Artistic traditions of indigenous North America are explored in a study that draws on the testimonies of oral tradition, Native American history, and North American archaeology, focusing on the artists themselves and their cultural identities. Original.

Published in the year Britain's most popular artist turns 80, here is the fourth edition of this key book in the World of Art series, by the leading authority on David Hockney.

The definitive introduction to art from the Viking age, in all media and styles.

Offers an account of the decorative arts of the Art Deco period. This book celebrates the styles rich variety of form and its diverse international roots as the very factors that make it a perennial favourite of modern collectors and designers.

An exploration of the idea of the masterpiece, over fifty world masterpieces, from cave paintings to Cezanne.

A new, significantly revised edition of Julian Bell's 1999 book, taking a fresh, focused look at the situation of painting in contemporary culture.

Covers topics such as the revival of classical learning, the printing press, the rise of the nation-state, philosophy and the role of women. This book provides biographies, timelines, bibliography, a gazetteer of museums and galleries and an illustrated glossary.

Drawn from the collection of American artist Bradford Edwards and other private collections, this book showcases for the first time the personalized Zippo engravings by American soldiers made during the Vietnam War.

Designed to equip the cultural tourist and art student with the means to interpret each painting, building, or artifact in terms of the iconography and symbolism of Islam, this book will deepen understanding not only of Islamic art and architecture but also of Islam itself.