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Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: Born in Cortona around 1450, Signorelli began his apprenticeship under Piero della Francesca before going on to study with the Florentine master Andrea del Verrocchio, in whose workshop Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli, Domenica Ghirlandaio, Lorenzo de Credi and Pietro Perugino also learned their art. It was as Perugino's assistant that Signorelli realized his first known work, the Testament…
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: The classic Photofile series brings together the best work of the world’s greatest photographers in an attractive format and at a reasonable price. Handsome and collectible, each book contains some sixty duotone photographs plus an introduction and a bibliography. 59 b&w illustrations
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Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: This book brings together a selection of the best, most iconic Paris Vogue covers from the last 90 years. A magazine thats documented trends for nearly a century provides an archive of more that just pretty pictures: these images record the history of style and elegance, of trends in fashion and design, as well as the monthly whims of popular culture. Since its beginnings, Vogue has set the…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: Focuses on the design of modern office spaces and buildings. Starting with traditional cubicles, on to custom designed work environments, and ending in open team spaces and interaction areas.
Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: Do you wish you could take better, more exciting photos but find that your cameras manual wont tell you how? Creative Digital Photography: 52 Weekend Projects is a fun collection of handy weekend projects, offering expert insights and clear step-by-step instructions across the field of photography. You will quickly learn diverse techniques for taking and processing surprising photos, and discover…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: The limitations of a tiny space, rather than inhibiting designers, often result in some of the most innovative and exciting retail design. While small shops offer the chance for famous designers to experiment and showcase their skills for the retailers who can afford them, other independent retailers will be competing for the same customers and looking for ideas to implement on their own. This…
Скачать книгу (размер 442 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 88) Аннотация: This work started as a personal journey. Metaphorically, I was thinking of a bird that flies back into the forest, searching for its childhood nest. The images here are a creation of my abstracted wishes and dreams. As I was searching, instead of home, I found an empty past, just traces of it. Yet, my journey was filled with new friendships and discoveries made along the way, writes Los…
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Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: The British Museum has one of the finest collection of antiquities from ancient Greece and Rome outside of those countries. This beautiful book investigates 180 of the most important works, including the most famous (such as the Parthenon sculptures) and also a selection of lesser known but equally important pieces. The unique story of each work of art is illustrated with superb photographs, many…
Скачать книгу (размер 932 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 184) Аннотация: This book is a vivid photographic record of daily life in Istanbul from the 1940s to the 1980s. Captured through the unerring lens of the award winning Ara Güler, the Eye of Istanbul, it reflects the citys melancholy aesthetic as it oscillates between tradition and modernity. Gülers remarkable duotone photographs are accompanied by evocative commentaries from Orhan Pamuk, another…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 156 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 424) Аннотация: Retail trade has recognized the opportunity of qualification and individualization through high-grade buildings. For a long time commercial architecture was linked exclusively to the city center: markets, passages and, starting in the 20th century, Department stores. In the postwar period, shopping malls made their appearance at the urban periphery, introducing new approaches that included space…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: School building architecture has greatly gained in pedagogical significance during the last years. Students of the 21st century have access to increasingly more workspaces customized for various studies, rooms for teamwork and cafeterias. Multi-functional communal spaces, exhibition spaces and sports facilities also play an important role in education if you happen to be hitting the books in a…
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: From the classical ideal to contemporary icons, the male body is a symbol of perfection in art. This pocket-size volume, which offers a fascinating visual survey of the nude, features nearly sixty paintings, sculptures, and photographs spanning classic to contemporary art.
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Paris, February 1909. An article by the Italian poet Filippo Tommaso Martinetti appears in Le Figaro. It is the Manifesto of Futurism, the movement that expressed concepts of movement and speed through simultaneous visions and dynamic lines and interpreted in an all-embracing way the new collective myth of modernity.
Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Mass culture, popular taste, and kitsch were the inspiration for and provocative themes of Pop Art, a movement that enjoyed great prominence in the late 1950s and 1960s. This super-condensed book shows the development of Pop Art, from its roots to its rise in popularity as an art form that celebrated the glamour and hedonism of the newly commercialized Western world.
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