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The master of Japanese ukiyo-e 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 woodblock print genre of art that flourished between the 17th and 19th centuries. Subjects ranged from the bright lights and attractions of Edo (modern-day Tokyo), to spectacular natural landscapes. In the West, Hiroshige’s prints became exemplary of the Japonisme that swept through Europe and...

Multilingual Edition: English, French, German In the age of big data and digital distribution, when news travel ever further and faster and media outlets compete for a fleeting slice of online attention, information graphics have swept center stage. At once nuanced and neat, they distill abstract ideas, complex statistics, and cutting-edge discoveries into succinct, compelling, and masterful designs. Cartographers, programmers, statisticians, designers, scientists, and journalists have...

Despite the borders of the USSR being closed to majority of its population, Soviet citizens were among the world’s most frequent flyers. Following the 1917 Revolution, Vladimir Lenin made the development of aviation a priority. Assisted by advertising campaigns by artists such as Alexander Rodchenko, Soviet society was mobilised to establish an air fleet – from the very beginning of the USSR through to its demise in 1991, Soviet aviation flew its own unique path. This book unfolds the...

In pursuit of both knowledge and delight, the craft of botanical illustration has always required not only meticulous draftsmanship but also arigorous scientific understanding. This fresh TASCHEN edition celebrates the botanical tradition and talents with a selection of outstanding works from the National Library of Vienna, including many new images. From Byzantine manuscripts right through to 20th-century masterpieces, through peonies, callas, and chrysanthemums, these exquisite...

Произведения Ф. И. Рерберга находятся во многих музейных собраниях, в том числе в Третьяковской галерее, Русском музее, ГМИИ им. А. С. Пушкина и других, а его работы о красках до сих пор служат неоценимым подспорьем в работе художника. Печатается по изданию 1932 г. Для широкого круга читателей.

О самом первом и самом верном друге человека со времен глубокой древности - о собаке - повествует эта книга. Собака преданно служила и бедным пастухам, и могущественным царям, и даже самим богам. О ее скрытых талантах и возможностях говорит таинственный язык символов и аллегорий. О собаках служебных и комнатных, о любимцах Дома Романовых, о собаке в мировых религиях, в военной истории и мировой культуре увлекательно рассказывает эта книга. Издание иллюстрировано произведениями искусства разных...