The art of imperfection: the work of the aged, self-taught hands of one of Japan's most highly regarded potters. Beautiful work, austere and anchored in ancient techniques of Japanese and Ko... read more
The two great cabinet-makers worked together for nearly half a century; their clientele and influence were on a par with those of their more famous contemporary, Thomas Chippendale. This mag... read more
Gorgeous and generous survey arranged by region. Includes very rare pieces. Published to the same high standard as Prestel's 'Textiles of Japan' a couple of years ago.
Molacek, an artist and photographer, has collected over 300 Tibetan rugs, carpets, meditation mats, horse blankets etc; the second volume is dedicated to rugs knotted in the Wangden valley, ... read more
From the author and publisher (Prestel) who did the superb Damascus Tiles a few years ago; covering architectural ceramics from Sultanate and Mughal India, and Pakistan.
Glorious survey of pieces in the Victoria & Albert Museum, from Bernard Leach, Michael Cardew and Lucie Rie to Edmund de Waal, Grayson Perry and many others. Many illustrations.
A gorgeous book, drawing from the V&As enormous collections. It contains over 500 pages of lavish illustrations, each chapter focusing on a different technique - weaving, knitting, dying... read more
Half a century before Owen Jones's 'Grammar of Ornament' (1856), Freiherr zu Racknitz produced this survey of twenty-four different styles, some historical, some contemporary, the predictabl... read more
Felted boots, hats, suzanis, embroideries and other delights: a second volume on this magnificent collection, following Turkmen Carpets: The Neville Kingston Collection published in 2016. NB... read more
A facsimile of an album of samples of English fabrics, with notes and essays by several contributors. The album takes its name from its compiler, John Holker ( 1719-1786), a Jacobite who esc... read more
A sumptuous reprint of d'Hancarville's catalogue of Hamilton's Greek vases, with its fabulous hand-coloured engraved plates splendidly reproduced. First published in Naples in the 1760s, the... read more
Gorgeous colour images, as well as translations and commentary on these celebrated Persian poems. Both manuscripts date from the C15th and are exquisitely illustrated. This will be ravishing... read more
Published in collaboration with Maison Chaumet, this illustrated book looks at gems and jewellery from different and often unexpected angles, with contributions not only from curators but fr... read more