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Скачать книгу (размер 687 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 136) Аннотация: In a world where products are out as soon as they’re in, where communicating without wires doesn’t come without strings, and even our accessories need accessories, we need simple tools. A book that helps us look inside because we are overloaded outside. There are the reasons why most people, although they have tried, won’t keep a diary: 1. Not every day is very eventful. 2. It actually takes a…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 421 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 280) Аннотация: They've been exciting generations of men, on calendars and covers, as centrefolds or even on playing cards: pin-ups. What started as an exercise in oils was soon taken up in various media — pin-up mascots graced the fuselages of American fighters, and became an essential feature of the male world of garages and barracks. And the age of political correctness hasn't ended their appeal. This book…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: This title presents the stories behind history's most extraordinary photographs. It deals with the most important landmarks in the history of photography under the microscope. Photographs have a strange and powerful way of shaping the way we see the world and influencing our perceptions of reality. To demonstrate the unique and profound influence on culture and society that photographs have,…
Скачать книгу (размер 4 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 792) Аннотация: One the greatest architectural artists of all time, and certainly the most famous copper engraver of the 18th century, Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) is most known for his terrifyingly original series of etchings of labyrinthine and megalomaniac prisons, «Carceri d'Invenzione». In his own day, he was most celebrated for his «Vedute», 137 etchings of ancient and modern Rome; so renowned…
Скачать книгу (размер 4 073 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 800) Аннотация: This title covers your favorite flicks. This is our choice of must-see masterpieces. They say that in life, there are winners and there are losers. Though the movies we selected for this two-volume collection are winners indeed, those that didn't make the cut aren't losers. We just didn't like them quite as much. It was a tough, soul-searching process, but after much debate and deliberation…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 200) Аннотация: Barbara and Rene Stoeltie bring you yet another excursion to the best of the worlds country homes — this time to the mythical land of Greece. Go island hopping with the Stoelties and discover the best of Greece's hidden treats, such as the hilltop vacation house of Robert Browning, descendent of the English poet, in Hydra; a stunning 18th century Turkish-Greek palace — the former residence of a…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 200) Аннотация: This title features colorful interiors from Costa Careyes to the Yucatan Peninsula. Barbara and Rene Stoeltie, the dynamic writer and photographer duo, have struck gold again — this time with a truly breathtaking look at Mexico's most remarkable abodes. The Stoelties have traveled far and wide, from Costa Careyes to the Yucatan Peninsula, seeking out homes to surprise, delight, and inspire you.…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: Seeing is understanding. How complex ideas can be communicated via graphics. Einstein once said: «If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.» The amount of data we deal with today is overwhelming for everyone, from newspaper readers to laboratory scientists. The good news is that there are professionals that dedicate their time and lives to helping people understand…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 768 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 544) Аннотация: During its heyday, the American circus was the largest show-biz industry the world had ever seen. From the mid-1800s to mid-1900s, traveling American circuses performed for audiences of up to 14,000 per show and crisscrossed the country on 20,000 miles of railroad in one season alone. The spectacle of death-defying daredevils and strapping super-heroes gripped the American imagination, outshining…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 748 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 344) Аннотация: Referencing and acknowledging diverse sources such as the Renaissance, art history, cinema, The Bible, pornography, and the globalized pop culture, this title offers a personal and epoch-defining visual language that holds up a mirror to our times.
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: 'Genuine ideas to express'. Sometimes considered the first avant-garde art movement, the Pre-Raphaelites rejected their era's dominant artistic theories for what they saw as a more spiritual, naturalistic and intensely personal approach. Fascinated by the romantic aspects of medieval culture and the vivid, jewel-like colors of Quattrocento art, the movement abhored the Classical poses and…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 665 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 720) Аннотация: Taken seven years in the making, this title features 600 entries, 5,200 illustrations... This is an unprecedented architecture encyclopedia. Unlike most architecture encyclopedias, which tend to concentrate more on buildings and floor plans than their designers, this tome puts the architects in the spotlight, profiling individuals so that readers can get a clear overview of their bodies of work.…
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: »I have been searching for time past all my life». — Jeanloup Sieff In this unique monograph, Jeanloup Sieff (1933-2000) retraces in words and images the course of 40 years of photographs, encounters, and memories. Divided into four chapters, from the 50s to the 90s, the book brings together the major photographs of a creator who left his imprint on a generation with prolific work in the fields…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 237 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 440) Аннотация: Product Design in the Sustainable Era is a worldwide survey of companies and products that are pushing the boundaries of technology and product development to engage in changes necessary for a more environmentally-friendly world.
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Скачать книгу (размер 2 248 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 442) Аннотация: On 15 December 1868, Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794 – 1868), Professor of Botany at the University of Munich and director of the Royal Botanic Garden, was carried to his grave in a coffin covered with fresh palm leaves. These were a reference to his groundbreaking Historia naturalis palmarum: opus tripartitum (Natural History of Palms: a work in three volumes), published between 1823 –…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) was one of the last great artists in the ukiyo-e tradition. Literally meaning «pictures of the floating world», ukiyo-e refers to the famous Japanese woodblock print genre that originated in the 17th century and is practically synonymous with the Western world`s visual characterization of Japan. Though Hiroshige captured a variety of subjects, his greatest talent was…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 200) Аннотация: Super Mario does marvelous Rio. Inspired by the girls from Copacabana. Mario Testino is one of the most successful fashion and portrait photographers alive, whose iconic images of the world's most famous women — including Diana, Princess of Wales, Kate Moss, and Madonna — are noted for their freshness and intimacy. Though born in Lima, Peru, Testino has always been fascinated by Rio de Janeiro,…