A beautifully presented survey of design and the applied arts, explored not by use, material, form, or date . . . but by color.

In just fifteen years, Hipgnosis (Storm Thorgerson, Aubrey Po Powell and Peter Christopherson) established themselves as the most important design collective in music history. Their innovative cover art defines the albums of the biggest names of the late 1960s, 70s and early 80s: AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Peter Gabriel, The Police, Genesis, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, T. Rex, Wings, Yes and XTC, to name just a few. Their iconic designs including Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon and Led Zeppel...

The Books That Shaped Art History provides an invaluable roadmap of the field by reassessing the impact of the most important texts of art history published during the 20th century. Each of the sixteen incisive chapters, focusing on a single book, is written by a leading art historian, curator or one of the promising scholars of today. In bringing these cross-generational contributions together, the book presents a varied and invaluable overview of the history of art, told through its most en...

A vivid, day-by-day perspective on 2,500 years of human history through the medium of 366 quotations.

Written by tutors at the Prince's School of Traditional Arts, a vital reference and practical resource for craftspeople, artists and students .

A fun, well-structured collection of facts and trivia about the climate.

The first major survey of contemporary apartment buildings that foster a sense of community while giving every resident an inspiring place to live.