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Design of the 20th Century by Charlotte Fiell; Peter Fiell
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Category: Home & Garden | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser. | Reading Level: very good
The bible of 20th-century design: From Art Nouveau to minimalism and everything in between Poised at the start of the 21st century, we can see clearly that the previous century was marked by momentous changes in the field of design. Aesthetics entered into everyday life with often staggering results. Ou ...Show more
Encyclopaedia anatomica by Monika Von During
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Category: No Category | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Know thyself. This book explores the complex and amazing universe that lives beneath your skin. From the eccentric Museo La Specola in Florence comes this amazing collection of waxworks depicting the human anatomy in all its dazzling complexity. A selection of wax bodies and body part and organ studies ...Show more
Erotica Universalis by Gilles Neret
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Category: No Category | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
This is an erotic history of humanity. From the dawn of time, ever since Adam and Eve, all artists of every age - whether the Egyptian, Greek and Roman artists of Antiquity, or more recent famous names as Rembrandt, Courbet, Degas or Picasso - have succumbed to their fantasies, obsessions and libido, an ...Show more
Funk & Soul Covers by Joaquim Paulo
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Category: No Category | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Original covers: The golden age of African-American music Following the success of Jazz Covers, this epic volume of groove assembles over 500 legendary covers from a golden era in African-American music. Psychedelia meets Black Power, sexual liberation meets social conscience and street portraiture meet ...Show more
Karl Blossfeldt The Complete Published Work by Hans Christian Adam
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Category: No Category | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
A fascination for flora: Timeless photos in which plants become sculptures German photography pioneer Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) photographed plants so beautifully, and with such originality, that his work transcends the medium itself. Over more than 30 years, he took thousands of photographs, revealin ...Show more
Leonardo. The Complete Drawings by Frank Zöllner, Johannes Nathan
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Category: Art and Design | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
The deftness of da vinci. The drawings of Art History's master genius. One of the most accomplished human beings who ever lived, Leonardo da Vinci remains the quintessential Renaissance genius. Creator of the world's most famous paintings, this scientist, artist, philosopher, inventor, builder, and mech ...Show more
Monet. The Triumph of Impressionism by Daniel Wildenstein
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Category: No Category | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Master of the sublime: The essential Impressionist No other artist, apart from J.M.W. Turner, tried as hard as Claude Monet (1840-1926) to capture light itself on canvas. Of all the Impressionists, it was the man Cezanne called "only an eye, but my God what an eye " who stayed true to the principle of a ...Show more
North American Indian - The Complete Portfolios by Edward Sheriff Curtis
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Category: No Category | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
In search of a lost time: The complete portfolios by Edward S. Curtis on Native Americans At the turn of the 20th century, the American photographer Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868 1952) started on his 30-year project to produce a monumental study of North American Indians. Using an approach that was both a ...Show more
Photographers A-Z by Hans-Michael Koetzle
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Category: No Category | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Masters and monographs: An encyclopedia of 20th century photographers and their finest publications Arranged alphabetically, this biographical encyclopediafeatures every major photographer of the 20th centuryalongside her or his most significant monographs.From the earliest representatives of classical ...Show more
Scandinavian Design by Charlotte Fiell (Editor); Peter Fiell (Editor)
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Category: Art and Design | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Scandtastic The best of design from northern Europe Scandinavians are exceptionally gifted in design. They are world-famous for their inimitable, democratic designs which bridge the gap between crafts and industrial production. The marriage of beautiful organic forms with everyday functionality is one ...Show more
The Book of Palms by H. Walter Lack
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Category: No Category | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Trees of paradise: Exquisite illustrations of the tropical palm On December 15, 1868, Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794-1868), Professor of Botany at the University of Munich and director of the Royal Botanic Garden, was carried to his grave in a coffin covered with fresh palm leaves. The fronds ...Show more
The Grand Tour by Harry Seidler
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Category: No Category | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Window on the world. Travelling the world with an architect's eye. Architect Harry Seidler spent more than 50 years traveling the globe, extensively photographing the peak achievements in architecture from 3000 B.C. to the present day. Thanks to sound advice given to him early on by his photographer bro ...Show more