This is not just another history of fashion: it is a survey of how fashion past continues to inspire fashion present. It features over 1,000 stand-out pieces, together with over 300 contextual illu...
Islamic architecture dates back 1,400 years and continues to reinvent itself up to the present day. The enormous richness of building types, regional styles, and architectural details is revealed h...
Plants are truly remarkable: even with all our modern technological prowess they still feed, clothe and shelter us, help transport us and cure us. Helen and William Bynum are expert guides to the r...
Twórczość zmarłego pięć wieków temu brabanckiego mistrza od stuleci fascynuje krytyków i wielbicieli sztuki, inspiruje kolejne generacje twórców: malarzy, poet&oa...
Żegluga ma niemal tak długą historię jak dzieje ludzkości. Jej kronika to niebywale ciekawa opowieść o rozwoju cywilizacji, morskich starciach, wielkich odkryciach i bohaterach. Na przestrzeni wiek...
Lavishly illustrated and exquisitely designed, this book opens with stunning images of style icons – historic and modern – wearing their favourite emerald jewelry.As befits ...
Between 1790 and 1910, Danish painters developed a national school of art that matched the artistic centres of France, Germany and Britain. The range of outstanding works created by Nicolai Abildga...
Organized chronologically, A History of the World in 500 Maps tells a clear, linear story, bringing together themes as diverse as religion, capitalism, warfare, geopolitics, popular culture and cli...
Since being introduced in the 19th century, when they were considered the bastard cousins of more refined serif types, slab serif typefaces have become ubiquitous. Prized for their bold visual impa...
The first comprehensive overview of Chloé’s collections presented through catwalk photography, published in collaboration with Chloé to celebrate the house’s 70th annivers...
Steven Heller, the world's foremost graphic-design commentator, and Lita Talarico, design educator, open up designers' personal sketchbooks to provide an intimate look at the creative processes beh...
Atlas żeglarski to poradnik skierowany do osób, które chciałyby rozpocząć przygodę z żeglowaniem. Zawiera wszystkie niezbędne wiadomości wymagane w programie szkolenia na stopień żegl...
Książka przedstawia ponad 60 najbardziej znanych gatunków dinozaurów i innych zwierząt prehistorycznych. Oprócz informacji o odkryciu danego gatunku, jego cechach i trybie życi...
When one of the most visually exciting photographers of our times turns fashion stories into fairy tales, the results are unmistakable and inimitable. Though they may soar in scale and ambition to ...
Nasza planeta skrywa wiele fascynujących miejsc, o których marzą podróżnicy. Malownicze, czasem tajemnicze, a czasem dobrze znane zakątki świata wciąż urzekają kolejne pokolenia turys...
Featuring nineteen home-building and design strategies that are direct, original and often surprisingly simple, this inspirational sourcebook presents a mix of new technology and time-tested vernac...
Vermeer's intensely quiet and enigmatic paintings invite the viewer into a private world, often prompting more questions than answers. Who is being portrayed? Are his subjects real or imagined? And...
In a climate that ranges from cold, dark and unforgiving to endless sun and crystalline skies, the homes of the Nordic countries are lifted by ever-changing and dramatic natural light balanced by a...
This simply structured and highly original book analyses the palettes that have been used by designers in the creation of furnishing fabrics and wallpapers from the 15th century to the present. The...
Hokusai created sublime works during the last thirty years of his life, right up to his death at the age of ninety. Publications have hitherto presented his long career as a chronological sequence....