Название:The Grammar of Ornament: A Visual Reference of Form and Colour in Architecture and the Decorative Arts Издательство: PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS PRINCETON AND OXFORD Автор: Owen Jones Год: 2016 Количество страниц:496 Язык: English Формат: pdf Размер:311 Mb
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First published in 1856, The Grammar of Ornament remains a design classic. Its inspiration came from pioneering British architect and designer Owen Jones (1809-1874), who produced a comprehensive design treatise for the machine age, lavishly illustrated in vivid chromolithographic color. Jones made detailed observations of decorative arts on his travels in Europe, the Middle East, and in his native London, where he studied objects on display at the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations in 1851 and at local museums. His aim was to improve the quality of Western design by changing the habits of Victorian designers, who indiscriminately mixed elements from a wide variety of sources.
Название: Raspberry Pi 3 Издательство: UpSkill Learning Автор: UpSkill Learning Год:2016 Количество страниц:85 Язык: English Формат: pdf Размер:10 Mb
Learn To Use & Program Raspberry Pi 3 in less than 24 Hours! The Aim Of This Book Is To Equip You With All The Information And Knowledge You Need To Get Up And Running With Raspberry Pi 3 As Soon As You Take It Out Of The Box
Автор: Mike Loades Название: The Composite Bow (Osprey Weapon 043) Издательство: Osprey Publishing Год: 2016 Формат: PDF (e-book) Страниц: 84 Язык: English Размер: 49 MB
An ancient design, emerging from Central Asia in the second millennium B.C., the composite bow was adopted by a staggering variety of cultures, from nomadic tribal peoples such as the Huns, Turks, and Mongols, to mighty empires such as the Romans, Byzantines, Persians, Arabs, and Chinese. Offering high power and portability, the composite bow was an ideal cavalry weapon, though it was also used by infantry in open battle, and as a siege weapon. In this important study, an expert on Eastern military technology tells the story of this extraordinary piece of military hardware: how it was made and how various cultures developed differing tactics for using it. He explains why the composite bow achieved such stunning successes, and how it endured as a weapon of choice for thousands of years.
Автор: Angus Konstam Название: The Barbary Pirates 15th-17th Centuries (Osprey Elite 213) Издательство: Osprey Publishing Год: 2016 Формат: PDF (e-book) Страниц: 68 Язык: English Размер: 70 MB
For the best part of three centuries the “corsairs,” or pirates, from the “Barbary” coasts of North Africa dominated the western and central Mediterranean, making forays far into the Atlantic and preying on the shipping and coastal settlements across Christian Europe, ranging from Greece to West Africa to the British Isles. In the absence of organized European navies, they seldom faced serious opposition, and the scope of their raiding was remarkable. As well as piracy and slave-raiding, they fought as privateers, sharing their spoils with the rulers of the port cities that provided them with ships, men, and a ready market. This book examines their development and style of fighting, chronicles their achievements and failures, and illustrates their appearance and that of their ships, explaining why they were so feared and so effective.
Название: Страна эльфов. В поисках сокровища Автор: Ульрике Швайкерт Издательство: Книжный Клуб «Клуб Семейного Досуга» Год: 2015 Страниц: 140 Язык: русский Формат: rtf, fb2 Размер: 10.5 Мб
Коварный юрист, представитель банка, угрожает забрать за долги дом и владения бабушки Мирны. Случайно об этом узнают ее непоседливые внуки… Они должны помочь бабушке! Один из кобольдов открывает детям секрет: где-то в этих землях спрятаны сокровища семьи О’Коннор…
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