Libros

An exponent of artisan craftsmanship and theatrical fantasy often compared to Alexander McQueen and Sarah Burton, Guo Pei dresses Chinese state dignitaries and American celebrities alike in richly bejewelled creations of imperial opulence. The designer s first monograph, published on the occasion (...)

This elegant book features exquisite reproductions of a rare 17th-century album of floral illustrations. Very little is known about The Green Florilegium. Neither signed nor dated, it is generally attributed to the German painter Hans Simon Holtzbecker and originates from the library at Gottorp (...)

Italian writer and horticulturist Umberto Pasti's passion for the wild flora of Tangier and its surrounding region led him to create his world-famous garden, Rohuna, where he has transplanted thousands of plants rescued from construction sites with the aid of men from the village.Planted between (...)

Made in Malines! Derrière ce titre qui résonne comme un label commercial se cache une marque ou plutôt toute une série de marques énigmatiques. Elles ont été apposées, autour de 1500, sur des statuettes communément appelées poupées malinoises : le M et le blason à trois pals de la ville de Malines (...)