Best Art Books: Publishers
List of Top Publishers of Works on Visual Arts: Britain, Europe, America.

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Best Publishers of Art Books

Contents

• Britain
• Europe
• USA

Need information about who publishes the best art books? See below for a list of book publishers, in Europe, America and worldwide, specializing in all types of art, notably fine art. Publications include all subject areas, including monographs on the world's greatest visual artists, history of art periods/movements, educational and reference works on: painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, crafts, design, illustration, aesthetics, museum exhibitions and collections, objets d'art, and more. Plus learn-how-to books on drawing, colour charts, mixing colours, linear perspective, oils, watercolours and acrylics, for children and adults. See also: Best Art Schools.

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MOVEMENTS, PERIODS, ARTISTS
For more information, see:
History of Art
For answers to popular queries
about the evolution of art, see:
Art History Questions.

WORLD'S GREATEST ART WORKS
For a list of masterpieces
of painting & sculpture,
by contemporary artists, see:
Greatest Paintings Ever
Oils, watercolours, acrylics,
by the best painters.
Greatest Sculptures Ever
Top 3-D art in marble, stone,
bronze, wood, steel and
other media.
Best Artists of All Time
List of the Top 10 and Top 20
greatest painters & sculptors.

MOST VALUABLE ART
For information about the world's
most highly priced works of art
and record auction prices, see:
Top 10 Most Expensive Paintings
Top 20 Most Expensive Paintings
Most Expensive Irish Paintings

BEST ART MUSEUMS IN WORLD
Louvre
Hermitage
Uffizi
Prado Madrid
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Guggenheim (New York)
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Tate Gallery London
Pinakothek Munich

WORLD'S OLDEST ART
For a list of the earliest examples
of petroglyphs and cave painting
from prehistory, see:
Oldest Art - Top 10
Oldest Art - Top 50

Publishers of the Best Art Books in Britain/UK

AAPPL Artists and Photographers Press Ltd
London, United Kingdom
Art Publications: Art and photography books.

Antique Collectors' Club
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
Reference books on painting, sculpture, objets d'art.

Architectural Association School of Architecture
London, United Kingdom
Architecture, landscape, urban design; history, contemporary projects.

Art Books International
London, United Kingdom
Fine and applied arts, architecture, design, photography, graphics.

Art Data
London, United Kingdom
Catalogues on visual arts, architecture, photography, including British and foreign museum collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago Publications Dept
Chicago, USA
Books on visual arts, including textiles, conservation, architecture, paintings, decorative arts, photography and drawings, sculpture, and history of culture. See Art Institute of Chicago.

EVOLUTION OF FINE ART
For details about the development
of Western painting and sculpture
see: History of Art Timeline.

MEANING OF ART
For more about the different types,
styles and values of traditional and
contemporary visual art, see:
Definition of Art.

WORLDS TOP ARTISTS
For the greatest view painters, see:
Best Landcape Artists.
For the greatest still life art, see:
Best Still Life Painters.
For the greatest portraitists
see: Best Portrait Artists.
For the greatest genre-painting, see:
Best Genre Painters.
For the top allegorical painting,
see: Best History Painters.

Asia Ink
London, United Kingdom
Illustrated books on art, contemporary design history, with an emphasis on Asia.

AVA Publishing SA
West Sussex, United Kingdom
Educational books in applied visual arts, such as graphics, design, illustration, animation, photography, and architecture.

Book Works
London, United Kingdom
Contemporary artists books on well established, and new and emerging painters, sculptors and others.

Booth-Clibborn Editions
London, United Kingdom
Illustrated books on international fine art, plus museum books.

British Museum Press
London, United Kingdom
Range of museum-linked art, archeology and cultural publications.

Cameron & Hollis
Moffat, United Kingdom
Contemporary art including land art, art history, decorative art, collecting, cinematography and architecture.

Chaucer Press
London, United Kingdom
Books on fine art, architecture, literature, history, and biography.

Conran Octopus Ltd
London, United Kingdom
Illustrated books on interior design, decorating, crafts.

Eaglemoss Publishing Group Ltd
London, United Kingdom
Books on photography, crafts, art, home decorating, needlecrafts.

I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd
London, United Kingdom
Topics published include: art, architecture, film and visual culture.

Kodansha Europe Ltd
London, United Kingdom
Books on art, craft, design, architecture, in English, on Japan and S.E. Asia.

Kube Publishing Ltd
Leicester, United Kingdom
Topics published include: Islamic culture, including arts, artifacts and architecture.

Laurence King Publishing Ltd
London, United Kingdom
Graphic design, contemporary architecture fashion, product design, art and the humanities.

Liverpool University Press
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Topics published include: art and visual culture.

Lund Humphries
Farnham, United Kingdom
Fine art, decorative art, photography, architecture and design. Also publishes in conjunction with museums and galleries.

Merrell Publishers
London, United Kingdom
Books on visual arts, architecture, fine art photography, design.

N.G. Art Books
London, United Kingdom
Painting, sculpture and architecture.

National Galleries of Scotland
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
The NGS publishing department creates high quality art and photography books in support of exhibitions and its permanent collection.

National Gallery Company Limited
London, United Kingdom
Publishes books relating to the permanent collection and exhibition program.

National Portrait Gallery Publications
London, United Kingdom
Fine art, photography, biography and history.

Phaidon Press Ltd
London, United Kingdom
One of the world's best publishers of books on the visual arts including all areas of painting, sculpture, contemporary artworks, art history, artist monographs, biographies, styles and historical movements.

Philip Berrill International Ltd
Southport, United Kingdom
Topics published include: Everyone's Guide to... art book series, featuring drawing/sketching, watercolours, oils, acrylic painting, landscape pictures, portraits.

Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd
London, United Kingdom
Illustrated art books, museum guides, exhibiton catalogues, reference books, biographies/ monographs for art historians and collectors of works of art and objets d'art.

Prestel Publishing Ltd
London, United Kingdom
Topics published include: Fine and decorative arts, architecture, design, photography.

Reaktion Books Ltd
London, United Kingdom
Fine arts, design, architecture, cinematography, cultural studies.

River Books Press
London, United Kingdom
Illustrated books on the art, culture and history of Southeast Asia, notably Thailand.

Royal Academy of Arts RA Enterprises Ltd
London, United Kingdom - see also: Royal College of Art.
Art books, international exhibition catalogues on all aspects of fine and applied art.

Royal Collection Publications and Picture Library
London, United Kingdom
Royal Collection Publications produces books and catalogues of the British Royal Art Collection and the royal palaces.

Saraband
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Illustrated books on the arts, architecture, art history.

Sirrocco-Parkstone International
London, United Kingdom
Illustrated fine art books.

Slovart (UK) Ltd
Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom
Books on Czech and Slovakian art, artifacts, ojects d'art.

Southbank Publishing
London, United Kingdom
Photography and art books.

Stobart Davies
Ammanford, United Kingdom
Books on wood carving and woodworking skills for the professional craftsman and hobbyists.

Tate Publishing
London, United Kingdom
General art books, exhibition catalogues and gallery guides in the area of contemporary art and British art since 1500.

Thames & Hudson Ltd
London, United Kingdom
One of the world's most eminent art book publishers. Covers all aspects of art history, international and national painting movements, Old Masters, contemporary painters and sculptors, representational and abstract art, architecture, design and crafts from around the globe.

Trolley
London, United Kingdom
Award-winning photography and art books.

Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) Publications
London, United Kingdom
Popular and academic books on fine and decorative arts, architecture and photography. See also: Victoria and Albert Museum.

Verba Volant
London, United Kingdom
Illustrated books on interior design, art, and architecture.

Wiley-Academy A division of John Wiley & Sons
London, United Kingdom
Architecture, art, decorative arts and design.

Windsor Books International
Ruscombe, United Kingdom
Art, architecture and crafts.

Wisdom Tree
Reading, United Kingdom
Illustrated books on Indian art and culture.

Yale University Press
London, United Kingdom
Academic and general interest books in the humanities and social sciences, including art and architecture.

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Publishers of the Best Art Books in Europe

Austria

Phoibos-Verlag
Wien, Austria
Classical, Pre-historical and Christian archeology, books on Egyptology, types of ancient art, numismatics and epigraphy.

Belgium

Mercatorfonds NV
Brüssel, Belgium
Fine art books.

Prisme Editions
Brussels, Belgium
Books on visual arts, architects and artists.

Czech Republic

Aventinum Publishing House
Prague, Czech Republic
Topics published include: Art books, nature books, and children's books, illustrated by famous painters.

Denmark

Thaning & Appel
Copenhagen, Denmark
Books about fine art, artists, architecture.

Finland
Maahenki Ltd
Helsinki, Finland
Visual arts, particularly artistic photography, and contemporary folk art.

France

Anthese
Arcueil, France
Specialises in books on the works of great painters from 17th-20th century.

Biro Editeur
Paris, France
General art books.

Couleurs Contemporaines Bernard Chauveau Editeur
Suresnes, France
Modern and contemporary decorative arts, beaux-arts, and design.

Dessain et Tolra
Paris, France
Graphic art, crafts and hobbies.

European Colleges of Art
Ecole Des Beaux Arts Paris
Best Art Schools in Florence
Art Schools in Rome

Editions Citadelles & Mazenod
Paris, France
History of painting/sculpture, architecture, decorative arts.

Editions de I'Amateur
Paris, France
Painting, sculpture, ceramics, porcelain, antiquities, archeology.

Editions de la Villette Ecole d'Architecture de Paris La Villette
Paris, France
Urban architecture, design.

Editions du Musee Rodin
Paris, France
The Rodin Museum publishes up-to-date works and catalogues on the sculptures and work of Auguste Rodin.

Editions Marval Edigroup
Paris, France
Fine arts and photography.

Editions Menges / Sand
Paris, France
History of art, biographies of artists.

Editions Xavier Barral
Paris, France
Illustrated books on photography, visual arts and artists.

Hazan (Hachette Illustre)
Vanves, France
Architecture, design, art and photography.

Images en Manoeuvres Editions
Marseille, France
Photographic works, modern and contemporary art, architecture.

Lieux Dits
Lyon, France
Art, photography and architecture.

Terrail / Edigroup
Paris, France
Books on painting, architecture, sculpture.

Germany

Die Gestalten Verlag GmbH & Co. KG
Berlin, Germany
Design, fine art, architecture, illustration.

Edition Ehrt
Kleinmachnow, Germany
Original graphic books, artistic collections.

Elisabeth Sandmann Verlag
Munich, Germany
Illustrated books on art, cultural history.

Nazraeli Press
Berlin, Germany
Fine and applied arts.

Taschen GmbH
Köln, Germany
One of the world's leading producer's of fine art books. Covers everything from ancient and prehistoric art, to Greek sculpture, Roman reliefs, Byzantine iconography, Old Masters of Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, and Neoclassical eras. Also covers the modern era of painting and sculpture, including Impressionism, Cubism, Expressionism, Dada, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionists and Pop art, along with avant-garde contemporary artworks from around the world.

Greece

Kapon Editions
Athens, Greece
Archaeology, Greek art and civilization. Including monographs, and exhibition catalogues.

Melissa Publishing House
Athens, Greece
Illustrated books on art, archeology, architecture, interior design, history and Greek civilization.

Hungary

Officina Publishing
Budapest, Hungary
Illustrated non-fiction books on cultural history, archeology, and art.

Italy

Artvision Books
Antella (Florence), Italy
Illustrated general art books.

Arsenale Editrice-EBS Group
San Giovanni Lupatoto (VR), Italy
Art, architecture, archeology, photography.

Bolis Edizioni
Azzano S Paolo (BG), Italy
Illustrated books on art, architecture, photography.

Gabriele Mazzotta Editore
Milano, Italy
Focuses on 20th century art.

Grafiche Vianello Vianello Libri Publishing House
Ponzano Veneto (TV), Italy
Large-size photo books, books on architecture.

Hopefulmonster Editore s.r.l.
Torino, Italy
Contemporary visual art, including artists books, monographs, exhibition catalogues.

II Castello S.r.l.
Cornaredo (MI), Italy
Illustrated reference and how-to books on art techniques (painting, drawing, sketching), crafts, stained glass, wood-carving, origami, photography.

Johan & Levi Editore
Monza, Italy
Modern and contemporary art books, artists, monographs, biographies.

Libro Co. Italia Srl
San Casciano Val di Pesa (FI), Italy
Books on Italian art, architecture and religious art.

Magnus Edizioni SpA
Fagagna (Udine), Italy
Illustrated books on fine art, archeology, architecture.

Maurizio Corraini Srl
Mantova, Italy
Illustration and design.

Mondadori Electa SpA
Milano, Italy
Architecture, art and archeology, catalogues of exhibitions, museums and galleries.

Skira Editore
Milano-Genève, Italy
Monographs, exhibition catalogues on art, architecture, design, photography, archeology and art theory.

TREC Srl
Roma, Italy
Specializes in writings by Leonardo Da Vinci.

Vision Srl
Roma, Italy
Specializes in illustrations of archeological sites.

Netherlands

Amsterdam University Press
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Academic and trade publisher of books on art history, film and cultural studies.

Episode Publishers
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Books on art, culture, architecture.

Idea Books
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Books and catalogues on contemporary architecture, art, design, photography, and film.

NAi Publishers
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Publications on architecture, town planning, modern art and design.

THOTH Publishers
Bussum, Netherlands
Publishers of art, architecture, town planning, design, photography and history.

Valiz
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Contemporary art, photography, architecture, design, and typography. Theory, monographs, critique.

Veenman Drukkers B.V.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Artists books by young emerging artists.

Poland

Bosz Publishing House
Lesko, Poland
Illustrated books on art and cultural heritage, liaising with the best Polish artists and museums.

Russia

Agey Tomesh/WAM Publishing House
Moscow, Russia
Illustrated books on Russian and World art: including collections, museums, exhibitions.

AST Press
Moscow, Russia
Published range includes illustrated books on art.

Northern Pilgrim Publishing House
Moscow, Russia
Monographs and illustrated collections of medieval Russian art, architecture, Christian antiquities, metalwork, costumes, icons and iconography.

Slovo
Moscow, Russia
General art books.

Slovakia

Slovenska Narodna Galeria
Bratislava, Slovakia
Also publishes numerous fine art books, notably studies of Gothic architecture.

Spain

Actar/Actar-D
Barcelona, Spain
Architecture, graphic design, and contemporary art, focusing on works by established and emerging architects, designers, and photographers.

Ciruelo-Fanlasy Art DAC Editions
Barcelona, Spain
Fantasy art, prints.

Documenta Artes y Ciencias Visuales
Madrid, Spain
Books on art, photography, architecture, design

Electa
Barcelona, Spain
Art, architecture, archeology, design, catalogues of exhibitions, museums and galleries.

M. Moleiro Editor, S.A.
Barcelona, Spain
Fascimile Medieval and renaissance manuscripts, reference and fine art books.

Monsa Publications Instituto Monsa de Ediciones, S.A.
Barcelona, Spain
Architecture, art, design and graphic design.

Switzerland

Edition Dino Simonett
Zürich, Switzerland
Illustrated art books.

Edizioni Periferia Flurina & Gianni Paravicini-Tonz
Luzern, Switzerland
Contemporary art books.

JRP Ringier Kunstverlag AG
Zürich, Switzerland
Contemporary art, artists' books/writings, anthologies of avant-garde styles, exhibition catalogues.

Scheidegger & Spiess Publishers
Zürich, Switzerland
Art, photography, architecture, documentary literature on 20th and 21st century art.

Verlag Museum Rietberg
Zürich, Switzerland
Exhibition catalogues and monographs on world art (Islamic countries, India, China, Japan, Africa, Oceania, ancient Americas).

Publishers of the Best Art Books in America

Ars Libri Ltd
Boston, USA
Rare academic books in the area of fine arts, covering all periods/movements, from 16th-century architectural treatises to modern artworks and artists of the avant-garde.

Booklyn Artists Alliance
Brooklyn, USA
Contemporary handmade artists books by acclaimed artists including Chuck Close, Stephen Dupont, Veronika Schapers, Organik, and Christopher Wilde.

Dover Publications, Inc.
Mineola, USA
Fine art, graphic design (pictorial archive and clip art), crafts, architecture.

Empire Editions LLC
New York, USA
Illustrated books on photography, architecture, design, and the fine arts.

F + W Publications, Inc
Cincinnati, USA
Practical art and fantasy drawing instruction, crafts, woodworking, scrapbooking, and graphic design.

Getty Publications
Los Angeles, USA
Books on Greek and Roman sculpture, European paintings, drawings, photography, the history of art, and art documentation research.

Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
New York, USA
Art and art history, photography, design, architecture, fine and decorative arts.

Hudson Hills Press LLC
Manchester, USA
Fine art, architecture, photography and decorative arts.

Lark Books
Asheville, USA
Crafts, textiles, hobbies, art.

L'Aventurine
Chicago, USA
Books on architecture, design, ornaments, photography, typography.

Leonardo Publishing
New York, USA
Illustrated books about photography, art, design.

Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, USA
Produces academic and general fine art publications about The Metropolitan Museum of Art permanent collection, including exhibition catalogs, children's books.

MIT Press
Cambridge, USA
Academic and scholarly books in subject areas like art and architecture.

The Monacelli Press
New York, USA
Illustrated hardback and paperback books on art, architecture, decorative arts, photography, landscape, urbanism, and graphic design.

Museum of Modern Art
New York, USA
Produces books and catalogs on art, architecture, design, photography, and film.

National Gallery of Art Publishing Office, Washington, DC
Washington DC, USA
Range of fine art books.

Pennsylvania State University Press
University Park, USA
Publishes academic books on topics including art history.

Players Press Inc.
Studio City, USA
Books on the performing arts.

Prestel Publishing
New York, USA
Fine and decorative arts, architecture, design, photography.

Serindia Publications Inc.
Chicago, USA
Books on the arts of Tibet, the Himalayas and Central Asia; also, monographs on the history of Asian art history, plus museum and exhibition catalogues.

University of Illinois Press
Champaign, USA
Wide range of academic subjects including art and architecture.

Walter Foster Publishing
Laguna Hills, USA
Specializes in "howto" drawing and painting books.

Watson-Guptill Publications
New York, USA
Illustrated instructional and reference books for adults and children on art, craft, photography, performing and visual arts, architecture and interior design.

Yale University Press
New Haven
Scholarly and general interest books in the humanities, particularly art and architecture.

Publishers of the Best Art Books in the Near East

Insan Yayinlari
Istanbul, Turkey
Books on Islamic culture and civilization.

Israel Museum Products Ltd
Jerusalem, Israel
Publishers of book and exhibitions catalogues relating to archeology, judaica and Jewish art.

Publishers of the Best Art Books in Asia

Abhinav Publications
New Delhi, India
Books on art and architecture of India.

Asia One Product & Publishing Ltd
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Visual art, design and photography.

Graphic-Sha Publishing Co., Ltd
Tokyo, Japan
Books on design, art, architecture, photography, manga techniques and Japanese culture.

Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd
Ahmedabad, India
Illustrated books on Indian art, culture, history, architecture, photography, and crafts; catalogues and regerence works for art galleries and museums.

PIE Co., Ltd. (PIE Books)
Tokyo, Japan
Graphic design, visual art, photography, Japanese art and culture.

Tumbleweed Creative
Singapore, Singapore
Art/graphic books on Asian civilization, culture and philosophy.

Victionary Viction Workshop Ltd
North Point, Hong Kong
Design, graphic arts and illustration books.

• For more about the best books on painting, sculpture, printmaking or architecture, see: Art Encyclopedia.