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Gothic Ornament: Architectural Motifs from York Cathedral
Автор: Halfpenny Joseph Жанр: Dover Publications Год: 2005 Страниц: 128 Дата загрузки: 20 сентября 20102007-07-21
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These royalty-free motifs feature exquisite specimens of the sculptured ornaments from northern Europe's largest medieval cathedral. York Cathedral features soaring Gothic architecture and a vast interior, parts of which date back to the 13th century. Reproduced from a rare 18th-century volume, this compilation consists of 175 illustrations, selected from throughout the building.
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Historic Ornament and Design
Автор: Ferrari Guilio Жанр: Dover Publications Год: 2007 Страниц: 64 Дата загрузки: 10 октрября 20102010-09-27
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Egyptian, Roman, Byzantine, Greek, Chinese, Japanese, Persian, Arabic, Gothic, and more — this colorful compendium of 512 religious, architectural, and ornamental images encompasses the abundant variety of the ancient world. Painstakingly reproduced from a rare early-20th-century source, it offers designers and graphic artists an inexpensive but valuable selection of descriptions.
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Tiffany
Жанр: Dover Publications Год: 2010 Страниц: 24 Дата загрузки: 28 мая 20132012-05-06
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Louis Comfort Tiffany raised the art of stained glass window designs to dazzling new heights in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Twelve ready-to-mail postcards offer glowing reproductions of famous works commissioned for homes, churches, and other buildings from New England to Minnesota.
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3 by Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet and Richard III
Автор: Shakespeare Жанр: Dover Publications Год: 2008 Страниц: 288 Дата загрузки: 13 октрября 20112009-12-23
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Comedy, tragedy, and history are masterfully represented in this anthology of Shakespeare's works. Features A Midsummer Night's Dream, a celebration of the imaginative powers of love; Romeo and Juliet, a gripping and passionate romantic drama; and Richard III, a portrait of a villain who seduces, betrays, and murders his way to the throne. Includes informative footnotes.
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Washington Square
Автор: James H. Жанр: Dover Publications Год: 2008 Страниц: 176 Дата загрузки: 12 мая 20112010-05-25
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The shy and sweet daughter of a well-to-do physician, Catherine Sloper seems destined for lifelong spinsterhood until the sudden appearance of a dashing suitor who proposes marriage. Her adored father suspects the would-be fiance of fortune-hunting and threatens her with disinheritance, forcing Catherine to choose between lover and father.
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Ubu Roi
Автор: Jarry Alfred Жанр: Dover Publications Год: 2008 Страниц: 80 Дата загрузки: 14 февраля 20102013-08-17
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A stunning, controversial work that immediately outraged audiences with its scatological references during the 1896 premiere, the farce satirizes the tendency of the successful bourgeois to abuse his authority and become irresponsibly complacent. Championed as the first absurdist drama, Ubu Roi features a main character that is cruel, gluttonous, and grotesque.
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Three Great Plays: The Emperor Jones, Anna Christie and The Hairy Ape
Автор: O'Neill Жанр: Dover Publications Год: 2008 Страниц: 144 Дата загрузки: 20 декабря 20102009-06-11
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Winner of the Nobel prize for literature and 4 Pulitzer prizes, Eugene O'Neill is generally acknowledged as America's greatest playwright. The Emperor Jones is an expressionistic play much-admired for its powerful psychological portrayal of brute power, fear, and madness. The Hairy Ape combines elements of class struggle and surreal tragedy. Also includes Anna Christie.
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William Blake Stained Glass Colouring Book
Автор: Blake Жанр: Dover Publications Год: 2008 Страниц: 32 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 20102010-10-13
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From one of England's great poets and painters — 16 of his finest and most expressive paintings, skillfully rendered by Marty Noble. Illustrations from the author's popular poems, his interpretations of Bible stories, and other literary works can be brought to glowing life with a touch of color and light.
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New Russian-English, English-Russian Dictionary
Автор: O'Brien M.A. Жанр: Dover Publications Год: 1987 Страниц: 366 Дата загрузки: 10 декабря 20091991-03-24
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This thoroughly tested reference work provides an unusually comprehensive guide to the reading, speaking and writing of Russian for both advanced and beginning students. Using the new orthography, it is most useful for literary, scientific, political, and commercial translation.
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Asian Tattoo Flash (+ CD-ROM)
Автор: Weller Alan Жанр: Dover Publications Год: 2009 Страниц: 48 Дата загрузки: 24 августа 20112011-10-11
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Fire-breathing dragons. Elegant floral bands. Exquisitely detailed Mehndi graphics. This collection of 125 beautiful Asian images features some of today's most popular body art designs. Includes three versions of each tattoo — in black-and-white outline, solid drawing, and full color — so it's a great resource for tattoo artists and designers alike.
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Five Great Comedies
Автор: Shakespeare William Жанр: Dover Publications Год: 2005 Страниц: 400 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 20092008-09-20
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This inexpensive Dover edition brings together 5 of Shakespeare's most popular comedies, all filled with humor, joy, and, above all, happy endings. From the magic and mischief of A Midsummer Night's Dream to the rollicking farce of The Merry Wives of Windsor, these masterpieces are in demand by students of literature and by general readers.
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Idylls of the King
Автор: Tennyson Alfred Жанр: Dover Publications Год: 2008 Страниц: 304 Дата загрузки: 16 февраля 20102010-10-13
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Tennyson interprets the Arthurian myth as an epic poem, and his tales of Camelot soar to remarkable imaginative heights to trace the birth of a king; the founding, fellowship, and decline of the Round Table; and the king's inevitable departure. Encompassing romance, heroism, duty, and conflict, Tennyson's poetry charts the rise and fall of a legendary society.
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Contemporary Designs for Glass Etching
Автор: Boldt Sherri Жанр: Dover Publications Год: 2011 Страниц: 64 Дата загрузки: 10 октрября 20142014-09-27
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This practical guide to glass etching provides craftworkers with 63 attractive, original designs, ideal for applying to dozens of projects. Patterns ranging from nautical themes and Art Nouveau designs to florals, butterflies, and borders are accompanied by instructions for attaining perfect results.
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The Quest of the Historical Jesus
Автор: Schweitzer Albert Жанр: Dover Publications Год: 2011 Страниц: 416 Дата загрузки: 07 апреля 20152015-03-12
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Groundbreaking study that established the reputation of the famed theologian traces the search for the historical person of Jesus. Schweitzer examines works of more than 50 18th and 19th-century authors and scholars and concludes that many of the earlier historical reconstructions of Christ were largely fantasies. The criterion for all subsequent studies.
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N: C. Wyeth Paintings
Автор: Wyeth N.C. Жанр: Dover Publications Год: 2000 Страниц: 6 Дата загрузки: 21 октрября 20092002-05-26
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Excellent reproductions of works originally created for magazines and literary classics as well as personal paintings, landscapes and other subjects. Includes The Wreck of the Covenant (from Kidnapped), The Fight in the Forest (The Last of the Mohicans), Still Life with Onions, House in Maine, Pyle's Barn and 19 others.
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100 Best-loved Poems
Автор: Smith Philip Жанр: Dover Publications Год: 1995 Страниц: 96 Дата загрузки: 15 июня 20091996-12-20
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Popular, well-known poetry: The Passionate Shepherd to His Love, Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Death, be not proud, The Raven, The Road Not Taken, plus works by Blake, Wordsworth, Byron, Coleridge, Shelley, Emerson, Browning, Keats, Kipling, Sandburg, Pound, Auden, Thomas, and many others.
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English Victorian Poetry: An Anthology
Автор: Negri Paul Жанр: Dover Publications Год: 1998 Страниц: 240 Дата загрузки: 21 июля 20092003-08-17
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This anthology presents over 170 poems by the major poets of the 19th century, including Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Arthur Hugh Clough, Edward FitzGerald, Matthew Arnold, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Christina Rossetti, Rudyard Kipling, and many others. An introduction and brief biographical notes on the poets are included.
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The Eternal Husband
Автор: Dostoyevsky Fyodor Жанр: Dover Publications Год: 2008 Страниц: 128 Дата загрузки: 21 августа 20102010-07-21
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A rich and idle man confronts his dead mistress's husband in this psychological novel of duality. One of the esteemed Russian author's most powerful and accessible tales, it employs his favorite themes of mental torture and neurosis. Captivating and highly revealing, it explores love, guilt, and hatred.
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Five Great Short Stories
Автор: Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Жанр: Dover Publications Год: 2005 Страниц: 96 Дата загрузки: 15 мая 20082010-08-23
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Incisive, masterfully written tales — set in Tsarist Russian milieux — reveal noted author's skills in character, nuance, and setting development. Includes The Black Monk (1894), The House with the Mezzanine (1896), The Peasants (1897), Gooseberries (1898), and The Lady with the Toy Dog (1899).
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Great Love Poems
Автор: Weller Shane Жанр: Dover Publications Год: 1992 Страниц: 128 Дата загрузки: 19 февраля 20091993-12-20
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Down through the millennia the emotion of love has inspired countless poets to great heights of lyrical expression. In this volume readers can sample more than 150 great love poems by English and American poets.
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