Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: The Social Spaces series has proved itself to be an invaluable resource for anyone designing a space in which people gather. Projects are represented in full colour and biographical information is given on featured firms.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Sky High Living explores a selection of the most arresting residential tall buildings from around the world, predominantly from North America and Asia.
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: School buildings are constantly evolving to meet the needs of the next generation of teachers and students. This book presents more than 40 projects from the USA, showcasing leading elementary and secondary school design. Featred projects factor in important design elements including security and safety, new technology, resource centres and energy conservation. They must also accomodate flexible…
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: This beautiful volume presents colorplates and essays covering 100 masterpieces of European art from one of America's finest collections, housed in the California Palace of the Legion of Honor.
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: The Spanish master-painter Francisco de Goya (1746-1828) is revered not only for the delicate and sensitive treatment of his subjects but also for his radical political stance and modern sensibility. Towards the end of his life, embittered by the appalling cruelty of the Napoleonic Wars in Spain, Goya decorated the walls of his house outside Madrid with a series of 14 terrifying murals that…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: When This You See... is a series of 31 artworks in the medium of embroidery, made between 1996 and 1999, by the American artist Elaine Reichek. All of these beautiful images are reproduced here in full colour and three appear in spectacular gatefolds. traditional samplers dating from the mid- seventeeth to the early-eighteenth century. Created by girls and women as an educational exercise and as…
Скачать книгу (размер 310 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 62) Аннотация: Wth Edward VII on the throne and the dawn of a new century, Britain embraced the technology of the future. Motor transport began to replace the horse, and by the end of the Edwardian era, the possibilities of the aeroplane could be seen. While the telephone was for business communication, the popular craze was to send picture postcards, especially from the seaside. In the home, vacuum cleaners…
Скачать книгу (размер 310 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 62) Аннотация: • Continues in the immensely popular Scrapbook formula which collectively have sold over 250,000 copies Full of pop, punk and personalities, The 1970s Scrapbook sways through this energetic era on platform shoes to the beat of glam rock and disco mania. Teenyboppers screamed for their idols, whether David Cassidy, David Essex, The Osmonds, Bay City Rollers or Abba. Colour television brought it…
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Filled to the brim with images, this scrapbook of the 1930s overflows with nostalgia, for those who remember that extraordinary era. For those who do not, this wealth of imagery provides a vivid insight into a time when sliced bread had just reached the table and Butlin's holiday camps had recently opened. Life in the 1930s for many was not easy; for others, who had known Victorian times, the…
Скачать книгу (размер 310 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 62) Аннотация: The Sixties will be remembered for mini skirts and mini cars, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, boutiques and discotheques, and England winning the World Cup. But The 1960s Scrapbook also covers much more with its 1400 colourful items. Television gripped the nation with Coronation Street and The Likely Lads, while children were entertained by the Darlecks, Thunderbirds and The Man from Uncle.…
Скачать книгу (размер 687 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 136) Аннотация: The Rookwood Pottery was probably the most famous company making art pottery in the United States in the late nineteenth century into the twentieth century, achieving an international reputation and consistently promoting artistic innovation. Proud that the pottery was an artist's studio, not a factory, Rookwood Pottery is known for achieving exceptionally fine glazes and successful experimental…
Скачать книгу (размер 310 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 62) Аннотация: With the sixtieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War looming, this new edition of the Wartime Scrapbook revives memories of this evocative time in Britain's history. Life on the home front revolved around rationing, blackouts, and air raid precautions, bringing out that British spirit — humour coupled with making-do and determination. Poster propaganda kept the population digging for…
Скачать книгу (размер 310 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 62) Аннотация: After ten years of austerity, the early 1950s saw rationing draw to an end. Gathered together in this colourful creation of over 1,000 products and images, The 1950s Scrapbook conjures up the life and times of the decade. From the Festival of Britain and the Coronation of Elizabeth II to the abundance of toys and television programmes, every facet of the era is covered. Memorable and evocative,…
Скачать книгу (размер 769 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 152) Аннотация: F.C.B. Cadell, J.D. Fergusson, G.L. Hunter and S.J. Peploe are now amongst the most admired of early twentieth-century British artists. Their direct contact with French Post-Impressionism and early knowledge of the work of Matisse and the Fauves, encouraged them to produce paintings which are considered some of the most progressive in British art of the early twentieth century. During their…
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Focuses on Anthony van Dyck's religious work. This work highlights his ability to capture and convey his subjects' facial expressions.
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Peter Monamy was the first English born and English trained specialist marine artist. He recorded the marine scene of the first half of the 18th century, when English Commerce and Sea Power were growing rapidly. He was a friend and contemporary of Hogarth and the precursor of the great school of English Sea Painters, including Samuel Scott, Charles Brooking and Dominic Serres, who were to follow…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: The dramatic 1925 Paris Exhibition heralded the emergence of the Art Deco movement as a great decorative style. The photographs in this book were originally published in three volumes to show the rooms furnished for the exhibition. These original books are now extremely rare and expensive.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 340 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 264) Аннотация: - Contains some 1800 photographic images. — Valuable source of reference. — Up-to-date colour photographs — A scholarly introduction and detailed index.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 156 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 424) Аннотация: This text describes the work of artists traditionally associated with the 'Animalier' school, from Troubetzkoy, to artists of the present day such as Kenworthy. The index includes 700 names and there is practical information on the technical processes.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 503 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 492) Аннотация: The pieces in this book have passed through the hands of one of Britain's leading furniture dealers, Norman Adams. But it is far from being just a series of fine photographs for it concentrates principally on the British mahogany furniture of the eighteenth century, a period when British design and craftsmanship reached its pinnacle, a fact amply verified by the sustained demand for these fine…