"Product Description At a time when few women were educated or literate and rarely travelled German-born naturalist and artist Maria Sibylla Merian (1647 1717) made history with her studies of insects in Surinam. Trained as a copperplate engraver and watercolorist, she documented the metamorphosis of butterflies, laying the foundation for modern entomology. What Merian observed when breeding native species of butterfly triggered her curi ..."
"Sanssouci Palace, which Frederick the Great had built to his personal specifications, is one of the most important 18th-century royal palaces. Architect Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff finished the single-storey building in 1747 in only two years. Planned on the lines of a French pleasure castle, Sanssouci represents the pinnacle of Frederician Rococo. The statuary, the structure of the building itself and its site pay tribute to 'car ..."
"This is an inspiring series that combines a wealth of breathtaking photographs and informative texts, helping you to explore the most fascinating countries and regions on the planet. Over 250 inspiring photographs capture the essence of each destination and each page spread is accompanied by informative texts which provide a stimulating background read. Over 1,000 carefully selected websites provide additional information for the most s ..."
"This is an inspiring series that combines a wealth of breathtaking photographs and informative texts, helping you to explore the most fascinating countries and regions on the planet. Over 250 inspiring photographs capture the essence of each destination and each page spread is accompanied by informative texts which provide a stimulating background read. Over 1,000 carefully selected websites provide additional information for the most s ..."
"A geometric language of forms, influenced by Cubism and the aesthetic of the machine, coloured plastic and chromium are synonymous with the Art D,co costume jewellery which was so popular in 1920s and 1930s Europe. Formerly classified by specialists as 'French jewellery', these Art D,co jewellery objects were actually made at the Jakob Bengel Chain and Bijouterie Wares Factory, founded in Idar-Oberstein in 1873! The jewellery produced ..."
"• First publication about the young rising star of the German ceramic scene• Book presentation and exhibition at Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart (DE), 15 to 17 June 2018Happenstance and gesture play a central role in the creative work of the ceramicist Johannes Nagel (b. 1979). His objects, which are orientated towards traditional ideas of vessels but are also freely composed, examine the associations between form and idea. Using w ..."
"The book presents 50 pieces of European lacquerware from the 16th to the 20th century. Chosen from the collection of the Museum of Lacquerware in Münster, the pieces are vividly rendered in colour photographs and examined in detail in accompanying essays. "Lacquer shines and flows," Oskar Schlemmer once wrote, »finally becoming as hard as stone. Lacquer can be colourless, as clear as glass and as bright as water, or range from yellow or ..."
Sanssouci Palace(1st Edition) by Michael Scherf, JoanClough Broschiert, 46 Pages, Published 2009 by Deutscher Kunstverlag ISBN-13: 978-3-422-04001-4, ISBN: 3-422-04001-3
"This book is a supplement to our 1997 book on Bruno Martinazzi, Jewellery 1958-1997 . The occasion for this new publication was a lecture given by the artist in Munich in 2005, which impressively demonstrated his profound knowledge of art in context with humanist, philosophical, historic and religious values. In addition to the 2005 Martinazzi lecture, the main essay by Ellen Maurer Zilioli introduces the artist's work as an aesthetic ..."
Marco Polo Crete(2nd Edition) (Marco Polo Travel Guides) by Marco Polo, Klaus Botig, JoanClough Paperback, 134 Pages, Published 2001 by Heiler, Peter Ltd ISBN-13: 978-3-8297-6016-4, ISBN: 3-8297-6016-7
"Lotte Reimers' joining forces with Jakob Wilhelm Hinder and the extensive ceramics exhibition with which he was touring West German cities in 1951 marks the onset of her passion for this craft. Committed to making the public aware of ceramics as art, Hinder and Reimers ended their tour at Deidesheim in 1961. Lotte Reimers' creative approach to managing the Deidesheim ceramics museum and gallery has received critical and popular acclaim ..."