A detailed portrait of the Jewish families whose collecting dominated the art world, and of their pillaging by the Nazis and the subsequent attempts at restitution.
Long-awaited, this monument to a life of architectural scholarship assesses the impact of some six hundred master craftsmen, surveyors, designers and patrons at work between 1540 and 1640. T... read more
The earliest mosque still standing in something close to its original state. An excellently researched book, as you would expect from this publisher. Illustrated.