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The pursuit of excellence is reflected in Audemars Piguet's prestigious watch models, painstakingly crafted by artisans for over 130 years. Founded in 1875 by Jules-Louis Audemars and Edward-Auguste Piguet, the manufacturing headquarters of Audemars Piguet are nestled in the Joux Valley in Switzerland. This title tells Piguet's story.

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A monograph on the female painters, photographers, architects, sculptors, and designers of the vanguard Bauhaus School, who helped shape the cultural history of the twentieth century. It celebrates the work of twenty women artists who created in the teaching, workshop, and production branches of the Bauhaus women.

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Presents over fifty idols of the automobile world, including pioneers of the automotive industry, champion racing drivers, superstar car aficionados, and celebrated fictional characters.

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Berthe Morisot won over the Impressionists with her talent and became the first woman of the group alongside Monet, Degas, Renoir, Pissarro, and Sisley. This book showcases the life and works of this artist, focusing on the important stages of her career, including her first participation in the Salon de Paris at the age of twenty-three in 1864.

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A detailed and highly personal account of the life and works of the most influential female Impressionist painter: Berthe Morisot.

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This striking monograph celebrates the beauty of Paris, which served as master photographer Brassas muse throughout his career.

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Brassai became interested in graffiti in the 1930s. It became a lifelong obsession, he continued to photograph graffiti and publish the photographs with his commentary until his death. One of Brassai's most important works, Graffiti presents the texts and photographs the photographer devoted to this 'art of the street'.

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The members of the Cafe Society enjoyed a sophisticated, avant-garde lifestyle. Some of the century's most original talents - from Cole Porter to Yves Saint Laurent - stepped into the limelight via the Cafe Society. This volume recounts in historical detail the intrigue and impact generated around the world by this stylish jet-set.

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Cartier's unique savoir faire, maintained by virtuoso artisans, is combined with perpetually renewed sources of inspiration; together, they have forged the jeweler's international reputation for excellence and singular beauty. This title focuses on the precious stones and artistic techniques of Cartier's High Jewelry creations.

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This volume presents the most exquisite and refined designs of the worlds finest jeweler.

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Cartier epitomizes creativity and individuality in jewellery design. This book features 175 objects that exemplify Cartiers talent and represent milestones in 20th-century design.

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Offers a journey through 160 years of Cartier creations including over 350 jewels, timepieces, and luxury objects.

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Coco Chanel continues to beguile more than two decades after her death. The author describes Chanel's carefully crafted persona and then gradually elucidates each layer of intrigue that surrounded the great fashion designer to reveal the woman behind the enigma. She also includes photographs and new documents from the wartime period.

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The ultimate cookbook from the Valrhona school for chocolate makers, featuring a dozen essential techniques and seventy easy-to-follow recipes.

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This intimate tour evokes the lifestyle of eighteenth- century French nobility and provides a lesson in the art and technique of historic house and garden restoration.

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"Picasso's Les Demoiselles dAvignon" (Museum of Modern Art, New York) dubbed by Pierre Daix as the first painting in modern art represents a milestone in the history of art. Picasso's radical break with tradition was to be a decisive influence on modern visual art.

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Features a gallery of femmes fatales that guides us through the ages to rediscover incredible heroines. This title illustrates their stories with iconic works by masters such as da Vinci, Michelangelo, Botticelli, Rubens, Goya, Sargent, Picasso, Dali, Warhol, de Saint Phalle, and Tracey Emin.

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Offers a window into the secret lives of more than seventy - five great artists by one of Frances most successful and best-known photographers.

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Nearly every day of the year, master chef Philippe Excoffier prepares dazzling meals and parties for foreign dignitaries, French friends of America, and Americans in Paris. In this illustrated volume, he shares forty of his favorite recipes, including grilled veal with sage sauce and stuffed zucchini flowers.

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The Chteau de Versaillesthe indisputable birthplace of fashioncontinues to inspire glamour and style today.

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Features over 200 magnificent colour illustrations and many rarely seen before, from royal figures standing in the shade to warriors. By juxtaposing images the author creates surprising comparisions, providing unprecedented insight into these works.

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This handsome volume presents France and its rich culture in all its bountyfrom landscape and tradition to literature and legend.

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