DK Annotated – serie
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3 produkter
349 kr
Skickas
A stunning art gallery in a book, art, annotated spans more than 3,000 years of paintings, sculptures, and prints.Combining reproductions of each work of art with precise annotations and visual analysis, it is an expertly curated selection of the finest art ever created.Immerse yourself in this book and learn all about art - how Michelangelo painted nudes, what cubism is, and where abstraction came from. Discover ancient Egyptian frescoes, read the visual clues to Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper, and find out what inspired Louise Bourgeois and Banksy.In this art book, you will find:Art from all over the world exploring key elements such as composition, colour, technique, and symbolism.Profiles the work of more than 450 artists from across the world and many different cultures, covering every period and major art movement.Art set in its historical context, which makes art, annotated a complete overview of art history.Packed with information and full of inspiration, art, annotated brings the finest paintings and sculptures right into your home. It is the ultimate history of art and visual sourcebook for all art lovers.
419 kr
Skickas
This glorious guided tour of cartographic history features more than 300 of the most famous and important maps of all time.Immerse yourself in ancient Chinese star charts, decipher medieval Mappae Mundi, and marvel at intricate surveys of the ocean floor and the lunar surface. Discover how Polynesian navigators used sticks to chart their way across the Pacific, what a rhumb line is, and where dragons were once said to lurk.Organized chronologically, the book includes the most celebrated examples of maps spanning more than 5,000 years, explaining everything from scales and compasses to meteorological symbols, and exploring techniques from engraving and printing to cartographic projection. Entries also place the maps in their wider cultural and historical context, providing a complete overview of the subject.Combining stunning reproductions with precise annotation, visual analysis, and pull-out details, Maps, Annotated brings an expertly curated selection of the world’s most celebrated maps right into your home, telling the fascinating stories behind each one.
470 kr
Kommande
Take a front-row seat at the catwalk and prepare to be dazzled by the most important and groundbreaking fashions of the last 4,000 years.An extraordinary expert guided tour through fashion history, fashion, annotated features more than 400 key pieces, from the ancient world to the present day.Discover the exquisite detail of 17th-century embroidery in detail. Find yourself blown away by the intricacies of a traditional kimono, learn the Mexican origins of classic American cowboy gear, and marvel at galleries of the most important styles of shoes and accessories down the centuries. Learn which came first: the sari or the shalwar kameez, and be mightily glad you don’t need to squeeze yourself into a Victorian corset.Organized chronologically, fashion, annotated profiles all of the major milestones of fashion history across the world. Expert annotation, analysis, and insights, from a panel of more than 25 specialist writers and consultants, highlight key details, including all of the key elements of each garment, and exploring design, technique, material, and structure. Lush photography and timeless artworks bring each piece to life on the page.Beautiful, fascinating, and inspiring in turn, fashion, annotated is an essential gallery collection for your home, a design sourcebook, and an inspiration for your next outfit.