Thomspon Press imprint: 5 books

The Architecture of Humanism offers a brilliant analysis of the theories and ideas behind much of nineteenth- and twentieth-century architecture. It discusses the classical tradition as reflected in the architecture of Renaissance and Baroque Italy and the role given the human body in that tradition....

The Children's Plutarch : Tales Of The Greeks' contains twenty-one stories of the ancient Greeks which have been adapted by F. J. Gould for the younger reader from the biographies of Plutarch. An ideal introduction to the characters that stand out in the histories of ancient Greece.

Johann Heinrich Friedrich Karl Witte (born July 1st, 1800 in Lochau (now part of Schkopau); died March 6th, 1883 in Halle) was a German jurist and Dante Alighieri scholar. He was the son of a pastor Karl Heinrich Gottfried Witte who encouraged a fairly intense program of learning. When Karl was nine,...

This beginner’s guide to tarot cards will prove of great interest to all those interested in the ancient art of fortune telling. Its 94 pages contain a wealth of information and anecdote. With a history of the practice, and methods used by the greatest diviners. This book contains classic material...

This vintage book contains Francis Younghusband's 1921 work, "The Heart Of Nature". In this text Younghusband analyses the meaning of beauty through anecdotal experiences, descriptions of nature, and explorations of the human condition. Highly recommended for lovers of nature and travel...