Photography: The Definitive Visual History (Print ISBN 978-1409346456) is out today. From the first efforts to capture an image in the early 19th century through to the image saturated world of today; this book charts the evolution of cameras and technology; changing styles and trends; seminal photographs and visionary photographers – all with fully...
Read MoreArt in Time: A World History of Styles and Movements
Art in Time: A World History of Styles and Movements (ISBN 978-0714867373) is an up-to-date and comprehensive guide to 150 of the most significant styles and movements that have shaped art history through time. All art is of its time, and this book is the first survey that explicitly embeds styles, schools and movements within the politics and...
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Great Maps (Print ISBN 978-1409345718) is out next week and presents 64 maps in chronological order, from the prehistoric Bedolina Petroglyph to Google Earth. The diverse selection includes: Thematic mapping; info graphics; cartographic inspired artworks; celestial charts; nautical charts; topological and general cartography. Each map is shown in its...
Read MoreThe Iron Road: The Illustrated History of Railways
The Iron Road: The Illustrated History of Railways (ISBN 9781409347996) by historian and broadcaster Christian Wolmar surveys the history of the railroad: From the first railway in England introduced in 1830 to the maglev trains and high-speed lines of tomorrow. Luped® picture research sourced over 200 images, including many never published before, from...
Read MoreLost Tracks of Time
Matthew Malkiewicz photography features stunning, evocative and sometimes melancholy images of steam locomotives and the people who work with them. The galleries on the aptly named website losttracksoftime.com (turn your volume up!) celebrate a bygone era and the contemporary use of steam power. We like the stunning landscapes and great plumes of smoke...
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