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Lee Miller‿s work for Vogue from 1941‿1945 sets her apart as a photographer and writer of extraordinary ability. The quality of her photography from the period has long been recognized as outstanding, and its full range is shown here, accompanied by her brilliant despatches. Starting with her first report from a field hospital soon after D-Day, the despatches and nearly 160 photographs show war-ravaged cities, buildings and landscapes, but above all they portray the war-resilient people ‿ soldiers, leaders, medics, evacuees, prisoners of war, the wounded, the villains and the heroes. There is the raw edge of combat portrayed at the siege of St Malo and in the bitterly fought Alsace campaign, and the disbelief and outrage Miller describes on witnessing the victims of Dachau. The war‿s horror is relieved by the spirit of post-liberation Paris, where she inudulged in frivoluous fashions and recorded memorable conversations with Picasso, Cocteau, Eluard, Aragon and Colette. The book ends with Miller‿s first-on-the-scene report giving a sardonic description of HItler‿s abandoned house in Munich, and the looting and burning of his alpine fortress at Berchtesgaden, which marked a symbolic end to the war. David E. Scherman, the renowned war photojournalist who shared many of Miller‿s assignments, contributes a foreword.

Covering a thousand years of history and an area stretching from the Atlantic to the borders of India and China, this is a guide to the arts of Islam. A glossary of Islamic terms, a timeline and maps seek to unravel the complex history of the Islamic dynasties and their artistic achievements.

The Big Book of Blooms by Yuval Zommer is a captivating exploration into the world of flowers. Published in 2020 by Thames & Hudson Ltd, this book delves into the enchanting realm of blooms, revealing their secrets and showcasing their beauty. The author, Yuval Zommer, has masterfully crafted a book that is not only informative but also visually stunning. This book belongs to the genre of non-fiction and is perfect for anyone with a keen interest in nature and a love for flowers. The Big Book of Blooms is a testament to Zommer's passion for the natural world and his ability to present it in an engaging and accessible way. Thames & Hudson Ltd, known for their commitment to high-quality publications, has truly outdone themselves with this edition. If you're looking to expand your knowledge about blooms, this is the book for you.

From the invention of the needle to the dawn of denim, neolithic weavers to catwalk creations, this title intends to cover the trends, from vintage to high street chic and the reinvention of haute couture. It also explains the forces shaping fashion, including Internet technology, celebrity influence, fast fashion, recession and global markets.

From exorcism to mesmerism, from bedlam to victorian asylums, from the theory of humours to modern pharmacology, this book tells about madness, its meanings, its consequences and our various attempts to understand and treat it.

An authoritative and compelling insight into the search for ancient Egypt's lost tombs, providing a completely up-to-date inside story of all the latest theories and discoveries.

A groundbreaking study of a remarkable artist, described by the New York Times as 'a figure ahead of her time'. The significance of Hannah Ryggen (1894-1970) as one of the most important figures in the history of Scandinavian art has only recently been recognized internationally. Beloved and renowned for her original contributions to modernist tapestry, Ryggen made radical political statements against Fascism and Nazism before and during the Second World War. Using primary sources, Ryggen expert Marit Paasche brings us a much fuller knowledge of the artist, weaving her life and work into a story that illuminates not only the artist herself, but also 20th-century art history in general. Hannah Ryggen's visually spellbinding tapestries, made on a homemade handloom in her small farm on the remote Norwegian coast, depict a wealth of subjects: Mussolini's Abyssinian campaign, her husband's internment in a Nazi camp in occupied Norway, the post-war growth of nuclear power, and media coverage of the Vietnam War. At once hard-hitting and humorous, her works combine personal candour, social and political engagement and visual majesty. Paasche explores both the artist's bold subject matter and particular balance of abstraction and figuration within the context of her life and beliefs. Including a comprehensive selection of works, this book provides an enthralling account of a remarkable, and unjustly overlooked, artist.

Photographer Liam Wong's debut monograph, a cyberpunk-inspired exploration of nocturnal Tokyo.

Renowned for his surreal fashion photography, Tim Walker's new book challenges convention to explore the very concept of photographic imagination.

A suitcase-friendly insider's companion to the most fashionforward cities for well-dressed and worldly gentlemen.

An impeccably researched and inspiring insight into the evolution of jewellery through the ages, explored through sumptuous photography of pieces drawn from the V&A's outstanding collection.

Packed with drawing activities, games and over 200 stickers, this fact-filled sticker book provides hours of entertainment and learning.

Geometric patterns are perhaps the most recognizable visual expressions of Islamic art and architecture. This title guides the reader through the basics, and is followed by some of the examples of geometric patterns from around the world. It is arranged into three levels of complexity.

A wide-ranging survey of the work and legacy of the pioneering design duo.

A new series of extraordinary photographic portraits by Charles Freger of the descendants of African slaves in the Americas.

Features one hundred of the most important and influential architect-designed houses from around the world. This book presents an array of buildings of the past century's architectural masterpieces.

Presents the leading men's style-makers, from hidden ateliers and little-known studios to internationally renowned names such as shirtmakers Charvet, shoe-makers Berluti and recently revived trunkmakers Moynat.

Featuring over reusable 500 stickers, this jam-packed sticker activity book brings the marine world to life in an interactive and creative way.

Only 16% of the most recent Venice Biennale artists were female. A mere 14% of MoMA's 2016 display is by non-white artists. Only one third of artists represented by US galleries are female, but over two-thirds of the enrolment in art and art-history programmes is young women... The fight for gender and race equality in the art world is far from over. Indeed, the more closely one examines the numbers, the more glaring it becomes that white, Euro-American, heterosexual, privileged and, above all, male artists continue to dominate the art world. Arranged in thematic sections focusing on feminism, race and sexuality, this book examines and illustrates pioneering examples of exhibitions that have broken down boundaries and demonstrated that new approaches are possible, from Nochlin's 'Women Artists' at the LACMA in the mid-1970s to Martin's 'Carambolages' in 2016 at the Grand Palais in Paris. By exposing both the disparities and inclusive solutions, the author addresses the urgent need in the contemporary art world for curatorial strategies that provide alternatives to exclusionary models of collecting and display. In so doing, she provides an invaluable source of information for current thinkers and, in a world dominated by visual culture, a vital source of inspiration for today's ever-expanding new generation of curators.

Covering the history, art and science of photography, this book features over 300 photographs.

A glittering collection of jewelry emulating the human form, from the collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris

Following the success of The Big Book of Bugs, this activity book brings the world of bugs to a child's fingertips. Includes more than 500 reusable stickers and activities relating to over 15 different bugs. Full color. 8 x 12. Consumable.

Principles, practice and techniques: the ultimate guide for the aspiring architectural designer

A comprehensive guide through our whole human past that takes the reader on a tour through time and across the globe to every site of archaeological importance.

A stylishly illustrated compendium of over sixty spices, brilliantly designed by the bestselling author of Herbarium.

An exhilarating introduction to the vivid, violent, boisterous world of the Norse myths, and their cultural legacy, in an attractive and handy format.

The definitive history of the iconic independent label Mute Records.

The ultimate death compendium, featuring the world's most extraordinary artistic and ethnographic objects concerned with mortality, together with text by expert contributors.