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An altogether unusual beauty, Oliver Byrne's edition of Euclid's Elements combines bold primary color with mathematical precision in one dazzling display of color, form, and geometry. A masterwork of art and science, each page anticipates not only the vigor of De Stijl and Bauhaus but also the information graphics that define much of today's...

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An altogether unusual beauty, Oliver Byrne's edition of Euclid's Elements combines bold primary color with mathematical precision in one dazzling display of color, form, and geometry. A masterwork of art and science, each page anticipates not only the vigor of De Stijl and Bauhaus but also the information graphics that define much of today's data consumption.

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At once a realist and a visionary, an architect and a builder, Otto Wagner innovated a new era in building-making. Born in Vienna, the visionary architect made his presence felt-he pioneered the use of materials like glass, steel, and aluminum, in a ceaseless experimentation with form that would come to redefine Viennese structural identity, and urban architecture altogether.

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Get to know Andrea Palladio, the father of Renaissance building and one of the most influential architects of all time. This book documents Palladio's key buildings to explore how he revived the design principles of Classical Antiquity and formed foundations of architecture for generations to come.

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The perfect celebration of the beauty, romance, and poetry of Paris, city of Marcel Proust and Coco Chanel, of Impressionism and Surrealism, of Left Bank cool and Right Bank elegance. This photographic portrait features some 300 city pictures alongside an extensive appendix of some 100 books, movies, and records inspired by the city of lights....

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Peter Beard's landmark book on Africa's wildlife crisis remains a seminal account of a continent transformed by the human quest for adventure and "progress." Featuring Beard's unforgettable images of elephant, rhino, and hippo populations, this edition includes an interview with anti-ivory trade campaigner Dr. Esmond Bradley Martin.

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When photographer Philippe Halsman met French movie star Fernandel, he struck upon a genius idea. If Fernandel spoke no English, but possessed one of the most expressive faces he had encountered, why not run an interview with him in which faces, not words, determined every answer. Through furrowed brows and twinkling eyes, stony stares and...

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Updated with over 200 new pages, this XXL-sized monograph is jam-packed with photographs, sketches, and plans that span Renzo Piano's entire career to date. It includes ongoing works like the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in LA and the Emergency Children's Surgery Center in Entebbe, Uganda, as well as newly finished projects like the Chteau La Coste Art Gallery and the Paris Courthouse.

Explore the finest work of Giovanni Battista Piranesi, the 18th-century engraver famed for his architectural views of Rome and his imaginary prisons. In this Bibliotheca Universalis edition, you'll find all the extraordinary detail and fantasy with which Piranesi shaped not only the European image of Italy, but also an impressive artistic...

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Raphael stands as one of the most important painters in Western art, but nowhere else do we encounter his inimitable talent more so than in his drawings. The extraordinary works are now gathered for the first time in this XXL edition featuring over 770 drawings in the highest reproduction quality and exploring the history of the famous...

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From Gothic ornament to International Style sleek, Reinhart Wolf's New York is a love letter to Manhattan, in all its stylistic flair and sky-high majesty. A classic of architectural photography of the 1970s, this stunning skyscraper portfolio includes such iconic buildings as the Chrysler, Flatiron, and Empire State, as well as contributions...

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No other 17th-century artist played the self-portrait game as extravagantly as the Dutchman Rembrandt. Spanning from his youth until just a year prior to his death, this collection gathers the entirety of Rembrandt's self-portraiture. The works are an intimate glimpse into the artist's self-reflection and nothing short of a triumph of art history.

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No other 17th-century artist played the self-portrait game as extravagantly as the Dutchman Rembrandt. Spanning from his youth until just a year prior to his death, this collection gathers the entirety of Rembrandt's self-portraiture. The works are an intimate glimpse into the artist's self-reflection and nothing short of a triumph of art history.

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No other 17th-century artist played the self-portrait game as extravagantly as the Dutchman Rembrandt. Spanning from his youth until just a year prior to his death, this unprecedented collection gathers the entirety of Rembrandt's self-portraiture in impeccable reproductions. The works are an intimate glimpse into the artist's lifelong self-reflection and nothing short of a triumph of art history.

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Often misunderstood, Pierre-Auguste Renoir remains one of history's most-loved painters-undoubtedly because his work exudes such warmth, tenderness, and good cheer. Gathering brilliant reproductions and sketches, as well as photos and a complete chronology illustrating his life and work, this is the essential work of reference on Renoir.

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Rock Covers brings you more than 750 album covers that made rock history. From legendary to rare releases, from Elvis Presley to Iron Maiden, these indelible markers of musical memory are accompanied by fact sheets, featured interviews, and top-10 record lists from leading rock collectors.

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Rome is the city where past and present, spectacle and the everyday collide around every corner; where Baroque drama flourishes alongside ancient classical wonders; where necks crane to admire Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel; and where Fellini immortalized la dolce vita. This photographic portrait of Rome brings you all the history and all the wonders of an incomparable cultural capital.

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From the ubiquitous Knoll "Tulip" chairs and tables to the TWA terminal at JFK Airport in New York, Eero Saarinen was one of the 20th century's most prominent space shapers, merging dynamic forms with a modernist sensibility across art and architecture.

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Over six years and 35 countries, Sebastio Salgado documents the story of human migration. From the Hutu population of Rwanda, hiding out in remote jungles, to the first boats filled with Arabs and sub-Saharan Africans trying to reach Europe across the Mediterranean Sea, Salgado captures both the scale of the migrant crisis and the heart-...

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La Petite Mort-'the little death'-is a euphemism for orgasm, but the women who masturbate for Toronto photographer Will Santillo ripple with the pleasures of life. This book presents the finest of Santillo's intimate portfolio, in which each model decided and directed how she would self-stimulate to climax. In accompanying interviews, Dian...

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What makes Scandinavia such a hotbed of design talent and innovation In this suitably stylish volume, explore a century of masterful forms and lyrical lines from across Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, and Finland. Bridging the gap between crafts and industrial production, organic forms and every functionality, this must-have guide includes in-depth entries featuring more than 180 designers.

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Hartmann Schedel's Weltchronik, or Chronicle of the World (better known today as the Nuremberg Chronicle, after the German city in which it was created), was a groundbreaking encyclopedic work and, at the time, the most lavishly illustrated book ever printed in Europe. This complete fascimile reproduces a rare hand-colored copy, true to the original in every respect, with a comprehensive booklet.