Fine Arts
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SketchtravelSketchtravel is an artistic journey unlike any other. No editorial project has ever before brought together as many visual artists around a common object. Passed between 72 artists over 5 years and across over 35,000 miles, the Sketchtravel sketchbook showcases the creativity of artists...
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Killer Fashion: Poisonous Petticoats, Strangulating Scarves, and Other Deadly Garments Throughout HistoryA beautifully illustrated book about deadly fashion--real historical stories of strangulation by scarves, neckbreaking high heels, and riot-causing top hats--from the author of the popular histories Get Well Soon and It Ended Badly Isadora Duncan was RedPut on a scarf; popped off her headFashion...
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A Collection of Vintage Crochet Patterns for the Making of Place MatsThis book contains a lovely collection of vintage crochet patterns for the making of place mats. With different styles to suit all tastes, there is a pattern for every home. Perfect for dinner parties and impressing guests, this book ensures your dining room table...
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A Woodcut ManualThis delightful text contains a comprehensive guide to decorate woodcutting. Complete with a plethora of helpful tips, step-by-step instructions, and beautiful illustrations, this guide constitutes a definitive manual sure to be of great interest to the discerning woodworker. Both detailed and concise, this guide...
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An Introduction to French Furniture of the 17th and 18th Century - Including Chapters on Louis Quatorze, Louis Quinze and the RegencyThis text contains a detailed introduction to French furniture, popular in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. A fascinating treatise, detailing some of the most beautiful and ornate furniture ever produced, this antique book will be of considerable value to collectors of furniture literature and...
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The History and Technique of Gold Tooling - A Classic Article on the History and Methods of BookbindingThis book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Carefully selecting the best articles from our collection we have compiled a series of historical and informative...
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A Book of Vintage Designs and Instructions for Making Outdoor Furniture and Other Garden ItemsThis interesting collection of outdoor furniture is ideal for the hands-on gardener, with vintage designs and patterns for bird tables, a novel garden barrow, folding chairs and a tea wagon, all made from wood.Author: Various AuthorsPublisher: Research PressPublished: 01/05/2012Pages: 26Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.10lbsSize: 8.50h...
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100 Beautiful Pieces of Furniture You Can BuildThis book contains a collection of detailed, step-by-step guides to making one hundred beautiful pieces of home furniture. Comprising a wealth of diagrams and photographs, this guide is perfect for DIY enthusiasts of any level and is sure to be of great interest to...
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The Art of Woodworking and Furniture MakingThis book provides a graduated course of work suitable for schools of various types and amateurs who wish to take up the fascinating hobby of woodwork. All the designs have been carried out and the construction reduced to its simplest form, consistent with good...
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Leathers, Skins and Tools for Artistic Leather WorkThis vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to decorating leather, with information on staining, painting, modelling, tools and equipment, and many other related aspects. Written in simple plain language and full of handy tips, this book is ideal for the beginner, and is not...
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The Compendium of Renovating, Remodelling and Mending Clothes - A Dressmaker's GuideThis compendium contains all manner of information on remodelling, remaking, renovating and mending garments. Extensively illustrated with black and white drawings and diagrams. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest...
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Your Handweaving - With Eighty-Six Diagrams And PlatesMany of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Elsie G DavenportPublisher: Kirk PressPublished:...
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Woman's Institute Library of Dressmaking - Tailored Garments: Essentials of Tailoring, Tailored Buttonholes, Buttons, and Trimmings, Tailored Pockets,There are certain types of information that are very difficult to come by these days, unless you are a specialist of some kind. In-depth information about old tailoring methods is one of those. This volume contains timeless instructions on all elements of tailoring including;...
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Basket Pioneering - A Popular Hand-Book Containing Concise Basketry Direction With Clear Simple Diagrams - Designed For The Beinner As Well As The MorMany of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Osma Palmer CouchPublisher:...
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Sewing Machinery - Being A Practical Manual of The Sewing Machine Comprising Its History And Details Of Its Construction, With Full Technical DirectioMany of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: John W. UrquhartPublisher: Spargo PressPublished:...
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The Grammar of OrnamentThis classic book is considered the definitive guide to ornamental design. Containing over 2,000 original engravings complete with informative and insightful descriptions, this wonderful book is a must-have for enthusiasts of ethnographic art, and constitutes an invaluable tool for those working in jewellery, fashion,...
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Book Binding for Bibliophiles - Being Notes on Some Technical Features of the Well Bound Book for the Aid of Connoisseurs - Together with a Sketch ofThis book was originally published in 1905. It will appeal to the collector and lover of books and those with an interest in the history of the craft. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to 1900s and before, are now extremely...
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A Complete Guide to Heraldry - Illustrated by Nine Plates and Nearly 800 other DesignsThis antiquarian book contains a detailed treatise on English heraldry, with information on its history, development, and popularity. Heraldry is the profession, study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol, as exercised by an officer...
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Don Kettleborough Paintings: Twenty Years of ''Changing the Subject''The work you will see in this book comprises about twenty years of painting from approximately 1989 to 2009. As you will see, my choice of subject matter varies dramatically. Spending many years in Southwest Florida, flora and fauna were obvious choices. Monkeys have...
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Encaustic Workshop: Artistic Techniques for Working with WaxIn its purest form, encaustic painting is as simple as applying melted beeswax to an absorbent surface. In Encaustic Workshop, Revised Edition, it becomes much more: a dynamic medium where anything goes and the possibilities are endless. Packed with step-by-step techniques, helpful tips and...
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