is a French encyclopaedic collection of illustrated pocket books published by Éditions Gallimard since 1986. Books of this collection have been selectively translated into English. London-based publisher Thames & Hudson launched its first English-translated titles in 1992, under the title ‘New Horizons’ series. Harry N. Abrams of New York City produces the collection in United States under the title "Abrams Discoveries" series.
List of English-translated volumes British version: 107 volumes; American version: 111 volumes. {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" width="95%" ! 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 | (nº 1) | Jean Vercoutter | Ruth Sharman | 18 May 1992 | 30 March 1992
| Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts | Writing: The Story of Alphabets and Scripts | (nº 24) | Georges Jean | Jenny Oates | 18 May 1992 | 30 March 1992
| Pompeii: The Day a City Died | Pompeii: The Day a City Died | (nº 16) | Robert Étienne | Caroline Palmer | 18 May 1992 | 30 March 1992
| The Vikings: Lords of the Seas | The Vikings: Lords of the Seas | (nº 13) | Yves Cohat | Ruth Daniel | 18 May 1992 | 30 March 1992
| Lost Cities of the Maya | Lost Cities of the Maya | (nº 20) | Claude-François Baudez, Sydney Picasso | Caroline Palmer | 18 May 1992 | 30 March 1992
| The Amazon: Past, Present and Future | The Amazon: Past, Present, and Future | (nº 40) | Alain Gheerbrant | I. Mark Paris | 18 May 1992 | 30 March 1992
| Beethoven: The Composer as Hero | Beethoven: The Composer as Hero | (nº 106) | Philippe A. Autexier | Carey Lovelace | 18 May 1992 | 30 March 1992
| Van Gogh: The Passionate Eye | Van Gogh: The Passionate Eye | (nº 17) | Pascal Bonafoux | Anthony Zielonka | 18 May 1992 | 30 March 1992
| Gauguin: The Quest for Paradise | Gauguin: The Quest for Paradise | (nº 49) | Françoise Cachin | I. Mark Paris | 18 May 1992 | 30 March 1992
| The Reign of the Dinosaurs | The Reign of the Dinosaurs | (nº 69) | 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 | (nº 15) | Bertrand Imbert | Alexandra Campbell | 18 May 1992 | 30 March 1992
| The Life and Lore of the Elephant | The Life and Lore of the Elephant | (nº 93) | Robert Delort | I. Mark Paris, "Documents" translated by Carey Lovelace | 18 May 1992 | 1 April 1992
| The Search for Ancient Greece | The Search for Ancient Greece | (nº 84) | Roland Étienne, Françoise Étienne | Anthony Zielonka | 1 September 1992 | 30 October 1992
| Newton: Understanding the Cosmos | Newton: The Father of Modern Astronomy | (nº 91) | Jean-Pierre Maury | I. Mark Paris | 1 September 1992 | 30 October 1992
| The Sky: Order and Chaos | The Sky: Mystery, Magic, and Myth | (nº 26) | 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 | (nº 33) | Serge Gruzinski | Paul G. Bahn | 21 September 1992 | 30 October 1992
| Rembrandt: Substance and Shadow | Rembrandt: Master of the Portrait | (nº 76) | Pascal Bonafoux | Alexandra Campbell | 21 September 1992 | 30 October 1992
| Rodin: The Hands of Genius | Rodin: The Hands of Genius | (nº 44) | Hélène Pinet | Caroline Palmer | 21 September 1992 | 30 October 1992
| The Story of Jazz: Bop and Beyond | The Story of Jazz: Bop and Beyond | (nº 115) | Franck Bergerot, Arnaud Merlin | Marjolijn de Jager | 1 March 1993 | 15 March 1993
| The Search for Ancient Rome | The Search for Ancient Rome | (nº 56) | Claude Moatti | Anthony Zielonka | 29 March 1993 | 15 March 1993
| Degas: Passion and Intellect | Degas: The Man and His Art | (nº 36) | Henri Loyrette | I. Mark Paris | 29 March 1993 | 15 March 1993
| Volcanoes: Fire from the Earth | Volcanoes: Fire from the Earth | (nº 113) | Maurice Krafft | Paul G. Bahn | 1 June 1993 | 15 March 1993
| Monet: The Ultimate Impressionist | Monet: The Ultimate Impressionist | (nº 131) | 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 | (nº 117) | Anne Hugon | Alexandra Campbell | 21 June 1993 | 15 March 1993
| Mozart: The Real Amadeus | Mozart: From Child Prodigy to Tragic Hero | (nº 41) | Michel Parouty | Celia Skrine | 1 September 1993 | 1 October 1993
| Picasso: Master of the New | Picasso: Master of the New Idea | (nº 4) | 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 | (nº 151) | Trinh Xuan Thuan | I. Mark Paris | 27 September 1993 | 1993
| Shakespeare: Court, Crowd and Playhouse | The Age of Shakespeare | (nº 126) | François Laroque | Alexandra Campbell | 1 October 1993 | 1 October 1993
| The Celts: First Masters of Europe | The Celts: Conquerors of Ancient Europe | (nº 158) | 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 | (nº 160) | Alain Dister | Toula Ballas | 25 October 1993 | 1 October 1993
| Gaumont: A Century of French Cinema | (nº 224) | François Garçon | Bruce Alderman, Jonathan Dickinson | | 1 January 1994
| The Story of Fossils: In Search of Vanished Worlds | Fossils: Evidence of Vanished Worlds | (nº 19) | Yvette Gayrard-Valy | I. Mark Paris | 1 March 1994 | 1 February 1994
| Ancient Greece: Utopia and Reality | The Birth of Greece | (nº 86) | Pierre Lévêque | Anthony Zielonka | 1 March 1994 | 1 April 1994
| Goya: Painter of Terror and Splendour | Goya: Painter of Terrible Splendor | (nº 7) | Jeannine Baticle | Alexandra Campbell | 14 March 1994 | 23 March 1994
| Vampires: The World of the Undead | Vampires: Restless Creatures of the Night | (nº 161) | Jean Marigny | Lory Frankel | 1 April 1994 | 1 March 1994
| Cézanne: The First Modern Painter | Cézanne: Father of 20th-Century Art | (nº 55) | Michel Hoog | Rosemary Stonehewer | 18 April 1994 | 1 February 1994
| The Incas: Empire of Blood and Gold | The Incas: People of the Sun | (nº 37) | Carmen Bernand | Paul G. Bahn | 18 April 1994 | 1 March 1994
| D-Day: The Normandy Landings and the Liberation of Europe | D-Day and the Invasion of Normandy | (nº 202) | Anthony Kemp | Originally published in English | 16 May 1994 | 1 April 1994
| Mummies: A Journey Through Eternity | Mummies: A Voyage Through Eternity | (nº 118) | Françoise Dunand, Roger Lichtenberg | Ruth Sharman | 1 October 1994 | 5 October 1994
| Toulouse-Lautrec: Painter of the Night | Toulouse-Lautrec: Scenes of the Night | (nº 132) | Claire Frèches, José Frèches | Alexandra Campbell | 3 October 1994 | 5 October 1994
| Matisse: The Sensuality of Colour | Matisse: The Wonder of Color | (nº 165) | Xavier Girard | I. Mark Paris | 3 October 1994 | 5 October 1994
| The Wisdom of the Buddha | The Wisdom of the Buddha | (nº 194) | Jean Boisselier | Carey Lovelace | 3 October 1994 | 5 October 1994
| Angkor: Heart of an Asian Empire | Angkor: Heart of an Asian Empire | (nº 64) | Bruno Dagens | Ruth Sharman | 27 February 1995 | 1 February 1995
| The Silent Gods: Mysteries of Easter Island | Easter Island: Mystery of the Stone Giants | (nº 38) | Catherine Orliac, Michel Orliac | Paul G. Bahn | 1995 | 1 February 1995
| Cinema is 100 Years Old | Birth of the Motion Picture | (nº 35) | 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 | (nº 180) | Alain Erlande-Brandenburg | Rosemary Stonehewer | 27 March 1995 | 1 February 1995
| Manet: Painter of Modern Life | Manet: The Influence of the Modern | (nº 203) | Françoise Cachin | Rachel Kaplan | 27 March 1995 | 1 February 1995
| Voodoo: Truth and Fantasy | Voodoo: Search for the Spirit | (nº 190) | Laënnec Hurbon | Lory Frankel | 24 April 1995 | 1 February 1995
| Renoir: A Sensuous Vision | Renoir: A Sensuous Vision | (nº 177) | 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 | (nº 215) | Herbert Thomas | Paul G. Bahn | 23 October 1995 | 15 October 1995
| The Irish Famine | The Irish Famine | (nº 265) | 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 | (nº 207) | 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 | (nº 242) | Bertrand Jestaz | Caroline Beamish | 22 April 1996 | 30 March 1996
| Charlie Chaplin: The Art of Comedy | Charlie Chaplin: Comic Genius | (nº 245) | David Robinson | Originally published in English | 22 April 1996 | 30 March 1996
| How Weather Works: Understanding the Elements | Weather: Drama of the Heavens | (nº 227) | 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 | (nº 250) | Hervé Duchêne | Jeremy Leggatt | 7 May 1996 | 30 March 1996
| The Crusades and the Holy Land | The Crusaders: Warriors of God | (nº 129) | Georges Tate | Lory Frankel | 7 May 1996 | 30 March 1996
| Corot: The Poetry of Landscape | Corot: Extraordinary Landscapes | (nº 277) | , | Lisa Davidson | 10 June 1996 | September 1996
| Alexander the Great: The Heroic Ideal | Alexander the Great: Man of Action, Man of Spirit | (nº 27) | Pierre Briant | Jeremy Leggatt | 23 September 1996 | 1 September 1996
| Gandhi: Father of a Nation | Gandhi: The Power of Pacifism | (nº 50) | 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 | (nº 266) | | Alexandra Campbell | 23 September 1996 | 1 September 1996
| Knossos: Unearthing a Legend | Knossos: Searching for the Legendary Palace of King Minos | (nº 175) | Alexandre Farnoux | David J. Baker | 7 October 1996 | 1 September 1996
| Le Corbusier: Architect of a New Age | Le Corbusier: Architect, Painter, Poet | (nº 179) | Jean Jenger | Caroline Beamish | 7 October 1996 | 1 September 1996
| Cleopatra: From History to Legend | Cleopatra: The Life and Death of a Pharaoh | (nº 183) | Edith Flamarion | Alexandra Bonfante-Warren | 1 March 1997 | 1 February 1997
| Francis Bacon: 'Taking Reality by Surprise| Francis Bacon: Painter of a Dark Vision | (nº 287) | | Ruth Sharman | 24 March 1997 | 1 February 1997
| Heraldry: Its Origins and Meaning | Heraldry: An Introduction to a Noble Tradition | (nº 284) | 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 | (nº 340) | 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 | (nº 298) | Anne Berthelot | Ruth Sharman | 1 September 1997 | 1 September 1997
| The Forbidden City: Heart of Imperial China | The Forbidden City: Center of Imperial China | (nº 303) | Gilles Béguin, Dominique Morel | Ruth Taylor | 27 October 1997 | 1997
| Leonardo da Vinci: Renaissance Man | Leonardo da Vinci: The Mind of the Renaissance | (nº 293) | Alessandro Vezzosi | Alexandra Bonfante-Warren | 10 November 1997 | 1 September 1997
| Numbers: The Universal Language | Numbers: The Universal Language | (nº 300) | Denis Guedj | Lory Frankel