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The paintings of Adriaen Coorte form a striking group of works in still-life art of around 1700. At this time there were a few specialised still-life painters active in the Northern Netherlands and whereas his fellow still-life artists displayed a keen interest for profusion and luxuriance, Coorte found his strength in very simple depictions. Today, his work is much sought after among art lovers. In fact, the lack of pretension in his paintings appears to be the deciding factor in his ever-increasing popularity. This lack of pretension is evident from both the simplicity of the subject matter and the usually small size of his paintings. This highly readable publication appears in conjunction with an exhibition about Coorte, a grand 'small master'. As various paintings by him have been traced in recent years, the catalogue contains a complete description of his oeuvre, the first to appear since 1977.

- Sassy, metropolitan, chic: the modern girl's guide to good living — «Etiquette for Girls» explains how to behave with ease and style in every social situation — With advice on all aspects of 16-30-year-old life, this is the need-to-know bible for girls who want to get it right — Beautifully illustrated and finished with full-colour photography throughout The ultimate girl's guide to getting it right. Etiquette is a revisionist business. New rules are constantly appearing and old ones evolving. A modern survival manual is called for, to lay out the new rules, to point out the pitfalls and to ensure damage limitation. Debrett's, the trusted authority on all matters etiquette, have created the essential guide to life for every girl about town. «Etiquette for Girls» reassuringly explains how to behave with ease and style in every social situation, covering man management (from flirting to one-night stands and breaking up), what to wear, dining out, socialising and entertaining at home, getting ahead at work, etiquette for social occasions (including festivals, polo and private jets), conversational no-nos and avoiding dreaded social sins. Etiquette has re-entered the zeitgeist. Social success lies in forethought and understanding, so switch on and prepare to prosper.

This stylish guide will equip today's men with essential knowledge to ensure relationship success with members of the opposite sex. Modern chivalry is manners with a sexy edge — it just makes things easier if you know what women really want. The new code of male manners allows men and women to enjoy their differences without falling into old, patronising patterns. It requires men to think things through, sifting the meaningful gesture from empty convention. Not all this comes naturally to all men, but good manners can be learned. Using the inside knowledge that only women can provide, Debrett's «Manners for Men» sets out the new rules for male behaviour, providing an indispensable introduction to the dangerous world of dating, romance and commitment. From first dates and meeting her mother to moving in together, «Manners for Men» will ensure that the modern man can confront every social challenge with style and panache.

»100 Great Kitchens & Bathrooms by Architects» examines the role of architects in creating comfortable, visually pleasing and functional kitchens and bathrooms. This title features a stunning collection of recent interior projects examining the vast array of styles adopted by architects around the world, particularly in the UK, US, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Slovenia and Brazil, in the search for that perfect balance between luxury and function. This book includes full-colour photography and descriptions of each design by the architects themselves, providing a unique insight into the craft of the featured architects. «100 Great Kitchens & Bathrooms by Architects» is the essential illustrative guide to the design of some of the world's most spectacular, yet functional interior designs.

Introduces the latest in global brand cases and trends.

Jan De Bray and his father Salomon are the greatest history painters that Haarlem ever produced. The two artists also determined the face of Harleem Classicism. Both Salomon and Jan were universally gifted, not only as painters but also as architects, poets and art theorists. It is small wonder that Salomon — just like the slightly younger Pieter de Grebber — was commissioned to decorate Paleis Huis ten Bosch that Amalia van Solms had built in honor of her recently deceased husband Frederik Hendrik. Jan carried out many commissions for Haarlem's governing nobility, including three mantel paintings for the town hall and several regent portraits for various Haarlem institutions. The artist was an eminent portrait painter and following Frans Hals' death became the favored portraitist of Haarlem's elite. Many of his clients had themselves portrayed in the guise of a biblical or mythological figure for a so called portrait history, a genre in which Jan excelled. His brothers Dirck and Joseph were active as still-life painters.

A monograph on the work on an American architecture firm, famous for capturing the essence of 'The American Summer'. It features over twenty houses and a handful of small institutional buildings in photographs by some of the world's best architectural photographers and drawings by the firm.

Showcases world-class hotel interiors in the US and Asia by the very best of today's designers.

Delft earthenware is widely known by the mostly spectacular flower vases with spouts. From about 1680 these vases, also called tulip holders, were put on the market in all colours, sizes and get-ups. In this publication the significance of the flower holder in the past and the future will be discussed and about 150 examples of these unique Delft, Frisian and other flower holders are described an illustrated.

In contrast with urban hotels that began by providing upscale dining and banquet facilities to city dwellers, resort hotels have their historical roots in the hospitality industry that started with hospitals and sanatoriums. For the forerunners of today's resort hotels we can look to the beginning of the nineteenth century to facilities such as like Badischer Hof in the German spa town of Baden Baden, with its hot and cold water bathtubs, where the form of the modern resort hotel was already being established. This stunning volume, illustrated with superlative colour photographs and plans, present the very best resort hotels from around the world, including the USA, Germany, Austria, Italy, Cambodia, France, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia.

• New research on this very popular part of the National Gallery of Scotland s collection, including informative commentaries on each of the works • Accompanies an exhibition of to be held in January 2007 in the National Gallery of Scotland J. M.W.Turner (1775-1851) was perhaps the most prolific and innovative of all British artists. His outstanding watercolours in the collection of the National Gallery of Scotland are one of the most popular features of its collection. Bequeathed to the Gallery in 1899 by the distinguished collector, Henry Vaughan, they have been exhibited, as he requested, every January for over 100 years. Renowned for their excellent state of preservation, they provide a remarkable overview of many of the most important aspects of Turner's career. This new, richly illustrated book, will provide an authoritative commentary on the watercolours, taking account of recent research, and addressing questions of technique and function, as well as considering some of the numerous contacts Turner had with other artists, collectors and dealers. The introduction will concentrate on Henry Vaughan, one of the greatest enthusiasts for British art in the late nineteenth century, whose diverse collections have not previously been fully studied and appreciated.

With the death of Aubrey Beardsley in 1898, the world of the illustrated book underwent a dramatic and exciting change. The age of decadent black and white images of scandal and deviance was softened and coloured to delight rather than shock. A pastel toned world of childish delights and an innocent exoticism unfolded in the pages of familiar fables, classic tales and those children's stories like The Arabian Nights and Hans Andersen's Stories. Published with lavish colour plates and fine bindings, these were the coffee table books of a new age. As a result, a new generation of illustrators emerged to develop this burgeoning market, intent upon borrowing from the past, especially the fantasies of the rococo, the rich decorative elements of the Orient, the Near East, and the ethereal, fairy worlds of the Victorians. The masters of this new art form were artists like Edmund Dulac and Kay Nielsen, whose inventive book productions, with those of Arthur Rackham, became legendary. Disciples gathered, including Jessie King and Annie French (Scottish masters of the ethereal and the poetic), the Detmold brothers (masters of natural fantasy), Sidney Sime, a joyously eccentric coal-miner turned artist, Laurence Housman, master of the fairy tale, the Irish fantasies of Henry Clarke and the rich, exotic world of Alaistair.Children's stories were transformed by the imaginations of a group still bowing to the Victorians: Walter Crane, Randolph Caldecott and Kate Greenaway, but these were now given a more colourful intensity by Charles Robinson, Patten Wilson, Anning Bell, Bernard Sleigh and Maxwell Armfield. Published to accompany the exhibition of British fantasy illustration at Dulwich Picture Gallery in November 2007, the first such exhibition in Britain and the first world wide for over 20 years (the last being in New York in 1979), this is a fascinating and delightful presentation of the exceptional work of illustrators of fantasy themes at the turn of the 20th century.

An international selection of distinctive enviromental displays and products from the world's hippest interior designers and architects.

Featuring the most up-to-date space design works of department stores, fashion boutiques, jewellery stores, hotels & offices.

Biba remains one of the most evocative names in British design history it pioneered a new style, mixing the contemporary with Art Nouveau, Art Deco and the golden age of Hollywood, dressing itself in the richly luxuriant colours of a bygone time. This book showcases Biba clothing and much of the Biba memorabilia, merchandising and interior design, presenting an entire history of the company. Biba: The Biba Experience centres on commissioned photographs of one of the largest collections of Biba in the world, put together by Pari, who has accumulated around 500 pieces of Biba fashion items and ephemera covering the entire history of the company. Everything from dresses and trouser suits through original sketches and patterns to playing cards and soap powder is represented. Biba brought the cutting edge of couture to the masses. Brigitte Bardot, Yoko Ono and Princess Anne shopped there, whilst Sonny and Cher, Mick and Marianne, and David and Angie were regular visitors, but the store was never the exclusive preserve of the rich and famous: prices were kept deliberately low, and anyone who could tolerate the disdainful inefficiency of the staff was encouraged to soak up the glamour of a unique shopping experience. This lavishly illustrated and beautifully produced book is intended for those interested in the fashion and graphic design of the '60s and '70s, from a creative and historical standpoint, plus the huge number of people who remember Biba from the period with such affection.

This is the first book in Beta-Plus' thematic series that is dedicated exclusively to streamlined, minimalist kitchens. Superlative colour photography illustrates the very best modern kitchen designs. The book features all aspects of such kitchens, including kitchen design, cooking surfaces and the selection of natural stone or other materials for the worktops and floors.

Features twenty contemporary homes created by renowned interior architects and designers.

Shows the restoration, extension and decorating of older countryside residences for those seeking to escape the confines of city living.

With over 50 apartments set in the world's most desirable destinations, including Rio, Sydney, New York, London and Hong Kong, this new book demonstrates just why so many people are now choosing to call an apartment home.

Fantastic ideas for retailers, merchandisers, interior designers and architects. This new addition to the 'International Spaces' series presents exciting retail projects from aroun the world. The role that architecture plays in branding, marketing, and the ultimate success or failure of retail ventures cannot be underestimated; indeed, the relationship between the architecture of retail stores and customer behaviour is increasingly researched and highly specialised subject. Recent collaborations between some high-profile architects and retail icons have brought about a shift in the preception of retail architecture. This book illustrates the potential of such collaborations.

This third part of the new A&D (Architecture and Design) Series features around ten exclusive city homes. All of the projects have been photographed in recent months: exceptional city residences, contemporary apartments, lofts with character. The starting point was the philosophy that runs through the AandD series: the constant interaction between architecture and interior furnishing and design.

This volume, the third in the series, showcases a collection of twenty-first century hotels, including a number of Europe's top-class hotels, many of which have been spruced up with recent renovation work. Also included are several classic grand hotels and brand new hotels in Asia, where the hotel scene is undergoing rapid growth. Features hotels in Austria, Italy, France, the UK, Japan, China, Indonesia, Taiwan, Singapore and Cambodia.

Georgian Jewellery is a celebration of the quality and style of the eighteenth century and of the endless ingenuity in design and workmanship that produced such a wealth of fabulous and wearable pieces of jewellery. Heavy academic tomes have already been written about the period, so this book illuminates the subject in a more colourful and accessible way. Much disparate information about the jewellery has been gathered together and the period is brought alive by portraits and character sketches of famous Georgians in their finery, fashion tips, gossip, and some rather outrageous cartoons of the time, as well as interesting newly discovered facts. Some might think that Georgian jewellery is the stuff of museums or safe-deposit boxes, but since many of the pieces pictured here have been on the market in the last few years, it is hoped this book will encourage people to realise this lovely jewellery is as beautiful an adornment today as it was over two hundred years ago. Information is given on how to recognise Georgian jewellery, buy it and repair it and there are tips on how to distinguish the real thing from the plethora of reproduction jewellery on the market today.

The essence of this exceptional book is McInturff Architects' zeal for home design. McInturff Architects is a dynamic team of professional led by Mark McInturff, based in Bethesda, Maryland. They have been the recipients of numerous awards for outstanding architecture. Their unique work acknowledges that a house is different from any other building, and that a level of emotional investment is necessary if the house is to be regarded as a 'home'. The attention to detail, the infusion of warmth and character and the sheer delight in good design are evident in the projects superbly presented in this new addition to IMAGES' portfolio of residential architecture titles.