This special two-volume edition compiles the 100 most exciting artists from the seminal Taschen title Art at the Turn of the Millenium as well as the renowned Art Now series, condensing them to a comprehensive...
1000 Dessous: A History of Lingerie
Since the beginning of civilization, women have worn underwear. Justified as protection, or a hygienic necessity, this "second skin" was devised to satisfy perverse erotic instincts. A "trap laid by Venus" to...
A Chronicle of the Crusades / Иллюстрированные манускрипты крестовых походов
Стильно оформленное, красочно иллюстрированное подарочное издание в коробке, с золотым тиснением на обложке. Формат: 24,5 см x 33,5 см
Architecture Now! Bars & Restaurants
The latest architecture and design of restaurants and bars, from L.A. to Tokyo, is the focus of this book. Whether the challenge is merely placing furniture in a simple space, or an ambitious structural project,...
Architecture Now! 3 / Architektur heute / L`architecture d`aujourd`hui
As always, Taschen is doing its best to keep up with the fast paced world of architecture by continually producing guides to the world`s best designers and projects. For the third volume of our Architecture Now!...
Atlas Maior - Hispania, Portugallia, Africa & America
The Atlas Maior, the cartographical masterpiece of the Baroque period, was brought out between 1662 and 1665 by the Amsterdam publisher Joan Blaeu, one of Holland`s leading cartographers. Originally appearing in...
This book presents several examples of emerging residential architecture, linked by the manner in which they propose innovative and experimental solutions. Refinement in the finishing, restraint in the layout and...
The Case Study House program was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of American architecture and remains to this day unique. The program, which concentrated on the Los Angeles area and oversaw the design...
In six chapters - The Br?cke Group of Artists, Northern German Expressionism, The Blaue Reiter, Rhenish Expressionism, The City and Expressionism in Vienna - this publication deals with a specifically German artistic...
Great Escapes Around the World, Vol. 2
The second instalment of Angelika Taschen`s round-up of the world`s most exceptional hotels and retreats is packed with awe-inspiring photos and tantalizing descriptions of the world`s greatest getaways. While few...
Exploring the work of the greatest Japanese filmmakers. Beyond Kurosawa: exploring the work of the greatest Japanese filmmakers. Until very recently, the western world has viewed Japanese cinema through a very...
The earth as canvas. In the mid-60s, artists in the USA and Europe began planning works for sites outside the narrow boundaries of galleries and museums. It began with ephemeral enhancements or traces left in...
"Everything is beautiful", raved Andy Warhol, in raptures at the glamour of modern life, consumer society, and the world of the media and its stars; his proclamation can be considered the maxim of the pop generation,...
Carlo Scarpa was never fully appreciated during his lifetime. Instead, his work was dismissed as being "just" art, and only after his death did people begin to understand the exceptional quality of his oeuvre. This...
Small Interiors / Маленькие интерьеры
In recent yea`s, the trend toward smaller homes has become not only a necessity but also an alternative lifestyle. Many architects and designers as well as a growing number of buyers who could certainly afford a...
Type: A Visual History of Typefaces and Graphic Styles: Vol. 1: 1628-1900
This book offers a novel overview of typeface design, exploring the most beautiful and remarkable examples of font catalogs from the history of publishing, with a special emphasis on the period from the mid-19th...
