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Forbidden Fashions: Invisible Luxuries in Early Venetian ConventsForm-fitting dresses, silk veils, earrings, furs, high-heeled shoes, make-up, and dyed, flowing hair. It is difficult for a contemporary person to reconcile these elegant clothes and accessories with the image of cloistered nuns. For many of the some thousand nuns in early modern Venice,...
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Persian Ceramic DesignsIncludes motifs of birds, flowers, and abstract designs in the form of black-and-white rendered drawings.Author: Mehry M. ReidPublisher: Stemmer House PublishersPublished: 09/15/1994Pages: 1Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.34lbsSize: 10.99h x 8.47w x 0.18dISBN: 9780880450249This title is only available via back order
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Arts and Crafts Jewelry in Boston: Frank Gardner Hale and His CircleThe first book on the Arts and Crafts movement behind the Boston LookAt the turn of the 20th century in Boston, a vibrant and active community of jewelry makers--along with artists, craftspeople, scholars, critics and patrons--found unity in the ideals of the Arts and...
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Crafted: Objects in FluxRedefining the boundaries of what we call craftContemporary art and craft presents a profusion of paradoxes. It bridges ancient traditions and state-of-the-art technologies, cutting-edge concepts and enduring tenets about skilled making and beauty, and in so doing blurs the lines between art, craft, architecture...
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The Paris of Toulouse-Lautrec: Prints and Posters from the Museum of Modern Art [With Poster]Toulouse-Lautrec's renowned prints and posters, contextualized within the milieu from which they aroseThough he was deeply engaged with painting and drawing, Toulouse-Lautrec's lasting contribution to artistic practice was as a graphic artist. Through his prints and posters, he brought the language of the late-nineteenth-century...
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Precious StatementsThis lavishly illustrated and exquisitely designed book gives a comprehensive display of the work of eminent jeweller and designer John Donald. His extraordinary designs are shown through a series of stunning images, which will appeal to anyone interested in the design and sale of...
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Missoni: The Great Italian FashionA celebration of the unmistakable Missoni style, whose innovative approach mixes bold color, pattern, and material with an extraordinary sense of balance and elegance. This is the first fully comprehensive book about Missoni, created with full access to the archives and with the support...
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In Comfort and StyleThe Los Angeles celebrity-home interior designer's first book reveals how to achieve laid-back luxury through her casual-yet-elegant decorating style, which mixes tailored, lived-in pieces with an airy, inviting spirit. Beloved by celebrities from Patrick Dempsey to Ellen Pompeo to Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake,...
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Richard Bernstein Starmaker: Andy Warhol's Cover ArtistAn exploration of the work by American artist Richard Bernstein that celebrates his larger-than-life portraits for the covers of Andy Warhol's Interview magazine, as well as his visually arresting fine art, movie posters, and album covers created from the mid-1960s to the 1990s. Richard...
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Industrial Design in the Modern AgeAn ambitious new survey of industrial design from 1900 to the present day in the United States, Europe, and around the world, as told through selected objects from the George R. Kravis II Collection. Destined to become a new classic in the design genre,...
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Adrian: A Lifetime of Movie Glamour, Art and High FashionFrom ruby slippers to fashion runways, Adrian: A Lifetime of Movie Glamour, Art and High Fashion is a visual celebration of the life and work of the man behind some of the most memorable fashions of Hollywood's golden age. This book is a bright...
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Giorgio ArmaniA comprehensive celebration of the fashions of one of the world's most revered designers. On the eve of the company's fortieth anniversary, this lavish book focuses upon the key creations and important milestones in the history of the celebrated Italian designer and his eponymous...
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Louis Vuitton City Bags: A Natural HistoryThis volume is an unprecedented history of Louis Vuitton's women's bags, the most coveted line of accessories in women's fashion. At the heart of Louis Vuitton are its City Bags, a range of women's bags that dates back to the turn of the twentieth...
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Classic English Design and Antiques: Period Styles and FurnitureA glorious celebration of the singular sophistication of English furniture, this lavishly illustrated volume features more than 150 objects from the world-class collection of Hyde Park Antiques--one of the most prestigious purveyors of objects from England's history--showcased among charming illustrations of period interiors, exquisite...
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The Zeon Files: Art and Design of Historic Route 66 SignsWinner of the 2017 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award for History Book - New MexicoIn the mid-twentieth century Eddie's Inferno Cocktail Lounge, Bunny Bread, Paris Shoe Shop, and many other businesses throughout New Mexico and the Southwest displayed eye-catching roadside signs created by the Zeon...
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Zoot Suit: The Enigmatic Career of an Extreme StyleZOOT SUIT (n.): the ultimate in clothes. The only totally and truly American civilian suit.--Cab Calloway, The Hepster's Dictionary, 1944 Before the fashion statements of hippies, punks, or hip-hop, there was the zoot suit, a striking urban look of the World War II era...
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Threadless: Ten Years of T-Shirts from the World's Most Inspiring Online Design CommunityThreadless.com is the phenomenally successful T-shirt company with more than 4 million tees sold since it began in 2000. It pioneered the online business model of crowd-sourced or community-driven design, in which people submit designs that are voted on by the site's 1 million...
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Outside the Box Origami: A New Generation of Extraordinary Folds: Includes Origami Book with 20 Projects Ranging from Easy to ComplexThis step-by-step origami book features models that range from simple to complex--all with a touch of creativity and whimsy. Outside the Box Origami features a mix of single-sheet and modular origami models accompanied by beautiful photos and easy-to-follow diagrams. The offerings range from geometric...
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Design with Japanese ObiJapanese Obi or sashes are colorful pieces of fabric that can be used to great effect in interior decorating as well as traditional Japanese dress. In Design with Japanese Obi, the authors present the obi as it is being used in interiors today, demonstrating...
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A Harmony of the Arts: The Nebraska State CapitolSince its completion in 1932, the Nebraska State Capitol has been widely recognized as an architectural masterpiece, one that justifiably inspires pride in the citizens of the state and admiration in people everywhere. Rising four hundred feet from a massive two-story base, domed with...
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