"PhotoBox" presents a collection of 250 photographs by 200 ofthe world's most prominent photographers, ranging from legendarymasters to contemporary stars, in an appealing format with aportfolio binding. Photographers include Ansel Adams, RichardAvedon,Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Elliot Erwitt,Robert Frank, Nan Goldin, David LaChapelle, Annie Leibovitz, HelmutNewton, and many more. Each image is accompanied by an engagingcommentary and a brief biography of the photographer. "PhotoBox" isan irresistible and amazingly affordable survey of photography.

Aston martin plays a very special role in the exclusive world ofthe luxury sports car.the name of the noble marque from NewportPagnell has a fine ring to it,and it is not only for its dedicatedcircle of devotees that the British Racing Green of as Astonprovides the perfect answer to the racing red of its illustriousItalian rivals

The art of the tattoo (TASCHEN's 25th anniversary special edition) Whether you're thinking of getting a tattoo or just want to see to what lengths others have gone in decorating their bodies, this is the book to check out. This special 25th anniversary edition of Tattoos explores the history of the art worldwide via designs and photos?from 19th century engravings to tribal body art, from circus ladies of the 20s to classic biker designs?giving a fascinating insight into the art of tattooing. 作者简介： Henk Schiffmacher has been recognized as one of the stars of the tattoo scene.His Amsterdam srudio attracts countless tattoo pilgrims,and he also runs the Amsterdam Tattoo Museum,which exhibits material form Schoffmacher's own vast historical and contemporary collection.

This is a highly visual, compact-format sourcebook, packed with top international packaging designers’ contemporary work, accompanied by essays on the surrounding issues.

A fascinating look at ESPN and its success as a brand ESPN The Company reveals the inside scoop on the biggestbusiness story in sports, detailing the creative and innovativespirit and practices that drove the programming, products, andservices of the most powerful and prominent name in sports media.The authors provide a behind-the-scenes perspective on how ESPNdealt with their many partners and how they handled mistakes andmissteps along the way-from the humble beginnings of ESPN as anunderrated startup to the pinnacle of their success as a majorindustry player. ESPN and other great organizations invest in their people. Theytrain them. They believe that if you spend the time and resourcesturning talented performers into leaders, you're going to getbetter organizational performance and engender higher levels ofcommitment and sweat. ESPN The Company Explores the dedication to excellence that makes ESPN the"Worldwide Leader in Sports" Reveals how the steps ESPN has taken to excel can be applied

Six concertos, BWV 1060 through 1065—three for 2 harpsichords, two for 3 harpsichords, and one for 4 harpsichords—among the first keyboard concertos ever written, still immensely popular for their rare and exuberant musical qualities. Reprinted in one volume from the authoritative Breitkopf & H rtel edition.

This splendid collection of elegant designs makes it a snap to add a neo-classical touch to almost any print or craft project. Motifs taken from vases, wall panels, candelabra, and other sources depict human and mythical figures, musical instruments, florals, foliates, and a host of other subjects. Reproduced from rare engravings, the lovely designs will inspire commercial artists and find wide use among craftspeople working in a variety of areas.

Fumihiko Maki's many buildings are characterized by a commitment to the ongoing project of Modernism as well as a humanist concern for the experience of the people who inhabit them. Both a thoughtful writer and a prolific builder, Maki was a founding member of the Metabolists, a highly influential group of Japanese architects in the 1960s who redefined how designers thought about large-scale urban planning. His own work, while sometimes vast in scale, is consistently responsive to the individual user. His 50-year exploration and expansion of the Modernist vocabulary has resulted in buildings that are technologically inventive, deceptively simple, and which carefully balance lightness and dignity. This book contains over 40 projects, extensively illustrated with drawings, photos, models, sketches, diagrams and computer renderings. These include the Spiral Building in Tokyo, the Fujisawa Municipal Gymnasium, the Kaze-No-Oka Crematorium in Nakatsu, and a tower currently under construction for the World Trade Cen

This definitive monograph, written by Miró’sclose friend and contemporary, offers personal insight into thelife and work of the artist. Rigorously academic, Dupin’s analysisgoes much further than a traditional study of the artist’s work: herecounts Miró’s artistic exploration, from sculpture, throughgraphic work, to costume design. Dupin’s privileged relationshipwith the Miró family allowed him exclusive access to invaluableinformation about the artist as well as many documents, such asvarious projects, sketch pads, and correspondence that were onlydiscovered after Miró’s death. Extensive notes are included at theback of the volume as well as a condensed chronology and a list ofMiró’s exhibitions and catalogs.

For more than 100 years, National Geographic has set thestandard for nature, culture, and wildlife photography. Now, inThrough the Lens, 250 spectacular images—some famous, others rarelyseen—are gathered in one lavish and beautiful volume. Through the Lens is dividedinto geographical regions—Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East,the Americas, and Oceans and Isles—with a special section devotedto space exploration. Each geographical section features anoutstanding array of photographs that exemplifies the area’s uniquepeople, wildlife, archaeology, culture, architecture, andenvironment, accompanied by brief but informative captions. FromBarry Bishop’s heroic Mount Everest climb in the 1950s to theglorious wildlife of Asia and Africa, from ancient Maya culture tothe Afghan girl found 17 years after her piercing green eyescaptivated the world, these are some of the finest and mostimportant photographs ever taken. Featuring master photographers fromthe late 1800s to today, including Fr

The old certainties of the Cold War have been swept away by the new tide of detente that has washed over the superpowers. But even if international superpower relations have changed, human nature has not altered very much. The new powder keg is the Middle East where this adventure story is set. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

A spotlight on French landscape painters of the first half of the 20th century which is a true hymn to nature Eight French painters born after 1870 are brought together for the first time in an exhibition that highlights their mutual affinities and charts their respective influences and evolutions. Aside from Gaston Balande (1880-1971), who is well known for his art deco wall murals designed for transatlantic ships, and Paul Deltombe (1878-1971), who benefited from a retrospective exhibition in 1970, the work of the other painters collected here has remained uncelebrated for far too long. The present exhibition and its catalogue aim to repair this oversight, as well as to reignite the study of this generation of French painters who, without turning their back on the avant-gardists, concentrated primarily on the traditional genre of landscape, and to a lesser degree on still-lifes. The 80 works of art, mainly painted between the wars, are at the crossroads of the many influences of this creative period,

Founded as a backlash against abstract expressionism, Minimalism was characterized by simplified, stripped-down forms and materials used to express ideas in a direct and impersonal manner. By presenting objects as simple objects, minimal artists sought to communicate without referring to expressive or historical themes. This critical movement, which began in the 1960s and branched out into land art, performance art, and conceptual art, is still a major influence today. Featured artists: Carl Andre, Stephen Antonakos, Jo Baer, Larry Bell, Ronald Bladen, Walter De Maria, Dan Flavin, Robert Grosvenor, Eva Hesse, Donald Judd, Gary Kuehn, Sol LeWitt, Robert Mangold, John McCracken, Robert Morris, Robert Ryman, Fred Sandback, Richard Serra, Tony Smith, Frank Stella, Robert Smithson, Anne Truitt

This solo piano edition of Tchaikovsky's masterful Christmas ballet offers pianists a chance to enjoy favorites such as "The Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy" and "The Waltz of the Flowers." Entirely faithful to Tchaikovsky's brilliant orchestral score, this delightful arrangement by Sergey Taneyev and the com- poser himself renders the complete ballet in a style both idiomatic to the piano and specially designed to be relatively easy to play. Here are all the movements of the beloved Suite, along with the rest of this hol-iday favorite, in which a brave and loyal little girl's toy is transformed into aprince who accompanies her into a magical world. Suitable for performers,rehearsal pianists, and all admirers of Tchaikovsky's art, this inexpensive edi-tion of a perennial favorite will enchant players and listeners alike. Dover (2005) unabridged republication of the edition published byP. Jurgenson, Moscow, 1892. viii+168pp. 9×12. Paperbound.

This exceptional collection brings together 28 beloved works from the classical repertoire, from the Renaissance to the early twentieth century. Some pieces appear here for the first time in guitar arrangements. This volume encompasses Scarlatti sonatas, Bach gavottes, and a Chopin prelude, in addition to more modern works by Albéniz and Satie.

Ever wondered how Marie Antoinette wore her hair? How can youmake a tasselled belt? Do you know which fashion trends were themost popular in the 80s? With hundreds more drawings to completeand colour in, garments to design and textile patterns to invent,My Even More Wonderful World of Fashion takes your imagination evenfurther into the creation of exciting new styles, clothing andaccessories. From shoes, to sunglasses, 50s cocktail dresses,African jewellery and feathered masks, Nina Chakrabarti's beautifulillustrations span both vintage fashion and contemporary designs,such as those by Comme des Garcons and Thea Cadabra. The 'FashionArchive' and all new 'Hair Hero' and 'Fashion Flashback' featuresencourage inspiration through the fashions of other times andcultures. A wonderful celebration of dressing up, past and present,this follow-up to the hugely successful My Wonderful World ofFashion will appeal to fashion addicts from 8 years up.

This unique anthology samples the vast repertoire available for the beginning and intermediate guitarist. A number of these pieces have never appeared in a modern edition, while others have found their place among the world's best-loved compositions. Many periods and musical styles are reflected-from guitar tran*ions of the earliest Italian lute tablatures to an arrangement of the American favorite "Dixie's Land." Here also are such staples of classical guitar as selected Studies of the great Fernando Sor, as well as period and modern arrangements of popular themes from such beloved classics as Bach's "Minuet in G,"Beethoven's "Ode to Joy," the theme from Brahms's Symphony No. 1, a selection from Rossini's opera "William Tell," and the famous "Goin' Home" theme from Dvorak's "New World" Symphony. Edited by concert guitarist and music scholar David Nadal, who has newly transcribed many of the pieces for solo guitar, this practical, sturdily bound, inexpensive treasury will be welcomed by students, afic

"New London Style" takes a fresh look into the private dwellingsof the most exciting young creative talents in the city, from themusic, fashion, design and art worlds. This exciting aesthetictakes many forms, but above all it expresses a creative sensibilityagainst the backdrop of the ever-changing environment of one of theworlds most exciting cities. The 28 houses in the book are looselyarranged by location, in the grooviest, on-the-edge neighbourhoodsfrom Whitechapel to Notting Hill, Camberwell to Clerkenwell andreflect the cosmopolitan melting pot that influences the city'sdesign trends. Whether in a mews house, derelict pub, or even achurch, this new wave of lively Londoners is injecting funkinessand bright ideas into a range of highly individualistic andinspirational interiors.

The proof is in the package No other book on the market explores global contemporary packaging to the extent and detail that Package Design Now! does. Practically everything you buy comes in some sort of package?some are just functional, while others strive to be as innovative, elegant, and eye-catching as possible. This encyclopedic resource, divided into chapters by type (such as cosmetics, household products, food, beverage, electronics, industrial, and clothing) explores the work of top design and branding offices from all around the world. Also included are chapters on material and processes, giving readers a peek at the way packaging is made and designed. This unique tome is indispensable for design and marketing professionals, as well as anyone who wants to know more about what makes a great package. The editor: Julius Wiedemann was born and raised in Brazil. After studying graphic design and marketing, he moved to Japan, where he worked in Tokyo as art editor for digital and design magazines. Si

Somewhere between jewelry and bodyadornment, the necklaceoffers perhaps the mostexciting decorative possibilities of anyarticle ofpersonal display. What is worn around the neckcannot beignored - unlike the more discreet charms of ear and fingerdecoration - and the necklace as an emblem of wealth, status andproclivity has been shaped and reshaped through the centuries bysuccessive fashions, techniques and materials, from the Egyptianbroad collar and the Celtic gold torc, to the diamond sautoirs ofthe I92OS and the exuberant creations of the liberatedsixties. The major part of this book is devoted to the necklace in the19th and 2oth centuries, as these are the most accessible to thepotential buyer and collector. There are, however, substantialsections on the earlier history of the necklace form: thefigurative pectorals of Egypt, Greek and Roman chains andmedallions, the ornamental inspiration of Renaissance art, theadvent of the pearl necklace in the 17th century. The I9th century then saw th

This attractively packaged two-volume set attempts an almost impossible task: to present the art of the entire world， from vibrant cave paintings dating back 30，000 years to the creative trends of the late 20th century。 Though the arts of Europe are the most thoroughly analyzed， respected scholars in several specialized fields cover other cultures with cogent essays。 A more unusual feature is the space devoted to art created by women， such as the late-Renaissance painters Sofonisba Anguissola and Lavinia Fontana--the latter was invited in 1560 to be an official painter at the Spanish court。 Relationships between the art of different cultures are emphasized and， while each section can stand alone， each is shown to fit meaningfully into the overall development of the world’s artistic heritage。 Beautiful images grace the production’s 1，200 pages， not only well-known icons but a wealth of lesser-known gems are here， carefully chosen to demonstrate the points made in the text。 There

A landmark in the history of opera, Die Walkiire is the most popular and most frequently performed opera among those that make up the Ring Cycle. It con-tains some of Wagner's best-known and most memorable music and stands alone as a complete work. This present edition reproduces the full orchestral and vocal score in a clear, modern engraving with large, legible notation for easy reading and study. Do not confuse this with a piano rendering; it is the full orchestral score--nothing has been left out. Perfect for study, this score is also indispensable for anyone listening to record sets or broadcasts. In no other manner can the listener keep full awareness of the orchestral richness of this opera.

Click on the Google Preview image above to read some pages of this book! Following the success of Ladur e: Sucre, here is the second volume of neverbefore- published recipes from the legendary Ladur e tearoom. One hundred elegant recipes from Ladur es Chef, beautifully photographed and packed into an eye-catching book reminiscent of the famous macaron boxes. From duck foie gras with rose macaroon to vegetable tagliatelle with Ladur e tea and cardamom, as well as the taramasalata clair with rose petals, the Chef presents us with an entire artists array of appetizers, main courses, fish, meat, salads and omelettesAll bearing the unmistakable Ladur e quality and creativity.