The recovery of a Worcester soft-paste collection sheds light on 18th-century Anglo-Irish culture

The essays in this book investigate the many facets of this extraordinary 18th-century fashion

Gardens have inspired artists in many ways, not least directly in the case of those who painted their own plots, as this new book shows

The artist used a variety of devices to explore the interior of the Opéra Garnier throughout his career

Travel photographs from the extraordinary collection of the Société de Géographie

Camillo Palladini was a master swordsman whose work has been lost for centuries until this publication

Groups of pictures are assembled on the basis of word association—but not everything in this graphic novel makes good sense

The way in which relics were presented determined what and how people thought of them, according to this publication of lectures

Almost a travel guide, this publication illustrates the great art to be found around the world, so long as you look up

The Hamburger Kunsthalle’s exhibition catalogue groups Tiepolo, Fragonard and Goya as forerunners of Modernism

The Arnhold family began collecting Meissen porcelain in the 1920s and the heir has given more than 100 examples to the New York museum

The area’s heyday in the mid 20th century has been obliterated by commercial exploitation

This exhibition catalogue shows European technological discoveries from the 16th to the 19th century

Volume shows how the political and social aspirations of the Progressive Movement inspired American artists

Vibrant illustrations are accompanied by essays that discuss the history, creation and purpose of the textile works

Well known between the two World Wars, the four French-trained artists are slowly coming back into critical attention

For more than 60 years the rapier-sharp pen has wounded his enemies deeply and he has met all the great and the good of our day

The story of a collection of 18th-century houses in the East End that have been carefully saved after years of neglect

This puzzle book includes 36 of art history's best known pieces, from Botticelli’s Primavera to Van Gogh’s Starry Night

From the 17th to the end of the 19th century natural history depended on illustrations for clarification

Book's well selected illustrations make clear the connections between the architect’s work and those of contemporary artists

New book and exhibition shows that the arms and armour of the Emperor Maximilian I were the visible signs of his chivalry

The artist’s unremitting commitment to the Left may be commendable, but has limited his development as an artist

Socialite, B-movie actress, fashion model and, in her later years, an artist, Princess Ira was feted throughout the 1950s and 60s

Written by an architectural historian, the book describes the building of Henbury and the making of its interiors

Transformation, communication, exaggeration and non-conformity are some of the impulses behind cross-dressing

The authors explain who Tommaso Inghirami was and how the first painting by Raphael came to the US

The devoted follower of Edward Gorey has proved himself a worthy disciple

Dusti Bongé was an artist who lived and worked in the Deep South and who was a versatile, if little known, artist

Photographer was given privileged access to document scenes and to make portraits among the people of this conservative group