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Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Featuring 95 of the most significant buildings of the early 21st century, this book includes works by architects, such as Renzo Piano, Norman Foster, and others. The buildings are organized by planning strategy and are divided into eight chapters, each with an introduction that ties the buildings back to iconic examples from the 20th century.

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Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Between the ninth and seventh centuries BC the small kingdom of Assyria in northern Iraq expanded through conquest to dominate the region from Egypt to Iran. The power of the Assyrian kings was reflected in the creation of a series of magnificent palaces in which the walls of principal rooms and courtyards were lined with huge panels of alabaster carved with images of the monarch as priest,…

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Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Henri Cartier-Bresson's photography came to define the 20th century. This book tells his life story through his images: all the major events from his youth to his death in 2004 are described, contextualized and analysed in the light of his photographic work. From his early encounters with the Surrealists, his film work and his experiences in the Second World War, to the development of his own…

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Скачать книгу (размер 1 258 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 248) Аннотация: This is the last in the series of Sir John Boardman's acclaimed handbooks on Greek sculpture; a sequel to similar volumes on the Archaic and Classical periods. Here, the story continues through the fourth century B.C. to the days of Alexander the Great. The innovations of the period are discussed, such as the female nude and portraiture, along with many important monuments including the Mausoleum…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 252) Аннотация: For most people there is no more satisfying expression of Greek art than its sculpture. It was the first, the only ancient art to break free from conceptual conventions for representing men and animals, and to explore consciously how art might imitate or even improve upon it. The first stages of this discovery, from the semi-abstract beginnings in the eighth century BC to the more…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 252) Аннотация: For most people there is no more satisfying expression of Greek art than its sculpture. It was the first, the only ancient art to break free from conceptual conventions for representing men and animals, and to explore consciously how art might imitate or even improve upon it. The first stages of this discovery, from the semi-abstract beginnings in the eighth century BC to the more…

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