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This beautifully illustrated hardback edition explores all the magic and mysteries of ancient Egypt that continue to fascinate us, in over 500 pages of full-colour photographs and comprehensive text. It covers everything from architecture, sculpture and painting to everyday life, statecraft, society and religion. |
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What is the fitting wrapping for which gift? This book gives the answer — and even provides the wrapping material at the same time. Choose from the variety of themes that these beautiful high-quality gift-wrap papers offer — from flowers and ornaments to abstract patterns and with simple step-by-step instructions learn the optimal way to wrap your gifts. The variety of designs will more than meet your demands, and turn this booklet itself into an ideal gift. |
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If you're looking for the entire world of cookery — Culina Mundi is the book that has it. On more than 700 pages, 60 renowned chefs from 40 countries present their favorite recipes. Page for page, true gourments will be delighted to discover the wide spectrum of soups and appetizers, fish and meat dishes, sweets and desserts presented in words and pictures, along with practical hints on ingredients, methods and cooking times. Detailed sequences of illustrations explain the individual steps, so that the most delicious dishes of Asia and Africa, Europe, and North and South America can easily be prepared at home. Anyone who enjoys creative cooking, who prefers to explore less-traveled paths, and who is open for new adventures is sure to enjoy this journey into the world of haute cuisine. |
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What is the fitting wrapping for which gift? This book gives the answer — and even provides the wrapping material at the same time. Choose from the variety of themes that these beautiful high-quality gift-wrap papers offer — from flowers and ornaments to abstract patterns and with simple step-by-step instructions learn the optimal way to wrap your gifts. The variety of designs will more than meet your demands, and turn this booklet itself into an ideal gift. |
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What is the fitting wrapping for which gift? This book gives the answer — and even provides the wrapping material at the same time. Choose from the variety of themes that these beautiful high-quality gift-wrap papers offer — from flowers and ornaments to abstract patterns and with simple step-by-step instructions learn the optimal way to wrap your gifts. The variety of designs will more than meet your demands, and turn this booklet itself into an ideal gift. |
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What is the fitting wrapping for which gift? This book gives the answer — and even provides the wrapping material at the same time. Choose from the variety of themes that these beautiful high-quality gift-wrap papers offer — from flowers and ornaments to abstract patterns and with simple step-by-step instructions learn the optimal way to wrap your gifts. The variety of designs will more than meet your demands, and turn this booklet itself into an ideal gift. |
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What is the fitting wrapping for which gift? This book gives the answer — and even provides the wrapping material at the same time. Choose from the variety of themes that these beautiful high-quality gift-wrap papers offer — from flowers and ornaments to abstract patterns and with simple step-by-step instructions learn the optimal way to wrap your gifts. The variety of designs will more than meet your demands, and turn this booklet itself into an ideal gift. |
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What is the fitting wrapping for which gift? This book gives the answer — and even provides the wrapping material at the same time. Choose from the variety of themes that these beautiful high-quality gift-wrap papers offer — from flowers and ornaments to abstract patterns — and with simple step-bystep instructions learn the optimal way to wrap your gifts. The variety of motifs will more than meet your demands, and turn this booklet itself into an ideal gift. |
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What is the fitting wrapping for which gift? This book gives the answer-and even provides the wrapping material at the same time.Choose from the variety of themes that these beautiful high-quality gift-wrap papers offer-from flowers and ornaments to abstract patterns-and with simple step-by-step instructions learn the optimal way to wrap your gifts. The variety of motifs will more than meet your demands, and turn this booklet itself into an ideal gift. |
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What is the fitting wrapping for which gift? This book gives the answer — and even provides the wrapping material at the same time. Choose from the variety of themes that these beautiful high-quality gift-wrap papers offer — from flowers and ornaments to abstract patterns and with simple step-by-step instructions learn the optimal way to wrap your gifts. The variety of designs will more than meet your demands, and turn this booklet itself into an ideal gift. |
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What is the fitting wrapping for which gift? This book gives the answer — and even provides the wrapping material at the same time. Choose from the variety of themes that these beautiful high-quality gift-wrap papers offer — from flowers and ornaments to abstract patterns and with simple step-by-step instructions learn the optimal way to wrap your gifts. The variety of designs will more than meet your demands, and turn this booklet itself into an ideal gift. |
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Housing the largest collection of impressionist and post-impressionist masterpieces in the world, the Musee d'Orsay is arguably one of the most beautiful museums in Europe, with its immense central space inherited from its original role as a grand railway station built in 1900. Immerse yourself in the world of Monet, Degas, Cezanne, Renoir, Gauguin and van Gogh thanks to this comprehensive guide to the museum. |
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Vladimir Malakhov — this widely acclaimed winner of numerous prizes and dancer of the century delights his public through the rare combination of technical brilliance and lyrical eloquence. His supple, androgynous body combines power and purity, flash and elegance, melodrama and eye-bobbling academic precision (New York Times) — when he leaps, gravity seems suspended. Yet he remains driven to achieve great purity in his dance. Dieter Blum has succeeded in capturing the movement of this extraordinary artist in photographs that reflect his purity and simultaneously provide a deep insight into the personality of the ensemble. |
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How did the monks, nuns, and hermits live? What rules did they agree to obey? To what extent were they able to uphold those ideals in reality? What was the relationship between the monasteries and worldly authorities? And what was the source of the power that the religious orders were able to exercise in political affairs at various times? Are the remarkable cultural accomplishments of the cloisters simply the fruits of great self-discipline, or did they also result from a privileged way of life? Who were the men and women who entered monasteries? Knowledgeable responses to these and many other questions, in conjunction with opulent illustrations, make this an impressive volume that is destined to become a standard on the subject. |
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Thanks to their spirituality, asceticism, technical skills and craftsmanship, the Cistercians became one of the most influential monastic orders of the high Middle Ages. Nine centuries ago, when the dynamic energy of the Benedictine order was threatening to ossify into mere grandeur and formalism, the Cistercians returned to the original holy rules of Benedict of Nursia and working with their hands. The stone witnesses of this era include majestic monastic buildings. With their austere dignity and sublime absence of decoration, Cistercian ecclesiastical buildings came to stand for awe-inspiring spiritual clarity and purity. This volume presents masterpieces of Cistercian architecture in France, Great Britain, the German-speaking lands, Portugal, Spain and Italy. The text describes the development of the order and the life of Bernhard of Clairvaux. A selection of original texts, pictures and chronological tables offers information on the artistic and cultural-historical characteristics of the individual monasteries and their inhabitants. An impressive and inspiring oeuvre! |
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Islam, the second largest and the youngest of the major world religions, has changed the world and left its mark on human history since the appearance of the prophet Mohammed in the seventh century. This book follows the historical development of the Islamic dynasties and regions, showing the variety of their forms of artistic expression from the beginning until today. From decorative elements of buildings to calligraphy and the embellishment of everyday objects, ornamentation, that most characteristic Islamic art form, is displayed in an extraordinary rich range of ways. The contributions of important scholars bring to life before our very eyes this culture, which belongs next to Greek and Roman antiquity as one of the pillars of our modern society. |
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The architectural heritage of the French kings is nowhere as present as in the Loire valley. Magnificent castles, sophisticated gardens and sweeping parks demonstrate both the monarchs' power and appreciation of art, attracting and fascinating uncounted visitors to this day. 60 of these works of art have been captured in brilliant color photographs for this book — the Hall of the States General at Blois, the Saumur and Angers fortresses, the picture-postcard castle of Azay-le-Rideau, built in the middle of a river, and, impressive and shrouded in legend, the massive Chambord castle. The substantial texts describing individual castles are complemented by a map, a timetable, a genealogy of the kings of France, a glossary and a bibliography. This is a fascinating book for all lovers of the Loire valley, all travelers and anyone with an interest in history. |
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Without a doubt, custom-made shoes are a luxury for the feet. The authors of this book have traced the trail of a traditional craft that remains vital today. Take a look behind the scenes of some of the most renowned workshops and experience the creation of elegant, handcrafted men's shoes — from measuring the foot to professional packaging. |
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The Anatomy Drawing School — Human anatomy recognizes the prominent role of the anatomy for the fine arts. The impressively detailed illustrations of the Hungarian master Andras Szunyoghy have accompanied artists as well as anatomists all over the world for more than a decade. The current two-volume edition is intended to make Szunyoghy's work accessible for an even broader public. The familiar high quality of the illustrations and anatomic content joins with the Flexcover and the handy LCT-Format into two new, high value volumes, which introduce the human and animal anatomy separately. |
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