Every kid knows that pirates talk funny, swing a big sword, and seek buried treasure—don’t they? What do we really know about Blackbeard, Madame Cheng, Sir Francis Drake, and other men and women of pirate history? What drove them to sail the high seas? What were their bad habits, favorite foods, and silly quirks? And did they actually talk like that? A lively style, lots of surprises, and solid research have made the Lives of . . . series of collective biographies popular with both kids and adults. Now the series returns, spanning the globe with profiles of the nineteen most notorious pirates in history.

I Love Ferrari brings together the unique, fascinating story of the Ferrari myth and the emotion of its fans

A handy pocket-sized guide which covers the complete architectural history of the city from its origins to the present. Maps and plans facilitate location.

Over the centuries, glass has been relegated to a limited number of uses and contexts. It has taken great effort and imagination to free this material from the clichés imprisoning it. This book offers an in-depth view on those artists who have dared to push glass beyond its conventional uses, the results of which have been astonishing, exceptionally original and innovative. These artists are: Josef Albers, Arman, Jean Arp, Barbara Bloom, Louise Bourgeois, Sergio Bovenga, Daniel Buren, Lawrence Carroll, Csar, Soyeon Cho, Tony Cragg, Marie Louise Ekman, Jan Fabre, Lucio Fontana, Francesco Gennari, Dan Graham, Richard Hamilton, Mona Hatoum, Hye Rim Lee, Charlotte Hodes, Mimmo Jodice, Marya Kazoun, Joseph Kosuth, Jannis Kounellis, Raimund Kummer, Federica Marangoni, Orlan, Jean Michel Othoniel, Luca Pancrazzi, Anne Peabody, Giuseppe Penone, Anton Pevsner, Bettina Pousttchi, Robert Rauschenberg, Man Ray, Rene Rietmeyer, Silvano Rubino, Sandro Sergi, Kiki Smith, Jana Sterbak, Lino Tagliapietra, Koen Vanmechelen, Fred Wilson, Kimiko Yoshida and Chen Zhen.

In 1952 an Umbrian artist scandalized art critics worldwide with burned wood, flame-red paintings, dramatic combustions of plastics, and a black that was the color of tar: his name was Alberto Burri (Citta di Castello 1915 - Nice 1995), one of the greatest artists of all times. This book sets out to reveal many of his works that have remained unknown until today.

Italian and English on same pages.

As well as containing many color plates that document the illusive quality of Paladino's work, this monograph also includes seven essays that explore the nature and meaning of his imagery and the temperament that produced them.

This volume offers an insight into the most interesting aspects of Tony Cragg's sculpture by focusing on seven examples of his work. It looks at the artist's relationship between form and material and the artist's preoccupation with materials both natural and artificial as well as the making process.