《历代文物装饰文字图鉴》内容简介：沉香以其浓郁的香味、独特的药用价值历来为人们所钟爱，沉香工艺品的收藏古已有之。《历代文物装饰文字图鉴》由沉香研究专家任刚先生主编，对沉香的分类、沉香的功用、沉香的收藏史，以及沉香摆件的制作工艺进行了深入浅出的叙述，对初涉沉香的收藏爱好者大有裨益。

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本书以大量的图片，介绍了时尚写真文化。包括什么是艺术、艺术写真的“性感”、切肤之爱?贴身情人、拍摄中的亲密接触、艺术写真的艺术素质、艺术写真的创作过程等。

《历代文物装饰文字图鉴》内容简介：沉香以其浓郁的香味、独特的药用价值历来为人们所钟爱，沉香工艺品的收藏古已有之。《历代文物装饰文字图鉴》由沉香研究专家任刚先生主编，对沉香的分类、沉香的功用、沉香的收藏史，以及沉香摆件的制作工艺进行了深入浅出的叙述，对初涉沉香的收藏爱好者大有裨益。

From Bruno Taut’s glass house to the Crystal Palace, geodesicdomes to the Millennium Dome, this lavishly illustrated explorationof lightness in architecture explains how and why the movementbegan, and shows where it will take us in the future. Architecture has been moving towards lightness since thebeginning of the twentieth century. As new building materialsbecome available, and as land disappears, architects have focusedon efficiency, impermanence and flexibility in structures.Illustrating the achievements of the most visionary architects ofthe past and present, Featherweights traces the evolution oflightness in architecture from the fantastic glass structures ofthe early twentieth century to the latest hi-tech materials for thethird millennium. Covering everything from pre-fab houses toinflatable buildings, utopian architecture to virtual cities, thisfascinating exploration illustrates the ongoing dialogue betweenshelter and society and offers exciting glimpses into a future inwhich gravity is optional

Concu rrent with the widespread isolationisfsentiment in Ame rica du ring the Great Depression of the l930s，Regionalism gained national popularity as a school of paintingsyn．onymous with American values．The triumvi rate ofRegionalism--Grant Wood，Thomas Ha rf Benton，and John Steua rtCurry—painted scenes of farm life and American folklore in a widelyaccessible，representational style． These themes came natu rally to GrantWood(1891—1 942)，who spent his fi rst ten yea rs on a fa rm andlived most of his Ii re in Iowa．His best。known paintings，such asStone City,Iowa and Spring Turnin9，offer idyllic panoramas of theag ra rian Midwest or humorous insights on American types，as inDaughters of Revolution and Appraisal．Now both c riticized andapplauded for being narrow in focus，de*ive，andstorytellin9，these paintings epitomized the Regionalist movementand attracfed an immense popula r audience．Wood lectu rednationwide on Regionalism and held a university-level teaching postth

Maine is a place that inspires lifelong devotion in visitors andresidents alike. It is a place that encompasses many worlds withinits boundaries--mountains and lakes, rivers and forests, a dramaticcoastline--and supports a unique way of life influenced by bothgeography and climate. Maine: The Seasons captures the ruggedbeauty and spirit of Maine by taking us into its very heart,through images and words. Featuring 127 color photographs byacclaimed landscape photographer Terrell S. Lester, and originalessays by four celebrated writers--Elizabeth Strout on spring, AnnBeattie on summer, Richard Russo on autumn, and Richard Ford onwinter--Maine: The Seasons gives us a richly evocative, visuallyglorious appreciation of the look, the feeling, the essence, ofMaine.

Written for a general audience, the 'Masters of Art' seriescontains art history monographs in which illustrations areaccompanied by commentaries discussing each individual work.

Isa Genzken's work encompasses sculpture, collage, film andphotography. As one of Germany's leading sculptors to have emergedsince the 1980s, her work is noted for combining references toarchitecture, modernism and art history with the personal, such aninstallation drawing together photographic images of her own bodyset alongside sleek, 'constructivist' forms. She is interested inthe detritus of material culture, particularly architecturaldetritus of concrete blocks, glass, mirrored sheets and steel. Thecombination of materials in her work is remarkable, drawingtogether animal heads, transparent fluorescent plastic,spray-painted pinecones, found objects such as binoculars orkitchen utensils, and airplane windows, to name but a few. Her workcan be uncomfortably 'ugly' - assemblages of unrelated objects andartist's materials (oil paint on store-bought action figures, forexample) - or shining and beautiful, as with her magnificent'cities' of 'New Buildings': small, impeccably crafted, glass andwood skyscr

《历代文物装饰文字图鉴》内容简介：沉香以其浓郁的香味、独特的药用价值历来为人们所钟爱，沉香工艺品的收藏古已有之。《历代文物装饰文字图鉴》由沉香研究专家任刚先生主编，对沉香的分类、沉香的功用、沉香的收藏史，以及沉香摆件的制作工艺进行了深入浅出的叙述，对初涉沉香的收藏爱好者大有裨益。

Travel Sickness is a singular book project from Sheffield in theEnglish midlands which takes us on a surreal journey into the 21stcentury. Drawing inspiration from the messiness, violence andbeauty of the world around them together with the writings ofStephen Jones, DED have unfurled their vision and planted somethingnew. Innovatively, the book?s design is a literal and emotionalreaction to the text. The illustrations convey the fragmentedthoughts of Jack as he takes an unwanted and disturbing journey into his own sense of loss. Stephen Jones? bizarre narrativedescribes how absurd life can be in the new millennium. He usesconsumer goods, ads, themes and McPlaces as effective metaphors ofthe everyday. DED Ass. transfers these into breathtaking graphicillustrations. The result is an elegant and experimentalcombination of graphics and text, full of bittersweet irony andhumour. In 1991, Nic and Jon Daughtry founded DED Associates inSheffield. DED`s commitment has seen the company shoot into everycorner of the cr

"The Sourcebook of Contemporary Graphic Design" is a cutting-edge design anthology featuring material from established and emerging designers around the world, as well as hundreds of full-colour examples of work forging new graphic ground across a complete range of visual media. For ease of reference, graphic design illustrations and explanations are categorized according to design type such as: websites, brochures, posters, company reports, stationery, and promotional materials. Also included is a visual index for quick reference and designers' contact information.

Stanley Spencer was the most intensely local of all greatartists, and his native village of Cookham was a central source ofinspiration. Yet he was far from parochial, and woven into DuncanRobinson's account of the artist's career is a just appreciation ofhis greatness and of his place in the wider context of Europeanart. This book celebrates both the range and the powerfulindividual quality of Spencer's achievements as a religiousvisionary, war artist, portrait painter and landscapist.

《不朽的小提琴家》再现了历史上不朽小提琴家的魅力，简要而有趣地叙述其生活、个性与事业。作者就他们对作曲者、公众品味的影响以及演奏技巧的贡献等各个方面，讲述了这些小提琴家的特殊成就。 作者玛格丽特·坎贝尔参阅了大量的书信和私人文件，并且访问许多著名音乐家，很多人为《不朽的小提琴家》提供了从未发表过的回忆录和珍贵照片。 《不朽的小提琴家》是一本献给音乐会听众、唱片收藏者（有“唱片目录”）、弦乐演奏者和学生等所有爱好小提琴演奏艺术者的书。

If you're in the market for an all-around garden guide to getyou primed for the planting season, this beautiful, well-organizedbook will meet all your needs. The cover's floral effusion willbrighten your coffee table, and inside you'll find what you need toget started or to grow in your gardening. A guide should be quickand easy to use, and this one is: bold text is sprinkled throughoutthe index, helping you find your desired topic, and within thechapters, section headings jump right out. The best thing about New Complete Guide to Gardening isthe inclusion of up-to-date research on gardening techniques, lawnand plant care, and landscape plants. The basics of landscaping,use of plants, and color design lead into a chapter on specialgardens, like woodland or wildflower, and yard solutions, such aswater conservation, privacy, or turning a hill into a garden. Acomplete sectional encyclopedia for each plant type featuresnot-too-small color pictures. The importance of healthy soil andits maintenance is becoming

Sharks and dinosaurs, dinosaurs and sharks, we find them bothalien and awe-inspiring, at once utterly inhuman and somehowirresistibly compelling. But forget Jaws and Jurassic Park—nothingcan prepare you for Sea Monsters: Prehistoric Creatures of theDeep, an amazing plunge into the Cretaceous oceans of 80 millionyears ago, a merciless realm ruled by the most ferocious animalsever to stalk the seas of planet Earth. More terrifying thananything known to humankind, it scarcely seems possible that theseswift, massive underwater predators actually existed, but theydid—and this is their frightening, fascinating, unforgettablestory. Featuring incredibly realistic computer-generated images and 3-Dfilm clips—with 3-D glasses—field photography by NationalGeographic cameramen, and much more, the book interweaves dramaticscenes of the far, far distant past; up-to-the-minute scientificprofiles of nearly two dozen sea monsters; and a group portrait ofthe eccentric Sternberg family, Kansas-bred pioneers

Interior designers will enjoy this beautifully illustratedvolume of 39 interiors located in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Beijing.Both private and commercial buildings are featured, includingrestaurants, resorts, and homes, in new and renovated locations.Many of the designs combine Asian materials and styles with Westerntraditions. Distributed by T

Essays by Vicki Goldberg, Claus Leggewie, Christoph Menke andAlan Trachtenberg Interview by Susanne Baumann Reiner Leist ’s most ambitious photographic project to date, NewWorld provides a unique look at America through portraits of itspeople. What makes this collection so unusual is its highlyoriginal biographical dimension —for each of Leist ’s portraits isjuxtaposed with a childhood portrait of the same person. The senseof poignancy created by the correspondences between childhoodphotograph and Leist ’s portrait is further enhanced byautobiographical essays, which shed light on theindividuals’often-colorful lives. Portraits include Duane Michals Henry Kissinger Henry Louis Gates Jr. Joseph Medicine Crow Tom Carnegie Barry Lopez Nadine Strossen Robert Adams Steven Varny Christian Boltanski

TheresultofthesecondinternationalphotographycompetitionorganizedbythedistinguishedMuseedelElysee,thisbooksetsouttodiscoverwhatyoungphotographersareuptoasthe21stcenturyapproachesitsseconddecade.Howdotheyseetheworld?Howmuchdotheyrespect,buildonorrejecttradition?Aretheybusyinthedarkroomorthecomputerlaborboth?Here,inmorethan200superbimagesbrimmingwithinspiringcreativityandingenuity,aretheanswerstothesequestions.Thevarietyofsubjectsandtechniquesconfirmsthatphotographersofextraordinarytalentarewellontheirwaytomakingtheirmark.Usefulreferencematerialincludesbiographicaldetailsofeachoftheeightyfeaturedphotographersandanoteontheselectedwinningphotographersfromthefirsteditionofthebook,manyofwhomhavegoneontoforgeinternationalcareers.Thisisanunmissableopportunitytopreviewtheworkofthoseup-and-comingphotographerswhomaywellemergeasthefinestartistsoftheirgeneration.