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Vera Mercer joined the artistic avant-garde in Paris of the early 1960s; she did portraits of Daniel Spoerri, Marcel Duchamp, Niki de Saint Phalle, and many other artists. The catalog combines these portraits with her early records of the Paris market halls, and, above all, her recent exuberant still lifes. She creates a magnificently baroque ambiance, meticulously(...)
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Vera Mercer joined the artistic avant-garde in Paris of the early 1960s; she did portraits of Daniel Spoerri, Marcel Duchamp, Niki de Saint Phalle, and many other artists. The catalog combines these portraits with her early records of the Paris market halls, and, above all, her recent exuberant still lifes. She creates a magnificently baroque ambiance, meticulously(...)
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Vera Mercer: Photographs and still lifes
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Vera Mercer joined the artistic avant-garde in Paris of the early 1960s; she did portraits of Daniel Spoerri, Marcel Duchamp, Niki de Saint Phalle, and many other artists. The catalog combines these portraits with her early records of the Paris market halls, and, above all, her recent exuberant still lifes. She creates a magnificently baroque ambiance, meticulously arranging meat, fish, poultry, and vegetables in soft candlelight and classic composing.
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Vera Mercer joined the artistic avant-garde in Paris of the early 1960s; she did portraits of Daniel Spoerri, Marcel Duchamp, Niki de Saint Phalle, and many other artists. The catalog combines these portraits with her early records of the Paris market halls, and, above all, her recent exuberant still lifes. She creates a magnificently baroque ambiance, meticulously arranging meat, fish, poultry, and vegetables in soft candlelight and classic composing.
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April 2011
April 2011
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3 volumes : illustrations (some color), maps, genealogical tables ; 24 cm.
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3 volumes : illustrations (some color), maps, genealogical tables ; 24 cm.
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[Versailles] : Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles ; [Paris] : Éditions de la Maison des sciences de l'homme, ©2012-
[Versailles] : Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles ; [Paris] : Éditions de la Maison des sciences de l'homme, ©2012-
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Les funérailles princières en Europe : XVIe-XVIIIe siècle / sous la direction de Juliusz A. Chrościcki, Mark Hengerer et Gérard Sabatier.
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3 volumes : illustrations (some color), maps, genealogical tables ; 24 cm.
Les funérailles princières en Europe : XVIe-XVIIIe siècle / sous la direction de Juliusz A. Chrościcki, Mark Hengerer et Gérard Sabatier.
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[Versailles] : Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles ; [Paris] : Éditions de la Maison des sciences de l'homme, ©2012-
[Versailles] : Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles ; [Paris] : Éditions de la Maison des sciences de l'homme, ©2012-
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The essential purpose of a staircase is utilitarian : to facilitate ascent and descent. Yet the design of even the simplest stair is complex, requiring great knowledge, skill, and ingenuity. This volume showcases the astonishing diversity of staircases over the centuries, from the stepped pyramids of the Maya to the exquisitely proportioned stairs of the Renaissance, to(...)
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The essential purpose of a staircase is utilitarian : to facilitate ascent and descent. Yet the design of even the simplest stair is complex, requiring great knowledge, skill, and ingenuity. This volume showcases the astonishing diversity of staircases over the centuries, from the stepped pyramids of the Maya to the exquisitely proportioned stairs of the Renaissance, to(...)
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September 2013
September 2013
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Staircases : the architecture of ascent
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The essential purpose of a staircase is utilitarian : to facilitate ascent and descent. Yet the design of even the simplest stair is complex, requiring great knowledge, skill, and ingenuity. This volume showcases the astonishing diversity of staircases over the centuries, from the stepped pyramids of the Maya to the exquisitely proportioned stairs of the Renaissance, to the elaborate balustraded confections of the Baroque period, to the virtuosic, computer-aided designs of today.
Staircases : the architecture of ascent
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The essential purpose of a staircase is utilitarian : to facilitate ascent and descent. Yet the design of even the simplest stair is complex, requiring great knowledge, skill, and ingenuity. This volume showcases the astonishing diversity of staircases over the centuries, from the stepped pyramids of the Maya to the exquisitely proportioned stairs of the Renaissance, to the elaborate balustraded confections of the Baroque period, to the virtuosic, computer-aided designs of today.
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304 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 23 cm
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Berlin : Wasmuth & Zohlen Verlag, [2022], ©2022
Berlin : Wasmuth & Zohlen Verlag, [2022], ©2022
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Verborgene Räume, verschwiegene Biografien : Schwule Architekten vom 18. bis zum 20.Jahrhundert = Hidden spaces, silent biographies : Gay Architects from the 18th to the 20th century / Wolfgang Voigt, Uwe Bresan, Hg./Ed.
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Verborgene Räume, verschwiegene Biografien : Schwule Architekten vom 18. bis zum 20.Jahrhundert = Hidden spaces, silent biographies : Gay Architects from the 18th to the 20th century / Wolfgang Voigt, Uwe Bresan, Hg./Ed.
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Berlin : Wasmuth & Zohlen Verlag, [2022], ©2022
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Chairs : a history
Chairs : a history
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In "Chairs : history", furniture historian Florence de Dampierre presents a readable and visually exploration of chairs and their place in culture throughout the ages. Along with hundreds of photographs, th eauthor fills these pages with information, tracing the chair's emergence in ancient Egypt and examining various forms of seating from Classical Greece, the Roman(...)
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In "Chairs : history", furniture historian Florence de Dampierre presents a readable and visually exploration of chairs and their place in culture throughout the ages. Along with hundreds of photographs, th eauthor fills these pages with information, tracing the chair's emergence in ancient Egypt and examining various forms of seating from Classical Greece, the Roman(...)
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Chairs : a history
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In "Chairs : history", furniture historian Florence de Dampierre presents a readable and visually exploration of chairs and their place in culture throughout the ages. Along with hundreds of photographs, th eauthor fills these pages with information, tracing the chair's emergence in ancient Egypt and examining various forms of seating from Classical Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Renaissance era, to the classic designs of today - from thrones to divans, straight-backed to overstuffed, Baroque to Bauhaus, and contemporary.
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In "Chairs : history", furniture historian Florence de Dampierre presents a readable and visually exploration of chairs and their place in culture throughout the ages. Along with hundreds of photographs, th eauthor fills these pages with information, tracing the chair's emergence in ancient Egypt and examining various forms of seating from Classical Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Renaissance era, to the classic designs of today - from thrones to divans, straight-backed to overstuffed, Baroque to Bauhaus, and contemporary.
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October 2006, New York
October 2006, New York
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Cet ouvrage suit l’histoire de l’architecture, débutant dans l’Antiquité (le Parthénon, le temple d’Atshepsout) et les époques byzantine et gothique, continuant jusqu’au Moyen Âge, puis à la Renaissance (Uffi zi, temple de Virupaksha) et au baroque, pour finalement s’attarder aux réalisations récentes, comme le Chrysler Building et le tout nouveau stade olympique de(...)
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Cet ouvrage suit l’histoire de l’architecture, débutant dans l’Antiquité (le Parthénon, le temple d’Atshepsout) et les époques byzantine et gothique, continuant jusqu’au Moyen Âge, puis à la Renaissance (Uffi zi, temple de Virupaksha) et au baroque, pour finalement s’attarder aux réalisations récentes, comme le Chrysler Building et le tout nouveau stade olympique de(...)
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Architecture since 1900, Europe
Architecture since 1900, Europe
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February 2009, Montréal
February 2009, Montréal
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Les 1001 merveilles de l'architecture qu'il faut avoir vu dans sa vie
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Cet ouvrage suit l’histoire de l’architecture, débutant dans l’Antiquité (le Parthénon, le temple d’Atshepsout) et les époques byzantine et gothique, continuant jusqu’au Moyen Âge, puis à la Renaissance (Uffi zi, temple de Virupaksha) et au baroque, pour finalement s’attarder aux réalisations récentes, comme le Chrysler Building et le tout nouveau stade olympique de Pékin, conçu par le duo Herzog & de Meuron, sans oublier Habitat 67. Un glossaire ainsi qu’un index des constructions classées par pays complète le tout.
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Cet ouvrage suit l’histoire de l’architecture, débutant dans l’Antiquité (le Parthénon, le temple d’Atshepsout) et les époques byzantine et gothique, continuant jusqu’au Moyen Âge, puis à la Renaissance (Uffi zi, temple de Virupaksha) et au baroque, pour finalement s’attarder aux réalisations récentes, comme le Chrysler Building et le tout nouveau stade olympique de Pékin, conçu par le duo Herzog & de Meuron, sans oublier Habitat 67. Un glossaire ainsi qu’un index des constructions classées par pays complète le tout.
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February 2009, Montréal
February 2009, Montréal
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Architecture since 1900, Europe
Architecture since 1900, Europe
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Crossing historical and geographical boundaries in unprecedented ways and considering the role of ornament in both art and architecture, this publication offers a nuanced examination that integrates medieval, Renaissance, baroque, and modern Euroamerican traditions with their Islamic, Indian, Chinese, and Mesoamerican counterparts. At a time when ornament has re-emerged(...)
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Crossing historical and geographical boundaries in unprecedented ways and considering the role of ornament in both art and architecture, this publication offers a nuanced examination that integrates medieval, Renaissance, baroque, and modern Euroamerican traditions with their Islamic, Indian, Chinese, and Mesoamerican counterparts. At a time when ornament has re-emerged(...)
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Histories of Ornament: From Global to Local
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Crossing historical and geographical boundaries in unprecedented ways and considering the role of ornament in both art and architecture, this publication offers a nuanced examination that integrates medieval, Renaissance, baroque, and modern Euroamerican traditions with their Islamic, Indian, Chinese, and Mesoamerican counterparts. At a time when ornament has re-emerged in architectural practice and is a topic of growing interest to art and architectural historians, the book reveals how the long history of ornament illuminates its global resurgence today.
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Crossing historical and geographical boundaries in unprecedented ways and considering the role of ornament in both art and architecture, this publication offers a nuanced examination that integrates medieval, Renaissance, baroque, and modern Euroamerican traditions with their Islamic, Indian, Chinese, and Mesoamerican counterparts. At a time when ornament has re-emerged in architectural practice and is a topic of growing interest to art and architectural historians, the book reveals how the long history of ornament illuminates its global resurgence today.
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February 2016
February 2016
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My Big Art Show is a game in which children curate their own art shows. Each card represents a work of art as well as key information, such as artist and date. The cards also use symbols and colors to indicate which movement and theme the work represents. There are twelve movements: Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism,(...)
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My Big Art Show is a game in which children curate their own art shows. Each card represents a work of art as well as key information, such as artist and date. The cards also use symbols and colors to indicate which movement and theme the work represents. There are twelve movements: Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism,(...)
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My big art show: a card game + book
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My Big Art Show is a game in which children curate their own art shows. Each card represents a work of art as well as key information, such as artist and date. The cards also use symbols and colors to indicate which movement and theme the work represents. There are twelve movements: Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, Surrealism, and Pop Art, and six themes: People, Places, Objects, Animals, Story, and Religion.
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My Big Art Show is a game in which children curate their own art shows. Each card represents a work of art as well as key information, such as artist and date. The cards also use symbols and colors to indicate which movement and theme the work represents. There are twelve movements: Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, Surrealism, and Pop Art, and six themes: People, Places, Objects, Animals, Story, and Religion.
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September 2014
September 2014
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Children's Books
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In Architecture of the Dead, architect Galila El Kadi and photographer Alain Bonnamy have produced a comprehensive and visually stunning survey of all areas of the necropolis. Through detailled and painstaking research and remarkable photography, in text, maps, plans, and pictures, they describe and illustrate the astonishing variety of architectural styles in the(...)
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In Architecture of the Dead, architect Galila El Kadi and photographer Alain Bonnamy have produced a comprehensive and visually stunning survey of all areas of the necropolis. Through detailled and painstaking research and remarkable photography, in text, maps, plans, and pictures, they describe and illustrate the astonishing variety of architectural styles in the(...)
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History until 1900, Middle East
History until 1900, Middle East
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January 1900, Cairo, New York
January 1900, Cairo, New York
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Architecture for the Dead: Cairo's Medieval Necropolis
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In Architecture of the Dead, architect Galila El Kadi and photographer Alain Bonnamy have produced a comprehensive and visually stunning survey of all areas of the necropolis. Through detailled and painstaking research and remarkable photography, in text, maps, plans, and pictures, they describe and illustrate the astonishing variety of architectural styles in the necropolis: from Mamluk to neo-Mamluk via baroque and neo-pharaonic, from the grandest stone buildings with their decorative domes and minarets to the humblest, but elaborately decorated, wooden structures.
Architecture for the Dead: Cairo's Medieval Necropolis
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In Architecture of the Dead, architect Galila El Kadi and photographer Alain Bonnamy have produced a comprehensive and visually stunning survey of all areas of the necropolis. Through detailled and painstaking research and remarkable photography, in text, maps, plans, and pictures, they describe and illustrate the astonishing variety of architectural styles in the necropolis: from Mamluk to neo-Mamluk via baroque and neo-pharaonic, from the grandest stone buildings with their decorative domes and minarets to the humblest, but elaborately decorated, wooden structures.
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January 1900, Cairo, New York
January 1900, Cairo, New York
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History until 1900, Middle East
History until 1900, Middle East
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Scandinavian architecture
Scandinavian architecture
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''Scandinavian architecture'' presents the most complete survey of Nordic architecture available today. Showcasing examples of public, domestic and commercial buildings, this beautiful volume exhibits how Scandinavian architects use their own resources and traditions, as well as adapting the styles of medieval, Renaissance, baroque and modern Europe. With more than 500(...)
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''Scandinavian architecture'' presents the most complete survey of Nordic architecture available today. Showcasing examples of public, domestic and commercial buildings, this beautiful volume exhibits how Scandinavian architects use their own resources and traditions, as well as adapting the styles of medieval, Renaissance, baroque and modern Europe. With more than 500(...)
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Scandinavian architecture
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''Scandinavian architecture'' presents the most complete survey of Nordic architecture available today. Showcasing examples of public, domestic and commercial buildings, this beautiful volume exhibits how Scandinavian architects use their own resources and traditions, as well as adapting the styles of medieval, Renaissance, baroque and modern Europe. With more than 500 illustrations providing a visual explanation of this region's architecture, this unique look into Scandinavia’s new generation of architects is an endlessly rich resource for anyone with a passion for architecture and interior design.
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''Scandinavian architecture'' presents the most complete survey of Nordic architecture available today. Showcasing examples of public, domestic and commercial buildings, this beautiful volume exhibits how Scandinavian architects use their own resources and traditions, as well as adapting the styles of medieval, Renaissance, baroque and modern Europe. With more than 500 illustrations providing a visual explanation of this region's architecture, this unique look into Scandinavia’s new generation of architects is an endlessly rich resource for anyone with a passion for architecture and interior design.
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November 2021
November 2021
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History since 1900, Reference Books
History since 1900, Reference Books
