The ambiguous, provocative Austrian composer and conductor Gustav Mahler.
An engaging, wide-ranging journey through Italy’s regions and food history.
Now in paperback, the first comprehensive history in English of the food of Spain.
An engaging account of how Michelangelo’s art was viewed in its own time.
An exploration of cannibal monsters and ghouls that feast on human flesh.
The life and music of Maurice Ravel, a fascinating mind in a turbulent age.
A provocative account of how subjective experience rules society today.
A magisterial portrayal of English Christianity over the last 1,400 years
A riposte to the widely accepted belief that museum collections are illegitimately acquired.
An immersive, beautifully illustrated journey through medieval manuscript production.
Provides new insights into the influential, yet enigmatic intellectual Jean Baudrillard.
A revealing portrait of Romantic writer, composer and public figure E.T.A. Hoffmann.