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.
A vision of Spanish culture and society during the Golden Age, 1500–1700.
An exploration of André Breton’s life-long commitment to the visual arts.
The colourful story of fancy dress in Britain.
The first scholarly biography in English for nearly a century of Albertus Magnus.
The first general account of Italian poet Francesco Petrarca in over thirty years.