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Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: While Leo Tolstoy is best known for his brilliant (and lengthy) novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina, his short stories are also masterful works of literature. This affordable Dover edition includes six powerful stories including, Family Happiness, Three Deaths, The Three Hermits, The Devil, Father Sergius, and Master and Man. Each story is rich with detail, shrewd observations, and vivid…

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Ilustrated with diagrams and numerous examples by artists and students, this easy-to-follow guide for drawing animals offers a systematic approach to learning proportion, rules of repose and motion, and basic forms. Using the anatomic details of such representative animals as the horse and the cow, the student learns how to modify these drawings to portray a dog, lion, and other subjects.…

Скачать книгу (размер 24 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 6) Аннотация: From one of the great book illustrators of the early 20th century, 24 captivating illustrations for tales of Hans Christian Andersen, including The Snow Queen, The Nightingale, The Real Princess, The Mermaid, The Garden of Paradise, The Wind's Tale, and The Emperor's New Clothes, all reproduced from rare 1911 edition.

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: One of the greatest book illustrators of all time, the19th-century artist Gustave Doré was particularly noted for his brilliantly imaginative scenes of fantasy and the fantastic. Among his most frequently portrayed characters were angels. This collection includes dozens of dramatic illustrations depicting Doré's celestial beings, as created for such great works of literature as the…

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: One of the most influential (and most prolific) illustrators of children's books during the early twentieth century, Edmund Dulac brought countless fairy tales to life through his distinct style, subtle use of colour and fanciful compositions. This collection of 55 masterworks by that renowned illustrator includes a selection of his beguiling images for The Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, The Snow…

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Detailed images of women of all ages, nationalities, and social classes — selected from rare 19th-century publications — depict subjects in a wide array of clothing styles while engaged in work, reading, dancing, playing musical instruments, and other activities. 316 black-and-white, ready-to-use graphics for artists and designers.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Authoritative reference deals primarily with animal symbolism in Japanese art, with occasional mention of the decorative art of China, India, and Persia. Arranged in the format of a dictionary, the explanatory text is rich with sidelights from literature and legend, while 673 black-and-white illustrations depict dragons, tigers, bats, and other creatures with symbolic significance.

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Vast array of emblems — selected from Old and New Testaments as well as the medieval and modern church — depict signs that represent the Trinity, Apostles, saints, sacraments, Easter, the Ark, and other elements of Christianity. Ideal for use by illustrators and designers — of interest to anyone fascinated by symbols and their cultural evolution. 456 black-and-white designs.

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: Complete collection of drawings from the 1872 classic by France's most celebrated graphic. Included are amazingly perceptive sketches of workaday London, busy marketplaces, the Christy Minstrels, thieves gambling, the Devil's Acre in Westminster, flower girls, waifs and strays, a wedding at the Abbey, prisoners in the Newgate exercise yard, and many other scenes.

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Elegant images of roses and other flowers and fruits by one of the greatst botanical artists of all time. Dover Full-Colour Electronic Design series: Brilliant full-colour, permission-free illustrations and designs for art, craft, business and educational use. Hundreds of designs scanned at 300 dpi and saved in TIFF format; can be used for Mac and Windows. Each set contains CD-ROM and book with…

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: This profusely illustrated book by a master of the subject offers a complete course in transforming the study of anatomy into art, with emphasis on the skills needed to draw the human body from the inside. Each stage of the course progresses logically through the body's main areas — trunk, limbs, head and features, with the whole body eventually viewed as a complete entity. Scores of drawings by…

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Finely detailed designs, selected from some of Verneuil's best-known collections, feature graceful images of garden flowers, reeds, and blossoming trees, as well as exquisite portrayals of fish, butterflies, birds, and other members of the animal kingdom. An inspiration for graphic artists, illustrators, and craftspeople. 146 full-color illustrations.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Informative, readable text and 100 handsome illustrations of magnificent buildings make this book appealing not only to architects and architectural historians, but also to anyone with even a casual interest in architecture and design. It explains in simple terms the ways in which the relationship of exterior and interior elements creates unity.

Скачать книгу (размер 75 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 16) Аннотация: English illustrator Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) was known as The Beloved Enchanter. Twenty-four of his finest and most imaginative works appear in this captivating card collection, among them plates from The Romance of King Arthur, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Aesop's Fables, Captions.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Masterpieces by great writers from the golden age of Russian theater: The Inspector General by Gogol; Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard; Gorky's The Lower Depths; and A Month in the Country by Turgenev. Essential reading for courses in modern theater, these widely acclaimed works will be appreciated, as well, by theatergoers and drama lovers.

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Choice collection of nine classic tales — gathered by British author on his journeys to Russia in the early twentieth century — tells of magical beasts, daring young men, frightful giants, wicked witches, and beguiling creatures of the sea. A delight for fairy tale fans of all ages.

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Multitude of designs selected from rare 19th and early-20th-century periodicals depict motifs for gates, railings, finials, window grilles, signs, bedsteads, marquees, knockers, tables, and other ironwork elements. The 257 black-and-white illustrations, many displaying Art Nouveau influences, range from relatively simple, unadorned geometric and floral designs to extraordinarily ornate and…

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: This magnificent display of all 166 plates from an extremely rare set of portfolios depicts scores of examples of the ironworker's art, among them beautiful gates, balustrades, balcony railings, window grilles, church screens, and lantern holders. A superb collection of royalty-free images for use by designers, architecture enthusiasts, and lovers of antiques.

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: As far back as stories go, pioneers have reached for the skies. In the last two hundred years, they have mastered the air and made the modern world possible. Today they are bringing outer space within our reach. They're inventors and toymakers, amateurs and adventurers, visionaries, dreamers and, yes, crackpots. Some have called them irresponsible, even dangerous. But Richard Branson has met many…

Скачать книгу (размер 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 108) Аннотация: One of the great anthologies of historic ornament and design, on a par with Owen Jones' Grammar of Ornament and Racinet's Historic Ornament, Dolmetch's dazzling collection of over 1500 illustrations — most in full colour — is a veritable treasure chest of permission-free images. Artists, designers, and hobbyists will also find design inspiration on every page, with images of artistic ornaments…