Listmania!
Recommended Reading- Level 4
Art History (Basics)Art History (Basics) by Grant Pooke
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £7.72
very good introduction to major ideas , themes and movements
Ways of Seeing (Penguin Modern Classics)Ways of Seeing (Penguin Modern Classics) by John Berger
Buy new: £5.96 / Used from: £3.66
classic text, also a tv documentary
Reading Images: The Grammar of Visual DesignReading Images: The Grammar of Visual Design by Gunther Kress
Buy new: £17.12 / Used from: £16.38
useful book introducing the idea of social semiotics and multi modal readings of imagery within visual culture
Visual Methodologies: An Introduction to the Interpretation of Visual MethodsVisual Methodologies: An Introduction to the Interpretation of Visual Methods by Dr Gillian Rose
Buy new: £17.39 / Used from: £17.19
another key text
The Handbook of Visual AnalysisThe Handbook of Visual Analysis
Buy new: £17.78 / Used from: £14.00
Semiotics: The Basics: 2 (Basics)Semiotics: The Basics: 2 (Basics) by Daniel Chandler
Buy new: £9.99 / Used from: £6.00
good introduction into semiotics
A Short Guide to Writing About Art (Short Guides)A Short Guide to Writing About Art (Short Guides) by Sylvan Barnet
Buy new: £19.29 / Used from: £18.92
Languages of Art: An Approach to a Theory of SymbolsLanguages of Art: An Approach to a Theory of Symbols by Nelson Goodman
Buy new: £9.01 / Used from: £7.28
Picture Theory: Essays on Verbal and Visual RepresentationPicture Theory: Essays on Verbal and Visual Representation by WJT Mitchell
Buy new: £16.03 / Used from: £12.50
What Is Graphic Design For? (Essential Design Handbooks)What Is Graphic Design For? (Essential Design Handbooks) by Alice Twemlow
Buy new: £14.74 / Used from: £9.95
Design and Art (Documents of Contemporary Art Series)Design and Art (Documents of Contemporary Art Series) by A Coles
Buy used from: £15.81
The CraftsmanThe Craftsman by Richard Sennett
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £4.14