Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: This treasury of dazzling geometrical designs includes prismatic configurations that recede and advance, optical illusions that confound the eyes, intricate kaleidoscopic images, and more. Illustrators, designers, and craftspeople will find this collection of designs indispensable for art and craft use, as wallpaper and textile designs, and a host of other projects.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Twelve powerful works of fiction, including Pushkin's The Queen of Spades, Gogol's The Overcoat, Turgenev's The District Doctor, Dostoyevsky's White Nights, Tolstoy's How Much Land Does a Man Need?, plus The Clothes Mender by Leskov, The Lady with the Toy Dog by Chekhov, Twenty-Six Men and a Girl by Gorky, Lazarus by Andreyev, and more.
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Six selections from the famed Russian showcase his natural aptitude for detail, dialogue, humor, and compassion. Includes The Darling, a poignant piece supporting the claim that life has no meaning without love; as well as The Kiss, Anna on the Neck, The Man in a Case, The Malefactor, and the title story.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Featuring 19 of the finest works in the American short-story tradition, this compilation includes: The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe, Bartleby by Herman Melville, To Build a Fire by Jack London, Bernice Bobs Her Hair by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Killers by Ernest Hemingway, plus stories by Hawthorne, Twain, Cather, and others.
Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: What does a self-portrait tell us about the artist? Readers are invited to find out in this unique addition to Dover's popular Art Library Series. Drawings in pen, ink, and charcoal, as well as etchings and engravings, encompass 44 splendid self-portraits. Subjects range from such 15th-century artists as Gentile Bellini, Leonardo da Vinci, and Albrecht Durer to a host of 19th-century masters:…
Скачать книгу (размер 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 56) Аннотация: Reprint of rare catalog advertising elegant hand-hammered bowls, vases, bookends, candlesticks, match-holders, serving trays, and lamps of copper and bronze; beautifully tooled and carved leather handbags, memo books, wallets, card cases, billfolds, photo albums, and desk sets, as well as finely printed, leather-bound books. Captions include price and dimensions. 260 photographs.
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: The oldest at a dreary home for foundlings, Judy Abbott finds her life completely changed when, with the help of a mysterious benefactor, she is granted her wish to be able to go to college. A meeting with the rich, handsome uncle of her snobbish roommate sets Judy on the road to discovering her secret friend.
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Here are the best-loved legends of the Round Table, recounted by one of the world's great storytellers: how the young Arthur pulled the sword from the stone to become king, how he acquired the sword Excalibur, the beginnings of the Round Table, the passing of Merlin, and many more.
Скачать книгу (размер 24 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 6) Аннотация: Paintings by 6 of the best-known Pre-Raphaelites, including Rossetti's Lucretia Borgia, La Donna della Finestra, My Lady Greensleeves, and The Blessed Damozel; Millais's The Huguenot; Hunt's Miracle of the Holy Fire; Burne-Jones's The Depths of the Sea, Pan and Psyche, and Flamma Vistalis; Watts's Sir Galahad; and La Rose de L'Infante by Brown.
Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: This less-well-known tale of Tom's exploits is narrated by Huck Finn, who recounts their trip by river steamer to visit Aunt Sally in Arkansaw. When the boys encounter an acquaintance who's being pursued by a dangerous pair of thugs, Tom breaks out the mail-order detective kit he's been itching to put to use.
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Superb collection of 55 lovely plates, reproduced from rare, early editions, includes a rich selection of fairy tale images by one of England's leading illustrators of the early 20th century. Includes scenes from Irish Fairy Tales, English Fairy Tales, Hansel and Gretel, Snowdrop and Other Tales, Little Brother & Little Sister, and more.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Six enchanting tales, told by an Arabian princess to delay her execution, teem with giants, magnificent palaces, and beautiful princesses. Includes «Sindbad the Seaman and Sindbad the Landsman», «Aladdin, or the Wonderful Lamp», «Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves», «The Fisherman and the Jinni», «Judar and His Brethren» and «Khalifah the Fisherman of Baghdad».
Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: From prehistory to the mid-20th century, this informative book describes and illustrates the development of Western dress. The text — enhanced by nearly 500 illustrations — appears in outline form, permitting easy cross-referencing of material. Details of distinctive features for each era include footwear, headgear, accessories, and typical colors and materials. 491 black-and-white illustrations.
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: A practical guide to recognizing, identifying, and appreciating the finest American silverwork. Photographs and drawings of masterworks from leading collections show some of the finest work by Jacob Hurd, Jeremiah Dummer, Peter van Dyck, Edward Winslow, John Coney, Paul Revere, and other renowned silversmiths. 52 halftones, 14 black-and-white line illustrations.
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Invaluable source of information for art historians, craftspeople, dealers, collectors, and preservationists includes hundreds of finely detailed illustrations of garden seats, candelabras, moldings, gates, balcony grilles, vases, crosses, funerary ornaments and monuments, finials, doorknobs and many other ornamental features. A rich source of inspiration and copyright-free graphics, as well, for…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 543 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 500) Аннотация: Unlike many more recent costume histories, this hard-to-find classic drew on primary sources — actual costumes, illuminated manuscripts, missals, brasses, effigies, etc. — for absolute authenticity in providing a detailed, comprehensive account of what people wore in Britain from the early Saxon period (ca. 460 A.D.) through the reign of George III (1820). Here is meticulous, detailed coverage of…
Скачать книгу (размер 213 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 43) Аннотация: This selection of royalty-free designs from a rare 1882 catalog of transferable designs for carriages and buggies includes ornamental crests, coats of arms, shields, mottos, and a wealth of other eye-catching designs — many incorporating dogs, handsome steeds, various birds, wild beasts, mythical creatures, and other eye-catching images.
Скачать книгу (размер 34 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 8) Аннотация: Peregrine falcon, great horned owl, goshawk, American kestrel, black vulture, osprey, red-tailed hawk, and bald eagle are realistically and boldly outlined on translucent paper. After coloring, put near light source for stained-glass effects. 8 full-page designs on translucent paper.
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: Wonderful collection of fairy tales from Mother Russia includes seven stories with wicked witches, nasty stepmothers, lovely maidens, magic spells, and more. Included are «Vasilisa the Beauty», «The Little Sister and Little Brother», «The White Duckling», «The Bright-Hawk's Feather», «Ivan and the Gray Wolf», «Marya Morevna», and «The Frog-Queen».
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Dore's sympathy to Cervantes' satire was so complete that, of numerous interpretations by many artists, his has become standard. Here are 190 wood-engraved plates, 120 full-page: charging the windmill, traversing Spanish plains, valleys, mountains, ghostly visions of dragons, knights, flaming lake. Marvelous detail, minutiae, accurate costumes, architecture, enchantment, pathos, humor. Captions.