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La extensa y reconocida aportación de Francis D. K. Ching al mundo del dibujo arquitectónico sería incompleta si el célebre maestro no hubiera hecho una incursión en el ámbito de los diccionarios visuales. Este volumen nos brinda precisamente su particular contribución al universo de la terminología arquitectónica y, alejándose de los diccionarios alfabéticos al uso, Ching compone un diccionario visual sistemático que reúne más de 7.000 definiciones organizadas en 66 conceptos básicos del diseño arquitectónico. El resultado es una amplia panorámica gráfica y conceptual de...

'Ilustracão de Moda' contém mais de 1400 exemplos - entre moldes, desenhos planos e ilustrações coloridas - de trajes femininos, masculinos e infantis. Uma galeria de estilos de roupa que, tanto para estudantes quanto para estilistas e profissionais de moda, funciona como uma ferramenta na representação de criações.

Chronicling the birth of haute couture and haute cuisine, this illustrated account documents how the young, charismatic, and attractive King Louis XIV—the first man to wear silk stockings, high heels, and cover himself entirely with diamonds—played a major role in the origin of French style. This detailed analysis combines historical research with fanciful anecdotes in order to describe how the French established standards of sophistication, style, and elegance that today's international chefs, famous hairstylists, distinguished cafés, and elegant hotspots still aspire to meet. Una...

This lavishly illustrated volume examines, in over 400 pages, the best that flying has to offer, from grand airports to elegant stewardesses to the luxury of first-class cabins and private jets. With a historical over view from the development of the "flying boats" of the 1930s, to the opulence of a personal Learjet and the shear size of the Airbus A380 of the future. This stylish and informative book will interest those for whom flying is more than travel, but a passion and experience to be savoured in all of its elegance. Book jacket.