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1) Michelangelo
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Michelangelo, like Leonardo, was a man of many talents; sculptor, architect, painter and poet, he made the apotheosis of muscular movement, which to him was the physical manifestation of passion. He moulded his draughtsmanship, bent it, twisted it, and stretched it to the extreme limits of possibility. There are not any landscapes in Michelangelo's painting. All the emotions, all the passions, all the thoughts of humanity were personified in his eyes...
2) Michel-Ange
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Michel-Ange (Michelangelo Buonarroti) (Caprese, 1475 - Rome, 1564)
Michel-Ange, comme Léonard de Vinci, avait plusieurs cordes à son arc et était à la fois sculpteur, architecte, peintre et poète. Il porta à leur apothéose le mouvement musculaire et l'effort, équivalents plastiques de la passion, à ses yeux. Il façonna son dessin, le poussant jusqu'aux limites extrêmes des possibilités de son âme tourmentée. Il n'y a aucun paysage dans...
3) Art of India
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India, with its extensive and colorful history, has produced an artistic tradition in many forms: architecture, painting, sculpture, calligraphy, mosaics, and artisan products all display the country's cultural, religious and philosophical richness. From Hinduism, with its pantheon of imagery of gods, goddesses, animals and many other figures, to Islam, with its astounding architecture and intricate calligraphy, the many facets of India have given...
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Cet ouvrage est l'occasion d'expliquer et de célébrer la richesse de ces églises et cathédrales qui occupant une place majeure au sein de l'architecture médiévale occidentale. Le style gothique anglais s'est développé un peu plus tardivement qu'en France et a rapidement élaboré des codes architecturaux et ornementaux différents. L'auteur, John Shannon Hendrix, divise ici le gothique anglais en quatre grandes phases : le gothique primaire,...
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This book explains and celebrates the richness of Englishchurches and cathedrals, which have a major place inmedieval architecture. The English Gothic style developedsomewhat later than in France, but rapidly developed itsown architectural and ornamental codes. The author, John Shannon Hendrix, classifies English Gothic architecture in four principal stages: the early English Gothic, the decorated, the curvilinear, and the perpendicular Gothic. Several...
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Taiwan's specific situation in Asia is the source of its thorn past. Situated in the South East of China, Taiwan was at the crossroads of many maritime routes and squeezed between its neighbors, China and Japan. After centuries of foreign occupation, Taiwan has a unique history. Taiwan, Art and Civilization sheds light on Taiwan's beautiful scenery as well as its colorful history in the form of a true initiatory trip. Through magnificent illustrations,...
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Taiwan's specific situation in Asia is the source of its thorn past. Situated in the South East of China, Taiwan was at the crossroads of many maritime routes and squeezed between its neighbors, China and Japan. After centuries of foreign occupation, Taiwan has a unique history. Taiwan, Art and Civilization sheds light on Taiwan's beautiful scenery as well as its colorful history in the form of a true initiatory trip. Through magnificent illustrations,...
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Terre ancestrale, l'Inde possède une tradition artistique variée : son architecture, sa peinture, sa sculpture, sa calligraphie, ses mosaïques sont autant de médias artistiques qui soulignent la richesse culturelle, religieuse, et philosophique du pays.
De l'hindouisme, avec son panthéon de dieux polymorphes, à l'Islam, avec son architecture stupéfiante et sa calligraphie très élaborée, l'art indien a développé des canons d'une grande...
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From 12 October 2005 to 9 January 2006, the Musee Guimet in Paris will play host to an exceptional exhibition: 'Treasures of Vietnamese Art... Champa Sculpture'. This show will bring together for the first time, outstanding pieces from the Musée Guimet, the National Museums of France and the national Vietnamese museums of Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh (formerly Saigon). The discretion of private collectors has meant that, until now, much of the wealth...
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Berceau de l'art de l'Extrême-Orient, la Chine a toujours fasciné l'Occident, ses penseurs, ses savants autant que ses artistes. Raffinée et mystérieuse, elle ne cesse depuis 10 000 ans de développer ses arts avec un talent inégalé qui assura très tôt sa suprématie artistique. Admirées et copiées par tous, ses peintures et ses porcelaines sont aujourd'hui les marques intemporelles d'un passé somptueux qui continue à éblouir les voyageurs...
11) L'Art du Champa
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Le royaume du Champa s'organise vers le Ve siècle après J. -C. sur une large partie du territoire du Vietnam actuel. Il reste encore quelques magnifiques édifices dans la région de Nha Trang. La sculpture Cham utilise divers matériaux, principalement la pierre (grès), mais également l'or, l'argent et le bronze. À l'origine, ces œuvres illustraient la mythologie indienne. Ce puissant royaume fut progressivement détruit au cours du XVe siècle...
12) Chinese Art
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Dealing not only with architecture, sculpture, and painting, but also with bronze and ceramics, this text offers a complete panorama of Chinese arts and civilisation. In his text, the author Bushell stresses the importance of knowing the society to understand the arts.
13) Les phares
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Veilleur infatigable, le phare, système de signalisation maritime salvateur qui apparut dès l'Antiquité, guidait sans relâche les bateaux jusqu'à bon port. Si ce nom puise son origine de l'île Pharos qui abritait le phare d'Alexandrie, il semble que les volcans comme le Stromboli et ses irruptions fréquentes furent à l'origine de cette invention. Si, face à la modernité croissante des équipements des bateaux, ces sentinelles solitaires...
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Una forma sencilla de aprender feng shui. Utilice la plantilla de bagua y la brújula e identifique las áreas de fuerza y debilidad de su hogar. Siga las instrucciones para equilibrar la energía chi. * Conozca las bases del feng shui. * Compruebe la energía chi de cada habitación. * Active las áreas de la buena suerte.
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Symbole de promiscuité et de désirs solitaires, la ville est une promesse pour tous ceux qui s'y promènent. Ses rues alambiquées, ses quartiers anonymes et ses bruits incessants sont autant de paysages qui attirent l'innocent. Ses lumières qui la voilent, la fardent et la dévoilent, la transforment d'heure en heure, offrant au passant mille et un visages. Si les lumières matinales tirent la ville de sa torpeur et l'offrent virginale au jour...
16) City Lights
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A symbol of massive crowds and solitary desires, the city holds promise for all those that pass through it. Its meandering streets, unexplored neighbourhoods and incessant noise create a landscape that captivates the observer. The lights of the city can conceal or reveal it, transforming its appearance hour by hour, offering countless facets to the passerby. While the light of morning pulls the city from its torpor and renews it for the dawning day,...
17) Bridges
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A bridge is a link between two worlds, a point of tension between two separate and often disparate locations. Free, belonging neither to one region or another, the bridge imposes upon the landscape and defies nature. Its existence embodies the will of mankind to construct these necessary bonds between people and places. A symbol of progress and innovation, the bridge, anonymous demonstration of the mastery and the durability of new techniques, is...
18) Factories
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Born in the Industrial Revolution, the factory has long been considered like a monster of iron, subjugating the individual to the collective in an act of mass dehumanisation. Turning away from the pure functionality for which it was built, the factory is evolving into an aesthetic space, sometimes transformed into modern lofts or a museum of contemporary art. The surprising photographs featured in this work help us rediscover the volume, purity of...
19) Lighthouses
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The lighthouse, an indefatigable watchman, ceaselessly guides boats to their ports. This beacon of maritime signalisation has guided sailors since antiquity. The first known lighthouse appeared on the island of Pharos, and was the remarkable Lighthouse of Alexandria; however, it seems that volcanoes like Stromboli and its frequent eruptions were possibly at the origin of this invention, as the fires guided boats to their shores. Faced with the increasing...
20) Bauhaus
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Le Bauhaus est une des émergences culturelles les plus importantes et conséquentes du siècle. Walter Gropius fonda cet institut de design en 1919, à Weimar. L'école fut effective à Weimar, Dessau et Berlin. Les enseignements du Bauhaus en design sont aujourd'hui encore respectée dans les écoles de design et d'architecture. Les produits du Bauhaus sont devenus des standards du design et les immeubles du Bauhaus sont entrés dans l'histoire...
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