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The most comprehensive book on the paintings and frescoes of Florence -- with nearly 2,000 beautifully reproduced artworks from the city's great museums and churches -- is now available in a practical and elegant paperback format. From the paintings on display at the Uffizi Gallery, to the Pitti Palace, to the Accademia, to the Duomo and more, Florence: The Paintings & Frescoes is a rich and magnificent collection of some of the finest art in the world. This stunning book provides a thorough look at the masterpieces housed in the Renaissance art capital of the world including the art of Giotto, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Ghirlandaio, Correggio, Botticelli, Caravaggio, Titian, Rembrandt, van Dyck, El Greco and hundreds more. Explore the history of art in Florence through seven introductory essays by Ross King, bestselling author of Brunelleschi's Dome and Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling, which connects how the paintings, politics, and every-day lives of Florentines influence one another. Art historian Anja Grebe, author of The Louvre and The Vatican, also highlights 250 of the most iconic and significant paintings and frescoes in the historic city.

The ultimate introduction to global art, presenting 30,000 years of creativity in one lavishly illustrated book.Discover all you need to know about art history in this definite guide. Art: The Definitive Visual Guide brings a gallery of more than 2,500 of the world's finest paintings and sculptures into your home. Spanning 30,000 years, from cave paintings to contemporary art, this stunning chronological exploration of every major artistic movement introduces the major milestones of each period, from the tomb paintings of Ancient Egypt, Qing Dynasty Chinese art, through to 20th century Cubism and African art today. Dedicated spreads explain how art works, for example introducing how artists use colour and composition. A visual timeline of key works gives an overview of the scope of each major movement, and each era and art movement is introduced with key information, placing art in the context of its time. Explore the pages of this awe-inspiring art history book to discover: - Over 2500 of the world's most influential paintings and sculptures.- Stunning artwork from more than 700 artists.- 'Closer Look' sections offer detailed analysis of key paintings.- Picture-packed gallery spreads explore how different artists have approached a range of themes.- Stunning DPS images presenting important works of art.- Genre/theme spreads broaden the coverage of art across the world.The 6 core chapters are structured chronologically, starting with prehistoric art and ancient civilizations, right the way up until modern day artwork, so there's something for everyone to explore, learn and love. From Romanticism in the 19th Century, to Realisim in the 20th Century, whether it's Pop Art or Expressionism, Minimalism and so much more - the beautiful full-color illustrations and striking imagery, make this art book the perfect gift for the art and history lover in your life, as well as an ideal coffee table book. Doubling up as a riveting reference book for anyone with an interest in art history who wants to gain a broader knowledge of the subject, as well as the perfect classroom companion in schools, libraries and more, Art: The Definitive Visual Guide is a must-have for your bookshelf. Created in collaboration with Bridgeman, the biggest art library in the world, Art: The Definitive Visual Guide is a must-have for your bookshelf.

Upptäck Italiens enorma inflytande på världen i denna stjärnspäckade återberättelse av Italiens historia – skriven av en av de främsta kännarna av landets förflutna. Genom att lyfta fram centrala händelser och personligheter målar Ross King ett levande porträtt av ett land vars politiska och kulturella arv fortfarande berikar våra liv i dag. Kalendern. Senaten. Universitetet. Pianot, den heliocentriska världsbilden – och pizzerian. Det är svårt att föreställa sig en värld utan italienskt inflytande, och lätt att anta att sådana uppfinningar bara kunde komma från en stark och stabil halvö, trygg i sin plats i världen. I denna fartfyllda historiska berättelse av bästsäljande författaren Ross King avlivas den föreställningen. Han blottlägger historien om ett land fyllt av inre osäkerhet, samtidigt som dess inflytande spreds över världen. När Italiens historia vecklas ut skiftar rikedom och makt som höjdskillnaderna i Dolomiterna. Om Roms sju kullar kunde tala, skulle de kanske berätta om Trajanus gyllene tid, eller klaga över erövringarnas epok och den digerdöd som decimerade stadens befolkning. Perioder av välstånd, som det första triumviratet och Medicifamiljens era, får nytt liv sida vid sida med skildringar av medeltiden, Venedigs tidiga dagar, Napoleons invasion och den långa kampen för Italiens enande.

Leopards Can Change Their Spots is a gentle and thoughtful picture book about friendship, kindness, and learning to take responsibility for how our actions affect others. Lenny the leopard loves wearing bright and unusual suits to stand out and have fun, but he doesn't understand why the other animals don't want to be his friend. As Lenny goes about his day, he slowly discovers that it's not how colourful you look on the outside that matters most, but how you treat others on the inside. With the help of his friends, Lenny begins to see that words and actions can hurt, even when we don't mean them to. By learning to listen, reflect, and change his behaviour, Lenny realises that everyone can grow - and that true friendship comes from kindness, empathy, and respect. Warmly illustrated and written with young children in mind, Leopards Can Change Their Spots encourages conversations about behaviour, feelings, and making better choices, making it ideal for shared reading at home, in nurseries, and in early years classrooms.

Istorija Drevnego Rima naschityvaet 13 vekov. Legendarnoe gosudarstvo palo v 476 godu, kogda byl svergnut poslednij rimskij imperator, kotorogo po gorkoj ironii zvali tak zhe, kak i osnovatelja goroda. Odnako istorija Rima na etom ne zakonchilas. Rimskaja kultura, vobrav v sebja dostizhenija drugikh velikikh derzhav, na mnogie stoletija obespechila srednevekovye Zapad i Vostok znanijami vo vsekh oblastjakh zhizni. Znamenityj issledovatel Ross King provodit chitatelja po zaputannoj i dramaticheskoj istorii Vechnogo goroda, davshego nachalo moguschestvennoj imperii, v kotoroj kovarstvo i zhestokost sosedstvujut s velichiem i podvigami."V samom dele, esli nemalaja chast mira stala Rimom pri Avguste i ego naslednikakh, to vo mnogom stali rimljanami i my. Vo mnogikh mestakh i vo mnogikh otnoshenijakh, kulturno, juridicheski i politicheski, orbis Romanus prodolzhaet zhit. Gordoe khvastovstvo Klavdiana - "Moguschestvu Rima ne budet kontsa" - mozhno chitat ne kak zajavlenie, vyskazannoe v te vremena, kogda imperija byla na grani krushenija, a kak prorochestvo o buduschem, v kotorom rimskaja kultura, politika i mysl budut zhit i protsvetat esche tysjachi let". (Ross King)

Istorija Drevnego Rima naschityvaet 13 vekov. Legendarnoe gosudarstvo palo v 476 godu, kogda byl svergnut poslednij rimskij imperator, kotorogo po gorkoj ironii zvali tak zhe, kak i osnovatelja goroda. Odnako istorija Rima na etom ne zakonchilas. Rimskaja kultura, vobrav v sebja dostizhenija drugikh velikikh derzhav, na mnogie stoletija obespechila srednevekovye Zapad i Vostok znanijami vo vsekh oblastjakh zhizni. Znamenityj issledovatel Ross King provodit chitatelja po zaputannoj i dramaticheskoj istorii vechnogo goroda, davshego nachalo moguschestvennoj imperii, v kotoroj kovarstvo i zhestokost sosedstvujut s velichiem i podvigami."V samom dele, esli nemalaja chast mira stala Rimom pri Avguste i ego naslednikakh, to vo mnogom stali rimljanami i my. Vo mnogikh mestakh i vo mnogikh otnoshenijakh, kulturno, juridicheski i politicheski, orbis Romanus prodolzhaet zhit. Gordoe khvastovstvo Klavdiana - "Moguschestvu Rima ne budet kontsa" - mozhno chitat ne kak zajavlenie, vyskazannoe v te vremena, kogda imperija byla na grani krushenija, a kak prorochestvo o buduschem, v kotorom rimskaja kultura, politika i mysl budet zhit i protsvetat esche tysjachi let". (Ross King)

In 1893 Claude Monet, a keen gardener, bought a plot of land next to his house in Giverny, where he wanted to create a water garden ‘both for the pleasure of the eye and for the purpose of having subjects to paint’. He filled the pond with water lilies and built a bridge at one end, inspired by examples he had seen in Japanese prints. This water garden became the focus of Monet’s later career and the subject of some 250 paintings. Alongside an overview of the painter’s life, Ross King considers the profound impact of Japanese art on Monet’s working practice, the historical events of the time, the artist’s fascination with painting bridges, and the personal tragedy that led to his ultimate desire to capture and immortalise on canvas a succession of ever-changing moments in his garden.Published by National Gallery Global/Distributed by Yale University Press

V 753 g. do n. e. Romul - syn boga vojny Marsa, vskormlennyj volchitsej - podnjalsja na kholm Palatin i plugom ochertil zemlju vokrug sebja. Drevnie bogi poslali Romulu i Remu svoe predznamenovanie, i ono privedet k zhestokomu bratoubijstvu. Takova legenda ob osnovanii Rima. Novyj gorod obedinil vnutri svoikh sten raznosherstnoe naselenie - rabov i begletsov, razbojnikov i nevolnits, - i imenno on stanet istochnikom samoj moguschestvennoj sily, kakuju tolko znal Drevnij mir. Vydajuschijsja istorik iskusstva Ross King issleduet istoki velichija Drevnego Rima, zakat i krakh etogo udivitelnogo gosudarstva, jarkoe raznoobrazie srednevekovykh italjanskikh gorodov, fenomen Renessansa, tragicheskuju sudbu Italii pri fashizme i poslevoennuju epokhu. V svoem uvlekatelnom povestvovanii King okhvatyvaet 3000-letnjuju istoriju Italii: ee triumfy i porazhenija, nepovtorimoe iskusstvo i arkhitekturu, uchast velikikh geniev i velikikh greshnikov. "Posle nochi prikhodit rassvet, ved vsja istorija Italii - pro zhiznestojkost i vozrozhdenie" (Ross King).

The calendar. The Senate. The university. The piano, the heliocentric model, and the pizzeria. It's hard to imagine a world without Italian influence--and easy to assume that inventions like these could only come from a strong, stable peninsula, sure of its place in the world. In this breakneck history, bestselling author Ross King dismantles this assumption, uncovering the story of a land rife with inner uncertainty even as its influence spread. As the Italian tale unfolds, prosperity and power fluctuate like the elevation in the Dolomites. If Rome's seven hills could talk, they might speak of the glorious time of Trajan--or bemoan the era of conquest and the Bubonic Plague that decimated Rome's population. Episodes of wealth like the First Triumvirate and the time of the Medicis are given fresh life alongside descriptions of the Middle Ages, the early days of Venice, the invasion of Napoleon, and the long struggle for unification. Highlighting key events and personalities, King paints a vibrant portrait of a country whose political and cultural legacies enrich our lives today.

The fourth in a series that documents architectural conservation in different parts of the world, Architectural Conservation in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands: National Experiences and Practice addresses cultural heritage protection in a region which comprises one third of the earth’s surface.In response to local needs, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands have developed some of the most important and influential techniques, legislation, doctrine and theories in cultural heritage management in the world. The evolution of the heritage protection ethos and contemporary architectural conservation practices in Australia and Oceania are discussed on a national and regional basis using ample illustrations and examples. Accomplishments in architectural conservation are discussed in their national and international contexts, with an emphasis on original developments (solutions) and contributions made to the overall field.Enriched with essays contributed from fifty-nine specialists and thought leaders in the field, this book contains an extraordinary breadth and depth of research and synthesis on the why’s and how’s of cultural heritage conservation. Its holistic approach provides an essential resource and reference for students, academics, researchers, policy makers, practitioners and all who are interested in conserving the built environment.

V 1495 godu Leonardo da Vinchi pristupil k rabote nad "Tajnoj vecherej" - stennoj rospisju, kotoroj suzhdeno bylo stat odnim iz samykh znamenitykh i vlijatelnykh proizvedenij v istorii mirovogo iskusstva. Posle desjati let sluzhby pri dvore milanskogo gertsoga Lodoviko Sfortsa dela Leonardo obstojali plachevno: v svoi 43 goda on tak i ne uspel esche sozdat chego-libo po-nastojaschemu dostojnogo ego blestjaschego darovanija. Zakaz na stennuju rospis v trapeznoj dominikanskogo monastyrja byl nebolshim utesheniem, da i shansy khudozhnika na uspekh - prizrachnymi. Nikogda esche Leonardo ne dovodilos rabotat nad stol monumentalnym zhivopisnym proizvedeniem, ne bylo u nego i opyta raboty v chrezvychajno slozhnoj tekhnike freski. Na fone vojny, politicheskikh intrig i religioznykh potrjasenij, stradaja ot nenadezhnosti sobstvennogo polozhenija i muchitelno perezhivaja proshlye neudachi, Leonardo sozdal shedevr, kotoryj proslavil ego imja v vekakh. Razvenchivaja mnozhestvo mifov, okutyvajuschikh "Tajnuju vecherju" edva li ne s momenta sozdanija, Ross King dokazyvaet, chto istinnaja istorija proslavlennogo tvorenija Leonardo da Vinchi uvlekatelnee ljubogo iz nikh.

K 1914 godu shumnye batalii, oznamenovavshie pojavlenie na svet mjatezhnoj gruppy khudozhnikov-impressionistov, davno stali istoriej, a molodye buntari, ikh sprovotsirovavshie, - te iz nikh, kto esche ne pokinul etot mir, - prevratilis v sedoborodykh patriarkhov frantsuzskoj zhivopisi. Klod Mone, kotoromu ispolnilos 73 goda, obosnovalsja v Zhiverni, gde obustroil svoj personalnyj rajskij sad s rukotvornymi prudami i selektsionnymi lilijami. Frantsuzskie gazety informirovali chitatelej, chto proslavlennyj master udalilsja na pokoj. I vse zhe gazety potoropilis spisyvat Mone so schetov. Vopreki lichnym i mirovym kataklizmam, vopreki nezdorovju, neuverennosti v svoikh silakh i solidnomu vozrastu khudozhnik pristupil k voploscheniju samogo masshtabnogo khudozhestvennogo proekta za vsju svoju artisticheskuju kareru - grandioznogo tsikla pejzazhej s vodjanymi lilijami.

Florentsija epokhi Vozrozhdenija. Eti slova privodjat na pamjat obrazy prekrasnykh tvorenij iskusnykh khudozhnikov i arkhitektorov. No ne menee znachimymi byli svershenija tvortsov v inoj oblasti: florentijskikh okhotnikov za rukopisjami, pistsov, uchenykh i knigotorgovtsev, kotorye smakhnuli pyl vekov s antichnogo znanija, otkryvaja i rasprostranjaja kotoroe, oni tvorili novyj prosveschennyj mir. Imenno v etoj sfere dostig grandioznogo uspekha Vespasiano da Bistichchi - "korol knigotorgovtsev", kotoromu posvjaschena novaja zakhvatyvajuschaja kniga Rossa Kinga, avtora bestsellerov "Leonardo da Vinchi i Tajnaja vecherja", "Mikelandzhelo i Sikstinskaja kapella" i mnogikh drugikh. Manuskriptami, sozdannymi pod rukovodstvom Vespasiano, stremilis ukrasit svoi biblioteki prosveschennye monarkhi i rimskie pontifiki... No krakh grandioznogo predprijatija "korolja knigotorgovtsev" byl predreshen: knigopechatanie sdelalo knigi dostupnymi dlja mnogikh. Dramaticheskie politicheskie i religioznye potrjasenija epokhi, istorija filosofskoj mysli i evropejskij mir perioda grandioznykh i sudbonosnykh peremen predstavleny Rossom Kingom skvoz prizmu biografii ekstraordinarnogo cheloveka, nespravedlivo zabytogo istoriej, Vespasiano da Bistichchi - podlinnogo titana Vozrozhdenija.

2085 god. V rezultate singuljarnosti, ekologicheskikh katastrof i bezumnoj politiki Amerika raspalas na mnozhestvo gosudarstv i territorij. Traki Uolles, rabochij iz Kranchtauna 407, sovershenno lishen ambitsij. No neozhidanno on okazyvaetsja v tsentre vnimanija, ved imenno Traki prezident poruchaet delikatnuju politicheskuju missiju - soprovodit govorjaschego GMO-kozla cherez ves kontinent. Obedinivshis v puti s androidom, kotoryj khochet byt chelovekom, i byvshim lobotomirovannym zekom iz Tekhasschiny, Traki pojdet dorogoj trudnoj cherez istoschennye i bezzakonnye territorii, uklonjajas ot sobiratelej tel, pastvy Elvisa i VR-narkomanov. Ot etogo kvesta zavisit sudba mira. Problema v tom, chto Traki ne uveren, chto ono togo stoit. Jumoristicheskaja antiutopija v stile "Avtostopom po galaktike", smes "Bezumnogo Maksa" i "Volshebnika strany Oz". Puteshestvie po postapokalipticheskim pustosham Ameriki, naselennoj sektantami, beglymi androidami i bandami kiberpankov.

The Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings--the dazzling handiwork of the city's skilled artists and architects. But equally important for the centuries to follow were geniuses of a different sort: Florence's manuscript hunters, scribes, scholars, and booksellers, who blew the dust off a thousand years of history and, through the discovery and diffusion of ancient knowledge, imagined a new and enlightened world.At the heart of this activity, which bestselling author Ross King relates in his exhilarating new book, was a remarkable man: Vespasiano da Bisticci. Born in 1422, he became what a friend called "the king of the world's booksellers." At a time when all books were made by hand, over four decades Vespasiano produced and sold many hundreds of volumes from his bookshop, which also became a gathering spot for debate and discussion. Besides repositories of ancient wisdom by the likes of Plato, Aristotle, and Quintilian, his books were works of art in their own right, copied by talented scribes and illuminated by the finest miniaturists. His clients included a roll-call of popes, kings, and princes across Europe who wished to burnish their reputations by founding magnificent libraries.Vespasiano reached the summit of his powers as Europe's most prolific merchant of knowledge when a new invention appeared: the printed book. By 1480, the king of the world's booksellers was swept away by this epic technological disruption, whereby cheaply produced books reached readers who never could have afforded one of Vespasiano's elegant manuscripts.A thrilling chronicle of intellectual ferment set against the dramatic political and religious turmoil of the era, Ross King's brilliant The Bookseller of Florence is also an ode to books and bookmaking that charts the world-changing shift from script to print through the life of an extraordinary man long lost to history--one of the true titans of the Renaissance.

'A marvel of storytelling and a masterclass in the history of the book' WALL STREET JOURNALThe Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings - the dazzling handiwork of the city's artists and architects. But equally important were geniuses of another kind: Florence's manuscript hunters, scribes, scholars and booksellers. At a time where all books were made by hand, these people helped imagine a new and enlightened world. At the heart of this activity was a remarkable bookseller: Vespasiano da Bisticci. His books were works of art in their own right, copied by talented scribes and illuminated by the finest miniaturists. With a client list that included popes and royalty, Vespasiano became the 'king of the world's booksellers'. But by 1480 a new invention had appeared: the printed book, and Europe's most prolific merchant of knowledge faced a formidable new challenge.'A spectacular life of the book trade's Renaissance man' JOHN CAREY, SUNDAY TIMES