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Brilliant Plumage. An unsurpassed monument in the history of scientific illustration Edward Lear may be best known for his nonsense verse, but in his early years he excelled as an illustrator of birds and reptiles. This set of 42 hand-co...

Twisted Brilliance. Obsessive, radical, disturbing: Egon Schiele With his revolutionary and liberated view of the naked body and sexuality, Egon Schiele emphatically wrote himself into the history of art at the beginning of the last century. Even ...

Craft one of the most original artists of our time into 3D! Intricate patterns, elegant geometries, and mind-boggling graphics are trademarks of the magical visual world of Dutch artist M.C. Escher (1898-1972).   Mysterious and mathematica...

Sharp angles, strange forms, lurid colours, and distorted perspectives are classic hallmarks of Expressionism, the twentieth-century movement that prioritized emotion over objective reality.  Though particularly present in Germany and Austria...

Fashion Masterclass. Defining design of the 20th and 21st centuries From Azzedine Alaïa, Cristóbal Balenciaga, and Coco Chanel to Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent, and Vivienne Westwood, a century’s worth of fashion greats f...

Into the Night. All you need to know about Film Noir Explore the dark and brooding elegance of Film Noir with this essential handbook to the genre, exploring key noir themes and their most representative movies. Copiously illustrated with film sti...

Tearing Things Up. The radical gestures of Lucio Fontana Italian artist Lucio Fontana literally tore the art establishment apart. Trained as a sculptor, he combined form and colour in radical spatial gestures, most famously his slashed canvases of...

Home Sweet Home. A remarkable photographic exploration of life on Earth Frans Lanting’s photographs are a striking exploration of existence on Earth. The renowned wildlife photographer journeyed across the globe to capture these images of bo...

A Legacy in Stone. Castles and fortresses of medieval Europe Follow photographer Frédéric Chaubin as he embarks on a unique, century-spanning journey through Europe. Featuring images of more than 200 buildings in 21 co...

Unflinching truth. Portraits which scrutinized beneath the skin Lucian Freud (1922–2011) was interested in the telling of truth. Always operating outside the main currents of 20th-century art, the esteemed portrait painter observed his subje...

Original Covers. The golden age of Black music Following the success of Jazz Covers, this epic volume of groove assembles over 500 legendary covers from a golden era in Black music. Psychedelia meets Black Power, sexual liberation meets social con...

The Complete Gaudí. Freedom of form with the “Dante of architecture” Antoni Gaudí merged Orientalism, natural forms, and new materials into a unique Modernista aesthetic that put Barcelona on the global architecture map. ...

A Frenchman in Tahiti. Gauguin’s search for pristine originality and unadulterated nature Paul Gauguin (1848–1903) was not cut out for finance. Nor did he last particularly long in the French Navy, or as a tarpaulin salesman in Copenha...

Ol’ Blue Eyes Is Back. Gay Talese’s New Journalism triumph, Frank Sinatra Has a Cold “Sinatra with a cold is Picasso without paint, Ferrari without fuel — only worse. For the common cold robs Sinatra of that ...

Italian architect and designer Gio Ponti (1891–1979) is difficult to pin down. With an extraordinarily prolific output and eclectic style, his oeuvre remains one of the most diverse and groundbreaking in design history. Trained initially in arc...