A bold new account of the lives of pre-modern painters.
A new account of the Renaissance author and architect Leon Battista Alberti.
A fascinating journey through the long history of infection.
An engaging and accessible biography of Sigmund Freud.
Analyses how our view of medieval history has been shaped by film.
A new account of French poet, novelist, essayist and film writer Blaise Cendrars.
A beautifully illustrated insight into the astonishing world of the chicken.
From the arrival of Italian ice-cream vendors and German pork butchers, to the rise of curry as the national dish, this book reveals the... Læs mere
A rich cultural history of the British ‘way of tea’.
An investigation of Spain’s remarkable yet little-known 20th-century architecture.
A much-needed critical re-assessment of language in contemporary art.
A beautifully history of imaginary animals from Palaeolithic art to Harry Potter.