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Dostępność:na zamowienie People all over the world are fascinated by Provence. It is the untamed Roman provincia, stretching from the crags of Vaucluse and undulating fields of lavender to fishing villages on the Mediterranean. From the whitewashed buildings of the Camargue to the mighty castles of the troubadour trail, Provence is an authentic mirror of the Mediterranean spirit and joie de vivre. This study is the first to illustrate so many different Provencal interiors. They range from the private apartments of a duchess to a beekeeper's home, from an art collector's stud farm to the brightly-painted weekend retreat of a sculptor, from a jolly gypsy wagon to a monastery renovated in minimalist style.
One day, Ferdinand Cheval, a French postman, came across a stone atHauterives near Lyon, and was fascinated by its strange, evocative shape.He spent the next three decades collecting stones, shells, and fossils,and used them to build the Palais idéal.
Architect Harry Seidler has spent more than 50 years traveling the globe,extensively photographing the peak achievements in architecture from 3000B.C. to the present day.
The "Art and Architecture" series unites brilliant colour illustrations with detailed information - spanning over 560 pages that fit in almost any pocket. It includes: high-quality illustrations of every piece of art described; supplementary regional and city maps and blueprints; insets on related cultural and intellectual topics; illustrated timelines and explanations of architectural styles; and extensive glossaries and terminology lists.
