Автор: Ducamp, Emmanuel
Название: The Summer Palaces of the Romanovs
ISBN: 0500516472 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780500516478
Издательство: Thames & Hudson
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Описание: Situated just south of St Petersburg, the Russian imperial residence of Tsarskoye Selo is now more than three hundred years old. Tsarskoye Selo the Tsars Village was once a modest estate housing a summer residence for Catherine I, second wife of Peter the Great. The building now known as the Catherine Palace was extensively rebuilt by Empress Elizabeth and then lavishly refurbished by Catherine II, known as Catherine the Great. This empresss love of art and decoration is evident in the sumptuous interiors and in the extensive park, filled with fanciful pavilions, bridges and monuments. Catherine also commissioned the neoclassical Alexander Palace for her favourite grandson, the future Alexander I; this later became home to the last tsar, Nicholas II, and his family until their exile to Siberia. Occupied by the Nazi forces in 1941, Tsarskoye Selo saw its treasures plundered and many of its interiors left derelict. Fortunately, some of its magnificent interiors survived the vicissitudes of history, while others, such as the extravagant Amber Room, have since been painstakingly restored to their former opulence. The estate is not only a piece of art history but a living testimony to the tastes and private passions of the Romanov family. Their clothes and porcelain, their desks and bookshelves build an intimate and involving portrait of life in imperial Russia.

Название: Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palaces of Europe
ISBN: 0300136722 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780300136722
Издательство: Yale University Press
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Описание: The demanding practice of pietre dure, first used in ancient times, enjoyed a spectacular revival in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. This catalogue provides a comprehensive history of pietre dure, a virtuoso form of hardstone carving that reached an artistic peak in Italy in the 16th century and subsequently spread throughout Europe.

Автор: David Souden
Название: The Royal Palaces of London
ISBN: 1858944236 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781858944234
Издательство: Merrell
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Описание: Offers readers the techniques, methodologies, tips, ideas, inspiration and practical guidance needed for success. This title encourages us to look at ways to be successful in many different elements of life. It includes chapters such as: health, wealth, happiness, leadership, entrepreneurial, career, spiritual, relationships and emotional.

Автор: Joanna Gwilt
Название: French Porcelain for English Palaces: Sevres from the Royal Collection
ISBN: 1905686145 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781905686148
Издательство: Thames & Hudson
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Описание: Sevres from the Royal Collection. Published to accompany the exhibition opening at The Queen`s Gallery, London, this book showcases a selection of the seventy most important pieces of Sevres porcelain in the Royal Collection.

Автор: George Michell
Название: The Royal Palaces of India: PB
ISBN: 0500279640 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780500279649
Издательство: Thames & Hudson
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Описание: An in-depth survey of Indian palaces. It contains photographs to display the beauty and atmosphere of these buildings, and George Michell evokes life within the palaces and describes their many elements: halls, courtyards, temples, mosques, private apartments and service quarters.

Название: Palaces
ISBN: 0785824200 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780785824206
Издательство: Grange Books
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Описание:

The best places in the world have been selected for this book and are illustrated with stunning photography.

Название: Palaces of Venice
ISBN: 8877432942 ISBN-13(EAN): 9788877432940
Издательство: ACC-distribution titles
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Описание: "Palaces of Venice" presents 62 great buildings from the 13th to the 19th century. Hundreds of full-colour photographs show the exteriors and the interiors of the palazzi and the text relates the fascinating history of each architectural masterpiece. From the 12th and 13th centuries on, the Venetian Gothic style, much-extolled by John Ruskin in his book "The Stones of Venice", started to develop. The main features of this style were pointed arches, mullioned windows with several lights, and the interplay of coloured marble. As such, the style clearly reveals the Byzantine influence stemming from the political ties and the trading links that Venice had established with the Orient. Today, sadly little remains of the bright multi-coloured effects that were typical of the Venetian Gothic style. In the 13th century, the first monumental private buildings were designed, such as the large Palazzo dei Pesaro, subsequently known as the Fondaco dei Turchi, and the traditional typology of the Venetian palace was drawn up. With its three-part, its function as a residence was combined with that of offices and warehouses. The main facade, with its distinctive central group of windows, invariably gave onto a canal; the entrance hall, stretching from one end of the building to the other and thus giving access to it from both land and water, was flanked by large storehouses on the ground floor; and on the upper floor there were various rooms along the central portego. In the centuries that followed, the architects Mauro Codussi and Jacopo Sansovino reinterpreted these typical features of Venice's Gothic palaces in a Renaissance key, Baldassare Longhena introduced the Baroque taste, and Giannantonio Selva continued to use these Gothic features but adapted them to the neo-classical style. The large number of palaces is a direct result of the burgeoning nobility and the far-reaching branches of the various families. Down the centuries, the various lines of the Contarini family, for example, built more than 25 palaces. In order to distinguish the various residences from one another, they were named combining the family name with a word indicating a specific characteristic of the building or of the family branch itself. Nowadays few palaces still belong to the descendants of those age-old proprietors. Most of patrician families have died out or moved elsewhere, and very few of the surviving families have preserved the heritage of a bygone era. Many palaces have been turned into hotels, some house public and private offices, and others have been divided up into apartments. For all this, Venice has lost none its charm, and the rooms of some palaces still reverberate today with balls and parties organized in honour of some famous guest who had come from afar to drink from, and get drunk on, the magical atmosphere of this city.

Автор: Johnston/Sonbol
Название: Egyptian palaces and villas
ISBN: 0810955385 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780810955387
Издательство: Abrams
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Описание: When Napoleon`s army withdrew in 1801, Mohammed Ali, a soldier of fortune from the Balkans, seized power. They ruled independently and so created modern Egypt. Illustrated with 170 colour photographs, this work is for those interested in the Middle East and its history.

Название: Palaces of Sicily
ISBN: 8877432977 ISBN-13(EAN): 9788877432971
Издательство: ACC-distribution titles
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Описание: This book is the first to trace the evolution and style of the fabulous homes that have been bulit on the island, from feudal castles to city mansions and country villas. It begins in the heyday of the Altavillas, the dynasty of Norman rulers who arrived in Sicily midway through the eleventh-century. They were open to the rich cultural influences of the island, especially the Arab koine that melded so successfully into buildings such as the Palazzo dei Normanni (Royal Palace) and Palazzo Zisa. Sicilian residential architecture reached splendid heights under its Spanish rulers from Aragon and Catalonia. In this period extraordinary buildings, such as Palazzo Ajatamicristo, were constructed. At the height of the Baroque period, Sicily became a hotbed of orignal architectural and decorative elements. During the rebuilding that followed the terrible earthquake of 1683, eastern Sicily gave birth to a whole new artistic vocabulary. In this context, suffice it to mention Palazzo Biscari in Catania. But Palermo was not to be outdone and sumptuous private mansions sprang up. The most notable of these was Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi. In the eighteenth-century, taking holidays in the countryside just outside town became fashionable and buildings such as the magnificent Villa Laguarnera and the extravagant Villa Palagonia reached an architectural zenith.

Название: The world`s greatest royal palaces
ISBN: 8880954628 ISBN-13(EAN): 9788880954620
Издательство: White Star
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Название: World`s Gt. Royal Palaces
ISBN: 1840133732 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781840133738
Издательство: Grange Books
Цена: 1850 р.
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Автор: Amita Baig
Название: Forts and palaces of India
ISBN: 8187108479 ISBN-13(EAN): 9788187108474
Издательство: Thames & Hudson
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Описание: India has a rich cultural past and this is reflected in its innumerable forts, palaces and other monuments, which abound not only in architectural splendour but intriguing individual histories. This book takes a tour of these structures through the whole of India, from Kashmir in the north to Kerala in the south.