Ана Грийн вярваше, че се е омъжила за Лиъм Уестън само наужким - за да получи достъп до по-евтина квартира, докато учи в университет. Тя също така вярваше, че се е развела с него. Три години по-късно Ана с изненада научава, че документите, които е подписала, не са били за развод, а също и че Лиъм не е красив беден студент, а наследник на едно от най-богатите семейства в Америка. Новината идва заедно с предложение, на което Ана просто не може да откаже. Тя едва свързва двата края, загубила е работата си, а баща ѝ се нуждае от скъпо лечение. Всичките ѝ проблеми могат да се разрешат, ако просто се съгласи отново ... |
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Изданието е двуезично - на български и английски език. Съставители: Иглика Мишкова, Елка Минчева. ... Акварелите на художничката Евгения Лепавцова от Северна България. Изданието представя акварелите на Евгения Лепавцова, които е рисувала за албума в четири тома Български народни носии в съавторство с Мария Велева, излизал през периода от 1960 до 1988 г. Рисунките се съхраняват в отдел Научна информация и документация на ИЕФЕМ, фонд Художествен архив. За жалост, през годините част от тях са изгубени и днес могат да се видят само в публикуваните през миналото столетие томове. Но през последните години се намериха други ... |
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Whisk yourself away to Harry Potter's wizarding world with this Whiz-bang of an illustrated companion, suitable for readers of all ages. Discover magical places, study wandlore, encounter fantastic beasts and find out about the witches and wizards who lived. From the Sorting Hat to spell-casting, it's all packed inside! This dazzling gift book brings together beloved characters, unforgettable moments and iconic locations from the seven Harry Potter novels. It's the ultimate magical miscellany, filled with facts and fun about the wizarding world, beautifully catalogued and brilliantly explored. Joyfully ... |
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Изследвайте пределите на Вселената! Потопете се в завладяващия свят на науката, историята и космическите изследвания с луксозното колекционерско издание на National Geographic. Разгледайте чудесата на Космоса в компанията на водещи експерти и научете от тях какво е бъдещето на космическите пътешествия, можем ли да живеем на Луната, възможно ли е да съществува живот извън Земята и как би могъл да изглежда той, как и къде учените търсят извънземен живот и защо именно там. Често ни се струва, че щом бъде разрешена някоя научна загадка, на нейно място изникват още десет. Изпратихме хора на Луната, но още не ... |
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Henri Rousseau (1844 - 1910) was a clerk in the Paris customs service who dreamed of becoming a famous artist. At the age 49, he decided to give it a try. At first, Rousseau’s bright, bold paintings of jungles and exotic flora and fauna were dismissed as childish and simplistic, but his unique and tenacious style soon won acclaim. After 1886, he exhibited regularly at Paris’s prestigious Salon des Indépendants, and in 1908 he received a legendary banquet of honor, hosted by Picasso. Although best known for his tropical scenes, Rousseau, in fact, never left France, relying on books and magazines for inspiration, as ... |
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The rebel hero of Abstract Expressionism, Jackson Pollock (1912 - 1956) careened through his life like a firework across the American art landscape. Channeling ideas from sources as diverse as Picasso and Mexican surrealism, he rejected convention to develop his own way of seeing, interpreting, and expressing. Pollock’s most famous works are his drip paintings, where he dripped and poured household enamel paint over the canvas with a variety of instruments, from sticks to syringes, hardened brushes to broken bits of glass. The splattered results pulsate with energy, replacing the refinement of easel and brush with ... |
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Multilingual Edition (English, French, German). ... An international guide to award winning packaging design. The field of package design never ceases to expand and innovate, making it one of the most vibrant, competitive, and fast-evolving areas in design today. It is influenced by various factors such as the consumer’s requirements, the ever-increasing marketing demands, evolving environmental policies, and the practice of adhering to the context of cultural aspects and diversity. By developing at such a demanding and rapid pace, package design encompasses many different elements and specialists, including designers, ... |
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Multilingual Edition (English, French, German). ... 100 illustrators to remember. Drawn from Taschen ’s Illustration Now! series, this go-to catalog brings together 100 of the most successful and important illustrators around the globe. With featured artists including Istvan Banyai, Gary Baseman, Seymour Chwast, Paul Davis, Brad Holland, Mirko Ilić, Anita Kunz, and Christoph Niemann, the international overview provides an invigorating record of the dynamism and diversity of the illustration scene. Each illustrator is featured with a self-portrait, samples from their portfolio, and a succinct description by Steven ... |
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Multilingual Edition (English, French, German). ... Album art from the 1960s to the 90s. Record covers are a sign of our life and times. Like the music on the discs, they address such issues as love, life, death, fashion, and rebellion. For music fans the covers are the expression of a period, of a particular time in their lives. Many are works of art and have become as famous as the music they stand for - Andy Warhol's covers, for example, including the banana he designed for The Velvet Underground. This edition of Record Covers presents a selection of the best rock album covers of the 60s to 90s from music ... |
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Multilingual Edition (English, French, German). ... An international guide to contemporary packaging design. Packaging is a highly underrated art form. As the first thing a consumer sees when looking at a product, it can make or break a sale. Every year, the Pentawards celebrate the art of the package by recognizing the world's most groundbreaking and influential designs. Designers compete in five main categories - beverages, food, body, luxury, and other markets - and no fewer than 50 sub-categories. Featuring a selection of hundreds of works, this book brings together Pentawards winners from 2008 to 2016, ... |
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Updated Edition. ... This handy, updated edition explores the Bauhaus School of Art and Design through some 575 illustrations and biographies of its key personalities. Realized in collaboration with the Bauhaus-Archiv in Berlin, the reference work is now available in Bibliotheca Universalis format, the perfect companion for your next trip to Berlin, Weimar, or Dessau. In a fleeting 14-year period between two world wars, Germany’s Bauhaus school of art and design changed the face of modernity. With utopian ideas for the future, the school developed a pioneering fusion of fine art, craftsmanship, and technology, which ... |
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Multilingual Edition (English, French, German). ... The wooden structures of the 21st century. Not so very long ago, some might have considered wood a material of the past, long since replaced by more modern components such as concrete and steel. The truth is radically different. Bolstered by new manufacturing techniques and ecological benefits, wood has seen a fabulous resurgence in contemporary construction. This Bibliotheca Universalis edition explores how architects around the world have created and invented with this elementary material. Featuring follies, very large buildings, and ambitious urban renewal schemes, ... |
