Presents the inside story of one of the major intellectual breakthroughs of our time - the great decipherment of an ancient Maya script revised with the advanced developments.... Læs mere
One of the world’s most respected writers on art investigates the very different ways painting has given form to the afterlife.
Here is the full story of the Vikings from their origins in Scandinavia during the early first millennium AD, through the incredible period of raiding, trading and settling known as the Viking Age, to the last surviving settlements in fifteenth-century Greenland.
Featuring interviews with leading contemporary designers, including Paul Smith, Stephen Jones, and Maria Cornejo and education professionals, this title... Læs mere
In less than a century the Incas rose from obscure origins to build one of the largest empires of the ancient world.
Showcases the work of 38 truly innovative and inspirational artists who use low-cost, low-tech media and often totally original techniques to produce work... Læs mere
Features 128 pages of photographs and suggested activities to draw, colour and paint your own personal album, paint the missing half of a portrait, fill a vase with flowers,... Læs mere
Divided into three: 'Draw', 'Paint', 'Make', this book celebrates and discusses the work of forty-five urban artists, extraordinarily diverse but united by one basic... Læs mere
Building on the visionary design system that architect Fritz Haller and engineer aul Scharer developed in 1965 for Swiss furniture... Læs mere
A major overview of Japanese residential architecture of the past five years by big names (including three Pritzker prize-winners) and emerging architects, now available in paperback.
The spiral is the natural form of growth, and has become, in every culture and in every age, man's symbol of the progress of the soul towards eternal life.
This volume traces the development of Russian art from 1863 to 1922. It discusses the major movements and artists involved.