Thames and Hudson Ltd - Böcker

Art meets food in this sublime story of family and friends at the Arniano Painting School in Tuscany. Set on a hillside not far from Florence is Arniano, a gorgeous 18th-century farmhouse and the childhood home of author and home cook Amber Guinne...

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Equal parts biography, interior design study and psychological profile, A Room of Her Own takes us on a private tour across the world into the personal and professional domains of twenty extraordinary women.

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John Thackara has spent a lifetime roving the globe in search of design that serves human needs in a sustainable way. He believes that in our eagerness to find technological solutions to the big challenges faced by the human race, we have all too ...

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The ultimate guide to surrounding yourself with French country style. Capturing the beauty and tranquility of deepest southwest France, interior designer Sara Silm distils the unique colours, textures and flavours of this distinctive corner of the...

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A lavish showcase of work by Anna Spiro, one of Australia's most popular interior designers. Anna Spiro has long been hailed as Australia's most original and creative interior designer. Her clever use of clashing patterns and bold colours to creat...

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This is one of two books in Design in Context, a vital new series that focuses on the needs of contemporary students of graphic design. Meredith Davis draws on her many years experience teaching graphic design students to explain complex theories ...

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Once upon a time pottery schools saw an increase in enrolments whenever the film Ghost aired on television. Today it is all year round. Not since the 1970s has there been this level of interest and appreciation for pottery and ceramics. The return...

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This highly acclaimed survey of modern architecture and its origins has become a classic since it first appeared in 1980, and has helped to shape architectural practice and discourse worldwide. For this extensively revised and updated fifth editio...

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Celebrated for its abundant illustrations and accessible voice, Art & Archaeology of the Greek World arrives in its second edition with more coverage of the earliest Bronze Age and latest Hellenistic periods, and increased archaeological context; ...

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Why does archaeology matter? How does studying prehistory help us understand climate change? How can archaeological discoveries challenge contemporary assumptions about gender? How has archaeology been used and misused to support political and nat...

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Here is a new, fourth edition of this authoritative introductory survey of world prehistory, spanning the past 3,000,000 years and written by a team of twenty-four expert authors. This edition has been radically updated to be more thematic and acc...

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From the 19th-century Arts and Crafts movement to the present day, and from Art Nouveau and Bauhaus to hi-tech and green design, every style of interior design since 1900 is charted in this wide-ranging survey. Design in the 20th century saw an ex...

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Whitney Chadwicks acclaimed study challenges the assumption that great women artists are exceptions to the rule, who transcended their sex to produce major works of art. While acknowledging the many women whose contribution to visual culture since...

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New to this Edition Updated treatment of postcolonial approaches and indigenous archaeology, with coverage of the ontological turn in archaeology, and new examples of community archaeology in southern Africa and Australia. New discoveries and rese...

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Celebrate the beauty and ethos of Japanese ceramics and the handmade through this intimate exploration of the makers, markets and galleries of Japan.

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Fleur McHarg, AKA the 'Flower Expert' - one of Australia's most in-demand florists and floral arrangers - offers indispensable advice on how to create breathtaking floral displays.

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From the momentus invention of the needle some 40,000 years ago to the development of blue denim, from Neolithic weavers to the biggest names in the fashion industry today this classic guide covers the landmarks of costume history, the forms and m...

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Where are the tombs of Alexander the Great or Cleopatra? Both rulers were buried in Egypt, but their tombs have never been found despite years of intensive research and excavation. Yet we have tantalizing clues. Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egy...

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A voyage of discovery to other worlds, seeking the answer to one of life's great questions: are we alone? Did life on Earth arrive on a meteorite from outer space? Are there living beings on planets beyond our solar system? If they are out there, ...

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This is the definitive guide to writing engagingly about the art of our time. Invaluable for students, arts professionals and other writers, it brims with practical tips that range across the full spectrum of art-writing including academic essays;...

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An exploration of the use of concrete in landmark contemporary residential architecture.

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A personal invitation into the elegant and alluring designs of Hare + Klein.

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A 21st-century Herbal: a modern approach to an ancient wisdom.

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Portrays the musical era between 1750 and 1830 against its intellectual and cultural background and describes both its famous and obscure composers.

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Pomp and circumstance, epic fantasy, travel, romance, meditation, history, satire, erotic intrigue: books throughout history, from papyrus to paperback, have used images to reinforce words. This work stresses both the artist's response to his text...

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This controversial volume proposes ways of thinking about violence and how to prevent it. It advocates treating violence as a public health problem. Social and economic changes should attack the root causes of violence and focus on those at risk o...

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Type and signage surround us. They are part of our daily lives and the history of whichever city we happen to live in. Whether old or new, each sign has a story to tell. In "Characters", Stephen Banham has meticulously researched the sig...

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Lyons, one of Australia's most significant architectural practices, has produced a striking body of work over the 15 years since its inception. "More: The Architecture of Lyons, 1996-2011" presents this substantial oeuvre in monograph fo...

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For more than 40 years John Gollings has been the photographer of choice the go-to guy for scores of architects. A Gollings photograph reveals a great deal about the aspirations, aims and beliefs, and the zeitgeist of a building and its architects...

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