Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: Following the success of the hugely popular Little Books of Vintage series, come three sequels: Terror, Love and Space. Each one is packed with unseen strips, adverts and text stories from the Golden Age of comics. Plus, each one comes with a brand new introduction giving a brief history of the genre, and each title has its own, unique free fridge magnet.
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: Following the success of the hugely popular Little Books of Vintage series, come three sequels: Terror, Love and Space. Each one is packed with unseen strips, adverts and text stories from the Golden Age of comics. Plus, each one comes with a brand new introduction giving a brief history of the genre, and each title has its own, unique free fridge magnet.
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: Following the success of the hugely popular Little Books of Vintage series, come three sequels: Terror, Love and Space. Each one is packed with unseen strips, adverts and text stories from the Golden Age of comics. Plus, each one comes with a brand new introduction giving a brief history of the genre, and each title has its own, unique free fridge magnet.
Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: Over the last several years the renowned painter Ken Howard OBE RA (b. 1932) has been exploring the Swiss journeys of one of his most illustrious predecessors as a Royal Academician, using J. M. W. Turners travels in the country as his inspiration for an exciting new body of work. This compelling publication contains an authoritative introduction to Turners experience of these breathtaking lakes…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Explores 100 traditional and modern typefaces in loving detail, with a full spread devoted to each entry. In this title, characters from each typeface are enlarged and annotated to reveal key features, anatomical details, and the finer, often-overlooked elements of type design, which shows how these attributes affect mood and readability.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: This is a comprehensive sourcebook, containing newly commissioned scale drawings of every type of architectural detailtaken from 100 of the best contemporary houses. Over 700 detailed drawings of walls, floors, ceilings, doors, windows, and staircases feature keys explaining construction techniques and materials used. Each drawing is cross referenced to other details from the same building. This…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 095 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 216) Аннотация: Depicting the Paris of his day, Edouard Manet (1832-1883) captured the nineteenth-century urban experience, legitimising modern life as an artistic subject. His detached, frank mode of looking and his subversive handling of both paint and subject-matter shocked his contemporaries, and eventually established his reputation as the father of modern painting. This remarkable book explores Manets…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 237 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 440) Аннотация: The eight guides in the City Cycling Europe series are each devoted to a different city: London, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Antwerp/Ghent, Berlin, Paris, Barcelona and Milan. Each compact volume features cycle-friendly neighbourhoods, itineraries, cycle maps and places to visit where cyclists are always welcome. Aimed primarily at those looking to take casual weekend breaks, there is also information…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 013 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 396) Аннотация: The Grands Ateliers de France is an elite association devoted to promoting excellence in craftsmanship. Founded in 1993, it now brings together 68 artisans and ateliers, representing more than 90 different craft disciplines. Specially selected by their peers, its members share a passion for the arts, a supreme attention to detail and a desire to preserve Frances cultural heritage for future…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 156 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 228) Аннотация: Shows how India's achievements and the countries unprecedented boom ushered India's modern and contemporary art into an era of globalism, a soaring international market, and an explosion in media and technologies of art. This study surveys the three generations of artists responsible for critical shifts in the development of India's modernist art.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: This superbly illustrated book provides a fascinating insight into the costumes and fabrics of the Tudor and Stuart age. Detailing both the leading fashions of the day and the appeal to painters of timeless classical dress, this book considers both those who led taste and the influence of international fashions of the period. Drawing not only on portraits, but also on contemporary accounts,…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Providing a mix of practical information and the industry vocabulary, this easily navigable reference book will help students gain a clear understanding of how to work with fabrics as an integral component of the fashion design process.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: Written by some of today's leading art historians and curators, this new collection provides an invaluable road map of the field by comparing and reexamining canonical works of art history. From mile M le's magisterial study of thirteenth-century French art, first published in 1898, to Hans Belting 's provocative Likeness and Presence: A History of the Image before the Era of Art, the book…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 177 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 232) Аннотация: Here are the most exciting developments in sculpture across the globe since the mid-1990s. Identifying the key trends, Anna Moszynska discusses the artists who are forging new paths and setting the contemporary agenda. She examines major shifts that have taken place in the last two decades, including the move from a concern with the discrete object to the more complicated and dynamic…
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Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Pattern is everywhere. Years of minimalism have been superseded by a riot of color and shape, whether on walls, fabrics, clothes, or signage. Print and Pattern is a visual celebration of contemporary surface design. Compiled by the creator of the cult blog of the same name, this book documents the work of the best surface designers from around the world and features products that have been…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: The Egyptian Revolution that began on 25 January 2011 immediately gave rise to a wave of popular political and social expression in the form of graffiti and street art, phenomena that were almost unknown in the country under the old regime. Mia Grondahl, a noted photographer, has followed and documented the constantly and rapidly changing graffiti art of the new Egypt from its beginnings, and…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 503 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 492) Аннотация: A splendid catalogue devoted to the work of an artist who was responsible for some of the most original glass artworks in art history. Through around 300 works, documents, and original drawings from private collections and museums from all over the world, this important volume reconstructs the work and life of Carlo Scarpa from the very beginnings of his career when he worked as artistic director…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 258 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 248) Аннотация: The Northern Renaissance in Europe was a period of rapid social and religious change. This is reflected in much of the art of the period, which is further characterised by a fascinating range of subject-matter, superb technical skill and an interest in capturing likeness with almost psychological precision. The same period also saw a great rise in the importance of works on paper, especially…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 156 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 424) Аннотация: The apartment house is the most typical form of urban living space. Creating layered living spaces is therefore one of the most important and multifaceted tasks for contemporary architects worldwide. This concerns not only the provision of housing facilities for the urban and suburban population but equally important also the shaping of streets and cityscapes. The selection includes buildings…