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Argentine Indian ArtThis stunning collection of 284 rare designs is a bonanza for artists and craftspeople seeking distinctive patterns with a South American Indian flavor. The carefully adapted, authentic motifs include animal and totemic designs, geometric and rectilinear figures, abstracts, grids, and many other styles in...
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Circus AlphabetsFor this impressive collection, typographer and print historian Dan X. Solo has selected 100 fonts, many of which are reminiscent of the old-fashioned print styles found on turn-of-the-century posters and broadsides. Alphabets such as the attention-getting Carnival, Frolic, and Houdini fondly recall that era....
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Treasury of Animal Illustrations: From Eighteenth-Century SourcesThis magnificent sourcebook of animal illustrations, meticulously reproduced from cuts taken from rare eighteenth-century publications, features a wondrous panorama of the animal kingdom -- from long-whiskered rabbits and stately reindeer to plumed pigeons, spiny-finned fish, and magnificently patterned conchs.A comprehensive volume containing more than...
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Pugin's Gothic Ornament: The Classic Sourcebook of Decorative Motifs with 100 PlatesOne hundred plates of royalty-free Gothic designs, meticulously reproduced from rare 19th-century engravings. Many are floral and foliate designs rendered from panels, capitals, borders, brackets, friezes, grotesques, and other decorative elements.Author: Augustus C. PuginPublisher: Dover PublicationsPublished: 12/01/1987Pages: 108Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.74lbsSize: 11.27h x 8.42w...
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Mosaic and Tessellated Patterns: How to Create Them, with 32 Plates to ColorAn expert "op art" designer explains what tessellated patterns are and how they are formed, relates the history of tessellated designs from their beginnings in Rome. 179 line drawings. 32 full-page plates.Author: John WillsonPublisher: Dover PublicationsPublished: 12/01/1983Pages: 64Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.42lbsSize: 10.96h x 8.25w...
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Erté's Fashion DesignsErté once designed a costume for Mata Hari. Sixty-seven years later, still creating, he designed costumes and sets for the 1980 Glyndebourne Festival's Der Rosenkavalier. In between (mostly in the '20s) he was the only top Paris designer illustrating his own haute couture, most...
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Japanese Optical and Geometrical ArtThe 746 designs contained in this volume represent some of the most ingenious and attractive applications of geometrical and optical motifs to be found today. Taken from an authentic, modern Japanese work, they are an intriguing new source of unique design elements for artists,...
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The Universal PenmanVery welcome . . . magnificent. -- GraphisA valuable addition for art directors. -- Advertising AgeThis is the only complete edition available of one of the most famous and most useful books of commercial art ever printed. George Bickham, a noted engraver and calligrapher,...
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Monologues for 'Others'This book is for the 'others'. For anyone who's ever felt othered. For us lot. Who deserve celebration and opportunity. Each one is written with love, with the actor in mind. I hope they make your body feel fizzy, I hope they get you...
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Linkography: Unfolding the Design ProcessThe description of a method for the notation and analysis of the creative process in design, drawing on insights from design practice and cognitive psychology.This book presents linkography, a method for the notation and analysis of the design process. Developed by Gabriela Goldschmidt in...
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The Devil's Cloth: A History of Stripes and Striped FabricMichel Pastoureau's lively study of stripes offers a unique and engaging perspective on the evolution of fashion, taste, and visual codes in Western culture. The Devil's Cloth begins with a medieval scandal. When the first Carmelites arrived in France from the Holy Land, the...
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Harry Potter: The Artifact VaultThroughout the making of the eight Harry Potter movies, designers and craftspeople were tasked with creating fabulous chocolate-fantasy feasts, flying brooms, enchanted maps, and much more, in addition to numerous magical items necessary in a wizard's everyday life--for example, newspapers with moving photos, vicious...
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The Bergdorf Goodman CookbookA stylish collection of 100 recipes from the renowned BG restaurant at the singular luxury shopping emporium. Incorporating recipes from the fashion community, this charming gift volume features the whimsical four-color art of renowned illustrator Konstantin Kakanias throughout.The Bergdorf Goodman Cookbook is a collection...
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Christmas at LibertyThe enchanting story of Liberty at the most magical time of the year, told through beautiful prints to colour, exclusive poetry, and notes from the designers.Step behind-the-scenes of our magical shop this Christmas. Take time to wander between these pages and discover the enchanting...
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Vintage Journal Alaska Poster with Totem PoleThe Vintage Found Image Press Pocket Journal, Alaska Poster with Totem Pole, features a colorful illustration promoting travel to Alaska, the 49th State. A touring couple enjoy viewing snow-capped mountains and a totem pole. This journal has full color decorative vintage art on the...
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Vintage Journal Gold Bricks, 1906, Nome, AlaskaThe Vintage Found Image Press Pocket Journal, Gold Bricks, 1906, Nome, Alaska, features a hand-tinted photograph from the Gold Rush Era of two stacks of gold bricks, described as ""Part of spring clean up, 1906, Nome, Alaska."" This journal has full color decorative vintage...
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Chinese-Islamic Works of Art, 1644-1912: A Study of Some Qing Dynasty ExamplesChinese-Islamic studies have concentrated thus far on the arts of earlier periods with less attention paid to works from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). This book focuses on works of Chinese-Islamic art from the late seventeenth century to the present day and bring to the...
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Vintage Journal Two Views of Hot SpringsThe Vintage Pocket Journal Two Views of Hot Springs features an illustration of two images comparing how Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas has changed since 1875, with the older version on top and the newer version on the bottom. This journal has full color...
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Vintage Journal Hotel Marion, Little Rock, ArkansasThe Vintage Pocket Journal Hotel Marion, Little Rock, Arkansas features an illustration of Hotel Marion with people walking along its sidewalk, and a mix of colors above and below the hotel. This journal has full color decorative vintage art on the cover, and is...
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Vintage Journal Graves and Totems, AlaskaThe Vintage Found Image Press Pocket Journal, Graves and Totems, Alaska, features a hand-tinted photograph of Indigenous graves and totems in Alaska. This journal has full color decorative vintage art on the cover, and is the perfect companion for your next trip, writing project,...
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