This pocket book presents the most important works from the greatest masters of 15th century painting, including: Boticelli, Mantegna, van Eyck, Bosch, and di Cosimo....

The most important works from the greatest masters of 16th century painting (Raphael, Bruegel, Tintoretto, Caravaggio, Titian, El Greco, Veronese, and more) dissected and explained in detail; this unique and highly accessible approach can be enjoyed......

One cannot visit Brussels without being struck by its impressive architecture, from the ornate traditional buildings on the Grand Place to the plethora of Art Nouveau townhouses scattered throughout the city. This style guide begins with a collection......

A hugely ambitious and comprehensive work, the 10 volumes of Description de l\'Egypte were published following Napoleon Bonaparte\'s 1798 invasion of Egypt. Here you\'ll find the best highlights carefully plucked from the original......

Labyrinths of the imagination Imaginary worlds, impossible stairways, paradoxical hallways, enigmatic patterns, and mind-boggling graphics are the trademarks of M.C.Escher\'s artwork. His two-dimensional drawings bring to life a fourth dimension......

This addition to our popular Web Design series focuses on very carefully crafted navigation systems, where usability and narrative are taken in consideration in the development of the website. Featuring over 90 projects from more than 20 countries, as......

More of the word\'s best web design studios. The follow-up to our popular title Web Design: Studios, this new installments brings you more examples of the web\'s most outstanding design work. Working online means working from every place you......

HR Giger first received acclaim in the 1960s with his airbrushed fantasy landscapes. However, he scored his breakthrough in applied art, and particularly in his high-profile movie work on Ridley Scott\'s Alien. In 1980, he received an Oscar for......

Twas the night before Christmas… Created in 1862 by American political cartoonist Thomas Nast, the white-bearded, red-suited Santa Claus has become synonymous with Christmas itself. This collection of American imagery from the first decades of the......

So you love sushi, sleep on a futon, drink green tea-why not take your Nippon-adoration one step further by infusing your surroundings with a few Japanese touches? The best place to start is this look book bursting with full-page color photographs of......

Pomona Britannica, originally published in 1812, celebrated the richness of food variations cultivated in England, with superb illustrations by George Brookshaw of 256 species of fifteen kinds of fruit. For this compact, enhanced reprint, we have been......

A fantastic journey through the history of esoteric lore. The Hermetic Museum takes its readers on a magical mystery tour spanning an arc from the mediaeval cosmogram and images of Christian mysticism, through the fascinating world of alchemy to the......

Вашему вниманию предлагаются архитектурные достопримечательности с точки зрения Гарри Сейдлера. Для студентов, любителей архитектуры, историков, а также для тех, кто путешествует, сидя в кресле. Формат: 14,5 см х 20 см. ...

This eccentric collection of goods features East German consumer products daringly acquired before the wall was broken down. From foodstuffs to household appliances, East German packaging and product design - sober yet slightly kitsch - reveals a......

A sneak preview of 21\'st century aesthetics via the vision of today\'s most innovative designers.How do today\'s best and brightest designers see the future of design? Including a cross section of the world\'s most influential......