Libros

Through the exceptional permanent collection at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, this book looks at arms and armor as art-from warfare to war games, from hunting to the pursuit of gloryThe Philadelphia Museum of Art's holdings of arms and armor are among the finest of their kind in the world. (...)

"Full of surprises and evocative." The Spectator"Passionately written." Apollo"An extraordinary accomplishment." Edmund de Waal"Monumental." Times Literary Supplement"An epic reshaping of ceramic art." Crafts"An important book." The Arts Society MagazineIn his major new history, Paul Greenhalgh (...)

"Quite simply the most fascinating record of a ' fashion victim' one could hope for." The SpectatorThis captivating study reproduces arguably the most extraordinary primary source documents in fashion history. Providing a revealing window onto the Renaissance, it chronicles how style-conscious (...)