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100 All-Time Favorite Movies by Jurgen Muller
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Category: Specials | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Take a journey through the makers and shapers of celluloid history. From horror to romance, noir to slapstick, adventure to tragedy, western to new wave, this selection gathers the greats of 20th century cinema into one indispensable guide to movie gold. The collection is arranged chronologically and in ...Show more
100 Contemporary Wood Buildings by Philip Jodidio
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Category: Architecture & Interiors | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Timberland: The wooden structures of the 21st century Not so very long ago, some might have considered wood a material of the past, long since replaced by more modern components such as concrete and steel. The truth is radically different. Bolstered by new manufacturing techniques and ecological benefit ...Show more
1000 Record Covers by Michael Ochs
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Category: Song, Stage & Screen | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Record covers are a sign of our life and times. Like the music on the discs, they address such issues as love, life, death, fashion, and rebellion. For music fans the covers are the expression of a period, of a particular time in their lives. Many are works of art and have become as famous as the music ...Show more
1000 Tattoos by Burkhard Riemschneider (Editor)
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Category: No Category | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Wearable art: An exploration of tattoos past and present Whether you're thinking of getting a tattoo or just want to see to what lengths others have gone in decorating their bodies, this is the book to check out. This edition of 1000 Tattoos explores the history of the art worldwide via designs and phot ...Show more
20th Century Classic Cars 100 Years of Automotive Ads by Phil Patton
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Category: Motor & Transport | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Wheels of history: From the Model T and DB5 to the VW Beetle and the Hummer Henry Fordjump-started the age of the automobile with the first assembly-line car in 1908: theModel T. Over the next century the automobile evolved from chugging workhorse to tail fin era showboat to sleek status symbol, complet ...Show more
Architectural Theory by Taschen
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Category: Architecture & Interiors | 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
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Category: Visual Arts | 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
David Bowie: The Man Who Fell to Earth by Paul Duncan (Editor)
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Category: Song, Stage & Screen | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Loving the AlienBehind the scenes of Nic Roeg's 1976 sci-fi masterpiece starring David BowieFirst advertised as a "mind-stretching experience," Nicolas Roeg's 1976 The Man Who Fell to Earth stunned the cinema world. A tour-de-force of science fiction as art form, the movie brought not only hallucinatory ...Show more
Encyclopaedia anatomica by Monika Von During
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Category: Popular Science | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Know thyself. This book explores the complex and amazing universe that lives beneath your skin. From the eccentric Museo La Specola in Florence comes this amazing collection of waxworks depicting the human anatomy in all its dazzling complexity. A selection of wax bodies and body part and organ studies ...Show more
Film Noir by Alain Silver, James Ursini
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Category: Song, Stage & Screen | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Into the Night All you need to know about Film Noir Whether it's Double Indemnity, Kiss Me Deadly, or The Big Sleep, roam a screen world of dark and brooding elegance with this essential handbook to Film Noir. From private eyes and perfect crimes to corrupt cops and doomed affairs, editors Paul Duncan ...Show more
Leonardo Da Vinci : The Complete Paintings by Frank Zöllner; Johannes Nathan
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Category: Visual Arts | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Da Vinci in detail The paintings of the Renaissance genius One of the most accomplished human beings who ever lived, Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) remains a quintessential Renaissance genius. The perfect companion to the Leonardo Graphic Work edition, this book is a compact catalogue raisonne of all of ...Show more
Living in Japan by Angelika Taschen (Editor); Reto Guntli
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Category: Architecture & Interiors | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
So rich and unique is traditional Japanese architecture that it's hard to improve upon. Yet contemporary Japanese designers and architects keep finding new ways to refurbish and take inspiration from the ways of old. Whether it's a pristinely preserved traditional house or a cutting edge apartment, the ...Show more