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books by Taschen

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21 reviews
Charles G Martignette Dr.

Taschen, 1999

Who ordered the cheesecake?
A great book that gives you a great cross section of all the great pin up artists of the 40's and 50's. This is a great way to introduce anyone looking to get more familiar with pin up history. The color reproduction is fantastic as well.

Horses of the Sun (Evergreen Series)

23 reviews
Robert Vavra

Taschen GmbH, 1996

FANTASTIC!!!!!!!
I WISH I HAD KNOWN ABOUT THIS GUY BACK WHEN I HAD MY HORSE!! HE MUST LOVE THE ANIMALS BECAUSE, HE PHOTOGRAPHS THEM SO, WELL!! HE FOCUSES ON THE EYES OF THE ANIMALS IN MANY PICTURES AS IF, HE IS LOOKING AT THEIR SOULS!!! I DO NOT REGRET PURCHASING THIS BOOK AT ALL!!!!!!!!! I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS TO EVERYONE WHO LOVES HORSES!!!!! SHIRLEY GREER

Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous American Pin-Ups

30 reviews
Charles G Martignette Dr., Louis K Meisel

Taschen, 2003

Elvgren glamor
Beautiful book with LOTS of calendar photos and all the history of Elvgren's pinup mastery covering his Dow and Brown & Bigelow years. Brings back the glory days of pinup art.

The Stanley Kubrick Archives

46 reviews

Taschen, 2005

Wasnt this like $250 when it came out?
Barnes & Noble HAD copies for $19.99! a 70mm film cell with a variety of scenes from 2001 was included in the Taschen EU printing Some are trying to sell them for $1000 (!) glad I waited- the unexpected joys of remainders When he passed on, it seemed as if yet one more pillar of a sane, CIVILIZED world went missing if in a down mood, putting on DR STRANGELOVE usually sets things ...

Leonardo Da Vinci: The Complete Paintings and Drawings

25 reviews
Frank Zollner, Johannes Nathan

Taschen, 2003

awesome
this book is a daily source of admiration, exposed on our table and we change the page practically every day to have a new work of wonder to admire every day. combined with more and deeper information on leonardo da Vinci the true art becomes clear.

The Book of Tiki

34 reviews
Sven A. Kirsten

Taschen, 2000

Jimbo
If you have the slightest interest in the subject, you have to have this book. it is an amazing piece of work, and a visual feast. It is one book I pick up again and again, and always notice something new. Buy it.

Fashion: A History from the 18th to the 20th Century

17 reviews
Kyoto Costume Institute

Taschen, 2002

Fantastic Fashion
This is an exquisite book filled with highly detailed images of beautiful garments. It is a refreshing look at western fashion through the ages since the clothing featured hasn't been photographed in every other book out there. Of particular interest to me were some 18th & 19th century paintings showing a garment paired with a photograph of the actual piece (or of a similar piece) now in the ...

Tiki Modern

17 reviews
Sven A Kirsten

Taschen, 2007

Tiki Modern & the height of American influence
While its predecessor volume, The Book of Tiki, is a straight-forward exploration of the Polynesian popular culture that came to fruition in early 1960's America, Sven Kirsten's Tiki Modern... and the Wild World of Witco is a more ambitious attempt to place this peculiar phenomena in the larger social, artistic and intellectual context of the time period, primarily as exemplified in the ...

Fashion (Taschen 25th Anniversary)

25 reviews

Taschen, 2007

Thank you amazon,com
I can't believe I've bought those wonderful books for such a low price. The pictures are amazing! I strongly recommend the product. At first I intended to give the books to my daughter, who is Fashion Designer student, as Christmas present, but thanks to amazon.com it arrived much earlier than promised. But, when I saw the treasure I've got, I would not wait to see her happy face. We were both ...

Atlas Maior of 1665

12 reviews
Joan Blaeu

Taschen, 2005

Object of attraction
This sits on my coffee table and is a great companion to watching any sort of historical documentary on TV etc. Also makes for good cocktail party reading/conversation. I've seen an original copy of this in the NYPL and this printing is true to form, with insightful tidibits and good translations extras. The Bleau Atlas Major is the most beatiful and prolific atlases ever made.

All-American Ads 50s (Icons Series)

12 reviews
Jim Heimann

Taschen, 2002

All-American Ads of the 50s
Probably the best ad book I've ever seen! Worth every penny it costs and believe me, it doesn't cost THAT much - not for a book like this! I was born in the 50s (in Russia) and Russians wouldn't even dream (or didn't even hear!) of products which are in this book - advertised in the US in the 50s. I'm now waiting for my All-American Ads of the 60s to arrive from Amazon - I spent my childhood in ...

Alchemy and Mysticism: The Hermetic Museum (Klotz)

10 reviews
Alexander Roob

Taschen, 1997

An Atlas of Human History
Hot off the shelf from some wizard harem this "brickbook" consisting of about a 1000 full-color illustrations on over 700 pages of glossified paper from the Renaissance & Enlightenment eras' for the most part, but going back to the early post-crucfixion days of the prevailing Mystery Religions and into our terrifying millenary day with a few examples of Modernist/Post-Modernist Art such as ...

Frans Lanting: Jungles (Jumbo)

11 reviews
Frans Lanting

Taschen, 2000

Fantastic and inspirational book!
Well,when I was 14-15 years old,I was mostly interested in underwater photography and therefore,I had only a few photo books. But later,my interest for other animals too,grew much larger and therefore,I received this book as a christmas gift from my mother. It was really not a bad book,and it made me love Lanting and buy two more books with his pictures later. It is a huge book,weighing perhaps ...

WWW HR Giger Com (25 Spring)

12 reviews

Taschen, 2007

A great book for a low price
This is a hefty hardcover book with lots of great material for a very reasonable price. This will be an important part of any Giger collector's library. It features photos not available elsewhere, like Giger-inspired tattoo art and quite recent projects.

Life: A Journey Through Time

11 reviews
Frans Lanting

Taschen, 2006

The eye of a Master
Franz Lanting has an eye that can see everything from a different viewpoint. He is a Master of photography, and looking at his photographs can teach a college course in viewing the world.

Leni Riefenstahl-Five Lives: A Biography in Pictures (Photobook)

12 reviews
Ines Walk

Taschen, 2001

Hollywood couldn't invent it
A biography in pictures of arguably the most influential female film-maker in the history of the medium...though all too many people in the industry are afraid to admit to it. Made the greatest propaganda film in history (unfortunate choice of subject matter) and the most important and influential sports documentary of all time (Olympia). Dancer, actress, director, producer, still photographer, ...

Eros (Photo & Sexy Books)

13 reviews
Linda Ferrer

Taschen, 1998

Absolutely Gorgeous Nude Photography
These are the most wonderful nude photographs imaginable. They are not as shocking as the Mapplethorpe photographs but they are as artistic and as sensuous as his are. Unfortunately, you have to buy your copy used. That's the way I had to buy mine. I have bought many other nude photography books new but, except for Mapplethorpe's work, none of them are as good as this book. I spent a small ...

Albertus Seba's Cabinet of Natural Curiosities (Jumbo)

16 reviews
Albertus Seba

Taschen, 2001

Book of a Lifetime
Don't even think about it- buy this one. It is huge and may require its own room but is wonderful in every way. Watch the kids if they want to read it because the fold out pages are tricky, but they will be totally fascinated with the illustrations. I had seen it on coffee tables in dozens of design magazines and finally was curious enough to get out a magnifying glass and check the title. ...

Lanting Penguins (Address Book)

12 reviews

Taschen, 2000

Brilliant Pictorial Overview Of Our Favorite Flightless Waterfowl
"Penguins" by Frans Lanting is one of the most beautiful nature books I have ever seen. In it he details the lives of various species of penguins through his brilliant photographs and a modicum of text. Make no mistake; this is a book of pictures: it does have a small amount of informative text, but the main attraction is the incredible color photographs. The photos are arranged artfully, but my ...