Art & Architecture
A leading art historian presents a new grammar for understanding the meaning and significance of print
A groundbreaking history of digital design from the nineteenth century to today
A beautifully illustrated history of the many inventive, poetic, and alluring ways in which color swatches have been selected and staged
A concise illustrated history of one of art’s most important and elusive elements
A groundbreaking survey of contemporary Indigenous art and its enduring connections to the land
An essential examination of how emigration and resettlement defined modernism
A new study of the early Renaissance portrait
A new account of the renowned Baroque painter, revealing how her astute professional decisions shaped her career, style, and legacy
New perspectives on early globalisms from objects and images
The hidden life of the greatest surviving work of Inca art
An illustrated biography of the pioneering British artist and writer, tracing her life and work through the many places around the world where she lived
A richly illustrated account of the life and work of the twentieth-century Mexican artist and writer who reimagined what the book could look like, mean, and do
A major reassessment of the methods and meaning of impressionism
An arresting illustrated history of twins in mythology, science, and visual culture
A monumental illustrated survey of the architecture of thirteenth- and fourteenth-century China
A beautifully illustrated, interdisciplinary look at the ceremonies and protocols of the dynastic court of Joseon Korea
A richly illustrated history of photography in one of the epicenters of African modernity
A beautifully illustrated exploration of how Latif Al Ani’s photographs and contemporary Iraqi artists continue to challenge the colonial appropriation of Iraq’s ancient past
A box of beautifully designed foldout posters featuring acclaimed artist Jenny Holzer’s celebrated Truisms
A collection of inspiring and provocative quotations from pioneering artist, feminist, and activist Judy Chicago
A historical and theoretical investigation of the unexpected ways screen-based media protect and excite viewers’ fears and anxieties of the world
A vivid and compelling collection of quotations from the influential contemporary artist and filmmaker Shirin Neshat
Essays on media systems and contemporary art by a leading theorist of modern visual culture
A connected world as imagined by early modern European artists, mapmakers, and writers, where Asia and the Americas were on a continuum
From an acclaimed historian, a mesmerizing account of how medieval European Christians envisioned the paradoxical nature of holy objects
A timely study, erudite and exciting, about the ordinary—and oftentimes unseen—lives of memorials
From a leading art historian, a provocative exploration of the intersection of art, politics, and history in 1960s Italy
European narratives of the Atlantic New World tell stories of people and things: strange flora, wondrous animals, and sun-drenched populations for Europeans to mythologize or exploit. Yet between 1500 and 1700 one region upended all of...
In this widely anticipated book, two leading contemporary art historians present a stunning reconsideration of the problem of time in the Renaissance. With intellectual brilliance, Alexander Nagel and Christopher S. Wood reexamine the...
In this groundbreaking book, Andrei Pop presents a lucid reassessment of those writers and artists in the late nineteenth century whose work merits the adjective “symbolist.” For Pop, this term denotes an art that is self-conscious...
The first English translation of one of the earliest and most brilliant art-historical surveys, from one of the greatest modern art historians
An innovative study of Goya's unprecedented elaboration of the critical function of the work of art
An examination of how modern art was impacted by the concept of prehistory and the prehistoric
A classic account of the villa—from ancient Rome to the twentieth century—by “the preeminent American scholar of Italian Renaissance architecture” (Architect’s Newspaper)
From one of the world’s leading authorities on ancient Greek art, a groundbreaking account of how Greek images were understood and used by other ancient peoples, from Britain to China
A striking account of Vasari’s career, friendships, and contribution to the art of the Italian Renaissance
A vivid and exciting account of royal collectors, art dealers, connoisseurs, and the rise of old master paintings
An eminent literary biographer and critic shows how poetry enriched the art of two representative English Romantic painters
Constructivist and sculptor Naum Gabo’s personal account of his development as an artist
An original account of ancient Egyptian and Sumerian architecture from the acclaimed architectural historian
A groundbreaking reevaluation of paleolithic art through the lens of modernism, from the acclaimed historian of art and architecture
The classic work by internationally acclaimed Cézanne scholar John Rewald
A classic study of the art of painting and its relationship to reality
How ornamentation enables a direct and immediate encounter between viewers and art objects
An illuminating look at the iconography of the early church and its important place in the history of Christian art
A magisterial exploration of poetry’s place in the fine arts by one of the twentieth century's leading poets
An incomparable look at how Chinese artists have used mass production to assemble exquisite objects from standardized parts
An illuminating biographical study of the eighteenth-century English man of letters and patron of the arts
The classic work on the sublime interplay between the arts and poetics
An in-depth look at the exquisite metal sculpture of the Roman baroque
A major account of Renaissance portraiture by one of the twentieth century’s most eminent art historians
The classic study of the timeless relationship between literature and the visual arts
The classic book on William Blake as prophet of the New Age
A stunning visual history of sculpture from prehistory through modernity
An acclaimed art historian explains how to identify excellence in art
A leading art historian’s plea for a more engaged reading of Italian Renaissance art
One of the twentieth century’s most influential texts on philosophical aesthetics
A magisterial study of celebrated photographer Walker Evans
From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,000 years
A fascinating account of the growing "Yes in My Backyard" urban movement
An evocative chronicle of the power of solitude in the natural world
The story of the Roman Empire’s enormous wine industry told through the remarkable ceramic storage and shipping containers that made it possible
The first book in English to examine Leon Battista Alberti’s major literary works in Latin and Italian, which are often overshadowed by his achievements in architecture
A panoramic narrative that places ancient Africa on the stage of world history
A color-illustrated introduction to the basic principles of visual language that every content creator and consumer needs to know
How West African gold and trade across the Sahara were central to the medieval world
An unforgettable journey into the forgotten history of medieval Africa
The first study of album-making in the Ottoman empire during the seventeenth century, demonstrating the period’s experimentation, eclecticism, and global outlook
Objects of Translation offers a nuanced approach to the entanglements of medieval elites in the regions that today comprise Afghanistan, Pakistan, and north India. The book--which ranges in time from the early eighth to the early...
The first English translation of the earliest book-length biography of an African woman
This concise edition of the biography of Walatta-Petros (1672) tells the story of an Ethiopian saint who lived from 1592 to 1642 and led a successful nonviolent movement to preserve African Christian beliefs in the face of European...
Two classic illustrated anthologies, now combined in one convenient volume
A compelling look at the Fatimid caliphate's robust culture of documentation
A major new history of how African nations, starting in the 1960s, sought to reclaim the art looted by Western colonial powers
An exploration of the personal and artistic connections between two icons of twentieth-century art
A richly illustrated celebration of the paintings of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama
The extraordinary life story of the celebrated artist and writer, as told through four decades of intimate letters to her beloved mother
How California’s counterculture of the 1960s to 1980s profoundly shaped—and was shaped by—West Coast artists
An important examination of how artists have grappled with anti-Black violence and its representations from the late nineteenth century to the present
A major new biography of legendary art collector and philanthropist Isabella Stewart Gardner
A richly illustrated look at how travel influenced the work of renowned contemporary artist Betye Saar
A revealing and beautifully illustrated critical edition of Gardner’s collaged travel albums
A rich exploration of American artworks that reframes them within current debates on race, gender, the environment, and more
The first major work to examine Joseph Cornell's relationship to American modernism
A revealing look at U.S. imperialism through the lens of visual culture and portraiture
A revelatory history of the first artist collective in the United States and its effort to reshape nineteenth-century art, culture, and politics
How Venetian glass influenced American artists and patrons during the late nineteenth century
A richly illustrated exploration of Hannah Wilke’s provocative art and trailblazing feminism
A new look at the interrelationship of architecture and sculpture during one of the richest periods of American modern design
A new retrospective of the work of trailblazing artist Barbara Chase-Riboud
The first investigation of how race and gender shaped the presentation and marketing of Modernist decor in postwar America
A richly illustrated history of self-taught artists and how they changed American art
An in-depth and beautifully illustrated look at one of the most revered works of antiquity, the Ishtar Gate of ancient Babylon
How the interactions of non-elites influenced Athenian material culture and society
An illustrious scholar presents an elegant, concise, and generously illustrated exploration of Alexander the Great’s representations in art and literature through the ages
Greek Art and Aesthetics in the Fourth Century B.C. analyzes the broad character of art produced during this period, providing in-depth analysis of and commentary on many of its most notable examples of sculpture and painting. Taking...
From the bestselling author of 1177 B.C., a comprehensive history of archaeology—from its amateur beginnings to the cutting-edge science it is today
A riveting history of the city that led the West out of the ruins of the Roman Empire
A multifaceted exploration of the interplay between civic and military life in ancient Rome
How remarkable changes in ancient Greek pottery reveal the transformation of classical Greek culture
How did the statues of ancient Greece wind up dictating art history in the West? How did the material culture of the Greeks and Romans come to be seen as "classical" and as "art"? What does "classical art" mean across time and place? In...
How climate influenced the design strategies of modernist architects
A groundbreaking work of scholarship that sheds critical new light on the urban renewal of Paris under Napoleon III
One of the nation’s foremost urban historians traces the history of cooperative housing in New York City from the 1920s through the 1970s
An acclaimed history of Harlem’s journey from urban crisis to urban renaissance
A uniquely personal biographical account of Louchheim’s life and work that takes readers inside the rarified world of architecture media
A novel interpretation of architecture, ugliness, and the social consequences of aesthetic judgment
A bold reassessment of "smart cities" that reveals what is lost when we conceive of our urban spaces as computers
The first authoritative collection of drawings by legendary modern architect Lina Bo Bardi
An urban history of modern Britain, and how the built environment shaped the nation’s politics
A beautifully illustrated study of the caves at Dunhuang, exploring how this important Buddhist site has been visualized from its creation to today
Available in a limited print run of 1,000 sets—the stunning nine-volume presentation of the incredible Buddhist caves at Dunhuang in northwestern China
A history of the reception of Chinese painting from the sixteenth century to the present
A richly illustrated history of textiles in the Mughal Empire
A look at the painting traditions of northwestern India in the eighteenth century, and what they reveal about the political and artistic changes of the era
The first book to put the sacred and sensuous bronze statues from India’s Chola dynasty in social context
An illustrated guide to one of the most enduring masterworks of world literature
An unprecedented survey of the origins and evolution of Chinese architecture, from the last millennia BCE to today
A sweeping look at Chinese art across the millennia that upends traditional perspectives and offers new pathways for art history
How the urban spectator became the archetypal modern viewer and a central subject in late nineteenth-century French art
The first comprehensive account of how and why architects learned to communicate through color
An enticing history of food and drink in Western art and culture
A captivating historical look at the cultural and artistic significance of shells in early modern Europe
A beautifully illustrated examination of the women artists whose inspired search for artistic integrity and equality influenced Expressionist avant-garde culture
An illuminating reassessment of the architect whose innovative drawings of ruins shaped the enduring image of ancient Rome
A comprehensive survey of the work of this most influential Florentine artist and teacher
The formation and career of the first major woman artist of the Renaissance
A richly illustrated exploration of Mina Loy’s art and writings
How an ingenious printmaking technique became a cross-cultural phenomenon in Enlightenment Europe
An illuminating look at a fundamental yet understudied aspect of Italian Renaissance painting
A new interpretation of the development of artistic modernity in eighteenth-century France
The first English translation of Erwin Panofsky's long-lost work on Michelangelo
The first major history of the bravura movement in European painting
A vivid account of Dutch seventeenth-century art and material culture against the backdrop of the geopolitics of the early modern world
The first major English-language biography of Francisco Goya y Lucientes, who ushered in the modern era
Why Piranesi’s greatest works weren’t his famous prints but rather the books for which he made them
The untold story of Michelangelo’s final decades—and his transformation into the master architect of St. Peter’s Basilica
The classic book on the art and history of weaving—now expanded and in full color
A gorgeous expanded edition of Werner's Nomenclature of Colours, a landmark reference book on color and its origins in nature
A bold reorientation of art history that bridges the divide between fine art and material culture through an examination of objects and their uses
How an eighteenth-century engraving of a slave ship became a cultural icon of Black resistance, identity, and remembrance
A compelling take on Pop art from esteemed critic Hal Foster
A groundbreaking account of perception and art, from one of the twentieth century’s most important art historians
A new examination of the history of ceramic art, spanning ancient to modern times, emphasizing its traditions, materials, and methods of making
A pathbreaking history of art that uses digital research and economic tools to reveal enduring inequities in the formation of the art historical canon
A revisionist reading of modern art that examines how artworks are captured as property to legitimize power
A richly illustrated history of the Gothic across a wide range of media, including architecture, literature, and film
How the notorious author of The 120 Days of Sodom inspired the surrealists and other avant-garde artists, writers, and filmmakers
An authoritative, richly illustrated history of six centuries of global protest art
A groundbreaking examination of the “double” in modern and contemporary art
A beautifully illustrated visual and cultural history of the color red throughout the ages
From the acclaimed author of Blue, a beautifully illustrated history of yellow from antiquity to the present
From the acclaimed author of Blue, a beautifully illustrated history of the color white in visual culture, from antiquity to today
A captivating history of London as told through objects recovered from the muddy banks of the Thames and the lives of the people who owned them
An authoritative history of art history from its medieval origins to its modern predicaments
The first comprehensive consideration of Life magazine’s groundbreaking and influential contribution to the history of photography
A stunning portrait of the nocturnal moths of Central and South America by famed American photographer Emmet Gowin
A photographic study of the land that served as the main testing site for American nuclear devices for four decades
A powerful photographic survey of the impact of irrigation systems on the landscape of the United States
A unique exploration of self-portraits by two artists born nearly a century apart
A personal reassessment of Lewis Hine's iconic, haunting photos of child workers in the early twentieth century
The first history of indigenous photography in the Middle East
How Lewis Carroll's photographs of children gave visual form to evolving ideas about childhood in the Victorian era
A photographic exploration of mathematicians’ chalkboards