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Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: • New research on this very popular part of the National Gallery of Scotland s collection, including informative commentaries on each of the works • Accompanies an exhibition of to be held in January 2007 in the National Gallery of Scotland J. M.W.Turner (1775-1851) was perhaps the most prolific and innovative of all British artists. His outstanding watercolours in the collection of the National…

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: With the death of Aubrey Beardsley in 1898, the world of the illustrated book underwent a dramatic and exciting change. The age of decadent black and white images of scandal and deviance was softened and coloured to delight rather than shock. A pastel toned world of childish delights and an innocent exoticism unfolded in the pages of familiar fables, classic tales and those children's stories…

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Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: This book illustrates trends in contemporary living by showing twenty projects carried out by leading architects and interior designers. They demonstrate that contemporary living nowadays calls for more than the harmonious integration of the latest designer furniture in a modern context.

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Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Hotels around the world will offer a 'Presidential Suite' or 'Royal Suite' for the use of VIP guests. Some of these wuites are larger than 1000 square meters, and some provide special security measures. In London, the famous Claridge s Hotel has a Royla Suite that s used by the British Royal Family so often that it s been given the nickname 'Buckingham Palace Annex'. During a two-week period when…

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Скачать книгу (размер 2 890 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 568) Аннотация: The artistic revolutions in glasswork over the last 150 years — from the Arts and Crafts Movement to Art Nouveau and Art Deco — are illuminated and analysed in this compendium of art glass. Historically innovative methods of working in the glass medium are noted, as are the artists who created them. Among the artists given particularly detailed treatment are John La Farge, Louis Comfort Tiffany,…

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