Название: Signs and Symbols: An Illustrated Guide to Their Origins and Meanings
Автор: Miranda Bruce-Mitford
Издательство: DK Publishing
Год: 2008
Формат: PDF
Размер: 210 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Discover the fascinating origins and meanings of over 2,000 signs and symbols from mythology and religion to astrology and ancient tribes in this comprehensive guide. For centuries, symbols have been imperative throughout the world, signifying ideas, relationships, and objects across different cultures. Find out why a flag at half mast is a symbol of mourning, why toads have got a bad name while frogs turn into princes, and why a heart pierced by an arrow is a classic symbol of love.

Название: Lonely Planet Manchester, Birmingham & Around
Автор: Lonely Planet
Издательство: Lonely Planet
Год: 2016
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 28 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Lonely Planet Manchester, Birmingham & Around is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you in this region. Have your insides turned upside down at Blackpool's Pleasure Beach, enjoy a Shakespearean performance in the Bard's Tudor hometown Stratford-upon-Avon, or wander the opulent halls and grand gardens of Stamford's Burghley House; all with you trusted travel companion. Begin your journey now!

Название: Lonely Planet Pocket Taipei
Автор: Lonely Planet and Dinah Gardner
Издательство: Lonely Planet
Год: 2017
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 27 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Lonely Planet Pocket Taipei is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Be charmed by the historic district of Tamsui, hike and hot spring in Yangmingshan National Park, feast at one of the night markets such as Ningxia Night; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of the best of Taipei and begin your journey now!

Название: Why Is That Art?: Aesthetics and Criticism of Contemporary Art, 3rd Edition
Автор: Terry Barrett
Издательство: Oxford University Press
Год: 2017
Формат: PDF
Размер: 24 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Why Is That Art?, Third Edition, introduces students to theories of art through the presentation of contemporary works that include abstract and representational painting, animated film, monumental sculpture, performance art, photographs, relational art, and video installations. Ideal for courses in aesthetics, art theory, art criticism, and the philosophy of art, this unique book provides students with a newfound appreciation for contemporary art, scholarship, and reasoned argumentation.

Название: The Routledge Companion to Sounding Art
Автор: Marcel Cobussen and Vincent Meelberg
Издательство: Routledge
Год: 2016
Формат: PDF
Размер: 16 Мб
Язык: английский / English

The Routledge Companion to Sounding Art presents an overview of the issues, methods, and approaches crucial for the study of sound in artistic practice. Thirty-six essays cover a variety of interdisciplinary approaches to studying sounding art from the fields of musicology, cultural studies, sound design, auditory culture, art history, and philosophy. The companion website hosts sound examples and links to further resources.

Название: Naughty No More
Автор: Marilyn Krieger
Издательство: CompanionHouse Books
Год: 2011
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 10 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Thought you couldn’t train your cat and resolve troublesome cat behavior challenges? Yes, you can! Clicker training, combined with other friendly, positive behavior modification techniques can effectively solve cat behavior problems and train your cat in a way that will be quick and easy for you—and fun for your cat. Clicker training can also improve your cat's activity rate, attitude and, more importantly, strengthen the bonds between you and your cat.

Название: На севере. Путевые воспоминания
Автор: Харузина В.Н.
Издательство: Москва: тип. т-ва А. Левенсон и К°
Жанр: Путешествия и туризм
Год издания: 1890
Страниц: 234
Язык: Русский (дореформенный)
Формат: PDF
Размер: 65 Мб

Вера Николаевна Харузина (1866—1931) — русский и советский учёный-этнограф, первая женщина, ставшая в 1907 году профессором этнографии.
Жизнь и творчество Харузиных были тесно связаны с историей и культурой России и свидетельствовали об их глубоком интересе к русскому и другим славянским народам, а также к многочисленным нерусским народам и этническим группам, населявшим Российскую империю.

Название: Straight Talk on Armed Defense: What the Experts Want You to Know
Автор: Massad Ayoob
Издательство: Gun Digest Books
Год: 2017
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 11 Мб
Язык: английский / English

In Straight Talk on Armed Defense: What the Experts Want You to Know, Massad Ayoob and the nation's leading experts on personal protection, self-defense and concealed carry deliver authoritative guidance from their areas of expertise and personal experience.

Название: PhotoCity Paris
Автор: River Thompson and Nicola Williams
Издательство: Lonely Planet
Год: 2018
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 151 Мб
Язык: английский / English

One photographer. One complete picture. We present 24 hours in the life of one of the world's most iconic cities. From sunrise to after sunset, from famous landmarks to lesser-known neighbourhoods, this celebration of Paris is packed with local insights and visual stories to showcase what makes the city truly great.

Название: Photocity New York
Автор: Guillaume Gaudet and Zora O'Neill
Издательство: Lonely Planet
Год: 2018
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 111 Мб
Язык: английский / English

One photographer. One complete picture. We present 24 hours in the life of one of the world's most iconic cities. From sunrise to after sunset, from famous landmarks to lesser-known neighbourhoods, this celebration of New York is packed with local insights and visual stories to showcase what makes the city truly great.