Книги издательства Thames & Hudson

Drawing on his unique experience at the helm of three major British art institutions, Charles Saumarez Smith traces how art museums across the world have changed over the past eighty years How have art museums changed in the past century? Where ar...

A unique approach to the history of art told through the story of colour and pigments. Did you know that the ultramarine that shimmers at the centre of Vermeer’s Milkmaid connects that masterpiece with 6th-century Zoroastrian paintings found...

A celebration of the visual artistry behind the evolution of sound recording with specially commissioned photography of iconic, rarely-seen artefacts from the collections of the EMI Archive Trust Charting the truly global story of the evolution of...

An extensively illustrated compendium of 45 expertly selected illuminated bibles that transport the reader through 1,000 years of history and across the Christian world For two millennia the Bible has inspired the creation of art. Within this lega...

The story of the illustrated book from the earliest printed books to the present day, told through the collections of the V&A’s National Art Library Throughout history, images have been used to reflect the meaning of words and to enhance...

Never-before-published drawings by Andy Warhol, telling the story of a cheeky snake and the glittering constellation of celebrities that surround him Noa the Boa is a slave to fashion with the heart of an actor and an obsession with celebrity. He ...

A fascinating, narrative biography of the art movement that transformed the modern world, tracing the lives and activities of the key protagonists as they set about a revolution in art. October 1917. The Russian Revolution wipes the old tsarist em...

A year-by-year history of the people and events which shaped the evolution of jazz from its roots in Africa and the southern United States to the myriad urban styles heard around the world today Updated and Revised Edition The Chronicle of Jazz...

‘The definitive guide to the history of western costume’ Antiques Info Here, in more than one thousand full-colour illustrations, is the history of Western costume, from ancient Egypt to Paris fashion. John Peacock’s meticul...

A revised and updated edition of Sir John Summerson's classic book. Derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture in antiquity, the classical style has long dominated the history of western architecture from the Renaissance to th...

Celebrates the most remarkable assemblage of jewellery in the world still used in royal ceremony in a tradition going back over a millennium This sumptuous volume, which includes a complete inventory of every item of the Crown Jewels in the Tower ...

An updated edition of this essential practical handbook for all those involved in, or studying, the dynamic field of curating From pitching your ideas and writing loan requests to working with artists, lenders and art handlers, to writing interpre...

A compelling and authoritative overview of the drawings of Vincent van Gogh, one of the most celebrated and intriguing figures in the history of art. Vincent van Gogh's (1853-1890) drawings are some of the most familiar and expressive in the h...

The Earth has changed… A new edition of this classic book, with nearly 100 new photographs by Yann Arthus-Bertrand The result of a five-year airborne odyssey across five continents and sixty countries, The Earth from the Air is the bestsell...

The world’s best buildings created from 1950 to the present, dissected and analysed through specially commissioned freehand drawings This ambitious publication, now revised and expanded, dissects fifty-five modern masterpieces through specia...