Arts and Music

Audubon's Birds of America

John James Audubon

Special offer for Folio members. A monumental work from the pioneer and master of bird painting

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Beautiful Bookbindings

P.J.M Marks

This new publication from the British Library celebrates the wonders of over 100 of the most beautiful bookbindings of the last 1,000 years, from medieval works made with precious metals and jewels to the unique creations of contemporary bookbinders.

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Blake

Peter Ackroyd

In his luminous, lyrical and highly acclaimed portrait of one of the most intriguing creative figures in history, Peter Ackroyd proves himself the definitive biographer of William Blake.

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Colour

Victoria Finlay

Colour tells the fascinating story of how the recreation of the rainbow has been a human obsession throughout the ages. Finlay blends art and science, travel and history, touching on everything from the structure of the solar system to the composition of wallpaper. Newly edited and illustrated with over 100 stunning colour images, this is a glorious edition of a wonderful book, equally absorbing to dip into or to read in one sitting.

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The History of Rome in Painting

Caracciolo & De Ayala

This luxuriously oversized book uses Rome’s artistic treasures to chronicle the eventful history of the city itself. We see the customs and beliefs of the ancient Romans through their own frescoes and mosaics, and their greatest – and most terrible – deeds depicted by later masters such as Ingres and David.

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The History of Venice in Painting

A treasury of the art and history of the world's most magical city spanning seven centuries.

Out of print Price: US$ 235.00

History of Western Music

J. Peter Burkholder, Donald J. Grout and Claude V. Palisca

This magisterial study encompasses four millennia of musical achievement, beginning with the temple songs of ancient Mesopotamia and concluding with the revolution caused by modern mass communications.

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In Search of a Masterpiece: An Art Lover's Guide to Great Britain & Ireland

Christopher Lloyd

Former surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures in the Royal Collection, Christopher Lloyd presents his personal selection of the paintings that have inspired him throughout his career. A learned and enthusiastic guide, Lloyd leads the reader through favourite artworks held in public collections throughout Britain and Ireland.

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Italian Journey

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

In 1786, the great German writer Johann von Goethe took a lightning decision to leave his work, friends and family. Catching the first mail coach, Goethe set off to visit Italy, embarking on a personal quest, both as a man and as a writer.

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Italian Mosaics 300-1300

Joachim Poeschke

This magnificently illustrated new book from renowned fine art publisher Abbeville Press reveals the extraordinary wealth and splendour of the intricate art of the mosaic, and makes a perfect companion volume to the highly praised Italian Frescoes series.

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The Nude

Kenneth Clark

Art historian, author and presenter of the hugely influential series Civilisation, Kenneth Clark possessed a profound knowledge and appreciation of art, and the ability to communicate it. The Nude is considered his best book. in this classic work he shows how, through the centuries, the depiction of the human body has remained the pinnacle of Western art.

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The Penguin Guide to the 1000 Finest Classical Recordings

We live in a golden age for classical music. Never before has it been possible to access such a staggering array of performances. But how do you pick your way through these hundreds of thousands of pieces? The Penguin Guide to the 1,000 Finest Classical Recordings draws together an amazing array of recordings to create something genuinely new and extremely useful.

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The Stones of Venice

John Ruskin

John Ruskin was one of the great prose stylists of his age and one of the greatest admirers of Venice. For him, the city's architecture ­ 'rude and wild, tinged with humour, joyful, spontaneous' ­ was the pinnacle of human achievement.

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The Story of the Renaissance

Voltaire called the 15th-century Florentine Renaissance 'one of the four happy and exemplary ages in human history'. These classic volumes tell the story of the great flowering of art, architecture, politics, philosophy and literature that marked the beginning of the Modern Age.

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The Temple of Flora - The Flower Plates

From the delicate colouring of Tulips and elegant form of the Sacred Egyptian Bean to the drama of The Night-Blowing Cereus and the Dragon Arum Lily, the plates from this legendary work are some of the loveliest and most popular of all flower illustrations.

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