Author: Vicesimus KnoxPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English prose literature
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
Elegant Extracts
Author: Vicesimus KnoxPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English prose literature
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
Elegance
Author: Ali RahimPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470029684
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Elegance represents an important watershed in architectural design. Since the onset of computer-driven technologies, innovative designers have, almost exclusively, been preoccupied with the pursuit of digital techniques. This issue of AD extrapolates current design tendencies and brings them together to present a new type of architecture, one that is seamlessly trying processes, space, structure and material together with beauty. ‘Elegance’ here is cast with a new contemporary meaning as it is applied to work that is effortlessly complex. It is analogous to an elegant algorithm that uses a small amount of initiative code to great effect. In a structure elegance may be expressed by a complex surface that retains its continuity and integrity even when punctured. In many ways, Elegance marks a coming of age for, ‘digital architecture’, as architects become more adept at producing complexity and integrating digital design technologies, production and assembly systems producing elegant solutions. It is the potent finesse that is often associated with the work of Zaha Hadid Architects and other featured architects, such as Mark Goulthorpe of Decoi and Hani Rashid of Asymptote.
Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected [by Vicesimus Knox] for the Improvement of Young Persons, Etc. (Seventh and Last Edition.).
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Author: Elephant
Author: Dan WyliePublisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1861896158
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Aristotle characterized the elephant as “the beast which passeth all others in wit and mind” and the animal has long figured in cultural artifacts, even on continents it has never inhabited. Now Elephant provides an engaging look at the elephant’s long legacy. The image of the elephant can be found throughout world cultures as a symbol of intelligence, strength, and loyalty. Wylie draws on a rich array of examples to document that symbolic power, ranging from symbols of the Hindu god of wisdom, Ganesh, to the beloved children’s works Dumbo and Babar the Elephant. Turning to the elephant’s biological history, Wylie describes the three remaining species—the African Bush Elephant, African Forest Elephant, and the Asian Elephant—and the controversial efforts for elephant conservation. With ivory poaching and human encroachment into the animal’s natural habitats, Wylie argues that we face a uniquely poignant conservation crisis in which elephants and humans both unsustainably consume limited natural resources. A compelling new entry in the Animal series, Elephant will be necessary for every animal lover’s bookshelf.
Ella the Elegant Elephant
Author: Carmela D'AmicoPublisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545826454
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
She's younger than Babar, shyer than Lily, and every bit as cute as Olivia. Look out! Here's ELLA! Ella's counting the days until the first day of school ... but not because she's eager to start! On the contrary, as the littlest elephant on Elephant Island, she's terribly nervous about the other kids she'll meet. Then she receives a beautiful red hat that belonged to her grandmother -- her new lucky charm. Big mean Belinda at school teases her for it, calling her "Ella the Elegant Elephant." But Ella's brave enough to hold on to her hat, and in the end, the hat (and her heart) save the day. With warm, rich pictures and a charming main character, ELLA is sure to be a new favorite.
Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected for the Improvement of Young Persons : Being Similar in Design to Elegant Extracts in Poetry
Author: Vicesimus KnoxPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Author: Noah WebsterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1854
Book Description
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Author: Noah Webster