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Marsden Jonathan: Buckingham Palace: Official Souvenir Guide

Скачать книгу (размер 361 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 72) Аннотация: Buckingham Palace is one of the most readily recognised buildings in the world and one of the few working royal palaces remaining. This official guide to Buckingham Palace provides an illustrated account of the history of the royal palace that serves as Her Majesty The Queen's office and London residence, as well as the administrative headquarters of the Royal Household. It contains an…

Bishop Justin: Country Style and Design

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: If Justin Bishop claimed to be an authority on any particular interior design style it would be the style that is Country. A book featuring beautiful country interiors, exteriors and gardens is the perfect vehicle for his knowledge, experience and design ethic. Based on traditional country style with clean, modern influences, his first book is a collection of beautiful images, clever style notes…

Marsden Jonathan: Windsor Castle: Official Souvenir Guide

Скачать книгу (размер 361 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 72) Аннотация: Windsor Castle, the largest and oldest occupied castle in the world, is one of the official residences of Her Majesty The Queen. The Castle's dramatic site encapsulates over 900 years of British history. It covers an area of 26 acres and contains, as well as a royal palace, the magnificent St George's Chapel and the homes and workplaces of a large number of people. This fully illustrated official…

Vrignaud Marcel: My Ikebana

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Marcel Vrignaud is the founder and permanent professor of the Ikebana Floral Art Centre, an association he set up in 1966 after spending three and a half years in Nagoya (Japan), devoted to the specific art of Ikebana. Being a genuine pioneer in the art of Ohara, Marcel Vrignaud trained teachers all over Europe. My Ikebana offers an overview of his fantastic output. Readers can discover many…

Muller Priscilla E.: Jewels in Spain 1500 — 1800

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: In effect, this book, which features numerous pictures, has remained an essential work of reference for the study of Spanish jewellery during the reign of the Hapsburg and Bourbon Dynasties, extending as far as the rule of Charles IV. However, in spite of its importance, the work is only now being published in English. Forty years have passed since Dr. Muller completed the book and, in all this…

Ciaga Graziella Leyla: Alessandro Mendini: Minimum Design

Скачать книгу (размер 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 120) Аннотация: Alessandro Mendini, born in Milan in 1931, is a major theorist and a driving force behind avant-garde design in Italy. Aside from his artistic career, he was also editor of the architecture magazines Casabella and Modo and publisher of the famous 'Domus' magazine. Considered to be one of the most important contemporary designers in Europe, Mendini's work places an emphasis on cultural diversity…

Pick Michael: Hardy Amies

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Hardy Amies epitomised understated British couture, emphasising the cut of fine materials by tailored construction. Untrained in dress-making, he achieved Vogue 1937 headlines with his 'Panic' suit, a reconstructed design of a staple in every woman's wardrobe, wittily named to reflect current events. Evoking the glamour of pre-war London while meeting the demands of contemporary society's…

Herald Dean: 21st Century Residential Landscape Design

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: In '21st Century Residential Landscaping', Chelsea Flower Show gold medal winning landscape architect Dean Herald takes the reader through the steps involved in transforming your residential landscape, covering gardens, decks, patios and courtyards; outdoor cooking, living, dining, lounge and fire areas; and swimming pools. Using a selection of projects Dean has personally worked on, he offers…

Browne Beth: Masterpieces: Iconic Houses by Great Contemporary Architects

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Every great architect has an original vision. The ability of master architects to see the big picture, to create inclusive, responsive designs that embrace building, site, and interiors with subtlety and style, leads to their work gaining widespread praise and international acclaim. Their talent and ambition, along with an unfaltering attention to detail and flair for fusing art and architecture,…

Gulden David: The Centre Cannot Hold

Скачать книгу (размер 1 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 244) Аннотация: Having spent the last 20 years in Africa photographing wildlife alongside the likes of Peter Beard, David Gulden has come to understand that his endeavour is more than one to create appealing artworks, but instead to create a document of the declining landscape of all the precious creatures that live there. In 95 black-and-white photographs that feature tranquility, bursts of action, portraiture,…

Zuffi Stefano: Caravaggio: The Stories of St Matthew

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: This new series examines several highly regarded masterpieces in an attempt to unravel the mysteries that surround them. Through an innovative concept and a fresh approach, 'Art Mysteries', edited by Marco Carminati and Stefano Zuffi, presents an up-to-date and spectacular reading of famous paintings, investigating key clues that suggest previously unknown background information. 'The Stories of…

Irace Fulvio: Carlo Mollino: Minimum Design

Скачать книгу (размер 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 120) Аннотация: Carlo Mollino (1905-1973) was one of the foremost figures in a generation of Italian architects. Born at the dawn of the twentieth century, his work embodied the renewal of the national artistic season and marked the golden age of Italy's global identity. This biography demonstrates Mollino's unique anti-conformist attitude, a design statement that was at odds with the zeitgeist in his home town,…

Dardi Domitilla: Eero Saarinen: Minimum Design

Скачать книгу (размер 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 120) Аннотация: Eero Saarinen was born in Finland in 1910. After his family moved to the United States in 1923 Eero graduated from Yale University where he subsequently completed post-graduate work at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. This famous school of architecture and design was directed by his father Eliel and, it was here that Eero met Charles Eames and Florence Schust Knoll. The three became close friends…

Carminati Marco: Leonardo: Mona Lisa

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: This new series examines several highly regarded masterpieces in an attempt to unravel the mysteries that surround them. Through an innovative concept and a fresh approach, 'Art Mysteries', edited by Marco Carminati and Stefano Zuffi, presents an up-to-date and spectacular reading of famous paintings, investigating key clues that suggest previously unknown background information. According to a…

Carminati Marco: Piero Della Francesca: The Montefeltro Altarpiece

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: This new series examines several highly regarded masterpieces in an attempt to unravel the mysteries that surround them. Through an innovative concept and a fresh approach, 'Art Mysteries', edited by Marco Carminati and Stefano Zuffi, presents an up-to-date and spectacular reading of famous paintings, investigating key clues that suggest previously unknown background information. The sublime…

Gaimster David: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Founded in 1807, The Hunterian at the University of Glasgow is Scotland's oldest public museum and was the first to have its entire collection recognised as being of National significance for Scotland. The Hunterian belongs to an elite group of university museums that have collected across a wide spectrum of disciplines for research and teaching. Amongst The Hunterian's treasures today are the…

Gasser Christian: Animation: Ch: Vision and Versatility in Swiss Animated Film

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Swiss animated film is currently in one of its most productive, ambitious and successful historical periods. Never before have so many films been made and never before have these films enjoyed such international success. At the centre of 'animation.ch' are conversations with 20 film makers who are representative of the variety and uniqueness of Swiss animated film — from short author films to…

Fiell Charlotte: Fashion Sourcebook — 1920s

Скачать книгу (размер 2 931 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 576) Аннотация: 'Fashion Sourcebook — 1920s' is the first book in a brand-new series by Fiell Publishing that documents comprehensively the seasonal fashion styles of the 20th century, decade by decade. Sumptuously illustrated with over 600 original photographs, drawings and prints, this title is a must-have reference work for not only students of fashion, but for all fashionistas. 'Fashion Sourcebook — 1920s'…

Kirkland Douglas: With Marilyn

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: On assignment for 'Look' magazine to photograph the movie star in 1961, Douglas Kirkland photographed Marilyn Monroe and made history for both himself and for the actress. Working in the intimate confines of an unmade bed, the result — still amazing today — is a series of some of the most spontaneous and flirtatious photographs ever taken of this film legend. They made the photographer's career…