Arts Mysteries from Tom Heywood Books

Haining's fascinating book examines whether the source of Mary Shelley's famous book was in fact an eccentric English scientist called Andrew Crosse. An excellent copy: pages are bright and clean and unmarked. DJ is unclipped and only the very slightest of age wear. Please see all photos. Now covered in a professional removable clear cover.

Anthropologist Dr Robert Layton discusses fundamental problems related to the very nature of art, such as the definition of art in terms of aesthetics, or symbolic imagery; the importance of the cultural, social and political background of art objects and their function in societies; the use of art for visual communication and the development of different styles within one culture.… Read more about this item

Zenner's entertaining book looks in detail at the claim for Christopher Marlowe in fact being Shakespeare himself. Well researched and written, a good addition to the attribution questions around Shakespeare. An excellent copy. Pages are clean and bright and unmarked, just the slightest sense of ageing. Cover is excellent, just a little rubbing here and there and some very minor… Read more about this item

Fascinating analysis of the Shakespeare texts and the secrets they seem to hide. The author decodes the Bard's works and looks to finally identify whether Shakespeare was indeed the original writer. Great addition to any collectors of books on the Shakespeare authorship question. Excellent condition. Pages are clean and bright with no markings or wear. DJ complete and as new. 277pp… Read more about this item

The Aztec Codex Mendoza was prepared on the authority of the first Viceroy of New Spain. Its intended recipient was the emperor Charles V. Specially written by an Aztec painted book artist (a 'tlacuilo'), using the native pictographic form of writing, its purpose was to allow the monarch to get a view of what his strange new dominions were like.… Read more about this item

Professor Shapiro turns his attention to the authorship of Shakespeare. For 200 years after the Bard's death, no one had questioned whether someone else had in fact written the famous plays. Since then dozens of rivals have been posited as potential candidates. Shapiro retraces the source of the controversy and weaves his way through a fascinating path of false claimants,… Read more about this item

Trying to prove someone else 'wrote' Shakespeare has become fairly commonplace. Lifelong cryptologists the Friedmans decided to give these theories a fair hearing, by focusing on objectively investigating cipher systems. The Friedmans document the history and foundations of such theories, before thoroughly examining and critiquing a great number of them. A rigorous and fascinating work. An excellent copy. Pages are clean,… Read more about this item

William Shakespeare's life, obscured by literary mythology, has remained an enigma for the past 400 years, and the aim of this book is to reveal the mystery behind this enigma. It is a "quest for Shakespeare", unravelling a series of strands in order to understand the man and the major influences which shaped his life and writing. Razzell, formerly at… Read more about this item

Du Maurier picks up where she began in her earlier book about the young Bacon, Golden Lads. Here, her aim is illuminate the many facets of Bacon's remarkable personality for the general reader. This book expertly follows the thinker, lawyer and politician over 25 years. She also gives some time over to Bacon's alleged occult tinkering, the Shakespeare-authorship issue, and… Read more about this item

Scientist and author of over 30 books, Adler examines some of the well known hoaxes made in the name of science. All the true stories are different and each offers a twist. His wife Ruth provides the illustrations. A nice copy. Pages are clean and unmarked. DJ is price clipped and with some general ageing and wear, including a couple… Read more about this item

Excellent copy of Ken Talbot's book on the master forger De Hory. Talbot was De Hory's patron in later years and reexamines de Hory's life and work. De Hory was capable of imitating the twentieth century's masters such as Picasso, Dufy, Modigliani and Matisse. His creations duped dealers, collectors and even the painters themselves. The book tells the story of… Read more about this item

John Dee was Renaissance England's first great Hermetic magus, a philosopher magician but also a respected scientist. Dr French's book shows Dee was a truly universal man who investigated all areas of knowledge. French indicates Dee's profound influence on later generations. Hugh Trevor-Roper noted that Dr French "has written a remarkable book". An excellent copy. Pages are remarkably clean,… Read more about this item