对于提琴制作的业内人士来说，本书可以说是书。 读了本书，才会知道斯特拉蒂瓦里这个人以及他的琴是怎么回事。 《小提琴巨匠斯特拉蒂瓦里：他的生平和作品（1644-1737）》对所有知名的斯特拉蒂瓦里琴，它的出处，流传，以及它的特点都有描述。一些重要的琴都有尺寸。书后有索引，可以找到你要查的琴。 对于拉琴的人来说，你应当了解你拉的琴是怎么回事。小提琴绝非只是一件乐器那么简单。它有深刻的文化内涵，有许多讲究，有许多故事。《小提琴巨匠斯特拉蒂瓦里：他的生平和作品（1644-1737）》就是的入门。 对音乐爱好者来说，看《小提琴巨匠斯特拉蒂瓦里：他的生平和作品（1644-1737）》可以知道许多关于琴的知识。小提琴是一种艺术品，她诞生于文艺复兴时期，成为乐器，为什么她会迷倒那么多人，为什么一把斯特拉蒂瓦里的琴现在动辄几百万

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FROM COMIC-BOOK LEGENDS TO SILVER-SCREEN SUPER HEROES! Marvel presents an insider's look into the making of its cinematic universe - assembling three Avengers in one stylish slipcase. Featuring exclusive production artwork, behind-the-scenes photography, and in-depth cast-and-crew interviews, this four-book collection is a must have for any fan of Mighty Marvel movies! Includes IRON MAN: THE ART OF IRON MAN THE MOVIE HC, IRON MAN: THE ART OF IRON MAN 2 HC, THOR: THE ART OF THOR THE MOVIE HC and CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE ART OF CAPTAIN AMERICA - THE FIRST AVENGER HC.

Packaging can be seen everywhere in our daily life. Here we present not common but the most creative packaging designs all over the world and covers different types including drink,food,beauty care,book,CD,luxury goods and other goods. It will be an informative source for professionals.

""The Tropical House" celebrates a growing trend towardstylish globalization in interior design. More than 25 stunninghouses and condos comprise a synthesis of East-West trends andcontemporary furnishings--as Filipino designers merge sleekmodernist furniture with local designers' osoulful creationso innatural hardwoods and other tropical materials. Over 250 full-colorphotographs of outstanding Filipino residences will inspire readerswith their diverse and contemporary looks. From vintage glamour toclassic modern with bold artful accents, to the clean, glam lookknown as ocontemporary chic, o this book showcases the myriadtastes of the Philippines.

Never Before Published Photographs Celebrating the Eclectic andBizarre Street Fashion of Japan's Teens Follows the Popularity of Phaidon's Fruits and Fresh Fruits A fashion phenomenon born in the underground clubs of Tokyo andOsaka has made its way aboveground. The streets of Japan are filledwith teenagers clad in corsets, spikes, lacy Victorian dresses,dark eye makeup, black spandex, frilly tutus, patterned knee-highs,ruffled bows, and wigs of all lengths and styles. A mixture of highfashion and home-made ensembles, the Gothic and Lolita scene is oneof the more bizarre hybrids of Japanese street fashion, boastingthousands of devotees who dedicate their lives to creating evermore flamboyant and original variations of this fused style. GOTHIC LOLITA, edited by Katsuhiko Ishikawa withphotographs by Masayuki Yoshinaga, is a new and exclusivephotography collection that celebrates the eclectic and bizarreGothic street fashion of Japan's teens. Specially commissioned byPhaidon Press and based on the creati

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。

Presented in an identical format to Phaidon's previous Fruits,published in 2001, Fruits Too is a collection of Tokyo teenagestreet fashion portraits selected from Japan's premier streetfanzine of the same title. Published every month by Shoichi Aoki,who is also the sole photographer for the magazine, Fruits wasestablished in 1994 as a project to document the growing explosionin street fashion within the suburbs of Tokyo. Over the last decadethe magazine has grown to cult status and is now avidly followed bythousands of Japanese teenagers who also use the magazine as anopportunity to check out the latest styles and trends. The averageage of those kids featured in the magazine is between 12 and 18years old. Most of the clothes that they wear are a combination ofhigh fashion - Vivienne Westwood is a keen favourite - and homemadeensembles which when combined together create a novel if nothysterical combination. This latest publication of the best ofFruits will follow the original Phaidon publication by including

In light of the recent popularity of such movies as Finding Nemoand Shark Tale, and aquariums as elements of interior decor, homeaquariums have become all the rage. Since there are so many waysyou can design an aquarium today, a little guidance is definitelyneeded. The Inspired Aquarium is a key tool to use whilesearching for ideas to help inspire your own home-aquarium design.This complete handbook acts as both an inspirational and factualguide. It shows you the most compatible choices in aquaticcreatures, plants, lighting, and more for your chosen setup.

Whether Gould's subject is Boulez, Stokowski, Streisand, orhis own highly individual thoughts on performance and creation ofmusic, the reader will be caught up in his intensity, intelligence,passion and devotion.

The Renaissance holds an undying place in our imagination, itsgreat heroes still our own, from Michelangelo and Leonardo to Danteand Chaucer. This period of profound evolution in European thoughtis credited with transforming the West from medieval to modern andproducing the most astonishing outpouring of artistic creation theworld has ever known. But what was it? In this masterly work, theincomparable Paul Johnson tells us. He explains the economic,technological, and social developments that provide a backdrop tothe age’s achievements and focuses closely on the lives and worksof its most important figures. A commanding short narrative of thisvital period, The Renaissance is also a universally profoundmeditation on the wellsprings of innovation.

The companion volume to the ten-part PBS TV series by the teamresponsible for"The Civil War" and "Baseball." Continuing in thetradition of their critically acclaimed works, Geoffrey C. Ward andKen Burns vividly bring to life the story of the quintessentialAmerican music--jazz. Born in the black community ofturn-of-the-century New Orleans but played from the beginning bymusicians of every color, jazz celebrates all Americans at theirbest. Here are the stories of the extraordinary men and women whomade the music: Louis Armstrong, the fatherless waif whoseunrivaled genius helped turn jazz into a soloist's art andinfluenced every singer, every instrumentalist who came after him;Duke Ellington, the pampered son of middle-class parents who turneda whole orchestra into his personal instrument, wrote nearly twothousand pieces for it, and captured more of American life than anyother composer. Bix Beiderbecke, the doomed cornet prodigy whoshowed white musicians that they too could make an importantcontribution to the

Zaha Hadid (born 1950 in Baghdad) has always been in search ofa visionary aesthetic covering all areas from urban planning tointerior and furn Zaha Hadid (born 1950 in Baghdad) has always been in search ofa visionary aesthetic covering all areas from urban planning tointerior and furniture design. This publication contains numerouscolour illustrations of designs, models and - as yet mostlyunpublished - major paintings by Hadid as well as photographs ofbuildings both realised and under construction, granting profoundinsights into all stages of project development from the abstractconcept to its technical implementation. The texts by thearchitecture critic Andreas Ruby and Patrik Schuhmacher, areintegral parts of the book shedding profound light onto thearchitect' s oeuvre. Another special feature is the documentationof the installation "Ice-Storm" especially developed for the MAKexhibition, a "space experiment" with a surface area of 300 m2, aweight of eight tons and height of seven metres, provi

音乐欣赏的首要目的是让学生能真正的欣赏音乐。欣赏音乐的前提是肯定音乐是美的东西，是值得人们去欣赏，而且由此而获益的。既然音乐是美的，那么这个课程首先就是对美的享受和甄别，是对学生的听觉审美的满足。起码在感性层面会让学生带来欣赏的快乐，让他真切体会音乐的美之所在。使音乐的本质揭示和人的主体性接受相吻合，只有这一目的得以体现，才可能兼及其余。

The death of classical music, the distinguished critic andmusicologist Joseph Kerman declares, is “a tired, vacuous conceptthat will not die.” In this wide-ranging collection of essays andreviews, Kerman examines the ongoing vitality of the classicalmusic tradition, from the days of Guillaume Dufay, John Taverner,and William Byrd to contemporary operas by Philip Glass and JohnAdams. Here are enlightening investigations of the lives and works ofthe greatest composers: Bach and his Well-Tempered Clavier,Mozart’s and Beethoven’s piano concertos, Schubert’s songs,Wagner’s and Verdi’s operas. Kerman discusses The Magic Flute aswell as productions of the Monteverdi operas in Brooklyn and theRing in San Francisco and Bayreuth. He also includes remembrancesof Maria Callas and Carlos Kleiber that make clear why they weresuch extraordinary musicians. Kerman argues that predictions—let alone assumptions—of thedeath of classical music are not a new development but part of acultural

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