Book of Ruins Publisher / AbramsBook of Ruins offers a survey not encyclopedic, but substantial of leading moments when the fact and idea of ruins were taken up by writers, travellers and artists: painters, film makers, landscape architects, and architects. Gathering together short texts and extracts that describe and reflect on ruins, dating from remote antiquity (Scipio shedding tears when viewing the destruction of Carthage) to present times (the ruins of a modern city, portrayed
From Frida Kahlo confronting her anxieties to Henri Matisse embracing happiness
Yurruwi (Milingimbi Island
Made from sterling silver
Written and edited by art historian Wes Hill – with critical contributions from key international voices
perfect taco
Almost puristic in appearance
from carving to illustration
Discover a menagerie of animals with this book that brings together 50 best-loved tales from all around the world
Search for the mighty T-rex in North America
and seizes upon ironies that coexist
Dimensions: 14
Katherine Howard and Katherine Parr