A breathtaking celebration of flowers spanning centuries, cultures, and continents – now available in a compact format Flower invites readers to explore the endless ways artists and image-makers have employed floral motifs throughout history. Now available in a sleek compact format, this critically acclaimed survey showcases more than 300 gorgeous large-scale images representing a range of styles and media – from fine art, botanical illustrations, and sculptures to floral arrangements, f...

The first monograph dedicated to acclaimed American industrial designer, Todd Bracher, this book showcases his collaborations with leading international brands such as Georg Jensen, Cappellini, Fritz Hansen, Herman Miller, Issey Miyake, and 3M Todd Bracher is a leading American voice in the international design world. Named International Designer of the Year three times and recognized by Wallpaper* Magazine as a Top Global Design Influencer, Bracher has led the design of innovative products a...

Over 100 global artists working with collage, as chosen by art experts, now available in paperback for the first time Collage is an artistic language comprising found images, fragmentary forms, and unexpected juxtapositions. While it first gained status as high art in the early twentieth century, the past decade has seen a fresh explosion of artists using this dynamic and experimental approach to image making. Taking a broad definition – from analog cut-and-paste compositions and photomonta...

A joyous exploration of the cultural phenomenon that created Mario, Zelda and Pokmon, and an ode to our love of gaming, by one of the most trusted voices in video games writing.

This is the first comprehensive history of Scotland’s air defence system during the Second World War. It explores how radar stations, Royal Observer Corps posts, and operations rooms worked together to detect and respond to incoming enemy aircraft.

Moving beyond the well-known events of the Battle of Britain, the book traces the evolution of Scotland’s air defence network throughout the war, highlighting advances in technology and tactics. For the first time, it also incorporates the role...

This work aims to study population dynamics and land-use patterns in the South-Western Baltic region during the Neolithic and Bronze Age (4100 to 500 BCE). Understanding demography is essential for comprehending socio-cultural transformations, as demographic patterns have long been recognised as major drivers of social change and complex dynamics. Palaeodemography has gained momentum in archaeology and become a central aspect of the discipline thanks to recent methodological and computational...

‘You think you’ve married a journalist, then, horrors, he becomes a politician.'