Art & Photography Books

Book SynopsisWhen you think of Scotland do you picture rugged castles amid mountains, lochs and glens, or Edinburgh’s elegant streets? Perhaps tartan kilts, the Loch Ness Monster, or golf, which originated in Scotland in the Middle Ages, spring to mind. Scotland’s landscape and culture make it stand out as one of the most enchanting places on earth. There is much to discover in this breathtakingly beautiful country. Scotland’s wilderness and charming cities, high mountains disappearing into the mist and tiny islands, and grandiose mansions and, even, palm trees, make it a country of immense variety. Scotland is a fascinating exploration of the most magnificent country of the British Isles. From the Georgian houses of Edinburgh’s New Town to the Victorian grandeur of Glasgow, from the Highlands to the many lochs, from the remote islands in the Hebrides to the majesty of Glenfinnan Viaduct, this book is packed with more than 200 spectacular photographs. Presented in a handy pocket-sized landscape format and with captions explaining the story behind each entry, Scotland is a stunning collection of images celebrating this beautiful country.Table of ContentsIntroduction Edinburgh Empress of the North Edinburgh Castle and the Old Town Hogmanay Fireworks Military Tattoo Dugald Stewart Monument Nelson Monument Waverley Station East Princes Street Gardens National Gallery of Scotland Scottish Parliament Building National Monument of Scotland St Giles’ Cathedral Scott Monument, Princes Street Gardens City Chambers, Royal Mile Old College, University of Edinburgh The Royal Mile Tavern, Statue of David Hume Palace of Holyroodhouse The Quadrangle Kilts Tartans Twill Circus Lane The Vennel Tolbooth Tavern Statue of Greyfriars Bobby New Calton Burial Ground Old Calton Burial Ground Canongate Kirkyard Canongate Kirk and Salisbury Crags Arthur’s Seat Newhaven Harbour Leith Forth Bridge Queensferry Crossing The Highlands: Mountains and Lochs Praying Hands of Mary Glenfinnan Viaduct, Inverness-shire Neptune’s Staircase, Caledonian Canal Caledonian Canal and Ben Nevis Three Sisters of Glen Coe Torren Lochan Buachaille Etive Mòr Loch Rannoch Folly The Wee Hoose, Loch Shin Loch Shiel Loch Cluanie Mallaig Harbour Arisaig Plockton Dornie Avoch Kilchurn Castle, Loch Awe Castle Stalker, Loch Laich Ardvreck Castle, Loch Assynt Eilean Donan Castle Inveraray Castle, Argyll and Bute Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire An Teallach Scots pine, Lairig Ghru Pass Cairngorms National Park Waterfall at Glen Feshie Red deer stag, Loch Arkaig Reindeer, Ben Macdui Loch Arklet Loch an Eilein Loch Eilt Stac Pollaidh Loch Katrine Ardnamurchan Lighthouse Cromarty Lighthouse Loch Linnhe Loch Leven Loch Lochy Loch Maree Luss Pier, Loch Lomond Loch Ness The Islands: Ancient Worlds Red deer stag, Blue Pool Cabbage palms, Arran Goat Fell, Arran Brodick Bay, Arran The Twelve Apostles, Catacol, Arran Machrie Moor, Arran Giant’s Grave, Arran Lochranza Castle, Arran Millport Bay, Great Cumbrae Bruichladdich Distillery, Islay Lagavulin Distillery, Islay Oronsay Priory, Oronsay Kiloran Beach, Colonsay Seil, Slate Islands Baile Mòr, Iona Iona Abbey, Iona Staffa Tobermory, Mull Duart Castle, Mull Laig Bay, Eigg, Small Isles Port Mòr, Muck, Small Isles Sligachan Bridge, Skye The Cleat, Skye Old Man of Storr, Skye Mealt Falls and Kilt Rock, Skye Neist Point, Skye Portree, Skye Kisimul Castle, Barra Eriskay South Uist Cleits, St Kilda Summit view from Clisham, Harris Callanish Stones, Lewis Skara Brae, Mainland, Orkney Highland Park Distillery, Kirkwall, Mainland, Orkney Auskerry Lighthouse, Auskerry, Orkney St Margaret’s Hope, Orkney Bressay, Shetland Hermaness National Nature Reserve, Unst, Shetland Atlantic puffins, Isle of May National Nature Reserve Harbour seal, South Uist White-tailed eagle, Skye Glasgow: Dear Green Place River Clyde Tradeston Bridge, River Clyde Clyde Arc, River Clyde SEC Armadillo and SSE Hydro Glasgow Science Centre The Glenlee and Riverside Museum Finnieston Crane McLennan Arch, Glasgow Green South Portland Street Suspension Bridge Statues, George Square Glasgow City Chambers, George Square Ashton Lane, West End Barrowland Ballroom, East End Princes Square, Buchanan Street Central Station Buchanan Street Hutcheson Street and Hutchesons’ Hall Interior, Glasgow Cathedral Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Square University of Glasgow House for an Art Lover, Bellahouston Park The Willow Tea Rooms Glasgow School of Art Queen’s Cross Church Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Gallery of Modern Art Pollok House Knot Garden People’s Palace and Winter Gardens Linn Park Ha’penny Bridge Glasgow Necropolis Villages, Towns and Burghs: Industry and Innovation Mercat Cross, Castlegate, Aberdeen Linlithgow Palace, Linlithgow, West Lothia Fort George, Inverness-shire River Ness, Inverness Stirling Castle, Stirling Balvenie Castle, Dufftown, Moray Glenfiddich Distillery, Dufftown Statue of William and Elizabeth Grant The Law, Dundee Statue of Desperate Dan and Dawg, High St, Dundee McManus Galleries, Dundee Victoria and Albert Museum, Dundee North Carr lightship, Victoria Dock, Dundee Harbour, Aberdeen Melrose Abbey, Melrose, Scottish Borders Jedburgh Abbey, Jedburgh, Scottish Borders New Bridge, Ayr, Ayrshire St Matthew’s Church, Perth, Perth and Kinross Anchor Mill, Paisley, Renfrewshire New Lanark, Lanarkshire Old Course, St Andrews Links, Fife Undergraduates, St Andrews, Fife East Sands, St Andrews Crail, Fife Lobster creels, Crail St Monans, Fife St Abbs, Berwickshire Chatelherault, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire Hamilton Mausoleum, Hamilton Falkirk Wheel, Falkirk The Kelpies, The Helix, Falkirk Invergordon, Ross and Cromarty Oil refinery, Grangemouth, Falkirk Inveraray, Argyll and Bute Duncansby Stacks, John O’Groats

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Book SynopsisManet called him “the greatest painter of all.” Picasso was so inspired by his masterpiece Las Meninas that he painted 44 variations of it. Francis Bacon painted a study of his portrait of Pope Innocent X. Monet and Renoir, Corot and Courbet, Degas and Dalí… for so many champions of art history, the ultimate sounding board was—and remains—Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (1599–1660).This monograph edition brings together Velázquez’s complete works with a selection of enlarged details and photography of recently restored paintings, achieved through the joint initiative of TASCHEN and the Wildenstein Institute. The dazzling images are accompanied by insightful commentary from José López-Rey on Velázquez’s interest in human life and his equal attention to all subjects, from an old woman frying eggs to a pope or king, as well as his commitment to color and light, which would influence the Impressionists over two centuries later.Trade Review“This mighty volume scores in allowing us to get so much closer to his pictures than any of its predecessors ever have.” * standard.co.uk *“…the full breadth of the artist’s output is a must-have.” * artnet.com *“…a publication to seduce even those who might usually dismiss photographic reproductions of works.” * The Financial Times *

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Book Synopsis52 Assignments: Travel Photography is a mission brief, a portfolio of photographic workshops, a personalised journal, and an inspirational guide to putting the creativity back into your craft. Small enough to fit into your travel bag, it is filled with a year's worth of weekly commissions and concepts for composing and creating eye-catching travel photography in all its forms. From planning a trip to creating a map portfolio; from capturing cultures to finding a fresh eye on festivals; from changing the angles on architecture to taking retro postcard shots, this is the quickest and most enjoyable way to shake off old habits and discover fresh approaches that will inspire a whole new series of creative adventures in your travel photography. AUTHOR: Antony Zacharias is an award-winning photographer based in London who is particularly known for his vivid architectural images and his unique perspectives on cities ranging from New York to London. His work has been commissioned by Toyota US and Sky Atlantic, and published by the BBC, Guardian, Times and Ecologist. His previous titles include Mastering Long Exposure and Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Taking Better Photographs (both Ammonite Press). 60 colour photographs

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Book SynopsisTimber-framed buildings are a distinctive and treasured part of Britain’s heritage, with such noteworthy examples as Little Moreton Hall, Anne Hathaway’s Cottage and Lavenham Guildhall. The oldest are medieval but their numbers peaked in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, with a revival in the nineteenth. The majority of timber-framed buildings are houses, but wood was used in all kinds of other buildings, including shops, inns, churches, town halls and farm buildings. In this beautifully illustrated book, Richard Hayman outlines the history of timber-framed designs, and considers the techniques used in their construction, the regional variations in style that can be found, and how these buildings displayed social status. He also guides the reader in identifying structures now concealed behind later work and explores how these buildings have been treated in subsequent centuries.Table of ContentsIntroduction Timber and Wood Construction Methods Houses Other Building Types Restoration and Revival Further Reading Places to Visit Index

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Book SynopsisEric Watt was a prolific amateur photographer. Active during the 1950s up until the end of the 20th century, he took many thousands of images during his 50-year span as a photographer. He was an active member of Queen's Park Camera Club in the south side of Glasgow and he traversed Scotland, giving talks at other clubs about photographic techniques. Eric's photographic legacy reveals how the cityscape has changed in the five decades in which he worked, capturing much of Glasgow's social history, its citizens and streets. Featuring black and white and colour images, the book has commentary putting the social history of Glasgow into context, alongside captions for each image.

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Book SynopsisThe Times Art Book of the Year 2021FINALIST FOR THE PLUTARCH AWARD 2022Must surely be the definitive life of Francis Bacon A biography that no Bacon fan or indeed foe can afford to overlook Mesmerising' THE TIMESA magnificent triumph I was captivated by every line' OBSERVERA decade in the making, based upon hundreds of interviews and extensive new material, Pulitzer Prize winners Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan have written a startlingly original portrait rich, complex, and subtle of a commanding modern figure.Bacon concealed many important aspects of his life. He described himself as an asthmatic child in Ireland with foxhunting parents and a tyrannical father, but he was also rescued by a series of formidable women women who in this biography emerge in their own right. He was never just a dissolute young man but was also a passionate reader, largely self-taught. Early on, influenced by Eileen Gray, he became a hard-working and ambitious designer, a brief career explored here inTrade Review Picked as a book to look out for in 2021 by THE GUARDIAN, THE TIMES, THE SUNDAY TIMES, THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND THE OBSERVER The Times’ Art Book of the Year 2021 A WATERSTONES BEST BIOGRAPHY OF 2021 SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 APOLLO BOOK OF THE YEAR FINALIST FOR THE PLUTARCH AWARD 2022 ‘A spectacularly good biography which I adored’Max Porter, R4 Front Row ‘Meticulously researched and compelling’Guardian ‘Must surely be the definitive life of Francis Bacon … A biography that no Bacon fan – or indeed foe – can afford to overlook … Presents a mesmerising portrait of a performer commanding the stage of the 20th century’The Times ‘A captivating triumph … [A] magnificent new life of the artist … It rings as clearly as a bell … It’s fascinating (and startling)’Rachel Cooke, Observer ‘The definitive biography … an incomparable resource for art historians, dealers, curators and collectors’Financial Times ‘There are not many biographical masterpieces, but … Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan have producedone … it is an utterly thrilling read’Irish Times, John Banville ‘A weighty, thorough and compelling biography of the artist that records nine decades of intense moments … This authorised life brings the carousing, the paintings and the public and private lives together to form a convincing and often touching whole … Resonant’Sunday Times ‘Compelling … From his early failures to the untimely death of two of his lovers, the life of the Dublin-born artist is laid bare in this absorbing read … Stylish and well-researched biography … A cracking read from start to finish’Irish Independent ‘Authoritative and fascinating … full of human interest and fascinating detail … [The] seamlessly written double act is a magnificent, monumental achievement’Sunday Independent

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Book Synopsis''If a Louis Wain cat were reading this book, he would raise his topper in tribute' The TimesExcellent Hughes reveals a fascinating, forgotten aspect of late Victorian and Edwardian Britain: how the British fell in love with felines' Daily Mail?Some called it a craze. To others it was a cult. Join prize-winning historian Kathryn Hughes to discover how Britain fell in love with cats and ushered in a new era.He invented a whole cat world' declared H. G. Wells of Louis Wain, the Edwardian artist whose anthropomorphic kittens made him a household name. His drawings were irresistible but Catland was more than the creation of one eccentric imagination. It was an attitude a way of being in society while discreetly refusing to follow its rules.As cat capitalism boomed in the spectacular Edwardian age, prized animals changed hands for hundreds of pounds and a new industry sprung up to cater for their every need. Cats were no longer basement-dwelling pest-controllers, but stylish cultural subv

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Book SynopsisThe perfect gift for fans of classic novels, crafting and puns.There is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my glue gun.'This crafting celebration of literary classics will transport you and your scissors far from your kitchen table: allow your Mod Podge to smooth your way into the Gilded Age with The Decoupage of Innocence', or your craft knife to help you conceal an illicit eBook with Lady Chatterley's Kindle Cover'. Or simply create the perfect picnic accessory, to be enjoyed alongside some ginger beer with Five Go to Smuggler's Cake Topper'.From a shelf made of books to paper flowers, Christmas wreaths to table decorations,A Loom of One's Ownis a pun-filled celebration of crafting and writing that will appeal to book lovers or anyone who owns a glue gun.

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Book SynopsisThe ideal gift for rugby fansPairing epic sports photography with articles from The Times and The Sunday Times archive, this volume brings together 100 of the most iconic moments from World Cup history.With striking, full-colour photography, rarely seen archival images and sensational reporting on the action, The Times Rugby World Cup Moments tells the story of one of the world's greatest single sporting events as it unfolded on and off the pitch.Featuring the most memorable tries, historic drop goals, legendary players and unforgettable controversies, these split-second moments have changed the course of Rugby World Cup history and generated a global sensation along the way.The perfect gift for any rugby fan, some of the best moments from this book include: The first Rugby World Cup, New Zealand & Australia 1987 Western Samoa upset the odds, Britain, Ireland & France 1991 National victory for the Springboks, South Africa 1995 Squeegees triumph over weather conditions, South Africa 1995 Jonny Wilkinson's winning drop goal, Australia 2003 Award-winning tries by Magali Harvey, France 2014 Brave Blossoms shock South Africa and the world, England 2015 Typhoon Hagibis hits World Cup, Japan 2019 Black Ferns and Red Roses battle for glory, New Zealand 2021

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Book SynopsisBorn in Carlisle, Margaret Forster was the author of many successful and acclaimed novels, including Have the Men Had Enough?, Lady's Maid, Diary of an Ordinary Woman, Is There Anything You Want? , Keeping the World Away, Over and The Unknown Bridesmaid. She also wrote bestselling memoirs Hidden Lives, Precious Lives and, most recently, My Life in Houses and biographies. She was married to writer and journalist Hunter Davies and lived in London and the Lake District. She died in February 2016, just before her last novel, How to Measure a Cow, was published.Trade ReviewI was truly moved by Margaret Forster's ingeniously structured and beautifully written memoir... A really wonderful book -- Juliet Nicolson * Evening Standard BOOKS OF THE YEAR *A beautiful exploration of her life in relation to the homes she has made' -- Rachel Joyce * Observer BOOKS OF THE YEAR *Such a clever idea. It's a memoir sited in bricks and mortar... social and personal history spliced together -- Penelope Lively * Guardian BOOKS OF THE YEAR *Until its shocking, throat-catching end, this latest book is a deceptively simple trek evoking everywhere [Margaret Forster] has lived -- Melanie Reid * The Times *Reads like one of Forster's well-loved novels: full of sharp observation and gentle wit -- Bel Mooney * Daily Mail *In both books and homes, we find wry humour and a great deal of poignancy -- Sarah Franklin * Sunday Express *Like sitting down for tea with a highly intelligent woman and chatting, not so much about "a room of one's own" as "a home of one's own"... fascinating and touching * Spectator *This is a lovely and touching evocation of what home means to one woman, and within this is a universality that many will connect with -- Shirley Whiteside * Herald *

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Book SynopsisIt is said that asphyxiation brings on a state of hallucinatory intoxication... in which case the 71 year old artist who lay in his sprawling Provencal villa died happy. This book tells the story of a French figurative painter who tasted unprecedented critical and commercial success at an age when his contemporaries were still at art school.Trade Reviewsplendidly unstuffy… first class * The Times *[a] fascinating account -- Bill Prince * Telegraph Luxury *[a] thoroughly researched account of a life tinged with sadness, spent mostly in the studio, compulsively painting * The Independent *Foulkes is really good at, the thing with which this book is happily stuffed, is snappy storytelling…[The] years of excess provide the book with its most entertaining stretches. * The Sunday Times *Whatever your opinion of the work of the prolific French expressionist Bernard Buffet, it’s not hard to be seduced by the premise of Nick Foulkes’ new biography, Bernard Buffet: The Invention of the Modern Mega-Artist. * Wallpaper* *Foulkes has drowned himself in the subject and done some impressive research… He always has interesting things to say…bold and stylish. * The Spectator *A timely reappraisal of Buffet’s work and a haunting account of a glittering career that ended in tragedy * Daily Mail *Riveting * Daily Mail *Foulkes recounts, with skill and a sense of fun… especially good at evoking Fifties and Sixties French culture, with all the cigarette smoke, beautiful people and Paris-Match style is deserves * Esquire *A storyteller beyond compare * The Rake *a riveting read * Metropolitan (Eurostar) *A fascinating portrait of French cultural life in the second half of the 20th century, and of the contemporary art market, told with aplomb by Foulkes. * Sunday Express *[Nicholas Foulkes] has a sure eye and ear for the nuances of hierarchy in both Euro-trash’s sumps and the art world. His book is diligently researched, elegantly written and well-paced. He does period colour and local colour with discretion and seldom dramatizes incidents * Country Life *A compelling read * French Property News *Art lovers will enjoy this book, so too will those keen to gain access to a long-lost world of creative glamour * French Entrée *[a] lively biography… the book will surely go some way to reinvigorating an interest in the artist and his better work * Country & Town House magazine *Foulkes deserves much credit for trawling through so much French archive material and for allowing himself to become so obsessed with his subject that he could extract riveting detail and exclusive interviews… art lovers will enjoy this book, so too will those keen to gain access to a long- lost world of creative glamour * France Today magazine *an absorbing story * The Catholic Herald *A compelling and detailed study of a controversial painter. * France Magazine *Riveting * Porter *Foulkes uses his unique perspective to introduce Buffet, a former darling of the rich and famous, to today’s public. * Ravenel International Art Group *

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Book SynopsisIan Nairn (1930-1983) was a hugely influential and pugnacious architectural critic, inventor of the crushing term 'subtopia' and central to the growth of the British conservation movement. He co-wrote with Nikolaus Pevsner the Sussex volume in the Buildings of England series. London was his great obsession and Nairn's London his lasting monument. He once paid his wife the compliment of stating that she 'would certainly have been in Nairn's London had she only been made of brick or stucco'.Trade ReviewA masterpiece ... Nairn was a poet ... Nairn's London belongs to no genre save its own, it is of a school of one ... There is barely a page which does not contain some startling turn of phrase -- Jonathan MeadesOnce you discover him, which in my case was through my dad's copy of Nairn's London, you want to read everything he's written ... He was a literary romantic, with a poetic sensibility -- Andrew M. Brown * Daily Telegraph *He taught us how to look -- Deyan SudjicOne of the finest and most evocative books ever written about a city ... He could see beauty where others just saw dirt, chaos and decay. He delighted in the obscure ... it took me to wonderful buildings and unusual places I probably would not otherwise have discovered. Everything he wrote is worth rereading. During his short, furious, productive career, Ian Nairn had a more beneficial effect on the face of Britain than any other architectural writer of his time ... a great and hugely rewarding book -- Gavin StampHis attacks on the banality of Britain's postwar buildings made Ian Nairn an inspiration for a generation of architectural critics. -- Jonathan Glancey * Guardian *Arguably the finest architectural writer of the twentieth century ... vivid, sensual descriptions of buildings, a way of writing about architecture that I'd never imagined possible before ... his masterpiece ... a work of architectural criticism and architectural history of huge sophistication and erudition, a rum, bawdy and drunken dance up a back alley, a hymn to those rare moments where the individual and the collective meet -- Owen HatherleyOne of the best and oddest guidebooks to any city ever written -- Simon Bradley * Evening Standard *He had the gift of the potent image, making buildings and places animate or human ... anyone who cares even slightly about their surroundings should be intensely grateful ... His common themes are a passion for character, distinctiveness, contrast and surprise, for the unselfconscious and the visceral, and a matching loathing for the statistical, the phoney, the cold, the tepid, the routine, the indifferent and for what he called the "prettification" of places ... His approach was personal and visual, to capture emotional reactions in front of buildings, and record them with literate beauty -- Rowan Moore * Observer *Ian Nairn taught me and a lot of us to look at the world -- David Thomson

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Book SynopsisAn epic new history of Ancient China told through the prism of a dozen extraordinary tombsThe three millennia up to the establishment of the first imperial Qin dynasty in 221 BC cemented many of the distinctive elements of Chinese civilisation still in place today: an extraordinarily challenging geography and environment, formidable infrastructure, a society based on the strict hierarchy of the family, a shared written script of characters, a cuisine founded on rice and millet, a material culture of ceramics, bronze, silk and jade, and a unique concept of the universe, in which ancestors continue to exist alongside the living. Records of these early achievements, and their diverse and unexpected expressions, often lie not in written history, but in how people marked the end of their lives: their dwellings for the afterlife. Tombs, and the treasures within them, are almost the only artefacts to survive from Ancient China; their scale and sophistication rivals their equ

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Book SynopsisA collection of 100 postcards, each with a different iconic Penguin Classics cover, in a beautifully designed boxSince its launch with The Odyssey in 1946, Penguin Classics has become the largest and best-known classics imprint in the world. Spanning 4,000 years of world literature, covering all the greatest works of fiction, poetry, drama, history and philosophy in between, 100 Postcards from Austen to Zola is the perfect gift for book lovers everywhere. Here you will find Shakespeare, Austen, Balzac, Ibsen, Virgil, Chekhov, Gaskell, Dickens, Bronte, Nietzsche, Wells, Confucius, Keko, Keats and more.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAndy Saunders' remastered images are so clear and real that they are the next best thing to being there. . . They are an exact representation of what I remember from my journey to the Moon on Apollo 16. These photos reveal very precisely what the Moon was really like -- Charlie Duke, Apollo 16The images Andy Saunders has produced from the 50 year old original film are just incredible. I have personally checked the images in the book, and if you want to know what it was really like on the Apollo missions, then this is for you. The photographs capture the pioneering era I took part in perfectly, and the techniques Andy has used have brought out such fantastic detail from that old original film we took back in the 60s. Maintaining an accurate record of these historic moments is such important work not just now, after half a century, but also for future generations -- Walter Cunningham, Apollo 7Truly epic . . . Some of the scenes you'll recognize; they're among the most iconic photos ever taken. But others you will not have seen before; and certainly not in the detail that Andy has rendered them. They have a crispness and depth that makes you want to reach out and touch them -- Jonathan Amos * BBC Online *NASA's Moon missions as you've never seen them before - remastered for a new century * Guardian *Andy Saunders is a go-to guy for restoring photographs that seem beyond hope. His new book, Apollo Remastered, reveals what happened when this British imaging specialist turned his hand to humanity's ultimate adventure. However much you think you know the Apollo images, never have they been seen quite like this... * National Geographic *In his breathtaking new book, science writer Andy Saunders shares remastered images of the first missions to the Moon, giving the most accurate view ever of these historic journeys. The results are astounding, and according to the astronauts who were actually there, they're closer to reality than anything that's gone before. * Irish Independent *Apollo Remastered by Andy Saunders is a wonder - the reproduction of the photographs taken over 50 years ago is truly amazing. His expert enhancement reveals astonishing detail. There are so many images I'd never seen before and it's a book to come back to again and again. It's also so much more than a collection of the most amazing photos, there's masses of information and context - a wonderful history of all the Apollo missions. Magnificent. -- Paul Franklin - Oscar Winning VFX Specialist, InterstellarSeeing historians like Andy Saunders produce such cutting-edge results is incredible. . . Not only has Andy done a remarkable job bringing more details to light, but his incredible work has also created a lot of public excitement -- Dr Brian Odom, acting NASA Chief HistorianAfter five decades, it's very rare that something comes along from Apollo that genuinely surprises me... but this is truly special. It changes everything, in an instant -- Mark McCaughrean, Senior Advisor for Science and Exploration, European Space AgencyJaw-dropping remastered NASA photos * CBS News *Andy Saunders' remastered images leave me stunned. They give me chills. This is as close as any of us will get to joining the Apollo astronauts on their historic missions to the moon-and it's a lot closer than we ever thought possible. This book, like all of his work, is much more than a thrill to behold; it's a profound contribution to our understanding of humanity's exploration of the heavens -- Jeff Shesol, author of Mercury RisingEven though I worked for NASA for 40 years, I can only view the work Andy does in digital restoration of analog imagery as innovative, creative, and a gift to the world. The precision, the detail, and the validity of his work on the old film from early human spaceflight is breathtaking to me - such incredibly valuable results and contributions to these historic events -- Jim Lewis, Command Recovery Pilot, Liberty Bell 7Andy Saunders' remarkable digital imaging skills are rewriting space history. Saunders is doing for Project Apollo what the James Webb Space Telescope has done for astronomy: bringing our greatest adventure into sharp and arresting focus -- George Leopold, author of The Supersonic Life & Times Of Gus GrissomAndy Saunders' Apollo Remastered is utterly superb. Beyond beautiful -- it will take your breath away. Why did we go to the Moon? This explains everything... -- Dallas CampbellA peerless photographic masterpiece - almost as audacious as Apollo itself. If you only buy one Apollo book before the decade is out make sure it's this one! A total treasure to pore over for a lifetime -- Dr Chris Riley - BAFTA nominated writer, filmmaker and co-producer of In The Shadow Of The MoonI can already say with total confidence that this will go down in history as one of the greatest books about the Apollo missions ever published. Andy is a wizard, and has brought the missions' images to life in a whole new way. -- Stuart Atkinson, author of A Cat’s Guide to the Night SkyAndy Saunders has created the highest quality Apollo photographs ever produced. So much thought has gone into the design and production - they are genuinely breathtaking new visions of one of humankind's greatest endeavors. * Digital Camera World Magazine *A masterpiece -- Tim PeakeRelive the wonder of the first humans on the Moon, now gloriously remastered and collected together in this gorgeous new book. The restored detail is astonishing, thanks to the wizardry of photo restorer Andy Saunders, who makes us feel like we are right there with them * IFLS *A wonderful volume on the whole Apollo program. As a geologist who worked closely with the astronauts and taught them how to photograph the Moon during the Apollo missions, I was amazed at the detail and clarity of these remastered versions Andy has produced, 50 years later. Also impressive is the research to produce such an accurate record. The information along with each photograph helps tell the story of the program in such an immersive way. He really has done a great deal for the legacy of the Apollo program -- Dr Farouk El-BazA handsome volume. . . The digitally restored images in Apollo Remastered bring NASA's moon voyages to life as never before -- Simon Ings * New Scientist, Best Books of the Year *In Mission Control, imagination pieced together grainy television images, crew voice reports and the flight plan, to portray mission events. Now, for the first time, APOLLO REMASTERED brings the glory of Apollo and the explorers into sharp focus. 50 years later, I can finally look over the shoulder of Mike Collins and Al Bean and see what they saw. I become part of the experience, as if I were a member of the crew. -- Gene Kranz, Apollo Flight DirectorApollo Remastered is a fine collection of remastered photographs that depicts the real essence of the Apollo program. It brought back many memories of my time during the missions - an incredible book that will surely be enjoyed for many generations to come -- Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 CommanderUsing cutting edge enhancement techniques, Andy Saunders has created the highest quality Apollo photographs ever produced. He's also produced the first ever clear image of the first man on the Moon, Neil Armstrong. It's not surprising that his new book, Apollo Remastered has become a Sunday Times bestseller; showcasing photographs that are literally out of this world * ITV News *

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Book SynopsisEvelyn Waugh''s first book: a portrait of one of the greatest artists of the nienteenth century, from one of the greatest writers of the twentieth''Biography, as books about the dead are capriciously catalogued, is still very much in the mode''This is a sparkling account of Dante Gabriel Rossetti''s tragic and mysterious life, telling the story behind some of the greatest poetry and painting of the nineteenth century. Shot through with charm and dry wit, and illuminated by his sense of kinship with the Pre-Raphaelite artist, Rossetti is at once a brilliant reevaluation of Rosetti''s work and legacy, as well as a blast of defiance against the art establishment of Waugh''s day.''The youthful high spirits of the writing make this a true cultural delight'' New Statesman''To be celebrated with fireworks, bunting and marching bands'' Country LifeTrade ReviewThe youthful high spirits of the writing makes this a true cultural delight * The New Statesman *Its re-issue is an event to be celebrated with fireworks, bunting and marching bands * Country Life *

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Book SynopsisA new way of thinking about furniture, from the international bestselling author of The Interior Design HandbookAward-winning blogger Frida Ramstedt shares insights and advice on how to make sure the furniture you buy doesn't just look good but is also well-made, long-lasting and, most importantly, comfortable to use every day. Inspired by her rich Scandinavian furniture design heritage and filled with insider tips, The Furnishing Handbook is an indispensable guide to finding the pieces that work best for your body and home. Ramstedt advises us to look away from social media to create the nurturing homes we need' The Times

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Book SynopsisA series of photographic diptychs that investigate the behavior of images and offer an account of American precarity.Ambulance Chasers offers a series of photographic diptychs by the artist Abraham Adams: on the left, the faces of personal injury lawyers photographed from roadside billboards; on the right, the landscapes they survey. The gesture is a double rotation: each photograph is imagined as the spectator of the other, and in each pairing, the exorbitant promises of the animated lawyers are deflated by their juxtaposition with an often featureless roadside landscape. The ambulance chasers smile, grin, grimace, scowl; their hair is neatly coiffed, slicked back, unnaturally dark. They gaze at country roads, busy highways, empty intersections, blue skies, building sites, and parking lots. They offer assistance—at a price. Adams’s conceptual performance and art historian David Joselit’s text tell a story of American precarity. 

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Kitchen’s exhaustively researched, detailed book nails, one by one, the lies of the man who provided a thick coat of whitewash to millions of old Nazis. Its fascinating account of how the moral degradation of the chaotic Nazi regime corrupted an entire nation is a timely warning for today.”—John Harding, “Book of the Month", Daily Mail -- John Harding * Daily Mail *

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Book SynopsisA tribute to the impressive roster of women artists who have graduated from Yale University

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Book SynopsisThis is the second volume of memoirs by the artist of Winnie the Pooh and The Wind in the Willows. It describes Shepard's experiences through school, his student days and his marriage and ends on his wedding day, facing married life with #70 in the bank as his total financial resources.

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Book Synopsis"A ready reference aid and an inspiration to designers. All in all the best book now available on symbols. " --Library Journal This unparalleled reference represents a major achievement in the field of graphic design.

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Book SynopsisThis collection gathers breathtaking art from early editions of "Sleeping Beauty," "Cinderella," and other classics. 180 elegant images â most in color â include works by Rackham, Dore, Dulac, Nielsen, and others.

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Book SynopsisA major survey of the Japanese designers, artisans, manufacturers and technologies that have shaped the world of modern design.Trade Review'A pretty impressive collection of objects, which serve as a reminder that Japan has led the way for much of what we consider good design' - Creative Review'Featuring hundreds of objects and dozens of profiles of designers, from household names (Issey Miyake; Global knives) to cult product makers (Oji Masanori; Ryoichi Kobayashi), the furnishings, textiles, graphics, packaging and household goods featured are simultaneously simple and sophisticated, everyday and extraordinary' - Observer'Ideal for armchair travellers' - Daily Telegraph'[An] authoritative sourcebook' - House & GardenTable of ContentsForeword by Maasaki Kanai • Introduction: The Craft of Japanese Design • The Design Titans • The Designers and Everyday Icons: Tables & Chairs • Essay by Naomi Pollock • Food & Drink • Essay by Makoto Shimazaki • On&Off • Essay by Shinji Hamada • Posters & Packaging • Warp & Weft • Essay by Matilda McQuaid • Lifestyle & Leisure • A–Z of Designers

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Book SynopsisJenny Uglow narrates the story of Walter Crane, an intriguing and most prolific figure not only in illustration, but in political culture more broadly. Uglow expertly weaves a fascinating study of how Crane's art and politics developed from his childhood love of Pre-Raphaelite painting to the influences of Morris and William Blake on the journals, books, banners, pamphlets and postcards he went on to create as he forged a new style for the international socialist movement. Comprising a staggering range of visual material, Crane's images became a symbolic code that leapt over linguistic boundaries. This book is a brilliant record of an artist who blended styles and influences like no one before him.

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Book SynopsisJoseph Banks accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage round the world from 1768 to 1771. A gifted and wealthy young naturalist, Banks collected exotic flora from Madeira, Brazil, Tierra del Fuego, the Society Islands, New Zealand, Australia and Java, bringing back over 1,300 species that had never been seen or studied by Europeans. On his return, Banks commissioned over 700 superlative engravings between 1772 and 1784. Known collectively as Banks' Florilegium, they are some of the most precise and exquisite examples of botanical illustration ever created. The Florilegium was never published in Banks' lifetime, and it was not until 1990 that a complete set in colour was issued in a boxed edition (limited to 100 copies) under the direction of the British Museum (Natural History). It is from these prints that the present selection is made, directed by David Mabberley, who has provided expert botanical commentaries, with additional texts by art historian Mel Gooding, setting the works Table of ContentsThe Making of Banks’ Florilegium I: The voyage of Endeavour, Mel Gooding • The Plates, David Mabberley • The Making of Banks’ Florilegium II: The Florilegium, 1772–1990, Mel Gooding • The Modern Printing of the Florilegium, Joe Studholme

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Book SynopsisThe first monograph on the influential contemporary CubanâAmerican interdisciplinary artist and writer Coco Fusco. Tomorrow, I will become an island is the first in-depth study of the performances, videos and social practice of the influential CubanâAmerican artist Coco Fusco. Featuring contributions by renowned scholars of art history, performance art and Cuban cultural politics as well as an essay by the artist herself, the book offers a comprehensive review of Fuscoâs interdisciplinary art practice and her transnational perspective on race, gender and power. For more than three decades, Fusco has been a leader in conversations around the intersection of identity, feminism, culture, and politics in the Americas and beyond. Emerging during the 1980s as a pioneering advocate of multiculturalism in the arts, Fusco utilizes performance, video, exhibition making, archival research and writing to reflect upon the ways that intercultural relations and colonial histories shape the coTrade Review'This beautiful book looks back at [Coco Fusco's] influential work, including many of her memorable performances, in the three decades since she emerged on the scene in the 1990s. It’s an unfinished story as Fusco is still making work and publishing words that bring deep discomfort to the powers to be' - HyperallergicTable of ContentsTomorrow I Will Become an Island: Olga Viso Introduction: Coco Fusco The Politics of Discomfort: Julia Bryan-Wilson Corporeality and Critique: Jill Lane Inverting the Frame: Anna Gritz Coco Fusco and the Empty Spaces of Havana: Antonio José Ponte Body of Work, 1988–2022: Compiled by Ursula Davila-Villa and Anna Stothart Exhibition and Performance History Artist’s Writings Selected Bibliography Contributors

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Book SynopsisA major overview of Singapore's most exciting architecture practice, documenting the complete corpus of WOHA's pioneering sustainable and built work. WOHA is at the vanguard of urban and ecological revitalization in Singapore and a pioneer of Southeast Asia's green-building revolution. Founded by Wong Mun Summ and Richard Hassell in 1994, Singapore's most dynamic architecture studio is known for delivering innovative and sustainable design solutions to combat the challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and urbanization. Even within Singapore's leading-edge architecture scene, WOHA have broken new ground, and they are continuing to do so in our rapidly expanding cities where far-sighted thinking is imperative to sustainable and sociable development. Its projects stretch from Singapore to Bangladesh, China and Australia, where the practice's ambitions are being realized in works like the self-sufficient Punggol Digital District in Singapore. This complete overviTable of ContentsIntroduction Essays by Patrick Bingham-Hall Virtuous Architecture Wong Mun Summ and Richard Hassell WOHA’s Residential Architecture: Rigour and Certitude WOHA at the Turn of the Millennium Sky Cities and Towers of Green A New Way of Building in the Tropics: The First Decade of Public Architecture Aesthetics and Sustainability Macro-Architecture Micro-Urbanism Building for the World: A Second Decade of Public Architecture Garden City Mega City: Rethinking Cities for the Age of Global Warming Scaling Up and Up: Designing Cities of the Future Regenerating Cities Essays by Nirmal Kishnani Converge + Connect + Intersect The Form Axiom Essays by Timothy Beatley Buildings that Bloom, Cities that Regenerate and Flourish Projects St Mary of the Angels, SINGAPORE, 1999-2003 1 Moulmein Rise, SINGAPORE, 2000-03 Bras Basah MRT Station, SINGAPORE, 2000-08 Stadium MRT Station, SINGAPORE, 2000-08 Alila Villas Uluwatu, BALI, INDONESIA, 2003-09 The Met, BANGKOK, THAILAND, 2003-09 School of the Arts, SINGAPORE, 2005-10 Parkroyal on Pickering, SINGAPORE, 2007-13 SkyVille @ Dawson, SINGAPORE, 2007-15 Oasia Downtown, SINGAPORE, 2011-16 Kampung Admiralty, SINGAPORE, 2013-17

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Book SynopsisThe definitive monograph on Alex Prager, one of the truly original image makers of our time. Alex Prager is a photographer and filmmaker whose elaborate sets and complex staging draw on a rich cultural heritage of cinematic style, informed by street photography, to produce work that is unerringly memorable. At once temporal and timeless, bright but shadowed, Prager's images exist within a hyperreal world, deeply rooted in the eerie undertones of Los Angeles, where the line between reality and fiction is blurred. Prager's critically acclaimed work is introduced here, spanning a decade of photographic work and five films. This collection of carefully curated photographs is complemented by an in-depth interview by Nathalie Herschdorfer, director of the Musée des Beaux-Arts Le Locle, Switzerland, and discursive essays by Michael Govan, director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Michael Mansfield, executive director of the Ogunquit Museum of American Art, Maine, and ClareTrade Review'Lavish' - Observer'Prager has mastered a ‘film still’ aesthetic […] that harks back to the Technicolor shockers of Hollywood’s golden age' - Christie's'Prager creates dazzling sets that are meticulously structured, making you look twice at the strangeness, beauty and colour of her world … this book brings together the best of her career to date' - New Statesman'High-glamour, luminous and extremely covetable' - The i Newspaper'Prager does for photography what James Ellroy did for crime fiction, inventing a neo-noir L.A. vernacular that creates a feeling of the past without the limitations of historical accuracy' - The New YorkerTable of ContentsIntroduction by Michael Govan Interview with Alex Prager by Nathalie Herschdorfer Essay by Clare Grafik Essay by Michael Mansfield Behind The Scenes

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Book SynopsisA groundbreaking, award-winning analysis of colour in Western culture, from the ancient Greeks to the late twentieth century by one of the most foremost authors on the subject. What does the language of colour tell us? Where does one colour begin and another end? Is it a radiant visual stimulus, an intangible function of light, or a material substance to be moulded and arrayed? Colour is fundamental to art, yet so diverse that it has hardly ever been studied in a comprehensive way. Art historian John Gage considers every conceivable aspect of the subject in this groundbreaking analysis of colour in Western culture, from the ancient Greeks to the late twentieth century. Gage describes the first theories of colour, articulated by Greek philosophers, and subsequent attempts by the Romans and their Renaissance disciples to organize it systematically or endow it with symbolic power. He unfolds its religious significance and its use in heraldry, as well as how Renaissance artists app

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Book SynopsisThe third edition of this classic study, the first to focus on this pioneering art form and practice.Trade Review'A valuable service to art and artistic theory, and to history and social studies as well' - The Times Literary Supplement'An excellent run-down of this most opportunist of twentieth-century art forms' - Observer'Beautifully lucid and precise … packed with information and insight' - Time Out'An interesting look at an unusual topic' - Amateur Photographer

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