Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Compact anthology features many of the best works by 59 poets writing in English — from the complex rhyme schemes of Elizabethan poet Edmund Spenser and Shakespeare's lovely sonnets to William Blake's visionary works and John Keats' profound insights into the nature of beauty, art, and mortality. Includes an introduction and brief commentaries on the poets represented.
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Striking compendium of Chinese art and design culled directly from rare sources includes animals, birds, fish, abstracts, and patterns in a remarkable diversity of styles, elegantly simple to intricately complex. 200 full-color and black-and-white illustrations.
Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Compiled by a master craftsman and teacher at the world-famous Ecole Boulle in Paris, this first-rate, all-encompassing collection includes boldly styled geometrics within frames and borders, dynamic designs combining circles, squares, and abstract figures, as well as starkly simplified versions of blossoms, masks, creatures of the animal kingdom, and other wood carvings. 158 black-and-white…
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Spanning 5 centuries of magnificent ironwork designs by Italian masters, this superb archive encompasses both simple and elaborate ornamentation for doors, windows, gates, balconies, stairs, and other architectural features. A remarkable variety of motifs are depicted — from gracefully executed florals and foliated elements to striking portrayals of mythical beasts. 172 black-and-white…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Opening a door to a bizarre world of broad comedy, fantasy, and social commentary, the title story offers an unforgettable depiction of a lunatic civil servant and his struggles to be noticed by the woman he loves. This excellent introduction to Gogol also features Nevski Prospect and The Portrait.
Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: This compilation features both color and black and white illustrations by the artist, designer and driving force behind the British Arts and Crafts Movement. Images include color reproductions of textile, wallpaper and stained glass designs in addition to black and white illustrations and ornamental motifs from the Kelmscott Chaucer and other illustrated books. This work is part of Dover…
Скачать книгу (размер 24 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 6) Аннотация: «One of the most popular of Victorian-era painters, John W. Waterhouse (1849-1917) blended reality and fantasy, combining classical mythology and European legend in his dramatic portraits of wistful, long-haired maidens. This collection includes 24 of his finest works, among them «The Lady of Shalott, «The Soul of the Rose, «and «La Belle Dame Sans Merci.»
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: This single-volume compilation of two books explores the construction of geometric proofs. In addition to offering useful criteria for determining correctness, it presents examples of faulty proofs that illustrate common errors. High-school geometry is the sole prerequisite. Proof in Geometry, the first in this two-part compilation, discusses the construction of geometric proofs and presents…
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: This illustrated edition of the yuletide classic features 12 full-color plates plus 18 black-and-white drawings. The timeless appeal of Rackham's evocative illustrations form the perfect complement to the master storyteller's wise and witty prose. Dickens's immortal tale still sends a message that strikes the reader's heart and soul.
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Danish-American artist Kay Nielsen is famed for his versions of stories by the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen as well as the Nordic fables recounted in East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon. This enchanting compilation draws upon Nielsen's images from these and other beloved books. 59 illustrations.
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Spritely revelers, gossamer-winged creatures, and fantastic goblins mingle with exquisitely rendered birds, flowers, and insects in this enchanting collection by top Victorian-era artists. Scores of delightful, full-color illustrations by Rackham, Dulac, and others for use by graphic designers, hobbyists, lovers of fine art, and devotees of fairy lore.
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: One of the most celebrated books in architectural history, this volume consists of the Adam brothers' own selections of illustrations from their high-profile commissions. Dating from the 1770s, these 106 illustrated plates epitomize the style that influenced generations of British and American architectural and furniture designs.
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Striking reproductions from a rare French portfolio of plants, animals, birds, insects, florals, abstracts, women, landscape and other subjects — all depicted in the sensuous, curvilinear Art Nouveau style. Full-color designs are shown in a wide array of usable formats: borders, repeating patterns, mortised cuts, corners, frames, and other configurations.
Скачать книгу (размер 24 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 6) Аннотация: Reproductions of 24 of the 17th-century Dutch master's most luminous paintings include Girl with a Pearl Earring, View of Delft, The Love Letter, The Music Lesson, more.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: This outstanding collection features short stories by great writers from America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Western Europe. Ranging from the 19th to the 20th centuries, writers include Poe, Chekhov, Joyce, Kafka, Faulkner, Pirandello, Mann, and other major writers of world literature. A wonderfully wide-ranging and enjoyable anthology.
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Drawn from the legends of the Algonquins, Iroquois, Sioux, Pawnee, and Northern and Northwestern Indians, these enchanting tales offer rich insights into tribal character and beliefs. The stories, selected by the distinguished anthropologist and folklorist Lewis Spence, range in theme from romantic love to rivalry between warriors.
Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: An elegant collection of neo-classical architectural and interior designs from vases, wall panels and candelabra. Dover Electronic Design series: permission-free illustrations and designs for art, craft, business and educational use. Hundreds of designs scanned at 600 dpi and saved in the most popular formats; can be used for Mac and Windows. Each set contains CD-ROM and book with every image on…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: Here is quite simply the most handsome edition of one of the finest and most popular novels of all time. It features an elegant cloth binding, attractive full-color dust wrapper, handsome typography, and more than 100 delightful illustrations (plus 61 witty illustrated initial letters at chapter openings) by famed English Victorian artist Hugh Thomson.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: «Saki's «Tobermory» tells the tale of a talking cat who's conversation turns toward the scandalous remarks he's overheard. Additional selections include Hardy's «The Fiddler of the Reels,» Dickens' «The Haunted Hotel,» Trollope, «The Parson's Daughter of Oxney Colne,» Lawrence, «The Prussian Officer,» Kipling, «The Phantom Rickshaw,» Wells, «Under the Knife,» and others.»
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Combining futuristic technology and Victorian romance, the influence of the steampunk style extends from literature and film to art and fashion. This one-of-a-kind compilation from Dover's vast archives offers approximately 200 images that range from dirigibles and sea vessels to corsets and pocket watches. A gallery of original art completes the volume.