Sunflowers by Debra N. Mancoff
$19.95 AUD
Category: Fine Art
This illustrated book is a celebration of the image of the sunflower in art and literature: in the work of the Symbolists and the British aesthetic movement, and in Realist and Impressionist paintings. It offers an examination of the flower's significance from pre-Columbian times to the early 20th centu ...Show more
Yachting: A Visual Celebration of Sailing Past and Present by Olivier Le Carrer
$59.99 AUD
Category: Fine Art
What makes yachting so very special? Sailing journalist Olivier Le Carrer takes us on a journey to the iconic places of the yachting world, from Cowes to Antigua, the Mediterranean and Auckland, in order to find out. Looking at what drives sailors in this sport, the rise of fashion in yachting clothing ...Show more
Constable by Jonathan Clarkson
$95.00 AUD
Category: ART
This lavishly illustrated monograph of the great British landscapist John Constable (1776-1837) presents a definitive survey of the painter's life and works. Jonathan Clarkson offers a comprehensive assessment of Constable's oeuvre, from his earliest line drawings to his last masterpieces, including pen ...Show more
Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Art and Ornament by J. O. Westwood
$27.99 AUD
Category: Fine Art | Series: Dover Pictorial Archives Ser.
It is the stunning use of minute and expertly arranged details that lends such marvelous beauty to the art of early Anglo-Saxon and Celtic cultures. From the fifth through the eighth centuries, Irish and Anglo-Saxon artists originated, cultivated, and perfected a style of art unparalleled and completely ...Show more
The Treasury of Celtic Knots by Aidan Meehan
$19.99 AUD
Category: ART
This comprehensive survey of Celtic knot design is based on the canon of traditional knot patterns collected by the father of the 19th-century Celtic Art revival, John Romilly Allen, and is accompanied by the author's unique triple-grid analyses. The author has made each pattern intelligible with step-b ...Show more
Field Guide: Creatures Great and Small by Lucy Engelman
$19.99 AUD
Category: ART
This is the first book in a series of illustrated guides to popular subjects such as natural history and fashion, beautifully presented as a book of high-quality decorative black-and-white prints. A Colouring Guide to Creatures Great and Small features animals from all corners of the globe - from exotic ...Show more
Resident Dog: Incredible Homes and the Dogs That Live There by Nicole England
$75.00 AUD
Category: Architecture | Reading Level: near fine
Stylish aspirational interiors feature each home's 'resident dog'. Rather than the typical house-by-house structure, this quirky beautifully photographed collection is organised dog by dog with insights about each of the canine residents.
Smart Works: Design and the Handmade by Grace Cochrane
$39.95 AUD
Category: ART
Looks at the work of over forty designers from Australia and New Zealand who are exploring the industrial production of their work while maintaining the integrity of the 'handmade', often combining traditional skills with new designing and manufacturing technologies. Three essays by Grace Cochrane, Ewan ...Show more
The Art Nouveau Poster by Alain Weill
$49.99 AUD
Category: ART
In July 1881, bill-posting became legal in Paris. The result was an explosion of creativity over three glorious decades recognised as the golden age of poster advertising, stirring together elements of new printing technology, William Morris' attempts to reconcile medieval artistry with modern industry, ...Show more