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ART
HISTORY
NATURE
FOOD & DRINK
CINEMA
PHOTOGRAPHY
HOBBY
SPORT

ART
HISTORY
NATURE
FOOD & DRINK
CINEMA
PHOTOGRAPHY
HOBBY
SPORT

Contents
ART
The Painting of the Serenissima 10
The Galleria Farnese
of Annibale Carracci 11
Musée d’Orsay 11
Correggio. The Frescoes in Parma 11
Botticelli 11
Goya 11
Museum of Museums 11
Nicolas Poussin
Catalogue raisonné of the Paintings 12
Palladio. The Classic Model 13
Caravaggio. A Faithful Portrait 13
Fornasetti 13
Italian Furniture.
From the 16th to the 19th Century 13
Frescoes 13
Symbols in Art 13
Life in Pompeii 14
Mary in Western Art 15
Christ in Western Art 15
Michelangelo. Poetry and Sculpture 15
Still Life before Still Life 15
Churches of Rome 15
Wooden Flooring in Europe 15
Roman Art 16
Contemporay Art 17
Modern Art 17
The Impressionists 17
Baroque 17
The Renaissance 17
Romanticism 17
The Middle Ages 17
Islamic Art 17
Great Atlas of the Middle Ages 18
Great Atlas of Renaissance 19
Great Atlas of Impressionism 19
Great Atlas of Painting 19
Great Dictionary of Painters 19
Great Atlas of the Garden 19
Great Atlas of Design 19
MASTERPIECES OF ART 20
Italian Painting 20
Modern Painting 20
Renaissance Painting 20
Baroque Painting 21
American Painting 21
Still Life 21
The Portrait 21
Art and Eroticism 21
Landscape in Art 21
GREAT MONOGRAPHS 22
Bosch 22
Caravaggio 22
Cézanne 22
Gauguin 22
Giotto 22
Goya 22
Leonardo da Vinci 22
Michelangelo 22
Monet 22
Raphael 22
Rembrandt 22
Titian 22
Van Gogh 22
Velasquez 22
THE MASTERS 23
Antonello da Messina 23
Giovanni Bellini 23
Bosch 23
Bruegel 23
Caravaggio 23
Correggio 23
Duccio 23
Dürer 23
Giorgione 23
Goya 23
Georges de La Tour 23
Leonardo 23
Lotto 23
Mantegna 23
Masaccio 23
Reni 23
Titian 23
Van der Weyden 23
Velàzquez 23
Watteau 23
Zurbaràn 23
GENIUSES OF ART 24
Bosch 24
Botticelli 24
Bruegel 24
Canaletto 24
Caravaggio 24
Cézanne 24
Degas 24
Dürer 24
Gauguin 24
Giotto 24
Goya 24
Leonardo 24
Manet 24
Mantegna 24
Michelangelo 25
Monet 25
Perugino 24
Piero della Francesca 24
Raphael 25
Rembrandt 24
Renoir 24
Tiepolo 24
Tintoretto 24
Titian 25
Toulouse-Lautrec 24
Turner 24
Van Eyck 24
Van Gogh 25
Velázquez 24
Vermeer 25
MUSEUMS OF THE WORLD
Hermitage 26
Louvre 26
Van Gogh Museum 26
Uffizi 26
National Gallery 26
Musée d’Orsay 27
Prado 27
Pinacoteca di Brera 27
Accademia Galleries 27
Borghese Gallery 26
British Museum 27
Rijksmuseum 26
National Gallery of Art 26
National Museum
of Capodimonte 26
Gemäldegalerie 26
Sabauda Gallery 26
Kunsthistorisches Museum 27
Puskin Museum 26
Alte Pinakothek 26
Egyptian Museum 26
Castello Sforzesco 26
Musei di Strada Nuova 26
Archaeological Museum 26
Palazzo Pitti 26
Egyptian Museum 26
Archaeological Museum 26
Poldi Pezzoli 26
Opera del Duomo 26
Pinacoteca Nazionale 26
Galleria Nazionale 26
Delle Marche 26
Galleria Nazionale 26
HISTORY OF ART 28
The First Civilizations 28
The Classical World 28
The Early Middle Ages 28
The Romanesque 29
The Gothic 29
The 1400s 29
Islamic Art 28
Byzantine and Russian Art 28
The Renaissance 29
The Late 1500s 29
The Baroque 28
The Early 1700s 28
The Age of the Revolutions 28
Romanticism 28
The Age of Impressionism 28
American Art 28
The Avant-Gardes 29
Contemporary Art 28
Photography, Cinema, Design 28
Indices and Appendices 28
ART IN CENTURIES 30
The Fourteenth Century 30
The Fifteenth Century 30
The Sixteenth Century 30
The Seventeenth Century 31
The Eighteenth Century 31
The Nineteenth Century 31
The Twentieth Century -
The Avant-Gardes 31
The Twentieth Century -
Contemporary Art 31
ART DICTIONARIES 32
The Nude in Art History 33
Love and Eroticism 34
Angels and Devils 34
Astrology, Alchemy, Magic 34
Symbols and Rituals
of Food and Dining 34
The Human Body 34
Gospel Figures in Art 34
Literature Events and Characters 34
Old Testament Figures in Art 34
Gods and Heroes of Mythology 34
Geography and Imaginary Journeys 34
Gestures and Expressions 34
Gardens, Horti and Mazes 35
Icons and Saints of Eastern
Christianity 35
Death and Resurrection 35
Music 35
Nature and its Symbols 35
Jewels and Precious Stones 35
Saints in Art 35
Symbols and Allegories 35
Great Dynasties and Symbols
of Power 35
History and Figures of the Church 35
Techniques and Materials
of the Arts 35
DICTIONARIES OF CIVILIZATION 36
Oceania 37
Africa 38
Celts, Vikings and Germans 38
China 38
Egypt 38
Etruscans 38
Japan 38
Greece 38
India 38
Islam 38
Maya and Aztec 38
Mesopotamy 38
Rome 38
DICTIONARIES OF THE RELIGIONS 39
Christianity 39
Buddhism 39
Islam 39
Judaism 39
Hinduism 39
Taoism 39
Zen 39
Reading 40
Travelling 40
Music 40
Moms 40
Kisses 40
Cats 40
The Bible 41
St. Mary 41
Angels 41
Myths 41
Saints 41
Scarry’s Neapolitan Sketchbook 42
Scarry’s Roman Sketchbook 42
Scarry’s Tuscan Sketchbook 42
Women’s Art 42
Details of Italian Style 42
Tribute to the Impressionists 42
Impressionism 43
The Silk Road 43
Glass in Europe 43
The Contemporary Mosaic 43
Bulgari 43
Gucci 43
SCRIPTS & ALPHABETS 44
Arabic Alphabet 44
Chinese Script 44
Hieroglyphs 44
Mayan Script 44
Japanese Alphabet 44
Hebrew Alphabet 44
CULTURE GUIDES 45
Archaeology 45
Art 45
Artistic Prints 45
Design 45
Ethnic Art 45
Graphic Design 45
Impressionism 45
Sculpture 45
CONTEMPORARY ART 46
1950s 47
1960s 47
1970s 47
1980s 47
1990s 47
2000s 47
SUPERCONTEMPORARY 48
Matthew Barney 48
Maurizio Cattelan 48
Carsten Höller 48
William Kentridge 49
Jeff Koons 49
Sarah Lucas 49
Gabriel Orozco 48
Huang Yong Ping 49
Cindy Sherman 49
Marlene Dumas 49
Stefano Arienti 48
Contemporary Art 50
Contemporary Art
Conservation 50
Chinese Contemporary Art 50
Modern Art 50
Contemporary Design 50
Contemporary Art
Home Green Home 51
Atlas of Contemporary
Architecture in Europe 51
Great Atlas of Architecture 51
Interior Italia 51
Antique Furniture 52
Carpets 52
Painting 52
Architecture 52
Styles in Art 52
Artistic Movements 52

illustrated
books
PHOTOGRAPHY & NATURE
Tribute To The Garden 57
Dolomites.
A Heritage for Humanity 58
The Invention of the Himalayas 59
Tribute to the Mountains 60
Tribute to the Alps 60
The Adventures of the Duke
of Abruzzi 60
8000 60
On the Peaks of the Alps 60
365 Days in the Alps 60
Tribute to India 61
Tribute to Egypt 61
Tribute to the Mediterranean 61
Tribute to Italy 61
Tribute to Golf 61
The Lost Empire 61
Egypt Style 61
365 Days in the Nature 61
Between Earth and Sky 61
Kremlins 61
African Animals 61
My Dream Wedding 61
Wrecks and Treasures 62
Tribute to Sailing 63
Secret Oceans 63
In the Deep Blue 63
Passion of the Sea 63
Sharks 63
The Space Age 63
HISTORY
Encyclopédie by Diderot 65
et D’Alambert. All the Plates.
Heraldry 66
The War Machine 66
Militaria 66
The Navy 66
History of Yachting 66
Rome and the Roman Empire 66
20th Century Land Battles
1939-2000 67
Great Battles of 20th Century 67
2194 Days of War 67
Venice: a City, a Republic, an Empire 67
Birth in History 67
Venice 67
John Fitzgerald Kennedy 68
Che Guevara 68
Mao Zedong 68
Benito Mussolini 68
Adolf Hitler 68
Stalin 68
John XXIII 68
Gandhi 68
Martin Luther King 68
Ernest Hemingway 68
Sigmund Freud 68
Albert Einstein 68
Maria Callas 69
Marilyn Monroe 69
Coco Chanel 69
Evita Peròn 69
Alexander the Great 69
Freud 69
Leonardo 69
Mozart 69
CINEMA
Set in Venice 71
FILM DICTIONARIES 72
War 73
Animation 74
Erotic Movies 74
Science Fiction 74
Fantasy 74
Horror 74
Melò (Romance) 74
Musical 74
Noir 74
Western 74
Storaro 75
Storaro. Writing with Lights 1.
The Light 75
Storaro. Writing with Lights 2.
The Colors 75
Storaro. Writing with Lights 3.
The Elements 75
Ferretti 75
Morricone 75
FOOD & DRINK
Quick Cuisine 77
A Tutta Pasta 77
Dinner is served 77
Italian Haute Cuisine 78
Cook Double and Freeze 79
More Fruit and Vegetables 79
Gifts from the Kitchen 79
Meals for Guests 79
Fruit Desserts 79
Healthy Recipes 79
Fish without Bones 79
One-Course Meal 79
Meat Variations 79
Cooking with Herbs 79
Eating Well on a Budget 80
Fish 80
Today I’ll Chose the Wine 80
Basic Cooking Manual 80
Light Recipes 80
One-course Meals 80
The Great Book
of French Cuisine 81
365 Days of Dining 81
Invent-a-menu Pasta 81
Invent-a-menu Chinese 81
Invent-a-menu Single 81
Invent-a-menu Vegetarian 81
On the Table in 20 Minutes 82
Decorating the Table
with Fruit and Vegetables 82
Seasonal Cuisine 82
Healthy Recipes 82
Desserts 82
Pizza, Quiches and Pies 82
Fish: Creative Recipes 83
Light Recipes 83
HOBBY & SPORT
Alfa Romeo. Racing Heart 85
Ferrari. All the road models
from 1947 to the Present 86
Porsche 87
Ducati 87
BMW Motorcycles 87
Maranello Rosso 87
Automobile 87
History of the Motorcycle 87
The Automobile Manual 88
The Motorcycle Manual 89
100 Years of Automobiles 89
Sax 89
Sailing Ships 89
Racing Cars 89
Classic Cars 89
Yacht Clubs 90
Riva 91
500 Years of Tennis 91
Bombers of the 2nd World War 91
Pistols 91
Duelling Pistols 91
Cuban Cigars 91
Small Gifts 92
Candles 92
Découpage 92
New Découpage Techniques 92
Felt 92
Paper Yarn 92
Wire 92
Boxes and Cards 92
Beads 92
Recycling with Creativity 92
Painted Stones 92
Stenciling 92
Fossils 93
Mushrooms 93
Minerals 93
Tropical Aquarium Fish 93
Snakes 93
Solar System 93
Bulbs 93
Shells 93
Deserts 93
The Fruits of the Earth 94
The Language of Flowers 94
Flowerpot Gardens 94
The Aquarium 94
Roses 94
Sos Plants 94
The Rules of all the Sports 94
Fly-Fishing 94
Abc of Ballet 94
Abc of Dance 94

Art

The Painting of the Serenissima
From the origins to the Settecento
art
Author Filippo Pedrocco
Size 25 x 32 cm
Pages 296
Illustrations 280 in color
Binding paperboard with dustjacket
Wordcount 50,000 words
The Galleria Farnese
of Annibale Carracci
text by Silvia Ginzburg
25 x 32 cm, 304 pp.,
150 ill. color
Hardcover with jacket
Binding and slipcase
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Musée d’Orsay
text by Simona Bartolena
introduction by Gae Aulenti
29 x 30.8 cm, 320 pp.,
250 ill. color
Hardcover with jacket
Correggio
The Frescoes in Parma
text by Maria Cristina ChiU.S.A.
preface by Pierre Rosenberg
25 x 32 cm, 300 pp.,
140 ill. color
Hardcover with case
Founded from the lagoon settlements of refugees from the Veneto and Friuli
fleeing from the barbarian raids of the early Middle Ages, protected toward the
mainland by the impenetrable lagoon, open to the sea to favor the development
of trade with the Orient, Venice dominated the Mediterranean for at least 500
years, from the 1300s to the 1700s.
This book by Pedrocco, a renowned specialist on Venetian art and director of
the Museo del Settecento in Venice, examines the golden centuries of Venetian
painting: it starts with Paolo Veneziano, who developed a style of painting
balanced between the Byzantine tradition and the Gothic language that held
sway in Europe; then continues with Bellini, Giorgione, Titian and the masters
who spread the language of the Venetian school to the European courts;
and concludes in the Settecento, at the height of the wealth and glory of the
Serenissima, with Tiepolo, Longhi and the Vedutists.
The text is accompanied by fine illustrations showing the works held in
Venetian museums, churches and palaces, without overlooking the paintings
that have migrated, over time, to foreign museums.
Botticelli
Goya
Museum of Museums
text by Cristina Acidini Luchinat
text by Francisco Calvo Serraler
text by A.A.V.V.
26.6 x 31 cm, 280 pp.,
26.6 x 31 cm, 320 pp.,
29 x 30.8 cm, 400 pp.,
Filippo Pedrocco, director of the Museo del Settecento Veneziano Ca’ Rezzonico
in Venice, is one of the leading experts on Venetian painting. His many publications
include: Tiziano (Milano 2000); Il Settecento a Venezia. I vedutisti (Milano 2001),
Tiepolo (Milano 2002), Ca’ Vendramin Calergi (Venezia 2004). Many of his books
180 ill. color
Hardcover with jacket
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300 ill. color
Hardcover with jacket
rights sold to France, Spain
580 ill. color
Hardcover with jacket
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Russia, Romania, Serbia
have also be co-published abroad.
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Nicolas Poussin
Catalogue raisonné of the Paintings
art
Author Pierre Rosenberg
Size 25 x 32 cm
Pages 432
Illustrations 580 (280 color)
Binding paperboard
with dustjacket and box
Wordcount 135,000 words
Palladio
Caravaggio
Fornasetti
The Classic Model
A Faithful Portrait
author Barnaba Fornasetti
text by Fernando Rigon
text by Francesca Cappelletti
introduction Andrea Branzi
32 x 38 cm, 224 pp.,
25 x 32 cm, 256 pp.,
text by Mariuccia Casadio
120 ill. color, 80 b/w
180 ill. color
28.5 x 33.5 cm, 680 pp.,
Hardcover with jacket
Hardcover with dustjacket
2800 ill. color
rights sold to France
Paperboard with dustjacket+ case
for two volumes
Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665) is one of the artists most thoroughly studied
in the history of painting. His bibliography is boundless, and his work – held
Volume 1 The Man and the Artist
Volume 2 The Fantastic Workshop
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in museums and private collections all over the world – requires the kind of
updated documentation no one could have accomplished better than Pierre
Rosenberg. Author of the Catalogue raisonné of the drawings of Poussin in
1997, and a former director of the Louvre – the museum that holds the world’s
largest collection of Poussin’s works – he has studied this painter for years, and
recently curated an exhibition of great international impact (Bilbao, New York
2007/2008).
The project by Electa calls for a classic structure, with an introductory essay
and the catalogue of 250 works, accompanied by historical-critical profiles,
preparatory drawings and comparisons.
Appendices include the catalogue of the lost works, the rejected works, the
bibliography and indices.
Italian Furniture
Frescoes
Symbols in Art
Pierre Rosenberg (Paris 1936), after having been Inspector General of the Museums
of France and General Superintendent of French Artistic Heritage since 1990, has been
the president of the Louvre from 1995 to 2001. An expert on Italian and French art of
the 1600s and 1700s, he has curated exhibitions in France and elsewhere, in particular
on Chardin, Watteau, Fragonard, Poussin and La Tour. For Leonardo Arte/Electa he has
edited the series of catalogues raisonnés on the masters of French drawing: Ingres,
From the 16th
to the 19th Century
text by Enrico Colle
25 x 32 cm, 360 pp.,
420 ill. color
Hardcover with jacket
text by S. Zuffi, G. Crepaldi,
F. Lorandi
25 x 30,5 cm, 320 pp.,
350 ill. color
Hardcover sewn
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text by Matilde Battistini
25 x 30,5 cm, 240 pp.,
250 ill. color and b/w
Hardcover with jacket
Poussin and Watteau.
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Life in Pompeii
art
Author Eva Cantarella
and Luciana Jacobelli
Size 29 x 30,8 cm
Pages 240
Illustrations 200 in color
Binding hardbound with dustjacket
Wordcount approx 60.000
Mary in Western Art
text by Timothy Verdon
25 x 32 cm, 240 pp., ill. 250 color
Hardcover with jacket
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U.S.A.
Christ in Western Art
text by Timothy Verdon
25 x 32 cm, 240 pp.,
ill. 200 color
Hardcover with jacket
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Michelangelo
Poetry and Sculpture
text by Jonathan K. Nelson
25 x 33 cm, 192 pp.,
ill. 73 duotone
Hardcover with jacket and case
On the 24th August 79 A.D. Pompeii perished. On that day Vesuvius erupted
an enormous quantity of lapilli, lava and poisonous gas, which destroyed the
city forever, together with its neighbours: Herculaneum, Stabiae and Oplontis.
The eruption suddenly covered the whole city – houses and monuments,
streets, civil and religious buildings, - and its people with lava and ash, suddlenly
stopping life but also conserving everything as it was. This unique situation
makes it possibile today to study how daily life used to be in Pompeii. The
authors explain in this book not only how the city of Pompeii looked like in
Antiquity, but they also reconstruct all different aspects of life of pompeian
people – private life, social habits, economic rules, politics, religious beliefs –
through the observation of archaeological finds, material culture, architectural
traces and art. The structure they chose for the book is not the traditional
topographical one, but a trasversal, thematic one.
The iconography of the archeological site is completed by plans of the main
monuments and the paintings, mosaics and scultpures of the Archaeological
Museum of Naples.
Eva Canterella is Professor of Institutions of Roman Law at the University of Milan.
Among her most recent publications: I supplizi capitali: origini e funzioni della pena di
morte in Grecia e a Roma (1996), Secondo natura: la bisessualità nel mondo antico
(1997), Passato prossimo. Donne romane da Tacita a Sulpicia (1997), Pompei, i volti
dell’amore (1999), Itaca. Eroi, donne, potere tra vendetta e diritto (2002).
Still Life Before Still Life
text by David Ekserdjian
25 x 32 cm, 240 pp.,
ill. 220 color
Churches of Rome
text by Roberta Bernabei
25 x 32 cm, 400 pp.,
ill. 400 color
Wooden Flooring in Europe
text by Maria Ludovica Vertova
25 x 32 cm, 256 pp., ill. 150 color
Hardcover with jacket
Luciana Jacobelli, archaeologist, has carried out excavations in Italy and abroad.
Hardcover with jacket
Hardcover with jacket
Between 1985 and 1987 she directed tghe excavations of the suburban thermal
baths in Pompeii. She also published several essays on Pompeii in Italian and foreign
scientific reviews.
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Roman Art
art
Author Matteo Cadario
Size 29 x 30.8 cm
Pages 320
Illustrations 400 in color
Binding harcover with jacket
Wordcount 90,000
Contemporary Art
text by Francesco Poli
29 x 30,8 cm, 400 pp.,
430 ill. color
Modern Art
text by Gabriele Crepaldi
29 x 30,8 cm, 400 pp.,
430 ill. color
The Impressionists
text by Gabriele Crepaldi
29 x 30,8 cm, 480 pp.,
400 ill. color and 80 b/w
Baroque
text by Francesca Castria
Marchetti, Rosa Giorgi,
Stefano Zuffi
Hardcover with jacket
Hardcover with jacket
Hardcover with jacket
29 x 30,8 cm, 400 pp.,
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rights sold to France, UK,
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430 ill. color
U.S.A.
Germany, UK, U.S.A. , Poland,
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Russia, Spain
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Spain
The history of Rome, nerve center of the ancient world, capital of a vast
empire from the Atlantic to the Balkans, from Britannia to North Africa, is the
thread that links this wide repertoire of Roman Art.
The volume is organized in chronological chapters, from the Republic to
The Reinassance
text by Stefano Zuffi
Romanticism
text by Ilaria Ciseri
The Middle Ages
text by Antonio Milone,
Islamic Art
text by Luca Mozzati
the Empire to its weakening under the threat of barbarian invasions and the
resulting fall of the Western Roman Empire.It covers Rome, the first Italian
conquests, the expansion in Europe, all the way to the creation of the provinces.
With 400 illustrations, each with precise comments by the author, the book
traces a complete, spectacular overview of the arts: painting, sculpture,
29 x 30,8 cm, 480 pp.,
600 ill. color
Hardcover with jacket
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U.S.A. , Poland, Russia
29 x 30,8 cm, 400 pp.,
450 ill. color
Hardcover with jacket
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Germany, U.S.A. , Spain, Poland
Laura Polo d’Ambrosio
29 x 30,8 cm, 400 pp.,
480 ill. color
Hardcover with jacket
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29 x 30,8 cm, 320 pp.,
414 ill. color
Paperboard with dustjacket
rights sold to Bosnia,
Germany, U.S.A.
mosaics, architecture, bronzes and goldsmithery.
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Great Atlas of the Middle Ages
art
Author Francesca Prina
Size 19 x 21,3 cm
Pages 360
Illustrations 400 in color
Binding Cartonato olandese
Wordcount 150.000
Great Atlas of Renaissance
text by Stefano Zuffi
19 x 21.3 cm, 432 pp.,
ill. 530 color
Flexibound
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Russia, Korea
Great Atlas of Impressionism
text by Gabriele Crepaldi
19 x 21.3 cm, 432 pp.,
ill. 590 color
Flexibound
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Spain, Korea, Russia
Great Atlas of Painting
text by Stefano Zuffi
19 x 21 cm, 432 pp.,
ill. 750 color
Flexibound
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U.S.A., France, Spain, Germany,
The Netherlands, Korea, China
The arts and crafts: everything about the middle ages in Europe in a new
atlas illustrating a fascinating time full of social, historical and artistic change.
From monasticism to the CrU.S.A.des, the new communes, the Gothic
cathedrals, the illuminated codexes, goldsmithery, mosaics, Giotto’s pictorial
innovation, Rome, Venice and the northern capitals – the Middle Ages have
always been open to discovery and exploration, rich in mystery, symbols and
seismic changes and discoveries. Standard two-page atlas spreads explore
themes linked to the European Middle Ages providing historical information,
margin notes and explanatory illustrations.
The foreword defines the timeframe of the Western Middle Ages and gives a
quick overview of the 5th-10th centuries before zooming in on the Romanesque
and Gothic styles, examining the arts, artists, works and techniques that were in
vogue in Europe well into the 15th century.
The religious and secular seats, the architects and skilled workers,
Romanesque masterpieces such as Canterbury and the Abbey of Saint-Pierre
in Moissac, the Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio in Milan and the Palatine Chapel in
Palermo, plus the outstanding Gothic works in Chartres, Strasbourg, Cologne
and Parma in themed monographs that offer a careful and detailed focus plus a
host of illustrations.
Great Dictionary of Painters
text by Stefano Zuffi
19 x 21.3 cm, 432 pp.,
ill. 550 color
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U.S.A., China, Korea, Russia,
Poland
Great Atlas of the Garden
text by Lucia Impelluso,
Filippo Pizzoni
25 x 25 cm, 324 pp.,
ill. 400 color
Flexibound
Great Atlas of Design
text by Enrico Morteo
19 x 21.3 cm, 432 pp.,
ill. 530 color
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masterpieces
of art
art
An affordable and COMPREHENSIVE SERIES, the MASTERPIECES
of Art actually broadened the readership of art books, outlining
a thorough fascinating panorama of the greatest masters of all
times in Italian Painting, Renaissance Painting, Baroque Painting,
Modern Painting and American Painting. The history of art makes
it possible for us to follow throughout the centuries the popularity,
the development and the historical and cultural evolution of
different themes.
Baroque Painting
text by F. Castria Marchetti,
S. Zuffi
25 x 28 cm, 400 pp.,
ill. 576 color
Hardcover
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Hungary, Japan, Poland,
Rumania, Russia, Spain,
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American Painting
text by R. Bernabei, F. Castria
Marchetti, S. Zuffi
25 x 28 cm, 302 pp.,
ill. 362 color
Hardcover
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Still Life
text by M. Battistini,
L. Impelluso, S. Zuffi
25 x 28 cm, 304 pp.,
ill. 371 color
Hardcover
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Poland, Spain
Italian Painting
text by F. Castria Marchetti,
S. Zuffi
25 x 28 cm, 398 pp., ill. 500 color
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Modern Painting
text by F. Castria Marchetti,
S. Zuffi
25 x 28 cm, 400 pp., ill. 500 color
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Renaissance Painting
text by F. Castria Marchetti,
T. Pauli, S. Zuffi
25 x 28 cm, 400 pp., ill. 510 color
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The Portrait
text by M. Battistini,
L. Impelluso, S. Zuffi
25 x 28 cm, 304 pp.,
ill. 400 color
Hardcover
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Poland
Art and Eroticism
text by M. Bussagli, S. Zuffi
25 x 28 cm, 304 pp.,
ill. 371 color
Hardcover
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China
Landscape in Art
text by Francesca Castria
Marchetti, Gabriele Crepaldi
25 x 28 cm, 304 pp.,
ill. 385 color
Hardcover
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MONOGRAPHS
the masters
art
THE LEADING FIGURES IN THE HISTORY OF ART, THE GREATEST
Italian, Spanish, French, German, Flemish and Dutch painters,
from the fifteenth to the twentieth century, are analysed in modern,
detailed and carefully documented monographs, with
splendid illustrations, including details and close-ups.
VOLUMES IN THE SERIES:
1. Bosch
2. Caravaggio
3. Cèzanne
4. Gauguin
5. Giotto
6. Goya
7. Leonardo da Vinci
8. Michelangelo
9. Monet
10. Raphael
11. Rembrandt
12. Titian
13. Van Gogh
14. Velasquez
THE MASTERS IS a SERIES DEDICATED TO THE GREAT PAINTERS
of all time. The most significant works by each artist are presented
in fascinating enlargements offering a panoramic view of the
whole as well as full-size reproductions. Alongside the splendid
illustrations, each book also contains a general introduction to
the artist’s critical history and individual technical and critical
profiles for each work, compiled with the help of scholars of international
standing.
VOLUMES IN THE SERIES:
1. Antonello da Messina
2. Giovanni Bellini
3. Bosch
4. Bruegel
5. Caravaggio
6. Correggio
7. Duccio
8. Dürer
9. Giorgione
10. Goya
11. Georges de La Tour
12. Leonardo
13. Lotto
14. Mantegna
15. Masaccio
16. Reni
17. Tiziano
18. Van der Weyden
19. Velázquez
20. Watteau
21. Zurbarán
Bosch
24.5 x 28 cm, 320 pp.,
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Giotto
24.5 x 28 cm, 320 pp.,
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Michelangelo
24.5 x 28 cm, 320 pp.,
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Caravaggio
text by M. Gregori
25 x 28 cm, 320 pp.,
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Dürer
text by S.Zuffi
25 x 28 cm, 320 pp.,
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Tiziano
text by J. Pope-Hennessy
25 x 28 cm, 320 pp.,
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the geniuses
of art
art
FROM CARAVAGGIO TO REMBRANDT, VAN GOGH TO RAPHAEL,
Leonardo to Gauguin: the most beautiful chapters in the history
of art, in a series of thirty precious volumes to read, browse,
admire and collect. The series offers readers an extraordinary
voyage in the company of great artists, presented in a clear, direct
way, describing their great talents and everyday foibles. The
splendid images of all the main works by each artist enrich the
volumes and combine in an “ideal museum” containing all the
masterpieces of art history. The very up-to-date, rigorous selection
of images reflects even the most recent results of restorations,
as well as surprising critical discoveries.
Each book also includes a biography on the artist and a fine selection
of works, all with clear commentary in useful profiles.
VOLUMES IN THE SERIES:
1. Bosch
2. Botticelli
3. Bruegel
4. Canaletto
5. Caravaggio
6. Cézanne
7. Degas
8. Dürer
9. Gauguin
10. Giotto
11. Goya
12. Leonardo
13. Manet
14. Mantegna
15. Michelangelo
16. Monet
17. Perugino
18. Piero della Francesca
19. Raphael
20. Rembrandt
21. Renoir
22. Tiepolo
23. Tintoretto
24. Titian
25. Toulouse-Lautrec
26. Turner
27. Van Eyck
28. Van Gogh
29. Velázquez
30. Vermeer
Michelangelo
text by M. Alvarez
17 x 21 cm, 160 pp.,
ill. 60 color
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Monet
text by S. Bartolena
17 x 21 cm, 160 pp.,
ill. 60 color
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Raffaello
text by P. Franzese
17 x 21 cm, 160 pp.,
ill. 60 color
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Bosch
text by W. Dello Russo
17 x 21 cm, 160 pp.,
ill. 60 color
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Goya
text by P. Rapelli
17 x 21 cm, 160 pp.,
ill. 60 color
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Tiziano
text by S. Zuffi
17 x 21 cm, 160 pp.,
ill. 60 color
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Van Gogh
text by P. Rapelli, P. Pallavisini
17 x 21 cm, 160 pp.,
ill. 60 color
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Vermeer
text by M. Tazartes
17 x 21 cm, 160 pp.,
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museums
of the world
art
A COLLECTION DEDICATED TO THE MOST IMPORTANT MUSEUMS
of the World. Each volume is based on the presentation of about
70-80 significant masterpieces. The idea is to analyse “not to be
missed” works revealing their secrets in a clear and engrossing
language and with a wide selection of images, including many
enlargements of important details allowing the reader to enjoy a
close view of many works of art.
VOLUMES IN THE SERIES:
1. HERMITAGE St. Petersburg
2. LOUVRE Paris
3. VAN GOGH MUSEUM Amsterdam
4. UFFIZI Florence
5. NATIONAL GALLERY London
6. MUSÉE D’ORSAY Paris
7. PRADO Madrid
8. PINACOTECA DI BRERA Milan
9. ACCADEMIA GALLERIES Venice
10. BORGHESE GALLERY Rome
11. BRITISH MUSEUM London
12. RIJKSMUSEUM Amsterdam
13. NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
Washington
14. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CAPODIMONTE
Neaples
15. GEMÄLDEGALERIE Berlin
16. SABAUDA GALLERY Turin
17. KUNSTHISTORISCHES MUSEUM Wien
18. PUSKIN MUSEUM Moscow
19. ALTE PINAKOTHEK Munich
20. EGYPTIAN MUSEUM Turin
21. CASTELLO SFORZESCO Milan
22. MUSEI DI STRADA NUOVA Genoa
23. ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM Neaples
24. PALAZZO PITTI Florence
25. EGYPTIAN MUSEUM Il Cairo
26. ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM Athens
27. POLDI PEZZOLI Milan
28. OPERA DEL DUOMO Florence
29. PINACOTECA NAZIONALE Bologna
30. GALLERIA NAZIONALE
DELLE MARCHE Urbino
31. GALLERIA NAZIONALE Parma
Musée d’Orsay
Paris
17,2 x 21 cm, 160 pp.,
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Prado
Madrid
17,2 x 21 cm, 160 pp.,
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Accademia Galleries
Venice
17,2 x 21 cm, 160 pp.,
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Louvre
Paris
17,2 x 21 cm, 160 pp.,
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Uffizi
Florence
17,2 x 21 cm, 160 pp.,
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Kunsthistorisches
Museum
17,2 x 21 cm, 160 pp.,
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Alte Pinakothek
17,2 x 21 cm, 160 pp.,
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British Museum
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history
of art
art
THE HISTORY OF ART SERIES REPRESENTS a NEW, MODERN,
up-to-date and captivating tool that finally provides a complete
overview of the history of Western art, from prehistoric times
to the third millennium, in lively, direct language. The structure
in chapters and sections, with analysis of masterpieces, critical
interpretations and in-depth boxes and “windows”, engages the
reader in “interactive”use of the volumes, permitting choice of
personal, original paths.
VOLUMES IN THE SERIES:
1. The First Civilizations
2. The Classical World
3. The Early Middle Ages
4. The Romanesque
5. The Gothic
6. The 1400s
7. Islamic Art
8. Byzantine and Russian Art
9. The Renaissance
10. The Late 1500s
11. The Baroque
12. The Early 1700s
13. The Age of the Revolutions
14. Romanticism
15. The Age of Impressionism
16. American Art
17. The Avant-Gardes
18. Contemporary Art
19. Photography, Cinema, Design
20. Indices and Appendices
The Romanesque
16 x 25 cm, 768-832 pp.,
ill. 600 color and b/w
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The Gothic
16 x 25 cm, 768-832 pp.,
ill. 600 color and b/w
Milled paperboard
The 1400s
16 x 25 cm, 768-832 pp.,
ill. 600 color and b/w
Milled paperboard
The First Civilizations
16 x 25 cm, 768-832 pp.,
ill. 600 color and b/w
Milled paperboard
The Early Middle Ages
16 x 25 cm, 768-832 pp.,
ill. 600 color and b/w
Milled paperboard
The Renaissance
16 x 25 cm, 768-832 pp.,
ill. 600 color and b/w
Milled paperboard
The Late 1500s
16 x 25 cm, 768-832 pp.,
ill. 600 color and b/w
Milled paperboard
The Avant-Gardes
16 x 25 cm, 768-832 pp.,
ill. 600 color and b/w
Milled paperboard
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art
in centuries
art
A COMPLETE HISTORY of Western Art in eight COMPACT,
reasonably priced volumes. Each volume is focused on a century
and identifies the most significant places where art and artistic
movements developed, the themes and concepts that are typical
of that century and sixty featured artists, their biographies and
their most famous works of art.
The Seventeenth Century
edited by Stefano Zuffi
text by Rosa Giorgi
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
ill. 360 color
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The Eighteenth Century
edited by Stefano Zuffi
text by Daniela Tarabra
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
ill. 360 color
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The Nineteenth Century
edited by Stefano Zuffi
text by Gabriele Crepaldi
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
ill. 360 color
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The Fourteenth Century
edited by Stefano Zuffi
text by Sandra Baragli
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
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The Fifteenth Century
edited by Stefano Zuffi
text by Stefano Zuffi
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
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The Sixteenth Century
edited by Stefano Zuffi
text by Stefano Zuffi
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
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The Twentieth Century
The Avant-Gardes
edited by Stefano Zuffi
text by Federico Poletti
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
ill. 360 color
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The Twentieth Century
Contemporary Art
edited by Stefano Zuffi
text by Marco Meneguzzo
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
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art
DICTIONARIES
COMPACT, REASONABLY PRICED AND WITH a WEALTH OF
illustrations, the Art Dictionaries are original in their editorial treatment,
innovative layout and the fascinating approach taken by the
essays. The books offer a lavish visual survey of themes, characters
and situations that often recur in the history of art, but are not
always easily identifiable. Conceived and designed for the general
public, including museums and exhibitions visitors, the series offer
valuable, accurate information, presented in a simple, readable
way, and supported by beautiful illustrations and lively highlights.
VOLUMES IN THE SERIES:
1. Love and Eroticism
2. Angels and Devils
3. Astrology, Alchemy, Magic
4. Symbols and Rituals of Food and Dining
5. The Human Body
6. Gospel Figures in Art
7. Literature Events and Characters
8. Old Testament Figures in Art
9. Gods and Heroes of Mythology
10. Geography and Imaginary Journeys
11. Gestures and Expressions
12. Gardens, Horti and Mazes
13. Icons and Saints of Eastern Christianity
14. Death and Resurrection
15. Music
16. Nature and its Symbols
17. Jewels and Precious Stones
18. Saints in Art
19. Symbols and Allegories
20. Great Dynasties and Symbols of Power
21. History and Figures of the Church
22. Techniques and Materials of the Arts
23. Women
24. Medecine
The Nude in Art History
Author William Dello Russo
Size 13.5 x 20 cm
Pages 384
Illustrations 350 in color
Binding Paperback with flaps
Wordcount approx 100.000
Athletes, gods and goddesses, ordinary men and women, martyrs and
prostitutes: the nude, supine or standing, seated or dancing, has appeared
throughout the history of art as a fundamental way of depicting mankind.
From the perfection of the Greek kouroi, the personification in sculpture
of the ideal of beauty (and goodness) of the Classical world, to the erotic
poses in the photographs of Wilhelm Von Gloeden and, much later, of Robert
Mapplethorpe, throughout the history of art, the nude has always assumed the
forms of the period in which it is depicted.
From the Greek model when nudity was synonymous with beauty and
purity, to times of censorship, for example, the Counter-Reformation, which
covered up the private parts painted by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel,
and the scandals in 19th-century France, caused by the shameless nudes of
Manet and Courbet, the depiction of the nude has evolved in terms of value,
of iconography (sometimes sacred, sometimes profane), of the deepest of
meanings.
The book is a journey to examine the symbolic and cultural universe in which
the human body has been represented. The journey through the centuries is
divided into chapters and sections which are either chronological or based on
particular themes: anatomy, poses, subjects and meanings. They are illustrated
by sculptures and paintings, many of which date from Classical Antiquity.
art
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Love and Eroticism
text by Stefano Zuffi
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
ill. 350 color
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Angels and Devils
text by Rosa Giorgi
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
ill. 350 color
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Astrology, Alchemy, Magic
text by Matilde Battistini
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
ill. 350 color
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Symbols and Rituals
of Food and Dining
text by Silvia Malaguzzi
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
ill. 360 color
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Gardens, Horti and Mazes
text by Rosa Giorgi
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
ill. 350 color
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Icons and Saints
of Eastern Christianity
text by Rosa Giorgi
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
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Medicine
text by Giorgio Bordin,
Laura Polo D’Ambrosio
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
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Death and Resurrection
text by Enrico De Pascale
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
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The Human Body
text by Marco Bussagli
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
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Women
text by Simona Bartolena,
Marta Alvarez Gonzalez
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
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Gospels Figures in Art
text by Stefano Zuffi
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
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Literature Events
and Characters
text by Francesca Pellegrino,
Federico Poletti
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
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Music
text by Alberto Ausoni
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
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Nature and its Symbols
text by Lucia Impelluso
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
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Jewels and Precious
Stones
text by Silvia Malaguzzi
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
ill. 360 color
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Saints in Art
text by Rosa Giorgi
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
ill. 463 color
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Old Testament Figures in Art
text by Chiara de Capoa
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
ill. 400 color
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Gods and Heroes of Mythology
text by Lucia Impelluso
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
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Geography and Imaginary
Journeys
text by Francesca Pellegrino
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
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Gestures and Expressions
text by Barbara Pasquinelli
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Symbols and Allegories
text by Matilde Battistini
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
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Great Dynasties
and Symbols of Power
text by Paola Rapelli
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ill. 350 color
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History and Figures
of the Church
text by Rosa Giorgi
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
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Techniques and Materials
of the Arts
text by Antonella Fuga
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dictionaries
of civilizATION
Oceania
Author Elisabetta Gnecchi Ruscone
Size 13.5 x 20 cm
Pages 384
art
Illustrations 360 in color
Binding Paperback with flaps
A COMPLETELY NEW APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF THE ANCIENT
world, conducted through the analysis of the figurative records
our ancestors committed to future generations in the shape of
paintings, statues, relieves. Unique in the completeness of their
documentation and rich array of illustrations.
VOLUMES IN THE SERIES:
1. Africa
2. Celts, Vikings and Germans
3. China
4. Egypt
5. Etruscans
6. Japan
Wordcount approx 92.000
7. Greece
8. India
9. Islam
10. Maya and Aztec
10. Mesopotamy
12. Rome
Highly diverse cultures, which to our unfamiliar eyes seem very similar, make
up the map of the culture and civilization of Oceania.
“Oceania consists of a sea of islands and their inhabitants…
It was people from the continent, that is to say, Europeans who, when they
reached the Pacific, having traveled across immense expanses of ocean, first
brought back the vision of islands in a far-off sea. From this point of view, the
islands are tiny remote dots in a vast ocean.”
The words of Epeli Hau’ofa introduce the expeditions of Western explorers,
their voyages, the colonial influences and the seizing of land belonging to the
indigenous peoples of Oceania which took place between the 16th and 20th
centuries.
Starting from a historical perspective, with an introduction that covers the
most significant events which took place in the continent (subdivided into the
macro-regions of Australia and New Zealand, Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia,
a total of 14 states, some of which were formed very recently), the book tells the
story of the cultures and civilizations of which it is composed.
The book looks at how people live in each of the societies considered: from
religion to social and political organization, from the places where people live to
the subject of travel, resulting in a precise across-the- board view.
The book is outstanding from the point of view of its illustrations, which
comprise not only shots of manufacturing and craft skills but also historical
photographs documenting exploration at the beginning of last century, all of
which are being published in Italy for the first time.
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dictionaries of
the religions
art
Africa
text by Ivan Bargna
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
ill. 360 color
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Celts, Vikings and Germans
text by Roberta Gianadda
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
ill. 360 color
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China
text by Alexandra Wetzel
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
ill. 360 color
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Egypt
text by Alessia Fassone,
Enrico Ferraris
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
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WITH THE SERIES OF DICTIONARIES OF THE RELIGIONS ELECTA
meets a major new challenge: that of introducing non-specialized
to a complex but fascinating field of study: the religions of the world.
VOLUMES IN THE SERIES:
1. Christianity
2. Buddhism
3. Islam
4. Judaism
5. Hinduism
6. Taoism
7. Zen
Etruscans
text by Davide Locatelli,
Fulvia Rossi
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
ill. 360 color
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Japan
text by Rossella Menegazzo
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
ill. 360 color
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Greece
text by Stefania Ratto
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
ill. 360 color
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India
text by Ciro Lomuzio,
Marco Ferrandi
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
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Christianity
text by Giovanni Filoramo
13.5 x 20 cm, 336 pp.,
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Buddhism
text by Nicoletta Celli
13.5 x 20 cm, 336 pp.,
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Islam
text by Gabriele Mandel Khân
13.5 x 20 cm, 336 pp.,
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Islam
text by Luca Mozzati
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
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Maya and Aztec
text by Antonio Aimi
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
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Mesopotamy
text by Enrico Ascalone
13.5 x 20 cm, 368 pp.,
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Rome
text by Ada Gabucci
13.5 x 20 cm, 384 pp.,
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Judaism
text by Sonia Brunetti Luzzati,
Roberto Della Rocca
13.5 x 20 cm, 336 pp.,
ill. 320 color
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Hinduism
text by Giuliano Boccali,
Cinzia Pieruccini
13.5 x 20 cm, 336 pp.,
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Taoism
text by Ester Bianchi
13.5 x 20 cm, 336 pp.,
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Zen
text by Rosella Marangoni
13.5 x 20 cm, 336 pp.,
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Reading
edited by Stefano Zuffi
15 x 16 cm, 240 pp.,
110 ill. color
Hardbound
Travelling
edited by Gabriele Crepaldi
15 x 16 cm, 240 pp.,
110 ill. color
Hardbound
Music
edited by Quirino Principe
15 x 16 cm, 240 pp.,
110 ill. color
Hardbound
The Bible
text by Martina Degl’Innocenti
Stella Marinone
11.4 x 15.4 cm, 612 pp.,
300 ill. color
Hardcover
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St. Mary
text by Martina degli Innocenti,
Marina Stella
11,5 x 15,4 cm, 780 pp.,
370 ill. color
Hardcover
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Angels
text by Marco Bussagli
11,5 x 15,4 cm, 780 pp.,
400 ill. color
Hardcover, sewn
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Moms
edited by Marta Alvarez
11 x 14 cm, 448 pp.,
220 ill. color
Hardcover
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The Netherlands, Belgium
Kisses
edited by Stefano Zuffi
11 x 14 cm, 448 pp.,
240 ill. color
Hardcover
rights sold to U.S.A., France,
Germany, Belgium,
The Netherlands
Cats
edited by Giulio Siro
11 x 14 cm, 448 pp.,
220 ill. color
Hardcover
rights sold to Germany
Myths
text by Lucia Impelluso
11,4 x 15,4 cm, 780 pp.,
380 ill. color
Hardcover, sewn
rights sold to France, Hungary,
Spain, U.S.A., Poland
Saints
text by Rosa Giorgi
11,5 x 15,4 cm, 780 pp,
400 ill.color
Hardcover, sewn
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Hungary, U.S.A.
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art
Scarry’s Neapolitan
Sketchbook
text by Huck Scarry
24 x 18,8 cm, 128 pp.,
110 ill. color
Hardcover with jacket
Scarry’s Roman
Sketchbook
text by Huck Scarry
24 x 18,8 cm, 128 pp.,
120 ill. color
Hardcover with jacket
Scarry’s Tuscan
Sketchbook
text by Huck Scarry
24 x 18,8 cm, 128 pp.,
110 ill. color
Hardcover with jacket
Impressionism
text by Gabriele Crepaldi
16 x 21 cm, 546 pp.,
ill. 500 color
Hardcover
The Silk Road
text by Graziella Allegri
25 x 26 cm, 342 pp., ill. 270 color
Hardcover with jacket
Glass in Europe
text by Silvia Ciappi
25 x 28 cm, 360 pp., ill. 160 color
and 290 b/w
Hardcover with dust jacket
and slipcase
Women’s Art
text by Simona Bartolena
25 x 28 cm, 304 pp.,
ill. 400 color
Hardcover with jacket
rights sold to France
Details of Italian Style
text by Stefano Zuffi
28,6 x 36,5 cm, 336 pp.,
308 ill. color
Hardcover with jacket
rights sold to Russia
Tribute to the Impressionists
text by Simona Bartolena
28,6 x 36,5 cm, 336 pp.,
270 ill. color
Hardcover with jacket
rights sold to France, Russia,
Spain
The Contemporary Mosaic
text by Michele Tosi
25 x 30,5 cm, 160 pp.,
180 ill. color
Hardcover with jacket
Bulgari
text by Amanda Triossi,
Daniela Mascetti
22,5 x 33,5 cm, 320 pp.,
ill. 500 color
Sewn paperboard with
dustjacket and case
rights sold to U.S.A.
Gucci
text by Sarah Mower
26,7 x 34,3 cm, 460 pp.,
ill. 200 color, 200 duotone
Hardcover sewn
rights sold to France, U.S.A.,
U.K., Germany
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SCRIPTS
& ALPHABETS
culture
GUIDES
art
A SERIES ON THE DIFFERENT FORMS OF WRITING IN THE
civilizations of the world – from ancient scripts like those of the
Egyptians and the Maya, to contemporary letters and alphabets of
ancient origin, like Hebrew or Chinese, that have evolved over the
centuries. Each book offers a historical introduction to the origins of
writing, followed by a catalogue of signs, ideograms or letters that
are precisely explained, also in the light of evolutions and variations
that have spread over time. The books are copiously illustrated with
examples of application, from antique manuscripts or modern literary
texts, with inscriptions from historic artworks and refined works
of calligraphy produced for the occasion. All the volumes have been
prepared by specialists in the field. The books are aimed at all those
who are interested in languages and cultures different from our own.
VOLUMES IN THE SERIES:
1. Arabic Alphabet
2. Chinese Script
3. Hieroglyphs
4. Mayan Script
5. Japanese Alphabet
6. Hebrew Alphabet
The “CULTURE GUIDES” SERIES PROVIDES a BASIC LIBRARY
on the fine and decorative arts, while the archaeological guides
cover some of the most important sites and civilizations.
VOLUMES IN THE SERIES:
1. Archaeology
2. Art
3. Artistic Prints
4. Design
5. Ethnic Art
6. Graphic Design
7. Impressionism
8. Sculpture
Arabic Alphabet
text by Gabriele Mandel Khan
15,4 x 23 cm, 256 pp.,
50 ill. color
Paperback with flaps
rights sold to France
Chinese Script
text by Edoardo Fazzioli,
Eileen Chan Mei Ling
15,4 x 23 cm, 252 pp.,
50 ill. color
Paperback with flaps
rights sold to France
Hieroglyphs
text by Marilina Betrò
15,4 x 23 cm, 146 pp.,
50 ill. color
Paperback with flaps
rights sold to France
Art
text by Sandro Sproccati
14,3 x 24 cm, 320 pp.,
900 ill. color
Hardcover with jacket
rights sold to Finland, France,
Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Slovenia, Sweden, UK, U.S.A. ,
Denmark
Design
text by Matteo Vercelloni,
Riccardo Bianchi
14,3 x 24 cm, 192 pp.,
350 ill. color
Hardcover with jacket
rights sold to France
Graphic Design
text by Andrea Rauch
14,3 x 24 cm, 192 pp.,
300 ill.color
Hardcover with jacket
rights sold to France
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contemporary
ART
art
CONTEMPORARY ART HAS BEEN a MEDIA FOCUS FOR a
number of years now: due to the sensational prices reached by
artworks, the star status of artists, the opening of many museums
around the world. Nevertheless, for most people contemporary
art remains a mysterious, incomprehensible realm, a kind of
unapproachable sector, exclusively for insiders. The aim of this
series is to orient readers, helping them to understand the art
scene today. A journey that starts with the Informal and moves
on to Pop Art and Arte Povera, Minimalism, Conceptual Art, all
the way to the present. The texts are clear and enjoyable, and are
illustrated with many images.
VOLUMES IN THE SERIES:
1. 1950s
2. 1960s
3. 1970s
4. 1980s
5. 1990s
6. 2000s
1950s
19 x 25 cm, 176 pp.,
ill. 120 color
paperboard with dustjacket
1960s
19 x 25 cm, 176 pp.,
ill. 120 color
paperboard with dustjacket
1970s
19 x 25 cm, 176 pp.,
ill. 120 color
paperboard with dustjacket
1980s
19 x 25 cm, 176 pp.,
ill. 120 color
paperboard with dustjacket
1990s
19 x 25 cm, 176 pp.,
ill. 120 color
paperboard with dustjacket
2000s
19 x 25 cm, 176 pp.,
ill. 120 color
paperboard with dustjacket
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super
contemporary
art
CONTEMPORARY ART HAS BECOME a VERY IMPORTANT PART
of the international cultural panorama. Electa has created an upto-date,
authoritative thus accessible series of monographs to
help readers get their bearings in the world of contemporary art.
TEXT AVAILABLE in english
VOLUMES IN THE SERIES:
1. Matthew Barney
2. Maurizio Cattelan
3. Carsten Höller
4. William Kentridge
5. Jeff Koons
6. Sarah Lucas
7. Gabriel Orozco
8. Huang Yomg Ping
9. Cindy Sherman
10. Marlene Dumas
11. Stefano Arienti
William Kentridge
edited by Francesco Bonami
text by C. Alemani
17 x 21 cm, 108 pp.,
ill. 50 color
Paperback with flaps
Jeff Koons
edited by Francesco Bonami
text by S. Canarutto
17 x 21 cm, 108 pp.,
ill. 50 color
Paperback with flaps
rights sold to France
Sarah Lucas
edited by Francesco Bonami
text by M. Robecchi
17 x 21 cm, 108 pp.,
ill. 50 color
Paperback with flaps
Matthew Barney
edited by Francesco Bonami
text by M. Gioni
17 x 21 cm, 108 pp.,
ill. 50 color
Paperback with flaps
Maurizio Cattelan
edited by Francesco Bonami
text by F. Manacorda
17 x 21 cm, 108 pp.,
ill. 50 color
Paperback with flaps
rights sold to France
Carsten Höller
edited by Francesco Bonami
text by C. Corbetta
17 x 21 cm, 108 pp.,
ill. 50 color
Paperback with flaps
Cindy Sherman
edited by Francesco Bonami
text by F. Stocchi
17 x 21 cm, 108 pp.,
ill. 50 color
Paperback with flaps
Marlene Dumas
edited by Francesco Bonami
text by I. Bonacossa
17 x 21 cm, 108 pp.,
ill. 50 color
Paperback with flaps
rights sold to France
Huang Yong Ping
edited by Francesco Bonami
text by C. Pignatti
17 x 21 cm, 108 pp.,
ill. 50 color
Paperback with flaps
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art
Contemporary Art
text by AA.VV.
17 x 24 cm, 384 pp.,
ill. 310 color
Flexibound
Contemporary Art
Conservation
text by O. Chiantore, A. Rava
17 x 24 cm, 256 pp.,
ill. 190 color
Flexibound
Chinese
Contemporary Art
text by F. Salviati, L.Marziali,
D.Jones
17 x 24 cm, 208 pp.,
ill. 140 color and 40 b/w
Flexibound
Home Green Home
text by Erin Cullerton
25 x 25 cm, 288 pp.,
ill. 340 color
Hardcover
Atlas of Contemporary
Architecture in Europe
text by Christian De Poorter
21 x 24 cm, 320 pp.,
ill. 370 color
flexibound
rights sold to France
Great Atlas of Architecture
text by Francesca Prina, Elena
Demartini
19 x 21,3 cm, 432 pp.,
ill. 590 color
flexibound
rights sold to Spain, U.S.A.,
U.K., Germany, Korea,
Czech Republic, Russia
Modern Art
text by AA.VV.
17 x 24 cm, 320 pp.,
ill. 151 color and 96 b/w
Flexibound
Contemporary Design
text by Patrizia Mello
17 x 24 cm, 288 pp.,
ill. 280 color
Flexibound
Contemporary Art
text by A.A.V.V.
19 x 25 cm, 940 pp.,
ill. 600 color
Paperback
Interior Italia
text by Patrizia Catalano
photography Henry Thoreau
26 x 26 cm, 240 pp.,
ill. 230 color
hardcover with jacket
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Antique Furniture
text by Luca Melegati
13.5 x 20 cm, 336 pp.,
320 ill. color
Paperback with flaps
rights sold to France
Carpets
text by Monique Di Prima
Bristot
13.5 x 20 cm, 336 pp.,
320 ill. color
Paperback with flaps
Painting
text by Imma Laino
13.5 x 20 cm, 336 pp.,
320 ill. color
Paperback with flaps
rights sold to France
Architecture
text by Francesca Prina
13.5 x 20 cm, 336 pp.,
320 ill. color
Paperback with flaps
rights sold to France, Spain,
Germany, U.S.A., Russia
Styles in Art
text by Daniela Tarabra
13.5 x 20 cm, 336 pp.,
320 ill. color
Paperback with flaps
rights sold to France, Spain,
Germany, Russia
Artistic Movements
text by Giorgina Bertolino
13.5 x 20 cm, 336 pp.,
320 ill. color
Paperback with flapsx
rights sold to France, Russia
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