Why must we believe that God is dead? Can we accept that traditional morality is just a 'useful mistake'? Did the principle of 'the will to power' lead to the Holocaust? What are the limitations of scientific knowledge? Is human evolution complete or only beginning? It is difficult to overestimate t[...]

What is beauty, and what is truth? These are some of the questions which aesthetics tries to answer. In our everyday life, we talk about the 'aesthetics' of an artwork or a piece of design. But aesthetics goes beyond the simple experience of art. It is also a branch of philosophy concerned with the [...]

Sifting the available evidence, Carlo Ginzburg builds up a vivid portrait of Piero della Francesca's patrons and convincingly explains the contemporary intrigues resonant in his paintings. This new edition includes additional material by Ginzburg dealing with the work of Roberto Longhi, the dating o[...]

What makes a masterpiece? John Pope-Hennessy, the preeminent expert on Italian Renaissance art, examines the works of master Piero della Francesca, painting by painting and fresco by fresco. The author discusses the stories the works portray, their meticulous composition, the questions they raise, a[...]

Finally in paperback, this is a major work by the most important Italian art historian of the twentieth century. Roberto Longhi (1890-1970) is regarded by Italians as their most important art critic, art historian, and prose stylist of the last century, with unsurpassed powers of observation and des[...]

This book reflects the experience of the Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute during more than 100 years of treatment of musculoskeletal tumor and tumorlike lesions. It presents a wide range of lesions from a multidisciplinary perspective, highlighting pertinent clinical, radiological, and histological corr[...]

One must first imagine a car, stated Enzo Ferrari. Nobody creates pictures worthy of the Commendatore's imagination quite like Gunther Raupp. Not just a random flood of images, this internationally renowned automotive photographer's artworks capture the seductive essence of these status symbols from[...]

C.G. Jung held an extemporaneous seminar on "The Solar Myths and Opicinus de Canistris" at the 1943 Eranos Conference. In a complete version for the first time, this book presents all of the known material relating to the seminar, including notes taken by two of his students, Alwine von Keller and R[...]

With their informative essays by leading experts & full-colour illustrations throughout, these are ideal introductions to great painters. This is a magnificently illustrated series of monographs that explore the lives and works of some of the most famous, influential, and talented artists throughout[...]

Gino Sarfatti (1912-1984) was a celebrated and beloved figure in Italian design from the 1930s on. Co-founder of the renowned interior design firm Arteluce with Maurizio Tempestini, Sarfatti was both a designer and an entrepreneur, who was at ease with every step of the production process, from conc[...]

Tignanello takes its name from the Tignanello estate in the heart of the Chianti Classico appelation and is typically 80% Sangiovese and 20% Cabernet. The book celebrates the 40th anniversary of one of the most loved wines in the world. From its unique origin to its unstoppable development, told th[...]