Mario Testino is one of the most successful fashion and portrait photographers. From Copacabana's beaches to Ipanema's baixos, from penthouse to favela via the world's most famous carnival parade - this title presents Testino's love poem to the city that captured his teenage heart, and never let go.

Why did renowned Dutch graphic artist Maurits Cornelis Escher create the pictures? How did he construct them? And how are the various images Escher created interrelated? This book, including biographical data, illustrations, and explications of mathematical problems, offers answers to these and other questions.

Showcases 96 commercial and editorial illustrators from 13 countries. This guide contains entries, which highlight examples of work and include the artist's contact information, favorite media, awards, clients, and work philosophy.

The art of the tattoo (TASCHEN's 25th anniversary special edition) Whether you're thinking of getting a tattoo or just want to see to what lengths others have gone in decorating their bodies, this is the book to check out. This special 25th anniversary edition of Tattoos explores the history of the art worldwide via designs and photos - from 19th century engravings to tribal body art, from circus

Girls, Gags & Giggles - this was publisher Robert Harrison's recipe for dishing up the American pin-up to the US male. In the 1950s, his girlie magazines sold by the millions, before becoming icons of pulp and trash culture.

HR Giger first received acclaim in the 1960s with his airbrushed fantasy landscapes. However, he scored his breakthrough in applied art, and in his high-profile movie work on Ridley Scott's Alien . This book was designed by the artist himself, and features commentaries in which Giger describes his work from the early 1960s to the late 1990s.

Tells how Los Angeles came to be what it is today. Exploring the cultural, political, industrial, and sociological history via the work of myriad photographers, this book examines the city's critical developments ranging from the real estate booms of the 1880s to the uncontrolled urban sprawl of the late 20th century.

Volume 1 begins with the very first permanent images (Nicephore Niepce's 1827 8-hour exposure reeftop picture and Louis Daguerre's famous 1839 street scene) and takes the reader up through the avant-garde photography of the 1920s

Focuses on the essence of life, human nature, and how to live a good simple life - all distilled through the lens of the Three Creeds: Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism. This handbook is about rejecting desire and greed, and revealing clear Truth, stripping away the extraneous layers of self-deception and phenomenal attachment.

Features illustrators from 30 countries, with information about their careers, and lists of selected exhibitions. This book is suitable for graphic artists, creative professionals and illustration students, and those with an appreciation for draftsmanship and visual language.

The Kyoto Costume Institute holds one of the world's most extensive clothing collections and has curated many exhibitions worldwide. This title showcases a vast selection from the Institute's archives of skilled photographs depicting the clothing expertly displayed and arranged on custom-made mannequins.

The Polaroid Corporation's photography collection has a huge collection of Polaroid images. It includes important pieces by artists such as David Hockney, Helmut Newton, Jeanloup Sieff and Robert Rauschenberg. This title presents a survey of this collection. It includes a technical reference section featuring the various types of Polaroid cameras.

In the year 1965, there was no explicit pornography. The man who changed all that was Berth Milton of Stockholm, with his audacious little digest, Private . This title presents the best of Private from 1970 to 1979.

Volume 2 explores works such as Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother (1936) and Robert Doisneau's Kiss in front of City hall (1950), up through Martin parr's 'new European photography'

This volume presents the best of architecture in the world from 100 contemporary architects.

Just five months before her death in August 1997, Diana Princess of Wales was photographed by Mario Testino for Vanity Fair. This book brings together images from this last portrait sitting, displaying Diana in a state of relaxation and intimacy. Chapters are arranged according to the various dresses worn by Diana.

Martin Luther's Bible , published in 1534, was the first complete German Bible and a pivotal event in the history of Christianity. This title provides a scholarly overview of Martin Luther's life, the historic context and cultural significance of his Bible, and detailed descriptions of the illustrations and their iconography.

One of Taschen's new art albums, tremendous value at 3.99.

Finnish architect Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) was not only influenced by the landscape of his native country, but by the political struggle over Finland's place within European culture. After early neoclassical buildings, he turned to ideas based on Functionalism, moving toward organic structures, with brick and wood replacing plaster and steel.

Celebrates 500 years of the dazzling visual culture of the world's greatest magicians. Featuring over 1,000 vintage posters, photographs, handbills, and engravings, this book traces the history of magic as a performing art from the 1470s through the post-WWII years.