Книги видавництва Prestel

Wake up to artistic inspiration every day with this popular, chunky hardback made available again in a refreshed edition containing a perpetual calendar featuring a dazzling variety of masterpieces from every era. As functional as it is beautiful,...

Taking readers behind the scenes of one of the world’s most exciting dance companies, this richly illustrated book also tells the incredible back story of its famed creator and his brilliant vision to weave Cuban culture and history into classi...

Published as a collection for the first time, these arresting and poetic and images of Northern Ireland reveal a rarely examined facet of the oeuvre of a celebrated twentieth century war photographer. Akihiko Okamura became a renowned war photogra...

Rediscover the drawings of Albrecht Dürer, one of the most prominent Renaissance artists, known as an incomparable painter and draughtsman with a keen eye for the natural world. During his lifetime, Dürer found tremendous success as a pa...

Now available in a new edition, this lavishly illustrated volume draws on the latest research to present an exciting new interpretation of Albrecht Dürer, both as a man and as an artist Albrecht Durer’s prints and drawings have inspired...

Andy Warhol’s continuous pursuit of ideal beauty — visible in a body of his work that is brought here together for the first time. Andy Warhol is arguably one of the most widely known and discussed artists of the twentieth century. Whi...

The magic and mastery of anime springs to life in this gorgeous celebration of the genre A uniquely powerful form of artistic expression, anime has embraced complex and provocative ideas since its inception in the mid twentieth century. This dy...

These radiant images from the renowned 19th-century biologist and illustrator Ernst Haeckel, featuring marine microorganisms, will enthrall fans of his previous collections and garner-renewed attention for Haeckel's unparalleled artistry. From...

This visually stunning love letter to the art of traditional crafts takes readers inside Europe’s most illustrious — and in many cases endangered — decorative arts workshops to profile how artisans continue to maintain the highest c...

A comprehensive travel guide dedicated to Germany’s Bauhaus architecture, this book takes an in-depth look at over 100 locations that can still be visited today. Established in 1919 in Weimar, the Bauhaus college for design influenced one of...

This generously illustrated and comprehensive book examines German and Austrian artists in the 1930s as they reacted to a time of crisis and dissent. The 1930s in Germany and Austria were marked by economic crisis, political disintegration, and so...

This lavishly illustrated book examines Berlin in-depth during a period of explosive growth between the two world wars. Between 1871 and 1919, the population of Berlin quadrupled, and the city became the political center of Germany, as well as the...

This beautiful and inspirational portrait of a country garden shows how its owners created deep connections to the natural world with techniques and advice any gardener can use. Photographers Susann Probst and Yannic Schon left Berlin for the Germ...

Featuring striking photography by an expert in the field, this exploration of Japanese Brutalist architecture celebrates the surprising beauty and grace of buildings forged in concrete. Emerging in the devastating aftermath of World War II, Brutal...

Learn how cutting-edge innovations using one of civilization’s oldest construction materials are reshaping the built environment in sustainable and beautiful ways. Natural, renewable, reusable, and aesthetically pleasing, wood is the consumm...