Literatura obcojęzyczna Thames & Hudson Ltd

The only introductory textbook to cover all aspects of the visual arts, from prehistory to the 21st century. Instantly accessible without...

An illustrated selection of Van Gogh's letters, forming an extraordinary window into the life and creative thinking of one of the world's...

In this pathbreaking new history, Maja and Reuben Fowkes introduce outstanding artworks and major figures from across central and Eastern...

How do myths that were deeply embedded in the customs and beliefs of their original culture find themselves retold and reinterpreted across...

The best-selling Chanel Catwalk was the first book to gather every Chanel collection ever created żeby Karl Lagerfeld in a single volume....

A creative and fun approach to math (and problem solving) for children who love hands-on learning

A fun, heart-warming story about a lonely boy named Harold Snipperpot, and what happens when his parents decide to throw him a birthday...

Brimming with upbeat guidance, this accessible handbook shows how anyone can use art to enlighten, uplift, calm and ease stress and anxieties....

Founded in 2004 aby partners Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, Neri&Hu Design and Research Office is an inter-disciplinary architectural design...

A comprehensive guide to the deities of ancient Egypt: their origins and their central role in the lives of the Egyptian peopleWorshipped...

A totally original book that offers an uncommonly sensitive portrait of Picasso, through photographs of his relationship with his dachshund,...

Story Teller introduced audiences to the fantastical, magical worlds of Tim Walker, conjured anew with each shoot. Shoot for the Moon, Walker's...

In his fresh take on abstract art, noted art historian Pepe Karmel chronicles the movement from a global perspective, while embedding abstraction...

Author Maureen Furniss surveys the cultural, political and economic context of how this dynamic industry evolved, emphasising both artistic...

A new laser-cut book featuring scenes from P.L. Travers' much-loved Mary Poppins novels. Ages: 5+. Follows the huge success of her prizewinning...

Photography: The Whole Story is a celebration of the most beautiful, meaningful and inspiring photographs that have arisen from this very...

A kaleidoscopic journey tracing the methods and means of visual communication from the cave paintings of the earliest humans to the 'photograph'...

Bruce Gilden first set foot in Japan in 1994. On that trip and subsequent others, he explored the meandering streets of a country that had...

An archaeological and linguistic monograph on the origins and expansion of the Indo-European

This new overview of the work of world-renowned Belgian architect Vincent Van Duysen focuses on his most recent projects over the past decade.

An elegant collection of Christian Dior's maxims on style, women and inspiration, presented in a fashionable gift format. Credited with...

Created in collaboration with Dronestegram, the world-leading drone photography website, and Ayperi Karabuda Ecer, a highly renowned photography...

This is a beginners step-by-step guide to drawing like a fashion designer. The book is aimed at young people who are keen to learn how to...

A dazzling study of the role and fundamental importance of decoration in islamic architecture. Illustrates a number of outstanding examples...

This is the first literal, word-for-word translation of Wagners epic masterwork with the full German text. Stewart Spencer's version is...

A fundamental resource for hundreds and thousands of designers across the globe.

Jewels and Jewellery surveys splendid early medieval pieces and superb examples of Renaissance, Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau and 21st-century...

In nearly 1500 entries, many of them strickingly and often surprisingly illustrated, J.C. Cooper has documented the history and evolution...

Published to accompany the major exhibition at the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, this book is destined to become a must-have work of...

"Why Your 5 Year Old Could Not Have Done That" is Susie Hodges passionate and persuasive argument against the most common disparaging remark...

An exquisite retelling of Tchaikovsky's ballet using an entirely new pop-up technique featuring dazzling laser-cut illustrations

This authoritative volume has been revised throughout and expanded, with stunning new images and accounts of the major discoveries of recent...

Buddhism is the single common thread uniting the Asian world, from India to South-East Asia and through Central Asia to China, Korea and...

Twenty years in print, "The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Graphic Design and Designers" contains around 750 entries offering detailed information...

An accessible and comprehensive 'how to' guide to expressive and experimental techniques and manipulation of Polaroid prints and cameras....

Provides comprehensive, accurate information on more than 100 material types with examples of how they can be utilised in a variety of different...

Here is an informative and entertaining guide to everything that any tourist needs for a journey back in time to ancient Rome in AD 200....

Revealing the elaborate embroidery, intricate pleats and daring cuts that make up some of the 20th century`s most beautiful garments, this...

The middle decades of the twentieth century saw an extraordinary flourishing of the illustrated, pictorial dust jacket. From the 1920s,...

Superb illustrations across the full range of topics - objects, jewellery, statues, art and architecture and landscapes.

The Book of the Dead of Sobekmose, in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum, New York, is one of the most important surviving examples of...

This gorgeous, large-format book is filled with clever cutouts exploring the ocean, from the shoreline to the murkiest depths. This fact-filled...

This is a highly readable history and a unique work of reference. Focusing on the succession of the rulers of imperial Rome, it uses timelines...

An entirely fresh and accessible approach to reading ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs by a proven expert, this step-by-step introduction assumes...

The 100 biographies included here give voice not only to ancient Egypts rulers but also to the people who built the great monuments, staffed...

Linda Nochlin's seminal essay on women artists is widely acknowledged as the first real attempt at a feminist history of art. Nochlin refused...

David Hockney's continuing belief in the importance of the portrait and his virtuoso skill in creating a sense of close communication between...

This pioneering book stands as the most comprehensive treatment of the lives, ideas and art works of the remarkable group of women who were...

From ancient and classical masterpieces to contemporary, cutting-edge buildings, architecture has defined our world throughout history....

The first comprehensive presentation of Versace's womenswear collections from its 1978 debut to today, seen through stunning catwalk photography...

For more than three millennia the cultures of Mesoamerica flourished, building the first cities of the Western Hemisphere and developing...

Reveals the decorative seams, refined stitching, voluptuous drapery, strict corseting and slashing and stamping that make up some of the...

"The definitive guide to the history of western costume."--AntiquesInfo

Manga is a visual form of narrative storytelling. Its roots are international, but the form as we know it today developed in Japan between...

A comprehensive overview of Russian decorative art, published to coincide with an exhibition at the Walters Art Museum and the 100th anniversary...

Jen Campbell's collection of terrifyingly gruesome tales lends a modern edge to fairy tale collections for young readers. Drawing on her...

This beautifully illustrated book reveals the sharp pleats, high collars, gleaming pastes, colourful beads, elaborate buttons and intricate...

Original catalogue to the Paris exhibition and now a core part of the blockbuster retrospective at the V&A. 2017 marks the 70th anniversary...

When Karl Lagerfeld was named at the helm of the fashion house in 1983, he set out to radically shake up and update its image - not only...

‘You don’t have to be a musician; all you need are the ideas and you can come up with something interesting.’ Daniel Miller, founder of...

The story of graphic design is one of the most exciting and important in modern visual culture. Renowned designer and lecturer Richard Hollis's...

Showcases and analyses Van Gogh's collection of Japanese prints, exploring the key role they played in his creative output. In the winter...

As a member of the first Dada group in Zurich during the First World War, the author was in a unique position to tell its history. In this...

Artists ask questions when they make art - and viewers ask questions when they look at art. This book provides an engaging way for young...

Comprehensive illustrated guide to Greek mythology. Highly successful, accessible format. 325 illus.

The first in the new series Pocket Photo Books - attractive, immersive, compact photo guides - in which Harry Cory Wright explores one of...

The second in a series of books that seeks to illuminate Francis Bacon's art and motivations, and to open up fresh and stimulating ways...

Winner of the prestigious BolognaRagazzi New Horizons Award 2019 A History of Pictures for Children takes readers on a journey through art...

This book gathers together, for the first time, every Dior haute couture collection, including also ready-to-wear collections after the...

A Visual Guide to Contemporary Styles and Designs The Graphic Art of Tattoo Lettering is a visually led, comprehensive guide to designing...

The ancient world of the Mediterranean and the Near East saw the birth and collapse of great civilizations. While several of these are well...

The MR. PORTER Guide to a Better Day is a dawn-to-dusk manual for living effortlessly and elegantly as a man in the modern world. Across...

The aesthetic of our contemporary environment, including everything from housing developments to furniture and websites, is partly the result...

From the team at Monocle, the first in a new series of practical travel guides. Following in the footsteps of the hugely successful Monocle...

A visual analysis of the colours used in furnishing fabrics and wallpapers from the 15th century to now, providing inspiration for designers....

105 colour, 77 b/w illustrations.

In the twenty-first century, photography has come of age as a contemporary art form. Almost two centuries after photographic technology...

Claude Monet transformed light and colour into art. In 1874 his "Impression, Sunrise" caused uproar among the critics and a revolution in...

The ancient Greeks recorded their mythology on vase paintings, engraved gems, and bronze and stone sculptures, offering depictions that...

Most people know that the Bayeux Tapestry depicts the moment when the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, Harold Godwinson, was defeated at...

In this classic survey, now updated with full-color images throughout, Edward Lucie-Smith introduces the art of Latin America from 1900...

Described by Lennon as ‘the best thing I’ve ever done’, and widely regarded żeby critics as his best solo album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono...

Features revealing interviews with Francis Bacon that was conducted over a period of 25 years by a distinguished art critic. In this book,...

Monocle's latest book is a celebration of the Nordic region: plus a flavour of its notable neighbours and some surprises, quirks - and maybe...

As we face a world that is undergoing unparalleled change, no area is more dynamic than business. To help us understand, navigate and succeed...

An authoritative visual history of one of the world's oldest and most vibrant cultures, drawing on South Asian art and artefacts from prehistory...

The essential roadmap to the ideas and debates that have formed the history of art, told through 16 key books published over the course...

The definitive survey of contemporary photography of the human body. The body remains a battleground. Politicized, conceptualized and increasingly...

Following on from the success of the award-winning A History of Pictures for Children comes this introduction to the history of music that...

Avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama's matchless creativity and originality have been captivating the world for more than six decades. Her retrospective...

Global in perspective and covering over four million years of history, this accessible volume provides a chronological account of both the...

The latest addition to the stylish Mid-Century Modern gift range, featuring elegant illustrations of classic pieces presented in a compact...

The Street Photographer$78s Manual celebrates the spirit of street photography with inspiring instruction to help you capture the perfect...

Ambitious in scope, democratic in nature, Magnum Streetwise> is an unmissable tour through the photographs and practices that have helped...

Featuring more than 200 stickers, this beautifully illustrated and jam- packed sticker activity book brings the natural world of the sea...

Wild or cultivated, rural or urban, solitary or within a forest, trees have long provided a compelling source of inspiration for artists...

The myths and beliefs of the great pre-Columbian civilizations of Mesoamerica have baffled and fascinated outsiders ever since the Spanish...

Street Art is a phenomenon and subcultural movement that reaches from the darkest urban backstreets to the most glamorous international...

From one of the most renowned and exciting illustrators working today, a picture book with a distinctive style mixing collage, paint and...

The V&A Book of Color in Design is attractively simple: a celebration and exploration of color, as revealed through objects in the world-class...

John Julius Norwich presents a sweeping tour of forty great cities that shaped the ancient world and its civilizations - and which in turn...

William Wegman is a world-renowned American artist whose paintings, photographs, videos and drawings have been exhibited in museums and...

Why take a self-portrait but obscure your face with a lightbulb (Lee Friedlander, Provincetown, Cape Cod, Massachusetts (1968)? Or deliberately...

What is a true 1950s look, as opposed to a 1930s or 1940s look? This book aims to address that question by thoroughly surveying the development...

How to Write About Contemporary Art is the definitive guide to writing engagingly about the art of our time. Invaluable for students, arts...

The best photo assignments from the Monocle archive, published to mark the magazine's fifteenth anniversary. Back in 2007 the first issues...

This captivating collection of Vincent van Gogh's letters opens a window into the mind of one of history's greatest artists. Giving rare...

An updated edition of this classic and much-loved history, bringing Scotland's story right up to date with the momentous events of the last...

This spectacular volume is a compendium of beautiful recording and playback equipment and at the same time an engaging, comprehensive history...