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Discover the extraordinary stories behind almost 90 of Britain’s historic buildings and the people, power and ideas which shaped them.

This lavishly illustrated volume explores how magic and occult practice continue to shape contemporary art around the world.

The portrait miniature – a precious, hand-held painting, exchanged as a token of love or remembrance – has long been cherished for its ability to connect people.

An updated edition of Duncan Macmillan’s seminal book Scottish Art 1460-1990, a Saltire Prize Scottish book of the year winner.

This vivid portrait of Paul Cézanne is drawn from the author’s personal conversations with the artist, offering a rare window into the mind of the modernist master.

Strata is a series of 20 paintings on poplar panel and 80 on handmade paper by the landscape artist Jeremy Gardiner, celebrating the Jurassic Coast on the 25th anniversary of its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Hidden masterpieces lie beneath New York City, forming the world’s largest underground art museum and transforming the subway from a transit system into a cultural landmark.

This major new monograph celebrating one of Britain’s most inventive contemporary artists brings together two decades of art, tracing Holden’s expansive practice.

Descendants of the famed Mexican artist want art aficionados to know that even artistic geniuses need support systems.

This illustrated survey traces the evolution of the Western art market from the medieval era to the present day, showing that art and commerce have been linked since the Middle Ages.

This beautifully illustrated celebration of linocut’s most influential practitioners, and the international schools and workshops which have championed and developed the printing technique as an art form, explores its origins and the pioneering figures.

Following his graphic biographies of David Hockney, Vincent van Gogh and Yayoi Kusama, Simon Elliott returns with a portrait of one of the greatest colourists of them all.

This beautifully produced new volume reintroduces one of the most important bodies of work in the history of photography.

This beautifully illustrated book brings readers closer than ever to one of Scotland’s greatest artists and a leading figure among the Scottish Colourists.

Based on meticulous investigations by a team headed by the book’s author, Thirteen Perfect Fugitives offers insights and theories about an infamous art heist.

This glorious celebration of colour and light features over 200 exuberant contemporary artworks by some the world’s best known contemporary artists.

The enigmatic Swedish artist Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) painted as though she was channelling the universe.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, New York’s Chelsea Hotel was one of the most famous hotels in the world.

This pocket-sized guide for early career artists is an excellent primer for anyone wishing to discover what underpins a professional art practice.

Frida Kajlo at Home traces the life of one of the world’s most iconic artists through the places she loved.

This landmark monograph traces six decades of the Colombian artist Beatriz González’s bold and radical reimagining of images, power and memory through painting, sculptural assemblage and large scale public interventions.

This book tells the story of the Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck, one of the great masters of the 17th century, and explores how three vibrant cities – Antwerp, Genoa and London – shaped his life and art.

This limited edition reissue of the first study of the East London Group tells the remarkable story of how these untrained London artists became an art world sensation in the inter-war years.

The first question Lachlan Goudie asks himself when he sees a work of art is not why it was created, but how. For this book, he poses that question of artworks created by the earliest humans to artists today.