Dover publications jun 1967 (5 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This Dover volume brings into general circulation for the first time a rare edition of Aesop's Fables issued in Paris in 1931 and limited to only 665 copies. The book combines the 1692 translation of the Fables by English journalist Sir Roger L'Estrange with 50 drawings created especially as illustration for the tales by American sculptor, painter, and illustrator Alexander Calder. L'Estrange's 17th-century rendering of the fables is a delight to read, judged by The Cambridge History of English Literature 'the best that we have.' Calder's art needs no special introduction: his widely displayed 'mobiles' and 'stabiles' have won him international popularity. The drawings Calder executed for this book rank among his most imaginative creations. Two hundred and one of the traditional fables are narrated here, including such all-time favorites as 'A Hare and a Tortoise,' 'A Fox and Grapes,' 'A Lyoness and a Fox,' 'A City Mouse and a Country Mouse,' 'A Swallow and a Crow,' and 'A Fox and a Raven.' An entertaining volume for general readers, prized by literature students and art lovers alike, this is a book that should appeal to practically everybody. Unabridged, unaltered republication of the first (1931) edition. Calder, Alexander (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Seventy-three easy experiments -- requiring only materials found at home or easily available, such as candles, coins, steel wool, etc. -- illustrate basic phenomena like vacuum, simple chemical reactions, and more. All safe. Modern, well-planned.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Is design intuitive or is it consciously and methodically worked out Are there basic rules governing design that, when learned, will facilitate the creative process These questions have been asked by artists, art historians, and art critics throughout the ages.Convinced that design was not purely instinctive, Jay Hambidge (1867-1924) spent much of his life searching for the technical bases of design. He found his answer in dynamic symmetry, one of the most provocative and stimulating theories in art history. Hambidge's study of Greek art convinced him that the secret of the beauty of Greek design was in the conscious use of dynamic symmetry--the law of natural design based upon the symmetry of growth in man and in plants. But Hambidge, who was not only a theoretician but also a practicing artist, did much more than analyze classical art and its principles of design: he worked out a series of root rectangles that the artist, using the simple mathematics supplied in this book, can easily follow and apply in his own work.Originally published as a series of lessons in Hambidge's magazine, The Diagonal, this engrossing book explains all the basic principles of dynamic symmetry. Part I sets forth the fundamental rectangles with their simple divisions based on the proportioning law found in nature; Part II explains compound rectangles, many of which were taken from or suggested by analysis of objects of Greek art. Whether read for its historical importance in art theory, for its illuminating insights into Greek art, or for its practical value to today's artists and commercial designers, The Elements of Dynamic Symmetry has much to offer anyone who is interested in the principle of design.Dover republication of the third (1948) edition.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A rich and engrossing thread of Romance runs through this tale of the motherless son of a valiant robber baron of Medieval Germany. Young Otto, born into a warring household in an age when lawless chiefs were constantly fighting each other or despoiling the caravans of the merchant burghers, is raised in a monastery only to return to his family's domain and become painfully involved in the blood feud between his father and the rival house of Trutz-Drachen.The narrative is told with Howard Pyle's consummate skill and illustrated with some of the most enchanting sketches ever done for a book of this type. Like the same author's version of The Story of King Arthur and His Knights and his collection of original stories known as The Wonder Clock, this book has become a legend, a modern story with the feel and sound of an ancient tale. It is a reading adventure that youngsters will not soon forget.Unaltered, unabridged republication. 25 full-page illustrations. 30 other drawings.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Step-by-step explanation of intricacies of combinative play. 356 combinations by Botvinnik, Keres, Capablanca, others, all annotated. 356 diagrams.