Ranging widely through history, myth, literature and art, this new account of the fairy shows the terror lurking behind Tinkerbell.
A broad, accessible history of reading from antiquity to today, which also assesses its future.
An illuminating reappraisal of Belgian surrealist artist René Magritte.
In Kazimir Malevich: The Climax of Disclosure, now available in a compact pocket format, Rainer Crone and David Moos trace the artist’s development from his... Læs mere
From the Vikings to the Moomins, the Brothers Grimm and the Three Billy Goats Gruff, Trolls: An Unnatural History explores the panoply of trolls and their history and their continuing presence today.
How did wine surpass all other beverages to achieve global domination? In Wine, Marc Millon travels back to the origins of modern man to find the answer, discovering that this heady drink is intertwined with the roots of civilization itself.
A full account of Renaissance artist Raphael’s prodigious yet short-lived career.
Explores humankind’s age-old quest for the meaning of fossils.
Offering engaging meditations on solitude, absence and stillness, Peter Davidson shows north to be a goal rather than a destination, a place of revelation that is always somewhere ultimate and austere.
Niccolo Guicciardini's enlightening biography offers an accessible introduction to Newton's celebrated work in mathematics, optics and astronomy and to how Newton... Læs mere
Dedicated to art practices that mobilize the model of the archive, this book demonstrates the ways in which such 'archival artworks' probe the possibilities of what art is and what it can do.
A ground-breaking, beautifully illustrated study of the father of French painting, Nicolas Poussin.