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18th Century Fashion in Detail by Avril Hart
Category: Fashion | Series: V&a Fashion in Detail Ser.
This beautifully illustrated book reveals the decorative seams, refined stitching, voluptuous drapery, strict corseting, slashing, and stamping that make up some of the garments in the Victoria and Albert Museum s superlative fashion collection. With an authoritative text, exquisite color photography of ...Show more
African Art in Detail by Christopher Spring
Category: No Category | Series: Art in Detail Ser.
Ideal as a spur to creative inspiration, this beautiful book offers an alternative view of African art. The book highlights in close-up and brilliant colour the most breathtaking aspects of workmanship, materials and design found in exquisite objects of wood, stone, ivory, ceramic, metalwork, featherwor ...Show more
Bruegel in Detail by Manfred Sellink
Category: Art | Series: In Detail Ser.
The perfect companion for the Bruegel year of 2019: an introduction to the famous painter through stunning large close-up details in a beautiful coffee table book. Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525_1569), known for his beautiful landscapes and peasant scenes, is among the most popular artis ...Show more
Chinese Dress in Detail (Victoria and Albert Museum) by Sau Fong Chan
Category: Fashion | Series: V&a Fashion in Detail Ser.
A head-to-toe exploration of Chinese dress through sumptuous, detailed photography of some of the most fascinating historic and contemporary pieces in the V&A's outstanding collection.Chinese Dress in Detail reveals the beauty and variety of Chinese dress for women, men and children, both historical ...Show more
Japanese Dress in Detail by Josephine Rout; Anna Jackson (As told to)
Category: Fashion | Series: V&a Fashion in Detail Ser.
A unique insight into the history and key themes of Japanese dress from the eighteenth century to the present, Japanese Dress in Detail reveals the elaborate embroidery, precise folds, and sophisticated dyes that form some of the most beautiful garments in the Victoria and Albert Museum's unparalleled J ...Show more
Leonardo in Detail by Stefano Zuffi
Category: Art | Series: In Detail Ser.
Reveals Leonardo da Vinci's paintings as never before, showing them in stunning, full-page details. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) is considered one of the greatest painters of all times. Often described as the archetype of the homo universalis, he was a true Renaissance polymath, active in fields as div ...Show more
Leonardo in Detail by Stefano Zuffi
Category: Art | Series: In Detail Ser.
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) is considered one of the greatest painters of all times. Often described as the archetype of the homo universalis, he was a true Renaissance polymath, active in fields as diverse as astronomy, painting, sculpting, science, mathematics, engineering, cartography and architect ...Show more
Raphael in Detail by Stefano Zuffi
Category: Art | Series: In Detail Ser.
Crowned the 'Prince of Painters' by Giorgio Vasari, Raphael (1483-1520) counts as one of the most popular artists of the Italian Renaissance. Famous for his serene and harmonious Madonnas and his work at the Vatican Palace, he was an extremely influential painter during and after his lifetime. Raphael w ...Show more
Vermeer in Detail by Gary Schwartz
Category: Art | Series: In Detail Ser.
Vermeer In Detail is an introduction to the great Dutch artist through the most beautiful and evocative details in his paintings. Vermeer was uniquely gifted in his ability to combine two of the most attractive qualities of old master painting. His objects from everyday life and faces and figures of wom ...Show more
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