Michael Peppiatt, a major art critic and close friend of Francis Bacon's, offers an entertaining and uniquely well-informed portrait of this complex artist.
An up-to-the-minute account of ten of the most exciting archaeological discoveries in Britain over the past decade.
The first monograph of the celebrated mind-altering artist and album cover designer Leif Podhajsky.
An ambitious yet accessible account of Britain’s Neolithic Revolution that examines how the early agricultural settlers on our island shaped their landscape – and thus our own.
A revised and updated edition of this ambitious and vibrant publication, described by Black & White Photography as 'superb … a wide-ranging, comprehensive and informative book that is also a pleasure to read'.
The bestselling, comprehensive introduction, which offers multiple ways of looking at the visual arts from prehistory to the 21st century
An extensive collection of typographic compositions that celebrate the ability of letterforms to express narratives and voice.
A brand-new approach to drawing that makes it fun and accessible for everyone, based on first-hand teaching methods developed over twenty years.
A redefinition of contemporary Chinese art of the last forty years in the context of unprecedented cultural, political and urban transformation.
A revised and expanded edition of one of the most original and important books ever written on this enigmatic artist.
A unique survey of forty architect-engineers who have been pioneers in both aesthetic design and technological innovation.