Bedazzled: 5000 Years Of Jewelry

Автор: van Lemmen, Hans
Название: 5000 Years of Tiles
ISBN: 0714150991 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780714150994
Издательство: Thames & Hudson
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Описание: 5000 Years of Tiles is the essential, single - volume colour compendium of tile art and production around the world, from ancient times to the present day. Over 350 beautiful colour illustrations showcase an incredible range of tile arts, including the first fired roof tiles i n ancient Greece in the third millennium BC, English medieval floor pavements from Clarendon Palace, figural tiles from China, richly patterned Iznik tiles from the Islamic world and stylized ceramic tiles of the Arts and Crafts movement. Placing the tiles firmly in their historical and cultural context, this richly illustrated book highlights the continuity and diversity of tiles , examining how tile art in one time and place has inspired and rejuvenated those in others. The function and form of this versat ile art is examined in stunning detail, from floors to roofs, stoves to bathrooms, cathedrals to metro stations to reveal a fascinating history of design, colour and decoration .

Автор: Tait, Hugh
Название: 5000 Years of Glass
ISBN: 0714150959 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780714150956
Издательство: Thames & Hudson
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Описание: A new edition of this definitive world history of glassmaking and decorative techniques from 2500 BC, updated to cover the first decade of the 21st century. This classic book traces the history of glassmaking from its origins in Western Asia some 5000 years ago, through the invention of glassblowing around the first century BC, to the introduction of mechanised processes and new styles in the 19th and 20th centuries. It highlights the flourishing industries of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt, the extraordinary achievements of the Roman Empire, the elegant vessels of the Islamic Near East, the superb mastery of Renaissance Venice and the wide?ranging experiments of modern Europe and America. With a new final chapter by John P. Smith, Editor of The Glass Circle journal, to bring the book right up to date with the latest developments, 5000 Years of Glass is still the definitive single?volume general history of this most versatile art form.

Название: Dog: 5000 Years of the Dog in Art
ISBN: 1858944201 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781858944203
Издательство: Merrell
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Описание: 5000 Years of the Dog in Art - From the earliest African rock paintings to the groundbreaking work of contemporary artists. This book features more than 250 illustrations by such major artists as Pisanello, Titian, Velazquez, Rembrandt, Stubbs, Monet, Picasso, Lucian Freud, Andy Warhol and Elisabeth Frink.

Автор: Mircea Veleanu
Название: Jade: 5000 B.C. to 1912 A.D.
ISBN: 0764319442 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780764319440
Издательство: Schiffer
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Описание: In a beautifully illustrated, large print guide to collectible jade carvings through the ages (particularly from Chinese dynasties), a longtime collector/scholar of the Oriental arts presents realistic guidelines to their value. Veleanu overviews jade types, sources, and methods of determining age a

Автор: Goldberg
Название: Nude sculpture
ISBN: 0810933462 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780810933460
Издательство: Abrams
Цена: 24750.00 T
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Описание: A visual survey of nude sculpture throughout the ages, containing 200 specially taken photographs. The book seeks to offer a glimpse into the creative process, as well as the qualities of presence, texture and detail that give the finest sculpture its grace and majesty.

Автор: Harris, Jennifer
Название: 5000 Years of Textiles
ISBN: 0714150894 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780714150895
Издательство: Thames & Hudson
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Описание: In a tour of Western culture that is at once exhilarating and alarming, Nelson shows us the distorted forms in which the spiritual resurfaced in high art but also, strikingly, in the mass culture of puppets, horror-fantasy literature, and cyborgs: from the works of Kleist, Poe, Musil, and Lovecraft to Philip K. Dick and virtual reality simulations.