This gorgeous book explores the fashion world's most coveted and iconic object – the high-heeled shoe. "Killer Heels" explores the rich cultural history of the high heel and its relation to power, fantasy, sexuality, and identity. More than 160 spec...

Drawing on ancient Egyptian sculptures seen in museums around the world, this enchanting story for children reveals the powerful connection between Egyptians and the hippopotami that inhabited the Nile. To the ancient Egyptians, the hippopotamus was...

This wide-ranging collection of 50 iconic portraits includes works by many of the world's most renowned artists, each with their own style, technique, and story to tell. Throughout the history of art, most of the world's greatest artists have produc...

This book is the perfect fashion accessory – a sumptuous, exquisitely designed exploration of the most influential fashion icons, ideas, designers, pieces, and trends from throughout history. What did Vogue's first cover look like? When did film sta...

Now available in a new edition, this gorgeous volume surveys the entire breadth of Alphonse Mucha's work – from illustration and decorative arts to his photography and the historical paintings that were his life's passion. Alphonse Mucha is known la...

Trip through the universe of Chema Madoz. This is the first full review of the work of one of the most evocative contemporary photographers as well as an exhaustive analysis of more than three hundred of his images ranging from his first photographs...

This is a fascinating and sumptuously illustrated overview of the work of El Lissitzky, one of the 20th-century's most influential and experimental artists. Eliezer (Lazar) Markovich Lissitzky, El Lissitzky (1890-1941) was one of the most experimenta...

Now available in a paperback edition, this comprehensive volume on the great Danish painter Hammershoi places him within the context of his European contemporaries. This generously illustrated volume examines Hammershoi's work as a whole and in rela...

The latest volume in this successful series introduces young readers to major movements in art history – from Romanesque to Pop art. Filled with gorgeous color reproductions and packed with fascinating information, this beautiful book presents a chr...

Published for the first time in a single volume, this definitive collection of original posters produced by Andy Warhol reveals the artist's remarkable contribution to the art of poster design. Throughout his career, Andy Warhol easily crossed the b...