Passion by Design: The Art and Times of Tamara de Lempicka (de Lempicka-Foxhall Kizette)(Pevná vazba)

Passion by Design: The Art and Times of Tamara de Lempicka (de Lempicka-Foxhall Kizette)(Pevná vazba)

As F. Scott Fitzgerald portrayed the mad glories of the 1920s on the printed page, Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980) captured them on canvas. A seductive Garbo-esque beauty with an irresistible force of personality, this refugee of the Russian Revolution successively conquered Paris, Hollywood, and

Zápisník Flame Tree. Tamara de Lempicka: Young Lady with Gloves, 1930

A FLAME TREE NOTEBOOK. Beautiful and luxurious the journals combine high-quality production with magnificent art. Perfect as a gift, and an essential personal choice for writers, notetakers, travellers, students, poets and diarists. Features a wide range of well-known and modern artists, with new

A Knight for the Ages: Jacques de Lalaing and the Art of Chivalry (Morrison Elizabeth)(Pevná vazba)

The Livre des faits de Jacques de Lalaing (Book of the Deeds of Jacques de Lalaing), a famous Flemish illuminated manuscript, relays the audacious life of Jacques de Lalaing (1421-1453), a story that reads more like a fast-paced adventure novel. Produced in the tradition of chivalric biography, a

Edmund de Waal: Ten Thousand Things (Simon Joan)(Pevná vazba)

Edmund de Waal's art speaks to his enduring fascination with the nature of objects and the attendant history of their collection and display. Confronting European and Asian traditions of intimate craftsmanship with the scale and sequence of minimalist art and music, Edmund de Waal's ensembles of

A Way of Living: The Art of Willem de Kooning - Judith Zilczer

The bestselling and critically acclaimed monograph on one of the most influential painters of the twentieth century Willem de Kooning was a leading exponent of Abstract Expressionism. MoMA's 2011 de Kooning retrospective drew record crowds, and his prodigious achievements continue to provoke and

A Day at Chteau de Chantilly: The Estate and Gardens of the Duke of Aumale (Goetz Adrien)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive tour of the magnificent Ch teau de Chantilly, its superlative art collection, important stables, and beautiful gardens. The Domaine de Chantilly is an exceptional treasure of French culture and heritage, rebuilt after the Revolution by Henri d'Orl ans, the Duke of Aumale--the last

Painting Time (de Kerangal Maylis)(Pevná vazba)

A highly original coming-of-age story: the artistic and emotional apprenticeship of a young decorative painter, from the Wellcome Book Prize-winning author of Mend the

Celebrating a Century of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe: The History of Europe's Greatest Horse Race (Pannett Malcolm)(Pevná vazba)

Celebrating a Century of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe charts the history of Europe's - and arguably the world's - greatest horse race. Established in 1920 and staged in Paris on the Bois de Boulogne, the Arc is a truly international contest attracting runners from England, Ireland, Japan, Italy,

de Lahunta's Veterinary Neuroanatomy and Clinical Neurology (de Lahunta Alexander)(Pevná vazba)

Master the diagnosis and effective treatment of veterinary neurologic disorders! de Lahunta's Veterinary Neuroanatomy and Clinical Neurology, 5th Edition provides in-depth coverage of the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the nervous system. With this knowledge, you will be able to accurately

Bella Mangusta: The Italian Art and Design of the De Tomaso Mangusta. (Ruzzin Dick)(Paperback)

Walter de Maria: Meaningless Work (McFadden Jane)(Pevná vazba)

As one of the most innovative artists of the last six decades, Walter De Maria challenged art in profound ways. He is known worldwide for his important sculptures such as Lightning Field, but his contributions to the practices of music, drawing, photography, and film have been largely forgotten

Beautiful People of the Caf Society: Scrapbooks by the Baron de Cabrol (De Cabrol Baron)(Pevná vazba)

The Baron de Cabrol's legendary scrapbooks capture a golden era of glamour and reveal the sheer elegance and decadence of the cosmopolitan caf society. The glamorous aristocrats Daisy and Fred de Cabrol formed one of the most prominent twentieth-century high-society couples on the international

Treasury of Folklore - Seas and Rivers: Sirens, Selkies and Ghost Ships (Chainey Dee Dee)(Pevná vazba)

A beautiful and enthralling collection of folkore of the sea, rivers, and lakes from around the world. Folklore of the sea and rivers has a resonance in cultures all over the world. Watery hopes, fears, and dreams are shared by all peoples where rivers flow and waves crash. From English sailor

Peonies of the World: Part III Phylogeny and Evolution, 3 (Hong De-Yuan)(Pevná vazba)

A richly illustrated source of information on the phylogeny and evolution of peonies. De-Yuan Hong's three-volume monograph of the popular genus Paeonia--more popularly known as peonies--is a comprehensive taxonomic revision based on extensive field observations, population sampling, and a

Pedro de Mena: The Spanish Bernini (Bray Xavier)(Pevná vazba)

This first monograph of Pedro de Mena shows incredible details and remarkable images of the artist's hyper-realistic

Solved Exercises in Fractional Calculus (Capelas De Oliveira Edmundo)(Pevná vazba)

This book contains a brief historical introduction and state of the art in fractional calculus. The author introduces some of the so-called special functions, in particular, those which will be directly involved in calculations. The concepts of fractional integral and fractional derivative are also

Flexibility in Engineering Design (De Neufville Richard)(Pevná vazba)

A guide to using the power of design flexibility to improve the performance of complex technological projects, for designers, managers, users, and analysts.Project teams can improve results by recognizing that the future is inevitably uncertain and that by creating flexible designs they can adapt

Crusaders and Revolutionaries: de Montfort (Baker Darren)(Pevná vazba)

One of the families that dominated the thirteenth century were the de Montforts. They arose in France, in a hamlet close to Paris, and grew to prominence under the crusading fervor of that time, taking them from leadership in the Albigensian wars to lordships around the Mediterranean. They marry

Michael de Feo: Flowers (De Feo Michael)(Pevná vazba)

As an art student in 1993, Michael De Feo drew a simple bloom that became a familiar and welcome presence in New York after he spent countless nights pasting hundreds of versions of it all over the city's building walls. Twenty-five years later, these flowers have been sighted in more than 60

Training Strategies for Dressage Riders (de Kunffy Charles)(Pevná vazba)

Training Strategies for Dressage Riders is a unique guide to the art and technique of dressage, written by one of the most renowned equestrian trainers in the world today. It offers a complete training system for both horse and rider, paying special attention to how a rider's actions can influence

The Return of the Honey Buzzard (de Jongh Aime)(Pevná vazba)

Simon, a bookseller, has hit hard times. The financial crisis has struck and sales have slumped; his store looks set to close, and he has become increasingly withdrawn. Returning from his storage facility in the woods, he stops at an isolated railroad crossing. There, he witnesses a suicide. The

Art in Time: A World History of Styles and Movements (The Editors of Phaidon Press)(Pevná vazba)

Art in Time is the first book to embed art movements within the larger context of politics and history. Global in scope and featuring an innovative present‐to‐past arrangement, the book's accessible text looks back on the most significant art styles and movements, from the present day

Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution (Duncan Mike)(Pevná vazba)

From the massively popular podcaster and New York Times bestselling author comes the story of the Marquis de Lafayette's lifelong quest to protect the principles of democracy, told through the lens of the three revolutions he participated in: the American Revolution, the French Revolution, and the

Theo Van Doesburg: Principles of Neo-Plastic Art: Bauhausbcher 6 (Van Doesburg Theo)(Pevná vazba)

The De Stijl protagonist's elucidation of the basics of neoplasticismPainter, writer, architect, typographer, art theorist and leader of the De Stijl movement, Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931) was one of the great modernist polymaths, and in this volume of the Bauhausb cher, he attempts to make