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Celebrates the brilliant creative talent of the acclaimed British artist Peter Blake.
Lavishly illustrated, the book is an indispensable guide to the 1951 Festival of Britain, its objects and their meanings in the twenty-first century.
Documents the arts, crafts and occupations of the prisoner of war in England, France and America, from 1756 to 1816.
Documents the arts, crafts and occupations of the prisoner of war in England, France and America, from 1756 to 1816.
Kauffer designed some of the most striking and influential advertising graphics of the 1920s and 1930s. This new title in the Design series contains over 150 illustrations, many from original artworks, and work not before reproduced.
An excellent introduction to the careers of two major British artists and designers.
Documents Edward Bawden's artistic portrayal of World War II.
A vivid comparison of life in the Naga Hills in India in the 1920s and '30s and the present.
A long awaited new edition of this classic text on the plants of china with new text and many new color photographs.
Discusses the work of Samuel Palmer as the basis of the revival in English landscape painting, illustrating his influence on other major British artists.
Offers a detailed examination of the whole topic of Parian porcelain, its origin, marketing and manufacturing process.
Documents the career of the Polish design duo Jan Le Witt and George Him.
A vibrant portrait of two key British fashion designers of the 1960s, the scene that surrounded them, and the part they played in creating it
The first book to be published on this leading figure whose career spanned three major design movements.
This major reference work concentrates on British flower painting from the seventeenth to twentieth centuries. The dictionary provides the biographical details of almost 1000 British flower painters, including specialties, awards and exhibitions.
The first large, comprehensive book on all types of antique boxes from diverse cultures. The first book to emphasize contents and usage of boxes and help identify and define the nature of a particular box. Includes vast numbers of illustrated examples with beautiful color images accompanies by concise, readable text.
Jessie is so keen to go to sea with her fisherman father that she stows away on his boat, even though he has told her to wait until she is older. Then things go horribly wrong and she finds herself almost drowning. Happily, she is rescued by three dolphins and returned safely to the beach.
Concentrating on pieces of treen related to eating and drinking, this book celebrates the range and richness of the turner's art from 1600 to 1900.
The definitive history of the small but important Mortlake pottery established by Joseph Kishere in the late 28th century.
An exceptionally practical book on collecting prints. Features straight-forward, basic information that is usefule to the beginner and also to the experienced collector interested in buying for pleasure and as an investor.
An excellent introduction to the work of two British designers. This book illustrates every aspect of their creativity, featuring designs for wallpaper, posters, book jackets, trade cards and Wedgwood ceramics, to name but a few.
Nearly 200 works by Thomas Churchyard and his various talented children tell the story of provincial Suffolk just before the advent of photography.
Based partly on the original importers' catalogues and partly on the wide range of pieces handled by the author Bryan Catley, a leading specialist in the subject, this book covers a comprehensive range of art deco figures.
A selection of the best paintings, prints, sculptures, trophies, and antique memorabilia directly related to dogs, accompanied by an authoritative text. The original collections are held by the American Kennel Club and the American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog.
This is the first book on salt-glazed stoneware since 1971. This book is the first to cover salt- glazed production in the whole of the British Isles, not simply the production in Staffordshire. Beginning with the introduction of salt-glazed stoneware into England by German and Dutch potters in the mid-17th century, this book goes
This book promises to fill a gap in the literature that has remained unbridged far too long. It is the only book available on the subject.
Illustrates the plans for these gardens and discusses all the thoughts and inspirations behind them.
This text explores the subject of English dry-bodied stoneware, and discusses the antecedents of the 18th-century neo-classical wares, the red stones of the 17th-century, as well as other bodies produced by Wedgewood and his contemporaries: caneware, white felspathic stoneware and jasper.
The first book devoted to British Ironstone China and the related stone china and granite ceramic bodies. A unique guide with details of 350 British manufacturers many of who have not previously been noted or researched.
A unique new study, this is the first book on the subject for thirty years.
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