‘This picturebook has humour and heart … zinging colours … fun and bold and stylish … splendid’ Sunday Times, Children’s Book of the Week
Harry Gruyaert was one of the European photographers to explore the creative potential of colour in the 1970s and 1980s. This book brings together his work, including images from his renowned 1972 series TV Shots and the later Made in Belgium, in one beautifully produced volume.
A photographic voyage to the remote studios of Japan’s most fascinating and ingenious contemporary craftspeople.
A thought-provoking exploration of monogamy's benefits and limitations, and a look at the merits of other relationship models
An accessible, wide-ranging exploration of the effects of neoliberal globalization on the economy, culture and politics of nation states and individuals
The Greek myths have a universal appeal, reaching far beyond the time and physical place in which they were created. In this book, the... Læs mere
The making of pictures has a history going back perhaps 100,000 years to an African shell used as a paint palette. In this book, each chapter... Læs mere
First published in 1789, this is a study of the flora and fauna of the parish of Selborne in Hampshire. This volume also includes the author's correspondence with the two distinguished naturalists, Thomas Penant and the Honourable Daines Barrington.
An insightful look at the arguments for and against universal adoption of a vegan diet and lifestyle.
Accompanies the biggest ever exhibition on the Flemish master Jan Van Eyck, a once-in-a-lifetime experience that makes the artist’s world more tangible than ever before.
Devotes itself exclusively to rings, considering them thematically rather than chronologically. This title considers rings in all their forms and makes us delight in them as works of art, and makes their context come alive through paintings, drawings and vivid quotations.
The story of Venice’s Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, ‘the Unfinished Palazzo’, told through the lives of three of its most unconventional, passionate and fascinating residents – Luisa Casati, Doris Castlerosse and Peggy Guggenheim.