A masterful, beautifully written account of Titian’s work and life, featuring many fine images from the artist’s long career.
A lavishly illustrated reinterpretation of Humphry Repton’s life, methods and designs.
An investigation into the origin and development of writing throughout the world.
A beautifully illustrated book that offers a new account of the status of maps and geographical knowledge in the early modern world.
Charts the human love affair with the heavens in both art and science.
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
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.
Now available in paperback, this is the first truly global survey of communist poster art.