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Claire Wilcox
An impeccably researched and beautifully produced concise history of bags through the ages, with examples drawn from the Victoria and Albert Museum's remarkable collection.
From the hand-stitched embroidered purses of…
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Gill Saunders
A celebration of the rich twentieth and twenty-first-century tradition of screenprinting as a means of artistic expression, from its commercial origins in 1920s America to the limited-edition screenprints of the…
Zorian Clayton, Lydia Caston, Hana Kaluznick
An accessible, inspirational, and engaging introductory survey of LGBTQIA+ photography, as told through the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Rachel Church
An engaging and authoritative overview of the evolution of ring design from the Middle Ages to today, illustrated with over 170 rare and luxurious examples.
Rings are powerfully evocative pieces…
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A new history of digital art from the 1960s to the present day, with decade-by-decade essays exploring evolving digital art practices, alongside interviews with artists, gallerists, museum curators, and collectors.
Sau Fong Chan
A head-to-toe exploration of Chinese dress through sumptuous, detailed photography of some of the most fascinating historic and contemporary pieces in the V&A's outstanding collection.
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Marking the 125th anniversary of William Morris’s death, this is the most wide-ranging, comprehensive - and beautiful - illustrated study of William Morris ever published.
The first in an inspirational new V&A sketchbook series--also to include The Designer's Sketchbook--exploring the sketching processes and techniques of artists from the sixteenth century to now.
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Claudia Acott Williams
A contemporary look at Cecil Beaton's portraits of the British royal family and how they helped create the public face of the House of Windsor.
A celebration of the work and ambition of the women who were at the heart of the Arts and Crafts Movement.
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Anthony North,Andrew Spira
This comprehensive study, based on the extensive collection at the V&A, covers pewterware from a large number of countries, including Britain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Scandinavia, China and…
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Barbara J. Morris
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high…
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Ralph Edwards
Clare Phillips
An impeccably researched and inspiring insight into the evolution of jewellery through the ages, explored through sumptuous photography of pieces drawn from the V&A’s outstanding collection.
J. M. Richards,Eric Ravilious
A facsimile edition of the classic High Street, which pairs the timeless illustrations of Eric Ravilious with a fascinating text by architectural historian J. M. Richards.
First published in 1938…
Featuring 120 masterpieces from the V and A’s collection, this book traces developments in world ceramics.
Catrin Jones
A beautifully designed gift book devoted to the work of the renowned ceramics firm Wedgwood, which has thrived from 1759 to the present day.
V&A
One of two volumes in the new ‘Maker’s Guides’ series, which introduces handcraft traditions from around the globe through artefacts from the V&A’s world-class collections and step-by-step projects accessible to…
Rowan Bain
A beautiful and informative gift book devoted to designs by William Morris that incorporate flowers–a central motif in his oeuvre and one that played a part in the majority of…
Victoria And Albert Museum
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public…
Delve into the fascinating history of Swiss coins with this meticulously detailed catalogue from the South Kensington Museum. With exquisite photographs and insightful commentary, this book is a must-read for…
A catalog of photographs of paintings and drawings held in the Victoria and Albert Museum, providing an invaluable reference for scholars and art enthusiasts.
This work has been selected by…
This guidebook provides a comprehensive overview of the collections and exhibits at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, one of the world's leading museums of art and design. With…
Journey back in time with this stunning collection of illuminated manuscripts, miniatures, leaves, and cuttings from the Victoria and Albert Museum. Featuring exquisite examples of medieval and Renaissance art, this…
Victoria and Albert Museum
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger PublishingAcentsa -a centss Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed…
Italian Wall Decorations Of The Fifteenth And Sixteenth Centuries is a book that was published in 1901 by the Victoria and Albert Museum. The book is a comprehensive study of…
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either…
Sir Eric Maclagan
Anon
The Victoria and Albert Museum here present a photographic guide to all aspects of English Wrought-Iron Work that is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all blacksmiths. This…
Jim Eldridge (Author)
‘This is just the novel for whiling away a few pleasant evenings with a nice cup of tea’ Publishers Weekly
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Claire Wilcox,Valerie D. Mendes,Oriole Cullen,Jenny Lister,Sonnet Stanfill
A unique insight into high-end 20th-century fashion explored through sumptuous detail photography of some of the most luxurious garments in the V&A’s collections, alongside precise line drawings and an authoritative…
A rich and authoritative sourcebook on silk, with more than 600 colour illustrations.
Julius Bryant
This book tells the story of the formative years of London’s world-renowned Victoria and Albert Museum and the gathering of its early collections in the decade between the Great Exhibition…
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