Fine Arts
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Fashion and ArtFor at least two centuries, fashion and art have maintained a competitive love-hate relationship. Both fashion and art construct imaginary worlds, and use a language of style to invigorate beliefs, perceptions and ideas. Until now the crossovers of fashion and art have received only...
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A Cultural History of Jewish DressA Cultural History of Jewish Dress is the first comprehensive account of how Jews have been distinguished by their appearance from Ancient Israel to today. For centuries Jews have dressed in distinctive ways to communicate their devotion to God, their religious identity, and the...
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Snowy Santa Claus Advent Calendar (with Stickers)The Art of Fine Gifts: This is a beautifully traditional advent calendar with an intricately illustrated sticker behind each window. Father Christmas heralds his arrival with a blow of his trumpet as he prepares to deliver his sack of presents.Author: Flame Tree StudioPublisher: Flame...
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Twentieth-Century American FashionAmericans began the twentieth century standing in Europe's sartorial shadow, yet ended by outfitting the world in blue jeans, T-shirts and sneakers. How did this come about? What changes in American culture were reflected in fashion? What role did popular culture play?This important overview...
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Type: The Secret History of LettersType is the bridge between writer and reader, between thought and understanding. Type is the message bearer: an art-form that impinges upon every literate being and yet for most of its history it has conformed to the old adage that 'good typography should be...
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How to Draw and Paint Portraits: Learn How to Draw People Through Taught Example, with More Than 400 Superb Photographs and Practical Exercises, EachThis is a practical tutorial guide on the technical aspects of drawing and painting portraits. All the basics are shown, from drawing facial features and hair texture to capturing expressions, posture and movement. Learn to draw through 17 exercises and projects, each designed to...
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Tokyo Cinegraphix Two: Bad Girls & Sexy Crime: 100 Film Posters from JapanFilm poster art and design from Japan is renowned as being among the most striking and dynamic in the world, with kanji logograms adding an extra dimension of graphic integration for the Western eye. TOKYO CINEGRAPHIX is a new high-quality book series which aims...
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Barirala of Arts 3There is no available information at this time. Author will provide once available.Author: Leopoldo ValenzuelaPublisher: Xlibris UsPublished: 04/29/2019Pages: 186Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.04lbsSize: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.48dISBN: 9781796030884This title is not returnable
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Isometric Graph Paper Book to Draw 3D Shapes: 140 Pages Large 8.5 Inch by 11 Inch SizeIsometric Graph Paper Book to Draw 3D Shapes: 140 Pages Large 8.5 inch by 11 inch SizeOur isometric paper notebook is printed with a grid of equilateral triangles (each measuring .28"). It is invaluable for any kind of three dimensional design including architecture, landscaping...
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Japanese Alphabet: Japanese Writing WorkbookBlank Genkouyoushi paper, Kanji practice notebookThe best ways to learn Japanese is to practice writing Japanese repeatedly until you get it. Using this book to practice writing kanji, hiragana and katakana. This is an extremely handy item to have for anyone learning Japanese Book...
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It;s All about the Pug: Pug LifePerfect gift idea with a trendy design for any student. Teachers and students prefer their school supplies to be extraordinary and not boring. Great addition to any book bag or backpack. 120 pages. Perfect for - travel journals, writing down recipes, memory books, taking...
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Hat: Origins, Language, StyleThe hat is one of our most beloved pieces of clothing, appearing in virtually every society. Through the centuries, hats have represented the most important structures of culture: governance (the crown), religion (the turban), tradition (the bonnet), and much more. Yet hats have also...
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Shoes: The Meaning of StyleToday, buying shoes, wearing shoes, and collecting shoes is for many of us a habit that borders on fetish. Shoe lover or not, we all make choices every day about which shoes to wear. But why do we choose the footwear we do? In...
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Jacqueline Groag: Textile & Pattern Design: Wiener Werkstätte to American Modern- Showcases the textiles design work of Czech designer Jacqueline Groag Jacqueline Groag was probably the most influential textile designer in Britain in the post Second World War era. Although originally Czech, she studied textile and pattern design in Austria in the 1920s. During...
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Fashion in European Art: Dress and Identity, Politics and the Body, 1775-1925Fashion reveals not only who we are, but whom we aspire to be. From 1775 to 1925, artists in Europe were especially attuned to the gaps between appearance and reality, participating in and often critiquing the making of the self and the image. Reading...
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British Library: Hans Christian Andersen, a Figure Walking Up a Staircase (Foiled Journal)Part of a series of exciting and luxurious Flame Tree Notebooks. Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, the covers are printed on foil in five colours, embossed, then foil stamped. And they're powerfully practical: a pocket at the back for receipts and scraps,...
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Anne Stokes: Dragon Mage (Foiled Journal)A FLAME TREE NOTEBOOK. Beautiful and luxurious the journals combine high-quality production with magnificent art. Perfect as a gift, and an essential personal choice for writers, notetakers, travellers, students, poets and diarists. Features a wide range of well-known and modern artists, with new artworks...
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Pattern Making: Techniques for BeginnersPattern making describes the process of creating a two-dimensional garment diagram or template, drafted on a flat surface from either measurements or transferred from a draped muslin. The starting point of a pattern is a sloper, which is used as the template for creating...
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Fashion Trend ForecastingAn understanding of trends is a fundamental skill for anyone working in the fashion industry. In this book Gwyneth Holland and Rae Jones look at how to produce a well-researched trend, from initial inspiration to concrete idea and, eventually, real product. Illustrated throughout with...
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David Rowe's Art of KnightmareEnter, stranger David Rowe is the man behind the artwork of much-loved TV show Knightmare. During the 1980s and into the early 1990s, it was the dream of children up and down the country to place the Helmet of Justice upon their head, and...
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