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Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: The design tradition that is distintively Turkish dates back a thousand years, incorporating diverse influences in its long and colorful history — traces of the cultures of China, Central Asia, Greece and Byzantium among them. This handsome book, incorporating over 250 bold black-and-white illustrations — all copyright-free — offers graphic artists, students and those interested in design and the…

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Over 150 exquisite poems deal with love, friendship, the tyranny of time, beauty's evanescence, death and other themes in language unsurpassed in passion, precision, originality and beauty. This inexpensive Dover edition enables any lover of poetry or fine literature to have this remarkable verse in his or her library. Includes glossary of archaic terms.

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Masterfully executed designs in reproductions of two rare catalogs: ornamental borders, corners and frames with intricate floral and foliated patterns, architectural ornaments and design elements, religious symbols and figures, animals, mosaics, landscapes, much more. Invaluable to artists and craftspeople working with textiles, wallpaper and other decorative items.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: 10 unusual stories by French literary masters from Voltaire to Camus: Micromegas, by Voltaire; The Atheist's Mass, by Balzac; The Legend of St. Julian the Hospitaler, by Flaubert; Spleen of Paris, by Baudelaire; Minuet, by de Maupassant; The Guest, by Camus; and more. Accurate English translations appear on facing pages.

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: This engrossing tale relates Ebenezer Scrooge's ghostly journeys through Christmases past, present, and future and his ultimate transformation from a harsh and grasping old miser to a charitable and compassionate human being. A perennial classic that has become as much a part of the holiday season as holly, mistletoe, and evergreen wreaths.

Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Generous sampling of 24 of Whitman's best and most representative poems from Leaves of Grass, Selections include I Hear America Singing, I Sing the Body Electric, Song of the Open Road, Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking, When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd and O Captain My Captain — all reprinted from an authoritative text.

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: «Treasury of 43 works including: «The Cotter's Saturday Night», «To a Mountain Daisy», «To a Mouse», «To a Louse», «Tam o' Shanter», «Comin Thro' the Rye», «I m Oe'r Young to Marry Yet», «O, Lay Thy Loof in Mine, Lass», and «O, Wert Thou in the Cauld Blast». Alphabetical lists of titles and first lines. Extensive glossary.»

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: An entertaining and educational coloring book that provides children with a delightful way to play with animals, encounter new animals, and learn each animal's name and principal identifying features. A typical page assembles a lion, a lamb, a lizard, a leopard, a lobster, and a llama in one delightfully improbable family portrait.

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Masterpieces of drawing from the great schools and traditions of Italy and northern Europe, spanning four centuries from Filippino Lippi, Andrea del Sarto, and Titian to Rembrandt, Van Dyck, and Ingres. 47 plates.

Скачать книгу (размер 2 059 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 405) Аннотация: Twelve superb tales by Chekhov, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Pushkin, Bunin, other masters. Excellent word-for-word English translations on facing pages. Also teaching and practice aids, Russian-English vocabulary, biographical/critical introductions to each selection, study questions, more. Especially helpful are the stress accents in the Russian text, usually found only in primers.

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: This classic sourcebook of decorative motifs contains 100 plates of royalty-free Gothic designs, meticulously reproduced from rare 19th-century engravings. Many are floral and foliate designs rendered from panels, capitals, borders, brackets, friezes, grotesques, and other decorative elements from such architectural landmarks as New College Chapel at Oxford and Rouen Cathedral.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Modern classic tells the compelling story of Rima, a strange birdlike girl of the jungle, and Abel, the European who falls in love with her. The book owes much of its popularity to the mystic, near-religious feeling that pervades the story and the beauty of Rima's halting, poetic expressions.

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Peter Paul Rubens' gifts as an artist were as comprehensive as they were supreme. A prolific painter of illimitable resource and invention, he was a master of intellect and emotion, figure and form, color and sweep. In all his artistic endeavors, he proved himself the true heir of Renaissance art of both the North and the South, inspired by-and assimilating — the best of both. Yet he was very…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 115 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 416) Аннотация: Vast assortment of finely crafted doors, gable finishes, mouldings, parquet floors, paneled wainscoting, much more. Detailed close-ups in nearly 300 illustrations.

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Royalty-free architectural ornaments, decorative motifs and border elements, engraved after drawings by l7th-century French artist. 46 illustrations.

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Forty beautiful designs by one of Victorian era's most influential designers. Modestly priced, royalty-free collection of richly detailed patterns, faithfully reproduced from rare 1890s publication. Superb designs for wallpapers, chintzes, velveteens, tapestries, tiles, carpets, more.

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Rare treasury of floor plans, elevations, perspective drawings for houses and cottages in Queen Anne, Eastlake, Elizabethan, Colonial, other styles. Large engraved plates also contain scaled drawings of nearly 700 architectural details. Invaluable resource for restorers, preservationists, students, etc. 734 black-and-white illustrations. Preface.

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Choice drawings — from early impressions of peasant life to studies for Starry Night, other masterpieces. 44 black-and-white illustrations. Captions.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 860 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 366) Аннотация: This thoroughly tested reference work provides an unusually comprehensive guide to the reading, speaking and writing of Russian for both advanced and beginning students. Using the new orthography, it is most useful for literary, scientific, political, and commercial translation.

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: What American men, women, and children wore shown in fully illustrated pages with original captions selected from rare copies of Sears catalogs, reproduced in large format on high-quality glossy stock. Hundreds of detailed drawings depict hats and shoes, suits and dresses — from lingerie and playclothes to bridal ensembles.