Art Books Including sections on Art History, Art Appreciation and Art Techniques. Art History Art Appreciation Art History Renaissance by G C Argan This book is a general account of painting during the Renaissance period relating to its historical and social background.Top Irish Illuminated Manuscripts by James Johnson Sweeney Plates extracted from the Book of Darrow and the Book of Kells showing examples of monumental achievement in their time.Top Roman Art and Architecture by Mortimer Wheeler 216 illustrations, 60 of them in colour Mortimer Wheeler portrays an excellent review of the art of the Roman period.Top Art Appreciation A Fair View by Henk J van den Berg This is a review of Dutch painting, perhaps not by the Masters but of interest as it is intertwined with comments on Queen Beatrix and on Dutch life in general.Top An Artist Abroad by James McNeill Whistler This is a collection of Whistler's prints that were bestowed on the National Gallery of Australia through his sister-in-law after his death.Top Mona Lisa by Donald Sassoon Beguiling and alluring, this work says something to everyone, more than likely something different to everyone. That is it reaches our core and brings us out.Top