The Beauty of the Cross: The Passion of Christ in Theology and the Arts from the Catacombs to the Eve of the Renaissance

From the earliest period of its existence, Christianity has been recognized as the “religion of the cross.” Some of the great monuments of Western art are representations of the

Swan Lake [Concertina fold-out book]: Leporello

Based on a performance of Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, Ping Zhu captures the delicate precision and backstage bustle of ballet in this delightfully designed concertina book. A tribute to

Using Picture Books to Teach Writing With the Traits: K-2: An Annotated Bibliography of More Than 150 Mentor Texts With Teacher-Tested Lessons

Good teachers have long recognized the power of using picture books as models of good writing. The short, focused, and tightly woven text mirrors the kind of writing they

Color Your Own Japanese Woodblock Prints (Dover Art Coloring Book)

Colorists of all ages will treasure this gallery of graceful courtesans, mountainous landscapes, scenes from Kabuki theater, and other images from the age-old art of woodblock printing. Full-page illustrations include

Heartland: A Prairie Sampler

Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet presents a sampler of the Prairies: the patterns of the land and its colors, embroidered with details of life and history, which make up the place she

Ballet: The Definitive Illustrated Story

This DK visual guide to ballet history goes beyond other ballet books, with beautiful photography that captures famous dancers and key stories. Discover more than 70 of the most

Mastering Comics: Drawing Words & Writing Pictures Continued

A new course of material to accompany First Second’s widely acclaimed 2008 comics textbook. In their hotly anticipated follow-up to 2008’s comics textbook Drawing Words & Writing Pictures, School

Photo by Brady: A Picture of the Civil War

Mathew B. Brady was already a famous photographer by the time the Civil War began. But the war gave Brady something else: The chance to make a RECORD OF

Sally Mann: Immediate Family

First published in 1992, Immediate Family has been lauded by critics as one of the great photography books of our time, and among the most influential. Taken against the