• Taste

    A thoughtful consideration of taste as a sense and an idea and of how we might jointly develop both.   When we eat, we eat the world: taking something from…

    $27.50
  • The Art of the Chinese Picture-Scroll

    The first extended history of the Chinese picture-scroll.   The Chinese picture-scroll, a long, horizontal painting or calligraphic work, has been China’s pre-eminent aesthetic form throughout the last two millennia….

    $50.00
  • The Etruscans

    Now in paperback, a brief introduction to the mysteries of the enigmatic, ancient civilization in the area of modern Italy. The Etruscans were a powerful people, marked by an influential…

    $18.00
  • The Fires of Lust

    An illuminating exploration of the surprisingly familiar sex lives of ordinary medieval people.   The medieval humoral system of medicine suggested that it was possible to die from having too…

    $27.50
  • The Food Adventurers

    A delectable gastronomic expedition into the linked histories of global travel and global cuisine.   From mangosteen fruit discovered in a colonial Indonesian marketplace to caviar served on the high…

    $27.50
  • The Greatest Adventure

    The Greatest Adventure explores the past, present, and future of the space race.   The space race was perhaps the greatest technological contest of the twentieth century. It was a…

    $40.00
  • The Hittites

    An accessible introduction to the Bronze Age culture in Asia Minor.    Famed for their warriors, the Hittites flourished in the region of modern Turkey from the seventeenth to thirteenth…

    $25.00
  • The Illuminated Window

    A beautifully illustrated guide to the diverse traditions of stained glass art throughout history.  The Illuminated Window is a unique journey through stained-glass installations across history. From the twelfth to…

    $45.00
  • The Lost Princess

    Once upon a time: the forgotten female fabulists whose heroines flipped the fairy tale script.   People often associate fairy tales with Disney films and with the male authors from…

    $25.00
  • The Madness of Knowledge

    Many human beings have considered the powers and the limits of human knowledge, but few have wondered about the power that the idea of knowledge has over us. Steven Connor’s…

    $35.00
  • The Phoenicians

    Drawing on an impressive range of archaeological and textual sources and a nuanced understanding of biases, this book offers a valuable reappraisal of the enigmatic Phoenicians.  The Phoenicians is a…

    $25.00