Libros

Joseph Banks accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage around the world from 1768 to 1771. A gifted and wealthy young naturalist, Banks collected exotic flora from Madeira, Brazil, Tierra del Fuego, the Society Islands, New Zealand, Australia, and Java, bringing back over 1,300 species that had (...)

An essential addition to every book collection on photography, fashion, and graphic design his is the first survey to explore the history of photography through the lens of fashion magazines, spanning the years 1925 to 2018 Includes images rarely, if ever, republished by fashion and art (...)

This comprehensive monograph is an exclusive look inside the château that inspired the design of Versailles and today continues to enchant visitors and film directors alike.Vaux-le-Vicomte's rich history began in 1641 when infamous French finance minister Nicolas Fouquet, the original owner, (...)

Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages are now understood as times of extraordinary skill and creativity in the decorative arts. In the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium) artists and craftsmen transitioned from Roman' to Byzantine' art and inspired a move from naturalism to a more hieratic and (...)