In Animals, we discover a different side to the famed photographer who skillfully explores animals’ complex relationship with humans and the environment.Tenderness abounds, partic...więcej »
How did the jaguar get his spots? What happened to the four suns that came before our own? Where was Aztlan, mythical homeland of the Aztecs?For decades, the popular image of the Mexica...więcej »
Surprising, questioning, challenging, enriching: the Pocket Perspectives series celebrates writers and thinkers who have helped shape the conversation across the arts. Mixing classic and contempora...więcej »
A hands-on monster collage studio that will delight and inspirePaper Monsters is a hands- on collage studio for young children. Budding artists can create seven collage pictures of mons...więcej »
A concise history of Paris and the great events and personalities, from prehistory to the present, that have shaped its unique cultural legacy.Once described as "that metropolis of...więcej »
The story of modern British art history told through the stories of its women.Consider for a moment the history of modern art in Britain; you may struggle to land on a narrative that fe...więcej »
This boxset contains seven books, together creating a comprehensive collection of the Brontë Sisters’ best and much-loved works. Beautifully packaged in a ridged, matt-laminated slipcase...więcej »
The power and glory of illuminated biblesIn the beginning was the word, and in the Middle Ages were kings, princes, and high-ranking religious members whose wealth and influence produced illu...więcej »
A visual history of the world’s magic megalopolisWalt Disney dreamed for decades about opening the ultimate entertainment venue, but it wasn’t until the early 1950s that his handp...więcej »
Tells the fascinating story of the journey taken by the Bauhaus – both the concept behind the school and some of the individuals who represented it – from Germany to Britain and the USA...więcej »
Slavic cultures are far-ranging, comprising East Slavs (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus), West Slavs (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland) and South Slavs (the countries of former Yugoslavia plus Bulgaria), ...więcej »
Myth, Muscle, and Sexy MaidensThe wonders of fantasy artFantasy art, that colorful blend of myth, muscle and sexy maidens, took off in 1923 with the launch of Weird Tales magazine...więcej »
A plain speaking, jargon-free account of contemporary art that identifies key themes and approaches, providing the reader with a clear understanding of the contexts in which art is being made today...więcej »
A fresh look at the stories at the heart of Norse mythology, exploring their cultural impact right up to the present day. The heroes and villains of Norse mythology have endured for centuries, inf...więcej »
Tom’s iconic images of hypermasculine military menWhen we think Tom of Finland we first picture muscular, macho young men in military gear. Tom’s vision of masculine perfection wa...więcej »
Tom’s take on policemen and criminalsTom’s taste for police officers and felons—and for sexual tension between the two—developed late in his career. “I’ve ...więcej »
From Snow White to Cinderella, Rapunzel to Rumpelstiltskin, the Brothers Grimm bequeathed a canon of stories which have become literary and childhood classics. The most widely read story collection...więcej »
This is a smart and succinct guide to the rich tradition of Japanese mythology, from the earliest recorded legends of Izanagi and Izanami, their divine offspring and the creation of Japan, to medie...więcej »
Trail running is as simple as it sounds: just put one foot in front of the other, somewhere unpaved and outdoors. The opportunities it presents are endless, with a wide variety of routes that stret...więcej »
An unprecedented collection of artists’ record covers from the 1950s to todaySince the dawn of modernism, visual and music production have had a particularly intimate relationship. From...więcej »