List of English-translated volumes of Découvertes Gallimard
This is a complete list of English-translated volumes of the French book collection Découvertes Gallimard. In United Kingdom, the collection was published by Thames & Hudson under the title “New Horizons”, which contains 107 volumes. In United States, Harry N. Abrams produced 111 volumes in the collection “Abrams Discoveries”.
List
| English title (UK) | English title (US) | French title | Author | Translator | Publication date (UK) | Publication date (US) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Search for Ancient Egypt | The Search for Ancient Egypt | À la recherche de l'Égypte oubliée | Jean Vercoutter | Ruth Sharman | 18 May 1992 | 30 March 1992 |
| Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts | Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts | L'écriture, mémoire des hommes | Georges Jean | Jenny Oates | 18 May 1992 | 30 March 1992 |
| Pompeii: The Day a City Died | Pompeii: The Day a City Died | Pompéi : La cité ensevelie | Robert Étienne | Caroline Palmer | 18 May 1992 | 30 March 1992 |
| The Vikings: Lords of the Seas | The Vikings: Lords of the Seas | Les Vikings, rois des mers | Yves Cohat | Ruth Daniel | 18 May 1992 | 30 March 1992 |
| Lost Cities of the Maya | Lost Cities of the Maya | Les cités perdues des Mayas | Sydney Picasso, Claude-François Baudez | Caroline Palmer | 18 May 1992 | 30 March 1992 |
| The Amazon: Past, Present and Future | The Amazon: Past, Present, and Future | L'Amazone, un géant blessé | Alain Gheerbrant | I. Mark Paris | 18 May 1992 | 30 March 1992 |
| Beethoven: The Composer as Hero | Beethoven: The Composer as Hero | Beethoven : La force de l'absolu | Philippe A. Autexier | Carey Lovelace | 18 May 1992 | 30 March 1992 |
| Van Gogh: The Passionate Eye | Van Gogh: The Passionate Eye | Van Gogh : Le soleil en face | Pascal Bonafoux | Anthony Zielonka | 18 May 1992 | 30 March 1992 |
| Gauguin: The Quest for Paradise | Gauguin: The Quest for Paradise | Gauguin : « Ce malgré moi de sauvage » | Françoise Cachin | I. Mark Paris | 18 May 1992 | 30 March 1992 |
| The Reign of the Dinosaurs | The Reign of the Dinosaurs | Le monde perdu des dinosaures | Jean-Guy Michard | I. Mark Paris | 18 May 1992 | 30 March 1992 |
| North Pole, South Pole: Journeys to the Ends of the Earth | North Pole, South Pole: Journeys to the Ends of the Earth | Le grand défi des pôles | Bertrand Imbert | Alexandra Campbell | 18 May 1992 | 30 March 1992 |
| The Life and Lore of the Elephant | The Life and Lore of the Elephant | Les Éléphants, piliers du monde | Robert Delort | I. Mark Paris | 18 May 1992 | 1 April 1992 |
| The Search for Ancient Greece | The Search for Ancient Greece | La Grèce antique : Archéologie d'une découverte | Roland Étienne, Françoise Étienne | Anthony Zielonka | 1 September 1992 | 30 October 1992 |
| Newton: Understanding the Cosmos | Newton : The Father of Modern Astronomy | Newton et la mécanique céleste | Jean-Pierre Maury | I. Mark Paris | 1 September 1992 | 30 October 1992 |
| The Sky: Order and Chaos | The Sky: Mystery, Magic, and Myth | Le ciel, ordre et désordre | Jean-Pierre Verdet | Anthony Zielonka | 21 September 1992 | 30 October 1992 |
| The Aztecs: Rise and Fall of an Empire | The Aztecs: Rise and Fall of an Empire | Le destin brisé de l'empire aztèque | Serge Gruzinski | Paul Bahn | 21 September 1992 | 30 October 1992 |
| Rembrandt: Substance and Shadow | Rembrandt: Master of the Portrait | Rembrandt : Le clair, l'obscur | Pascal Bonafoux | Alexandra Campbell | 21 September 1992 | 30 October 1992 |
| Rodin: The Hands of Genius | Rodin: The Hands of Genius | Rodin : Les mains du génie | Hélène Pinet | Caroline Palmer | 21 September 1992 | 30 October 1992 |
| The Story of Jazz: Bop and Beyond | The Story of Jazz: Bop and Beyond | L'épopée du jazz 2/ Au-delà du bop | Franck Bergerot, Arnaud Merlin | Marjolijn de Jager | 1 March 1993 | 15 March 1993 |
| The Search for Ancient Rome | The Search for Ancient Rome | À la recherche de la Rome antique | Claude Moatti | Anthony Zielonka | 29 March 1993 | 15 March 1993 |
| Degas: Passion and Intellect | Degas: The Man and His Art | Degas : « Je voudrais être illustre et inconnu » | Henri Loyrette | I. Mark Paris | 29 March 1993 | 15 March 1993 |
| Volcanoes: Fire from the Earth | Volcanoes: Fire from the Earth | Les feux de la terre : Histoires de volcans | Maurice Krafft | Paul Bahn | 1 June 1993 | 15 March 1993 |
| Monet: The Ultimate Impressionist | Monet: The Ultimate Impressionist | Monet : « un œil... mais, bon Dieu, quel œil ! » | Sylvie Patin | Anthony Roberts | 21 June 1993 | 15 March 1993 |
| The Exploration of Africa: From Cairo to the Cape | The Exploration of Africa: From Cairo to the Cape | L'Afrique des explorateurs : Vers les sources du Nil | Anne Hugon | Alexandra Campbell | 21 June 1993 | 15 March 1993 |
| Mozart: The Real Amadeus | Mozart: From Child Prodigy to Tragic Hero | Mozart : Aimé des dieux | Michel Parouty | Celia Skrine | 1 September 1993 | 1 October 1993 |
| Picasso: Master of the New | Picasso: Master of the New Idea | Picasso : Le sage et le fou | Marie-Laure Bernadac, Paule du Bouchet | Carey Lovelace | 27 September 1993 | 1 October 1993 |
| The Changing Universe: Big Bang and After | The Birth of the Universe: The Big Bang and After | Le destin de l'univers : Le big bang, et après | Trịnh Xuân Thuận | I. Mark Paris | 27 September 1993 | 1993 |
| Shakespeare: Court, Crowd and Playhouse | The Age of Shakespeare | Shakespeare : Comme il vous plaira | François Laroque | Alexandra Campbell | 1 October 1993 | 1 October 1993 |
| The Celts: First Masters of Europe (cy) | The Celts: Conquerors of Ancient Europe | L'Europe des Celtes | Christiane Éluère | Daphne Briggs | 25 October 1993 | 1 October 1993 |
| The Story of Rock: Smash Hits and Superstars | The Story of Rock: Smash Hits and Superstars | L'âge du rock | Alain Dister | Toula Ballas | 25 October 1993 | 1 October 1993 |
| – | Gaumont: A Century of French Cinema | Gaumont, un siècle de cinéma | François Garçon | Bruce Alderman, Jonathan Dickinson | – | 1 January 1994 |
| The Story of Fossils: In Search of Vanished Worlds | Fossils: Evidence of Vanished Worlds | Les fossiles, empreinte des mondes disparus | Yvette Gayrard-Valy | I. Mark Paris | 1 March 1994 | 1 February 1994 |
| Ancient Greece: Utopia and Reality | The Birth of Greece | La Naissance de la Grèce : Des Rois aux Cités | Pierre Lévêque | Anthony Zielonka | 1 March 1994 | 1 April 1994 |
| Goya: Painter of Terror and Splendour | Goya: Painter of Terrible Splendor | Goya d'or et de sang | Jeannine Baticle | Alexandra Campbell | 14 March 1994 | 23 March 1994 |
| Vampires: The World of the Undead | Vampires: Restless Creatures of the Night | Sang pour sang : Le réveil des vampires | Jean Marigny | Lory Frankel | 1 April 1994 | 1 March 1994 |
| Cézanne: The First Modern Painter | Cézanne: Father of 20th-Century Art | Cézanne : « Puissant et solitaire » | Michel Hoog | Rosemary Stonehewer | 18 April 1994 | 1 February 1994 |
| The Incas: Empire of Blood and Gold | The Incas: People of the Sun | Les Incas : Peuple du Soleil | Carmen Bernand | Paul Bahn | 18 April 1994 | 1 March 1994 |
| D-Day: The Normandy Landings and the Liberation of Europe | D-Day and the Invasion of Normandy | 6 juin 1944 : Le débarquement en Normandie (Translated from English) | Anthony Kemp | – | 16 May 1994 | 1 April 1994 |
| Mummies: A Journey Through Eternity | Mummies: A Voyage Through Eternity | Les momies : Un voyage dans l'éternité | Françoise Dunand, Roger Lichtenberg | Ruth Sharman | 1 October 1994 | 5 October 1994 |
| Toulouse-Lautrec: Painter of the Night | Toulouse-Lautrec: Scenes of the Night | Toulouse-Lautrec : Les lumières de la nuit | Claire Frèches, José Frèches | Alexandra Campbell | 3 October 1994 | 5 October 1994 |
| Matisse: The Sensuality of Colour | Matisse: The Wonder of Color | Matisse : « Une splendeur inouïe » | Xavier Girard | I. Mark Paris | 3 October 1994 | 5 October 1994 |
| The Wisdom of the Buddha | The Wisdom of the Buddha | La sagesse du Bouddha | Jean Boisselier | Carey Lovelace | 3 October 1994 | 5 October 1994 |
| Angkor: Heart of an Asian Empire | Angkor: Heart of an Asian Empire | Angkor : La forêt de pierre | Bruno Dagens | Ruth Sharman | 27 February 1995 | 1 February 1995 |
| The Silent Gods: Mysteries of Easter Island | Easter Island: Mystery of the Stone Giants | Des dieux regardent les étoiles : Les derniers secrets de l'Île de Pâques | Catherine Orliac, Michel Orliac | Paul Bahn | 1995 | 1 February 1995 |
| Cinema is 100 Years Old | Birth of the Motion Picture | Cinématographe, invention du siècle | Emmanuelle Toulet | Susan Emanuel | 27 February 1995 | 1 February 1995 |
| The Cathedral Builders of the Middle Ages | Cathedrals and Castles: Building in the Middle Ages | Quand les cathédrales étaient peintes | Alain Erlande-Brandenburg | Rosemary Stonehewer | 27 March 1995 | 1 February 1995 |
| Manet: Painter of Modern Life | Manet: The Influence of the Modern | Manet : « J'ai fait ce que j'ai vu » | Françoise Cachin | Rachel Kaplan | 27 March 1995 | 1 February 1995 |
| Voodoo: Truth and Fantasy | Voodoo: Search for the Spirit | Les mystères du vaudou | Laënnec Hurbon | Lory Frankel | 24 April 1995 | 1 February 1995 |
| Renoir: A Sensuous Vision | Renoir: A Sensuous Vision | Renoir : « Il faut embellir » | Anne Distel | Lory Frankel | 1 August 1995 | 1 October 1995 |
| The First Humans: The Search for Our Origins | Human Origins: The Search for Our Beginnings | L'Homme avant l'Homme : Le scénario des origines | Herbert Thomas | Paul G. Bahn | 23 October 1995 | 15 October 1995 |
| The Irish Famine | The Irish Famine | L'Irlande au temps de la grande famine | Peter Gray | Originally published in English | 30 October 1995 | 15 October 1995 |
| The Garden: Visions of Paradise | Paradise on Earth: The Gardens of Western Europe | Tous les jardins du monde | Gabrielle van Zuylen | I. Mark Paris | 30 October 1995 | 15 October 1995 |
| Architecture of the Renaissance: From Brunelleschi to Palladio | Architecture of the Renaissance: From Brunelleschi to Palladio | La Renaissance de l'architecture, de Brunelleschi à Palladio | Bertrand Jestaz | Caroline Beamish | 22 April 1996 | 30 March 1996 |
| Charlie Chaplin: The Art of Comedy | Charlie Chaplin: Comic Genius | Charlot : Entre rire et larme | David Robinson | Originally published in English | 22 April 1996 | 30 March 1996 |
| How Weather Works: Understanding the Elements | Weather: Drama of the Heavens | Pleuvra, pleuvra pas : La météo au gré du temps | René Chaboud | I. Mark Paris | 22 April 1996 | 30 March 1996 |
| The Golden Treasures of Troy: The Dream of Heinrich Schliemann | Golden Treasures of Troy: The Dream of Heinrich Schliemann | L'or de Troie ou le rêve de Schliemann | Hervé Duchêne | Jeremy Leggatt | 7 May 1996 | 30 March 1996 |
| The Crusades and the Holy Land | The Crusaders: Warriors of God | L'Orient des Croisades | Georges Tate | Lory Frankel | 7 May 1996 | 30 March 1996 |
| Corot: The Poetry of Landscape | Corot: Extraordinary Landscapes | Corot : La mémoire du paysage | Vincent Pomarède, Gérard de Wallens | Lisa Davidson | 10 June 1996 | September 1996 |
| Alexander the Great: The Heroic Ideal | Alexander the Great: Man of Action, Man of Spirit | De la Grèce à l'Orient : Alexandre le Grand | Pierre Briant | Jeremy Leggatt | 23 September 1996 | 1 September 1996 |
| Gandhi: Father of a Nation | Gandhi: The Power of Pacifism | Gandhi : Athlète de la liberté | Catherine Clément | Ruth Sharman | 23 September 1996 | 1 September 1996 |
| Underwater Archaeology: Exploring the World Beneath the Sea | Underwater Archaeology: Exploring the World Beneath the Sea | L'histoire engloutie ou l'archéologie sous-marine | Jean-Yves Blot | Alexandra Campbell | 23 September 1996 | 1 September 1996 |
| Knossos: Unearthing a Legend | Knossos: Searching for the Legendary Palace of King Minos | Cnossos : L'archéologie d'un rêve | Alexandre Farnoux | David J. Baker | 7 October 1996 | 1 September 1996 |
| Le Corbusier: Architect of a New Age | Le Corbusier: Architect, Painter, Poet | Le Corbusier : L'architecture pour émouvoir | Jean Jenger | Caroline Beamish | 7 October 1996 | 1 September 1996 |
| Cleopatra: From History to Legend | Cleopatra: The Life and Death of a Pharaoh | Cléopâtre, vie et mort d'un pharaon | Edith Flamarion | Alexandra Bonfante-Warren | 1 March 1997 | 1 February 1997 |
| Francis Bacon: ‘Taking Reality by Surprise’ | Francis Bacon: Painter of a Dark Vision | Bacon : Monstre de peinture | Christophe Domino | Ruth Sharman | 24 March 1997 | 1 February 1997 |
| Heraldry: Its Origins and Meaning | Heraldry: An Introduction to a Noble Tradition | Figures de l'héraldique | Michel Pastoureau | Francisca Garvie | 14 April 1997 | 1 February 1997 |
| Lewis Carroll and Alice | Lewis Carroll in Wonderland: The Life and Times of Alice and Her Creator | Lewis Carroll au pays des merveilles | Stephanie Lovett Stoffel | Originally published in English | 2 June 1997 | 1 February 1997 |
| King Arthur: Chivalry and Legend | King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table | Arthur et la Table ronde : La force d'une légende | Anne Berthelot | Ruth Sharman | 1 September 1997 | 1 September 1997 |
| The Forbidden City: Heart of Imperial China | The Forbidden City: Center of Imperial China | La Cité interdite des Fils du Ciel | Gilles Béguin, Dominique Morel | Ruth Taylor | 27 October 1997 | 1997 |
| Leonardo da Vinci: Renaissance Man | Leonardo da Vinci: The Mind of the Renaissance | Léonard de Vinci : Art et science de l'univers | Alessandro Vezzosi | Alexandra Bonfante-Warren | 10 November 1997 | 1 September 1997 |
| Numbers: The Universal Language | Numbers: The Universal Language | L'empire des nombres | Denis Guedj | Lory Frankel | 16 February 1998 | 1 September 1997 |
| Khmer: Lost Empire of Cambodia | Khmer: The Lost Empire of Cambodia | L'Empire des rois khmers | Thierry Zéphir | Francisca Garvie | 16 March 1998 | 1 March 1998 |
| Mughal India: Splendours of the Peacock Throne | India and the Mughal Dynasty | L'Inde impériale des Grands Moghols | Valérie Berinstain | Paul Bahn | 14 April 1998 | 1 March 1998 |
| Chagall: The Art of Dreams | Chagall: The Art of Dreams | Chagall : Ivre d'images | Daniel Marchesseau | Ruth Taylor | 30 June 1998 | 1 October 1998 |
| Diamonds and Precious Stones | Diamonds and Precious Stones | Diamants et pierres précieuses | Patrick Voillot | Jack Hawkes | 12 October 1998 | 1 October 1998 |
| Our Prehistoric Past: Art and Civilization | Prehistoric Art and Civilization | Au cœur de la Préhistoire : Chasseurs et artistes | Denis Vialou | Paul G. Bahn | 12 October 1998 | 1 October 1998 |
| Ramesses the Great: Warrior and Builder | Ramesses II: Greatest of the Pharaohs | Ramsès II : Souverain des souverains | Bernadette Menu | Laurel Hirsch | 1 January 1999 | 1 January 1999 |
| Signs, Symbols and Ciphers: Decoding the Message | Signs, Symbols and Ciphers | Langage de signes : L'écriture et son double | Georges Jean | Sophie Hawkes | 18 January 1999 | 1 October 1998 |
| – | Gustave Moreau: Magic and Symbols | Gustave Moreau : Maître sorcier | Geneviève Lacambre | Benjamin Lifson | – | 1 March 1999 |
| Standing Stones: Stonehenge, Carnac and the World of Megaliths | Megaliths: Stones of Memory | Les Mégalithes : Pierres de mémoire | Jean-Pierre Mohen | Dorie B. and David J. Baker | 1 March 1999 | 1 June 1999 |
| The Human Body: Image and Emotion | Images of the Body | Les images du corps | Philippe Comar | Dorie B. Baker, David J. Baker | 18 October 1999 | 1 September 1999 |
| The Search for Ancient China | The Search for Ancient China | La redécouverte de la Chine ancienne | Corinne Debaine-Francfort | Paul Bahn | 18 October 1999 | 1 September 1999 |
| Japan: The Fleeting Spirit | The Art and Culture of Japan | Le Japon éternel | Nelly Delay | Lorna Dale | 18 October 1999 | 1 September 1999 |
| Chardin: An Intimate Art | Chardin: An Intimate Art | Chardin : La nature silencieuse | Hélène Prigent, Pierre Rosenberg | Jane Brenton | 21 February 2000 | 1 May 2000 |
| The Pre-Raphaelites: Romance and Realism | The Pre-Raphaelites: Romance and Realism | Les Préraphaélites : Un modernisme à l'anglaise | Laurence des Cars | Francisca Garvie | 17 April 2000 | 1 May 2000 |
| – | Alchemy: The Great Secret | Alchimie, le grand secret | Andrea Aromatico | Jack Hawkes | – | 1 May 2000 |
| The Bronze Age in Europe: Gods, Heros and Treasures | The Bronze Age in Europe | L'Europe à l'âge du bronze : Le temps des héros | Jean-Pierre Mohen, Christiane Éluère | David and Dorie Baker | 3 May 2000 | 1 November 2000 |
| Petra: The Rose-Red City | Petra: Lost City of the Ancient World | Pétra : La cité des caravanes | Christian Augé, Jean-Marie Dentzer | Laurel Hirsch; some documents translated by David Baker | 8 May 2000 | 1 May 2000 |
| Colour: Making and Using Dyes and Pigments | Colors: The Story of Dyes and Pigments | Les matériaux de la couleur | François Delamare, Bernard Guineau | Sophie Hawkes | 27 November 2000 | 1 November 2000 |
| Bonnard: The Colour of Daily Life | Bonnard: Shimmering Color | Bonnard : « La couleur agit » | Antoine Terrasse | Laurel Hirsch | 12 February 2001 | 1 November 2000 |
| Coptic Egypt: The Christians of the Nile | Coptic Egypt: The Christians of the Nile | L'Égypte copte, les chrétiens du Nil | Christian Cannuyer | Sophie Hawkes | 1 June 2001 | 1 May 2001 |
| Whales: Giants of the Seas and Oceans | Whales: Giants of the Seas and Oceans | Vie et mort des baleines | Yves Cohat, Anne Collet | Ruth Sharman | 28 August 2001 | 1 November 2001 |
| Charles Darwin: The Scholar Who Changed Human History | Darwin and the Science of Evolution | Darwin et la science de l'évolution | Patrick Tort | Paul G. Bahn | 28 August 2001 | 1 November 2001 |
| The Calendar: Measuring Time | The Calendar: History, Lore, and Legend | Le calendrier, maître du temps ? | Jacqueline de Bourgoing | David J. Baker, Dorie B. Baker | 1 October 2001 | 1 November 2001 |
| Vuillard: Master of the Intimate Interior | Vuillard: Post-Impressionist Master | Vuillard : Le temps détourné | Guy Cogeval | 10 June 2002 | 11 June 2002 | |
| Gaudí: Builder of Visions | Gaudí: Visionary Architect | Gaudí : Bâtisseur visionnaire | Philippe Thiébaut | 15 July 2002 | 1 April 2002 | |
| Alexandria: Past, Present and Future | Alexandria: Jewel of Egypt | Alexandrie : Hier et demain | Jean-Yves Empereur | Jane Brenton | 5 August 2002 | 1 November 2002 |
| The Invention of Photography: The First Fifty Years | The Invention of Photography | L'image révélée : L'invention de la photographie | Quentin Bajac | Ruth Taylor | 7 October 2002 | 1 November 2002 |
| Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire | Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire | Gengis Khan et l'Empire mongol | Jean-Paul Roux | Toula Ballas | 1 May 2003 | 1 July 2003 |
| Tibet: Turning the Wheel of Life | Tibet: An Enduring Civilization | Le Tibet : Une civilisation blessée | Françoise Pommaret | Barbara Mellor, David H. Wilson | 6 May 2003 | 1 July 2003 |
| Dalí: The Impresario of Surrealism | Dalí: Master of Fantasies | Dalí : Le Grand Paranoïaque | Jean-Louis Gaillemin | David H. Wilson | 1 April 2004 | 1 July 2004 |
| Graphics: A Century of Poster and Advertising Design | Graphic Design: A History | Le Design graphique | Alain Weill | Barbara Mellor | 19 April 2004 | 1 July 2004 |
| Aboriginal Australians: First Nations of an Ancient Continent | – | Les Aborigènes d'Australie | Stephen Muecke, Adam Shoemaker | Originally published in English | 27 September 2004 | – |
| J. M. W. Turner: The Man Who Set Painting on Fire | Turner: Life and Landscape | Turner : L'incendie de la peinture | Olivier Meslay | Ruth Sharman | 23 May 2005 | 22 November 2005 |
| Einstein: Decoding the Universe | Einstein: Decoding the Universe | Einstein : La joie de la pensée | Françoise Balibar | David J. Baker, Dorie B. Baker | 23 May 2005 | 1 May 2001 |
| – | Napoléon: “My Ambition Was Great” | Napoléon : « Mon ambition était grande » | Thierry Lentz | Laurel Hirsch | – | 22 November 2005 |
| Dada: The Revolt of Art | Dada: The Revolt of Art | Dada : La révolte de l'art | Marc Dachy | Liz Nash | 10 April 2006 | 1 April 2006 |
| Egon Schiele: The Egoist | Egon Schiele: The Egoist | Egon Schiele : Narcisse écorché | Jean-Louis Gaillemin | Liz Nash | 5 March 2007 | 1 December 2006 |
| The Pyramids of Giza: Facts, Legends and Mysteries | The Great Pyramids | Les Grandes Pyramides : Chronique d'un mythe | Jean-Pierre Corteggiani | 3 September 2007 | 1 November 2007 | |
| Frida Kahlo: ‘I Paint my Reality’ | Frida Kahlo: Painting Her Own Reality | Frida Kahlo : « Je peins ma réalité » | Christina Burrus | 7 April 2008 | 1 April 2008 | |
| Henri Cartier-Bresson | Henri Cartier-Bresson | Henri Cartier-Bresson : Le tir photographique | Clément Chéroux | David H. Wilson | 24 November 2008 | 1 November 2008 |
| – | Marilyn: The Last Goddess | Marilyn : La dernière déesse | Jerome Charyn | – | 1 November 2008 |
Other websites
- List of Abrams Discoveries series at Goodreads
- List of New Horizons series at Publishing History