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Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-69), the son of a well-to-do miller from the university town of Leiden, was by the age of 26 Holland's most celebrated painter and has remained an artist of universal appeal. Rembrandt made his name in Amsterdam, capital of the newly independent Dutch Republic and, as the ce..

Carla Rachman's clear and engaging account offers an accessible introduction to Claude Monet's life and art, analysing the works themselves and also the social basis for the shifts in taste and the changing political and economic forces within Monet's lifetime. The artist's personal life and his rel..

Essential introductions to the work of the world’s greatest directors.Comprehensive, authoritative, yet concise and accessible monographs on leading figures in the history of cinema.Organized chronologically, from the director’s earliest works to their most recent films.Clear and insight..

Essential introductions to the work of the world’s greatest directors.Comprehensive, authoritative, yet concise and accessible monographs on leading figures in the history of cinema.Organized chronologically, from the director’s earliest works to their most recent films.Clear and insight..

Understanding Hypermedia, first published in 1993, firmly established itself in the design and media community as the definitive introduction to this exciting new communications medium. Understanding Hypermedia 2.0 completely revises the original edition, bringing the story of hypermedia bang up to ..

This book looks at the most extraordinary buildings featured in the Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture. Focusing on landmarks and public buildings, this is a well-informed survey of the most innovative structures to be built in recent years. Each project is given a full double page spr..

A collection of glamorous and colourful postcards of the best images from Bollywood Dreams by the award-winning photographer Jonathan Torgovnik, showing the magic and passion of Indian cinema. The postcards show behind-the-scenes images from the entire spectrum of movie-making, including the sets, t..

Essential introductions to the work of the world’s greatest directors.Comprehensive, authoritative, yet concise and accessible monographs on leading figures in the history of cinema.Organized chronologically, from the director’s earliest works to their most recent films.Clear and insight..

"Art & Today" is an innovative and extensive survey of international contemporary art from the 1980s to the present. Over four hundred of the most significant contemporary artists from around the world are represented in this comprehensive overview - some emerging, some mid-career, and others lo..

* The ultimate Italian summer cookbook * A must-have for anyone who enjoyed The Silver Spoon and The Silver Spoon Pasta * Delicious, easy-to-make seasonal recipes for picnics, barbecues, salads, light lunches and suppers, summer entertaining, ice creams and drinks * Perfect for getting the bes..

In his most recent collection of cartoons, Sempe' turns his attention to the trappings of modern life, from mobile phones to designer water. He also takes a fresh look at some of his favourite topics and archetypes, such as struggling artists, aloof psychiatrists and unhappy couples. Whether he's po..

Jean-Jacques Sempe' is equally adept at capturing the little indignities (and triumphs) of everyday life as he is at high farce. In Highs and Lows, nothing is ever quite what it seems: small villages try to pass themselves off as major urban centres, and the roadsigns read ‘Uptown’, ‘Downtown’ and ‘..