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The sense of a scene. Pieter Bruegel's mastery of composition and community The great Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1526/31 - 1569)was an astoundingly inventive painter and draftsman, who made his art historical mark with beauti...

Bruegel’s Complete Paintings. An in-depth exploration of Bruegel’s painted work Derived from the XXL monograph which saw TASCHEN undertake a comprehensive photographic survey of the artist’s oeuvre, this compact edition explores ...

One cannot visit Brussels without being struck by its impressive architecture, from the ornate traditional buildings on the Grand Place to the plethora of Art Nouveau townhouses scattered throughout the city. This style guide begins with a collection...

Immerse yourself completely in the look and feel of Buenos Aires living with this vivid and wide-ranging selection of photos, from cityscapes and exteriors to interiors and details. In sumptuous, full-page photos, the beautiful polo grounds of the re...

Build Your Own Life-Size Skeleton. A model of the human skeleton made entirely of foldable cardboard From the medical student and biology enthusiast to the graphic designer and artist: this life-size model gives everyone access to an age-old class...

It was the Belle Époque, a time before air travel or radio, at the brink of a revolution in photography and filmmaking, when Burton Holmes (1870–1958) began a lifelong journey to bring the world home. From the grand boulevards of Paris t...

It was the Belle Époque, a time before air travel or radio, at the brink of a revolution in photography and filmmaking, when Burton Holmes (1870–1958) began a lifelong journey to bring the world home. From the grand boulevards of Pari...

Celebrating BUTT magazine`s fifth anniversary, this book is a selection of the most fantastic and the most ridiculous interviews and photos that have appeared in BUTT so far. This anthology also finally makes a lot of material from the now rare, ear...

Born in Jena, Germany in 1954, Werner Büttner was a law student when he befriended artist Albert Oehlen, whose influence prompted him to give up his future law career to take up art. He is now a successful artist based in Hamburg, where he is profess...

Red, yellow, blue – and of course black – are the colours that Oliver Byrne employs for the figures and diagrams in his most unusual 1847 edition of Euclid, published by William Pickering and printed by Chiswick Press, and which prompt the surprised ...

Ancient Greek mathematics meet modernist design Nearly a century before Mondrian made geometrical red, yellow, and blue lines famous, 19th-century mathematician Oliver Byrne employed the colour scheme for his 1847 edition of Euclid s&nbs...

Life in the woods. Creative cabin architecture Ever since Henry David Thoreau’s described his two years, two months, and two days of cabin existence at Walden Pond, Massachusetts in Walden, or, Life in the Woods (1854), the idea of a refuge ...

Life in the Woods. Creative cabin architecture, from California to Sapporo Yearning for rustic simplicity? Open the door to Cabins, a gorgeous showcase of minimal, low-impact, peaceful abodes around the world. From contemplative bliss in an Englis...

Feats of design and engineering: The work of an unparalleled architectural engineer Santiago Calatrava is not only one of the world s most prominent architects, but is also an engineer, sculptor, and painter. His reputation as an unparalleled archite...

The Masterful Forms of Santiago Calatrava. Balance meets movement in this revised and updated edition This updated monograph includes all of Calatrava’s original collaborative input as well as his latest projects. From the World Trade Center...