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  • Racinet's Historic Ornament in Full Color

    by Auguste Racinet ...
    Series series Dover Fine Art, History of Art
    Though he himself was a distinguished painter and illustrator, Albert-Charles-August Racinet (1825–1893) is best remembered for two monumental color-plate publications he edited: Le Costume historique (Historic Costume) and L'Ornement polychrome (Color Ornament).L'Ornement polychrome, a visual record in color of ornament and decorative arts from all over the world and throughout history to the end ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

  • Full-Color Picture Sourcebook of Historic Ornament

    All 120 Plates from "L'Ornement Polychrome," Series II

    by Auguste Racinet ...
    Series series Dover Fine Art, History of Art
    The present Dover edition contains all 120 plates from Racinet's Series II, with brief new English captions that summarize the French text. The copious material, ranging from Ireland to China and from ancient Egypt to the late nineteenth century, is derived from a wide range of arts and crafts including architecture, painting, woodwork, metalwork, ceramics, and textiles. Racinet's purpose in ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

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    by Johannes Vermeer, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 2 - Delphi Masters of Art
    Now acknowledged as one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age, Johannes Vermeer specialised in domestic interior scenes of middle-class life in his home city of Delft. The artist’s reputation fell into obscurity after his death and it was not until the 19th century that his work was rediscovered by Gustav Friedrich Waagen and Théophile Thoré-Bürger, who published an essay attributing 66 ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Adventures in the Louvre

    How to Fall in Love with the World's Greatest Museum

    by Elaine Sciolino ...
    **Shortlisted for the 2025 French Heritage Society AwardA Smithsonian Magazine Best Travel Book of 2025A New York Observer Best Art Book of 2025A Library Journal and Economist Best Book of the YearAn American Booksellers Association Indie Travel Literature Bestseller"Delightful." —Scott Simon, NPRA former New York Times Paris bureau chief explores the Louvre, offering an intimate journey of d... ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

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  • City Trails - Rome

    by Lonely Planet Kids, Moira Butterfield ...
    Series series Lonely Planet Kids
    Here's a book about Rome that's seriously streetwise. Lonely Planet Kids' City Trails: Rome features colourful themed trails, from history and culture to food and nature, that reveal amazing facts and intriguing tales that kids won't find on the tourist routes or inside the average guidebook. We'll show them where to find Rome's belly button, read a poem to chocolate, snack on witch sweets, and ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Palermo Sights: a travel guide to the top 15 attractions in Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Mobi Sights)

    by MobileReference ...
    This illustrated Travel Guide is a part of the Mobi Sights series, our concise guides that only feature the most essential information on city attractions. This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. Inside you will find a locator map and a list of top attractions linked to individual articles. Addresses, telephones, hours of ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lazio (including Rome) – Blue Guide Chapter

    from Blue Guide Central Italy

    by Alta Macadam ...
    Series series Blue Guides
    This ebook is an extract from Blue Guide Central Italy, with superb regional maps, town maps and site plans. Includes a comprehensive historical introduction, practical information on where to eat and stay, and information about local food and wine.Lazio, the region of Italy which includes Rome, is the ancient heartland of the Etruscans, a land which enchanted D.H. Lawrence and which remains well ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Cryptogram of Rennes-le-Chateau

    A Guide to an Enigmatic Village

    by Philip Coppens ...
    The small village of Rennes-le-Chateau has been the center of an enigma ever since a century ago a local village priest, Berenger Sauniere, spent millions of dollars on decorating the church and surrounding buildings. For decades – despite claims to the contrary by some authors – no-one has been able to explain where Sauniere got the money to pay for the extravagant building works, which have ... Read more

    $8.44 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Art History for Everyone

    Learn About Art in a Fun, Easy, No-Nonsense Way

    by Kristine T. G. Hardeberg ...
    Does the thought of going to an art museum make your eyes glaze over?What if someone could make art come alive?In Art History for Everyone, you'll meet some of history's most important works of art. You'll be surprised and excited by beautiful and strange paintings and intriguing sculptures-and get to know the people behind these works of art and their exciting stories.Why is the Virgin Mary's ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Great Small Museums of Europe

    by Perrottet Tony ...
    We all know the famous national museums of Europe, the Louvre, Prado and British Museum. But more alluring and entertaining are the many small, quirky museums that are scattered across the continent. Visiting them provides a direct link back to an earlier age, when travelers on the Grand Tour to Europe sought out Cabinets of Wonders filled with unique art and marvelous relics. ... Read more

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  • Pompeii, Italy Travel Guide - What To See & Do

    by Donald Cooke ...
    Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Pompeii, Italy.Pompeii is in Campania, Italy, not far from Naples. Its major attraction is the ruined ancient Roman city of the same name, which was engulfed by Mt. Vesuvius in AD 79. This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Romans took control of Pompeii around 200 BC. On August 24, 79 AD, Vesuvius erupted, burying the nearby town of Pompeii in ash and ... Read more

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  • Sculpture 120 illustrations

    by Victoria Charles ...
    Mega Square Sculpture spans over 23,000 years and over 120 examples of the most beautiful sculptures in the world: from prehistoric art and Egyptian statues to the works of Michelangelo, Henry Moore and Niki de Saint-Phalle. It illuminates the wide variety of materials used and the evolution of styles over centuries, as well as the peculiarities of the most important sculptors. ... Read more

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