Italian Paintings, XIV-XVI Centuries, in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Wilson, Carolyn C.

History

Merrell Publishers Ltd

Published on the occasion of the exhibition "Italy in the Age of Turner" held March 1998 at the Dulvich Picture Gallery. The seven essays, illustrated in color and b&w, bring together the work of approximately 30 British painters explored Italy in Turner's lifetime, investigating their relationships

Italy in the age of Turner: "the garden of the world"

Powell, Cecilia

Arts & Photography

The Miracle of Flight

Praise for the hardcover edition: "The explanation of the physics of flight is one of the strengths of Dalton's text... Dalton's high-speed photographs of animals in flight, combined with color illustrations, beautifully illuminate the sometimes arcane discussions. Overall, this breathtakingly illustrated and well written book is superb." - Booklist 
 Insects and birds account for three-quarters of all land creatures. For many of them, the ability to fly has allowed them to live in diverse habitats all over the globe. For humans, the mastery of flight is a supreme technical achievement that has revolutionized our world during the last century. 
 The Miracle of Flight shows how animals evolved wings and how humans triumphed over the associated physical challenges of taking to the air. The magic of winged flight is passionately revealed in photography and color illustrations. 
 The main sections cover:
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<li>Insects and the mechanics of their flight</li> <li>Birds and their wing structure</li> <li>Man's centuries old dream of flight</li> <li>The development of flight from balloons to jets and rockets.</li> </ul>
 Every section of The Miracle of Flight is illustrated by Dalton's stunning wildlife photographs and specially commissioned full color technical drawings.

Science & Math

Stephen Dalton

Astronomy & Space Science

The New Motorcycle Yearbook 1: The Definitive Annual Guide to All New Motorcycles Worldwide

Engineering & Transportation

Simon De Burton

Automotive

This encyclopedia is the most comprehensive guide available to international product design of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. It includes more than 300 entries on influential designers and studios and the most important design-led manufacturers worldwide, both past and present, from Frank Lloyd Wright, Raymond Loewy and Philippe Starck to Apple, Ikea and BMW. The products featured range from classic cars, furniture and ceramics to the latest MP3 players. Each entry includes an informative profile, a biography or company history, and a product chronology, and is accompanied by colour photographs.

The A-Z of Modern Design

Bernd Polster

Claudia Neumann

Markus Schuler

Frederick Leven

History & Criticism

Twilight: Photography in the Magic Hour

Martin Barnes

The reinvention of London's Grade I-listed King's Cross station by Network Rail, architectural practice John McAslan + Partners and engineers Arup is among Europe's most ambitious infrastructure projects. It has seen more than the restoration and modernization of the historic fabric of Lewis Cubitt's original double-barrelled train shed of 1852, in itself a masterpiece of rational design: the vast new semicircular Western Concourse, with its dramatic glass-and-steel canopy, creates at King's Cross one of Britain's most iconic examples of transport architecture. This fascinating book tells the complete story of the transformation of the station, a transport hub that is projected to be used by some 55 million people each year and is the gateway to the wider urban regeneration of the bustling surrounding area. With lively contributions from experts in the fields of architecture, planning and design, Transforming King's Cross is the essential record of a groundbreaking project, and offers a preview of the new dynamics of movement and place that are set to become familiar in our large cities over the coming decades.

Transforming Kings Cross

Jay Merrick

This book reveals the fascinating stories, dramatic events and colourful characters that make up the Tower of London s remarkably long and varied history. Written from a social perspective, it presents a fresh appraisal of this world-famous site and sets it apart from any other available book. It offers a comprehensive history of the fortress, from its Roman origins right up to the present day. With over 200 colour illustrations and a comprehensive and chronological narrative divided into thematic chapters, it conveys brilliantly the many and varied stories which make up the Tower s history from the menagerie and royal mint to the roll call of its famous prisoners. The story of the Tower of London is, in many respects, the story of England. When building work began on the fortress, the capital was little more than a small town with no more than 10,000 inhabitants. Almost 1,000 years later, the fortress still stands as a symbol of royal power, pomp and ceremony, tradition, heritage, military might, treachery and torture. Its myriad roles are reflected in the complex series of buildings that make up this formidable, magnificent fortress an iconic site that still attracts millions of visitors from across the world each year."

The Story of the Tower of London

Borman, Tracy

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