Cinematic Landscapes. Observations on the Visual Arts and Cinema of China and Japan, Paperback - ***

Explores the many links between the centuries-old graphic tradition of Japanese painting and scroll making and the more recent discipline of the ci...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of ancient Asia, then keep reading...Two captivating manuscripts in one book: Ancient China: A Capt...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Sheldon (University of California, Davis, USA) LuIllustration(s): 40 bw illusNumber of pages: 256Col...

Publisher: Hatje CantzAuthor(s): Rosa BarbaIllustration(s): 40 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 176Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 141 ...

An authoritative A-Z to the mythologies of the East, with 500 entries and 400 pictures.

Reducere. A quick succession of changes - some entirely expected, some less so - has drastically reshaped the domain of preserving and exhibiting film herita...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of ancient Asia, then keep reading...Two captivating manuscripts in one book: Ancient China: A Capt...

Representing Landscapes: One Hundred Years of Visual Communication offers a detailed account of how past and present landscape architects and pract...

'The next Bill Bryson' New York TimesTwo tigers cannot share the same mountain - Chinese proverbDespite geographical proximity, cultural similariti...

DescriptionWhat is the relation of art and history? What is art today? Why does art affect us? In Field Notes on the Visual Arts, seventy-five scho...

The Art of Cinematic Storytelling is a practical and accessible introduction to effective design of shots, cuts, and transitions in filmmaking. The...

By applying philosophical and historical perspectives to drawing instruction, this volume demonstrates how diverse teaching methods contribute to c...

DescriptionPhotographs of 208 magnificent waterfalls from Hokkaido to Okinawa. Japan is a place of many waterfalls because of its geographic charac...

William Carroll offers a new account of Suzuki Seijun's career that highlights the intersections of film theory, film production, cinephile culture...

This book looks at the largely neglected colour films of French film director Robert Bresson (1901-99) that can teach us about cinema's distinctive...

Reducere. From popular genre films to cult avant-garde works, this book is an essential guide to Japan's vibrant cinema culture. It collects two decades of t...

Reducere. Vampires are arguably the most popular and most paradoxical of gothic monsters: life draining yet passionate, feared yet fascinating, dead yet immo...

In the ancient city of Kyoto, contemporary artisans and designers are using heritage techniques and traditional clothing aesthetics to reinvent waf...

Reducere. "Chinese Proverbs and Popular Sayings is for everyday readers looking for pithy sayings, deeper understanding of the Chinese culture and a unique l...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): David BordwellIllustration(s): 16 color illustrations, 536 b-w photographsNumber of pages: 327P...

Featuring 100 stunning colour photographs, Zen Landscapes explains how Japanese gardens must be approached according to the play of scale, surround...

Surrealism and the Visual Arts: Theory and Reception - Kim Grant

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

This is the fully-researched account of the historical and contemporary development of the traditional martial arts genre in the Chinese cinema kno...

Interweaving architecture, philosophy and cultural history, Materials and Meaning in Architecture develops a rich and multi-dimensional exploration...

Reducere. Indian cinema completed a century in 2013. The centenary was marked by special events celebrating cinema over the last century. Books were written ...

The book narrates the forty-year quest of internationally exhibited contemporary photographer Peter Goin to document human-altered landscapes acros...

Reducere. With over 630 striking color photos and illustrations, this Chinese art guide focuses on the rich tapestry of symbolism which makes up the basis of...

Contributor(s): Author: Andrey TarkovskyTranslator: Kitty Hunter-BlairAndrey Tarkovsky, the genius of modern Russian cinema--hailed by Ingmar Bergm...

The emergence of photography and film in the twentieth century helped to establish a dominant culture of images. This extended treatment of the poe...

What precisely, W. J. T. Mitchell asks, are pictures (and theories of pictures) doing now, in the late twentieth century, when the power of the vis...

Reducere. In his preface the author states: “The cinema is now one of the main objects on which efforts should be concentrated in order to conduct the revolu...

In this first ever book-length treatment, 11 scholars with a variety of backgrounds in medieval studies, film studies, and medievalism discuss how ...

Alfred Bunn published these memoirs of his theatrical career in 1840. His account is written with a verve which makes it very readable, and provide...

Alfred Bunn published these memoirs of his theatrical career in 1840. His account is written with a verve which makes it very readable, and provide...

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania PressAuthor(s): Wybe KuitertIllustration(s): 140 color, 49 b/w illus.Number of pages: 384Collection: Penn Stu...

Reducere. Since its original publication, Erwin Panofsky's Meaning in the Visual Arts has been standard reading for students of art history. It is both an in...

The first English translation of one of the earliest and most brilliant art-historical surveys, from one of the greatest modern art historians Aloï...

Reducere. The 'Visual Materia Medica of Chinese Herbs' is a concise, organized, and beautiful photo identification guide for over 350 common Traditional Chin...

Reducere. The decade of the 1960s encompassed a "New Wave" of films whose makers were rebels, challenging cinematic traditions and the culture at large. The ...

DescriptionA gathering of Ezra Pound's writing, criticism, and reviews on art.

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Cecilia (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil) MelloIllustration(s): 35 bw illusNumber of pages: 320Publi...