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Giving a biographical account of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres' (1780-1867) life and discussing his work within the context of the art movements of the time, this is a monograph on the work of this influential artist.

Presenting a collection of photographs of the Aeolian Islands, this work is a personal visual journey rather than a detailed document of the islands. The photographer identifies with the essence of the locations, blending with them and expressing their changing moods. He also aims to encapsulate the essence of life on these small islands.

This title is a look at the study of paintings produced in France in the 15th century, which has led to the rediscovery of several forgotten personalities (such as Jean Hey, Antoine de Lonhy).

A lavishly illustrated catalogue on Asian textiles from the 1920s.

The book explores the role of Jacques Kaufmann in the world of international contemporary ceramics, and his impact in architectural ceramics since he first became interested in the field several years ago.

French photographer Oliver Meriel (b. 1955) lives and works in France in the small seaside town of Saint Aubin-sur-Mer. His photographs perfectly capture the feeling of history this region is steeped in. Meriel's landscapes, while dark and moody, ultimately document his search for light.

This is the first book dedicated to Fernando Costa, an eclectic, self-taught artist, born in France to a family that arrived in the country on foot from Portugal while fleeing the dictatorship of Salazar in 1970.

The book brings together such relevant archaeological findings of Roman glass manufacturing in Tuscany, as the glass cameo from Torrita di Siena or the chrysography of Arezzo.

Accompanying the first exhibition devoted entirely to Grimm's work and held in the Kunstmuseum in Bern in 2014, this monograph restores Grimm to his rightful place in history of British painting.

A new kind of figurative art appeared during the 1960s in Europe and the United States. This catalogue includes all its key works, with commentary and analysis by curators and art historians specialising in a movement that left an indelible mark on 1960s Europe.

This catalogue accompanies the monographic exhibition that Museo Vincenzo Vela, in Mendrisio-Ligornetto, has dedicated to the works of Lawrence Carroll.

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum houses an extraordinary collection of 'prisoners' objects' made by prison inmates and presented to the ICRC delegates who visited them. Each bears the imprint of a personal story loaded with emotion, inviting the reader on a journey through time and collective history.

Kulango Figurines is designed to introduce various miniature works created by the Kulango in northeastern Cote d'Ivoire, who were formerly vassals of the two kingdoms that inhabited the country. Their extraordinarily varied art, which can be both intriguing and disconcerting, is relatively unknown.

Featuring visionary creators from various fields, from art and contemporary dance to architecture and robotics, this lavishly illustrated book reports from the forefront of the cross-disciplinary synthesis that creates new forms of art.

This gorgeous book highlights seventy works from an important private collection built over more than four decades with discipline, curiosity, and passion. It is one of the finest private collections of African art from West and Central Africa, through South Africa and Madagascar.

Carlos Luna, one of the foremost contemporary Cuban award-winning painters is part of a generation of Cuban artists who embrace their strong heritage and traditions but have reinvented themselves along the way. This monograph illustrates Luna's blend of influences and will take the reader through the artist's amazing world of bright colour.

Headrests are simple, utilitarian objects. Widely used across Africa, they are predominantly found in the eastern, central, and southern part of the continent. The volume features full-colour pictures of very rare and fine headrests that have never before been published.

This catalogue of pre-Columbian art is a fresh attempt to examine and come to terms with artworks produced by a section of mankind that came to the attention of Europeans only after the voyages of Columbus and other explorers.

For the first time, this book explores a new aspect of Monet's work: his fascination, during the 1870s, with bridges.

Micro Monumentality is the first title in a new series, Micro-Africa, which aims to highlight the artistic and cultural value of miniature objects made in Africa.

Stunning photographs made during World War I--personal photographs taken on the home front and battlefield contrasted with official photographs created as propaganda and to record history.

This volume brings to light what is American about American design.

Building on the extended fieldwork of numerous researchers since the 1950s, this text offers a unique window into the dynamic performance contexts of both masquerade and architecture in Central Africa.

The first book devoted to the art of the vast South Seas island groups in the Bismarck Archipelago.

A major new monograph on the Cuban artist Agustin Fernandez.

A wonderful world of hope, metaphors and ideas, which in spite of the time that has passed is very similar to the world we live in now. This catalogue introduces us to this world of magic, life and death.

Published to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Alfred Baur's birth (1865-1951) and the 50th anniversary of the Baur Foundation, Museum of Far Eastern Art, this book presents one of the major collections of Asian art through an opulent selection from the 9000 objects of the arts of China and Japan.

The story of British design told through works selected from the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

This selection of 120 African and Asian headdresses from the Ira Brind collection takes readers into the most hidden corners of two continents throughout the 20th century.

The story of Japanese design, told through works selected from the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.