Featuring over 370 artful photographs and insightful commentary, this book is an exploration of the most magnificent and opulent hotels across the Asia-Pacific region.
The attire of the feudal lords and ladies of old Japan, warriors, priest, courtesans, Edo-period dandies geisha, footmen, farmers in fact, the whole array of Kabuki's colorful characters-is discussed in fascinating detail in this Japanese Kabuki book.
The performance art of burlesque, once a faded form, has made a comeback in the twenty-first century, and it has shimmied back to life with a vengeance in Cleveland.
This beautiful gardening bookfull of lush photographs and insightful commentarywill surely give readers some new ideas for their home landscaping projects or Bali travel plans.
With over 630 striking color photos and illustrations, this Chinese art guide focuses on the rich tapestry of symbolism which makes up the basis of traditional Chinese art.
Suzi Parron, in cooperation with Donna Sue Groves, documented the massive public art project known as the barn quilt trail in her 2012 book Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement.
The international market for antique Chinese furniture is booming, and masterpieces from the Ming and Qing dynasties are now selling for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
French Horror: Industry, Society and Media provides an overview of French horror film and television of the 21st century, exploring the particularities of the genre on both an industrial and a theoretical basis to identify an essential 'Frenchness'.
This book explores the multifaceted relationship between urban environments, anthropic activities, and ecosystem functioning, emphasizing the complexity of contemporary cities.
Moving from the Near East and Middle East (or Western Asia) across to the Pacific and Oceania by way of India, China and Japan, this beautifully illustrated book looks at 100 of the most fascinating works of art to have been created throughout this vast geographical area.
Written by internationally best-selling practical art author, Barrington Barber, Anatomy for the Artist is a complete guide to drawing the human body from first principles, with anatomical drawings and practical examples throughout.
French Horror: Industry, Society and Media provides an overview of French horror film and television of the 21st century, exploring the particularities of the genre on both an industrial and a theoretical basis to identify an essential 'Frenchness'.
This book explores the multifaceted relationship between urban environments, anthropic activities, and ecosystem functioning, emphasizing the complexity of contemporary cities.
In this inspirational volume, bestselling practical art author Barrington Barber draws on his long experience of teaching and artistic expertise to create a structured, user-friendly drawing course.
The Oxford History of Western Music is a magisterial survey of the traditions of Western music by one of the most prominent and provocative musicologists of our time.
Stadium construction has altered the physical landscape of many major metropolitan areas throughout North America and has had a profound psychological and economic impact on these urban centers.
Botanical illustration lies somewhere between science and art with its desire to present an accurate recreation of the flower or plant in question and still retain the beauty of a work of art.
SINOPSIS: THE MIKA KING ENTRE DOLOR Y AMORAmor, desamor e ilustraciones (2026)The Mika King, el artista multidisciplinar más prolífico de la escena contemporánea, presenta su obra definitiva sobre el sentimiento humano.
