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20th Century Photography by New Holland Publishers
Category: Photography | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis
From Ansel Adams to Piet Zwart: The Museum Ludwig's handbook of photography in the 20th century "Defining images of photographic art in this century which kept me turning the 750+ pages with enthusiasm for many an hour." --Photo Art International, United KingdomThe history of photography began nearly 20 ...Show more
Albertus Seba's Cabinet of Natural Curiosities by Albertus Seba; Irmgard Müsch
Category: History | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Spectacular specimens: Albertus Seba's unrivaled catalog of animals, insects and plants The Cabinet of Natural Curiosities is one of the 18th century's greatest natural history achievements and remains one of the most prized natural history books of all time. Though scientists of his era often collected ...Show more
Alchemy & Mysticism - The Hermetic Museum by Alexander Roob
Category: History | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis
Signs and wonders: A fantastic journey through the history of esoteric lore The Hermetic Museum takes readers on a magical mystery tour spanning an arc from the medieval cosmogram and images of Christian mysticism, through the fascinating world of alchemy to the art of the Romantic era. The enigmatic hi ...Show more
Architectural Theory by Taschen
Category: Architecture | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
If you've ever wondered what goes through architects' minds when they design buildings, you'll be happy to know that there's no shortage of brilliant reading material to satisfy your curiosity. Wading through the archives at your local library may prove fruitful to your endeavor, but it won't give you t ...Show more
Auguste Racinet - The Complete Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu
Category: Fashion | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Togas, turbans, tailcoats, and top hats: The evolution of style from antiquity to 1888 Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet's Le Costume historique was the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted. Covering the world history of costume, dress, and ...Show more
Basilius Besler's Florilegium: The Book of Plants by Klaus Walter Littger; Werner Dressendörfer
Category: Gardening | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis
Botanical beauty: Basilius Besler's complete Hortus Eystettensis of 1613 A magnificent pictorial document of the flowers grown in the greatest German garden of its time, the Hortus Eystettensis is in a class of its own when it comes to the range of flowers engraved.First published in 1613, the 367 coppe ...Show more
Bauhaus: Updated Edition by Magdalene Droste
Category: Architecture | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
This handy, updated edition explores the Bauhaus School of Art and Design through 575 illustrations across 552 pages, as well as biographies of its key personalities. Realised in collaboration with the Bauhaus-Archiv in Berlin, the reference work is now available in Bibliotheca Universalis format, the p ...Show more
Burton Holmes - Travelogues: The Greatest Traveller of His Time 1892-1952 by Burton Holmes
Category: Travel | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Wanderlust Burton Holmes, the man who brought the world home It was the Belle poque, a time before air travel or radio, at the brink of a revolution in photography and filmmaking, when Burton Holmes (1870-1958) began a lifelong journey to bring the world home. From the grand boulevards of Paris to China ...Show more