Cyril Aldred
"His eloquent ability to weave facts, insights and interpretations
into a compulsively readable account sets his book far above the clogged
texts that too often pass for art history."—The Times Educational SupplementMore
Mark Antliff, Patricia Leighten
"This is a book whose great achievement is to bring out the importance of
the Cubists in a history far bigger than the history of art."—Christopher Green, Courtauld Institute of ArtMore
Michael Archer
New Edition
Art today may seem perplexing at first with its divergent styles, forms, practices, media, and agendas. Michael Archer's intelligently argued survey is unique in revealing and making coherent sense of art practice from the past forty years—Pop, Minimal, Conceptual, Land, Performance, Body, and Installation—and myriad developments in the work of Warhol, Beuys, Bourgeois, and the many other artists whose works are discussed and illustrated here.More
Susan Au, James Rutter
Third Edition
Vividly describing the great performers and performances of the past as
well as exploring the contemporary dance world, this revised and
extended edition is a comprehensive study of dance.More
John Boardman
"Will undoubtedly become a standard work of reference."—Journal of Hellenic StudiesMore
John Boardman
Fourth Edition
"One of the very best short histories of Greek art."—Financial TimesMore
John Boardman
"Authoritative and brilliantly illustrated. . . . The book recommends itself not only for its synthesis of existing knowledge, but also for its original ideas." —The Daily TelegraphMore
Marian Burleigh-Motley, Camilla Gray
Revised Edition
"Not only an indispensable contribution to the study of modern art, but also an illuminating study of modern Russia." —Hilton Kramer, The NationMore
Georgina O'Hara Callan, Cat Glover
Second Edition
"A fashion bible."—Vogue
"Invaluable."—The World of InteriorsMore
Thomas H. Carpenter
The Greek Myths are so much of our visual and literary culture that we tend to forget how they entered it in the first place.More
Wally Caruana
“The semi-abstract images . . . display
an eerie beauty that is alternately
fascinating, inspiring, and disturbing.”
—Los Angeles TimesMore
Whitney Chadwick
Fifth Edition
The definitive work on the subject,
mapping a complete history of
women artists from the Middle
Ages and the Renaissance to todayMore
Charlotte Cotton
“An essential guide.”—Seattle Post-IntelligencerMore
Roy C. Craven
Second Edition
The grave, sensuous, and infinitely varied arts of India have long been admired in the West.More
Elizabeth Cumming, Wendy Kaplan
"An exhilarating broad overview . . . wonderfully illustrated." —The Observer
"An essential guide and an enjoyable read." —Antiques Bulletin
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