Lena Lenček
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Here for the first time is the full story of the seashore: its natural and social history, spectacles, and scandals. The turquoise surf and sugary sand of the beach make it a favorite retreat today, but this wasn't always so. The oceans of antiquity engendered contradictory feelings. Greek and Roman myths filled it with bellicose monsters and alluring sirens. Medieval Europeans feared immersion in water. But the rediscovery of its medicinal attractions
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Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"Off the Wall is a visual survey of wallpapers of the past one hundred years, from gentle florals to exotic travel themes to merry nursery rhyme murals to Op art fantasias. Discerning text and captions complement more than 100 stunning reproductions of classic and unique wallpapers, many selected from the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution. This nostalgia-packed tribute to wall adornment celebrates a mainstay of the American...
Publisher
Marlowe & Co
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
"Escape" brings together a wide array of the finest stories about this universal impulse. Photos and selections range from the comic to tragic, covering escapes from reality, domesticity, matrimony, and intimacy, from Isabel Allende, Isaac Babel, Harold Brodkey, Michael Chabon, and others.
