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Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: This is Her Ladyship's guide to speaking and writing better English. Wherever you are, whatever the company, good English will always stand you in good stead. The world's most important language has a number of difficult areas and pitfalls, and almost all of us have some area to improve, whether it's how to spell 'millennium', how to pronounce 'schedule' the English way (as opposed to the…

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: The world of design and contemporary illustration is one of the fastest-growing and exciting creative fields in the world today. Illustrative and decorative type is at the core of much of the work of both illustrators and designers. This important book showcases some of the very best illustrated typography in the world today. Over 40 of the most interesting artists and designers from around the…

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Working from surviving garments and contemporary tailoring books and patterns, Anne Tyrrell has put together a pattern book of key 20th-century costumes with fascinating historical details on dress. A decade for each chapter, the book features garments such as war uniforms, a 1930s evening gown, a Teddy Boy outfit, a 1960s maxi coat and many more. Wonderful illustrations of period dress are…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 200) Аннотация: In this fascinating book, art historian James Hamilton examines the work and life of the illustrator Arthur Rackham. Rackham's illustrations for works such as Rip Van Winkle, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, Alice in Wonderland and A Midsummer Night's Dream have attained the classic status of the writings themselves — indeed, in some cases they have become synonymous with them. Rackham himself,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: The world of fashion illustration has had a sensational renaissance in the last 5 years, but the art form goes back to the beginning of the 20th century and today's exponents are still benefiting from some of the styles, shapes and colours of fashion illustrators from decades ago. Whether they work with traditional pencils, crayons and watercolours or with a digital pen, fashion illustrators…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: This title provides experimental design ideas as well as experimental textile practice. It offers exercises for design work and projects for finished textiles. It contains stunning images of work by major textile artists and emerging stars. This is a much-needed book on cutting-edge textile design and practice with experimental design ideas, unusual materials and the latest techniques. The author…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Following on from the hugely successful Big Book of Fashion Illustration, the Big Book of Contemporary Illustration covers the broadest range of illustration today from digital drawing, pixelated pictures, Photoshop fantasies to the traditional techniques of sketching and painting from over 160 international artists. With close to 1000 illustrations, the categories covered range from the…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Although there are several books on felt, this is the first one that concentrates on felt fashions — in the broadest sense — with felt techniques and patterns for construction. From simple corsages through hats and scarves to jackets and full-length coats, this is an essential book for those already working in felt or fashion who want to make more of felted textiles. The author takes you through…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: It perhaps seems impossible that any images of the Beatles remain unseen, but this fascinating book accompanied by a DVD of rare 8mm footage provides a whole new insight into the Beatles, in pictures. The over 200 images include several early photos of The Quarrymen — when John first met Paul; the filming of A Hard Day's Night at Paddington; the Beatles in the Bahamas in 1965 filming Help; John…

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Edinburgh Then and Now visually charts the city from the 19th century, with its smoky Victorian reputation as 'Auld Reekie', to its twenty-first century present. Using atmospheric archive photography dating back to the early 1860s, the book shows the evolution of the city through the Victorian and Edwardian eras, two World Wars and touches on the social and political upheavals of the 1960s right…

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Manchester Then and Now visually charts the huge changes that have affected the city from the 1860s. The building of the ship canal in the late Victorian era turned Manchester into the UK's third biggest port. The industrial boom of the 1930s and postwar bust followed by the regeneration with the Commonwealth Games are all featured in a book that includes some spectacular aerial comparisons. This…

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Poet Matthew Arnold christened Oxford 'the city of dreaming spires' and Oxford Then and Now looks at the range of inspirational buildings that have made it one of the most visited towns in Europe. Using archive photography dating back to the early 1860s, the book charts the evolution of the town through the Victorian and Edwardian eras, two World Wars and touches on the social and industrial…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: «Voted the Number One movie on the American Film Institute's List of 100 Funniest Movies, «Some Like It Hot» remains an undisguised movie classic, 50 years after its debut. Billy Wilder's hilarious film skilfully blends several American preoccupations — jazz, gangsters, drag, and Marilyn Monroe — into one scintillating bootleg cocktail. «The Some Like It Hot Companion» details the complete…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Still going strong after 40 years, The Rolling Stones have proved themselves to be the ultimate rock band. While we are familiar with images of the band from the last 20 or so years, this book takes a pictorial journey back to roots of rock stardom and to a long-lost age of innocence in the music industry. Featuring over 200 pages of extremely rare photographs — most never previously published —…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: This title offers a rich resource for all designers looking for inspiration and guidance on colour combinations. 2000 colour combinations are provided here with their RGB readings (for web designers) and also the CMYK readings (for designers working in print). It also explains how you can use these readings to create real pigmented paint for those working in textiles. This book is a bridge…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: Jack Vettriano's erotic, provocative and emotionally charged paintings have made him one of Britain's most successful contemporary artists. Collected by celebrities the world over, his exhibitions have regularly sold out and paintings now change hands for millions of pounds. This beautifully packaged gift-sized collection features Jack's men. Depicted against a backdrop of bars, clubs, racetracks…

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Where did John, Paul and George try to post Ringo into a letterbox? Which railway stations were locations in 'A Hard Day's Night? ''Where was 'I Am The Walrus' filmed? They may have been born in Liverpool, but London was the Beatles' home away from home; the place where they really grew into their roles as international musical and cultural icons. Subsequently, all over the city, there are sites…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: One of the world's best collections of period designs brought together as an invaluable resource for designers of all kinds, from fabric, textile, wallpaper, stained glass to graphic and fashion designers. This collection of over 500 designs covers wallpaper, textiles, furnishings, costume, tiles and ceramics. The designs range from medieval through renaissance and the 19th century right up to…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 200) Аннотация: No item of clothing has endured for longer than the dress. Yet the last century alone has seen the most radical changes of style — hemlines swinging from ankle to thigh; outlines alternating between the body-hugging and the bell — and our fascination with the 'frock' has not gone away. From Gres’ draping to Dior’s New Look, from Mary Quant’s mini to Hussein Chalayan’s mechanical marvels, this…

Скачать книгу (размер 993 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 196) Аннотация: Steve McQueen, the self confessed ‘King of Cool’ is as popular today as in the 50s and 60s when he became famous in films such as The Great Escape and The Magnificent Seven, The Thomas Crown Affair and later The Towering Inferno. McQueen began his career in television and moved into film in the mid 1950s when he became a true cinema icon, and classic images of him are reproduced today. In many of…