France - Art & Architecture 9

For a woman in the Western world, there is no escaping beauty. Either she possesses it, or she lacks it. If she lacks it, she may hope to gain it. If she already has it, she will certainly lose it. ……続きを見る

This book is an academic essay about the urban regeneration policies which have been changing the physical - and partly social - outlook of many English cities during the last 10-15 years, eventuall……続きを見る

Décryptez l'art d'Amedeo Modigliani en moins d'une heure ! Figure éminente de la bohème parisienne au tournant du XXe siècle, Amedeo Modigliani reste cependant en marge des avant-gardes de l'époque.……続きを見る

Décryptez l'art d'Odilon Redon en moins d'une heure ! Dans la France de la seconde moitié du XIXe siècle, façonnée par la course au progrès, certains artistes choisissent de s'évader du réel, lui pr……続きを見る

'Momus. A Walking Interview' is a long conversation between the Italian critic Francesco Tenaglia and Scottish born artist Nicholas Currie aka Momus that took place during a day-long stroll in vario……続きを見る

Dating from the 1600s, these rare views of celebrated Roman fountains and gardens represent some of the finest and most accurate landscape drawings of the Italian Baroque period. The full-page engra……続きを見る

In this book, Fattorello addresses the differences between contingent and non-contingent information. The theory is translated into English for the first time and is contextualized and put into a hi……続きを見る

As a customer, have you ever felt dissatisfied with a product or service? Is it possible that customers may be similarly unhappy with your company? Being aware of and exploring your consumers' diver……続きを見る

The reissue of Joseph and Frances Gies’s classic bestseller on life in medieval villages. This new reissue of Life in a Medieval Village, by respected historians Joseph and Frances Gies, paints a li……続きを見る

This information-packed volume explores the manifold ways in which architects and designers meet the various challenges of designing and decorating apartments for their clients. Featuring an extensi……続きを見る

Filled with hundreds of color photographs, this comprehensive handbook in the highly successful 150 Best design series showcases the latest in successful small house design from some of today’s most……続きを見る

150 Best Sustainable House Ideas features the latest innovations in environmentally friendly home design. From heating and cooling solutions to wind energy systems, solar paneling, thermal glazing, ……続きを見る

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Packed with hundreds of pages of beautiful and inspirational color photographs of homes from around the world, a visually stunning resource and guideーpart of the successful 150 Best seriesーfeaturi……続きを見る

This early work on Indian Slipper making is a fascinating read for any shoemaking enthusiast or historian. Comprising a step-by-step illustrated guide to making Indian slippers, it is a thoroughly r……続きを見る

Shaping Jerusalem: Spatial planning, politics and the conflict focuses on a hidden facet of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; the relentless reshaping of the Holy City by the Israeli authorities thr……続きを見る

In studying one of the world's oldest and most enduring musical cultures, academics have consistently missed one of the richest forms of Chinese cultural expression: performed narratives. Francesca ……続きを見る

Shot in Alabama by Frances Osborn Robb is a visual and textual narrative of Alabama’s photographic history from 1839 to 1941. It describes the phenomenon of photography as practiced in Alabama as a ……続きを見る

Se è vero che «non c’è via più sicura per evadere dal mondo che l’arte», è altrettanto vero che «non c’è legame più sicuro con esso che l’arte» (Goethe). È da questa convinzione che prende le mosse ……続きを見る

New Milford is located in western Connecticut, and an ideal example of small-town New England life. The original inhabitants of the area were the Potatuck; at the beginning of the 18th century, the ……続きを見る

From the author of the successful 150 Best series comes the debut entry in the forward-thinking Open Concept Houses series, filled with nearly 500 pages of color photosーsure to become the ultimate ……続きを見る

Key West has a colorful history. It was the beachhead that protected the United States from the Soviet Union and Cuba in the 1960s, its literary and music scenes attracted and developed writers, art……続きを見る

Sumérgete en la vida y obra de Amedeo Modigliani, un artista talentoso apasionado por los retratos, los desnudos y la escultura que nada a contracorriente para desarrollar un arte único y propio, no……続きを見る

In this unique book the author explores the history of pioneering computer art and its contribution to art history by way of examining Ernest Edmonds’ art from the late 1960s to the present day. Edm……続きを見る

Understanding Ethiopia is a detailed description of Ethiopia’s geological story and enables non-specialist readers to share the author’s thrill at gaining a deeper insight into the processes which p……続きを見る

When a woman alone in the world with her three babies sees a psychiatrist one day in an attempt to overcome her fears, she has no idea that her world is about to be turned upside down with just one ……続きを見る

Changing how we look at and think about the color grey Why did many of the twentieth century’s best-known abstract painters often choose grey, frequently considered a noncolor and devoid of meaning?……続きを見る

Le origini, le tradizioni, le evidenze architettoniche del più grande bacino lacustre della Sicilia, totalmente prosciugato per una politica miope e poco lungimirante. La perdita di secoli di tradiz……続きを見る

Attraverso le annotazioni private la ricerca di sé si configura come un viaggio di duplice valenza metaforica nell'intricato tessuto delle pagine e nel labirinto della vita. I Diari 1952-1962 di Giu……続きを見る

Cosa sono i “fioretti”? Il primo significato è quello di “piccolo fiore”. “Fioretto”, però, ha anche un altro significato specialmente per le persone di una certa età, che da piccole venivano esorta……続きを見る