The first truly comprehensive study of animal sculpture throughout Europe in the period between 1900 and 1950 The first half of the twentieth century marked the heyday of…
An ode to sea swimming—looking at the architecture, history, and social significance of sea pools. The sea can be challenging and changeable. Protected from the dangers of currents,…
September 2023Hardcover$35.00978-1-84994-767-1Batsford
Commentaries by Amanda Cachia, Contributions by Joseph Grigley and Shaun Leonardo and Tony Lewis, Author Ellen Y. Tani
This ground-breaking volume explores the experiential, psychological, and metaphorical implications of blindness and invisibility in recent American art, offering new insight into contemporary artistic practice. Featuring sculptural, sound-based,…
“United across centuries, these women’s voices open doors to lost worlds and make them seem familiar. A modern classic.” —Alison Weir A captivating collection of extracts from women’s…
February 2024Hardcover$34.95978-1-84994-815-9Batsford
Ever wondered what we get up to behind closed doors? This anonymous collection of postcards will show you, in glorious technicolour detail. Following on from her bestselling Lockdown…
October 2022Hardcover$17.99978-1-84994-771-8Batsford
Immerse yourself in the sublime words of the Bard with this sumptuous anthology of Shakespearean snippets, with one extract for every night of the year. Chosen especially by…
April 2024Hardcover$35.00978-1-84994-824-1Batsford
A collection of Eleanor Crow’s beautiful watercolours of classic shopfronts. Published in partnership with Spitalfields Life Books, this timely volume celebrates the small neighbourhood shops of London. As…
September 2019Hardcover$24.95978-1-84994-562-2Batsford
A guide to weaving beautiful projects with small and simple tools. Weaving is an exciting and increasingly popular craft that doesn’t have to involve gigantic looms and inaccessible…
March 2023Hardcover$19.95978-1-84994-805-0Batsford
A practical and inspirational guide to help embroiderers and textile artists make the most of sketchbooks to inform their creative work. The artist’s sketchbook offers an exciting platform…
September 2018Hardcover$34.99978-1-84994-480-9Batsford
Illustrated history of the wartime years of Dragon School, Oxford, and celebrated headmaster Charles ‘Skipper’ Lynam. Charles ‘Skipper’ Lynam, the celebrated preparatory school headmaster at the Dragon School,…
A personal perspective on the director’s favourite works from the collections of the prestigious Skulpturensammlung und Museum fur Byzantinische Kunst. The Skulpturensammlung und Museum für Byzantinische Kunst is…
October 2019Trade Paperback Original$14.95978-1-78551-248-3Scala
Slöjd is a book for anyone who craves making something with their hands! Slöjd is Swedish for handicrafts. But it’s so much more than making things with your…
February 2025Hardcover$22.50978-1-84994-956-9Batsford
The pleasures to be had from slowing down can be many, with connections to sustainability, simplicity, reflection, and tuning into traditional and other multicultural textile traditions. Slow Stitch…
September 2015Hardcover$29.95978-1-84994-299-7Batsford
Part of the popular Director’s Choice series, this is a personal and engaging guide to a remarkable gallery that display some of the best of Danish art, both…
November 2016Trade Paperback Original$14.95978-1-78551-037-3Scala
This elegant volume features expressive paintings by three East Asian and Asian American painters whose lives were fundamentally shaped by the major conflicts of the twentieth century. This…
