Жанр "Культура. Искусство"

A concise and accessible pocket guide to the forces that have shaped world art.

- Provides a compelling look at the ideas that...

What goes into creating art? How can we learn to "read" paintings? What are the key elements of composition?

If you've ever...

To boldly expand your Star Trek horizons.
Re-engage! The new edition of The Star Trek Book takes readers even further into one...

'All men must die': or 'Valar Morghulis', as the traditional Essos greeting is rendered in High Valyrian. And die they do - in...

Barwise... , York Peter

There's a war on against the BBC. It is under threat as never before. And if we lose it, we won't get it back.

The BBC is our...

Housed in the stunning Shuvalov Palace in the heart of historic St Petersburg, the Faberge Museum opened in 2013 and is now home...

The French: serious and frivolous, charming and infuriating, rational and mystical, pessimistic, pleasure-loving - and perhaps...

Bluets winds its way through depression, divinity, alcohol, and desire, visiting along the way with famous blue figures,...

Even in an age of soaring skyscrapers and cavernous sports stadiums, the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence still...

'One of the great books about Spain' - Tristan Garel-Jones, Observer

A many-tangented pilgrimage through ten centuries of...

A collection of essays on writers and writing by the Booker-shortlisted novelist and critic.

Writing about real lives takes...

Ambitious and groundbreaking, Electric Shock tells the story of popular music, from the birth of recording in the 1890s to the...

In this absorbing volume, David Lodge turns his incisive critical skills onto his own profession, salutes the great writers who...

Palladio (1508-80) combined classical restraint with constant inventiveness. In this study, Professor Ackerman sets Palladio in...

The Italian Renaissance shaped Western culture - but it was far stranger and darker than many of us realise. We know the Mona...

Christopher Somerville, author of the acclaimed The January Man, pictured cathedrals as great unmoving bastions of tradition. But...

'Tiepolo: the last breath of happiness in Europe'

The eighteenth-century Venetian painter Giambattista Tiepolo spent his life...

Our towns and cities are saturated with the imagery of commerce and advertising, but alongside it a new creative phenomenon is...

Know your shit, or know you're shit. The essential swearing guide.
Knowing how to swear is essential to any English-speaker,...

Learn about the world's greatest detective in The Sherlock Holmes Book.

Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book...

Christo and Jeanne-Claude's posthumous work, 60 years in the making

1961, three years after meeting Jeanne-Claude in Paris,...

Crawshaw... , Finmark...

This popular book provides all the information you need to get started in watercolour painting. Full of clear, simple advice and...

Discover the world's greatest myths and legends - from Greek mythology to Norse mythology - in this comprehensive guide.

What...

Decode the secrets and uncover the origins and meanings of over 2,000 signs and symbols, from ancient hieroglyphs to modern-day...

Learn about the world's greatest classical compositions and musical traditions in The Classical Music Book.

Part of the...

In a fleeting 14-year period between two world wars, Germany's Bauhaus school of art and design changed the face of modernity....

The only instructional book on watercolour painting you will ever need!

Whether you are just starting out with watercolour...

A beautiful and dynamic new way of looking at the work of Leonardo da Vinci, one of the greatest painters, inventors, and...

Advice, strong opinions, and personal revelations by the world's greatest artists - exclusively researched for this...

Индустриальное домостроение часто ассоциируется с унылыми городскими пейзажами и серыми «коробками», но сегодня оно демонстрирует...