Изобразительное искусство, фотография
2694 кн.
Nach dem unvorhergesehenen Tod seines Vaters ist Finn gezwungen, die Geschäftsführung der millionenschweren Firma zu übernehmen. Die Verantwortung lastet schwer auf Finn, der seitdem ein sehr strukturiertes Leben führen muss und immer versucht, es allen recht zu machen – besonders seiner Mutter und seiner Verlobten Viktoria. Seine Heiratspläne geraten jedoch ins Wanken, als die deutlich jüngere Sängerin Reagan in sein Leben platzt und ihn mit ihrem Erfolgssong daran erinnert, dass er eigentlich...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
Drawing on classic murder ballads – songs, some of them centuries old, which narrate the tales of violence and skulduggery, and have been covered by artists including Jonny Cash, Nick Cave, Steve Earle and Gillian Welch – In the Pines delves deeps into the dark backwoods of Americana to unearth five classic tales of love, crime, betrayal and death. Eerie, bloody, wistful and strange, In the Pines will lead you down where the wild roses grow – to the very heart of the forest, where the ghosts...
| Автор | Erik Kriek |
Mandalas are used to connect the spirit, offering symbols found in nature, helping discover the inner self, acquiring a sense of wonder, and providing inspiration. The circle of a mandala represents wholeness and unity. Zentangle is a relaxing process which rings the mind and spirit into focus through the repetition of simple shapes. Zentangle is very personal and requires no artistic training. The underlying philosophy of the mandala expands the message in your drawings as you investigate your...
| Автор | Suzanne McNeill |
In search of the jagua fruit, author Carine Fabius takes readers on a journey into the deepest realms of the Amazon jungle, where a prized tattoo ink weaves magical tales into the heart and culture of the region's indigenous people. <br><br>Written in a breezy, engaging style, the book includes:<br><br>– 40 pages of gorgeous color photographs, including contributions by noted documentary photographer and travel writer Cristina Mittermeier<br>– Over 25 black...
| Автор | Carine Jr. Fabius |
Through one hundred four images, A Strange World / Un mundo raro takes us on a journey of unexpected encounters with diabolic creatures, fictional characters, rare formations, paradoxical contours and laughable objects. Whether spooky or comical the images arrive with Aguilar's signature aesthetic. <br><br>The photographs were captured in the streets and alleys of Washington, D.C. We walk them everyday without observing the strange world that surrounds us.
| Автор | Alfonso Aguilar |
This Art Book contains Foreword and annotated by Daniel Coenn reproductions of Gustav Klimt,s drawings, date and interesting facts page below. <br><br>Drawings played a major role in Gustav Klimt's artistic development. From sketches and preparations for oil paintings, to erotic drawings and portraits, the present book illustrates the full range and depth of Klimt's abilities as a draughtsman. Klimt's talent and brilliance as a draughtsman, however, was widely...
| Автор | Daniel Coenn |
In Aquellos años / Those Years the author gathers a diverse collection of images captured from 1987 on, when, unexpectedly, he began his foray into photography. <br><br>Even in those years, we perceive an avid and curious eye, willing and able to capture a family of folkloric musicians rehearsing on a roof in Buenos Aires, or a Dominican boy bathing in a bucket. <br><br>This book is a testimony to the evolution of a photographer and his hallmark...
| Автор | Alfonso Aguilar |
An introduction to and advice on book collecting with a glossary of terms and tips on how to identify first editions and estimated values for over 20,000 collectible books published in English (including translations) over the last three centuries–about half are literary titles in the broadest sense (novels, poetry, plays, mysteries, science fiction, and children's books); and the other half are non-fiction (Americana, travel and exploration, finance, cookbooks, color plate,...
| Автор | Allen OSB Ahearn |
En Reflejos: Arte Mágico (Vol.I), Aguilar nos deleita con un álbum variado en formas, colores y texturas. Nos introduce a sus abstractas imágenes con agudas observaciones sobre el enigmático mundo de los reflejos. <br><br>In Reflections: Magic Art, Aguilar delights us with a great variety of forms, colors and textures. He offers us arresting, abstract images with in-depth observations about the...
| Автор | Alfonso Aguilar |
Owls have been immortalized throughout the ages through art, literature, religion and culture. <br><br>A Picture Book of Snowy Owls captures their majestic beauty in its most natural form. The winter life and habits of the Snowy Owl are displayed through a series of beautiful portait and action images. The images capture some of the most important behaviours of the Snowy including hunting, soaring over the wintery fields, dealing with intruders and basking in the spring sun....
| Автор | Bryan Shane |
The Adventures of Junior and Rubble is a story about a young Haitian-American boy and his dog, Rubble, who have a strong connection to the natural world that began during a shared disaster. This connection allows Junior to do amazing things like manipulate the elements and take on attributes of plants and animals. Through their bond to each other and the earth, they fight to protect the environment. Junior is also aided by his friends, but from whom he feels he must hide his special gifts. With...
| Автор | Ramon "Absoloot" Robinson |
This volume reprints the celebrated collection of costume plates created in 1694 by noted 17th-century Dutch engraver Caspar Luyken. Executed with remarkable finesse, the superb illustrations depict a wide range of social classes: royalty, courtesans, merchants, laborers, military officers, ladies, gentlemen, soldiers, and a host of other figures representing varied races and countries. (A number of the subjects were drawn in their everyday milieu.) Among the many craftworkers and professionals...
| Автор | Caspar Luyken |
Weather vanes were used by the ancient Greeks a hundred years before the birth of Christ; by early Scandinavians on their ships; and were common throughout England since William the Conqueror, and throughout Europe since the French Revolution. American vanes were recorded since the seventeenth century — among the first known is the copper cockerel, made in 1656 for the Dutch Reformed Church at Albany. The weather vane found a welcome home in the expanding America of the eighteenth and...
| Автор | A. B. & W. T. Westervelt |
Packed with indispensable information on a vital aspect of drawing, this time-honored manual offers expert guidance on how to draw shirts, pants, skirts, gloves, hats, coats, and undergarments on the human figure. Step by simple step, artists will discover how these garments fit and drape the body at rest and in action. Abundant with detailed illustrations, photographs, and diagrams, Drawing Drapery from Head to Toe familiarizes readers with the properties of cloth and how it moves; it also...
| Автор | Cliff Young |
In an arresting series of images, the story of a young woman's tragic, often violent, life unfolds. Follow her as she lives out her destiny through seventeen chapters, including Childhood, The Father, The Mother, Service, Love, Vengeance, The Seducer, and The Crime. Each visual dimension of her world is a riveting discovery.In the style of genre masters Frans Masereel and Lynd Ward, Nückel's graphic novel pulses with movement and a vivid unspoken...
| Автор | Otto Nückel |
"Hailed by many as the greatest war novel of all time and publicly burned by the Nazis for being “degenerate,” Erich Maria Remarque’s masterpiece, All Quiet on the Western Front, is an elegant statement on a generation of men destroyed by war. Caught up by a romantic sense of patriotism and encouraged to enlist by authority figures who would not risk their lives to do the same, Paul Bäumer and his classmates join the fighting in the trenches of the Western Front in World War I. He is soon...
| Автор | Erich Maria Remarque |
The 'Stan is a collection of short comics about America's longest war. Individual stories highlight different perspectives—one through the eyes of a Taliban ambassador and others through the eyes of Afghan and U.S. Army soldiers—but every account highlights the human element of war. The tales in this book—based on reporting by David Axe and Kevin Knodell and drawn by artist Blue Delliquanti—are all true and took place in roughly the first decade of the U.S. military intervention in...
| Автор | David Axe |
The story revolves around Elena Popescu as the principal character in the book. Following the mysterious and untimely death of Elena's mom, at the young age of thirty-four, Elena sets out to carry out a weird investigation in order to determine the exact cause of her mom's demise. Was her death the result of the work of clandestine vampirism or was there another underlying cause? Marius Lupu and Elena's mom, were part of the same congregation at the local church in Cluj-Napoca. At...
| Автор | Dr Amelia Harte |
What is forgiveness? What enables people to forgive? Why do we even choose to forgive those who have harmed us? What can the latest psychological research tell us about the nature of forgiveness, its benefits and risks? This imaginative comic explores the key aspects of forgiveness, asking what it means to forgive and to be forgiven. Witty and intelligent, it answers questions about the health benefits and restorative potential of forgiveness and explains, in easy-to-understand terms, what...
| Автор | Masi Noor |
<P>At one time, sardines were an inexpensive staple for many Americans. The 212 photographs in this elegant volume offer a striking document of this now vanished industry. Generations of workers in Maine have snipped, sliced, and packed the small, silvery fish into billions of cans on their way to Americans' lunch buckets and kitchen cabinets. On April 15, 2010, Stinson's Seafood, once the home of Beach Cliff Sardines, shut down the packing line that had made the name...
| Автор | Markham Starr |
The Greatest Gun Book of All Time Presents – The Greatest Guns of All Time! <br>In <i>The Greatest Guns of Gun Digest®</i>! <p>For over six decades, <i>Gun Digest</i> has been the definitive guide to the world's greatest guns. Pistol and revolvers, rifles and shotguns, military and commercial arms – all have been lovingly and lavishly featured in the pages of the world's greatest firearms annual, <i>Gun...
| Автор | Dan Shideler |
Since 1944, Gun Digest has been regarded as the shooter's No. 1 resource. The 2012 edition continues the tradition of bringing you more of everything that firearms fanatics crave! Features in-depth articles about the world's most fascinating guns, testfire reports on the latest models, insights about fine collectibles, and roundups of what's new from leading manufacturers… you simply won't find a more comprehensive collection of firearms information. Whether you're...
| Автор | Dan Shideler |
Your One-Volume Guide to Collectible Military Firearms! It's Standard Catalog of Military Firearms , 6th Edition! If you collect military firearms, your best insurance policy is to know what you're collecting and how much it's worth. There's no better source of this knowledge than the updated, revised 6th edition of Phillip Peterson's Standard Catalog of Military Firearms . From handguns to rifles to shotguns and fully-automatic machineguns and submachineguns, ...
| Автор | Philip Peterson |
Shooters, collectors, hunters and anyone else who buys, sells or trades firearms will benefit from the Standard Catalog of Rifles & Shotguns . This is the only long-gun pricing guide on the market that includes photos to assist with identification. More than 5,000 photos and detailed descriptions, plus six pricing grades make this the most comprehensive collection of firearms data anywhere. 5,000-plus photos Six condition grades assist in accurate value estimation Special 8-page color gun...
| Автор | Jerry Lee |