As cryptic as they are compelling, the masterpieces of Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450 1516) remain some of the most enduring enigmas of the art world. Their intricate, allegorical, and often startling content has captivated not only art historians, but also fashion designers, rock stars, writers, and punk rockers, as well as countless modern and contemporary artist successors. Although rooted in the Old Netherlandish tradition, Bosch developed a highly subjective, richly suggestive style to render both the celestial bliss of heaven and the grotesque tortures of hell, most famously and meticulously excecuted in The Garden of Earthly Delights. Here, as in his other known works, his artistic language combined religious humility with a razor-sharp wit, often playing off pictorial versions of contemporary proverbs or figures of speech. This book ties together the elusive threads of Bosch s oeuvre to provide a concise introduction to an at once haunting and enthralling pictorial world. More details

Back on the job after an involuntary leave of absence, LAPDhomicide detective Harry Bosch is ready for a challenge. But hisfirst case is a little more than he bargained for. It starts with the body of a Hollywood producer in the trunk of aRolls-Royce, shot twice in the head at close range - what lookslike "trunk music," a Mafia hit. But the LAPD's organized crimeunit is curiously uninterested, and when Harry follows a trail ofgambling debts to Las Vegas, the case suddenly becomes more complex- and much more personal. A rekindled romance with an old girlfriend opens new perspectiveson the murder, and he begins to glimpse a shocking triangle ofcorruption and collusion. Yanked off the case, Harry himself issoon the one being investigated. But only a bullet can stop Harrywhen he's searching for the truth . . .

A basic primer for anyone without musical training who wishesto learn to read musical scores when singing or taking up aninstrument, this accessible and complete book covers classical,popular, jazz, and folk music. Well-known pieces are accompanied bya muscial dictionary, a note directory, and a guide to musicalsigns.

诺曼 罗克韦尔（Norman Rockwell，1894-1978）是一位非常多产的艺术家，一生中创作了约4000幅画，其中还不包括大量的委托编辑，商业和广告作品。1978年，他的离世被认为是失去了一个国家性的标志，再没有一个艺术家，像他一样怀揣着美国梦。罗克韦尔创作了健康的，家常的绘画，十分具有亲和力。他的主题包括教室、舞会现场和感恩节盛宴，整洁、古雅、典型的欢乐，而他的长期项目是《周六晚报》杂志的封面，以及有关美国童子军的《男孩生活》杂志的封面。他的作品充满了乐观主义和爱国主义，这项工作跟医生、教师等传统职业一样，也像对待军事、家庭和信仰一样，需要一颗坚定不移的心。罗克韦尔的作品被杰拉尔德 福特总统誉为 美国传统中受人爱戴的一部分 ，罗克韦尔的作品揭示了他的才华，让他成为了20世纪美国的传奇人物。这个来自TASCHEN的新版汇

苏格兰建筑师、设计师和画家查尔斯 雷尼 麦金托什(Charles Rennie Mackintosh, 1868 - 1928)是现代建筑和设计的早期开拓者之一。尽管他在家乡格拉斯哥从未获得过重大认可，但他将简单与诗意的细节大胆地融合在一起，激发了欧洲各地的现代主义者。 麦金托什的前卫风格包含了多种媒体和新颖的风格装置。他的作品包括建筑、家具、平面设计、风景和花卉。他采用了强烈的线条、优雅的比例和自然的图案，结合了日本风格和现代主义对功能的敏感。他更喜欢大胆的黑色字体，内敛的形状，高大宽大的窗户让房间充满了阳光。 麦金托什在格拉斯哥的项目包括著名的柳树茶室、私人住宅Windyhill和Hill House，以及被广泛认为是他的杰作的格拉斯哥艺术学院的麦金托什大楼。他的大部分作品都是与妻子玛格丽特 麦克唐纳(Margaret Macdonald)合作完成的。这对夫妇占了格拉斯哥松

When it was originally published in 1970, "How to Draw What YouSee" zoomed to the top of Watson-Guptill's best-seller list--and ithas remained there ever since. "I believe that you must be able todraw things as you see them--realistically," wrote Rudy de Reyna inhis introduction. Today, generations of artists have learned todraw what they see, to truly capture the world around them, usingde Reyna's methods. "How to Draw What You See" shows artists how torecognize the basic shape of an object--cube, cylinder, cone, orsphere--and use that shape to draw the object, no matter how muchdetail it contains.