Collection: Art Theory and Education

This diverse range of vintage and rare books explores creative processes, and the role of art in society. Written by experts in their field, they inspire educators and artists, offering new perspectives that can enrich teaching methods, and foster innovation in artistic practice.

Cambridge Opinion magazine No 21 | France 1945-1960

Cambridge Opinion magazine No 21 | France 1945-1960

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Cambridge Opinion magazine | No. 9, June 1958 | Edited by D.H.V. Brogan

Cambridge Opinion magazine | No. 9, June 1958 | Edited by D.H.V. Brogan

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Cambridge Opinion magazine | No. 8, April 1958 nuclear arguments / disarmament | Edited by John Landell-Mills and David Leitch

Cambridge Opinion magazine | No. 8, April 1958 nuclear arguments / disarmament | Edited by John Landell-Mills and David Leitch

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Human Anatomy for Art Students by Sir Alfred Fripp and Ralph Thompson 1911

Human Anatomy for Art Students by Sir Alfred Fripp and Ralph Thompson 1911

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Painting With A Policy | Associated Lead Manufacturers Limited trade brochure | undated, presumably late 1940s-early 1950s

Painting With A Policy | Associated Lead Manufacturers Limited trade brochure | undated, presumably late 1940s-early 1950s

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Living Arts magazine 2 and 3 | Institute of Contemporary Arts, 1963 Theo Crosby

Living Arts magazine 2 and 3 | Institute of Contemporary Arts, 1963 Theo Crosby

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Leaflet A Collection of Borders & Decorative Material in use in the Printing Department Guildford School of Art, undated

Leaflet A Collection of Borders & Decorative Material in use in the Printing Department Guildford School of Art, undated

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Pamphlet for The De La Warr Pavilion Education Project Pavilion Trust, Bexhill-on-Sea, 1994

Pamphlet for The De La Warr Pavilion Education Project Pavilion Trust, Bexhill-on-Sea, 1994

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The Artist & War in the 20th Century | An age of conflict | BBC Publications 1967 | Speakers Francis Hoyland and T.G. Rosenthal. Published to coincide with a BBC radio programme | signed by R.A. Dunlop

The Artist & War in the 20th Century | An age of conflict | BBC Publications 1967 | Speakers Francis Hoyland and T.G. Rosenthal. Published to coincide with a BBC radio programme | signed by R.A. Dunlop

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Athene. The Journal of the Society of Education through Art | Vol 9 No 1 Winter 1958-9 | edited by Dennis Young | Herbert Read

Athene. The Journal of the Society of Education through Art | Vol 9 No 1 Winter 1958-9 | edited by Dennis Young | Herbert Read

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A Guide to the Teaching of Manuscript Writing by S.A.Golds | Blackie & Son, 1919

A Guide to the Teaching of Manuscript Writing by S.A.Golds | Blackie & Son, 1919

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The Moon Tree. An Essay on the Symbolic in Art written and illustrated by Duncan Killen | School of Design, Oxford Polytechnic, 1971 | limited edition signed and numbered

The Moon Tree. An Essay on the Symbolic in Art written and illustrated by Duncan Killen | School of Design, Oxford Polytechnic, 1971 | limited edition signed and numbered

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Handbook of Window Display, William Nelson Taft | 1st Edition 2nd Impression, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1926

Handbook of Window Display, William Nelson Taft | 1st Edition 2nd Impression, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1926

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What is modern painting? Alfred H. Barr | The Museum of Modern Art, New York 1945

What is modern painting? Alfred H. Barr | The Museum of Modern Art, New York 1945

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Art History Today by L.D. Ettlinger. An Inaugural Lecture | UCL 9 March 1961

Art History Today by L.D. Ettlinger. An Inaugural Lecture | UCL 9 March 1961

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Versus number 3 1994. Leeds University Fine Art Department journal | Editors Heidi Reitmaier and Rob Stone

Versus number 3 1994. Leeds University Fine Art Department journal | Editors Heidi Reitmaier and Rob Stone

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Winchester School of Art. Fine Art Degree Show 1984. 16 to 22 June 1984 | list of students and their works

Winchester School of Art. Fine Art Degree Show 1984. 16 to 22 June 1984 | list of students and their works

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Copy Technique in Advertising including a System of Copy Synthesis, a Classification of Copy Sources, and a Section on Copy Construction by Richard Surrey | McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1930

Copy Technique in Advertising including a System of Copy Synthesis, a Classification of Copy Sources, and a Section on Copy Construction by Richard Surrey | McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1930

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Prospectus of Photography. The department and its facilities | Guildford School of Art, 1960s | introduction by Ifor Thomas

Prospectus of Photography. The department and its facilities | Guildford School of Art, 1960s | introduction by Ifor Thomas

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Encounter magazine Volume XXVI, No.1 Jan 1966 | article on concrete poetry by Edward Lucie-Smith

Encounter magazine Volume XXVI, No.1 Jan 1966 | article on concrete poetry by Edward Lucie-Smith

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Image as Language – Aspects of British Art by Christopher Finch | Pelican, 1969

Image as Language – Aspects of British Art by Christopher Finch | Pelican, 1969

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Historic Ornament: Treatise on Decorative Art. Prehistoric, ancient, mediaeval, renaissance, art and architecture by James Ward | Chapman & Hall 1897

Historic Ornament: Treatise on Decorative Art. Prehistoric, ancient, mediaeval, renaissance, art and architecture by James Ward | Chapman & Hall 1897

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The Englishness of English Art by Nikolaus Pevsner | Architectural Press, 1956

The Englishness of English Art by Nikolaus Pevsner | Architectural Press, 1956

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Figures of Motion. Len Lye Selected Writings | Curnow/Horrocks, 1984 [kinetic art]

Figures of Motion. Len Lye Selected Writings | Curnow/Horrocks, 1984 [kinetic art]

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