Книги

London is immersed in history yet tirelessly innovative, a city of exciting contrast. This XL portrait collates a mass of photographs retrieved from all manner of archives to present a visual map of the city—both past and present. Images of London’s diverse inhabitants, streets, and s..

Louis Isadore Kahn (1901–1974) treated each building like a temple. Across the United States, in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Israel, his designs combined the sleek, utilitarian surfaces of modernism with a devotion to geometric forms and a reverence for natural light that suffused his structure..

The graphic pattern genius of M. C. EscherFrom impossible staircases to tesselated birds, Dutch artist M. C. Escher (1898 1972) crafted a unique graphic language of patterns, puzzles, and mathematics. Dense, complex, and structured by intricate principles, his work is at the same time decorative and..

As one of the most recognizable brands in the world, Marvel has spent the last 80-plus years inspiring generations of creatives through its approach to visual storytelling. Marvel’s comic books, in particular, established a distinct graphic language that has found its way into mainstream culture, in..

Spider-Man tangles with Doc Ock, Kraven, and the Green Goblin, while Peter Parker navigates the perils of teen romance in the second half of Lee and Ditko’s Amazing Spider-Man magnum opus. This volume in the Eisner-Award winning series sources the highest quality comic books to reprod..

Menu Design in Europe is a mouthwatering feast for the eyes, featuring hundreds of European menus from the early 19th century to the end of the millennium. At once a history of continental cuisine and a sprawling survey of graphic styles, Menu Design in Europe satisfies the cravi..

Эта практически энциклопедия полезного хлеба — попытка автора поделиться знаниями и опытом, накопленными за 30 лет выпечки дома, в своих пекарнях, на кулинарных курсах и мастер-классах в знаменитой копенгагенской кулинарной школе Meyer’s Madhus. В каждой из четырех глав, посвященных разным видам тес..

Before reaching the tender age of 30, Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564) had already sculpted Pieta and David, two of the most famous sculptures in the entire history of art. As a sculptor, painter, draftsman, and architect, the achievements of this Italian master are unique—no artist before or aft..

Sit back with this anthology of ads and zoom back in time to the height of American postwar consumerism, when real life Don Drapers labored day and night to sell everything from girdles to guns. This panorama of midcentury marketing paints a fascinating portrait of the 1950s and ..

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Modern matters: A blow-by-blow account of groundbreaking modernismMost art historians agree that the modern art adventure first developed in the 1860s in Paris. A circle of painters, whom we now know as Impressionists, began painting pictures with rapid, loose brushwork. They turned to everyday stre..

An impeccable blend of building and environmentIn the architecture of Richard Neutra (1892 1970), inside and outside find their perfect modernist harmony. As the Californian sun glints off sleek building surfaces, vast glass panel walls allow panoramic views over mountains, gardens, palm trees, and ..

Amid the ravages of the Great Depression, the photographers of the Farm Security Administration set out to document the rural poor and “introduce America to Americans.” With nearly 400 pictures from the likes Dorothea Lange, Marion Post Wolcott,Walker Evans, and Russell Lee,..

The raw charm of rustic farmhouses, the inviting ease of country homes: New Romance presents romantic interiors inspired by modernity. Soft palettes, natural materials, and corresponding accessories create an atmosphere that produces both warmth and comfort. From country house to chal..

Love New York? Of course you do. Now, celebrate all of the city’s charisma, glamour, and grit in our blockbuster collection of New York photography, charting the history and many wonders of the Greatest City in the World. Nearly 600 pages feature the works of photographers like M..

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Winner in the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2019 in the category Scandinavian Cuisine Nordic by Nature is emphasizing seasonality and restoring the link between food and nature, for cooking to be compatible with healthiness and sustainability. With Nordic by Nature Gestalten and Borderless Co..

Running is one of the most popular and accessible sports in the world. From training apps to park runs, marathons, and ultra-marathons, the world of running is diverse and widespread. Offering insight on its rich history whilst demystifying the science of the body, On the Run has been comp..

Known for his game-changing approach to cooking with vegetables, Jeremy Fox first made his name at the Michelin-starred restaurant Ubuntu in Napa Valley. Today he is one of America's most talked-about chefs, celebrated for the ingredient-focused cuisine he serves at the Los Angeles restaurant, Rusti..

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) was one of the last great artists in the ukiyo-e tradition. Literally meaning “pictures of the floating world,” ukiyo-e was a particular genre of art that flourished between the 17th and 19th centuries and came to characterize the West..

Впервые на русском — книга-лауреат важнейшей британской премии в жанре нон-фикшн (Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction). Как сказала председатель жюри Марта Кирни, «Брауну удалось переизобрести сам жанр биографии». Автор 18 книг и многолетний ведущий пародийной колонки в журнале Private Eye, Браун ..

В этом томе «Homo sacer» Джорджо Агамбен предпринимает амбициозную попытку проанализировать двойную генеалогию: онтологии действительности и этики долга, какими они были разработаны в истории западной мысли. Первая подвергалась критике Хайдеггером, вторая — Шопенгауэром и Ницше; в своем исследовании..

В коллекцию, объединенную особым подходом к осмыслению шедевров, вошли: «Зачарованный взгляд» Жоржа Перека, «Арчимбольдо, или Ритор и маг» Ролана Барта, «Орден непродающихся живописцев» Екатерины Андреевой, «В начале. Джотто» Петра Вайля, «“Менины” Веласкеса: картина о картине» Григория Ам..

Обновленное и дополненное издание знаменитой поваренной книги Йотама Оттоленги и Сами Тамими, ставшей классикой гастрономической литературы. В основе 140 эффектных, аппетитных и несложных в приготовлении блюд — от мяса, рыбы и роскошных салатов до восхитительных десертов и выпечки — лежат кулинарные..