Subject: Aesthetics (Keywords)

Rooted in the idea that architecture and interior design have the power to influence how we feel and that we are, for better and for worse, different people in different buildings, this book suggests how we might learn to build better, more attractive dwellings in which we would stand a higher ch...

John Barrow looks at the relationship between the way our understanding of the universe reflects the ways in which evolution has shaped our brains, and our expression of that understanding in science, maths and art.

From Botticelli to birdsong, Mozart, and the Turner Prize, Roger Scruton explores what it means for something to be beautiful. This thought-provoking introduction to the philosophy of beauty draws conclusions that helps us to find greater sense of meaning in the beautiful objects around us.

The body is no longer a given and to possess a flawless one has become the ambition of millions around the world. The author has come to realise that the way we view our bodies is the mirror of how we view ourselves which means our body is a measure of our worth. In this book she tackles the ques...

What is landscape? When and why did we begin to cherish images of nature? This text explores many issues raised by the great range of ideas and images of the natural world in Western art since the Renaissance.

'A Night At The Majestic' evokes the luxury & glamour of early 20th century Paris, the intellectual achievement of the modernist movement & the gossip, intrigue & scandal of aristocratic France.

'On Beauty' is neither a history of art, nor a history of aesthetics but Umberto Eco draws on the histories of both these disciplines to define the ideas of beauty that have informed sensibilities from the classical world to modern times.

The term 'gorgeousness' describes an energy that is unique to every woman. It is the individual quality of your You-Ness. In a world immersed in visual media, where stick-thin models are used to sell everything, teenage girls are under increasing pressure to achieve an unattainable physical perfe...