A new translation of Giorgio Vasari’s Life of Raphael, fully illustrated, and edited by leading scholars.
Handkerchief, pochette, fazelleto, panuelo, mouchoir de poche, tenugui, hankachi or hank. They all mean one thing. A small innocent square of fabric. Place one in a... Læs mere
A superbly written and tightly argued appraisal of the political and religious ramifications of one of the fundamental topics in the history of art – the artistic encounter with the transcendent.
A reduced edition of this cornucopia of Karl Lagerfeld’s legendary maxims.
A one-of-a-kind book of pop-ups based on the works of Leonardo da Vinci.
A jawdropping book of photographs that transports the reader into space aboard the Rosetta probe.
From the green, terracotta and ochre of the Ionian Islands in the west, to the brilliant blue and white of the Aegean, the villages of Greece... Læs mere
Beneath the original Venetian glass and rosewood case at La Specola in Florence lies Clemente Susini's Anatomical Venus (c. 1790), a perfect object whose luxuriously bizarre... Læs mere
A fresh take on the history of architecture, using cultural timelines to reveal little-known connections between society, engineering, and design.
Takes the reader on an international tour of macabre and devotional architectural masterpieces in nearly 20 countries. This book... Læs mere