Best of Bauhaus. The definitive reference work in a revised and updated edition Between two world wars, the Bauhaus School of Art and Design changed the face of modernity. Realized with the Bauhaus-Archiv in Berlin, this updated edition celebrates...

This book traces the rise of the 3D spectacle, from 19th-century stereoscopy to contemporary 3D filmmaking and artworks. This book follows the cyclical development of 3D media from the 1830s to the present, tracing an alternate history of modernis...

Now available in a new format, this lavishly illustrated volume explores Art Deco art and design from its origin to its present day influences. The Art Deco style is so recognizable and widespread that its original influence on the culture in whic...

Now available in a new edition, this sumptuous volume explores key aspects of Art Nouveau—decorative arts, architecture, fashion, dance, advertising, and more— with an in-depth approach and stunning illustrations. The Art Nouveau movem...

For a fruitful period between the 1880s and the First World War, European and North American culture deferred to nature. With a symphony of flowing lines and organic shapes, Art Nouveau ( New Art ) inflected architecture, design, painting, graphic wo...

The rise of the Art Nouveau style across Continental Europe and the US in the decorative arts was remarkable and is explored in this new beautifully illustrated book. Discussing the movement first as a whole, then from the angle of the graphic ar...

The century that changed art forever. The quintessential roundup of art from 1900-2000 Who could possibly have forecast on New Year’s Eve 1899 that, one hundred years later, painting and sculpture would be only options, not prerequisites? Th...

An accessible and hugely popular history of art explained through many of the world’s most famous masterpieces This comprehensive, vibrant book leads you through the world’s iconic images – those that we encounter every time we o...

"(…) Le Dictionnaire raisonné de l’Architecture comprend 10 volumes de 450 pages chacun en moyenne, soit environ 4000 pages de texte illustré de 4500 gravures sur bois. Outre le texte fort intéressant et vivant,...

Anxious Angles. The pioneers and masterworks of “degenerate” Expressionism Amid a frenzy of lurid color and distortion, discover a calm, authoritative overview of German Expressionism. From the leading collectives of Die...

Fast and furious. The action men of modernism With motion and machines as its most treasured tropes, Futurism was founded in 1909 by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, along with painters Giacomo Balla, Umberto Boccioni, Carlo Carrà, and Gino Sever...

Luscious dabs of color and light. Art history’s most delightful movement Impressionism continues to be one of the most fascinating movements in the history of modern art. It is also the most popular with the general public. Proof of this has...

Brushwork Revolution. The neglected champions of Impressionism It was a dappled and daubed harbor scene that gave Impressionism its name. When Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet was exhibited in April 1874, critics seized upon the work’s ti...

Glasgow Style: The life and work of Glasgow School pioneer, Charles Rennie Mackintosh Scottish architect, designer, and painter Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868 - 1928) was one of the earliest pioneers of modern architecture and design. While he ne...

Renaissance man in extremis. Michelangelo, in pursuit of the beautiful and sublime Nicknamed “il divino,” Renaissance genius Michelangelo combined body, spirit, and God into visionary masterpieces across sculpture, painting, and archit...