Henri Rousseau (1844-1910) was a clerk in the Paris customs service who dreamed of becoming a famous artist. At the age 49, he decided to give it a try. At first, Rousseau's bright, bold paintings of ...
Founded in 1848 as a secret society, the Pre-Raphaelites rejected classical ideals and the dominant artistic genre painting of their era for what they saw as a more spiritual, sincere, and naturalistic...
Behind the Mask
The intrigue, drama, and covert messages hidden in the faces of powerful men and women
Byzantine empresses, French revolutionaries, and Spanish generals: history's most impressive figures...
Refine your fashion sense with this essential compilation from TASCHEN's Fashion Now! series. Edited by i-D creator Terry Jones, this book is a comprehensive overview of fashion design around the world...
Словарь фиксирует лексическое и фразеологическое богатство русской народной речи XIX-XX веков. Каждое слово и значение представлены с семантико-грамматической, стилистической, экспрессивной, акцентологической,...
Se laisser emporter par la musique d'un orchestre improvise dans le metro de Moscou, explorer les recoins de ces villes et decouvrir leurs merveilles d'architecture… Venez rencontrer l'' ame russe ', ...
Moscou, Russie. Un vieil immeuble dans une calme ruelle. Six volees d'escalier plus haut, a gauche, une porte, et nous voila chez les Mouromtsev. Nous sommes entres dans ce vieil appartement moscovite...
Chronologically arranged, each chapter focuses on a particular work or idea that changed the course of photography. Presented in beautiful spreads and with informative text, the book opens with photog...
Macmillan's Young Learners English Skills series gives practice of the skills, vocabulary and grammar used in the Cambridge English Young Learners English (YLE) tests.
This three-part book provides student-centred...
Macmillan's Young Learners English Skills series gives practice of the skills, vocabulary and grammar used in the Cambridge English Young Learners English (YLE) tests.
This three-part book provides student-centred...
Учебник 'Сербский 'с нуля' предназначен для начинающих и может использоваться как на начальном этапе глубокого и основательного изучения языка, так и в целях овладения элементарными навыками чтения, письма...