Title: Coffee Table Books
Description: Art & Architecture
Description: Art & Architecture
alsgal - July 14, 2008 04:15 PM (GMT)
In cleaning out some stuff, I came across these art & architecture related Coffee Table books. If anyone is interested in any of these, please post her and/or PM me. I prefer US or Canada but I'm sure we could work something out for international (postage or trade).
Lost Wright: Frank Lloyd Wright's Vanished Masterpieces -- taken by KathyB
Description: Nearly 100 of the more than 500 buildings Wright built no longer exist because of fire, demolition, or purposeful neglect. This book illustrates many of them. Wright scholar Lind (Frank Lloyd Wright's First Houses, Pomegranate, 1996) has done a masterly job of researching and recording in detailed narrative and photographs (some rare and unusual) these vanished works. Beyond the value of these descriptions and images to both interested lay readers and scholars, the book leaves the reader with an immense feeling of masterpieces lost?a feeling compounded by the list of Wrightian buildings for which there are no known photographs or detailed descriptions. This clarion call for greater awareness of the shameful destruction of an important chapter in Americana belongs in collections interested in Wright's architecture or in historic preservation
Frank Lloyd Wright -- taken by KathyB
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright contains more than 100 full-color and black-and-white photographs of exteriors and interiors of Wright's most admired buildings and many of his architectural plans and drawings. Included are some fascinating designs that were never executed, such as the plans for the San-Marcos-in-the-Desert resort complex in Chandler, Arizona. The informative text expands and develops themes already apparent in these photographs and drawings, and gives the reader a truer understanding of Wright's particular genius.
Who Built That?: The At-A-Glance Guide to the World's Greatest Buildings and their Famous Architects
no cover pic available
Description: Offers simple, clear definitions of architectural styles from romanesque to art nouveau, and provides you with all the information you need to identify the period, date, and stylistic influences on any building. The text running throughout the book tells the story of architecture from its very beginning, relating the great architectural achievements to world events and developments. The text is illustrated with photographs of the world's famous buildings, selected because they adhered closely to the principles of a particular style, or because they broke dramatically away from tradition to herald a new movement.
Ansel Adams: Images of the America West -- taken by nimrodiel
Description: A major feature of this collection of over 30 of the artist's landscape photographs is Wrigley's introduction. In it, he draws parallels between the development of his subject's artistry and that of American photography during the 60 years he worked, beginning in the 1920s when this country became more conscious of the need to preserve the pristine wilderness. Adams quickly realized the potential power of the lens as an instrument of environmental advocacy, and Wright's essay enables readers to understand the reformatory intent of the photographer's crisp, stern black-and-white images and places him in the context of the mood of the time. Most of the photographs present his view of the American West; six of them study the Navajo as they fit into the Southwestern shadows and light patterns for which he has been long acclaimed.
Impressionism: Dawn of Modern Art -- sent to nimrodiel for wild release
no cover pic available
Seurat -- sent to nimrodiel for wild release
no cover pic available
Description: Included in this title is a lengthy introduction to the life and work of Georges Seurat, 90 large-scale reproductions of his major oil paintings, and accompanying explanatory text. 90 full color illustrations
Lost Wright: Frank Lloyd Wright's Vanished Masterpieces -- taken by KathyB
Description: Nearly 100 of the more than 500 buildings Wright built no longer exist because of fire, demolition, or purposeful neglect. This book illustrates many of them. Wright scholar Lind (Frank Lloyd Wright's First Houses, Pomegranate, 1996) has done a masterly job of researching and recording in detailed narrative and photographs (some rare and unusual) these vanished works. Beyond the value of these descriptions and images to both interested lay readers and scholars, the book leaves the reader with an immense feeling of masterpieces lost?a feeling compounded by the list of Wrightian buildings for which there are no known photographs or detailed descriptions. This clarion call for greater awareness of the shameful destruction of an important chapter in Americana belongs in collections interested in Wright's architecture or in historic preservation
Frank Lloyd Wright -- taken by KathyB
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright contains more than 100 full-color and black-and-white photographs of exteriors and interiors of Wright's most admired buildings and many of his architectural plans and drawings. Included are some fascinating designs that were never executed, such as the plans for the San-Marcos-in-the-Desert resort complex in Chandler, Arizona. The informative text expands and develops themes already apparent in these photographs and drawings, and gives the reader a truer understanding of Wright's particular genius.
Who Built That?: The At-A-Glance Guide to the World's Greatest Buildings and their Famous Architects
no cover pic available
Description: Offers simple, clear definitions of architectural styles from romanesque to art nouveau, and provides you with all the information you need to identify the period, date, and stylistic influences on any building. The text running throughout the book tells the story of architecture from its very beginning, relating the great architectural achievements to world events and developments. The text is illustrated with photographs of the world's famous buildings, selected because they adhered closely to the principles of a particular style, or because they broke dramatically away from tradition to herald a new movement.
Ansel Adams: Images of the America West -- taken by nimrodiel
Description: A major feature of this collection of over 30 of the artist's landscape photographs is Wrigley's introduction. In it, he draws parallels between the development of his subject's artistry and that of American photography during the 60 years he worked, beginning in the 1920s when this country became more conscious of the need to preserve the pristine wilderness. Adams quickly realized the potential power of the lens as an instrument of environmental advocacy, and Wright's essay enables readers to understand the reformatory intent of the photographer's crisp, stern black-and-white images and places him in the context of the mood of the time. Most of the photographs present his view of the American West; six of them study the Navajo as they fit into the Southwestern shadows and light patterns for which he has been long acclaimed.
Impressionism: Dawn of Modern Art -- sent to nimrodiel for wild release
no cover pic available
Seurat -- sent to nimrodiel for wild release
no cover pic available
Description: Included in this title is a lengthy introduction to the life and work of Georges Seurat, 90 large-scale reproductions of his major oil paintings, and accompanying explanatory text. 90 full color illustrations
alsgal - July 16, 2008 03:00 PM (GMT)
No other takers?
nimrodiel - July 16, 2008 06:51 PM (GMT)
could I have the Ansel Adams one??
He's one of my favorite American Photographers, and I have fond memories of reading my father's copy of the book when I was younger
He's one of my favorite American Photographers, and I have fond memories of reading my father's copy of the book when I was younger
alsgal - July 16, 2008 08:57 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (nimrodiel @ Jul 16 2008, 10:51 AM) |
| could I have the Ansel Adams one?? He's one of my favorite American Photographers, and I have fond memories of reading my father's copy of the book when I was younger |
It's yours. :P