Browse by category
Living in Japan by Angelika Taschen (Editor); Reto Guntli
$40.00 AUD
Category: Interiors | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
So rich and unique is traditional Japanese architecture that it's hard to improve upon. Yet contemporary Japanese designers and architects keep finding new ways to refurbish and take inspiration from the ways of old. Whether it's a pristinely preserved traditional house or a cutting edge apartment, the ...Show more
Living in Mexico by Barbara Barbara; Rene Stoeltie
$40.00 AUD
Category: Interiors | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Poem of Colors The most remarkable abodes from Costa Careyes to the Yucat n Peninsula South of the border, rich colors and woven textiles form a unique design aesthetic, crafted by the union of local Aztec and Mayan cultures and Spanish influences. Bold pigments and vivid patterns come together in simpl ...Show more
Living in Provence by Angelika Taschen
$40.00 AUD
Category: Interiors | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
BienvenueThe textures and tones of dreamy ProvenceNestled in the south of France, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, is a land renowned for its lavender fields, fine cuisine, golden sun, and dreamy landscapes.The region of Provence has inspired such masters as Alphonse Daudet and Vincent van Gogh. So enth ...Show more
Living in Tuscany by Angelika Taschen; Barbara Stoeltie
$40.00 AUD
Category: Interiors | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Tuscan TreasuresGorgeous homes in the Italian countrysideUnder the burning Tuscan sun roll marvelous hills, vineyards, and olive groves--all postcard-perfect landscapes nestling centuries-old towns, rural villas, and contadino farmhouses. We've tracked down the best examples of such havens to paint a w ...Show more
Medieval & Renaissance Art by Carsten-Peter Warncke
$40.00 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Printed treasure trove: Eight centuries of decorative artsWhen Kunstwerke und Gerathschaften des Mittelalters und der Renaissance (1852-1863) was published, what purchasers in fact bought was a printed museum. With 216 hand-colored copperplate engravings, the publication gives a comprehensive overview o ...Show more
Modern Architecture A-Z by Taschen
$40.00 AUD
Category: Architecture | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Space shapers: An encyclopedia of modern architecture The architecture encyclopedia that puts the architects themselves in the spotlight. With more than 270 entries, this indispensable overview, now in our popular Klotz format, covers key players from the 19th to 21st century. Each architect entry featu ...Show more
Modern Art 1870-2000. Impressionism To Today by Hans Werner Holzwarth (Editor)
$40.00 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Modern matters: A blow-by-blow account of groundbreaking modernismMost art historians agree that the modern art adventure first developed in the 1860s in Paris. A circle of painters, whom we now know as Impressionists, began painting pictures with rapid, loose brushwork. They turned to everyday street l ...Show more
Monet. The Triumph of Impressionism by Daniel Wildenstein
$40.00 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Master of the sublime: The essential Impressionist No other artist, apart from J.M.W. Turner, tried as hard as Claude Monet (1840-1926) to capture light itself on canvas. Of all the Impressionists, it was the man Cezanne called "only an eye, but my God what an eye " who stayed true to the principle of a ...Show more
Moonfire. The Epic Journey of Apollo 11 by Norman Mailer
$35.00 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
It has been called the single most historic event of the 20th century: On July 20, 1969, after a decade of tests and training, supported by a staff of 400,000 engineers and scientists, and with a budget of billions, the most powerful rocket ever launched brought Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael ...Show more
Movies of the 60s by Jurgen Muller
$40.00 AUD
Category: Film & Performing Arts | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Positioned precariously between the uptight '50s and the freewheeling '70s, the 1960s marked a transitional decade in the film industry. As art, mass market, and pop culture merged and collided in true pop art style, cinema swirled with psychedelic energy. This handbook gathers the best films of the era ...Show more
Photo Icons. 50 Landmark Photographs and Their Stories by Hans-Michael Koetzle
$40.00 AUD
Category: Photography | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Photographs have a strange and powerful way of shaping the way we see the world. The most successful images enter our collective consciousness, defining eras, making history, or simply touching something so fundamentally human and universal that they have become resonant icons all over the globe. To exp ...Show more