Nezbytný průvdce základními i pokročilými technikami restaurování starožitného nábytku s přehledem nástrojů, materiálů a vybavení. Najdete zde názorný popis běžných restaurátorských postupů krok za krokem, např. opravy uvolněných spojů, zlomených noh židlí či oživení povrchové úpravy. Kniha je plná neocenitelných informací o speciálních restaurátorských dovednostech, jako je soustružení, vyřezávání, čalounění, fládrování, zlacení, mareterie, parketová intarzie a spousta dalších.
Publikace shrnující základní poznatky z fyziky - definice, diagramy, grafy a tabulky. Více než 500 barevných vyobrazení. Doporučeno jako učební texty pro žáky základních i středních škol.
Kniha obsahuje více než 800 obrazových příkladů a uměleckých fotografií, které zdůrazňují a objasňují každou radu a techniku. Způsoby uplatnění všech druhů vybavení, od návodů, jak co nejlépe využít aparáty s automatickým zaostřením a přístroje pro okamžitou fotografii, po dokonalejší a speciální modely a příslušenství. Zvláštní rubriky věnované nejoblíbenějším okruhům fotografie, včetně snímků dětí, dovolených, lidí a jejich portrétů, krajiny, oblohy, domácích zvířat, vody, počasí a cestování. Umožňuje vždy s naprostou jistotou dosažení požadovaných výsledků.
Kniha amerického profesora na pražském gymnáziu je určena velmi pokročilým studentům angličtiny. Po anglicky vyloženém systému užívání minulého a předminulého času prostého i průběhového a abecedním seznamu nepravidelných sloves s českými ekvivalenty následuje vlastní detektivní příběh. Slova, vytištěná v něm tučně, najde čtenář v anglicko-českém slovníčku na konci knížky. Ani tak se však uživatel neobejde bez slovníku, protože knížka zásadně neuvádí anglickou výslovnost. Za každou kapitolou jsou další mluvnické výklady a cvičení.
Ireland is a land of dramatic contrasts. From the wild beauty of Connaught's jagged coastline to the quiet charm of the leisurely River Shannon, the Emerald Isle entrances its visitors. Many of Ireland's most scenic spots are steeped in legend. Croagh Patrick, the holy mountain with a glittering quartzite cone, was supposedly climbed by Saint Patrick. Giant's Causeway, an amazing stepping-stone formation leading into the sea, is said to be the remains of a bridge for the giants to cross from Ireland to Scotland.Fro medieval island monasteries to the Georgian elegance of Dublin's squares, Ireland enjoys a wealth of architecture. Small, stone-built cottages nestle in to hillsides and ruined castles dominate mountain tops. Irish culture also has a timeless quality. Donkeys are still used as a means of transport, peat is still cut by hand and bars double up as general stores. In stunning photographs, this book celebrates a land of untamed beauty and friendly charm--Ireland.
The latest instalment from 'a powerful force in the literary world'(Los
Angeles Times) Freeman's turns to one of the greatest elevating forces of
life: love.
Featuring thrilling new work from Lauren Groff, Ocean Vuong, Sayaka Murata and
more, the latest installment of the acclaimed literary journal Freeman's
explores the hope and pain of the ever-changing present.
An illustrated guide to repairing and restoring all kinds of furniture which provides information on the tools, techniques, surfaces, chairs, tables, chests, and more.
"Building from his acclaimed anthology Tales of Two Americas, beloved writer and editor John Freeman draws together some of our greatest writers from around the world to help us see how the environmental crisis is hitting some of the most vulnerable communities where they live. In the past five years, John Freeman, previously editor of Granta, has launched a celebrated international literary magazine, Freeman's, and compiled two acclaimed anthologies that deal with income inequality as it is experienced, first in New York and then throughout the United States. In the course of this work, one major theme has come up repeatedly: how climate change is making already dire inequalities much worse, devastating further the already devastated. The effects of global warming are especially disruptive in less well-off nations, sending refugees to the US and elsewhere in the wealthier world, where they often encounter the problems that perennially face outsiders: lack of access to education, health care, decent housing, employment, and even basic nutrition. But the problems of climate change are not restricted to those from the less developed world. American citizens are suffering too, as the stories of distress resulting from recent hurricanes testify: People who can't sell their home because the building is on a flood plain, people who get displaced and cannot find work, and more. And this doesn't even take on board the situation in much of the Caribbean, or south of the Rio Grande in Mexico and Central America. Galvanized by his conversations with writers and activists around the world, Freeman has engaged with some of today's most eloquent writers, many of whom hail from the places under the most acute stress. The response has been extraordinary: a literary all-points bulletin of fiction, essays, poems, and reportage. Margaret Atwood conjures with a dystopian future in three remarkable poems. Lauren Groff takes us to Florida; Edwidge Danticat to Haiti; Tahmima Anim to Bangladesh. Valeria Luiselli probes the refugee crisis at the US-Mexico border, while Tash Aw takes us to Indonesia, Chinelo Okparanta to Nigeria, and Arundhati Roy to India. As the anthology unfolds, clichés fall away and we are brought closer to the real, human truth of what is happening to our world, and the dystopia to which we are heading. These are news stories with the emphasis on story, about events that should be found in the headlines but often are not, about the most important crisis of our times. LITERATURE'S BIGGEST STARS: TALES OF TWO PLANETS features work from some of the most important writers working today including Arundhati Roy, Edwidge Danticat, Margaret Atwood, and Lauren Groff. NEW WORK, NEW VOICES: All but two of the pieces in this collection of fiction, essays, and poems were commissioned by John Freeman exclusively for this book, and he presents some of the world's most exciting young voices including Daisy Johnson, Valeria Luiselli, Kayo Chingonyi, and Sayaka Murata. A GLOBAL VIEW OF OUR EXISTENTIAL CRISIS: Freeman brings together an international cast of brilliant writers to give readers a globe-spanning view of the climate crisis. Whether it's Sayaka Murata in Japan, Sjon in Iceland, Yasmine El Rashidi in Egypt, or Eka Kurniawan in Indonesia, we get an exhilarating range of experiences"-- Provided by publisher
