This is considered to be the definitive edition of Firdausi's epic poem; its illustrations are scattered in collections and museums around the world. They are gathered together in this volum... read more
A fascinating look at landscape from the aftermath of the Great War to the present, with a showstopping essay by Macfarlane. Unquiet nature, absence and presence, glimpses, tremors, unease a... read more
A survey of this pioneering and serene colourist (1885-1965), who eschewed '-isms' and quietly got on with his work - much of it plein air. Early impressionistic impastos quickly give way to... read more
The Director of the V&A looks at how the great ceramicist and Lunar man transformed society by creating an early form of international mass market, while also significantly contributing to t... read more
Accompanies an exhibition at Cromwell Place, put together by the son of the late Oliver Hoare. Chinese root sculptures, meteorites, bezoars and some of Simon Peers's staggering woven golden ... read more
The first monograph in English on Luisa Roldán (1652-1706), one of the great Spanish sculptors in polychromed wood in the C17th, which places her in the broader context of the Spanish Baroq... read more
A cultural history through seven coloured lenses. Its broad frame of reference encompasses Shakespeare, Goldfinger (first name Auric), Goethe, Roman marbles, Bronze Age gold, Mayan jade... C... read more
A rich and original account of how the known (Vanessa Bell, Gwen John) and many lesser known artists expressed themselves through their gorgeous vases of flowers, bowls of fruit etc.
A gorgeous, illustrated study of the ways in which shells were circulated, depicted, collected and valued during a time of remarkable global change, by aristocrats and apothecaries, scholars... read more