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