Literatura obcojęzyczna Thames & Hudson Ltd

Revised and expanded edition of this insider's view of advertising, described by "Book Monthly" as 'an absolute gem. A bible in fact.' This...

'If you want to know how we know what we know about dinosaurs, read this book!' - Steve Brusatte Startling new fossil finds are the lifeblood...

A revised edition of this popular history of design, updated to reflect innovations since the book's first publication in 2016. Design:...

This concise and accessible survey, the latest title in Thames & Hudsons renowned World of Art series, is set to become the definitive popular...

Helps readers to create their own patterns, based on compositions from across the Islamic world. This book opens up the world of intricate...

Art historian Whitney Chadwick's acclaimed bestselling study challenges the assumption that great women artists are exceptions to the rule...

As concern grows over the environmental costs and ethical implications of intensive factory farming, an increasing number of people are...

Publishing the results of the most recent annual World Press Photo Contest, this exceptional book contains the very best press photographs...

With a few notable exceptions, the fundamental role that women played in the development of abstract art has long been underestimated, and...

Explores and explains how and when the Irish people came into being, now in B-format paperback. With 120 informative line drawings and maps.

A timely introduction to the fields of environmental art, art and ecology, art and climate change, art and activism, and art in the Anthropocene....

When one of the most visually exciting photographers of our times turns fashion stories into fairy tales, the results are unmistakable and...

This volume is a remarkable historical survey of photographic images created without a camera.

Tantra is a set of beliefs and practices that originates in India and combines eroticism, magic and metaphysics. This book provides a lucid...

The Third Edition of this classic account of the inside story of one of the major intellectual breakthroughs of our time - the last great...

A reappraisal of Hellenistic sculpture demonstrating the variety, innovation and complexity of its styles. 387 illustrations.

Today it is common knowledge that the dinosaurs were wiped out by a meteorite impact 65 million years ago that killed half of all species...

Good homes are places where lives can unfold, families grow up, dogs jump on sofas, friends share your hospitality. They should also be...

Derek Jarman created his own garden in the flat, bleak expanse of shingle that faces the nuclear power station in Dungeness, Kent. A passionate...

Monocle's latest book is an ardent paean to Japan, covering everything from design, architecture, and culture to food, fashion, and current...

Henri Cartier-Bresson's photography came to define the 20th century. This book tells his life story through his images: all the major events...

Islamic geometric designs are admired worldwide for their beauty and marvellous intricacy, yet in truth they are seldom understood. Indeed,...

How did our universe come to exist? Why do stars shine? Is there life beyond the Earth? For millennia, humans have looked to the celestial...

The visual arts enrich our lives in many ways: bringing innovative ideas and the pleasures of beauty and emotion, but they can also confound....

Over the centuries the Gothic has been revived and rewritten to reflect the anxieties of each era. It encompasses the weird, the feared...

The book discusses the definition of witchcraft in its many diverse forms, and its historical, anthropological and religious manifestations...

The first illustrated monograph dedicated to the history of the House of Worth, the world's pioneering haute couture label

An expert palaeoarchaeologist reveals how our understanding of the evolution of our species has been transformed aby momentous discoveries...

Pirates have a well-earned bad reputation, and this book invites the reader to join their ranks. Here you will discover everything the aspiring...

A major career survey of Yayoi Kusama, one of the most widely admired and popular artists of our time, published in collaboration with M+...

Subtitled, }A Guide To The Classical Stories{. An enjoyable guide to the gods, demigods, heroes and heroines of ancient Greek and Roman...

A celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of USM's pioneering modular system within the greater context of architecture and design

Experimental Photography is the first manual ever to break down into a step-by-step format the experimental techniques that photographers...

The main concepts and development of art from about 1900 to the present are analyzed in authoritative essays żeby some of the most distinguished...

Written by a group of highly respected art historians, the fifth edition of this classic book now features full-colour artworks throughout,...

Pocket Museum: Vikings brings together nearly 200 of the most remarkable artefacts that are held in museum collections around the world....

This irreverent introduction to art gives children the confidence to respond to art on their own terms, and - most importantly - to have...

A reduced edition of this cornucopia of Karl Lagerfeld's legendary maxims. Karl Lagerfeld is a modern master of couture. He is also famously...

This cornerstone of the "World of Art" series is a succinct, vivid and authoritative guide to the rich history of western dance in all its...

Ian Jeffrey is a superb guide in this profusely illustrated introduction to the appreciation of photography as an art form. Novices and...

Anja Niemi: In Character is the first career retrospective/monograph by one of the most exciting talents working in contemporary photography,...

The Mediterranean has been the meeting-place of the cultures of Europe, Asia and Africa, the battleground of races and nations and the focus...

A unique guide to making sense of modern and contemporary art through seven different approaches, focusing on twenty major artworks from...

This ambitious and fascinating book traces the history of fashion in every part of the world, from Greco-Roman woven-cloth clothing and...

Published to mark the 75th anniversary of one of the world's greatest couture houses, this gorgeous book combines Christian Dior's classics...

Death is an inevitable fact of life. Throughout the centuries, humanity has sought to understand this sobering thought through art and ritual....

Ranging from Kentchurch Court, a former fortified medieval manor house that has been the seat of the Scudamore family for nearly 1,000 years,...

From the origins of urbanization in Mesopotamia to the global metropolises of today, great cities have marked the development of human civilization....

John Galliano's creations for the House of Dior have entered fashion history and are widely recognized as some of the most breathtaking...

One of the most recognizable and revolutionary names in twentieth-century women$875s fashion, Coco Chanel created an empire that continues...

'ShaoLan demystifies Chinese characters through attractive graphics and imaginative activities. A very engaging book for young learners...

No longer considered merely decorative, ceramic art has broken free from the dusty display cases to which it was once relegated and is now...

This essential travel guide distills a decade of style expert Simon Crompton's experiences traveling the world to meet and advise the finest...

Two books, each including more than 500 stickers as well as a range of activities, based on the author's "Big Book Of Beasts" and "Big Book...

Subtitled }Potters, Painters & Pictures{.

Aspirations for a better - even a perfect - society have existed throughout history, often imagined in intricate detail by philosophers,...

Now creative director of Maison Margiela, John Galliano started his career in London in the late 1980s, straight after graduating from Central...

The first book to cover the huge span of India's history at easily readable length, now available in paperback.

'It's a hip-hop bible' Ghostface Killah, Wutang Clan In Hip Hop Raised Me.(R), DJ Semtex examines the crucial role of hip-hop in society...

Gabrielle Coco Chanel was, without doubt, the most influential designer of the 20th century. This book honours her influence żeby celebrating...

Now in compact paperback, a compelling examination of how brain structure and cultural context interacted in the Neolithic period, 10,000...

All knowledge, the cosmos arranged on shelves, in cupboards, or hanging from the ceiling, 'infinite riches in a little room' - such were...

Painting is a continually expanding and evolving medium. The radical changes that have taken place since the 1960s and 1970s - including...

Examines one of the greatest ages of European civilisation through a series of images that illuminate the religion, law, daily life, art,...

Set in the year 1789 and based on the original ninja manuals of that era, this witty and informative secret manual equips readers with all...

Cinema: The Whole Story takes a close look at the key time periods, genres and key works in world cinema. It places the burgeoning world...

The late 19th and early 20th centuries were a time of elegance and extravagance for Russias ruling tsars and the wealthy families with whom...

No other art movement in history has contained two artists as different as Magritte and Miro. This is because Surrealism was not in origin...

Focusing on the legions as the core of the Roman army, and chronicling their individual histories in detail, this volume builds on the thematic...

This ambitious volume, worldwide in scope and ranging from antiquity to the present, examines the human encounter with Unreason in all its...

Provides you the opportunity to practise writing Chinese characters. In this workbook, playful and appealing colour illustrations are interspersed...

Why Do I Feel Like This? follows a child's hilarious, wildly inventive train of thought as she walks home in a bad mood. Where do sad or...

Design for the Real World has been translated into over twenty languages since it first appeared in 1971; it has become the world's most...

Artistic traditions of indigenous North America are explored in a study that draws on the testimonies of oral tradition, Native American...

Bohemian style is characterized aby free-flowing fabrics, bright colours and a multitude of clashing patterns. Heavily inspired by the 1960s...

Now available in handy B format. 28 leading scholars and writers give engaging and thought-provoking accounts of their own nation's history.

This engaging and accessible volume in the "Big Idea" series lays out the history of capitalism, exploring its successes and failures.

The Alps are a place of legend for cyclists, road racers, and enthusiasts alike. Home to one of the most demanding sections of the Tour...

Lively and informative, The World Atlas of Tattoo is a superbly illustrated and compelling reference book that, through examining the meeting...

Some 2,000 years ago, certain unfortunate individuals were violently killed and buried not in graves but in bogs. What was a tragedy for...

Traces the development of British art and examines the careers of influential artists such as John Singer Sargent, Vanessa Bell, and David...

Every year since 1958 an international jury has convened in Holland under the auspices of the World Press Photo Foundation to choose the...

The nineteenth century saw a complete transformation of the practice and reputation of surgery. This book follows its increasingly optimistic...

An essential overview of great kingdoms in African history and their legacies, written by world-leading experts. From the ancient Nile Valley...

The Big Book of Belonging is for all the children who like to climb trees, run barefoot, splash in paddles, search for bugs, sing with the...

Japanese houses today have to contend with unique factors that condition their design, from tiny plots in crowded urban contexts to ever-present...

Founded as a luxury leather goods house in 1854, Louis Vuitton was for many decades one of the world's leading trunk and accessories makers....

Joseph Banks accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage around the world from 1768 to 1771. A gifted and wealthy young naturalist, Banks...

Following the success of The Monocle Book of Japan, Monocle's latest book is a celebration of all things Italian. Few countries pack a punch...

With current political and cultural climates across the globe growing more uncertain, a new generation of artists, designers, and communicators...

An instructive book that examines the practice of drawing for illustration through case studies and sketchbooks, written żeby one of the...

Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) studied painting before taking up photography in his early twenties. One of the founders of the photography...

From the eminent historian Norman Stone, who has lived and worked in the country since 1997, comes this concise survey of Turkey’s relations...

An anthology of enlightening writing by an award-winning critic that engages with art in its social, political, and aesthetic contexts.

Creativity isn't an occupation, its a preoccupation. It is at the very core of what makes us human. Its also a fundamental challenge that...

For centuries the beguiling ancient ruins of Egypt have provided an endless source of fascination for explorers, antiquarians, treasure...

I Can Make Dolls' Clothes is an easy-to-follow pattern book certain to keep creative youngsters entertained for hours as they create a full...

Contemporary African art has grown out of the diverse histories and cultural heritage of the African continent and its diaspora. It is not...

Guides the reader on an intimate tour of the houses, this book recounts their histories and profiles the colourful lairds, clan chiefs and...

A unique insight into the history and key themes of Japanese dress from the eighteenth century to the present, Japanese Dress in Detail...

Draw what you see, with the book packed full of blots in which readers can transform into whatever they like.

Chocolate - `the food of the Gods' - has had a long and eventful history. Its story is expertly told here by the doyen of Maya studies,...

This beautifully illustrated volume explorers the key signs and symbols of the occult. Chosen for their powerful symbolism, the illustrations...

The first book of its kind - a definitive and beautifully designed survey of 70s, 80s and early 90s arcade video game pixel typography Arcade...

From 1945 to 1985, Joseph Beuys produced a body of work which was the subject of much critical discussion during his own lifetime. Arranged...

Featuring fresh insights from Mick, Keith, Charlie and Ronnie, Unzipped digs deeper than ever before into the Stones' archives to present...

Making interior design choices can be daunting in a world flooded with trendsetting Instagram posts and Pinterest boards. Luckily, Russell...

Introduces a range of inspiring calligraphy and lettering practices from around the world and practical projects suited to anyone inspired...

It Might Be an Apple is a boisterous, philosophical shaggy dog story for young children and probably a few adults. The story follows a childs...

A follow-up volume that include all facets of Chinese life and culture in twelve central sections. Each begins with an overview of key characters...

Written aby an international team of artists, art historians and curators, Art: The Whole Story gives readers unparalleled insights into...

Featuring twenty-one easy craft projects using natural and recycled materials, The Big Book of Nature Art is a fun and eco way for young...

Digital design plays a crucial role in how customers experience a brand. However, corporate websites and online shops are only part of interactive...

Taking into account a wealth of scholarship, this book explores the movement in terms of its political implications and rich cultural contexts.

Publishing the results of the most recent annual World Press Photo Contest, this exceptional book contains the very best press photographs...

In the ancient world, if you needed a love charm, wanted to contact your dead wife, or needed the ability to fly like a bird, the magicians...

This book is a vivid photographic record of daily life in Istanbul from the 1940s to the 1980s. Captured through the unerring lens of the...

Japanese interiors focus primarily on one simple philosophy, Zen. All the rooms in a traditionally furnished Japanese home strive to achieve...

Gothic, Romanesque, Modernist, Metabolist... The variety of styles through architectural history can be bewildering. Whether it be a Gothic...

Includes collections aby Alexander McQueen, captured behind the scenes aby US "Vogue" photographer Robert Fairer, who opens up his archives...