The Michael Imhof Verlag in Petersberg close to Fulda was founded by the art historian Michael Imhof in 1996. Today the company belongs to the leading art publishers in Germany, with more than 100 titles yearly. The range of books includes academic titles like dissertations and catalogs for well-known museums (in Berlin, Frankfurt, London, Paris and many others) as well as coffee-table books and tourist guides to certain areas, cities and buildings. The main focus of attention lies on the high quality of layout, picture and text editing. In this way a broad range of attractive books concerning art and culture with numerous images in high quality are created for a wide audience.