Eyewitness Companions Art

Author : Robert Cumming
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0756648440
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eyewitness Companions: Art written by Robert Cumming and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-10-17 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title covers all of the key movements in Western art history, from Classicism to conceptual art - and profiles more than 780 of the world''s greatest artists. Specially commissioned illustrations and photographs, written by experts in each field, using the award winning design of the Eyewitness Travel Guides, Eyewitness Companions are the ultimate visual handbook to a wide range of subjects! Text previously published in ART: A Field Guide

Author : Robert Cumming
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781282076488
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book DK Eyewitness Companions written by Robert Cumming and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Julia Parker
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN 13 : 9780756631567
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Astrology written by Julia Parker and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detailed cutaway views, maps, specially commissioned photographs, informative captions, biographical profiles, and a fact-filled text covering the basics.

Author : Jonathan Glancey
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0756644828
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eyewitness Companions: Architecture written by Jonathan Glancey and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-04-17 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the world''s greatest buildings! Architecture is filled with amazing illustrations and photographs that take you to the heart of the world''s landmark buildings. Get the opportunity to look beyond the facade. Examine materials and technology that shape buildings, and identify thekey elements and decorative features of each architectural style. This is the best definitive visual guide on architecture; it covers 5,000 years of architectural design, style, and construction from airports to ziggurats. Dissects architectural wonders inside and out Includes palaces, great temples, cathedrals and towering modern skyscrapers

Author : Michael Jackson
Publisher : Running Press Book Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780894712920
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The World Guide to Beer written by Michael Jackson and published by Running Press Book Publishers. This book was released on 1984-09-01 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Leslie Dunton-Downer
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0756643902
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eyewitness Companions: Opera written by Leslie Dunton-Downer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-10-30 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanning 400 years of musical drama, Eyewitness Companions: Opera is your guide to the musical world. Explore operas and composers from the late Renaissance on, including such classical masters as Verdi, Puccini, and Bizet. Eyewitness Companions: Opera is the complete visual guidebook to the great operas, their composers and performance history. Eyewitness Companions: Opera includes more than 160 operas by 66 composers around the world. This richly illustrated eBook includes act-by-act plot synopses and storyline highlights, plus detailed profiles cover composers, Librettists, singers, and more.

Author : Alan Riding
Publisher : Dorling Kindersley Ltd
ISBN 13 : 140533522X
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Opera written by Alan Riding and published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd. This book was released on 2008-05-01 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Packed into every page of this book is the excitement of discovery, knowledge, taste and visual beauty. It all gives the reader the illusion of being at an actual performance." Placido Domingo "Opera is a beautiful guide for opera enthusiasts as well as the perfect welcome for converts to this ancient rite. It offers today's and tomorrow's audiences a delightful "navigation system" along an avenue that leads from Monteverdi to Bob Wilson." Stéphane Lissner, Director of the Teatro alla Scala Essential reading – whether you are a seasoned opera goer looking for a quick brush-up before a performance, or new to the genre and wanting to know more. From Baroque to Italian, from Vivaldi to Debussy explore 400 years of music drama from late-Renaissance Italy to works from contemporary names including Philip Glass and Thomas Adès. Discover hundreds of classic and modern opera interpretations, learn about the lives of operatic masters, from Monteverdi to Adams plus, read act-by-act synopses of more than 160 operas from Madama Butterfly and Tosca to Candide and The Maid of Pskov which signpost the highlights of each opera and help you follow the story-line and identify characters. Eyewitness Companions Opera – music for your ears and eyes.

Author : Philip Parker
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0744033454
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World History written by Philip Parker and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a trip through the defining moments of our global story and see the thinkers, leaders, ideas, and inventions that have shaped the world. Presented in a beautiful slipcase, World History is an essential guide for anyone who loves history or wants to broaden their knowledge. This accessible book covers over 350 of the world's most important turning points, from our earliest human ancestors of prehistory to political events of the modern world. Follow detailed maps showing the continuous movement of humans across the Earth, and examine fascinating paintings illustrating the events and individuals that took them there. Beautiful photography throughout the book will carry you back in time to see the people and places of the stories - along with stunning artifacts from every historical period. From magnificent buildings like the Colosseum to magnificent words like "I have a dream!", this guide brings history's most significant events to life for every reader to discover and enjoy.

Author : Roger Thomas
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN 13 : 9781575726410
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Classical Music written by Roger Thomas and published by Heinemann Educational Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces some of the instruments used in classical music, including the violin, trumpet, and flute, as well as early instruments.

Author : Neil Philip
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0756642213
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eyewitness Companions: Mythology written by Neil Philip and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-09-03 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally told to explain the mysteries of the world—such as creation, divine will, fertility, death, and love—myths are a major part of many cultures throughout the world, and each area has its own myths. Organized by geographic region, each myth is placed within the civilization’s history and context. The key elements of world mythology, such as the hero, his divine connection, the labyrinth, the initiation, and the transformation,are explored in boxes and features throughout the book. Philip Wilkinson has more than 50 titles to his credit in the fields of mythology, history, and the arts, including DK’s Illustrated Dictionaries of Mythology and Religions. Neil Philip is the author of many books on folklore and mythology, including The Illustrated Book of Myths and Myths and Legends Explained. Synopses of the great myths that have inspired human creativity from antiquity to the present Covers mythology around the globe, from the classic Greek to lesser known Malaysian Catalogs of gods by subject enable comparisons of distant civilizations