Книги видавництва Prestel

One of the world's most renowned makeup artists, Yasmin Heinz works at the cutting edge of fashion From photoshoots to runway shows and from music videos to advertising, Heinz's expertise is in demand by photographers, designers, and celeb...

This exhibition catalog takes readers inside the world of early 16th-century Europe, where Maximilian I (1459–1519), known as the "Last Knight", helped launch the German Renaissance. One of Maximilian’s most important legacie...

In this lavishly illustrated book, a renowned editor at British Vogue examines the links between fashion and jewelry. For as long as we’ve been dressing, we’ve been adorning ourselves with embellishments for ears, hands, wrists, waist ...

Luxurious textiles, exacting tailoring, and lush trimmings abound in this glorious volume that celebrates the evolution of European dress through two centuries. Fashion is in the details. The textiles, tailoring, and trimmings all work together in...

200 color and 950 b/w illustrations 40 years, 40 projects, and 40 themes central to the success of Foster + Partners. In 2007 Norman Foster celebrates 40 years of independent practice. Founded in 1967 as Foster Associates and now known as Foster +...

Featuring fifty of Frank Gehry’s most important projects, this lavish monograph presents the full range of the architect’s work from the past six decades. Arranged chronologically, this book follows the arc of Gehry’s career, fro...

This companion volume to an ambitious retrospective holds a mirror up to the iconic artist whose work so strongly reflected her life. The life and work of Frida Kahlo were inextricably intertwined. This beautiful monograph celebrates the artist wh...

Furniture made from high-quality wood is as durable and timeless as it is pleasing to the senses. More than thirty species of deciduous and coniferous trees and the wood veneers produced from them are explored in this useful, generously illustrated r...

This dazzling book showcases dozens of Paul Gauguin’s most celebrated works and presents a new consideration of the artist’s relationships. This vibrant examination of Paul Gauguin’s life and work features more than fifty pieces ...

Throughout his long career, Morandi focused on still lifes and landscapes that captured the simple beauty of light and form. While his contemporaries struggled with the intellectual turmoil and aesthetic experimentation of the twentieth century, Mora...

This generously illustrated volume on the work of Francisco de Goya makes the world’s greatest art accessible to readers of every level of appreciation. Widely regarded as the first modern artist, Goya was both a court painter to the Spanish Cr...

Gustav Klimt: In search of the “total artwork” follows the course of Klimt’s career. It starts with his early work as one of Vienna’s most successful public muralists and concluding with his later triumph as the city’s f...

A rich survey of the life and work of one of the most intriguing artists of the twentieth century. Published in conjunction with an exciting exhibition at the Neue Galerie New York, opening in autumn 2007, this beautifully produced book features m...

Whether the incredible pieces of haute couture were designed by Chanel, Dior, Gaultier, Lacroix, Elie Saab, Philip Treacy, or Valentino, their beauty is preserved in the gorgeous images captured with a large-format camera using Polaroid material by C...

In this fascinating look at over 180 “hidden” images Helga Prignitz-Poda, one of the world’s leading authorities on the Mexican artist, pulls back the curtain on masterpieces that rarely, if ever, see the inside of an exhibition or ...