Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: A practical guide to recognizing, identifying, and appreciating the finest American silverwork. Photographs and drawings of masterworks from leading collections show some of the finest work by Jacob Hurd, Jeremiah Dummer, Peter van Dyck, Edward Winslow, John Coney, Paul Revere, and other renowned silversmiths. 52 halftones, 14 black-and-white line illustrations.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 543 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 500) Аннотация: Unlike many more recent costume histories, this hard-to-find classic drew on primary sources — actual costumes, illuminated manuscripts, missals, brasses, effigies, etc. — for absolute authenticity in providing a detailed, comprehensive account of what people wore in Britain from the early Saxon period (ca. 460 A.D.) through the reign of George III (1820). Here is meticulous, detailed coverage of…
Скачать книгу (размер 213 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 43) Аннотация: This selection of royalty-free designs from a rare 1882 catalog of transferable designs for carriages and buggies includes ornamental crests, coats of arms, shields, mottos, and a wealth of other eye-catching designs — many incorporating dogs, handsome steeds, various birds, wild beasts, mythical creatures, and other eye-catching images.
Скачать книгу (размер 34 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 8) Аннотация: Peregrine falcon, great horned owl, goshawk, American kestrel, black vulture, osprey, red-tailed hawk, and bald eagle are realistically and boldly outlined on translucent paper. After coloring, put near light source for stained-glass effects. 8 full-page designs on translucent paper.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Set in England during the Wars of the Roses, this swashbuckling historical novel tells of young man betrayed by his brutal guardian and forced to seek the help of a mysterious society. Brimming with action, adventure, suspense, and romance, it is a classic portrait of England during one of its most tumultuous eras.
Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: «This exciting collection contains more than thirty richly imaginative stories from a variety of Native American sources — Cherokee to Zuni, Pawnee to Midu — covering a broad spectrum of subjects, as well as tales of little people, giants, and monsters, and of magic, enchantment, sorcery, and the spirit world. Readers will find stories telling how the earth, people, and bison were created and how…
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: «Wonderful collection of fairy tales from Mother Russia includes seven stories with wicked witches, nasty stepmothers, lovely maidens, magic spells, and more. Included are «Vasilisa the Beauty», «The Little Sister and Little Brother», «The White Duckling», «The Bright-Hawk's Feather», «Ivan and the Gray Wolf», «Marya Morevna», and «The Frog-Queen».»
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Dore's sympathy to Cervantes' satire was so complete that, of numerous interpretations by many artists, his has become standard. Here are 190 wood-engraved plates, 120 full-page: charging the windmill, traversing Spanish plains, valleys, mountains, ghostly visions of dragons, knights, flaming lake. Marvelous detail, minutiae, accurate costumes, architecture, enchantment, pathos, humor. Captions.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 441 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 480) Аннотация: Detailed, comprehensive account of swords, knives and bayonets, staff weapons, bows, crossbows, guns and other miscellaneous arms — dating from the Middle Ages to modern times. Over 280 contemporary illustrations catalog the spear of a Roman hunter, a medieval broad arrow, a harpoon gun fired by whalers, and much else.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 447 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 285) Аннотация: Old Testament, St. Jerome, Passion, Life of Virgin, Apocalypse, 346 in all. Introduction by Campbell Dodgson. It was in woodcut design that the creative genius of Durer reached its highest expression... the only available source for many of these works.
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Over 300 outstanding illustrations — thoughtfully selected and excellently reproduced — depict ornate altar screens, doors, chandeliers, balcony railings, candelabra, tombstone crosses, pulpits, gates, window screens, and more. Brief captions identify the types, origins, and dates of pieces in this excellent collection for artists, interior designers, craftspeople, and lovers of antiques.
Скачать книгу (размер 24 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 6) Аннотация: Excellent reproductions of works originally created for magazines and literary classics as well as personal paintings, landscapes and other subjects. Includes The Wreck of the Covenant (from Kidnapped), The Fight in the Forest (The Last of the Mohicans), Still Life with Onions, House in Maine, Pyle's Barn and 19 others.
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Hundreds of attractive royalty-free designs from all periods and styles — from Renaissance and Baroque to Art Deco and Geometric. The virtually inexhaustible supply of dynamic, black-and-white graphic devices includes elegantly rendered miniature flowers and leaves, everyday objects, holiday and abstract motifs, classical designs, and other decorative elements.
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Written with grace, delicate humor and a keen understanding of the female psyche are 9 portraits of black and white inhabitants of Louisiana's bayou and urban areas. Includes A Night in Acadie, A Respectable Woman, The Dream of an Hour, and the title story. A masterful collection of Chopin's short stories.
Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: «Forty-six characters comprising the Japanese «alphabet» allow English-speaking children (or Japanese youngsters beginning to read and write) to jot down simple words in Japanese — from ahiru (duck) to yubi (finger). 336 ready-to-color illustrations accompany Japanese characters and their English transliteration.»
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: «One of the foremost dramatists of the 19th century, Russian author Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) created a body of work noted for its realistic dialogue and keen insights into human relationships. This collection of five one-act plays in the celebrated Constance Garnett translations shows Chekhov at his witty best. «The Anniversary» takes a lively look behind the frenetic scenes at a bank: a man…
Скачать книгу (размер 656 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 130) Аннотация: The 1872 sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland finds Carroll's inquisitive heroine in a fantastic land where everything is reversed. Alice encounters talking flowers, madcap kings and queens, and becomes a pawn in a bizarre chess game involving Humpty Dumpty, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and other amusing nursery-rhyme characters. Features 50 illustrations by Sir John Tenniel.
Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: Graphic artists in need of hard-to-find foreign-language alphabets will find what they're looking for in this latest collection from noted typographer Dan X. Solo. Included in the immensely practical and attractively printed volume (one of the largest archives of its kind available) are 100 alphabets in 43 different languages-from Arabic to Welsh. Thirty-three alphabets are in accented Latin…
Скачать книгу (размер 458 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 91) Аннотация: Over 1,500 handsome black-and-white illustrations, taken from authentic examples of ornamental ironwork in the architecture of Bordeaux. Drawn from balconies, gates, grilles, stair railings, and elsewhere, this affordable treasury features lovely images incorporating floral and foliate designs, human and animal figures, musical motifs, heraldic crests, mythological figures, geometrics, and much…
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: A celebration of the past in stories dealing with female friendships and tales that portray the resilience with which her female characters respond to poverty. Includes The Town Poor, Miss Peck's Promotion, The Passing of Sister Barsett, The Denham Ladies, Miss Tempy's Watchers, and 5 more.