A legnagyobb moziszínészek átfogó kalauza, amelyben valamennyi nagy mozisztárt megtalálhatunk.

Russian Criminal Tattoo Police Files Volume I\" features more than 180 photographs of Russian criminal tattoos and official police papers from the collection of Arkady Bronnikov, regarded as Russia\'s foremost authority on criminal tattoo iconography. From the mid-1960s to the late 1980s, Bronnikov worked as a senior expert in criminalistics at the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs, and part of his

Stephen Shore (b. 1947) is a true artistic innovator whose work has opened up new frontiers for contemporary photography. His photographs of American scenes unveil the exceptional beauty to be found in the everyday. As one of the first art photographers to work in color, Shore pioneered such contemporary genres as the diaristic snapshot (later taken up by Nan Goldin and Wolfgang Tillmans) and the monumentalized

Minden, amit tudni akarsz a filmekről, amelyeket feltétlenül látnod kell - mind az 1001-et. Ha a kedvenc mozidról szeretnél többet megtudni, vagy azt eldönteni, mit nézz meg ma este, az 1001 filmhez bátran fordulhatsz. A felújított kiadásban már olya n mozgóképek is szerepelnek, mint a legutóbbi Oscar-nyertes, \"A király beszéde\", a Cannes-ban díjazott \"Emberek és istenek\" vagy a Coen fivérektől

Featuring 400 outstanding works that range from traditional to wildly contemporary, this superb gallery celebrates the art of the wooden box. The wonderfully wide variety of styles includes traditional jewelry and keepsake, turned, and tool boxes; miniature treasure chests; and sculptural work. Each one has been personally chosen by renowned boxmaker Tony Lydgate, and appears in an exquisite color

Encyklopedie sestavená na základě archivních pramenů a dosavadní nepočetné literatury zahrnuje v úvodu a několika stech heslech vše nejpodstatnější včetně historie, terminologie i jednotlivých značek našich zlatníků a klenotníků. Kniha je určena nejen historikům umění, pracovníkům muzeí a adeptům těchto oborů, ale i milovníkům šperků a starožitností a všem zájemcům o historii a hmotnou kulturu.

Druhé vydanie veľkej výpravnej publikácie o výtvarnom smere, ale i o kultúre doby, nás zavedie do časov nevinných anjelov a madon, nádherných chrámov a umelcov. Gotické umenie vzniklo okolo roku 1140 v Ile-de-France a odtiaľ sa rozšírilo po celej Európe. Nový štýl sa pritom neobmedzil len na cirkevnú oblasť, stále viac prenikal aj do svetskej kultúry. Táto kniha sa zaoberá vývojom gotiky v celej jej

Druhý zväzok monumentálnej dokumentácie stratených, predaných alebo ukradnutých pokladov nevyčísliteľnej hodnoty – umeleckých diel a pamiatok – sleduje najmä osudy diel zo zbierok slovenských múzeí, galérií a cirkevných inštitúcií, ktorými sa dnes pýšia zahraničné zbierkové inštitúcie i súkromní zberatelia. Prináša otrasné fakty o dejinách slovenských oltárov a obrazov najmä v maďarských galériách,

`Omnia est vanitas` - Všechno je marnost či Všechno pomíjí. Toto starozákonní bědování zřejmě nejlépe popisuje rozporuplnost barokního pohledu na svět. V některých oblastech Evropy sázela mocenská vůle knížat na reprezentaci, přepych a patos, v jiných krajích současně zuřily ničivé bitvy a život lidí poznamenával strach ze světa, pesimismus a pocit nejistoty. Radosti tohoto světa a touha po onom světě

The English illustrator Anna Atkins (1799-1871) was in every respect a modern woman. For the publication of her plant collections she used the latest technology, the recently invented cyanotype. In 1843 she used the process to create the first photo book in history, with images of breathtaking beauty and originality which often look like modern art. At first Anna Atkins worked for and with her father,

Reality and fiction, matter and spirit, subject and object - the artist Rebecca Horn constantly blurs these boundaries. Even the different media she uses are not clearly separated but their interweaving is part of her artistic principle. This catalog, published to accompany the artist\'s comprehensive exhibition at the Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien, is dedicated to this aspect of her work. Essays by

A gorgeous pop-up gift book from bestselling Robert Sabuda, with a heartwarming message of unconditional love. Six stunning pop-up animal scenes celebrate the different ways that love can be shared. Can you find the elephant sheltering its friend from the storm? Or the two swans promising to stay together for ever? This ode to love from acclaimed paper artist Robert Sabuda is a gift book for the whole

The 192 pieces of Chinese calligraphy featured in this book are the most famous representatives, carefully selected and chronologically arranged from the Zhou (c.1046 u 221 BC) and Qin (221u206 BC) dynasties to the modern time.

There is widespread agreement that art is \'very important\' - but it can be remarkably hard to say quite why. Yet if art is to enjoy its privileges, it has to be able to demonstrate its relevance in understandable ways to the widest possible audience. Alain de Botton and John Armstrong have a firm belief that art can help us with our most intimate and ordinary dilemmas, asking: What can I do about

Az LGT-koncertekre megjelent 32 oldalas könyv a zenekar történetével és egy 87 perces DVD melléklettel, amelyen az 2002. június 1-jén a Hajógyári-szigeten rendezett koncert látható. A könyv és a DVD az egykori nagylemezek méretével azonos karton tokban összecsomagolva. A DVD-mellékleten a következő dalok hallhatók-láthatók: Áldd meg a dalt, A dal a miénk, Zenevonat, A síneken, Visszatérés, Az ígéret

Lighthouses have always unsettled and attracted in equal measure, highlighting the triumphs and failures in humanity\'s battle with the forces of nature. Taking as its heroes the lighthouses themselves, Sentinels of the Sea describes the engineering genius that allowed their construction on even the smallest of rock outcrops and the innovations that made the lights so powerful and reliable. Intricate,

All our work is about freedom The universe of Christo and Jeanne-ClaudeThe work of the artist couple Christo (born 1935) and Jeanne-Claude (1935 2009) resists categorization. It is a hybrid of art, urban planning, architecture, and engineering, but above all an aesthetic uniquely their own: surreal and ethereal environmental interventions that have graced monuments, public parks, and centers of power

James Patterson\'s BookShots. Short, fast-paced, high-impact entertainment.§§James Patterson\'s ZOO was just the beginning.§§The planet is still under violent siege by ferocious animals. Humans are their desperate prey. Except some humans are evolving, mutating into a savage species that could save civilisation - or end it.§

101 Top Tips from Professional Manga Artists\' reveals the latest techniques for creating digital and traditional manga illustrations. Written by an award-winning manga artist with contributions from a select band of fellow professionals, this title offers a multitude of eye-opening hints and techniques for the budding creator. From basic drawing tips to designing characters, painting vivid illustrations