazan su perspectiva en torno al lenguaje y el comportamiento de los animales.

Simon Hantai (1922-2008) kam 1948 aus Ungarn nach Paris und avancierte dort zu einem der wichtigsten Kunstler der franzosischen Nachkriegsmoderne.

Der Blues wurde nicht an einem einzigen Tag geboren - er wuchs aus unzahligen Stimmen, Geschichten und Nachten im Suden der USA.

A groundbreaking study of one of the most important and influential artists of the postwar periodJoseph Beuys (19211986) was one of the most significant artists of the twentieth centuryand one of the most controversial.

Conservators as first responders in a world where our cultural heritage is increasingly at riskConservation can be understood as a form of knowing; conservators extract meaning about the past from what remains, while noting what is missing and sometimes repairing it.

Tethered to the Earth, soaring to the gods: Discover the high-stakes, sacred world of Bali's giant kites.

A groundbreaking study of one of the most important and influential artists of the postwar periodJoseph Beuys (19211986) was one of the most significant artists of the twentieth centuryand one of the most controversial.

The story of the color black in art, fashion, and culturefrom the beginning of history to the twenty-first centuryBlackfavorite color of priests and penitents, artists and ascetics, fashion designers and fascistshas always stood for powerfully opposed ideas: authority and humility, sin and holiness, rebellion and conformity, wealth and poverty, good and bad.

This is a sweeping and provocative work of aesthetic theory: a trenchant critique of the philosophy of art as it developed from the eighteenth century to the early twentieth century, combined with a carefully reasoned plea for a new and more flexible approach to art.

This is a sweeping and provocative work of aesthetic theory: a trenchant critique of the philosophy of art as it developed from the eighteenth century to the early twentieth century, combined with a carefully reasoned plea for a new and more flexible approach to art.

The story of the color black in art, fashion, and culturefrom the beginning of history to the twenty-first centuryBlackfavorite color of priests and penitents, artists and ascetics, fashion designers and fascistshas always stood for powerfully opposed ideas: authority and humility, sin and holiness, rebellion and conformity, wealth and poverty, good and bad.

Discover deeper faith as you explore the richness of Christian belief and tradition with a visually inspired journey through the Nicene Creed.

Discover deeper faith as you explore the richness of Christian belief and tradition with a visually inspired journey through the Nicene Creed.

Room for Good Things to Run Wild is the antidote to widespread Christian malaise.

Room for Good Things to Run Wild is the antidote to widespread Christian malaise.

Take the guesswork out of color mixing!

Take the guesswork out of color mixing!

Perfekte Werkverzeichnisse gibt es nicht - gerade darin liegt das Potenzial digitaler Formate.

Die Josephs-Technische Hochschule in Budapest behauptete sich im ausgehenden 19.

One of the most popular drawing guides ever published, The Art of Drawing has been an informative and thorough guide to several generations of aspiring artists.

One of the most popular drawing guides ever published, The Art of Drawing has been an informative and thorough guide to several generations of aspiring artists.

Renew your soul through the beauty of art and creativity.

Renew your soul through the beauty of art and creativity.