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In Italy, art and life are entwined. This visual journey offers glimpses of rural landscapes, high culture, and divine food, all spied through the doorways and windows of the country’s most stunning hotels. Gorgeous photographs of hideaways and homesteads from Venice to Sicily offer fabulous accommodation suggestions for your next dolce vita getaway. Angelika Taschen takes us to hidden gems across the country, profiling each getaway through extensive photography and key information. More from the Great Escapes series > Hardcover, 23.8 x 30.2 cm, 2.40 kg, 360 pages

Teeming with tapestries, manuscript illuminations, carpets, and tiles, this far-reaching compendium brings together the two greatest 19th-century catalogues of ornament into one indispensable reference book. Encompassing designs from medieval times through to the 19th century in styles as diverse as Egyptian, Etruscan, or Middle Eastern, this book is dedicated to decoration. Hardcover, 24.5 x 37.2 cm, 4.21 kg, 528 pages

Velázquez. The Complete Works / , Издательство: Taschen, Серия: Art, Страниц: , Переплет: , ISBN: 9783836581790

Gustav Klimt. Complete Paintings / , Издательство: Taschen, Серия: , Страниц: , Переплет: , ISBN: 9783836566612

Antoni Gaudí merged Orientalism, natural forms, and new materials into a unique Modernista aesthetic that put Barcelona on the global architecture map. With brand-new photography, plans and drawings by Gaudí himself, as well as an extensive appendix of all his works including furniture and unfinished projects, this XL book takes us through the Catalonian’s fantastical universe like never before. Hardcover, 25 x 34 cm, 2.91 kg, 368 pages

Caravaggio. The Complete Works / , Издательство: Taschen, Серия: , Страниц: , Переплет: , ISBN: 9783836555814

Bourgery. Atlas of Human Anatomy and Surgery / , Издательство: Taschen, Серия: Classics, Страниц: , Переплет: , ISBN: 9783836568982

Scott Schuman, a.k.a. The Sartorialist, has been traveling to India for over a decade to capture its wildly original beauty in markets, music festivals, city streets, and cricket fields, and across cities like Delhi, Jaipur, Chennai, and Mumbai. The result gathers all the unique qualities that have brought him worldwide renown: a photojournalist’s eye, a humanist’s empathy, and a fashion aficionado’s appreciation for design. Hardcover, 26.7 x 37 cm, 3.11 kg, 300 pages

For a decade, Serra Pelada evoked the long-promised El Dorado as the world’s largest open-air gold mine, employing some 50,000 diggers in appalling conditions. Today, Brazil’s gold rush is merely the stuff of legend, kept alive by a few happy memories, many pained regrets—and Sebastião Salgado’s photographs. This collection is a major document of modern history and an extraordinary photographic portfolio. Also available in a signed and limited Collector’s Edition and as an Art Edition Hardcover, 24.8 x 33 cm, 2.20 kg, 208 pages

Sebastião Salgado’s haunting black-and-white photographs from the GENESIS project record landscapes and people unchanged in the devastating onslaught of modern society and development. Taken over the course of an epic eight-year expedition, the images are divided into five broad geographic chapters: Planet South, Sanctuaries, Africa, Northern Spaces, Amazonia, and Pantanal. Hardcover with 17 fold-outs, 24.3 x 35.5 cm, 3.78 kg, 520 pages

Sebastiao Salgado: Africa / , Издательство: Taschen, Серия: Photog., Страниц: , Переплет: , ISBN: 9783822856215

Built on two millennia of history, Paris is as much a city to fall in love with as a city to photograph. This visual companion to the French metropolis brings together the chic spirit of the city through hundreds of meticulously researched images, from some of the very earliest pictures ever taken of Paris—by Louis Daguerre and Henry Fox Talbot—to iconic images of its fashion, art, and architecture. Hardcover, 25 x 34 cm, 3.98 kg, 544 pages

London. Portrait of a City / Reuel Golden, Издательство: Taschen, Серия: , Страниц: 552, Переплет: твердый, ISBN: 9783836528771

This volume documents the first exhibition curated by Peter Lindbergh himself shortly before his untimely death. With more than 150 photographs from the early 1980s to the present, it offers new and unexpected insights into the work of the legendary photographer. The selection is complemented by detailed texts on the exhibition’s origins and a tribute by Wim Wenders, a close friend of Lindbergh’s. Hardcover, 27 x 36 cm, 1.90 kg, 320 pages

Follow Peter Lindbergh across four decades of pioneering fashion photography. Through countless collaborations with the most venerated names in fashion, the German photographer created new narratives with his humanist approach, which resulted in iconic shots at once introspective and appealing. This book features more than 300 images, many previously unpublished, as well as an updated introduction in which Lindbergh establishes his sentiment on “so-called fashion photography”. Hardcover, 23.9 x 34 cm, 3.09 kg, 440 pages

Brutal beauty dominates in Frédéric Chaubin’s images of extreme Soviet architecture from the final years of the USSR. In these photographs, we explore the disappearing world of totalitarian structures, originally designed to dominate and exert omniscient power over civilians through both spectacular forms and austere aesthetics. Hardcover, 26 x 34 cm, 2.66 kg, 312 pages

Meet the inventor of modern horror. This complete guide to the Hitchcock canon is a movie buff’s dream: from his 1925 debut The Pleasure Garden to 1976’s swan song Family Plot, we trace the filmmaker’s entire life and career. With a detailed entry for each of Hitchcock’s 53 movies, this clothbound book combines insightful texts, photography, and an illustrated list of all the master’s cameos. Clothbound, 17 x 24 cm, 1.84 kg, 688 pages

A fresh re-edition of LeRoy Grannis’s sold-out Collector’s Edition, this collection gathers his most vibrant surf photography—from the perfect wave at San Onofre to dramatic wipeouts at Oahu’s famed North Shore. One of the key image-makers in surfing history, Grannis also covers the emerging surf lifestyle, from “surfer stomps” and hordes of fans at surf contests to board-laden woody station wagons along the Pacific Coast Highway. Clothbound, 17 x 24 cm, 1.43 kg, 400 pages

Small Architecture (Bibliotheca Universalis) / , Издательство: Taschen, Серия: , Страниц: , Переплет: , ISBN: 9783836547901

Van Gogh. The Complete Paintings (Bibliotheca Universalis) / , Издательство: Taschen, Серия: Art, Страниц: , Переплет: , ISBN: 9783836557153

From Nicéphore Niépce’s 1827 eight-hour-exposure rooftop pictures to the horror of Nick Ut’s “napalm girl,” the 50 photographs in this collection have defined eras, made history, or touched something so fundamentally human that they have become resonant icons around the world. Each image goes under the microscope, revealing the history of the medium and its social, historical, and artistic impact. Hardcover, 14 x 19.5 cm, 1.05 kg, 432 pages

The North American Indian. The Complete Portfolios (Bibliotheca Universalis) / Edward S. Curtis, Издательство: Taschen, Серия: , Страниц: 768, Переплет: твердый, ISBN: 9783836550567

One of the most accomplished human beings who ever lived, Leonardo remains a quintessential Renaissance genius. The perfect companion to the Leonardo Graphic Work edition, this book is a compact catalogue raisonné of all of the artist’s masterful paintings, both surviving and lost, including the showstopping Mona Lisa and Last Supper. Hardcover, 14 x 19.5 cm, 1.17 kg, 488 pages

The Stanley Kubrick Archives (Bibliotheca Universalis) / Alison Castle, Издательство: Taschen, Серия: , Страниц: 864, Переплет: твердый, ISBN: 9783836555821

Fall under the spell of Gustav Klimt. A century after his death, the Viennese artist still startles with his unabashed eroticism, dazzling surfaces, and artistic experimentation. Master of 19th-century Viennese art and pioneer of the Secessionist movement, Klimt built up a shimmering legacy of lustrous tones and gold leaf textures, including such beloved works as The Kiss and The Woman in Gold. Hardcover, 14 x 19.5 cm, 1.07 kg, 664 pages

Get ready to quake in fear with this revised and expanded edition of our history of horror cinema. From serial killers to satanists, The Shining to Scream, some 600 pages explore the genre’s favorite themes, mythologies, and motifs, and get up close and trembling to 50 top horror masterworks from the 1920s to the 2000s. Hardcover, 14 x 19.5 cm, 1.24 kg, 640 pages

Hiroshige. One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Bibliotheca Universalis) / , Издательство: Taschen, Серия: , Страниц: , Переплет: , ISBN: 9783836556590

Basilius Besler’s Florilegium. The Book of Plants (Bibliotheca Universalis) / , Издательство: Taschen, Серия: Classics, Страниц: , Переплет: , ISBN: 9783836557870

Explore the dark and brooding elegance of Film Noir with this essential handbook to the genre, exploring key noir themes and their most representative movies. Copiously illustrated with film stills as well as original posters, the book also lists TASCHEN’s top 50 noir classics. A must for amateurs and aficionados alike. Hardcover, 14 x 19.5 cm, 1.12 kg, 648 pages

Dalí. The Paintings (Bibliotheca Universalis) / , Издательство: Taschen, Серия: , Страниц: , Переплет: , ISBN: 9783836544924

Jean Marc Bourgery. Atlas of Human Anatomy and Surgery (Bibliotheca Universalis) / , Издательство: Taschen, Серия: Classics, Страниц: , Переплет: , ISBN: 9783836556620

Alchemy & Mysticism / , Издательство: Taschen, Серия: , Страниц: , Переплет: , ISBN: 9783836549363

Cologne’s Museum Ludwig boasts one of the world’s most famous collections of photography. The first contemporary art museum to devote a substantial section to international photography, we traverse its rich collection of the most remarkable shots of the last century. Discover more than 850 highlighted works in this tidy volume, covering one hundred years of innovation, evolution, and inspiration. Hardcover, 14 x 19.5 cm, 1.10 kg, 760 pages

1000 Chairs (Bibliotheca Universalis) / , Издательство: Taschen, Серия: Arch, Страниц: , Переплет: , ISBN: 9783836563697

100 Manga Artists (Bibliotheca Universalis) / , Издательство: Taschen, Серия: , Страниц: , Переплет: , ISBN: 9783836526470

100 Contemporary Houses (Bibliotheca Universalis) / Philip Jodidio, Издательство: Taschen, Серия: , Страниц: 688, Переплет: твердый, ISBN: 9783836557832

From prairie houses to skyscrapers and the Guggenheim Museum, explore the life and work of one of the greatest pioneers in the history of architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright. Sketches, plans, and photographs chronicle all of Wright’s major works, celebrating his organic architecture philosophy, innovative use of industrial materials, and vision for a new way of American living. Hardcover, 21 x 26 cm, 0.62 kg, 96 pages

Warhol (Basic Art Series 2.0) / Клаус Хоннеф, Издательство: Taschen, Серия: , Страниц: 96, Переплет: твердый, суперобложка, ISBN: 9783836543897

Vienna 1900 (Basic Art Series 2.0) / by Rainer Metzger (Author), Издательство: Taschen, Серия: , Страниц: 95, Переплет: твердый, ISBN: 9783836567053

The ultimate anthology of cinematic showpieces, in extra-handy format. This careful selection of movie masterworks sets noir alongside new wave, slapstick alongside tragedy in a far-reaching, infinitely inspiring guide to the jewels of 20th-century filmmaking. Hardcover, 14 x 19.5 cm, 1.21 kg, 832 pages

Van Gogh (Basic Art Series 2.0) / , Издательство: Taschen, Серия: Art, Страниц: , Переплет: , ISBN: 9783836527361

As one of the first, true masters of oil painting, Jan van Eyck was also one of the most important Renaissance artists of the 15th century. Just 25 surviving works are attributed to him, yet his realism heavily influenced Early Netherlandish painters. Explore Jan van Eyck’s life and masterful oil works in this hardcover introduction. Hardcover, 21 x 26 cm, 0.56 kg, 96 pages