L' elégance

L' elégance
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Total Pages : 12
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ISBN-10 : BSB:BSB11153207
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Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis L' elégance by : Wilhelm Kuhe

The Elegance of the Hedgehog

The Elegance of the Hedgehog
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Publisher : Europa Editions
Total Pages : 282
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ISBN-10 : 9781609450137
ISBN-13 : 1609450132
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Synopsis The Elegance of the Hedgehog by : Muriel Barbery

The phenomenal New York Times bestseller that “explores the upstairs-downstairs goings-on of a posh Parisian apartment building” (Publishers Weekly). In an elegant hôtel particulier in Paris, Renée, the concierge, is all but invisible—short, plump, middle-aged, with bunions on her feet and an addiction to television soaps. Her only genuine attachment is to her cat, Leo. In short, she’s everything society expects from a concierge at a bourgeois building in an upscale neighborhood. But Renée has a secret: She furtively, ferociously devours art, philosophy, music, and Japanese culture. With biting humor, she scrutinizes the lives of the tenants—her inferiors in every way except that of material wealth. Paloma is a twelve-year-old who lives on the fifth floor. Talented and precocious, she’s come to terms with life’s seeming futility and decided to end her own on her thirteenth birthday. Until then, she will continue hiding her extraordinary intelligence behind a mask of mediocrity, acting the part of an average pre-teen high on pop culture, a good but not outstanding student, an obedient if obstinate daughter. Paloma and Renée hide their true talents and finest qualities from a world they believe cannot or will not appreciate them. But after a wealthy Japanese man named Ozu arrives in the building, they will begin to recognize each other as kindred souls, in a novel that exalts the quiet victories of the inconspicuous among us, and “teaches philosophical lessons by shrewdly exposing rich secret lives hidden beneath conventional exteriors” (Kirkus Reviews). “The narrators’ kinetic minds and engaging voices (in Alison Anderson’s fluent translation) propel us ahead.” —The New York Times Book Review “Barbery’s sly wit . . . bestows lightness on the most ponderous cogitations.” —The New Yorker

Elegance

Elegance
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Publisher : Chronicle Books
Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : 0811859428
ISBN-13 : 9780811859424
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis Elegance by : Sylvie Aubenas

Modern fashion photography was born when three brothers, Parisian postcard photographers, shifted their lenses to the upper echelon of French society in the early twentieth century. As impromptu portraits of beautiful women in inimitable finery at racecourses, resorts, and cafs began to appear in magazines, courant designers such as Chanel, Herms, and Madeleine Vionnet rushed to send their models to posh watering holes to be photographed with the beau monde. The first-ever showcase of 300 rich black and white Seberger images, this luxe collection is a must-have for fashionistas, Francophiles, and vintage clothing enthusiasts. Elegance recalls a bygone era of glamour, and illuminates the candid beginnings of a now highly stylized photographic form.

House of Fashion

House of Fashion
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 249
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ISBN-10 : 9781474283410
ISBN-13 : 1474283411
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis House of Fashion by : Jess Berry

Since Charles Fredrick Worth established his luxurious Maison de Couture in 1858, the interior has played a crucial role in the display of fashion. House of Fashion provides a full historical account of the interplay between fashion and the modern interior, demonstrating how they continue to function as a site for performing modern, gendered identities for designers and their clientele alike. In doing so, it traces how designers including Poiret, Vionnet, Schiaparelli and Dior used commercial spaces and domestic interiors to enhance their credentials as connoisseurs of taste and style. Taking us from the early years of haute couture to the luxury fashion of the present day, Berry explores how the salon, the atelier and the boutique have allowed fashion to move beyond the aesthetics of dress, to embrace the visual seduction of the theatrical, artistic, and the exotic. From the Art Deco allure of Coco Chanel's Maison to the luminous spaces of contemporary flagship stores, House of Fashion sets out fashion's links with key figures in architecture and design, including Louis Süe, Robert Mallet-Stevens, Eileen Gray, and Jean-Michel Frank. Drawing on photographs, advertisements, paintings and illustrations, this interdisciplinary study examines how fashionable interiors have shaped our understanding of architecture, dress, and elegance.

In Search of Elegance

In Search of Elegance
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Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages : 423
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ISBN-10 : 9780773517530
ISBN-13 : 0773517537
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis In Search of Elegance by : Michel Lincourt

Develops a new theory for the practice of architecture and urban design that is centered around the concept of elegance. Lincourt (architecture, Strasbourg U.) develops a set of archetypes for designing a more satisfactory architecture, and he provides an in- depth analysis of three examples of architectural elegance: the Palais-Royal, the Fondation Rothchild Workers' Residence in Paris, and the Municipality of Outremont in Montreal. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Elegance in Flowers

Elegance in Flowers
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Total Pages : 168
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ISBN-10 : UVA:X001358230
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Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis Elegance in Flowers by : Vicki L. Ingham

Classic arrangements for all seasons.

Stainless Flatware Guide

Stainless Flatware Guide
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Publisher : Page/Frederiksen Publishing Company
Total Pages : 834
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ISBN-10 : 157432067X
ISBN-13 : 9781574320671
Rating : 4/5 (7X Downloads)

Synopsis Stainless Flatware Guide by : Bob Page

Historia Naturalis Testaceorum Britanniae, Or the British Conchology, Containing the Descriptions and Other Particulars of Natural History of the Shells of Great Britain and Ireland ... In English and French ... Ou la Chonchologie Britannique, Contenant Les Descriptions Et Autres Particularites D'Histoire Naturelle Des Conquilles de la Grande Bretagne Et de L'Irlande ... en Anglois Et Francois ...

Historia Naturalis Testaceorum Britanniae, Or the British Conchology, Containing the Descriptions and Other Particulars of Natural History of the Shells of Great Britain and Ireland ... In English and French ... Ou la Chonchologie Britannique, Contenant Les Descriptions Et Autres Particularites D'Histoire Naturelle Des Conquilles de la Grande Bretagne Et de L'Irlande ... en Anglois Et Francois ...
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Total Pages : 324
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ISBN-10 : ONB:+Z220578108
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Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis Historia Naturalis Testaceorum Britanniae, Or the British Conchology, Containing the Descriptions and Other Particulars of Natural History of the Shells of Great Britain and Ireland ... In English and French ... Ou la Chonchologie Britannique, Contenant Les Descriptions Et Autres Particularites D'Histoire Naturelle Des Conquilles de la Grande Bretagne Et de L'Irlande ... en Anglois Et Francois ... by : Emanuel Mendes da Costa

Selfish Gifts

Selfish Gifts
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Publisher : SUNY Press
Total Pages : 220
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ISBN-10 : 0791445887
ISBN-13 : 9780791445884
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis Selfish Gifts by : Lisa McNee

Investigates the politics and poetics of women's gendered identity in West Africa.

France 2008

France 2008
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Publisher : Fodors Travel Publications
Total Pages : 887
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ISBN-10 : 9781400018048
ISBN-13 : 1400018048
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis France 2008 by : Inc. Fodor's Travel Publications

Detailed and timely information on accommodations, restaurants, and local attractions highlight these updated travel guides, which feature all-new covers, a two-color interior design, symbols to indicate budget options, must-see ratings, multi-day itineraries, Smart Travel Tips, helpful bulleted maps, tips on transportation, guidelines for shopping excursions, and other valuable features. Original.