Janet Arnold was a historian of fashion, which combined her two greatest passions: the theatre and clothes. Her early books were conceived as aids for the fashion and theatre students she taught, but as her unique range and depth of knowledge became apparent, more and more museums and other institutions sought her advice and, today, her books are essential tools for the study o...(展开全部)

本书收集了来自世界各地、最能代表当代设计风格的平面图桉设计和技术，这裡的图桉设计包括了绘图、拼贴，或是织品纹路等各种不同的构成技术，其中收录了全球八十三位杰出设计师二百五十多件精美的设计作品，其中有部份作品是更是从未曝光的最新创作。 种类包括织品的图样、实际的壁纸、电脑桌布、甚至还有餈砖图样，从抽象图桉、几何图像到写实、超现实主义图桉，风格丰富而多元。书中也包括了设计师的背景资料介绍，让作者除了认识他们的作品之外，也能进一步瞭解他们的创作脉络。 本书除了以铜版纸彩色精印之外，更随书附赠DVD，收录书中所介绍的精彩作品。不仅能作为了解最新图样设计的潮流之外，也是激发创作灵感的最佳参考书籍。

本书收集了来自世界各地、最能代表当代设计风格的平面图桉设计和技术，这裡的图桉设计包括了绘图、拼贴，或是织品纹路等各种不同的构成技术，其中收录了全球八十三位杰出设计师二百五十多件精美的设计作品，其中有部份作品是更是从未曝光的最新创作。 种类包括织品的图样、实际的壁纸、电脑桌布、甚至还有餈砖图样，从抽象图桉、几何图像到写实、超现实主义图桉，风格丰富而多元。书中也包括了设计师的背景资料介绍，让作者除了认识他们的作品之外，也能进一步瞭解他们的创作脉络。 本书除了以铜版纸彩色精印之外，更随书附赠DVD，收录书中所介绍的精彩作品。不仅能作为了解最新图样设计的潮流之外，也是激发创作灵感的最佳参考书籍。

Patterns of Sounds describes the frequency and distributional patterns of the phonemic sounds in a large and representative sample of the world's languages. The results are based on UPSID (the UCLA Phonological Segment Inventory Database), a computer file containing the phonemes of 317 languages selected on the basis of genetic diversity. The book contains nine chapters analysi...(展开全部)

A remarkable introduction to cultural studies as relevant today as it was in 1934, Ruth Benedict's groundbreaking study is the book that first brought the concept of "culture" to lay readers. In this fascinating work, Benedict compares the cultures of three peoples: the Kwakiutl of western Canada, the Zuni of the southwestern United States, and the Dobuans of Melanesia. Featu...(展开全部)

A remarkable introduction to cultural studies as relevant today as it was in 1934, Ruth Benedict's groundbreaking study is the book that first brought the concept of "culture" to lay readers. In this fascinating work, Benedict compares the cultures of three peoples: the Kwakiutl of western Canada, the Zuni of the southwestern United States, and the Dobuans of Melanesia. Featu...(展开全部)

Patterns of Sounds describes the frequency and distributional patterns of the phonemic sounds in a large and representative sample of the world's languages. The results are based on UPSID (the UCLA Phonological Segment Inventory Database), a computer file containing the phonemes of 317 languages selected on the basis of genetic diversity. The book contains nine chapters analysi...(展开全部)

A visual feast of 400 dazzling images, this is a comprehensive survey of the genre over the last century. The book also offers an overview of the development of fashion, as seen through the eyes of the greatest illustrators of the day. Early in the century fashion illustration reflected new, liberating currents in art and culture, such as the exoticism of the Ballets Russes, wh...(展开全部)

A visual feast of 400 dazzling images, this is a comprehensive survey of the genre over the last century. The book also offers an overview of the development of fashion, as seen through the eyes of the greatest illustrators of the day. Early in the century fashion illustration reflected new, liberating currents in art and culture, such as the exoticism of the Ballets Russes, wh...(展开全部)