Famous Manuscripts. The fascinating world of medieval miniature painting and illumination. From The Book of Kells to... Zobraziť viac
Did you know that the Egyptians created the first synthetic colour; or that the noblest purple comes from a predatory sea snail? Throughout history, artist pigments have been made from deadly metals, poisonous minerals, urine, cow dung, ... Zobraziť viac
Art historians have tended to frame late-socialist Central European art as either 'totalitarian' or 'transitional'. This bold new book challenges this established viewpoint, contending that the artists of this era cannot be simply caricatured ... Zobraziť viac
From Egypt and Classical Greece and Rome through the building booms of the Gothic era and the Renaissance, and from the Industrial Revolution to the present era of digital modeling, Building: 3,000 Years of Design, Engineering, and Construction, ... Zobraziť viac
This is a history of an art form in all its possible manifestations. Zobraziť viac
In 1956 Time magazine referred to Pollock as 'Jack the Dripper'. His iconic paintings stretch out with the generosity and scale of the landscape of America's West where the artist grew up. Pollock said that he painted 'out of his consciousness... Zobraziť viac
Breakfast at Sotheby's is a wry, intimate, truly revealing exploration of how art acquires its financial value, from Philip Hook, a senior director at Sotheby's... Zobraziť viac
You only need to look at the story of Samson and Delilah to see just how important a man's hairstyle can be. Thankfully, A... Zobraziť viac
Design: The Definitive Visual History is a gorgeous visual celebration of design across the decades. Find out all about the major design movements of the last 150 years from Arts and Crafts to Bauhaus and browse through ... Zobraziť viac
The Bauhaus Archiv / Museum of Design in Berlin holds the most important collection on the Bauhaus today. Documents, workshop products from all areas of design, studies sketches in the classroom, and architectural plans and models are all ... Zobraziť viac
This title is Taschen 25 - Special edition! It explores art in the age of digital communication. Artists have always been early adopters of emerging media technologies, from Albrecht Durer and his use of the printing press in the 16th century ... Zobraziť viac
Art historical theory is a forum of intense, often passionate debate. This book provides an accessible introduction to the range of critical theories used in analyzing art... Zobraziť viac
This volume provides an overview of architectural drawings from the Middle Ages to the 19th centuries portraying the cultural habits, tastes and styles of each. The homes of the bourgeoisie in Vienna and London, the Sun King?s palace, the private... Zobraziť viac
Taschen: "If Leni Riefenstahl had done nothing but visit Africa and bring back her photographs, her place in history would... Zobraziť viac
Tisíc uměleckých děl ze všech historických období a regionů celého světa seřazených chronologicky a určených pro širokou... Zobraziť viac
For centuries, the art and culture of China and Japan have exerted a particular fascination on the West... Zobraziť viac
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 - 1919) is universally acclaimed and celebrated: museums pride themselves on his paintings, crowds flock to his retrospectives. His work shows art at its most light-hearted, sensual and luminous... Zobraziť viac
Art Deco engages the reader in the heady world of the 1920s and 1930s when Art Deco style was all the rage... Zobraziť viac
