h.f. ullmann

This comprehensive and impressively illustrated volume with more than 800 pages pressents everything you need to know about coctails and spirits: from the inventory for a well-stocked bar through to the origins, production, and enjoyment of all the world`s main spirits. The impressive collection is rounded off with an inviting selection of classic,...

Houses, penthouses, apartments, lofts ? this book`s exellent photographs offer unique insights into more than 40 unusual and quite different examples of residential architecture from around the world. An elegant apartment high above the roofs New York, a Swiss wooden chalet with a fantastic view of the Lago Maggiore, the outlandish loft dwelling in...

Light is the central design element concerning our perception and has the power to change the mental state we are in. Light is equally elementary for life as we are water and air. The industrial developments of the past few years have made possible amazing lights and lamp designs. This volume illustrates the many new possibilities as well giving...

These substantial volumes on art periods vividly portray the most important achievements from the areas of European architecture, sculpture, and painting. The impressive photographs of works from all visual arts movements are at the center of these richly illustrated volumes. The books successfully provide an overview of the artistic diversity of...

This unique book presents history of inventions in chronological order: prehistoric times, ancient to classical, post-classicalt to renaissance, early modern, the modern era, the war period, post-war 20th century, 21st century. Book contain glossary, index and picture credits....

Travel guide and art book rolled into one. Each volume of the Art Architecture series is opulently illustrated. The highly readable texts give you concentrated information on accessing well-known and less known sites in the world of art. An image of every piece of art that is described is included, allowing readers to easily recognize the original...