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Dover Publications
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This essential sourcebook offers authentic views of interior and exterior designs of buildings erected in the decades following the American Revolution. Reproduced from a rare 1805 edition, the handsome facsimile takes a fascinating look at how public structures and private homes were designed, contracted, built, and embellished during the Federal period. |
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Suitable for intermediate and experienced organists, this appealing collection features 43 organ works in slow tempo. Its tremendous variety includes pieces by such celebrated composers for organ as JS Bach, Guilman, Vierne and Widor, as well as works by Brahms, Couperin, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Schumann, Saint Saens, and other. |
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Little may be known about Villard de Honnecourt, but thanks to his immortal Sketchbook, there exist reliable and contemporaneous graphic observations of everyday life in thirteenth century France. Contained in this volume are the entire contents of Honnecourt's portfolio, complete with authoritative translations of the artist's words, annotation, and editor's commentary. |
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A solid grounding in musical techniques of the 17th and 18th centuries is essential to a complete understanding of Baroque music. This work is a comprehensive survey of the topic, covering every issue of significance to today's performers. The text features numerous musical examples, authoritative citations, scholarly interpretations and syntheses, and the author's own conclusions. |
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Magnificent compilation of all 100 original plates from Michaud's classic History of the Crusades, Includes The War Cry of the Crusaders, The Massacre of Antioch, The Road to Jerusalem, The Baptism of Infidels, The Battle of Lepanto, and many more. Powerful, striking royalty-free illustrations. Captions. |
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From one of the great book illustrators of the early 20th century, 24 captivating illustrations for tales of Hans Christian Andersen, including The Snow Queen, The Nightingale, The Real Princess, The Mermaid, The Garden of Paradise, The Wind's Tale, and The Emperor's New Clothes, all reproduced from rare 1911 edition. |
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From one of the great art traditions of the ancient world come designs of timeless beauty and appeal. Culled from rare and authentic sources, there are over 230 colour and black-and-white illustrations including gods and goddesses, animals, priests, and dancers plus stunning geometric designs, hieroglyphics, and more. It is an invaluable resource for art and craft use. |
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Contains over 1,000 useful sentences and phrases for travel or everyday living abroad: food, shopping, medical aid, courtesy, hotels, travel, and other situations. Gives the English phrase, the foreign equivalent, and a transliteration that can be read right off. Also includes many supplementary lists, signs, and aids. All words are indexed. |
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Outstanding collection of 400 motifs of rich Persian tradition, ready to use in many areas of design. The motifs include floral designs, geometrics, arabesques, mythical creatures, rosettes, paisley patterns, palmettes, medallions, border and marginal decorations, scrolls, curves, and hunting scenes. |
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Over 500 copyright-free frames, borders, vignettes, and more culled from a major Art Nouveau showcase. Abstracts, geometrics, animals, plants, people — especially sensuous female figures — have myriad design uses. Invaluable for artists, illustrators, advertisers, craftsmen. 514 black-and-white illustrations. |
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Modern classic tells the compelling story of Rima, a strange birdlike girl of the jungle, and Abel, the European who falls in love with her. The book owes much of its popularity to the mystic, near-religious feeling that pervades the story and the beauty of Rima's halting, poetic expressions. |
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Great for use in wall decorations or as spot illustrations for design projects, over 200 silhouettes and stencils boast a wide range of styles and subjects: storybook characters, animal borders, galloping cowboys, and more. And since they are all Vector-based, the graphics can be enlarged, stretched, and customized in other ways without losing clarity. |
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Best known for his illustrations from Andrew Lang's series of Coloured fairy books, H.J. Ford was also acclaimed for his historical renderings of scenes from the Middle Ages through the 18th century. This collection gathers his most compelling and hard-to-find images from works of fact and fancy, including The Red Book of Animal Stories and The Book of Saints and Heroes. Half of the 120 images are printed in their original full-colour format. This is a Dover Original. |
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A complete coloring experience! Little butterfly lovers can color the box itself as well as: — Butterflies Coloring Book: 43 finely detailed drawings of the monarch, buckeye, and others; — Butterfly Activity Book : 40 ready-to-color puzzles include mazes, connect-the-dots, and crossword puzzles; — 11 x 16 2-sided Color Your Own poster; — Crayons. |
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Both experienced and aspiring artists can benefit from this practical guide, which shows how to portray rustic settings from rural England to the American Southwest. Recalling the style of Eric Sloane, more than 400 detailed illustrations trace the steps from composition drawings to final sketches. Includes fundamentals for drawing trees, rocks, buildings, mountains, lakes, and other scenic elements. |
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A treasury of ethnic dress, this book ranges from the Amish of Pennsylvania to the Zulu of South Africa. Alphabetical entries cover more than 150 countries and regions, each represented by six or more illustrations. Six hundred drawings include images of men, women, and children. Captions describe the costumes and their associated traditions. This is a reprint of the Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1965 edition. |
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Which wire to cut on the ticking time bomb? How to figure out the password that will clear the checkpoint or open the safe? This activity book is loaded with 27 exciting espionage-related puzzles. Kids can engage in codebreaking, solve word searches, follow mazes, and figure out spot-the-difference challenges. |
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This versatile volume contains the essential graphic elements necessary to create vintage-style ads. Highlights from a pair of century-old sign-painting manuals include borders, frames, typography, and other images for creating advertisements with an authentic 1890s-1920s period flair. Plates from the two sourcebooks depict the material in its original usage, and a CD-ROM includes JPEGs of all the images. |
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Based on the illustrations from the original edition of L. Frank Baum's immortal children's fable, 12 color postcards capture the story's most memorable scenes: the tornado; Dorothy's first encounters with the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion; the Deadly Poppies; the entrance to the Emerald City, and more. |
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Twelve vibrant postcard images based on works by one the most popular artists of all time range from Sunflowers to The Starry Night. Colorful reproductions of other beloved paintings include La Berceuse, The Church at Auvers, Irises, Cafe Terrace at Night, Fishing Boats on the Beach, Self-Portrait, and more. |
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