Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: This is a fascinating visual record of a decade that saw Britain face hardships that ultimately united the country. It is a beautiful gift idea on its own, or as part of this popular series. The «Britain in Pictures» series presents an important collection of images from the Press Association's unique archive, most of which have lain unseen since they were first used in the newspapers of their…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: This title features almost 300 images from the Press Association's unique archive. It is a fascinating visual record of a decade that took Britain to the very brink of disaster. It is a beautiful gift idea on its own, or as part of this popular series. The «Britain in Pictures» series presents an important collection of images from the Press Association's unique archive, most of which have lain…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: This is a fascinating visual record of a decade that saw Britain making the transition from the past to the future. It is a beautiful gift idea on its own, or as part of this popular series. The «Britain in Pictures» series presents an important collection of images from the Press Association's unique archive, most of which have lain unseen since they were first used in the newspapers of their…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: This is a beautiful gift idea on its own, or as part of this popular series. «The Britain in Pictures» series presents an important collection of images from the Press Association's unique archive, most of which have lain unseen since they were first used in the newspapers of their day. The 1960s overturned the country's old order and brought in the new, as the economic boom reverberated:…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: The staid world of pop music was shaken to its foundations during the 1960s with the arrival of rock, hard-edged and typified by electric guitar, drums and dominant vocals. With its roots in the rock ’n’ roll of the 1940s and 1950s, and influence from rhythm and blues and country music, rock also drew on blues, folk, jazz – and even classical genres. Rock’s 4/4 beat and verse-chorus format was…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: This is a visual record of the British people's habits of dress from the Victorians to Britpop. Social history is reflected in the outfits of the time, from the wartime austerity of the 1940s to the new couture of the 1950s. It takes us on a fascinating journey through a hundred years of fashion and style, both on the London catwalks and on the streets of ordinary towns. This is a celebration of…
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: This is a highly readable and fascinating look at 18th century embroidery techniques, from a U.K. author. It includes relevant quotations from ladies and gentlemen of the period as well as drawings of costume pieces. It features colour photographs of museum-held pieces with annotations throughout. Gail Marsh's research is presented here in a highly readable and fascinating manner, with relevant…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: The world of haute couture is a place where only a privileged few can ever hope to reside, right? Wrong. Fashion historian Claire B. Shaeffer opened the door to this exclusive realm in her authoritative guide to the techniques that define couture sewing. And now, the industry bible, Couture Sewing Techniques, has been revised and updated throughout — with new photos and a chapter on specialty…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: A series of four picture books, compiled from the archives of the classic girlie magazines, Fiesta and Knave, which celebrates an age when glamour photography strove more for artistic ideals and risqué titillation than the sexually explicit top-shelf titles of today. The bevy of beauties that graces the pages of these four books illustrates the changing faces — and bodies — of the glamour…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: A series of four picture books, compiled from the archives of the classic girlie magazines, Fiesta and Knave, which celebrates an age when glamour photography strove more for artistic ideals and risqué titillation than the sexually explicit top-shelf titles of today. The bevy of beauties that graces the pages of these four books illustrates the changing faces — and bodies — of the glamour…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: A series of four picture books, compiled from the archives of the classic girlie magazines, Fiesta and Knave, which celebrates an age when glamour photography strove more for artistic ideals and risqué titillation than the sexually explicit top-shelf titles of today. The bevy of beauties that graces the pages of these four books illustrates the changing faces — and bodies — of the glamour…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 502 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 688) Аннотация: Chronicling ten decades glimpsed through 900 images, hand-picked from the unique archives of the Press Association, this book is a fascinating treasure. Each decade is introduced with a description of the major trends, events and developments. Celebrities and politicians, artists and musicians, sportsmen and women, royalty, adventurers and pioneers, criminals, and ordinary people, are captured in…
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Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: The material for thousands of crime novels and films can be found in the real history of British crime in the 20th century. In sharp contrast to the nation's image of respectability — or perhaps because of it — British criminals spent the last 100 years poisoning their spouses, robbing banks, holding up mail trains and engaging in the full spectrum of organised nefariousness. Here, we see the…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: This series is each devoted to a decade of British life and contains around 300 photographs which were hand-picked by PA Photos' own archivists. Most have lain unseen since they were first used as news pictures and each image has been scanned especially, many from glass plates, to ensure the best possible quality of reproduction. These photos tell a fascinating story: alongside the major events…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: This series is each devoted to a decade of British life and contains around 300 photographs which were hand-picked by PA Photos' own archivists. Most have lain unseen since they were first used as news pictures and each image has been scanned especially, many from glass plates, to ensure the best possible quality of reproduction. These photos tell a fascinating story: alongside the major events…
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