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Distinguished by their lavish sculpture, metalwork or tile facades, Art Nouveau buildings certainly stand out. Art Nouveau buildings are unique, audacious and inspirational. Rejecting historic styles, considered inappropriate for an era driven by progress, architects and designers sought a new vocabulary of architectural forms. Their vision was shaped by modern materials and innovative technologies, including iron, glass and ceramics. A truly democratic style, Art Nouveau transformed life on the eve of the twentieth century and still captivates our imaginations today. Beautifully illustrated, this book explains how the new style came into being, its rationale and why it is known by so many different names: French Art Nouveau, German Jugendstil, Viennese Secession, Catalan Modernisme, Italian Liberty and Portuguese Arte Nova. It covers the key architects and designers associated with the style; Victor Horta in Brussels, Hector Guimard in Paris, Antoni Gaudi on Barcelona, Otto Wagner in Vienna, Odon Lechner in Budapest and Charles Rennie Mackintosh in Glasgow. There are detailed descriptions and stunning photographs of buildings to be found in Brussels, Paris, Nancy, Darmstadt, Vienna, Budapest, Barcelona, Milan, Turin and Aveiro. Finally, it covers the decorative arts, stained glass, tiles and metalwork that make Art Nouveau buildings so distinctive.

Even though most artists down through the ages have found painting children a daunting challenge, there are a few more satisfying results than the innocence, the joy and often the mischief of childhood captured for all time.

This guide to Ireland outlines all the major tourist attractions in each of the country's regions. It highlights the main historical sites within each area, as well as the most popular beauty spots. The text is accompanied by up-to-date photographs to provide a memento of Ireland.

Kniha opisuje a bohato ilustruje sto najkrajších palácov sveta. Nie je to učebnica palácovej architektúry, hoci konštrukčné metódy a architektonické štýly hrajú veľkú rolu v príbehu každého paláca. Kniha skôr dáva paláce do sociálneho a historického kontextu, ukazujúc, ako miestne zvyky a tradície, ale aj náboženstvá a rastúca moc panovníkov a kráľov, vládcov a kniežat rozhodovala o návrhoch, stavebných štýloch a výzdobe palácov. Táto výpravná publikácia zahŕňa iba tie stavby, ktorých stav umožňuje ponúknuť ich návštevníkom dostatočnú predstavu o tom, ako vyzerali, keď boli obývané. Väčšina palácov pochádza z Európy. Kniha však venuje pozornosť aj palácom Stredného východu, islamského sveta, Indie, juhovýchodnej Ázie, Číny a Japonska. Krásu palácov v srdci Európy približuje čitateľom v poslednej kapitole doc. Ing. arch. Jana Pohaničová, PhD. Predstavenie obdivuhodných architektonických stavieb v Čechách a na Slovensku je zároveň poslednou zastávkou na zaujímavej ceste spoznávania palácov v rôznych kútoch sveta.

The German concentration camps of World War II, the horrors of the Vietnam war, the prolific rape and brutality during the breakup of the former Yugoslavia and the Hutu massacres of Tutsis in Rwanda. All are abhorrent violations of the laws and customs of war. Yet some of the worst abuses of this century escape this classification, as they were not actually committed during times of armed conflict. Among these are Stalin's policy of ethnic cleansing and his destruction of the kulaks, the terror of the Khmer Rouge , and Mao's forced collectivizations. This book records the worst abominations in history, whether or not classified as war crimes or just acts of pure evil.

Ausführlicher Bildband über das Leben und Wirken des Claude Monet. Seine frühen Jahre in Paris bis zum Titel „Meister des Impressionismus“. Seine Reisen und die Suche nach extremem Licht, die Bildserien wie beispielsweise Seerosen, Pappeln und Seerosenteich mit japanischer Brücke. Ein Band, der jeden Kunstliebhaber entzückt.

A paragon of modern design, this book charts the history, rise and fall of the world's best-selling patented teapot.

Expressionism is an exciting style of painting developed by artists at the beginning of the century to give direct expression to their feelings rather than simply record scenes. Their immediate forerunners were van Gogh, Munch & Ensor. Many of the leading Expressionists were German artists, who were contemporaries with the Fauves of France. Among them were Kirchner, whose Street Scene 1915 shows wartime Berlin Heckel, who painted Bruges on Corpus Christy Day 1914 & Kandinsky, leading the way to abstraction with his Apocalypse Rider. In other countries the Expressionist idea attracted painters like Rouault, Chagall, Bacon & Freud, all of whom are included in this illuminating book.