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
After a decade of renovations, the Derbyshire palace is looking pretty dapper. Focusing on seven scenes in its history, this volume is a handsome portrait of the house and its collections.
Looks at forty of this extraordinary architect's works around the world, from the Bilbao Guggenheim to the recent Luma Arles tower, showing how he has expanded our ideas of what a building c... read more
Built in 1420-1436, the dome was not painted by Vasari and Zuccari until 1572-1579. This book, with text in English & Italian, presents in detail the entire pictorial cycle.
Architecture, landscape, collections, books, food and wine - with contributions by Jon Meacham, Alice Waters, Jay McInerney, Annette Gordon-Reed, Xavier Salomon and others.
First publication in English of the extraordinary 1947 work. Vol 1 is historical - from earliest times to La Scala, Vienna State Opera etc, and the development of theatres in the Russian Emp... read more
First publication in English of the extraordinary 1947 work. Vol 1 is historical - from earliest times to La Scala, Vienna State Opera etc, and the development of theatres in the Russian Emp... read more