保罗•克利( Paul Klee，1879—1940)，20世纪最具诗意与创造精神的艺术家之一。出生于瑞士，父亲为德裔，母亲为法国与瑞士混血后裔。父母均是音乐家，唯一的姐姐早他三年出生。七岁开始学习小提琴；十九岁获高中文凭，前往慕尼黑习画；21岁正式进入美术学院学习雕刻与雕塑。1920—1930年执教包豪斯学院。1940年6月29日病逝。 他一生致力于抽象与非具象表现的探究，由观念描述转入视觉，从人物转入大自然与历史，乃至于纯艺术的追求；他借由象征来传达艺术理念，为后世画家树立了一个崭新的典范。

Provence Sketchbook takes the reader through this historically rich region that also boasts some of France?s most breathtaking landscapes.

NY: St. Martin's Press, 2002. 2nd. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 95pp, color and b&w illustrations, cloth. Fine/Fine.

Many facets of Oxford are recorded here, as Graham Byfield strolls with his sketchpad through college gateways, courtyards and gardens, along broad streets and narrow alleyways, into great ceremonial buildings and cosy medieval pubs. In few cities in the world can such an array of architectural treasures be viewed within so compact an area, ideally suited to the visitor on foot...(展开全部)

We live in a golden age of data visualization, in which designers are responding to the information overload of our digital era with astonishing feats of visual thinking. Using a wide variety of techniques, they transform complex ideas into clear, engaging, and memorable infographics. In recent years, books and websites have been collecting the field s best. While stimulating, ...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 For hundreds of years Bali has fascinated and charmed newcomers, just as it captivated the English watercolor artist Graham Byfield when he first viewed the island. The excitement of discovering a whole new world with an alluring landscape, startling architecture, and vibrant culture is evident in this inviting collection of paintings and pencil sketches. Exploring...(展开全部)

Do you have some crazy inventions up your sleeve?! This book is jam-packed with Andrew Rae's amazing drawings showing all sorts of real inventions that seem too weird to work. How about a dog umbrella? A submarine that looks like a plane... or even a shark. A swimming machine where you don't get wet? A car wash for people? Someone has even made a device to charge your phone usi...(展开全部)

切斯瓦夫·米沃什 波兰著名诗人、散文家、文学史家。 1911年出生于波兰第一共和国的立陶宛。曾荣获波兰雅盖沃大学、美国哈佛大学、意大利罗马大学等近十座世界知名学府的荣誉博士学位及各种勋章。1980年获诺贝尔文学奖，瑞典文学院在对他的授奖词中说: “他在自己的全部创作中，以毫不妥协的深刻性揭示了人在充满剧烈矛盾的世界上所遇到的威胁。”2004年8月在波兰克拉科夫逝世，享年93岁。 译者 赵刚，教授，博士生导师。现任北京外国语大学副校长，兼任中国欧洲学会中东欧分会副会长。主要研究波兰文学、中波关系及中东欧文化等，出版专著、译著、编著30余部。曾获得波兰格但斯克大学奖章、波兰文化与民族遗产部颁发的“波兰文化功勋奖章”、波兰“GloriaArtis”文化功勋奖章等。 易丽君，北京外国语大学教授，资深翻译家，波兰格但斯克大学名誉博士。著有《波兰文学》《波兰战后...(展开全部)