Orient Express

Автор: Blair &. Bloom Shelia S.
Название: Prisse d`Avennes: Oriental Art (Bibliotheca Universalis)
ISBN: 3836520249 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783836520249
Издательство: Taschen
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Описание: Monuments and marvels
A defining record of Islamic art and architecture

Emile Prisse d'Avennes (1807-1879), a French Orientalist, author, and artist, was one of the greatest pre-20th-century Egyptologists. As a youth he dreamed of exploring the Orient, and at 19 began traveling to Greece, India, and Palestine. Over the next 40 years he explored Syria, Arabia, Persia, and also spent periods living in Egypt and Algeria. Having converted to Islam, he traveled under the Arabic name Idris Effendi.

With a keen eye for the symmetry, opulence, and complexity of local visual cultures, d'Avennes recorded the art and architecture which he encountered on his travels. His work would later become one of the most outstanding surveys on Islamic art and architecture, Arab Art (L'Art arabe d'apres les monuments du Kaire), published between 1869 and 1877 in Paris.

This TASCHEN edition revives Prisse d'Avennes's magisterial chromolithograph survey in all its attention to detail, as well as to historical, social, and religious contexts. For further situational understanding, it includes his supplementary studies of the people and costumes of the Nile Valley, which he published as the Oriental Album (Oriental Album: Characters, Costumes, and Modes of Life, the Valley of the Nile, London, 1848). It is a precious record not only of Islamic heritage but also of the history of thought and imagination between Europe and the Middle East.

About the series:
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Text in English, French, and German

Автор: Christie Agatha
Название: Penguin Readers New Edition Level 4 Murder on the Orient Express, Book/mp3 Pack
ISBN: 1408294397 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781408294390
Издательство: Pearson Education
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Описание: A train journey from Turkey to France is dalayed by thick snow. So when a passenger on the train is found murdered in his bed, it is the perfect opportunity for Agatha Christie`s famous detective, Hercule Poirot, to prove his ability and solve the crime using the power of his brain. This Pack contains a Book and MP3

Автор: Waring R.
Название: Footprint Reading Library 3000: Orient Express [Book with Multi-ROM(x1)]
ISBN: 1424022355 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781424022359
Издательство: National Geographic ELT
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Описание: Suitable for English language learners, this non-fiction reading series presents real-world stories in print, audio, and video. It offers a selection of engaging non-fiction, grouped into five themes: Incredible Animals, Fascinating Places, Remarkable People, Exciting Activities, and Amazing Science.

Название: Express Series: English for the Fashion Industry
ISBN: 0194579603 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780194579605
Издательство: Oxford University Press
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Описание: English for the Fashion Industry is an ideal short course for anyone who needs to use English for a career in fashion.

Автор: Michael Freeman
Название: The New Oriental Style
ISBN: 0500513058 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780500513057
Издательство: Thames & Hudson
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Описание: Illustrated by photography and commentary, this volume is a compendium of the design revolution taking place in the Orient, showing how contemporary designers and architects are being inspired by tradition to create contemporary forms.

Автор: Koppelkamm Stefan
Название: The Imaginary Orient: Exotic Buildings of the 18th and 19th Centuries in Europe
ISBN: 3936681775 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783936681772
Издательство: Gazelle Book Services
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Описание: In the 18th century the idea of the landscape garden, which had originated in England, spread all over Europe. The geometry of the Baroque park was abandoned in favour of a natural design. At the same time the garden became "The land of illusion": Chinese pagodas, Egyptian tombs, and Turkish mosques, along with Gothic stables and Greek and Roman temples, formed a miniature world in which distance mingled with the past. The keen interest in a fairy-tale China, which was manifested not only in the gardens but also in the chinoiseries of the Rococo, abated in the 19th century. The increasing expansion of the European colonial powers was reflected in new exotic fashions. While in England it was primarily the conquest of the Indian subcontinent that captured the imagination, for France the occupation of Algiers triggered an Orient-inspired fashion that spread from Paris to encompass the entire Continent, and found its expression in paintings, novels, operas, and buildings. This Orient, which could not be clearly defined geographically, was characterised by Islamic culture: It extended around the Mediterranean Sea from Constantinople to Granada. There, it was the Alhambra that fascinated writers and architects. The Islamic styles seemed especially appropriate for "buildings of a secular and cheerful character". In contrast to ancient Egyptian building forms, which, being severe and monumental, were preferably used for cemetery buildings, prisons or libraries, they promised earthly sensuous pleasures. The promise of happiness associated with an Orient staged by architectural means was intended to guarantee the commercial success of coffee houses and music halls, amusement parks, and steam baths. But even extravagant summer residences and middle-class villas were often built in faux-Oriental styles: In Brighton, the Prince Regent George (George IV after 1820) built himself an Indian palace; in Bad Cannstatt near Stuttgart, a Moorish refuge was erected for Wurttembergs King Wilhelm I; and the French town of Tourcoing was the site of the Palais du Congo, a bombastic villa in the Indian Moghul style that belonged to a wealthy perfume and soap manufacturer.

Автор: Waring R.
Название: Footprint Reading Library 3000: Orient Express
ISBN: 1424011353 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781424011353
Издательство: National Geographic ELT
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Описание: A non-fiction reading series for English language learners to present real-world stories in print, audio, and video. It also offers facts from across the globe, and develops skills needed to grasp non-fiction writing. It`s grouped into five themes: Incredible Animals, Fascinating Places, Remarkable People, Exciting Activities, and Amazing Science.