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Book SynopsisDemonstrates the strengths of Moroccos crafts a centuries-long tradition which intermingles influences from both Black Africa and Islam. This book examines vibrantly coloured textiles, jewelry, leather, wood and metalwork and an enormous variety of pottery and ceramics.Table of ContentsIntroduction • I. Beliefs, Symbols and Tattoos • II. Textiles: Clothing, Weaving ad Embroidery • III. Jewelry and Adornment • IV. Leatherwork, Woodwork and Metalwork • V. Ceramics • VI. Ceremonies and the Celebration of Life and Death • Collecting Moroccan Arts and Crafts • Glossary, Bibliography, Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Honorable Mention for the George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award, Art Libraries Society of North America""One of the New York Times' Best Art Books of 2018""A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year""The most thrilling book of the year."---Roberta Smith, New York Times"[A] remarkable catalogue, which exhaustively lays out what can be known of Traylor’s life, in its historical context, and of the references in his art."---Peter Schjeldahl, New Yorker"Traylor’s images . . . now count among the greatest works of 20th-century American art, and thanks to a magnificent catalogue, the artist is obscure no more."---Roberta Smith, New York Times"[A] major monograph."---Karen Wilkin, Wall Street Journal"The detective work in Between Worlds is so engrossing that one may be forgiven for forgetting that the book is also an exhibition catalogue. It accompanies an extensive retrospective, now at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC, of Bill Traylor’s paintings and drawings. Traylor, who died in 1949, is considered one of the most important 'folk' or 'self-taught' American artists. But this project demonstrates in magisterial manner how his work exceeds these limiting categories. . . . Umberger is refreshingly blunt about the art world’s racial politics, the persistence and consequences of gatekeeping, and the way categories like 'folk art' marginalize the makers of those pieces. She offers deep research into the artist’s like and work as a welcome remedy."---Siddhartha Mitter, Bookforum"Between Worlds pairs a painstakingly detailed biography with an expansive, object-orientated analysis, the former serving as foundation for the latter."---Annie Monahan, Burlington Magazine"Leslie Umberger’s compelling text, the result of extensive research, details the social and political context to Traylor’s life and art, and pieces together as much as possible of his family history." * Art Quarterly *"This meticulously researched catalogue . . . serves as a corrective to the persistent stereotyping of black art as primitive. . . . Now, with the Smithsonian exhibition and accompanying catalogue, Bill Traylor’s testimony is available to the wider world."---Fran Bigman, Times Literary Supplement"[A] major undertaking. . . . [The book] includes chapters on the world in which [Traylor] lived, carefully documented by biographical details from surviving records, and discusses the emergence of his talent during an active period in late life while recounting how his preserved work captured the attention of the art world decades after his death."---Karla Klein Albertson, Antiques and the Arts"[A] groundbreaking monograph in which Umberger thoroughly reassesses the known facts of Traylor’s life and family, his creative trajectory, and the art world’s discovery of him and positions him within the broader context of American art." * ARTFIX daily *"Between Worlds: The Art of Bill Traylor discusses and illustrates 205 of Traylor’s works, images that are powerfully backdropped by the times he lived in."---Shannon Heupel, Montgomery Advertiser"Between Worlds: The Art of Bill Traylor is a genuinely unfathomable account. . . . Umberger takes great care in flushing out the worlds between that Traylor’s depictions historically dangled. . . . With over 200 drawings reproduced as examples of various techniques or themes, there is much information to digest. Umberger’s unsurpassed skill as a historian and writer, cuts easily through it all revealing depth and dimension. For the reader not intimidated by the bulk of this volume, approaching six pounds, there is much reward and there are too many insights to list. Even 70 years after his death, his life experience remains critically important to our contemporary settings."---Cindy Helms, New York Journal of Books"[Leslie] Umberger emerges as the finest interpreter of Traylor’s life and career, proving that she is an American curator and art historian of the first order. . . . At long last, Bill Traylor’s artwork takes center stage to speak to viewers of the pasts of the present. . . . Between Worlds is a testament to the enduring, inclusive genius of Bill Traylor, a man who came from slavery to make a world all his own. Traylor’s paintings remind us of the indomitable creative spirit, enduring beyond this nation’s sins."---Andrew M. Davenport, Los Angeles Review of Books"A major contribution [and] essential reading for anyone who wants to understand American art in the twentieth century. . . . Umberger’s scrupulously researched book fill[s] in many gaps while overturning long-held assumptions, misinformation and misguided theories about the artist and his work. . . . Umberger writes at length about the historical and cultural circumstances within which Traylor lived and made his art. She fills in a richly detailed background, presents the most complete picture of his life to date, and casts revealing new light on his art. Positioning his work firmly within a cultural context, she rejects any notion of him as an outsider."---Tom Patterson, Raw Vision"[Leslie Umberger’s] curated volume of Traylor’s life and work is a narrative and visual accomplishment; a beautifully-presented book that captures the marvel and struggle of Traylor’s life, and the uniqueness of his work."---Nick Ripatrazone, Angelus News"Umberger does justice to [Bill Traylor’s] work and his life story . . . . [a] wonderful book." * Rethinking History *"Leslie Umberger’s monumental catalogue, Between Worlds: The Art of Bill Traylor, which accompanied her 2018 exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, is a stunning, intensely researched, and moving tribute to a unique figure in the history of American art . . . . The catalogue, which includes more than two hundred gorgeous illustrations of artworks from public and private collections, along with ample reproductions of archival material and historical photographs, make it not only the most comprehensive resource for Traylor’s work, but also an excellent one for those interested in the history of the American South. A bold and brilliant text, contained inside a beautifully produced object, Between Worlds sets the standard for the type of critical scholarship that can be done on an artist once discounted as marginal or an outsider."---Aleesa Pitchamarn Alexander, Panorama: Journal of the Association of Historians of American Art

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Book SynopsisAn unprecedented in-depth guide to one of the world's most spectacular collections of ancient chess and games piecesTrade Review'Stunning' - Arab Weekly'Glorious … a unique and authoritative record of chess and gaming pieces … The beauty of this book, and the gaming pieces that it records, will make you gasp at the sheer radiance of The Al-Sabah Collection. In summary, this book is truly magnificent' - Yorkshire Times'Fascinating' - Apollo

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Book SynopsisA survey of spectacular breadth, covering the history of decorative arts and design worldwide over the past six hundred yearsTrade Review"For those with deep pockets this season, the best titles are undoubtedly Susan Weber and Pat Kirkham’s History of Design, which is both a stunning visual survey of 600 years of making, and an in-depth look at the evolution of the very idea of design itself."—Michael Glover, The Independent"Masterminded by Susan Weber, founder of New York’s prestigious Bard Graduate Center for the study of decorative arts, the book is the culmination of a long-cherished aim to create an authoritative reference work treating the design and cultural context of useful and decorative artefacts with the same degree of intellectual rigour and enthusiasm that is generally accorded in scholarly circles only to painting and sculpture."—Stephen Calloway, House & Garden Magazine"This ambitious survey, which has been produced by the Bard Graduate Center in New York, grew out of the perceived lack of a satisfactory introduction to the applied arts that spanned historical and geographical borders. It looks set to fix that, gathering together 'adventurous scholars' and illustrating their incisive contributions with an excellent range of high-quality images."—Apollo Magazine"History of Design is a remarkable achievement and should play a central role for encouraging the ongoing studies of decorative arts and design among students, and, one hopes, a broader public."—Christopher Menz, Australian Book Review"This is an excellent resource not only for its breadth of content and its structure, but the opportunity it affords to approach and critically discuss the development of designed objects in relationship to their own cultures within a globalized world."—Carla Cesare, Journal of Design History

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Book SynopsisInterweaving art, literature and chemistry, Charlotte Ribeyrol draws on rare archival material to explore the fascinating story of an extraordinary piece of furniture in the context of the Victorian “color revolution”

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Book SynopsisA gift book showcasing the animal designs of C. F. A. Voysey, one of the most popular designers of the Arts & Crafts movement.Trade Review'Stunning … a visual treat' - Period Living'[A] well-timed catalogue ... delightful' - World of InteriorsTable of ContentsPreface • Introduction • The Plates

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Book Synopsiscuriosités industriellesThis publication, illustrated with hundreds of specially commissioned photographs, is a privileged tour of a sophisticate?s cabinet of curiosities. It will capture the imagination of anyone inspired by bizarre and eclectic curiosities, or those with an interest in the Art Deco period. The book itself will exhibit the highest design and production values for discerning international voyagers with an eye for quality in their books as well as their brands.Trade Review'Elegant' - The World of Interiors

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Book SynopsisAt the turn of the 20th century, Vienna became an epicenter for new thought, increasingly running counter to the prevalent conservatism symbolized by the neo-classical facades of the buildings in the city?s Ringstrasse. During the time of the modernist movement led by Gustav Klimt, Josef Hoffmann, and Koloman Moser, among others, a multidisciplinary environment emerged in which music, writing, and intellectual thought flourished, bringing different arts together in a ?Gesamtkunstwerk? a total work of art.Vienna 1900 CompleteTrade Review'Magisterial' - World of Interiors'As wonderfully self-indulgent as Vienna itself' - Mature Times'A lavish visual journey … comprehensive and exquisitely produced' - The Lady Books of the Year'Gorgeous!' - Antiques Diary'Splendid … lavishly documents the aesthetic reflection of a wider political and cultural struggle, one destined to remain very much alive' - Literary Review'A decadent delve into the city’s turn-of-the-century artistic output, spanning everything from furniture design to the unsung women of the city’s cultural scene' - National Geographic TravellerTable of ContentsIntroduction • 1. The Fine Arts • 2. Painters • 3. The Wiener Werkstätte • 4. Commercial Art and Publications • 5. Glass • 6. Ceramics • 7. Metalwork • 8. Fashion, Textiles and Jewelry • 9. Furniture • 10. Graphic Art and Bookbinding • 11. Photography • 12. Architecture • A–Z of Artists and Manufacturers

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Book SynopsisA glorious selection of jewelry based on the animal kingdom, drawn from the magnificent holdings at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.Trade Review'Packed with clever and witty works of art that will delight all lovers of jewelry and nature' - Antiques DiaryTable of ContentsIntroduction • Two essays by Évelyne Possémé and Patrick Mauriès • The jewelry

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Book SynopsisThe Decorative Design of C.F.A. Voysey is the first book to place Voysey in his times. His was a dynamic age; ''Our descendants will envy the dawn through which we are passing'', wrote a contemporary. Voysey''s houses appealed to a forward-looking generation of intellectuals - writers and artists.Voysey learned architecture was an art from the Gothic Revival architect John Pollard Seddon - a friend and patron of the Pre-Raphaelites. Besides architecture, Seddon taught him decorative design. Voysey became one of the most successful textile designers of his generation. After Seddon, Voysey worked for Henry Saxon Snell, the leading hospital designer. Fresh air and light were essential for healthy living science dictated. Voysey''s third mentor was George Devey, the leading designer of large country houses. Devey appreciated plain rural architecture. Voysey''s buildings possess the modesty of the village house.Sixty-four of the two-hundred and eight decorative designs by Voysey in the DrawTable of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Illustrations Introduction Chronological Outline Voysey and his Influences Decorative Designs List of Selected Surviving Buildings, Manufacturers and Retailers Appendix Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe Green Man has many facets, many dimensions. He peers through his leaf mask in hundreds of church misericords and stone carvings. His innate link with the changing seasons and fertility is revealed in the medieval poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and in summer folk customs such as Jack in the Green, the Castleton Garland and the Burry Man. Perhaps he even lurks in the legendary hero of the Greenwood, Robin Hood. The Authors have been running summer schools and courses on the Green Man for many years, and in this fascinating study they discuss his significance in medival times and explore the modern development of the concept of the Green Man. The book also contains a detailed gazetteer of over 200 sites, featuring almost 1000 carvings (many photographed by Felicity Howlett).

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Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive book on the timeless, elegant interiors of Frances Elkins, the grande dame of early twentieth-century design who influenced so many important designers of our time.Trade Review"Nearly anything that registers as great interior design in the 2020s appeared in legendary interior designer Frances Elkins’s rooms in the 1920s. Her projects were replete with warm tones, interesting tile, and a mix of modern, vintage, and antique furniture. Bamboo dining chairs in a Chippendale style? Elkins did that. That thing you’re calling “granny chic?” Elkins had you beat." —IN KANSAS CITY"Regarded by many as the grande dame of 20th-century design, Frances Elkins brought an international perspective and architectural sensibility to her work that nobody had seen before. This new monograph showcases never-before-published material from the groundbreaking decorator that illustrates her ability to effortlessly mix styles and vivid colors." —VERANDA"Among a trove of images and magazine spreads of rooms Elkins designed, Powell also includes interiors dotted with furniture and fabric collaborations between Elkins and Frank, as well as architects including her brother David Adler. Famed decorator Billy Baldwin called her “the most creative designer we have ever had, and perhaps the greatest,” and here her influential work stands in concert with fellow Northern California innovators Anthony Hail, Michael Taylor and John Dickinson." ~ C Magazine"Elkins favored chic modernist European furniture, including the white plaster shell sconces, shell ceiling lights and twisted floor lamps designed by Alberto Giacometti for Jean-Michel Frank, or her own authorized copies. The Giacometti-style pieces later became basics of San Francisco interior designer Michael Taylor, who considered Elkins the most advanced designer he knew. “Elkins was a free spirit and mixed things that hadn’t been mixed before,” he told Dupuy Warrick Reed, writing for Connoisseur magazine in 1983. “She was experimental in scale and approach.” " ~Nob Hill Gazette"She collaborated with luminaries like Syrie Maugham, Marion Dorn, Dorothy Liebes, Alberto Giacometti and Jean-Michel Frank to specify teal and tangerine upholstery, mermaid murals and creamy ridged carpets. She turned glass pillars into gossamer balusters and spiraled a crimson-carpeted staircase around a stack of clear plastic balls. Plaster hands served as holdbacks on her fringed, plaid curtains." ~ NY Times

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Book Synopsis Objects of Desire is a personal celebration of the hunt for and the joy of living with favorite collections and things. What is it in our homes that we truly value and why? What would you take when you leave in fear of fire? Our home is an expression of ourselves in many ways, largely through the objects we accumulate. For Maria Hummer-Tuttle, the objects she has collected over the years—from the priceless to the flea-market finds—are precious not only for their beauty, uniqueness, and craftsmanship, but also for their connection to the past and the future, for their resonance with one another. In this exquisitely illustrated book, Hummer-Tuttle serves as our guide through three dwellings, focusing our attention on objects ranging from an ancient Chinese horse sculpture to a Louis XV clock painted with characters from an Aesop fable, from a small snail sculpture found in a venerable hardware store to a monumental safety pin sculpture by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, from 18th-century to 20th-century furniture. With a foreword by master ceramicist and acclaimed author Edmund de Waal and featuring two lavish gatefolds and metallic edge stain, Objects of Desire is a feast for the eyes and a cherished object in its own right.Includes color photographs byMiguel Flores‑Vianna

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Book SynopsisA stunning stained glass window becomes a lens through which to view the career of Louis Comfort Tiffany and intersecting arcs of art and design in America. The story of the Parakeets stained glass window from national and international recognition to years of obscurity, followed by a return to the limelight parallels the public reception of the art of its maker, Louis Comfort Tiffany, who had one of the most recognized names in American art at the turn of the twentieth century. It is a story of artistic ambition and experimentation, of nationalist pride and promotion, and of the capricious nature of public opinion and the art market. A careful study of the fabrication, imagery, and life of the window offers an intimate look into the legacy of Tiffany, as well as the nineteenth-century revival of the lesser-known medium of stained glass, which some argue was the United States' first major contribution to the international art world.

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Book SynopsisMiranda Garrett is Exhibitions Manager at the Bank of England Museum, UK.Zoë Thomas is Lecturer in Nineteenth-Century Britain and the Wider World at the University of Birmingham, UK.Trade ReviewThis insightful edited collection extends and enhances our understanding of the relationships between artistic endeavour, commercial enterprise and political activism ... An invaluable contribution to understandings of visual and material culture and art and business history, as well as to suffrage and women's studies. * History Today *I thoroughly enjoyed this book, which has been beautifully produced. In a series of engaging chapters the authors contribute significantly to our knowledge about the suffrage movement covering aspects of the campaign that have been often overlooked. It also gives a voice to the many women artists who are often lost in political histories or histories on women’s art. * Women's History Review *[The book's] careful curation presents an insightful study of the multiform ways in which art and politics intersected in the suffrage campaign, both harmoniously and problematically, giving a holistic and rounded impression of the intricate landscape that suffrage artists had to navigate. Furthermore, after celebrating the centenary of the Representation of the People Act last year, it once again places art and artists at the centre of a reinvigorated scholarship on British women and politics in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. * Twentieth Century British History *A fascinating collection of engaging and informative essays that extend our knowledge about the centrality of the arts to the women's suffrage movement. * June Purvis, Emerita Professor of Women's and Gender History at the University of Portsmouth, UK *This collection transforms our understanding of artistic contributions to the women’s suffrage campaign by detailing the experiences of artists, consumers, campaigners and propagandists. A genuinely pioneering work, it illuminates how women balanced their professional lives as artists with their feminist activism, as well as bringing to life the variety of visual culture designed and made during this period across Britain and Ireland. This innovative and timely collection should find a wide and appreciative audience. * Senia Paseta, Professor of Modern History at St Hugh's College, University of Oxford, UK *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Foreword by Jane Beckett and Deborah Cherry Introduction by Miranda Garrett and Zoë Thomas Part One: Institutional politics Chapter One: Zoë Thomas, ‘I loathe the thought of suffrage sex wars being brought into it’: Institutional conservatism in early twentieth-century women's art organizations Chapter Two: Liz Arthur, The artistic, social and suffrage networks of Glasgow School of Art's women artists and designers Chapter Three: Tara Morton, ‘An Arts and Crafts society, working for the enfranchisement of women’: Unpicking the political threads of the Suffrage Atelier, 1909–1914 Part Two: Enterprise and Marketing Chapter Four: Miranda Garrett, Window smashing and window draping: Suffrage and interior design Chapter Five: Elizabeth Crawford, ‘Our readers are careful buyers’: Creating goods for the suffrage market Chapter Six: Kenneth Florey, English suffrage badges and the marketing of the campaign Part Three: Paintings on display Chapter Seven: Rosie Broadley, Painting suffragettes: Portraits and the militant movement Chapter Eight: Krista Cowman, Suffrage attacks on art, 1913–1914 Part Four: Representing suffrage Chapter Nine: Joseph McBrinn, The spectacle of masculinity: Men and the visual culture of the suffrage campaign Chapter Ten: Janice Helland, An Irish harp and sleeping beauty: The politics of suffrage in the textile art of Una Taylor and Ann Macbeth Chapter Eleven: Chloe Ward, Images of empathy: Representations of force feeding in Votes for Women

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Book SynopsisRe-using, restoring and upcycling, Kirstie shows how to transform vintage fabrics, furniture and other everyday things into modern day treasures using a range of crafting skills and techniques.Trade ReviewA beautiful guide to transforming a home by reusing and upcycling. * Woman & Home *If you're pining for a beautiful, envy-inducing home but don't have a huge budget, you need this book in your life. Written by property expert and queen of crafts Kirstie, it is swarming with inspiring ideas and projects... treasure of a book! * Closer *Craft queen Kirstie Allsopp's new book of vintage-inspired projects takes you through the process step-by-step, mergind old with new in a fun, creative way. * Let's Knit *Packed with practical techniques that can be adapted to suit your own objects and furniture... Kirstie's boundless enthusiasm is engaging and informative. * Sunday Mail *Craft queen Kirstie Allsopp returns this autumn with a fantastic new book of vintage-inspired projects to help you create your dream home. * Making *

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Book SynopsisIlluminating three centuries of European artistry and ingenuity, this volume in The Met’s acclaimed How to Read series provides a wide-ranging exploration of decorative arts from British writing tables to Russian snuffboxes Spanning three centuries of creativity, from the High Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution, this volume in The Met’s How to Read series provides a peek into daily lives across Europe—from England, Spain, and France to Germany, Denmark, and Russia. Featuring 40 exemplary objects, including furniture, tableware, utilitarian items, articles of personal adornment, devotional objects, and display pieces, this publication covers many aspects of European society and lifestyles, from the modest to the fabulously wealthy. The book considers the contributions of renowned masters, such as the Dutch cabinetmaker Jan van Mekeren and the Italian goldsmith Andrea Boucheron, as well as talented amateurs, among them the anonymous young Englishwoman who embroidered an enchanting chest with scenes from the Story of Esther. The works selected include both masterpieces and less familiar examples, some of them previously unpublished, and are discussed not only in light of their art-historical importance but also with regard to the social issues relevant to each, such as the impact of colonial slavery or the changing status of women artists. Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press

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Book SynopsisAn ancient hilltop fortress. A crusader citadel in the West Bank. A fairytale medieval castle fallen into ruin. From ancient times to the end of the nineteenth century, Abandoned Castles explores more than 100 forts, castles and defensive strongholds from all around the globe. From medieval Japanese castles to Spanish colonial forts in West Africa to Norman stone keeps, the book ranges widely across history. Many have long ceased to serve a purpose, but then, like the crusader castle Krak de Chevaliers in Syria today, their impenetrable walls become the site of more fighting centuries later. Others, such as the Cathar Château de Queribus in southern France, stand high above peaceful coastlines, testament to the wars of the past. Some are beautiful, others brutal, but each tells a story about the way we fought and defended ourselves, and how the building has survived and aged, long after the people it was built by are gone. With 150 outstanding colour photographs, Abandoned Castles is a brilliant pictorial examination of castles, forts, keeps, and defensive fortifications from the ancient world to the end of the nineteenth century.Table of ContentsIntroduction ANCIENT TIMES TO DARK AGES Eleutherae, Attica, Greece Danebury, Hampshire, England Masada, Judea, Israel Euryalus, near Syracuse, Sicily, Italy Coria, Northumberland, England Qal’at al-Bahrain, Bahrain Palace of Darius, Persepolis, Ira Circular Tower, Coastal Fortress, Qal’at al-Bahrain, Bahrain Chittorgarh, Rajasthan, India Theodosian Walls, Istanbul, Turkey Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi, Homs Governorate, Syria EARLY MEDIEVAL PERIOD Coity Castle, Glamorgan, Wales Yamchun, Wakhan Valley, Tajikistan Riba de Santiuste, Guadalajara, Spain Helmsley Castle, North Yorkshire, England Château de Saint-Ulrich, Haut-Rhin, France Crac des Chevaliers, Homs Governorate, Syria Beaufort Castle, Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon Araburg Castle, Lower Austria, Austria Rocco Calascio, Abruzzo, Italy Govone, Savona, Liguria, Italy Loarre Castle, Huesca, Aragon, Spain Dunamase Castle, County Laois, Leinster, Ireland Drachenfels, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Clock Tower, Gjirokastër Fortress, Gjirokastër, Albania Beaufort Castle, Luxembourg Corfe Castle, Dorset, England Pendragon Castle, Cumbria, England Bait Jibrin, Southern District, Israel Château de Brésis, Gard, France Belvoir Fortress, Northern District, Israel Malbork Castle, Poland Château Gaillard, Eure, Normandy, France LATE MEDIEVAL PERIOD Château de Montgilbert, near Vichy, Allier, France Tintagel, Cornwall, England Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Château d’Alleuze, Cantal, Auvergne, France Teczyn, Kraków-Czestochowa Upland, Poland Château de l’Ortenbourg, Alsace, France Beaupre, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales Ogrodzieniec, Krakow-Czestochowa Upland, Poland Rabi Castle, Bohemia, Czech Republic Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Château de Montségur, Ariège, Occitanie, France Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales Hammerhus, Bornholm, Denmark Altenstein, Bavaria, Germany Auchindoun Castle, Moray, Scotland Old Wardour Castle, Wiltshire, England Nakijin Castle, Okinawa, Japan Château de Quéribus, Aude, France Frangocastello, Chania Prefecture, Crete, Greece Tamagusuku, Okinawa, Japan Olsztyn, Silesia, Poland Dolwyddelan Castle, Conwy County Borough, Wales Leamaneh Castle, County Clare, Ireland Castle Stalker, Loch Linnhe, Argyll, Scotland Dobele Castle, Semigallia, Latvia Okor Castle, Bohemia, Czech Republic Hrusov Castle, Slovakia Fortress of Asklipio, Rhodes, Greece Hovenweep Castle, Utah, USA Takeda Castle, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan Kilchurn Castle, Loch Awe, Argyll and Bute, Scotland Nakagusuku, Okinawa, Japan Zakimi Castle, Okinawa, Japan EARLY MODERN ERA Citadelle de Palais, Belle-Île-en-Mer, Brittany, France Ballycarbery Castle, County Kerry, Ireland Bourtzi, Methoni Castle, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece Palmanova, Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Janjira, Maharashtra, India Bhangarh Fort, Rajasthan, India Fakhr al-Din al-Maani citadel, Palmyra, Homs Province, Syria Carbury Castle, County Kildare, Ireland Mortella Tower, Corsica, France Dunluce Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Golconda, near Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India Dunluce Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Ardvreck Castle, Loch Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland Fort San Lorenzo, Colón, Panama Fort Mahon, Ambleteuse, Pas-de-Calais, France Krzyztopor Castle, Swietokrzyskie Province, Poland Fort Paté, Blaye, Gironde, Aquitane, France Bitchu Matsuyama Castle, Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan Minard Castle, Dingle Bay, County Kerry, Ireland Twizell Castle, Northumberland, England IMPERIAL ERA Mow Cop Castle, Mow Cop, Odd Rode, Cheshire, England Cape Coast Castle, Ghana Ussher Fort, Accra, Ghana Fort James, Accra, Ghana Palamidi, Nafplio, Peloponnese, Greece Kincasslagh, County Donegal, Ireland Martello Tower, Bawdsey, Suffolk, England Carleton Martello Tower, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Fort Alexander, St. Petersburg, Russia Fort Union, Mora Valley, New Mexico, USA Buchanan Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland Château de Noisy, Celles, Namur, Belgium Fort Gilkicker, Gosport, Hampshire, England Fort Zverev, Kronstadt, near St Petersburg, Russia Hajmasker Barracks, Hajmasker, Hungary Bannerman Castle, Pollepel Island, Hudson River, New York State, USA Fort de Malamot, Mont Malamot, Savoy, France Fort Richmond, New York City, USA Gun Turrets, Askold Island, Fokino, Russia

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Book SynopsisRuined cities overgrown by jungle. Towns buried beneath the ground. Statues lying half- hidden in the sand. Why do civilisations collapse? Why are towns abandoned? And how do once mighty cities come to be forgotten about? From the pyramids of Egypt to the ruins at Angkor in Cambodia and on to the mysteries of the Easter Island moai statues, Abandoned Civilisations is a brilliant pictorial work examining lost worlds. What emerges is a picture of how vast societies can rise, thrive and then collapse. We admire how whole cities develop, but equally fascinating is what happens when their moment has passed. From the 9th century temples at Khajuraho in India which were lost in the date palm trees until stumbled across by European engineers in the 19th century to Mayan pyramids in the Guatemalan jungle to Roman cities semi-buried – but consequently preserved – in the North African desert, the book explores why societies fall and what, once abandoned, they leave behind to history. With 150 striking colour photographs exploring 100 worlds, Abandoned Civilisations is a fascinating visual history of the mysteries of lost societies.Table of ContentsIntroduction Africa The Great Sphinx of Giza – The oldest known monumental sculpture, but we’re not sure who made, when exactly or why. At times so much sand built up that it only seemed to be a stone head in the desert. The Egyptian Pyramids – Nineteenth century explorers thought that there were 67 pyramids in Egypt – in fact there are twice that number, many buried in the sand. Abu Simbel, Egypt Luxor Temple, Egypt Carthage, Tunisia Cave paintings, Tassili, Algeria Timgad, Algeria – The Roman city of Timgad was abandoned more than once. When the Byzantines arrived in the city in the 6th century, they found it empty. It was later gradually consumed – but preserved – by the sands of the Sahara. Naqa or Naga, Sudan – including Lion Temple of Apedemak and Temple of Amun Nubian Pyramids, Meroe, Sudan Laas Geel Cave Art, Hargeisa, Somaliland – Laas Geel’s rock art is estimated to date to somewhere between 9,000 and 3,000 years BC. Cave of Beasts, Western Desert of Egypt – cave art from more than 7,000 years ago. Wadi Mathendusch, Libya – engraving of ox Twyfelfontein, Namibia – rock art Terracotta artefacts from Djenné peoples of Mali, from 13th century Great Zimbabwe Asia Harappa/Indus Valley Civilization/Mohenjo-daro, Pakistan Dharmarajika Stupa, Taxila, Pakistan - 2nd century CE, devastated by White Huns in 5th century and then abandoned Angkor, Cambodia – Built in the early 12th century AD, the temple city fell into decline in the 16th century. Persepolis, Iran – The capital of the Achaemenid Empire (550–330BC). Alexander the Great allowed his troops to loot the city and it was also partly destroyed by fire. Naqsh-e Rustam, Iran – 12km from Persepolis Chogha Zanbil, an Elamite ziggurat in Iran abandoned in 640BC Borobudur, Java – A ninth century temple with 504 Buddhas, the compound was abandoned in the 14th century with the conversion of Java to Islam. Lost in the jungle, it was rediscovered in the 19th century. Khajuraho, India – Temples from the 9th century AD that were lost in the date palm jungle until a British engineer in the 19th century was led to them. Now a new town has built up around them. Sat Mahal Ziggurat, Sri Lanka Ajanta Caves, India – Hindu and Jain temples as old as the 2nd century BC lost in the jungle until they were stumbled across in the 19th century. Merv, Turkmenistan Erk Kala (or Kyz-Kala) – the citadel in the city of Merv, Turkmenistan Van Fortress, Urartu, Armenia – 9th century BCE Terracotta Army, China – A collection of 8,000 sculptures of the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209BC, the purpose of which was to protect the emperor in his afterlife. It was found by chance by farmers in 1974. Stone City Kashgar, China Mogao Caves, China – Beginning in the 4th century AD, these caves in northwest China were on the Silk Road trade route west. They include some of the most impressive Buddhist art. After the Silk route ceased being used in the 10th century, the caves were gradually abandoned. Today, manuscripts are still being found as new caves in the complex are discovered. Niya ruins, Xinjiang, China – ruins of a city once important on the Silk Road Jiaohe ruins, Xinjiang, China – ruins of a city once important on the Silk Road Bhimbetka rock shelters, Raisen District, Madhya Pradesh, India Maros Rock Art, South Sulawesi, Calabria, Indonesia The Middle East Masada, Israel – It is believed that in 73/74AD, the 700 Jews besieged in the mountain city of Masada killed themselves rather than surrender to the Romans. Although the story was known from histories, the location of Masada itself was not identified until the 19th century. Beit She’an, Israel – Roman city Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek, Lebanon – well-preserved Roman temple Temple of Obelisks, Byblos, Lebanon Ain Dara Temple, Syria – Iron Age Syro-Hittite temple. According to the excavator Ali Abu Assaf, it was in existence from 1300 BC until 740 BC. Ruins of Ebla, Syria - an important centre throughout the third millennium BC and in the first half of the second millennium BC. Roman Theatre, Bosra, Syria Serjilla, Dead Cities of Syria – abandoned in 7th century with Arab conquest Mushabbak Basilica, nr Aleppo, Dead Cities of Syria Kharab Shams Basilica, nr Aleppo, Dead Cities of Syria Church of Saint Simeon Stylites, nr Aleppo, Dead Cities of Syria Palmyra, Syria, including the Valley of the Tombs/necropolis Hattusa, Capital of Hittite Empire, Turkey Fortress of Van, Turkey Ziggurat Birs Nimrud, Borsippa, Iraq Site of the Settlement of Uruk, Iraq Ctesiphon, Iraq – One of the great cities of late ancient Mesopotamia, Ctesiphon fell into ruin in the 7th century AD. Petra, Jordan – Established possibly as early as 312BC, the site was unknown to the Western World until 1812. The city had declined under Roman rule, suffered from earthquakes and a weakened water supply. It was finally abandoned after the Arab invasions in the 7th century AD. Harran, Turkey Çatalhöyük, Southern Anatolia, Turkey – Neolithic and Chalcolithic proto-city settlement Ani, Turkey – A medieval settlement destroyed by the Mongols in the 13th century. Europe & Eurasia Stonehenge, England – Built sometime between 3,000BC and 2,000BC by a culture that left no written text, this prehistoric monument still mystifies us: what was it for and how was it built? Hadrian’s Wall, England Carnac Standing Stones, Brittany, France Dolmen Er-Roc'h-Feutet., Brittany, France Hagar Qim, Malta - a megalithic temple complex dating from the Ġgantija phase (3600- 3200 BC) Minoan Civilization – Knossos Palace, Crete Pompeii, Italy – Destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD, Pompeii was lost and buried for 1500 years before being rediscovered in the 16th century. Acropolis, Athens, Greece Cerveteri, Etruscan Necropolis, Italy Saintes Roman Amphitheatre (Mediolanum Santonum), Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France – overgrown amphitheatre Pula Amphitheatre, Pula, Croatia – The Arena is the only remaining Roman amphitheatre to have four side towers and with all three Roman architectural orders entirely preserved. Catacombs, Rome – Chambers under Rome were used for hundreds of years to bury both Christian and Jewish dead. Churches with even built and frescos painted on the walls. After the waning of Roman civilization in the city in the 5th century AD, the catacombs were forgotten about for 1000 years until they were rediscovered in 1578. Lascaux Cave Art, France Magura Cave, Bulgaria Cueva de El Castillo (Cave of the Castle), Cantabria, Spain – Europe’s oldest cave art Cave of Altamira, Cantabria, Spain – cave art Creswell Crags, Derbyshire, England – evidence of Prehistoric occupation in the caves and some cave art Chauvet Cave Art, France The Americas & The Pacific Cueva de las Manos (Cave of Hands), Santa Cruz, Argentina – cave art Great Mural Rock Art, Baja California, Mexico Teotihuacan pyramids, near Mexico City – Begun around 100BC, the city of Teotihuacan was sacked in the 6th century. At its height, it would have been the largest pre-Columbian city in the Americas, with a population of 125,000. Tikal, Guatemala – Lost in the jungle until 1853, the civilization began in the 4th century BC and reached its peak – with its Mayan pyramids – in the 2nd to 9th centuries AD. Copan, Honduras – A major Mayan city from the 5-9th century AD that was abandoned by the time the Spanish arrived in the 15th century AD. Olmec, Mexico Tulum, Mexico – A Mayan, coastal city Palenque, Mexico – A Mayan city that flourished in the 7th century AD. The ruins date back to 226BC. After its decline, it was absorbed by the jungle. Calakmul - Mayan city and pyramid, Campeche state, Mexico Templo Mayor at Tenochtitlan, Mexico City – Aztec ruins Nazca Lines, Peru Macchu Picchu, Peru – A 15th-century mountain Incan site that was abandoned before the Europeans reached Peru. The site was unknown to the wider world until brought to international attention in 1911 by an American historian. Choquequirao, Peru – Incan site similar to Macchu Picchu Pyramids of the Caral Supe civilization, Peru – One of the oldest urban centres in the Americas, this desert settlement, including pyramids and a giant stone face, lasted from c.2600 to c.2000BC, and was discovered in 1948. Terraces of Pumatallis, ancient Inca fortress and mountains, Sacred Valley, Ollantaytambo, Peru Moray circular terraces, Inca civilization, Ollantaytambo, Peru Tucume Mounds, Valley of the pyramids, Peru Ciudad, Perdida, Colombia – A Tairona settlement abandoned during the Spanish conquest. Cahokia Mounds, Illinois, USA – Native American city Mesa Verde, Colorado – The Anasazi inhabited Mesa Verde cliff dwellings between 600 and 1300AD. Burro Flats Painted Cave, Simi Valley, Ventura County, Southern California, USA – dating to 500AD. L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, Canada – Viking settlement Arnhem Land Plateau, Australia – cave art Nan Madol, Temwen Island, Micronesia Easter Island – By the time the Europeans reached Easter Island in the 18th century, the Polynesian population had fallen to 3,000 from 15,000 a century earlier. Why had the population collapsed? And what was the mystery surrounding the fallen statues around the island?

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Contemporary craft, art and design are inseparable from the flows of production and consumption under global capitalism. The New Politics of the Handmade features twenty-three voices who critically rethink the handmade in this dramatically shifting economy. The authors examine craft within the conditions of extreme material and economic disparity; a renewed focus on labour and materiality in contemporary art and museums; the political dimensions of craftivism, neoliberalism, and state power; efforts toward urban renewal and sustainability; the use of digital technologies; and craft’s connections to race, cultural identity and sovereignty in texts that criss-cross five continents. They claim contemporary craft as a dynamic critical position for understanding the most immediate political and aesthetic issues of our time.

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Book SynopsisLearn how to make beautiful, bespoke candles for you and your home in this easy-to-follow guide. Sarah Ditchfield, founder of Candle by Events, shares her secrets for crafting 20 of her best-selling candle designs, so that you too can make both modern and traditional waxed creations at home – from elegantly simple taper candles to show-stopping ice pillars. Invaluable advice is included on the essential materials and tools you'll need to get started, along with handy measuring and heating charts. Every candle project is accompanied by simple instructions, step-by-step photographs and a gorgeous finished picture. There's even a chapter on how to decorate and package your candles if you'd like to give them away as thoughtful, hand-crafted gifts. If you are looking for a craft that you can truly immerse yourself in, and one that's perfect for the beginner candlemaker looking for professional results, this is the book for you. This is a revitalized edition of Making Candles: Create 20 decorative candles to keep or to give (2017).Trade ReviewLearn how to make beautiful, bespoke candles with this easy-to-follow guide. Sarah shares secrets for 20 of her best-selling modern and traditional designs. There's advice on materials and tools, simple instructions and step-by-step photos for all abilities. -- Machine Knitting Monthly * Machine Knitting Monthly *What a lovely book. Simple easy to follow instructions, that cover all the stages of candle making and wonderful projects that are clearly explained and well illustrated. I can't wait to get started. -- Sherid Arby * Amazon Customer Review *I’ve never made candles before yet I buy loads! I never find that perfect Christmas scent as they never seem strong enough or get discontinued the next year! So l have plenty of empty candle jars with loads of lumps of wax around so l really need to make my own don’t l! So l was selected to review this book to leave an honest review and this is it … buy it! At the beginning of the book it goes through tools and materials with info about various waxes, holders, wicks, colours and other bits. Then it talks about techniques and safety which is followed on my the recipes. At the end of the book is a troubleshooting section. I feel confident that once the wicks arrive l shall be able to make a few decent candles. -- Elizabeth Hardman * Customer Review *Learn how to create beautiful, bespoke candles for you and your home with Sarah Ditchfield's guide Making Candles. Craft both modern and traditional waxed creations, from simple taper candles to show-stopping ice pillars, with 20 gorgeous step-by-step projects. With invaluable advice, it means that you can fully immerse yourself in this relaxing craft. -- Crafts Beautiful * Crafts Beautiful *Table of ContentsIntroduction 6 Tools and materials 8 Techniques 14 The candles 20 Upcycling and recycling 72 Decorating your candles 74 Packaging your candles 76 Burn testing 78 Troubleshooting 79 Index 80

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Book SynopsisThe Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection celebrates some of the most beautiful objects ever made, many in precious materials, and often on a small scale. Focussing on 50 exquisite works from the collection, this beautiful little book showcases the decorative art of creating small-scale carvings, snuffboxes, inlay pictorial illusions, and more, in cut-and-polished natural stones, often incorporating the widely known technique of pietre dure. Demonstrating remarkable skill and ingenuity, many of the works were commissioned by the powerful Medici family and royal families across Europe as symbols of their power and prestige. With detailed photography and extended captions the books explores the fascinating interplay of craftsmanship with the natural beauty of stones such as amethyst, lapis lazuli and jasper.

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Book SynopsisWith striking color photographs exploring 100 areas, Abandoned Towns is a fascinating visual history of the mysteries of lost worlds.   Gold rush towns abandoned when new boomtowns emerge elsewhere or the gold has run out, towns deserted when caught in war zones, settlements evacuated due to natural disasters or chemical spills—seeing a town devoid of people is an uncanny feeling. Where has everyone gone? And why aren’t they coming back? From Pripyat in Ukraine to Bodie in California to English villages requisitioned by the Ministry of Defence during World War II, from Greek leper colonies to deserted Italian mountain villages, Abandoned Towns is a brilliant pictorial work examining lost worlds. With reasons ranging from the collapse of local industry to being pushed aside to make way for a new industry, from earthquakes and volcanoes to man-made chemical spills, from war zones to demilitarized zones, the book explores a wide range of desolate urban environments from around the globe. And with these places left to nature, we can not only see how nature reclaims the land, but also gain a glimpse into the past free from humankind’s modernizing hands.

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Book SynopsisA beautiful and simple introduction to the Book of Kells. George Otto Simms, a world-renowned authority on the Book of Kells, reveals the mysteries hidden in this magnificent manuscript, and the lives of the monks who made it. Newly-expanded colour plate section.

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Book SynopsisIn Western Europe the Golden Age of Islamic metalwork in Iran was (and is) generally considered to be the earlier period, and later metalwork was collected almost by accident and has been correspondingly little studied and poorly published, though in recent decades the imbalance has been somewhat modified. The Hermitage Collection, which numbers 162 pieces is the largest collection in the world of later Iranian Islamic metalwork, from the West of Iran as far as the Punjab. The great majority of these are household utensils, and their manufacture is characteristic of the middling levels of urban societies, though in Khurasan in the late-15th and early 16th centuries brasses or bronzes inlaid with gold and silver were made for its Timurid rulers. The substantial numbers of Iranian copper-alloy astronomical instruments of this period were made by different craftsmen, for a different public, and deserve separate treatment, though not magic bowls, used in folk-medicine and divination, which are noticed in this volume.In his Introduction, Anatolii Ivanov gives a valuable directoryof museums and other institutions of the former Soviet Union with significant collections, which complement the holdings of the Hermitage and together amount to a truly substantial corpus. The latter were acquired from private collections, but the core of the collection, from the museum attached to the school of industrial drawing founded by Baron Stieglitz, came to the Hermitage in the 1920s, when this was broken up. As well as minutely detailed descriptions of each piece and analyses of their decoration, Ivanov presents a detailed critical survey of the limited documentary evidence afforded by the inscriptions many pieces bear, which is of permanent value as a basis for further scholars working on later Islamic metalwork in general.

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Book SynopsisCraft is at the very heart of British identity, from stained-glass windows in country churches to the Enid Blyton charm of thatched houses; from Harris Tweed® (famously poached by Coco Chanel) to the ceremonial livery worn by horses at Buckingham Palace. The burgeoning of digital craftsmanship is also enriching ground-breaking technologies, including microbial weaving and bespoke-made vessels for growing human tissue. Craft Britain brings together watchmakers with saddlers; bell casters with neon benders; shoemakers with silversmiths; potters with orrery-makers; stonemasons with weavers; embroiderers with basket-makers – and a myriad other craft traditions.This book aims to beat the drum for craft, waking people up to the fact that they need to support the country's rich seam of incredible craftspeople and so encourage new generations to master the skills needed to preserve and continue craft traditions. Craft Britain proves that craftsmanship in Britain is neither dying nor dead, but is a continuing and exciting exploration of process, materials and ideas spanning architecture, interiors, fashion, art and design.

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Book SynopsisThis visually stunning love letter to the art of craft takes readers inside Europe’s most illustrious—and in many cases endangered—decorative arts workshops to profile how artisans continue to maintain the highest centuries-old standards of workmanship and creativity. Beginning in the Renaissance, ateliers were established as places for European artists to work and teach their crafts. Centuries later most of these spaces have disappeared, but a select few continue to produce some of the world’s most celebrated and sought-after objects in the areas of crystal, ceramics, wrought iron, fabric, bookbinding, mosaic, wood paneling, and more. John Whelan and Oskar Proctor traveled throughout Europe to document these important spaces, both to celebrate them and to preserve their disappearing ideals. Ranging from the well- known to the obscure, this volume takes readers inside dozens of ateliers from Austria, England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland. Sumptuous double-page spreads feature alluring photography, and fascinating background texts tell their stories. By shining a light on their collective value as well as their individual expertise, this book offers both a historic evaluation of how ateliers have been shaped by modern forces—and also a clarion call for their preservation.

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Book SynopsisPublished annually from 1906 until 1980, Decorative Art, The Studio Yearbook was dedicated to the latest currents in architecture, interiors, furniture, lighting, glassware, textiles, metalware, and ceramics. Since the publications went out of print, the now hard-to-find yearbooks have become highly prized by collectors and dealers. TASCHEN’s Decorative Art 50s explores the spirit of optimism and the fervent consumerism of the decade. Technology and construction had been enervated by research during the war and these discoveries could now be applied in peacetime. The popularization of plastics, fiberglass, and latex literally shaped the decade. Rising incomes and postwar rebuilding on both sides of the Atlantic led to a massive housing boom in both the suburbs and inner cities, and these new homes reflected the new style. While European design was extraordinarily inventive, American design was looking to an idealized vision of the future—between them a modern idiom was developed that can be seen vividly on these pages. This overview of the decade includes the work of such famous innovators as Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, Hans Wegner, and Gio Ponti.Trade Review“An indispensable tool for collectors: names are named, designs praised and accusations made.” * San Francisco Examiner Magazine *

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Book SynopsisPublished annually from 1906 until 1980, Decorative Art, The Studio Yearbook was dedicated to the latest currents in architecture, interiors, furniture, lighting, glassware, textiles, metalware, and ceramics. Since the publications went out of print, the now hard-to-find yearbooks have become highly prized by collectors and dealers.Decorative Art 1960s looks at the birth of pop in a decade of unprecedented social, sexual, and political change. All the restless energies bubbling throughout the world during the 1960s made their way into the design style of the decade. Liberation was in the air, men were rushing to the moon, and the sky was the limit as far as visual creativity was concerned. The concept of lifestyle really came into its own, and although the early years of the decade still saw a rivalry between the well-crafted object and the industrially manufactured, by its end both ethnic and pop iconography had gained equal foothold in the aesthetic. Light was also predominant in shaping interiors. Freedom of choice and personal expression were the buzzwords for the young consumer, and so the likes of Panton, Sottsass, Paolozzi, Parisi, Sarpaneva, and Lomazzi did what they could to oblige.Trade Review“An indispensable tool for collectors: names are named, designs praised and accusations made.” * San Francisco Examiner Magazine *

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Book SynopsisThis new publication is dedicated to the Baranger Motion Displays of the R. F. Collection housed at the Vitra Design Museum. Motion Displays were conceived as eye-catching and novel moving objects, which – primarily in the US – were used in jewellers’ shop-window displays to attract customers. The Baranger Motion Displays were produced by Baranger Studios in Pasadena, CA between 1937 and 1957 and were lent to thousands of jewellers’ shops over the years. Primarily during the 1990s, Rolf Fehlbaum, Vitra Chairman Emeritus and founder of the Vitra Design Museum, worked to assemble a carefully selected a comprehensive collection of these objects in Weil am Rhein. With large-scale illustrations of the different Motion Displays and an atmospheric photo essay featuring black-and-white details of the objects, the book provides an unprecedented and in-depth view into this collection. In an accompanying essay, Bill Shaffer traces the success story of the displays and sheds light on the significance of the red cases in which they were delivered to the jewellers. Along with Robots 1:1 and Space Fantasies 1:1, Baranger Motion Displays is the third publication to focus on the R. F. Collection. Visitors can view the collection of Motion Displays at the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein as part of the “Wunderkammer” (cabinet of curiosities), which also presents other parts of Rolf Fehlbaum’s wide-ranging collection. In order for readers to be able to experience the wonders of these moving objects for themselves, each Motion Display has been given a QR Code in the book which links to an entertaining video clip of the display in action.

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Book SynopsisThese are exciting times for Japanese bamboo art. May 2017 saw the opening of Japan House Sao Paulo, whose inaugural exhibition 'Bamboo: The Material That Built Japan' drew over 300,000 visitors. From June 2017 to February 2018 the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York mounted another bamboo show that was seen by about 400,000. From 27 November, the Musee du quai Branly in Paris will present the largest-ever exhibition on the subject. This authoritative catalogue of 323 works from the Naej Collection thus appears at a moment when a new global audience has emerged. The Naej Collection is especially strong in works by leading artists from 1850 to 1950, when great craft dynasties were established and first Osaka and then Tokyo emerged as major centres of artistic basketry. The catalogue breaks new ground by combining dramatic photography with precious documentary information drawn from signatures and inscriptions, making it not merely the visual record of a great collection but the essential reference work for a developing field of connoisseurship. Text in English, Japanese and simplified Chinese.Table of ContentsFollowing an essay outlining the evolution of bamboo art in Japan and a small section introducing earlier Chinese baskets and Japanese baskets in Chinese style, the bulk of the catalogue is organized by artistic lineages, starting with the founding father Hayakawa Shokosai I (1815-1897) and his successors and moving on to the other great craft dynasties based in Osaka, including large sections devoted to the Yamamoto Chikuryosai, Tanabe Chikuunsai, and Maeda Chikubosai lines. From catalogue number 192 the focus moves to the Iizuka line in Tochigi Prefecture and Tokyo, with numerous works by Hosai II, Rokansai, and Shokansai. The story is then continued into the post-war period when artistic basketry came to be practised in many other parts of Japan and a new generation of masters emerged, supported by patrons in both Japan and the United States. Each of the fourteen sections of dramatic colour plates (in most cases with both general and detail images) is followed by a section printed on matt paper with photographs of all the signatures and box inscriptions and biographies of each artist. The catalogue concludes with a bibliography, glossary, and artist index.

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Book SynopsisJohn Derian is an artist and designer whose work with printed images from the past transports the viewer to another world. Featuring a nineteenth-century map used in an advertising campaign, The City of New York shows a long-lost Manhattan, the island bristling with docks and surrounded by boats, the city an impenetrable grid of squat brick and brownstone buildings punctuated by church steeples and tiny patches of green. And a mystery: The Brooklyn Bridge wouldn't be completed for another four years, yet it looks so real . . .Featuring: 750 full-color interlocking pieces Art print with puzzle image Finished puzzle is 18 7/8 x 26 3/8

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Book SynopsisDrawing can improve your mood, release endorphins and make you happy – but for many, the fear of the blank page, combined with a lack of confidence and know-how, can be daunting.In her new book, Molly Egan encourages you to sketch like no one is watching! Once you stop caring what people think – just like when you were a child – your creativity will flow. Filled with drawing prompts and tutorials, Molly will help you to unleash your creativity and embrace your own unique style. Build your skills by revisiting the basics, such as shape, perspective and pattern, then learn how to draw from photographs and from real life, sketching people, nature, buildings, landscapes and more.Small enough to put in your bag, yet big enough to make impactful art, this fun title will reignite your passion for being creative.

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Book SynopsisLearn to create personalized graduation announcements, congratulations, and additional keepsakes for education-related accomplishments with Cross Stitch Celebrations: Graduation—with mix-and-match design elements and more than 20 patterns.Trade Review"The ideal introduction to the manifold needlecraft possibilities of the art of the cross-stitch in creating gifts and home decorations celebrating a graduation." * Midwest Book Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction Tools & Materials The Basics of Cross Stitch Planning Your Design Main Designs Graduation Cap & Scroll, Standing Graduate, Sitting Graduate, Graduate Tossing Hat, Books, Laptop, Medal Border Patterns Sparkle Confetti, Celebration Streamers, Fancy Scroll, Books, Tassels, Ribbon Mini Motifs Alphabets Varsity Alphabet, Playful Alphabet, Serif Alphabet, Extra-Large Numbers Scroll Wall Hanging Mortarboard Pennant Greeting Card Gifting Your Creations Grid Paper About the Author

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Book SynopsisI love anything by artist John Derian, whose decoupage pieces can be kinda pricey. Get in on the action with these adorable John Derian Jigsaw Puzzles. Bonus: With some puzzle glue and a frame, it's ready to hang.Rachael Ray In Season John Derian is an artist and designer whose work with printed images from the past transports the viewer to another world. In Calm Cat, get lost in the mesmerizing gaze of its regal subject, perched on a silk cushion like an artist's model and utterly indifferent to the two going at each other in the background, backs and tails raised in an attitude familiar to every cat lover. Adapted from a nineteenth-century print, the image has the delight and mystery of a scene half remembered from an old children's book.Featuring: 750 full-color interlocking pieces Art print with puzzle image Finished puzzle is 26 3/8 x 18 7/8

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Book SynopsisA Vogue 2021 gift guide pick For someone who adores flowers, it would be a joy to put together this puzzle. House Beautiful, Beautiful Things: Gifts to Give Your Home A rose in full bloom. What is more captivating? Adapted from a nineteenth-century chromolithograph from the collection of John Derian, the artist and designer whose work with printed images of the past transports the viewer to another world, Garden Rose challenges the puzzle doer with its subtle tones of parchment and repetition of leaves and thorns, and utterly enchants with the delicate pink bull's-eye of its single, mesmerizing bloom. Featuring: 1,000 interlocking pieces Mini-poster (6 3/4 x 9 3/8) for reference or framing Completed puzzle size: 18 7/8 x 26 3/8

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Book SynopsisCelebrate the things that truly matter. So straightforward in its language, so rich and allusive in its symbolism, this extraordinary Victorian composition comes straight from the collection of John Derian, the artist and designer whose work with printed images of the past transports the viewer to another time and place. Don't be surprised, as you begin piecing it together, to find yourself in a state of engaged curiosity. The rings, the hands, the bundle of sticks (you'll find that one on the back of a Liberty dime), all under the watchful Eye of Providence: Is it a puzzle, or a message? Featuring: 1,000 interlocking pieces Mini-poster (6 3/4" x 9 3/8") for reference or framing Completed puzzle size: 26 3/8" x 18 7/8"

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Book SynopsisAccompanying an exhibition at the Wallace Collection, Inspiring Walt Disney explores the influences of the art and architecture of France on Walt Disney and his studio artists, highlighting in particular the Disney classics of hand-drawn animation, Cinderella (1950) and Beauty and the Beast (1991). Pairing preparatory material from these films – including concept art for talking furniture and fairy-tale castles – with masterpieces from the eighteenth century reveals hidden sources of inspiration and allows us to appreciate the extraordinary talents behind Disney animated films and French decorative arts. Just as the dynamic, twisting movements of the Rococo sought to breathe life into what was essentially inanimate – silver, porcelain, furniture – so too did Disney animators seek to create the illusion of movement, action and emotion. Illustrated with innovative works by artists such as Mary Blair, Hans Bacher and Peter J. Hall, and the animated and anthropomorphic furniture, Sèvres porcelain and gilt bronze of rococo designers, the catalogue explores the shared creative roots of these two seemingly disparate artistic realms and looks to revitalise the feelings of excitement, awe and marvel, which both eighteenth-century craftsmen and Disney animators sought to spark in their audiences.Table of ContentsForeword Inspiring Walt Disney - Helen Jacobsen Selected Works - Helen Jacobsen with Wolf Burchard The Discovery of Europe Early Animation Cinderella Architecture of the Imagination The Swing Eighteenth-Century Dress Animating the Inanimate Further Reading Picture Credits Index

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Book SynopsisTraces the history of lace in fashion from its sixteenth-century origins to the present

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