Intelligent and determined, Catherine modeled herself off of her grandfather in-law, Peter the Great, and sought to further modernize and westernize Russia. She believed that the best way to do this was through a ravenous acquisition of art, which Catherine often used as a form of diplomacy with other powers throughout Europe. She was a self-proclaimed "glutton for art" and she would be responsible for the creation of the Hermitage, one of the largest museums in the world, second only to the Louvre. Catherine also spearheaded the further expansion of St. Petersburg, and the magnificent architectural wonder the city became is largely her doing. There are few women in history more fascinating than Catherine the Great, and for the first time, Susan Jaques brings her to life through the prism of art.
Автор: Tardi Jaques Название: Goddamn This War! ISBN: 1606995820 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781606995822 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 19000.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Created 15 years after the completion of his Eisner Award-winning World War I masterwork It Was the War of the Trenches, Tardi s Goddamn This War is no mere sequel or extension, but a brand new, wholly individual graphic novel that serves as a companion piece to Trenches but can be read entirely on its own. Vastly different sequentially (eschewing Trenches splintered narrative, Goddamn is split into six chronological chapters, one for each year of the war), graphically (Tardi deploys his more recent pen-ink-and-watercolor technique, with the bold colors of the early chapters fading into a grimy near-monochrome in the later ones as the war drags on), and narratively (all of Goddamn is told, with insight, dark wit and despair, as a first-person reminiscence/narration by an unnamed soldier), Goddamn This War shares with Trenches its sustained sense of outrage, pitch-black gallows humor, and impeccably scrupulous historical exactitude. In fact, Goddamn This War includes an extensive year-by-year historical text section written by Tardi s frequent World War I research helpmate, the historian and collector Jean-Pierre Verney, including dozens of stunning rare photographs and visual documents from his personal collection.
Автор: Petit, Jaques Название: Cars on vinyl ISBN: 1844257266 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781844257263 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 13190.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Suitable for those who are into music and cars, this picture book features: 500 album covers, all of which feature cars, supported by data in captions giving title, artist, record label, catalogue number and the car featured. It is presented in an LP-sized square format.
Автор: Jaques John Название: Catechism for Children ISBN: 1361230207 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781361230206 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 36330.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Автор: Semelin Jaques Название: The Survival of the Jews in France, 1940 - 44 ISBN: 019093929X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780190939298 Издательство: Oxford Academ Цена: 65520.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Between the French defeat in 1940 and liberation in 1944, the Nazis killed almost 80,000 of France's Jews, both French and foreign. Since that time, this tragedy has been well-documented. But there are other stories hidden within it-ones neglected by historians. In 1940, the Jewish population stood at 300,000. In other words, 75 per cent of France's Jews escaped extermination. While 45 per cent of the Jews of Belgium perished, and in the Netherlands only 20 per cent survived, close to 90 per cent of Jewish French nationals outlived the war. The Nazis were determined to destroy the Jews across Europe, and the Vichy regime collaborated in their deportation from France. So what is the meaning of this French exception? Jacques Semelin sheds light on this 'French enigma', painting a radically unfamiliar view of occupied France. His is a rich, even-handed portrait of a complex and changing society, one where helping and informing on one's neighbors went hand in hand; and where small gestures of solidarity sat comfortably with broader anti-Semitism. Without shying away from the horror of the Holocaust's crimes, this seminal work adds a fresh perspective to our history of the Second World War.
Автор: Kluver Heinrich, Cattell Jaques Название: Visual Mechanisms: Biological Symposia, V7 ISBN: 1258290782 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781258290788 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 44080.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
