One of the most evocative photographic memoirs every published. It was known that Brassai had taken a series of 'secret photographs' which could not be published because of their daring nature - the forbidden Paris, a sordid bas-monde where high society mingled with the underworld.

Ready for the HOLIDAYS! Over 200 pages! The COMPLETE BURLYMAN SERIES!

Not the same as the hardcover (from Dark Horse), no overlap in ART or STORY or REVEALS about the Cowboy's MULE! In this OVERSTUFFED volume, SEE the Shaolin Cowboy FIGHT demons, sharks, and maniacal crustaceans, and GAPE, as the Cowboy continues his trip across the pockmarked landscape of the American psyche. PLUS, an abundance of EXTRAS, showcasing all the alternative covers with art by such peerless luminaries as MOEBIUS (JEAN GIRAUD), MIKE MIGNOLA, KEVIN NOWLAN, RICARDO DELGADO, SCOTT GUSTAFSON, and JOHN SEVERIN. MORE pages than less!!! You'll want to SEE the Cowboy confront his nemesis, KING CRAB, grapple hand to fin with a GREAT WHITE, and dance with an army of the UNDEAD! Get a full dose of Kung Fu, chainsaws, and wit, in this nonstop treasure of art and color. And a mule. It's a BUDDY PICTURE with a BODY COUNT! Collecting SHAOLIN COWBOY #1-7.

A famous biologist and scientist, Haeckel was also enormously influential in the art world, particularly the Art Nouveau and Surrealist movements, and his elaborate and mesmerising illustrations are the subject of continued interest by artists and designers. From his minutely detailed renderings of radiolarians and his vivid depictions of embryonic development to his softly colored landscapes of the Italian countryside, these vibrant reproductions of Haeckel's art works demonstrate a profound appreciation for nature's intrinsic design that will continue to inspire artists for generations to come. This volume also features numerous never before published works. One of the foremost scholars on Haeckel's work explores in this book his revolutionary and often contentious theories on evolution, as well as his contributions as a scientist and explorer. Haeckel's influence on modern art and culture is also highlighted in the introduction. Fusing scientific thought with philosophy and molecular structure with design, this richly illustrated profile of a revolutionary thinker and brilliant artist will delight Haeckel's ever-growing audience.

Mad Love has been acknowledged an undisputed classic of the surrealist movement since its first publication in France in 1937. Its adulation of love as both mystery and revelation places it in the most abiding of literary traditions, but its stormy history and technical difficulty have prevented it from being translated into English until now. 

"There has never been any forbidden fruit. Only temptation is divine," writes André Breton, leader of the surrealists in Paris in the 1920s and '30s. Mad Love is dedicated to defying "the widespread opinion that love wears out, like the diamond, in its own dust." Celebrating breton's own love and lover, the book unveils the marvelous in everyday encounters and the hidden depths of ordinary things.

Presenting the work of young British artists from the Saatchi Collection, this volume features work by over 40 of the most radical artists working in Britain in the 1990s. Essays analyse the phenomenon of the British art scene from the late 1980s, assessing the critical reaction of the work, placing it in its historical context, and revealing the startling achievements of these young artists in Britain and the role played by imaginative and courageous patronage. The book features the work of: Darren Almond; Richard Billingham; Glenn Brown; Simon Callery; Dinos and Jake Chapman; Adam Chodzko; Mat Collishaw; Keith Coventry; Pete Davies; Tracey Emin; Paul Finnegan; Mark Francis; Alex Hartley; Marcus Harvey; Mona Hatoum; Damien Hirst; Gary Hume; Michael Landy; Abigail Lane; Langlands and Bell; Sarah Lucas; Martin Maloney; Jason Martin; Alain Miller; Ron Mueck; Chris Ofili; Jonathan Parsons; Richard Patterson; Simon Patterson; Hadrian Pigott; Marc Quinn; Fiona Rae; James Reilly; Jenny Saville; Yinka Shonibare; Jane Simpson; Sam Taylor Wood; Gavin Turk; Mark Wallinger; Gillian Wearing; Rachel Whiteread; and Cerith Wyn Evans.

Following the fall of the Roman Empire in the West, the cult of the saints was the dominant form of religion in Christian Europe. In this elegantly written work, Peter Brown explores the role of tombs, shrines, relics, and pilgrimages connected with the sacred bodies of the saints. He shows how men and women living in harsh and sometimes barbaric times relied upon the merciful intercession of the holy dead to obtain justice, forgiveness, and to find new ways to accept their fellows. Challenging the common treatment of the cult as an outbreak of superstition among the lower classes, Brown demonstrates how this form of religiousity engaged the finest minds of the Church and elicited from members of the educated upper classes some of their most splendid achievements in poetry, literature, and the patronage of the arts.

"Brown has an international reputation for his fine style, a style he here turns on to illuminate the cult of the saints. Christianity was born without such a cult; it took rise and that rise needs chronicling. Brown has a gift for the memorable phrase and sees what the passersby have often overlooked. An eye-opener on an important but neglected phase of Western development."—The Christian Century

"Brilliantly original and highly sophisticated . . . . [The Cult of the Saints] is based on great learning in several disciplines, and the story is told with an exceptional appreciation for the broad social context. Students of many aspects of medieval culture, especially popular religion, will want to consult this work."—Bennett D. Hill, Library Journal