Showcases a selection of some of the most beautiful houses found around the Mediterranean, captured by photographs that vary between sweeping panoramas of the houses in their glorious settings to close-ups of specific rooms, furniture and design details.

The love of place is endemic in English literature, from the work of the earliest poets and hermits to the suburban celebrations of John Betjeman, covering all varieties of the British rural and urban landscape. This book presents an image of Britain as seen by writers of different regions and periods.

A practical foundation course in fashion photography that offers key advice on the principles, practice and techniques of the subject. Dealing with the technical aspects of photography, it helps readers to evolve an artistic style of their own. It is suitable for various photography students and those interested in magazine or promotional design.

Showcases the fashion sketches of sixty contemporary fashion designers, selected for their talent in the art of illustration.

The Aardman Studio, makers of Wallace & Gromit, is one of the biggest successes in the new wave of British animation. This book sets Aardman's achievements and the history of the studio within the context of the tradition of 3-D animation, and provides the reader with a guide to making a 3-D animated film.

A comprehensive, annual reference guide that features information on and contact details for more than 3,000 visual-arts businesses and organizations. It also offers information on Arts Council England funding and programmes as well as advice on how artists can promote themselves and work with galleries.

Presents 100 of the best projects of architecture by some of the worlds greatest architects, from UN Studio, Foreign Office Architects, Diller Scofidio as well as Renfro and Zaha Hadid to such up-and-coming stars as J Mayer H Architects and Asymptote. This book is suitable for those interested in contemporary architecture.

Offers advice on the principles, practice and techniques of architectural design. This book introduces the reader to the visual language of architecture, encouraging them to think spatially and question the built environment. It is intended for architecture students, and those interested in the creative side of architecture.

Accompanying the Smithsonian Institutions major exhibition, this book features more than sixty objects that large embassies, diplomatic missions and trade delegations from Ottoman Turkey and Safavid Iran offered to the Tsars of Russia. It explores the reasons why these extraordinary gifts were presented, their artistic and cultural impact.

Featuring dazzlingly varied cloths, this book presents a visual record of one of the great stories of Asian design history: the trade in Indian textiles to Southeast and East Asia. It also examines the history of the cloth-for-spices trade, focusing on the 17th and 18th centuries when the thousand-year-old trade was at is peak.

Whether photographing avant-garde theatre, resistance to Soviet guns and tanks advancing on Prague, Josef Koudelka has consistently produced images that provoke a connection to the larger questions of human existence. This book brings together photographs from one of his projects, the landscape of the Piedmont region of northern Italy.

Collects together over 120 of the exquisite drawings Manolo Blahniks makes at the outset of the design process.

Vincent van Gogh's letters have long been prized as some of the most valuable documents in the world of art. Not only do they throw light on Van Gogh's own complex and intriguing character, they enlighten the whole creative process as seen through his eyes. This book presents biographical and art-historical information.

Offers a visual approach to exploring the cultures of the key civilizations of ancient times. This book focuses on ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Rome and Greece, offering a detailed exposition of each in turn through thematic spreads depicting many aspects of their cultures.

In 1802, at the age of 26, Joseph Mallord William Turner became the youngest ever member of the Royal Academy.

Helps beginners, students and professionals find out how photographers of world stature approach their work, and what it is that makes them succeed. This title uses interviews of established photographers from the fields of fashion, art, portraiture and documentary photography, in order to find out what they look for when choosing an image.

The period from the early works of Hogarth (about 1730) to the death of Turner (1851) was the golden age of British painting. William Vaughan discusses the key personalities and analyzes the class structure, political background, and economic factors that governed the art market.

Hargreaves Associates has been at the forefront of landscape architectural practice since its founding in 1983. This title presents projects from the firm's 25-year history, showing the development of its work from the early days to its direction advancing the reoccupation of industrial sites and creating fresh visions for public space.

In a series of 54 full-colour maps covering 3,000 years and spanning the whole of Europe, this book comprehensively charts the dramatic history of the Celts from their origins in the Bronze Age to their present-day diaspora. It deals with the Continental Celts, the Atlantic Celts and the modern Celts and their state of culture.

This text provides an overview of the arts in Spain from prehistory to the present day. Providing examples from different artistic fields, the author traces the development of the arts in Spain from its Christian foundations through to the innovative works of Picasso, Dali and Miro.