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The most comprehensive and detailed history and sourcebook of twentieth-century jewellery ever published

John Peacock charts the development of every kind and style of twentieth-century jewellery for both women and men: earrings, necklaces, pendants, bracelets, and bangles, brooches, rings, buckles and clasps, dress clips, hair and hat ornaments, watches, cufflinks, tiepins. . . Precious jewellery, costume and novelty jewellery are all included, and every style from Art Nouveau to Pop Art and retro.

John Peacock’s research, using not only paintings and photographs but also the jewellery itself, has allowed him to reproduce in meticulous detail a host of representative pieces from every year of the century. All the great twentieth-century designers and houses are featured – among them Lalique, Cartier, Chaumet, Georg Jensen, Fulco di Verdura, Schlumberger, Miriam Haskell, Harry Winston, Van Cleef & Arpels and Tiffany & Co. – as well as the mass-produced jewellery their designs inspired.

The pictures are accompanied by full descriptions, including details of materials, stones, designs, fastenings, mounts and surrounds.

An invaluable reference section includes a time chart summarizing the development of jewellery through the century, biographies of the leading international jewellers, and a concise bibliography.

This encyclopaedic survey is destined to become the unrivalled reference work in its field, indispensable to any jewellery enthusiast, designer, student or collector.

About the Author:

John Peacock has worked as a fashion and costume designer and lecturer in fashion history. He was for several years senior costume designer for BBC Television, and is the author of many books on costume.

The photographic collection of the Museum Ludwig Cologne is one of the most important collections of contemporary photography in the world. This book provides a fascinating insight into its rich diversity: conceptual art, abstraction, reportage - about 200 works by around 100 of the 20th-century ’s most famous international photographers, from Ansel to Joel Peter Witkin.

The history of photography began some 150 years ago, but only relatively recently has it been fully recognised as a medium in its own right. Cologne's Museum Ludwig was the first museum of contemporary art to devote a substantial section to international photography. The L. Fritz Gruber collection, from which this book is drawn, is one of the most important in Germany and one of the most representative anywhere in the world, constituting the core of the museum's holdings.

This book provides a fascinating insight into the collection's rich diversity; from conceptual art to abstraction to reportage, all of the major movements and genres are represented via a vast selection of the century's most remarkable photographs. From Ansel Adams to Piet Zwart, over 850 works are presented in alphabetical order by photographer, with descriptive texts and photographers' biographical details, providing a comprehensive and indispensable overview of 20th-century photography.

Taschen 25th Anniversary Series

For the first time ever the highlights of a world renowned private collection are bundled in a book: over 300 tapestries and textile related objects such as hairpins and jewellery are showcased in this beautifully illustrated book. Much of the focus is on Coptic textiles. Coptic art is a term used either for the art of Egypt produced in the early Christian era or for the art produced by the Coptic Christians themselves.

3D anamorphic pavement art, invented in the 1980s by Master street painter Kurt Wenner, is the very latest street fashion and is spreading all over the world. These illusionary 2-dimensional images (which appear to become 3-dimensional when viewed from a fixed point through a camera lens) represent a new way of combining the mastery of Renaissance art techniques with the ephemeral qualities of street paintings. This book introduces you to the most important 3D street artists, their work and their views on this young and trendy art form. See how their creations transform everyday locations into alternative realities and behold the mysterious worlds that lie hiddenA" beneath the surface of the street!

This survey of great contemporary artists is the perfect introduction to the exciting world of art today.

Artists working after World War II faced a confounding array of challenges, as stylistic barriers were broken, technology advanced, and issues of sexuality and race came to the forefront. From painters and photographers to sculptors and performance artists, fifty of the most influential contemporary artists are profiled in this colorful and engaging book that traces the various artistic movements and radical changes of the second half of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Presented chronologically, each artist is featured in 2 or 4-page spreads that include brilliant reproductions of their most important works, an illuminating biography, key dates in their career, and informative background on major developments in the art world. Throughout the volume a timeline places each artist within the context of contemporary art. As diverse and inspiring as the artists themselves, this book is a voyage of discovery into art’s cutting edge.

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This collection of world-renowned photographs offers a stunning visual history of photography and photojournalism.

The birth of photography opened the doors to a new kind of art, one that recorded events with the immediacy not possible with painting and drawing. This volume is a chronologically arranged compendium of memorable images of unforgettable people, places, and moments. Including images recording humankind conquering the air, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay climbing Mount Everest, and the attack on the World Trade Center, this volume features double-page spreads that create a visual timeline. From war to nature, movie stars to artists, the surface of Mars to the devastation of Katrina, this thoroughly up-to-date record captures historical moments such as the horror of the Japanese tsunami and the excitement of the political revolution in the Middle East. Recording moments both intimate and earth-shaking, these photographs speak volumes about where we’ve been and the direction we’re headed.

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The guitar is undoubtedly the world's favourite musical instrument. This guide takes you through the originals, the best and the weirdest guitars ever made, in a convenient A-Z guide.

A definitive guide to rock bands, from AC/DC to ZZ top, The Beatles to Smashing Pumpkins - starting with the 40's and 50's to exciting new wave groups, colour photos throughout.

A compelling collection of self-portraits from throughout recorded history, revised to include captivating contemporary works

The challenge of interpreting and recreating their own likenesses has proven irresistible to artists throughout the ages. Originally published more than 80 years ago and last revised in 2000, this wholly new edition for 2018 presents a selection of powerfully evocative works by many of the world's greatest artists - from Dürer and Rembrandt to Marina Abramović, David Hockney, and Cindy Sherman - working in painting, photography, sculpture, and performance. Flowing in a chronological sequence, with interspersed artist quotes, it features essays by Julian Bell and Liz Rideal.

This is both a useful resource and a thoughtful celebration of a much-loved art form.

About the author

Julian Bell, grandson of the British artist Vanessa Bell, is a painter, writer, and regular contributor to the Times Literary Supplement and the Guardian.

Liz Rideal is an artist, curator, and lecturer in fine art. She has worked for over 30 years with the National Portrait Gallery in London.

Перед вами мировой бестселлер, который прочитали и оценили более семи миллионов человек

В книге представлены: 500 разных авторов всех времен и народов – таланты, провидцы, гении; 500 произведений искусства – от классической живописи до современных экспериментов с проволокой и неоном; 500 поводов для обсуждений и горячих споров.

Книга дает возможность одним взглядом окинуть все многообразие и богатство мировой культуры. Нарушая традиционное для истории искусства деление на периоды, книга объединяет воедино блестящие примеры разных эпох, школ, стилей и техник. Здесь можно сравнить Микеланджело и Миллеса, Пикассо и Пьеро делла Франческа, Родченко и Родена.

Каждый мастер представлен одной цветной иллюстрацией характерного для него произведения в сопровождении объяснительного текста.

Статьи снабжены ссылками на ближайшие аналоги из настоящей книги, а в приложении можно найти словарь терминов и художественных направлений.

5000 Years of Chinese Art is a full-size, splendidly illustrated volume offering a vista of five thousand years of Chinese art.

Nearly eight hundred colour plates have been arranged chronologically, just one to a page in order to ensure sufficient space for each work of art. Brief text below explains its features and the story behind it. Paintings, works of calligraphy, sculptures and fine handicrafts alternate throughout, lending an almost musical rhythm to the read.

The choice of compositions, both systematic and comprehensive, spotlights art treasures from every era of Chinese history. The evolution and achievements of each domain of the fine arts are also displayed, guaranteeing that the selected works are true classics and artistically representative. This approach will help the reader gain an overall picture of Chinese art while experiencing the unique appeal of art from the East in a leisurely manner.

The Crown Jewel of Comics. The DC universe as never seen before

In 1935, DC Comics founder Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson published New Fun No. 1 — the first comic book with all-new original material — at a time when comic books were mere repositories for the castoffs of the newspaper strips. What was initially considered to be disposable media for children was well on its way to becoming the mythology of our time — the 20th century’s answer to Atlas or Zorro.

More than 40,000 comic books later, TASCHEN has produced the single most comprehensive book on DC Comics. More than 2,000 images — covers and interiors, original illustrations, photographs, film stills, and collectibles — are reproduced using the latest technology to bring the story lines, the characters, and their creators to vibrant life as they’ve never been seen before. Telling the tales behind the tomes is 38-year DC veteran Paul Levitz, whose in-depth essays trace the company’s history, from its pulp origins through to the future of digital publishing, alongside year-by-year timelines and biographies of DC legends.

The original XL edition of 75 Years of DC Comics was winner of the 2011 Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best Comics-Related Book of the Year. This new edition brings you all the same DC glory in a more compact format.

The crown jewel in any comics fan s library: Our award-winning XL edition was too heavy for you? Here s the smaller version with its own book stand

In 1935, DC Comics founder Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson published New Fun No. 1, the first comic book with all-new, original material at a time when comic books were mere repositories for the castoffs of the newspaper strips. What was initially considered to be disposable media for children was well on its way to becoming the mythology of our time the 20th century s answer to Atlas or Zorro.

More than 40,000 comic books later and in honour of the publisher s 75th anniversary, TASCHEN has produced the single most comprehensive book on DC Comics. More than 2,000 images covers and interiors, original illustrations, photographs, film stills, and collectables are reproduced using the latest technology to bring the storylines, the characters, and their creators to vibrant life as they've never been seen before.

Telling the tales behind the tomes is 38-year DC veteran Paul Levitz, whose in-depth essays trace the company s history, from its pulp origins through to the future of digital publishing. Year-by-year timelines and biographies of the legends who built DC make this an invaluable reference for any comic book fan. The 2010 original XL edition of 75 Years of DC Comics was winner of the 2011 Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best Comics-Related Book of the Year! But as even Superman might have trouble lifting the XL, here is the chance to enjoy the title in a smaller format. And if it is still too heavy for you, the slipcase converts into a book stand, so you can delight in your favourite comic stories and characters book on display.

999 шедевров.  Вы должны знать. Вам стоит знать. Зная, вы будете впечатлять других

Великолепно иллюстрированный альбом содержит в себе 999 шедевров мирового искусства.