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50 Art Movements You Should Know: From Impressionism to Performance Art by Rosalind Ormiston
Category: Art and Design | Series: 50 You Should Know Ser.
The latest volume in this beautifully produced and affordable series introduces readers to the major developments in the history of modern art--from Realism to the New Leipzig School. The story of modern art begins with a revolution--when the realists started rejecting romanticism in favor of depicting ...Show more
50 Bauhaus Icons You Should Know by JOSEF STRASSER
Category: Art and Design | Series: 50 You Should Know Ser.
Published in a new edition, this book offers an introduction to Bauhaus, one of the most influential movements in modern architecture, art, and design. Founded by Walter Gropius in 1919, the Bauhaus School had an enormous impact on the arts and everyday life. Fifty of the most representative pieces of B ...Show more
50 Buildings You Should Know by Isabel Kuhl
Category: Home and Garden | Series: 50 You Should Know
Attractive, useful and entertaining, this collection of great buildings is a course in architectural history for readers of all ages. The fifty buildings presented here in chronological order represent the most compelling, intriguing, and awe-inspiring structures from all over the world. Along with the ...Show more
50 Contemporary Artists You Should Know by Christiane Weidemann; Brad Finger
Category: Art and Design | Series: 50 You Should Know Ser.
This volume presents the most important artists working today such as Matthew Barney, Damien Hirst, Sophie Calle, and Olafur Eliasson. It is an exciting voyage of discovery into the world of contemporary art, as diverse as the artistic personalities that shape it. Informative texts, numerous illustratio ...Show more
50 Fashion Designers You Should Know by Simone Werle
Category: Fashion | Series: 50 You Should Know Ser.
An accessible introduction to the 50 most important designers who have moved fashion forward over the past century. Fifty major fashion designers are profiled in this book with fullcolor spreads that showcase their most memorable creations. Red carpet regulars such as Armani, Prada, Calvin Klein, an ...Show more
50 Fashion Designers You Should Know by Simone Werle
Category: Fashion | Series: 50 You Should Know Ser.
The latest volume in Prestel's most successful series profiles the world's top 50 designers, including Armani, Balenciaga, Dior, Galliano, Givenchy, Lacroix, McCartney, McQueen, Quant, Versace and Westwood. Their careers and creations are explored through colourful, double-page spreads, with a timeline ...Show more
50 Impressionist Paintings You Should Know by Ines Janet Engelmann
Category: Art and Design | Series: 50 You Should Know Ser.
This fascinating reference guide offers a captivating look at the most important works of the Impressionist movement. From the early nineteenth through the early twentieth century, 50 masterpieces are gorgeously reproduced, including the best of Monet, Degas, Van Gogh and Renoir. It is a veritable tour ...Show more
50 Paintings You Should Know by Kristina Lowis
Category: Art and Design | Series: 50 You Should Know Ser.
Spanning seven centuries, this selection of fifty iconic paintings offers readers a crash course in art history while presenting gorgeous color reproductions that are a pleasure to contemplate. Starting with Giotto's Arena Chapel frescoes and continuing through Botticelli's The Birth of Venus, da Vinci' ...Show more
50 Thing You Should Know about the Second World War by Simon Adams
Category: Education | Series: 50 Things You Should Know About Ser.
50 Things You Should Know About the Second World War is the second instalment and follows the successful title on the First World War. Discover what caused the war and why it eventually affected every corner of the globe. The key battles, events and figures are all explored and recounted in succinct and ...Show more
50 Things You Should Know About Space by Raman Prinja
Category: Educational | Series: 50 Things You Should Know About
What exactly goes on at the International Space Station and why does the Earth spin? Just how big is our galaxy and how did the Moon form? From constellations to space shuttles, Space is as endlessly fascinating as the Universe itself. Discover everything you ever wanted to know about space missions, co ...Show more
50 Things You Should Know about Space by Raman Prinja
Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: 50 Things You Should Know About Ser.
What exactly goes on at the International Space Station and why does the Earth spin? Just how big is our galaxy and how did the Moon form? From constellations to space shuttles, Space is as endlessly fascinating as the universe itself. Discover everything you ever wanted to know about space missions, ...Show more
50 Things You Should Know about the First World War by Jim Eldridge
Category: Education | Series: 50 Things You Should Know About Ser.
50 Things You Should Know About the First World War is the perfect introduction to a tragic chapter in world history, published to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. By the time the armistice was signed on 11 November 1918, 65 million men from around the world had joined up to f ...Show more