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In Praise of the Backside 120 illustrations
In Praise of the Backside 120 illustrations
Hans-Jürgen Döpp
Mega Square In Praise of the Backside celebrates the most sensual part of the female body. The insightful text by Hans-Jürgen Döpp discusses the backside as a feature that stands for both powerful eroticism and supple femininity, seducing famous artists from every genre. This title is sure to entice and delight a wide audience with its lively, provocative images.
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Meisterwerke der Buchmalerei 120 illustrationen
Meisterwerke der Buchmalerei 120 illustrationen
A.A.V.V.
All jene, die schon einmal ein mittelalterliches Manuskript in Händen halten durften, waren sicherlich beeindruckt, mit einer lang vergangenen Zeit in Berührung zu treten. Damals, als die Herstellung eines Buches noch ein arbeitsreiches Handwerk war und jede Ausgabe in aufwendigen Arbeitsschritten produziert wurde, war jede Seite ein Kunstwerk und kein schnellvergängliches Massenprodukt wie heute. Dieses Buch bringt seine Leser in Kontakt mit den fantastischen Illustrationen des Mittelalters und einzigartigen Verzierungen, die die Kreativität ihrer Erschaffer bezeugen.
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Historic Maritime Maps 120 illustrations
Historic Maritime Maps 120 illustrations
Donald Wigal

In the Middle Ages, navigation relied upon a delicate balance between art and science. Whilst respecting the customs and the precautions of their forbearers, sailors had to count on their knowledge of the stars, the winds, the currents, and even of migratory flights. They also used hand-painted maps, which, although certainly summary, were marvellously well-drawn. In following the saga of old sailors, from Eric Le Rouge to Robert Peary, Donald Wigal leads us in discovering the New World. This magnificent overview of maps dating from the 10th to the 18th centuries, often ‘primitive’ and sometimes difficult to understand, retraces the …

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Gustave Courbet and artworks
Gustave Courbet and artworks
Patrick Bade

Ornans, Courbet’s birthplace, is near the beautiful valley of the Doubs River, and it was here as a boy, and later as a man, that he absorbed the love of landscape. He was by nature a revolutionary, a man born to oppose existing order and to assert his independence; he had that quality of bluster and brutality which makes the revolutionary count in art as well as in politics. In both directions his spirit of revolt manifested itself. He went to Paris to study art, yet he did not attach himself to the studio of any of the prominent masters. …

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Albrecht Dürer and artworks
Albrecht Dürer and artworks
Victoria Charles

Dürer is the greatest of German artists and most representative of the German mind. He, like Leonardo, was a man of striking physical attractiveness, great charm of manner and conversation, and mental accomplishment, being well grounded in the sciences and mathematics of the day. His skill in draughtsmanship was extraordinary; Dürer is even more celebrated for his engravings on wood and copper than for his paintings. With both, the skill of his hand was at the service of the most minute observation and analytical research into the character and structure of form. Dürer, however, had not the feeling for abstract …

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Abanicos
Abanicos
Alexander F. Tcherviakov

El abanico es un objeto cultural que combina la utilidad práctica con la moda, lo que ha contribuido a su prolongada historia, caracterizada por multitud de formas, materiales y colores diferentes. Este libro presenta los ejemplos más elaborados creados entre los siglos XVIII y XX. A la extravagancia de las formas y la presencia de materiales preciosos en los adornos hay que añadir la frecuente inclusión de dibujos basados en curiosos acontecimientos sociales, imágenes iconográficas e incluso partituras musicales. Su práctico formato hace del volumen Abanicos un regalo ideal para los apasionados de los objetos culturales y la artesanía creativa …

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Paul Gauguin und Kunstwerke
Paul Gauguin und Kunstwerke
Jp. A. Calosse

Die Vereinfachung der Formen und Linien, die Verwendung von reinen Farben, das Verständnis der Farbe als Farbäquivalent des Lichts, die Organisation des Raums durch Gegenüberstellung intensiver Farbflächen, das Recht, ein Werk entsprechend eigener Regeln zu malen, das Recht, sich aktiv mit dem Gesehenen auseinander zu setzen, es zu verändern mit dem Ziel, noch unbekannte Seiten der Wirklichkeit aufzuzeigen, kurz alles das, was am Anfang der neuen Kunst stand, wurde von Gauguin theoretisch klar, bildhaft und logisch begründet und formuliert, auch wenn es noch keine konsequente Verkörperung in seinem Schaffen fand. Das klare Verständnis der schöpferischen Aufgaben, die zu lösen den …

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Forbidden Asia
Forbidden Asia
Hans-Jürgen Döpp
Since The Turkish Baths (1863) by the French painter Ingres, the Far Eastern woman has, to many, been a symbol of out of reach or forbidden pleasures. Seafaring explorers, military adventurers and simple travellers from Europe over the centuries have all been enthralled by the exotic nature of the Asian woman, her foreignness accentuated by the gentle pallor of her skin. Thus arose the myth that she, of all women, was in possession of the knowledge of certain refined pleasures.
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Georges Seurat and artworks
Georges Seurat and artworks
Lucie Cousturier, Lucie Cousturier

Universally celebrated for the intricacy of his pointillist canvases, Georges Seurat (1859-1891) was a painter whose stunning union of art and science produced uniquely compelling results. Seurat’s intricate paintings could take years to complete, with the magnificent results impressing the viewer with both their scientific complexity and visual impact. His Un Dimanche Après-Midi à l’Île de la Grande Jatte (Sunday Afternoon on the Island of Grand Jatte) has held its place among the most treasured and distinguished pieces of 20th-century art. Klaus H. Carl offers readers an intriguing glimpse into the detailed scientific technique behind Seurat’s pointillist masterpieces.

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Erotic Photography 120 illustrations
Erotic Photography 120 illustrations
Alexandre Dupouy
Erotic photo art has lost much of its exquisite soul since Playboy and other girlie monthlies repackaged the human body for mass-market consumption. Like much painting, sculpture and engraving, since its beginning photography has also been at the service of eroticism. This collection presents erotic photographs from the beginning of photography until the years just before World War II. It explores the evolution of the genre and its origins in France, and its journey from public distrust to the large audience it enjoys today.
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Prevención y soluciones en patología de la Edificación
Prevención y soluciones en patología de la Edificación
Manuel Muñoz Hidalgo

El objetivo de este libro es facilitar a los técnicos que intervienen en la edificación una completa guía de consulta que les permi-ta actuar ante un problema y establecer una correcta relación causa-efecto-solución. En sus páginas se expone una panorámica de las diferentes patologías estructurales y ofrece un conjunto de soluciones constructivas para prevenir o reparar estos daños. Cada uno de los casos está explicado de forma clara y sencilla y desde un punto de vista eminentemente práctico. Dirigido tanto a profesionales como a estudiantes, el lector encontrará en esta obra una útil herramienta para entender, diagnosticar e intervenir adecuadamente …

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Flamencos
Flamencos
Manuel Herrera Rodas

No vamos a descubrir ahora que Jerez de la Frontera es un manantial del que han salido cantes y cantaores que hoy son parte esencial de la historia de este arte, ya universal, que nos define. Fueron muchos, como muchos fueron los que nacieron y se criaron en otros espacios singulares de nuestra geografía, donde se hacinaban gitanos, moriscos, andaluces de la periferia maldecidos por el hambre y la miseria…, como Triana, los barrios gaditanos y su bahía, el Perchel malagueño con la Trinidad, o los barrios del Sacromonte y el Albaycín granadinos. Y son ellos, todos ellos, en una …

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