Werner's nomenclature of colours: adapted to zoology, botany, chemistry, anatomy and the arts
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First published in 1814, Werner's Nomenclature of Colours is a taxonomic guide to the colors of the natural world that has been cherished by artists and scientists for more than two centuries. This beautiful pocket-size facsimile is certain to delight and inform a new generation of artists and scientists. Werner's Nomenclature of Colours is a charming artifact from the(...)
Werner's nomenclature of colours: adapted to zoology, botany, chemistry, anatomy and the arts
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First published in 1814, Werner's Nomenclature of Colours is a taxonomic guide to the colors of the natural world that has been cherished by artists and scientists for more than two centuries. This beautiful pocket-size facsimile is certain to delight and inform a new generation of artists and scientists. Werner's Nomenclature of Colours is a charming artifact from the golden age of natural history and global exploration.
Peter Halley: A monograph
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Halley has met many of the challenges posed by the information age and French poststructuralism by situating his painting on the divide separating analog and digital worlds. Robert Hobbs’s monograph analyzes Halley’s geometric art in relation to the opportunities provided by the internet, the aesthetic possibilities afforded by Photoshop, Jacques Derrida’s deconstruction,(...)
Peter Halley: A monograph
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Halley has met many of the challenges posed by the information age and French poststructuralism by situating his painting on the divide separating analog and digital worlds. Robert Hobbs’s monograph analyzes Halley’s geometric art in relation to the opportunities provided by the internet, the aesthetic possibilities afforded by Photoshop, Jacques Derrida’s deconstruction, Michel Foucault’s and Jean Baudrillard’s sociological theories, and the conundrums presented by both science fiction and physics.
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Many definitions of postmodernism focus on its nature as the aftermath of the modern industrial age when technology developed. This book extends that analysis to postmodernism by looking at the status of science, technology, and the arts, the significance of technocracy, and the way the flow of information is controlled in the Western world. This book was originally(...)
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The postmodern condition: a report on knowledge
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Many definitions of postmodernism focus on its nature as the aftermath of the modern industrial age when technology developed. This book extends that analysis to postmodernism by looking at the status of science, technology, and the arts, the significance of technocracy, and the way the flow of information is controlled in the Western world. This book was originally published in France as La condition postmoderne: rapport sur le savoir, 1979.
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In this work, political economist William Davies draws on a four-hundred-year history of ideas to reframe our understanding of the contemporary world. He argues that global trends decades and even centuries in the making have reduced a world of logic and fact into one driven by emotions—particularly fear and anxiety. This has ushered in an age of “nervous states,” both in(...)
Nervous States: democracy and the decline of reason
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In this work, political economist William Davies draws on a four-hundred-year history of ideas to reframe our understanding of the contemporary world. He argues that global trends decades and even centuries in the making have reduced a world of logic and fact into one driven by emotions—particularly fear and anxiety. This has ushered in an age of “nervous states,” both in our individual bodies and our body politic.
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Building America
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This book offers a vast survey of 400 years of architecture, from the structures of 17th-century settlers to current trends in postmodernism. In chronological order, the 22 two-page chapters each consist of a brief introductory narrative supported by numerous fully captioned illustrations. An eclectic assortment of topics is presented, including periods ("The Jazz Age"),(...)
Building America
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This book offers a vast survey of 400 years of architecture, from the structures of 17th-century settlers to current trends in postmodernism. In chronological order, the 22 two-page chapters each consist of a brief introductory narrative supported by numerous fully captioned illustrations. An eclectic assortment of topics is presented, including periods ("The Jazz Age"), places ("The White City"), styles ("The International Style"), and building types ("Houses of Worship").
Littérature jeunesse
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In Designing News, editorial and infographics designer Francesco Franchi conveys his vision for the future of the news and media industries. He evaluates the fundamental changes that are taking place in our digital age in terms of consumer expectations and the way media is being used. The book then outlines the challenges that result and proposes strategies for(...)
Designing news : changing the world of editorial design and information graphics
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In Designing News, editorial and infographics designer Francesco Franchi conveys his vision for the future of the news and media industries. He evaluates the fundamental changes that are taking place in our digital age in terms of consumer expectations and the way media is being used. The book then outlines the challenges that result and proposes strategies for traditional publishing houses, broadcasting companies, journalists, and designers to address them.
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Patrick Ourednik's first novel to be translated into English is a unique retelling of the history of the twentieth century. Told in an informal, compelling voice, Ourednik represents the twentieth century in all its contradictions and grand illusions, demonstrating that nothing substantial has changed between 1900 and 1999 - humanity is still hopeful for the future and(...)
Europeana : a brief history of the Twentieth Century
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Patrick Ourednik's first novel to be translated into English is a unique retelling of the history of the twentieth century. Told in an informal, compelling voice, Ourednik represents the twentieth century in all its contradictions and grand illusions, demonstrating that nothing substantial has changed between 1900 and 1999 - humanity is still hopeful for the future and still mired in age-old conflicts that can't be reduced to a single viewpoint.
Théorie/ philosophie
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'Twenty Over Eighty' is a collection of insightful, intimate, and often irreverent interviews with twenty architecture and design luminaries over the age of eighty. Interviews with Bob Caplan, Seymour Chwast, Bob Gill, Milton Glaser, Michael Graves, Charles Harrison, Richard Hollis, Phyllis Lambert, Lora Lamm, Jack Lenor Larsen, Ingo Maurer, Alessandro Mendini, Jens(...)
Twenty over eighty: conversations with legends of architecture and design
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'Twenty Over Eighty' is a collection of insightful, intimate, and often irreverent interviews with twenty architecture and design luminaries over the age of eighty. Interviews with Bob Caplan, Seymour Chwast, Bob Gill, Milton Glaser, Michael Graves, Charles Harrison, Richard Hollis, Phyllis Lambert, Lora Lamm, Jack Lenor Larsen, Ingo Maurer, Alessandro Mendini, Jens Risom, Richard Sapper, Ricardo Scofidio, Denise Scott Brown, Deborah Sussman, Jane Thompson, Stanley Tigerman & Beverly Willis.
Théorie du design
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From simple 18th- and early 19th-century gardens to the lavish estates of the Gilded Age, the gardens started by 1930s inmates at Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay to the centuries-old camellias at Middleton Place near Charleston, South Carolina- Rescuing Eden celebrates the history of garden design in the United States, with 28 examples that have been saved by ardent(...)
Rescuing Eden: Preserving America's Historic Gardens
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From simple 18th- and early 19th-century gardens to the lavish estates of the Gilded Age, the gardens started by 1930s inmates at Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay to the centuries-old camellias at Middleton Place near Charleston, South Carolina- Rescuing Eden celebrates the history of garden design in the United States, with 28 examples that have been saved by ardent conservationists and generous private owners, and opened to the public.
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From Byzantium to Italy : Greek studies in the Italian Renaissance / N.G. Wilson.
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