How old is the oldest chat-up line between men? Who was the first lesbian? Were ancient Greek men who had sex together necessarily gay? And what did Shakespeare think about cross-dressing? This title deals with these questions.

A pictorial survey of the rich use of floral motifs in the details of India’s architectural wonders, depicted here in Henry Wilson’s fine photographs and breathtakingly precise drawings.

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Horses have been the inspiration for hundreds of works of art over the centuries. This book celebrates the horse in all its glory, from its role as working animal in war and sport, to beloved pet. The horse's beauty and majesty is caught by artists as diverse as Stubbs, Toulouse-Lautrec, Picasso, Magritte, Frink and Freud.The Book of the Horse is a cool and quirky collection of equine art and illustration by artists from around the world. Interspersed through the illustrations are entertainin...

Occasionally, when something seems very familiar you lose sight of what makes it so special: Flemish Masters. From van Eyck to Bruegel sets out to counteract this effect and opens our eyes once again to the revolution that took place in the Low Countries in the 15th and 16th centuries that shaped the course of European art. In 48 lavishly illustrated analyses, Matthias Depoorter explores how painters such as Van Eyck, Van der Weiden, Massys, Bosch, and Bruegel reached unprecedented heights, a...

Seine Begegnung mit der Skulpturensammlung der Glyptothek in München vor drei Jahrzehnten veranlasste Santiago Calatrava (*1951), ein umfangreiches bildhauerisches Werk mit dem Titel "Die Aegineten" zu schaffen. Der Band setzt erstmalig den Fokus auf das skulpturale und malerische Werk des berühmten Architekten, und zeigt, wie er durch die Antike und das Erbe von Hellas beeinflusst wurde.Die Aegineten - vierzehn großformatige Skulpturen aus Schmiedeeisen auf einem Sockel aus gealtertem Eic...