A revelatory account of early Islam’s great diversity by the world’s leading scholar of early Qur’anic manuscripts
A radical rethinking of how to make distressed urban neighborhoods more livable while preserving the residents’ ability to live there
An innovative exploration of the intersection of graphic design and American art of the 1960s and 1970s
A definitive account of the great revolt of Jews against Rome and the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple
A collection of the finest stories from the Irish author of The Dirty Dust, published fifty years after his death
A deep—and darkly comic—dive into the nature of disasters, and the ways they shape how we think about ourselves in the world
An introduction to poetry geared toward the study of song
A richly illustrated exploration of how late Georgian gardens associated with medical practitioners advanced science, education, and agricultural experimentation
A comprehensive study of the connection between Calvinist missions and Dutch imperial expansion during the early modern period
An in-depth look into the life of Romantic essayist Charles Lamb and the legacy of his work
An urgent plea for a broader understanding and awareness of the unconsidered dangers of new genetic technologies
Brings together, for the first time, Lucian Freud's oil on copper paintings, including his lost portrait of Francis Bacon and two works that have never been reproduced before.