Books published by Thames & Hudson Ltd

An engaging and enlightening reappraisal of cutting-edge fashion that confirms that there are no limits to the creative imagination in clothing the human form.

"A crucial reference for anyone interest in the earliest surviving pile carpets. . . Primarily a resource for scholars, this volume is nonetheless full of beautiful works of exceptional historical interest. . . Highly recommended." --Choice

The definitive guide to the art and architecture of one of the world's most enigmatic civilizations, extensively revised and now in colour throughout.

Between the first and second World Wars, Germany under the Weimar Republic became the scene for one of the most creative periods in film history. This title gives an overview of Weimar cinema at its finest. It sets the historical scene and gives an insight into what these films meant to the society that created them.

The author's design career began in 1985 at the Musee dOrsay when he designed the poster for the Museums first exhibition, Chicago, Birth of a Metropolis. This book surveys and explores the entirety of his graphic design process and philosophy.

From space, Earth is a magnificent sight, splashed with vivid colours, patterns, textures and abstract forms. This title presents a selection of satellite images raises important questions about our future, while also showcasing the planet's beauty leaving no doubt of the urgent need to protect it.

Portrays a visionary: a fearless innovator who inspired designers, models, photographers and artists, and who reinvented the way we think about style and where we go to think about it.

Drawing on more than twenty years of experience travelling the globe, the author presents a handpicked selection of thirty of the interesting undiscovered hotels, guesthouses and resorts in Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas.

Anders Petersen (b 1944) lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden. In 1967, he started to photograph the late-night regulars (prostitutes, transvestites, drunks, lovers, drug addicts) in a bar in Hamburg, Germany, named Cafe Lehmitz, and continued that project for three years.

Published to coincide with a major exhibition at the National Maritime Museum, this book explores and celebrates Turners lifelong fascination with the sea. It sets his work within the context of marine painting in the 19th century.

In less than a century the Incas rose from obscure origins to build one of the largest empires of the ancient world.

William Scott painted more than 1,000 works in oil. This book reveals a great deal more than previously known about the artists life and work and also about how both these aspects of his career had a bearing on the context of contemporary British art. It provides scholars and collectors with a tool for further research.

Explores seven key scientific areas in the Science Museum's new interactive gallery for children: force and motion, electricity and magnetism, earth and space, light, matter, sound and mathematics. In this title, each spread centres on an open-ended question or activity, with space on the page for the child to write, draw or interact.

Part social history and part design catalogue, this innovative book delves into the sinister history of 19th-century wallpaper.

A side effect of the rise of photography as a popular art form has been the accumulation of a huge body of images whose photographers and subjects remain unknown. This book presents a selection of these mysterious and highly collectable images.

When and how did the brains of our hominin ancestors become human minds? When and why did our capacity for language or art, music and dance evolve? This book deals with these questions.