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Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Picture the moment, in the run-up to a Christian Dior haute couture show. John Galliano is working silently in the Paris studio with his friend and ally, the master milliner Stephen Jones. The designer is looking at the arc of a silhouette, the drape of a skirt and the tilt of a hat: 'I often work through a mirror for most of my decisions and I always see Stephen's reflection', says Galliano. 'He…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: The thirtieth, and final, volume in the Home series charts the work of architects and interior designers who have gone in search of the essence of living close to the sea.

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Félicien Rops (1833-1898) led an existence and creative activity guided by his passions, audacities and torments. He moved to Paris at the age of 41, and was considered to be the best-paid illustrator in the city. All his artwork denounces the bourgeois hypocrisy, while at the same time transgressing the interests of his epoch, by celebrating eroticism, women, desire, the macabre and…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Flamant Style showcases the three Flamant brothers' world of discreet luxury and intimate charm: the ideal combination of individuality, comfort and modernisation. Their passion for decoration is immediately evident. The Flamant interior style guarantees a balance between the past and the present, between tradition and modernism, between sobriety and luxury. This beautiful book presents stunning…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 421 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 280) Аннотация: • Besides showing some of the most important altarpieces, the book contains a summary catalogue of all extant early altarpieces in France, making it a useful reference tool for scholars and libraries • Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Musée du Louvre, Richelieu wing, April-July 2009 The central element of Christian liturgy, the altarpiece, placed above the alter, is a traditional work…

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: • Guide to the collections of an award-winning British art gallery • Compton Verney's collections focus on areas currently under-represented by British museum and galleries • Features the largest selection of British Folk Art in the UK Compton Verney, a Grade-I listed mansion house in Warwickshire, UK, was re-designed by Robert Adam in the 1760s and is set in parkland landscaped by Lancelot…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 421 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 280) Аннотация: • Provides a unique insight into the work of British architect Richard Rogers and his partners • This publication is ideal for anybody working within the field as well as students and corporate and private patrons of architecture British architect Richard Rogers has been described as the last humanist, in recognition of his determination to create public spaces that encompass the diversity and…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: Metcalf takes the reader on a transatlantic voyage, from the drawing rooms of Mayfair to the interiors of New York, Chicago, and Hollywood Acanthus Press celebrates the publication in April 2010 of Syrie Maugham: Staging the Glamorous Interior by author, lecturer, and authority in the preservation and restoration of late 19th and early 20th century American interiors, Pauline C. Metcalf. Maugham…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: • This beautiful book is hand-bound with Linen that Porters designed himself and the book has a special closing system with a ribbon and a knot 'More is more'. That is the motto of paster decorator Pieter Porters. His interiors are rich, full and cosy; even a little decadent. Interiors in which people can really live. The luxurious finishing of Elegance & Decadance also reflects that grandness.…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 300) Аннотация: This is an analytical catalogue of over 100 Dutch paintings owned by the Prado Museum including the landscapes of Jan Both and Herman Van Swanevelt. Most of these paintings belonged to the Royal collection and were purchased mainly during the XVIIIth century. The most outstanding of these is Judith at the Banquet of Holofernes, a masterpiece by Rembrandt. As a sample of intimate and personal…

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: • Part of Scala's Director's/Curator's Choice series, a personal and engaging guide with a unique approach to the legacy of the art collector, circus entrepreneur and financier John Ringling and his wife Mable • Unique selections by the collection's Curator The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art is the legacy of the art collector, circus entrepreneur and financier John Ringling and his wife…

Скачать книгу (размер 860 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 170) Аннотация: • Provides an insight into Burkhalter Sumi Architects' design process • Presents previously unpublished material • Marks the 25th anniversary of this important Swiss architectural office Burkhalter Sumi Architects were founded in Zurich in 1984. Their list of realised projects for public and private clients includes a wide range of tasks: workspaces, hotels and housing structures, urban…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: • This catalogue, the first of the Gallery's Dada and Surrealist holdings, reproduces and catalogues more than 100 of the best works The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art's collection of Dada and Surrealism is regarded as one of the best and most complete in the world: it features masterpieces by artists such as Max Ernst, René Magritte, Joan Miró, Paul Delvaux, Yves Tanguy,…

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: • This is the first book devoted to the art dealer Alex Reid, who was a close friend of Van Gogh and Whistler and enjoyed an international reputation • The book draws extensively on unpublished sources, including correspondence, dealers' stockbooks (French and British) and private collectors' archives, as well as contemporary newspapers and periodicals • It adopts an original angle, focusing on…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Even though France is the birthplace of Impressionism, German artists also played a crucial role in shaping this style of painting. This book examines the work of the three great German painters of the late 19th and early 20th century: Max Liebermann, Lovis Corinth and Max Slevogt. Inspired by French artists such as Manet, Degas, Monet, Renoir and Cezanne as well as Van Gogh, Liebermann, Corinth…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: The new Home Series from Beta-Plus invites you to take a fascinating journey through the most beautiful and inspiring interiors. The thirty volumes in this series are thematically divided by room (living rooms, bathrooms, kitchens and so on), and also by style (including designer homes, country houses and contemporary interiors). The reports in these books combine to create a unique voyage of…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: The new Home series from Beta-Plus invites you to take a fascinating journey through the most beautiful and inspiring interiors. The thirty volumes in this series are thematically divided by room (living rooms, bathrooms, kitchens and so on), and also by style (including designer homes, country houses and contemporary interiors). The reports in these books combine to create a unique voyage of…

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: The new Home series from Beta-Plus invites you to take a fascinating journey through the most beautiful and inspiring interiors. The thirty volumes in this series are thematically divided by room (living rooms, bathrooms, kitchens and so on), and also by style (including designer homes, country houses and contemporary interiors). The reports in these books combine to create a unique voyage of…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 227 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 438) Аннотация: Following the success of Ken Tate's previous two books with images, this new collection of houses illustrates a splendid diversity of stylistic approaches and range of creative possibilities. The common language is decidedly Classical, yet American architect Ken Tate's personal interpretation and intellectual rigours allow each building to stand apart as an individual work of art — beautiful,…

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: The first comprehensive monograph on the firm Henkel & Grosse with numerous illustrations of the jewellery and its exciting history, against the backdrop of the then current fashion created by the great couture designers of the twentieth century.