Книги Thames&hudson

Ancient Egyptian Magic. A Hands-on Guide | In the ancient world the magicians of Egypt were considered the best. But was magic harmless fun, heartfelt hope, or something darker? Whether you needed a l...

The Viking Great Army and the Making of England | The Viking Great Army that swept through England between AD 865 and 878 altered the course of British history. Since the late 8th century, Viking raid...

The Japanese Myths. A Guide to Gods, Heroes and Spirits | This is a smart and succinct guide to the rich tradition of Japanese mythology, from the earliest recorded legends of Izanagi and Izanami, the...

Photography. The Whole Story | Photography: The Whole Story leads you through the world’s most iconic photographs – those images that have become key reference points in our conception of ourselves an...

Chanel. The Karl Lagerfeld Campaigns | When Karl Lagerfeld was named at the helm of the fashion house in 1983, he set out to radically shake up and update its image – not only through bold collections...

Troy. Myth and Reality | Troy is familiar to us from the timeless and epic tales of Homers Iliad and Virgils Aeneid. These have been retold over the centuries by writers from Chaucer to Shakespeare to...

Marcel Duchamp | Genius. Anti-artist. Charlatan. Impostor! Marcel Duchamp has been called all of these. Almost no other artist of the twentieth century has inspired more passion - or greater controver...

Monet's Trees. Paintings and Drawings by Claude Monet | A powerful testament to the ephemeral beauty of nature from one of the best-loved and most-influential landscape painters of the last 150 years ...

The Egyptian Myths. A Guide to the Ancient Gods and Legends | Which gods created the world according to the ancient Egyptians? How did they explain the sun’s movements and its disappearance at night? ...

Modern Art in Detail | Great works of art cannot be fully understood in a single encounter: to revisit and reconsider art again and again throughout one's life is to be richly rewarded with an ever-de...

The World According to Karl | Karl Lagerfeld is a modern master of couture. He is also famously outspoken: his wise, surprising statements pop up like offbeat news flashes. This compact collection of ...

The Photograph as Contemporary Art | In the 21st century photography has come of age as a contemporary art form Almost two centuries after photography was first invented, the art world has fully embra...

Van Gogh. The Passionate Eye | Through his intense vision Van Gogh was able to create paintings that speak directly to us all, and today this disturbed and rejected misfit is the most universally love...

Yves Saint Laurent by by Roxanne Lowit | Yves Saint Laurent is a name synonymous with style, elegance and high fashion. When he came on the scene at Dior and then started his own line, he quickly chan...

Vivienne Westwood Catwalk | One of the most thought-provoking and influential designers in the world - she once declared 'the only reason I'm in fashion is to destroy the word "conformity"' - Vivienne...

The Lives of 50 Fashion Legends | This fun volume from fashion experts Fashionary tracks the rise to fame of the most influential designers in fashion. This visual book walks you through the stories o...

The Tale of the Axe. How the Neolithic Revolution Transformed Britain | David Miles explores a period of great societal change through the most iconic artefact of its time, the polished stone axe. Wit...

Craftland Japan | In Japanese life and culture, there has never been a clear distinction between art, craft and design. Generations of artisans have for centuries forged and refined their crafts, whic...

The World According to Coco. The Wit and Wisdom of Coco Chanel | French couturiere Coco Chanel has achieved legendary status across the world and continues to captivate young generations of fashion fa...

Chloe Catwalk. The Complete Collections | Founded by Egyptian-born Gaby Aghion in 1952, Chloe pioneered luxury ready-to-wear that was all about ease and femininity, offering an elegant haute bohemian ...

Dior. New Looks | Christian Dior achieved immortality with his first collection in 1947. His ‘New Look’ amazed the world as it emerged after wartime austerity, and reset the boundaries of modern elega...

Egon Schiele. Drawings and Watercolors | Austrian Expressionist Egon Schiele produced a prolific body of work before his early death at the age of twenty-eight in 1918. The oeuvre is comprised of a fe...

Leonardo da Vinci. Renaissance Man | Leonardo da Vinci may be best known to us as the artist in such masterpieces as the Mona Lisa and The Virgin on the Rocks. However, Leonardo was also endlessly cur...

Fashion Since 1900 | From the turn-of-the-century S-bend silhouette to celebrity couture of the new millennium and the evolution of streetwear, this comprehensive survey explores significant developme...

Rene Magritte. The Fifth Season | Magritte's extraordinary late paintings When Rene Magritte reached his 40s, something unexpected happened. The painter, who had honed an iconic Surrealist style betwe...

Van Eyck | This stunning compilation of the work of Jan van Eyck, the master Flemish painter, is being published to coincide with a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition in Ghent. Flemish painter Jan van Eyck...

Illusion Confusion. The Wonderful World of Optical Deception | This comprehensive survey of optical illusions includes an astonishing range of images from ancient times to the present. Covering illusi...

Prada Catwalk. The Complete Collections | Founded as a luxury leather goods house in 1913 in Milan, Prada entered the field of fashion when Miuccia Prada took the helm of the family company in 1979. A...

Japanese Art | "A long-needed presentation of Japanese art that concisely offers inclusive coverage from prehistoric times to the twentieth century." -Choice The uniqueness of Japanese culture rests o...

Body. The Photobook | The definitive survey of contemporary photography of the human body. The body remains a battleground. Politicized, conceptualized and increasingly shared, our often-paradoxical r...

All About Saul Leiter | `A photographer's gift to the viewer is sometimes beauty in the overlooked ordinary' Saul Leiter Photography lovers the world over are now embracing Saul Leiter, who has enjoye...

Yves Saint Laurent's Studio. Mirrors and Secrets | The name of Yves Saint Laurent, one of the great fashion designers of the twentieth century, evokes the now-iconic looks he helped popularize as part...

Vivian Maier | This full-career retrospective on the work of photographer Vivian Maier brings together a selection of key works from throughout her life and career. When Vivian Maier's archive was dis...