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In this collection of taxidermy art, you’ll find a winged monkey with a fez and a martini glass, a jewel-encrusted piglet, a bionic fawn, and a polar bear balancing on a floating refrigerator. Author Robert Marbury makes for a friendly (and often funny) guide,...
Editeur :
Artisan
Parution :
2014-09-23
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The Underpainter is a novel of interwoven lives in which the world of art collides with the realm of human emotion. It is the story of Austin Fraser, an American painter now in his later years, who is haunted by memories of those whose lives most deeply touched his own,...
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Quercus
Parution :
2014-09-18
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THE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY OF J.M.W. TURNER, REISSUED TO MARKTHE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH'A pleasure to read' A.S. BYATT'With splendid clarity and shrewd humour, James Hamilton evokes the visceral world of a great artist and a fascinating character' MIKE LEIGH,...
Editeur :
Sceptre
Parution :
2014-09-18
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The true story of the man with the Best Job in the WorldThe Best Job in the World is the story of how followingyour passions can lead to life-changing opportunities. AdventurerBen Southall shares his experiences and lessons learned as thewinner of the inaugural Tourism...
Editeur :
Wrightbooks
Parution :
2014-09-17
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Print is an exciting and dynamic design area, with new analogue and digital technologies opening up a wealth of creative possibilities for designers in textile and non-textile media. Witty, hyperreal and luxurious print designs are being used by fashion designers and in...
Editeur :
Laurence King Publishing
Parution :
2014-09-16
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'If there's one fashion book you should be buying this season it's this one.' Times FashionDo you know the difference between a derby and an Oxford? Tassel loafers or penny loafers? Do you know why brogues have holes in them? From brogues to boots, pumps to penny...
Editeur :
Saltyard Books
Parution :
2014-09-11
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On the global scale, the challenges surrounding development are massive and complex, as inequalities in living conditions between the richest and poorest countries become greater. Development is a global challenge on a par with the financial crisis and environmental...
Editeur :
P.I.E-Peter Lang S.A., Éditions Scientifiques Internationales
Parution :
2014-09-10
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Diese Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, ob für den Urheberrechtsschutz von Werken der angewandten Kunst im Vergleich zu anderen Werkarten höhere Anforderungen in Form einer besonderen Gestaltungshöhe zu verlangen sind. Die Arbeit zeigt auf, weshalb dies aus einer...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2014-09-10
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Die Untersuchung rekonstruiert Rilkes Kunstansichten in seinen Monographien, Aufsätzen, Tagebüchern und Briefen. Gegenstand der Analyse sind die frühen Tagebücher und die Kunstmonographien Worpswede und Auguste Rodin sowie Teile aus seinem Briefwerk, insbesondereDie...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2014-09-10
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Das Buch führt am Beispiel der Düsseldorfer Bibelhandschriften des 9. bis 15. Jahrhunderts, die aus Klöstern und Stiften am Niederrhein stammen, in die handschriftliche Überlieferung der Bibel im Mittelalter ein. Eine Besonderheit dabei ist, dass diese 18 Handschriften...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2014-09-09
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Perfect for fans of Fifty Shades of Grey and the Crossfire series. The hot, addictive erotic romance series from the New York Times bestselling author of the Stark trilogy, of three enigmatic and powerful men, and the striking women who can bring them to their knees,...
Editeur :
Headline Eternal
Parution :
2014-09-09
Collection :
Most Wanted
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TM offers graphic designers and those interested in the history of design and branding a uniquely detailed look at a select group of the very best visual identities. The book takes 29 internationally-recognised logos and explains their development, design, usage and...
Editeur :
Laurence King Publishing
Parution :
2014-09-08
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'I have never read such a stimulating short guide to art' Lynn Barber, Sunday Times Now Grayson Perry is a fully paid-up member of the art establishment, he wants to show that any of us can appreciate art (after all, there is a reason he's called this book Playing to...
Editeur :
Penguin
Parution :
2014-09-04
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The sewists are a new breed of designer-makers. From jewellery to bookbinding, felt craft to embroidery, screen-print to dressmaking, they encompass all areas of art and craft, and often combine techniques in new ways. Author and fellow sewist Josephine Perry has...
Editeur :
Laurence King Publishing
Parution :
2014-08-29
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The private studioli of Italian rulers are among the most revealing interior spaces of the Renaissance. In them, ideals of sober recreation met with leisured reality in the construction of a private princely identity performed before the eyes of a select public.The...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2014-08-18
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This innovative title looks at the history of the Web from its early roots in the research projects of the US government to the interactive online world we know and use today.Fully illustrated with images of early computing equipment and the inside story of the online...
Editeur :
Laurence King Publishing
Parution :
2014-08-11
Collection :
100 Ideas
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«Vorn ein Löwe, hinten Schlange und Ziege inmitten», so beschreibt Homer die Chimäre. Das Mischwesen tritt als komposite Figur in Erscheinung, die als liminales monstrum die Grenzen zwischen engem Regelsystem und imaginativer Freiheit überwindet. Aus ihr entwickelt die...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2014-08-07
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Parlamente, als Orte einer demokratisch verfassten Legislative, stehen heute mehr denn je im Fokus politischer Prozesse. Jenseits tagespolitischer Aktivitäten der Parlamente bilden die Bauten dieser Institution mitsamt ihrer Ausstattung nationale Monumente, die häufig...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2014-08-06
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V monografii vpervye rassmatrivaetsja žizn’ i naucnoe tvorcestvo prof. N. L. Okuneva (1885-1949), iskusstvoveda, specialista po vizantijskomu, drevnerusskomu, srednevekovomu armjanskomu, serbskomu iskusstvu i architekture. Osnovnye trudy Okuneva v perecislennych...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2014-08-06
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When young Pablo Picasso arrived in Paris in October 1900 he made his way up the hillside of Montmartre . . . The real revolution in the arts first took place not, as is commonly supposed, in the 1920s to the accompaniment of the Charleston, black jazz and mint juleps...
Editeur :
Penguin
Parution :
2014-07-31
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