The earliest mosque still standing in something close to its original state. An excellently researched book, as you would expect from this publisher. Illustrated.
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