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A captivating introduction to Celtic magic, revealing its integration into daily life from antiquity to the Middle Ages,…

The story of thirteen Empires, showing their key role in the foundation of today\'s global civilization.…

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An accessible, design-savvy collector’s guide to the world of unusual, rare and dazzlingly retro watches. Retro Watches is a…

Slavic cultures are far-ranging, comprising East Slavs (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus), West Slavs (Czech Republic, Slovakia,…

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

Surveys the great empires from 1600 bc to ad 500, from the ancient Mediterranean to China. This book takes in the empires of…

In this follow-up to the bestselling Histories of Nations, leading historians from around the globe revisit the great…

• Angličtina

A visually compelling and panoramic analysis of the eclectic culture of shamanism. Entering trance states, healing body and…

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• Rok vydání 2023

The first book on aviation history of its kind, covering everything that flies in one spectacular comic album about our…

\nThe story of the Gothic, from early architecture and literature to the modern horror genre, illustrated by the beautiful,…

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The first full-length narrative history of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, the esoteric society at the centre of the…

\nAn evocative portrait of mid-century New York City by master documentary photographer Todd Webb.\n…

• Počet stran 256
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• Rok vydání 2024

A sweeping new history of the city of Rome, told through its emperors and the monuments they built to leave their mark on…

A beautifully illustrated exploration of the textile traditions of a culturally diverse region, from the late eighteenth…

Erik Desmazieres is acknowledged as a contemporary master of the art of etching. This book locates Desmazieres and his work…

A celebration of Egyptologists\' intimate diaries and journals, brilliantly capturing the excitement of the golden age of…

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• Rok vydání 2023

Trace the history of the world in over 500 easy-to-follow maps, from the dawn of humanity to the present day. Organized…

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How we search for meaning in our futures, as revealed by the divine, occult or supernatural, from ancient prophets to the…

• Angličtina
• Rok vydání 2011

In this tour de force of original cultural history, Paul Koudounaris takes the reader on an unprecedented international tour…

• Angličtina

‘I believe that despite the enormous odds which exist, unflinching, unswerving, fierce intellectual determination, as…

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• Rok vydání 2024

A fascinating narrative biography of the Russian avant-garde art movement that transformed the modern world, tracing the…

Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945) is one of the most important and controversial artists at work in the world today. This title…

A compact edition of Joseph Banks\' extraordinary botanical engravings of flora discovered on Captain Cook\'s first voyage.…

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The first survey of the work of Luke Hughes & Company, which has been described as embodying ‘a craft-led renaissance in…

This insightful, evocative, and sumptuous volume brings Charles Booth\'s landmark survey of late nineteenth-century London…

The first visual chronicle of a little-known chapter in the career of Henri Cartier-Bresson--one of the great photographers…