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Fashion 2 Volumes
by Taschen
Synopsis
A fashion history from the 18th to the 20th century Clothes define people. A person's clothing, whether it's a sari, kimono, or business suit, is an essential key to his or her culture, class, personality, or even religion. The Kyoto Costume Institute... ( read more)
Your price: $59.99
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The Story of Painting Second Edition
by Wendy Beckett
Publisher Comments
The fascinating story of more than 1,000 years of western painting, from early Gothic art to the present day. "The story of painting is one that is immensely rich in meaning, yet its value is all too often hidden from us by the complexities of its... ( read more)
List Price $60.00
Your price: $17.98
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Cave of Altamira
by Pedro A Saura Ramos
Synopsis
This volume offers a fresh look at one the finest surviving works of Palaeoithic art: the paintings in the cave of Altamira in Northern Spain. Charts, maps and descriptions guide the readers through the cave chamber by chamber, and theories on the... ( read more)
List Price $49.50
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All in a Day
by Cynthia Rylant and Nikki McClure
Publisher Comments
This lovely book illuminates all the possibilities a day offers — the opportunities and chances that won't ever come again — and also delivers a gentle message of good stewardship of our planet. Newbery Medal winner Cynthia Rylant's poetic text,... ( read more)
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The Golden Section: Nature's Greatest Secret (Wooden Books)
by Scott Olson
Publisher Comments
A concise and useful handbook on the Golden Section also known as the Golden Ratio and Golden Mean. The Golden Section is a line segment divided into two parts, such that the ratio of the short portion to the longer portion is equal to the ratio of the... ( read more)
List Price $12.00
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The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
by Betty Edwards
Publisher Comments
When Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain was first published in 1979, it hit the New York Times bestseller list within two weeks and stayed there for more than a year. In 1989, when Dr. Betty Edwards revised the book, it went straight to the Time list... ( read more)
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Used - Trade Paper
Exposé 5: Finest Digtial Art in the Known Universe
by Daniel Wade and Paul Hellard
Publisher Comments
The flagship title of award-winning publisher Ballistic Publishing has become an institution in the digital art world. EXPOSÉ 5 boasts a raft of new artwork including that of 108 unpublished artists drawn from a pool of over 4,500 entries.
Judged by... ( read more)
Your price: $55.00
New - Trade Paper
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information 2nd Edition
by Edward R Tufte
Publisher Comments
The classic book on statistical graphics, charts, tables. Theory and practice in the design of data graphics, 250 illustrations of the best (and a few of the worst) statistical graphics, with detailed analysis of how to display data for precise... ( read more)
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Used - Hardcover
Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, Including Books, Street Fashion, and Jewelry
by Leanne Shapton
Publisher Comments
Auction catalogs can tell you a lot about a persontheir passions and vanities, peccadilloes and aesthetics; their flush years and lean. Think of the collections of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Truman Capote, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. In Leanne... ( read more)
Your price: $18.00
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Non-Adhesive Binding: Books Without Paste or Glue, Vol. 1
by Keith A. Smith
Publisher Comments
Volume I is not only about how to bind a book, the first part of this text is about developing an approach to binding. Sewing a blank book or rebinding an existing one differs from creating a book of text and/or pictures. Here, binding should not be an... ( read more)
Your price: $30.00
New - Trade Paper
Decorative Ornament
by Owen Jones
Publisher Comments
Decorative Ornament by Owen Jones is a magnificent new edition of his classic The Grammar of Ornament. First published in 1856, this essential illustrated reference has been a source of inpiration for hundreds of artists, designers, and architects, from... ( read more)
Your price: $14.97
Sale - Hardcover
Mehndi: The Art of Henna Body Painting
by Carine Fabius
Publisher Comments
The magical art of mehndi, or henna painting, has been practiced for centuries in India, Africa, and the Middle East, and now it has finally arrived in the West. Packed with inspirational photographs of traditional andcontemporary mehndi, this complete... ( read more)
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Your price: $4.50
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Review-a-Day | July 6, 2009
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Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese: Rivals in Renaissance Venice (UK Edition) by Patricia Fortini Brown Reviewed by Andrew Butterfield New York Review of...
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Review-a-Day | June 28, 2009
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Minè Okubo:
Following Her Own Road by Greg Robinson Reviewed by Jessica Knight Rain Taxi It's hard not to like Minè Okubo as we come to know her...
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Guests | June 2, 2009
By Jonathan Carroll
"For many adults however, wonder is a guilty pleasure like reading comic books, singing karaoke, or eating Hostess Snowballs."
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Guests | June 1, 2009
By Brian Evenson
"I've gone from not owning a cell phone to reading an entire book on my phone over a series of incredibly boring university meetings."
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