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As a blind person might see the world if the gift of sight were suddenly returned - this is how we might describe the effect of William Turner's paintings on the observer. John Ruskin, Turner's uncompromising 19th-century defender, ...

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Relive a bygone age of discovery and romance with this XL volume of vintage travel ephemera from 1869 to 1939...

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Frida Kahlo, Mexican artist and champion of justice and women’s rights, transformed the pain and suffering of her life into enduringly powerful paintings. This XXL monograph brings together all of Kahlo’s 156 paintings in stunning reproductions...

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William Blake’s spectacular illustrations for “The Divine Comedy”. Celebrated around the world as a literary monument, The Divine Comedy, completed in 1321 and written by Dante Alighieri (1265–1321), is widely considered the greatest work ever ...

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Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted. Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the en

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Hartmann Schedel's Weltchronik, or Chronicle of the World (better known today as the Nuremberg Chronicle, after the German city in which it was created), was a groundbreaking encyclopedic work and ...

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This comprehensive catalogue gathers 100 years of ads selling all-time favorites and forgotten fads—everything from science kits, frilly dolls, and baseball mits to decoder rings, air rifles, and video games...

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The complete, revelatory illustrations of Egyptologist Emile Prisse d'Avennes, one of the first European explorers to fall obsessively in love with the realm of the pharaohs. This unsurpassed collection covers Egyptian architecture, drawing, sculpture, ..

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A visual history of the world’s magic megalopolis...

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Togas, turbans, tailcoats, and top hats: The evolution of style from antiquity to 1888. Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, ...

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How much do we really know about Ancient Egypt? The pharaohs and pyramids are familiar history fodder, but what about the farmers, the soldiers, the laborers, and the families that made up the vast majority of this much mythologized ...

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The colours of catastrophe. Rediscovered autochrome photography of the First World War. The devastating events of World War I were captured in myriad photographs on all sides of the front. Since then, thousands of books of black-and-white ...

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The last outlaw of visual disciplines: Graffiti and unsanctioned art from local origins to global phenomenon In recent years street art has grown bolder, more ornate, more sophisticated and in many cases more acceptable. Yet unsanctioned public...

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A fascinating insight into 16th-century seafaring and exploration, discover Devaulx’s sumptuous 1583 manuscriptand encyclopedic reference for sailors. ThisXXL editionreproduces the complete 31 foliosin all their brilliant art and science, ...

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This behind-the-scenes look at the American circus brings together original posters and lithographs as well as remarkable circus photography to explore the glamour and the grit of what was once the largest showbiz industry on earth...

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Discover the unique aesthetic of Tadao Ando, the only architect ever to have won the discipline's four most prestigious prizes: the Pritzker, Carlsberg, Praemium Imperiale, and Kyoto Prize. This collection spans the breadth of Ando's entire career...

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From court portraits for the Spanish royals to horrific scenes of conflict and suffering, Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (1746–1828) made a mark as one of Spain’s most revered and controversial artists. A master of form and light, ...

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The comprehensive story of Ai Weiwei’s life and work...

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Antiquarian, archaeologist, vulcanologist, and envoy to the British Embassy in Naples, Sir William Hamilton (1731 – 1803) was a leading European figure of his time. Though the romance between his wife Lady Emma Hamilton and ...

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