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The definitive history of the Maya, fully updated with the latest archaeological studies and featuring full-color…

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

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

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

Surface decoration has always played a fundamental role in Islamic architecture. This book offers an overview of Islamic…

Presents a photographic and narrative survey of the major sites of the Inca empire, including the famed city of Machu…

The ultimate book on the treasures of Tutankhamun, with breathtaking photographs of the most significant objects.…

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

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

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

Recounting the influence of Greek communities and their culture through Central Asia, India and Western China, from the…

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

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

Opens a door onto the world of pre-revolutionary Russia in original photographs taken during the last decades of Romanov…

The history of China-- brilliantly told and brought vividly to life through more than 6,000 years of artifacts and treasures…

This lavishly illustrated history explores the Islamic world, through superb art objects and cultural artifacts dating from…

The Bayeaux Tapestry is unique both as a historical document and as a work of art. It was made soon after the Battle of…

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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.…

In many ways the history of civilization is a history of our relationship with nature and landscape. Drawing on all aspects…

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…

The definitive catalogue of one of the most important collections of Byzantine decorative art in private hands, which is not…