Decorative arts
Cabinet of Wonders: The Gaston-Louis Vuitton Collection
By Patrick Mauries
The extraordinary personal collection of Gaston-Louis Vuitton, grandson of the founder of one of the world's most famous luxury brands
Haunted Places
By Robert Grenville
From palaces to prisons, from an 11th century Cha teau in France to The Island of the Dolls in Mexico City, Haunted Places features the world''s most fascinating spooky locations.
Southwold
By Geoffrey Munn
-A glimpse into the exciting, and often tumultuous, history of a small seaside town The inspiration behind William Morris's Earthly Paradise, the muse for J.M.W. Turner's superlative seascapes, a home to hardy fishermen and the top holidaying spot for wealthy Victorians, as well as the scene for relentless witch-hunts and...
Folk Fashion
By Amy Twigger Holroyd
Thinking radically about making & wearing homemade clothes
Power of Objects in Eighteenth-Century British America
By Jennifer van Horn
Over the course of the eighteenth century, Anglo-Americans purchased an unprecedented number and array of goods. This volume investigates these diverse artifacts - from portraits and city views to gravestones, dressing furniture, and prosthetic devices - to explore how elite American consumers assembled objects to form a new civil society...
Splendour!
Celebrates the 80th anniversary of the Georgian Group, founded in 1937 to protect the architectural legacy of buildings and gardens dating from 1700 to 1840.
Faberge in London: The British Branch of the Imperial Russian Goldsmith
By Kieran McCarthy
The first book to be dedicated to the British branch of Faberge, covering its history from its opening in 1903 to its closure in 1917.
Flora: The Art of Jewelry
By Patrick Mauries
Flowers have long been a source of inspiration for jewelers, many of whom have sought to capture their transient beauty in glittering gemstones and precious metals. In this book, the floral pieces have all been selected from the magnificent jewelry collection of the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, and...
Tribal Textiles from Southwest China: Threads from Misty Lands: The Philippe Fatin Collection
By Catherine Bourzat
Philippe Fatin is a traveller, photographer and collector who has established a world-class collection of tribal textiles from southern China.
In Fairyland: The World of Tessa Farmer
By Catriona McAra
For almost two decades now, Tessa Farmer has been evolving a new species of fairy. They represent the point at which science tilts into fantasy - as the sleep of reason produces monsters. In Fairyland is the first substantial scholarly volume devoted to Farmer's work. Here, leading thinkers in the...