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Gathers more than 65 texts that have been influential in the development of thinking about the conservation of cultural heritage, from antiquity to the present day. This title includes John Evelyn's 17th-century tract on air pollution in London and the founding manifesto of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings by William Morris.

How detailed can documentation get? When does the replacement of original components become acceptable? How does the field cope with the obsolescence of certain technologies? This title explores these questions and dilemmas facing those who care for art installations.

Argues that art should address a broad audience and explains the painter's responsibility to his spectators. This book explains how - even if the archbishop did not succeed in reforming the arts - Paleotti's treatise constituted one last synthesis of art as a reading of creation and salvation history, and "sacred" art as a vehicle of devotion.

Destroyed yet paradoxically preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in a.d. 79, Pompeii and other nearby sites are usually considered places where we can most directly experience the daily lives of ancient Romans. This book explores Pompeii as a modern obsession, in which the Vesuvian sites function as mirrors of the present.

Offers fresh insights into the evolution of the forms and meanings of Roman art. The author offers a cultural history of the functions of the visual arts, the messages that these images carried, and the values that they affirmed in late Republican Rome and the Empire.

Photography and leisure go hand in hand. Although cameras are part of our everyday lives, we are never more likely to take a picture or to be photographed than when we are at play. This title traces the relationship between the growing importance of leisure over the years and the part that photography has played in changing how we see ourselves.

Herb Ritts (1952-2002) was a Los Angeles-based photographer who established an international reputation for distinctive images of fashion models, nudes, and celebrity portraits. This book traces the life and career of the iconic photographer through a selection of photographs and two insightful essays.

The visionary nature of the "Apocalypse" - the biblical book of "Revelation" - along with its detailed descriptions of the end of the world have long made it ideal for illustration. This title offers an illustrated exploration of this 13th-century English Apocalyptic manuscript.

By tracing the local printmaking communities, the academic establishment, as well as the significant influence of workshops like Gemini G E L and Cirrus Editions, the catalogue addresses the spectacular spread of printmaking from its modern beginnings in Southern California within the larger narrative of post-war American art.

Precisely rendered to dazzle the eye with their botanical accuracy, the sumptuous arrays of fruit and flowers by Dutch painter Jan van Huysum (1682-1749) were among the most avidly collected paintings of the 18th century. This little book explores two of Van Huysum's most important still-life paintings, "Vase of Flowers" and "Fruit Piece".

The architectural photographer Julius Shulman (1910-2009) is one of the few image makers to have documented, as well as witnessed, nearly an entire century of Los Angeles history. This title presents a pictorial history of the City of the Future. It features 60 images and an informative essay exploring Shulman's talent.

Tells the story of Edward Weston and Margrethe Mather. Both photographic artists at the centre of the Bohemian cultural scene of Los Angeles during the 1910s and 20s, Weston would go on to become an influential American photographer of the 20th century, while Mather, who Weston ultimately expunged from his journals, would vanish into obscurity.

Jean Paul Riopelle (1923-2002) was one of the most important Canadian artists of the 20th century. This title presents an overview of Riopelle's life and situate his work within the context of 20th century art. It addresses Riopelle's materials and techniques, focusing on his oil paintings, mixed media works, and conservation issues.

A monograph of Los Angeles-based artist Judy Fiskin. It includes reproductions of nearly 300 images taken from 1973 to 1995. It presents her complete photographic oeuvre that showcases various aspects of the built environment, from vernacular and military architecture to period furniture and flower-arranging competitions.

Examines the making of the first modern catalogue - La galerie electorale de Dusseldorff. This book showcases this one of the most important European painting collections of the eighteenth century, reflecting a pivotal moment in the history of art as well as the history of the art museum.

A study of an important but anonymous part of the history of American art: the materials and techniques used by American painters. Based on research including artists' recipe books, letters, journals, and painting manuals, it includes topics such as the quest for the 'secrets' of the Old Masters; the application of 'toning' layers; and more.

Offers an exploration of the art of medieval fighting. This title offers a look into the world of late medieval martial arts, from wrestling to swordsmanship and to the subtle tricks that could be employed when jousting on horseback.

Offers a personal account of the author's consuming passion for art collection. This title also offers a portrait of an idiosyncratic and personal passion for art - and how his first serious forays into art collecting in the 1930s would turn into a love that ends with the foundation of one of the world's finest museums.

Amber has fascinated mankind since the Palaeolithic era. This book examines the myths and legends woven around amber - its employment in magic and medicine, its transport and carving, and its incorporation into jewellery, amulets, and other objects of prestige.

Textiles have been made and used by every culture throughout history. However diverse - whether an Egyptian mummy wrapping, a Turkish carpet, Italian velvet, American quilt, or a Scottish kilt - all textiles have basic elements in common. This guide deals with the fundamental terms, materials, and techniques used to create textiles.

An account of the seismic and volcanic activity leading up to the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79, as well as a detailed description of the event itself and its aftermath. The authors rely on a range of scientific, artistic and literary sources, including the eyewitness account of Pliny the Younger.

Describes how Western art institutions and vocabulary were transplanted to Japan in the late nineteenth century, exposing the politics through which the words, categories, and values that structure our understanding of the field came to be while revealing the historicity of Western and non-Western art history.

Explores the issues surrounding the study and conservation of earthen architecture. This title addresses such themes as earthen architecture in Mali, conservation of living sites, local knowledge systems and intangible aspects, seismic and other natural forces, and the management of archaeological sites.

Part of the American Painter's on Technique series, this title offers an overview of an important but largely unknown aspect of American art from 1860 to 1945. It is based primarily on firsthand descriptions of the materials and techniques that artists used to make paintings. It is into two parts: 1860 to 1910 and 1910 to 1945.

Investigates the idea of beauty over time and space. This book offers a chronological account whose conceptual and historical paradigms have been reiterated and contested into the twentieth century. It not only sketches the circumstances that shaped Winckelmann's project but also assesses this scholar's influence on European intellectual life.

In 1933, American photographer Walker Evans travelled to Cuba to take photographs for "The Crime of Cuba", a book by American journalist Carleton Beals whose explicit goal was to expose the corruption of Dictator Gerardo Machado. This title presents an exploration of Evans' images of Cuba in the 1930s.

Provides an exploration of glassmaking in the ancient world. This title describes the uses glass and glassmaking in the ancient world.

A collection of critically important readings on the concepts and practices of textile conservation. It intends to promote critical thinking about the concepts and practices of textile conservation and to encourage engagement with issues.

A companion to the prize-winning exhibition catalogue "Illuminating the Renaissance: The Triumph of Flemish Manuscript Painting in Europe". This volume contains thirteen selected papers presented at the two conferences held in conjunction with the exhibition.

Uncle Henri is stuck. He has been commissioned to design a chandelier for a great house in Paris, but can't think what to do. To the rescue comes Louis Alexandre, his young nephew, with some dazzling ideas inspired by Alexander the Great and the first hot-air balloon flights over Paris.