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In 1907 Edward VII commissioned Peter Carl Faberge - court artist-jeweller to imperial Russia - to produce miniature sculptures of animals on the roya...
This collection of postcards provides a window into a world now lost forever: Paris in its golden age. Leonard Pitt's selection offers a stimulating v...
Features 25 step-by-step projects
The idea of 'art photography' is nearly as old as photography itself, but it wasn't until the 1850s that photographers began to claim fine-art status for their work. Debates about photography and its role raged internationally, but it was in England, through the work of Oscar Rejlander, Julia Margaret Cameron, Lewis Carroll and Clementina Hawarden
'100 Pioneering Women' presents a selection of images of remarkable women who have defied the expectations of their gender and made extraordinary contributions to British life over the past four centuries. Extended captions provide context about each sitter's life and work and remind us of the impact of women in spheres as diverse as politics, scie
This work follows the evolution of dentistry throughout the world from the Bronze Age to the present day, presenting captivating and grim illustrations of the tools and techniques of dentistry through the ages. Organised chronologically, it interleaves gruesome technical illustrations and paintings from the Wellcome Collection's unique archive of m
By the Grace of God features paintings, sketches and sculptures by Gary Bunt. His artwork is inspired by the Christian narrative and numerous Bible st...
The brainchild of Canadian-born, London-based artist, Mychael Barratt, London
Map of Days is a miscellany of facts and fictions arranged around the ev...
Joss Whedon may be primarily known for his numerous films and television series that feature villainous vampires, angry gods, and even bloggers who wi...
Virginia Woolf's many novels, notably Night and Day (1919), Jacob's Room (1922), Mrs Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927) and The Waves (1931), t...
Compelling works by one of the 20th century's most provocative artists: The Broken Column, The Dead Dimas Rosas at the Age of Three, Self-Portrait wit...
This is the first accessible reference handbook to cover all major aspects of provenance research for the international art market. It guides the reader from basic introductions to research methods to questions of ethics and the challenges of specific case histories and contexts.
At the beginning of the twentieth century, the Bloomsbury Group transformed British culture with their innovative approach to art, design and society....
In The Road to Serfdom and The Intellectuals and Socialism, Hayek explained the enduring appeal of socialist ideas. Socialism satisfies peoples desire...
This richly diverse exploration of female artists and self-portraits is a brilliant and poignant demonstration of originality in works of haunting var...
'100 Photographs' presents a selection of images of significant individuals who have shaped the last two and a half centuries of British life, from Charles Darwin to David Attenborough, from Virginia Woolf to Kate Moss, captured by artists as diverse as Oscar Rejlander, Julia Margaret Cameron and Mario Testino. Each image is accompanied by an exten
