Text in English and German. The architect and photographer Rolf Reiner Maria Borchard, who is professor of design principles at the Muthesius-Hochs...

"Gartel has so superbly captured...the essence of erotic desire. In an age of sex being turned into merely a forbidden behavior and a troublesome m...

This exquisite collection of photographs and interviews focuses on four of Kyoto's most beautiful geisha and maiko (apprentice geisha). First, the ...

Based on the assumption that gender roles have become increasingly complex and differentiated in recent decades, the volume's articles analyze the ...

Forty years after the release of their first single, Genesis are back. Phil Collins, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford have reunited for their first t...

The concepts of genre and ritual are central for the overall occupation with the relationship between the History of the Arts and the History of Ch...

This book contains six articles by prominent Russian philosophers, geologists, geographers, historians, and artists that explore the Russian view o...

Ornament, as practiced by architects, artists, and designers for a hundred years, presents itself as a system of order and grid, and not merely as ...

A sterling new study of the exquisite designs of Danish silversmith Georg Jensen (1866-1935) and company. Nearly one thousand photographs illustrat...

This reprint of jewelry and hollowware catalog pages from Georg Jensen brings eagerly sought information together in one volume. Hard to find, the ...

Germany has long been thought of as the Mecca of wood-carving. The wood-carving tradition goes back hundreds of years, and the carving schools cont...

George Baxter (1804-1867) was a pioneer in advancing the art of colour printing. A perfectionist, Baxter not only engraved but also examined the pr...

George Rickey's importance to the art world is belied by the lack of literature about one of the world's most accomplished kinetic sculptors. Ricke...

This richly illustrated three-volume set is a treasure for connoisseurs of European culture and history. It is accompanied by audio recordings of 2...

The author of this book, Anzor Erkomaishvili, is one of the most well known, recognized individuals in Georgia: a singer and choirmaster; a compose...

At various intervals between 1931 and 1945, Georgia O'Keeffe (1887–1986) completed seventeen drawings and paintings of katsina tithu ("kachina doll...

This richly illustrated book presents a study of Georgian easel painting (2nd half of the 19th century -- 1st quarter of the 20th century) in conne...

Text in English and German. Despite their usually very large volumes, works by Eckhard Gerber's Dortmund practice are structurally light and transp...

Paris in the summer of 1937. A giant funeral procession wends its way from the city center eastward toward the Père-Lachaise Cemetery, accompanied ...

Text in English & German. In the years after 1933 several hundred architects were forced to emigrate from Germany by the National Socialist dic...

"The greatest influences of German architecture on America are bipolar: Folk Architecture and Modern Academic Architecture. In between are the lowe...

German Culture through Film: An Introduction to German Cinema is an English-language text that serves equally well in courses on modern German film...

No one living in New York can escape from George Gershwin. His music still comes in unrestrained and sometimes paralyzing abundance through the rad...

Liguria is a small coastal region in north-western Italy, located near the city of Genoa. Away from the tourist areas Jürgen Spohn has tracked an a...

Here is a visual feast in the tradition of 1990s club kids. See performance artists JoJo Baby and Sal-E use their bodies as canvases to become insp...

New York City's oldest neighborhoods are downtown, where scores of timeworn ads have improbably survived for decades. These "ghost signs" hold the ...

When Giacomo Meyerbeer died in 1864 at the age of seventy-two, he was widely regarded as having written the greatest operas since Mozart. And yet, ...

Giancarlo De Carlo (born 1919) has been at the centre of the European architectural scene for half a century. His philosophy has found expression i...

The artwork displayed on gift and shopping bags has never been more exciting! This contemporary peek at nearly 600 shopping bags in over 280 vibran...

The forests comprising the Gila National Forest and Wilderness in southwest New Mexico is the largest in the contiguous U.S., the least visited or ...

Take a leisurely stroll through one of the most charming and desirable areas on Martha's Vineyard -- or anywhere in the country, for that matter. F...

This lavishly illustrated book explores the beautifully decorated homes, cottages, and hotels of New Jersey's historic Ocean Grove. This charming l...

From tiny cottages in a turn-of-the-century camp meeting ground to grand mansions on the hill, the classic New England mill town of Willimantic, in...

The Giraudi and Wettstein architectural practice was opened in Lugano in 1995 by the architects Sandra Giraudi (1962) and Felix Wettstein (1962). I...

Tattoo. Paintings, Drawings, Flashes and Sketches. This is the book of the great Brazilian tattoo artists, Giscard. It contains a lot of styles and...

Nearly 600 brilliantly detailed photos capture the work of 112 glass artists and show the tremendous diversity, depth, and breadth of how this anci...

Stunningly beautiful, high performance glass tiles are increasingly popular for walls, countertops, and floor coverings in kitchens and baths. As s...

Kashetsky documents domestic life, street life, urban landscapes, nature, and the stories of Holocaust survivors in his affecting, meditative work....

Published to accompany a 2008 exhibit at the University of Alberta's Bruce Peel Special Collections Library, this catalogue explores one of the gre...

Walter Ostrom has been described as an "innovative traditionalist," a disruptive force shaking up ceramic conventions while simultaneously enrichin...

The Zombie Pinup Collection is a compendium of inventive photography from Gorgeous & Gory. For years their photography has helped the world to ...

This books is packed with 42 entertaining clown skits based on biblical themes. Children love clowns and clowns love children -- so what better way...

The volume is a rich collection of Swiss photographs from the Banca del Gottardo. Images in the collection include: Joerg Bader, Ruedi Bechtler, St...

Government House Halifax is the home of the Sovereign's representative in the Province of Nova Scotia and the ceremonial home of all Nova Scotians....

Dunedin-born artist Grace Joel (1865--1924) exhibited to acclaim in London and Paris, yet she and her art are relatively unknown today. Joel excell...

This essential reference is a compilation of ideas, suggestions, and design solutions taken from a variety of experts in the field. The goal is to ...