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Best Art & Design Books from International

Books about art and design range from scholarly monographs to accessible surveys, from artists' own accounts of their practice to cultural histories of visual movements. International has produced some of the most internationally recognised works in art & design, with titles that have appeared on major prize lists and critical surveys worldwide. This page ranks the best art & design from International by editorial consensus.

#1
Cover of La Divina Commedia
literary-fiction

La Divina Commedia

Dante Alighieri· 1472
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#2
Cover of Анна Каренина
literary-fiction

Анна Каренина

Лев Толстой· 1876
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#3
Cover of Picasso
biography-memoir

Picasso

Pablo Picasso· 1926
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score55/100
#4
Cover of Corinne
literary-fiction

Corinne

Germaine de Staël· 1786
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#5
Cover of The Quest of the Sacred Slipper
literary-fiction

The Quest of the Sacred Slipper

Sax Rohmer· 1914
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#6
Cover of Crucial Instances
classic-literature

Crucial Instances

Edith Wharton· 1901
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#7
Cover of Signs of change
classic-literature

Signs of change

William Morris· 1888
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#8
Cover of Harold and the Purple Crayon
classic-literature

Harold and the Purple Crayon

Crockett Johnson· 1976
Library Journal
Editorial Score50/100
#9
Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan shozō Meijiki kankō tosho maikuro-ban shūsei
biography-memoir

Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan shozō Meijiki kankō tosho maikuro-ban shūsei

Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan (Japan)· 1991
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#10
Cover of Paul Klee
biography-memoir

Paul Klee

Paul Klee· 1930
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#11
Cover of Lyonel Feininger
biography-memoir

Lyonel Feininger

Lyonel Feininger· 1950
Library Journal
Editorial Score50/100
#12
Cover of Diego Rivera
biography-memoir

Diego Rivera

Diego Rivera· 1929
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#13
Cover of Creative and mental growth
psychology

Creative and mental growth

Viktor Lowenfeld· 1947
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#14
Cover of Le Corbusier
travel-exploration

Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier· 1938
Library Journal
Editorial Score50/100
#15
Cover of Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler
art-design

Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler

Georg Gottfried Dehio· 1924
Library Journal
Editorial Score50/100
#16
Cover of Old New York (False Dawn / New Year's Day / Old Maid / Spark)
art-design

Old New York (False Dawn / New Year's Day / Old Maid / Spark)

Edith Wharton· 1924
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#17
Cover of L'art moderne
art-design

L'art moderne

Joris-Karl Huysmans· 1883
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#18
Cover of Antiquités étrusques, grecques et romaines
art-design

Antiquités étrusques, grecques et romaines

Pierre-François Hugues d'Hancarville· 1766
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#19
Cover of Lexique des termes d'art
art-design

Lexique des termes d'art

Jules Adeline· 1880
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#20
Cover of Aristotle's theory of poetry and fine art
art-design

Aristotle's theory of poetry and fine art

Samuel Henry Butcher· 1895
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#21
Cover of The two paths, Love's meinie
art-design

The two paths, Love's meinie

John Ruskin· 1800
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#22
Cover of Sesame and lilies, Unto this last-the queen of the air, The storm cloud of the nineteenth century
art-design

Sesame and lilies, Unto this last-the queen of the air, The storm cloud of the nineteenth century

John Ruskin· 1871
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#23
Cover of The cabinet-maker and upholsterer's drawing-book
art-design

The cabinet-maker and upholsterer's drawing-book

Thomas Sheraton· 1791
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#24
Cover of La theorie et la pratique du jardinage
art-design

La theorie et la pratique du jardinage

A.-J Dézallier d'Argenville· 1709
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#25
Cover of Woodward's architecture, landscape gardening and rural art
art-design

Woodward's architecture, landscape gardening and rural art

George E. Woodward· 1867
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#26
Cover of Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française du XIe au XVI siècle
art-design

Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française du XIe au XVI siècle

Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc· 1800
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#27
Cover of Histoire d'une maison
art-design

Histoire d'une maison

Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc· 1873
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#28
Cover of Entretiens sur l'architecture
art-design

Entretiens sur l'architecture

Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc· 1863
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#29
Cover of Quattro libri dell'architettura
art-design

Quattro libri dell'architettura

TETRIS· 1570
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#30
Cover of Woodward's national architect
art-design

Woodward's national architect

George E. Woodward· 1869
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#31
Cover of The city and country builder's and workman's treasury of designs
art-design

The city and country builder's and workman's treasury of designs

Batty Langley· 1740
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#32
Cover of The builder's jewel, or, The youth's instructor and workman's remembrancer
art-design

The builder's jewel, or, The youth's instructor and workman's remembrancer

Batty Langley· 1758
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#33
Cover of The builder's jewel
art-design

The builder's jewel

Batty Langley· 1741
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#34
Cover of Il ferro nell'arte italiana
art-design

Il ferro nell'arte italiana

Giulio Ferrari· 1900
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#35
Cover of The American builder's companion
art-design

The American builder's companion

Asher Benjamin· 1811
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#36
Cover of Parallèle de l'architecture antique avec la moderne
art-design

Parallèle de l'architecture antique avec la moderne

Fréart, Roland sieur de Chambray· 1664
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#37
Cover of The Englishman's castle
art-design

The Englishman's castle

John Edwards Gloag· 1944
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#38
Cover of The genius of architecture, or, The analogy of that art with our sensations
art-design

The genius of architecture, or, The analogy of that art with our sensations

Nicolas Le Camus de Mézières· 1780
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#39
Cover of The architectural history of the University of Cambridge and of the colleges of Cambridge and Eton
art-design

The architectural history of the University of Cambridge and of the colleges of Cambridge and Eton

Willis, Robert· 1886
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#40
Cover of The modern builder's assistant
art-design

The modern builder's assistant

William Halfpenny· 1757
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#41
Cover of Patents for inventions
art-design

Patents for inventions

Great Britain. Patent Office.· 1870
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#42
Cover of Animal locomotion
art-design

Animal locomotion

Eadweard Muybridge· 1887
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#43
Cover of The Photographic History of the Civil War in Ten Volumes, Volume 1
art-design

The Photographic History of the Civil War in Ten Volumes, Volume 1

Francis Trevelyan Miller· 1911
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#44
Cover of Twelve million black voices
art-design

Twelve million black voices

Richard Wright· 1941
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#45
Cover of Photogenic manipulation
art-design

Photogenic manipulation

Robert J. Bingham· 1847
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#46
Cover of Descriptive zoopraxography, or, The science of animal locomotion made popular
art-design

Descriptive zoopraxography, or, The science of animal locomotion made popular

Eadweard Muybridge· 1893
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#47
Cover of The negative
art-design

The negative

Ansel Adams· 1948
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#48
Cover of Mr. Lincoln's camera man, Mathew B. Brady
art-design

Mr. Lincoln's camera man, Mathew B. Brady

Roy Meredith· 1946
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#49
Cover of American photographs
art-design

American photographs

Walker Evans· 1938
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#50
Cover of Iconographie photographique de la Salpêtrière
art-design

Iconographie photographique de la Salpêtrière

Désiré Magloire Bourneville· 1876
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
Happy Children
The Parenting Companion
Happy Children
What Evolution Actually Built Your Child’s Emotions For
Your child’s emotions are not the problem. They are the operating system.
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