From the collections of The State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia, the thirty sublime paintings reproduced in this book of postcards portray the life of Christ as related in the New Testament. From Francisco de Zurbaran`s tender Childhood of the Virgin through Anthony van Dyck`s luminous Appearance of Christ to His Disciples, events from the Annunciation through the Resurrection and related scenes and parables are masterfully portrayed. Raphael, Rembrandt, Rubens, and twenty-four other renowned painters of the fourteenth through nineteenth centuries are represented in this unparalleled selection.
ISBN: 978-0-7649-4211-2
Издательство:
Арка
Дата выхода: январь 2007
Настоящий сборник содержит рассказы двух американских писателей. Рассказы представлены в двух вариантах — в оригинале и переводе — и предназначены как для тех, кто увлекается американской литературой, так и для тех, кто изучает английский язык в школе, вузе или самостоятельно, или готовится стать переводчиком художественной литературы.
ISBN: 978-5-17-045775-5
Издательство:
АСТ/Астрель
Дата выхода: декабрь 2007
Предлагаемый комплект из книги и аудиодиска даст вам возможность познакомиться с лучшими рассказами классика американской литературы Джека Лондона на языке оригинала, а затем проверить свое понимание текста, прочитав или прослушав перевод произведений на русский язык. Читая и слушая текст на английском языке, сравнивая его с переводом на русский, вы улучшите свои навыки чтения, а также сможете...
ISBN: 978-5-699-59503-7
Издательство:
Эксмо
Дата выхода: октябрь 2012
Издание, выпущенное к выставке «Россия!», с огромным успехом прошедшей в Нью-Йорке (США) и Бильбао (Испания) и включавшей в общей сложности более 300 шедевров из Русского музея, Государственной Третьяковской галереи, художественных музеев России и частных коллекций, дает возможность представить масштабность и диапазон выставки. Включает статьи известных российских искусствоведов о развитии русского...
ISBN: 9783938051498
Издательство:
Palace Editions
Дата выхода: октябрь 2017
Joyously colored animals, riding on a train to the zoo, offer youngsters a first introduction to numbers, number sets, addition and counting in this paperback reissue of Eric Carle.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR`d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
ISBN: 978885300-849-7
Издательство:
CIDEB
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2011
On a world supported on the back of a giant turtle (sex unknown), a gleeful, explosive, wickedly eccentric expedition sets out. There`s an avaricious but inept wizard, a naive tourist whose luggage moves on hundreds of dear little legs, dragons who only exist if you believe in them, and of course THE EDGE of the Формат: 11 см х 18 см.
ISBN: 0-552-12475-3
Издательство:
Corgi Books
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
In this title, the ten best stories from the best-selling book of all retold with a modern twist. Read Adam`s diary, watch Moses on `This is your Life` and catch up on David and Goliath`s big battle exclusive. This title is filled with mind-boggling biblical facts and hilarious cartoons throughout. It is 100% Horrible!
ISBN: 978-1-4071-0817-9
Издательство:
Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: март 2012
Presents ten ghost stories including "Body Snatchers" - join Dr Fettes on a midnight trip to the graveyard; "Night Mail" - take a ride on board a spectral stagecoach; and, "Turn of the Screw" - tune in to Al Mighty`s chat line for a spine-chilling tale of children with some very ghoulish `friends`.
ISBN: 978-1-4071-1033-2
Издательство:
Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: август 2011
The ten best Arthurian Legends are re-told ... with a modern twist. Readers can follow Arthur`s sensational rise to fame in the Celtic Clarion and find out who proves to be the best in the quest for the Holy Grail. With fact files on knights and jousting, plus a who`s who of Arthurian Legends this title is 100% Horrible!
ISBN: 978-1-4071-0816-2
Издательство:
Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: август 2011
In this title, the bard`s ten best stories are re-told ...with a modern twist. Read the photo love story where Romeo and Juliet take centre stage and watch out for weird witchcraft in the Ballad of Big Mac. Find out what foul words Shakespeare used, how he kept his audience hooked and why one of the top ten plays is cursed. This title is 100% Horrible.
ISBN: 978-1-4071-0819-3
Издательство:
Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2011
In this title, from killer king Oedipus to monstrous Medusa`s horrible hair, the classic Greek legends are with a modern twist. Heroic Heracles sits his SATs and the wife of top god Zeus spills the beans about her legendary husband. Discover foul fact about furies, harpies and other killer creatures plus the evils of the Underworld revealed. This title is 100% horrible.
ISBN: 978-1-4071-0818-6
Издательство:
Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: август 2011
This title presents the ten best horror ever! It includes: Hound of the Baskervilles - can Sherlock Holmes save the Baskerville family from the fangs of the demon-dog; Dracula - take a trip to Transylvania and meet the toothy count in an all-singing, all-dancing musical spectacular; and, Pit and the Pendulum - Wicked Interiors Magazine takes us on a terrifying tour of the deepest, darkest, deadliest dungeon of them all.
ISBN: 978-1-4071-1034-9
Издательство:
Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
The ten best Viking Legends are revamped and retold with a hilarious modern twist. Readers can find out about Thor`s missing hammer, Fenrir the out-of-control giant wolf, how the Vikings thought the world would end, and much more! Plus there are cool cartoons and fantastic fact sections, including a gallery of the gods, and ten Norse monsters to avoid. It`s the best book on Viking ever!
ISBN: 978-1-4071-0826-1
Издательство:
Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
In this title, ten of the best-known Irish Legends are with a twist! Etain and Midir - gorgeous girl is pursued by hunky guy in a green tunic. The result is pure magic! Read all about it in Etain`s secret The Man with the Silver Arm - The Irish Messenger gives you the inside info on big battles, lost limbs and a boy with amazing The Ballad of the Little Fawn - cool hero Finn chases a deer, finds a wife and fathers a son who becomes Irelands most brilliant it`ll be poetry to your ears! You`ve never read them like this before.
ISBN: 978-1-4071-1024-0
Издательство:
Scholastic UK
Дата выхода: август 2011
The alchemists of the Discworld have discovered the magic of the silver screen. But what is the dark secret of Holy Wood hill? It`s up to Victor Tugelbend ("Can`t sing. Can`t dance. Can handle a sword a little.") and Theda Withel ("I come from a little town you`ve probably never heard of") to find "Moving Pictures", the ninth "Discworld" novel is a gloriously funny saga set against the background of a world gone mad!
ISBN: 0-552-13463-5
Издательство:
Corgi Books
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
W. Somerset Maugham`s short stories are masterpieces оf the art. No more need be said, except that in their precision of form and beauty of expression, they are jewels of their kind. Of the ten selected stories of this volume some take place on Pacific islands, and some in England, and Prance. They include the celebrated "Rain" the appalling tragedy of Mr. Davidson, the prudish missionary, and Sadie Thompson, the prostitute. On every page the reader will be charmed by the directness, the lucidity, and sincerity of the author`s tone.
ISBN: 5-9542-0052-1
Издательство:
Икар
Дата выхода: ноябрь 2005
Compact anthology features many of the best works by 59 poets writing in English - from the complex rhyme schemes of Elizabethan poet Edmund Spenser and Shakespeare`s lovely sonnets to William Blake`s visionary works and John Keats` profound insights into the nature of beauty, art, and mortality. Includes an introduction and brief commentaries on the poets represented.
In 100, carefully selected places, "BBC History Magazine" editor Dave Musgrove takes us on an unforgettable historical tour through British history, from the Roman invasion to 1960s Liverpool. Musgrove has asked foremost British historians such as Dominic Sandbrook, to nominate the sites they believe to be the most important in our history, and has travelled to each place to provide a visitor`s point of view alongside the captivating stories that make each one great. Covering the length and breadth of the British mainland and two thousand of years of history, "100 Places that Made Britain" visits renowned sites such as the Tower of London and Runnymede, as well as less well-known places like Rushton Triangular Lodge in Northamptonshire -...