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In the Arts & Crafts Style
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Barbara Mayer, Rob Gray (Photographer), Elaine Hirschl Ellis (Foreword by)
"In the Arts and Crafts Style" describes the history and hallmarks of this timeless home decor motif. Tracing the history of the movement from its European origins through to its American variations, including California's Mission style, it highlights the work of influential masters such as William Morris, Gustav Stickley, Charles Voysey, Greene ...
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Knitting on the Edge: Ribs * Ruffles * Lace * Fringes * Floral * Points & Picots - The Essential Collection of 350 Decorative Borders
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Nicky Epstein
Provides instructions on creating over 350 decorative borders and edgings using any type of yarn and needle size.
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The Big Book of Decorative Borders
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Jodie Bushman
To date, no single book has shown decorative artists how to design and paint beautiful decorative borders and ornamentation. Part of the problem is that decorative painters have trouble seeing that borders, just like any other design element such as a rose or a leaf, are "built" one brushstroke at a time in a repeating pattern. This one-of-a-kind ...
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Collectibles Price Guide
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Judith Miller
Focusing primarily on the less expensive end of the collecting market--items picked up at flea markets and collector's shows--the "Collectibles Price Guide" is the perfect shopping companion, whether the venue is a local thrift shop, garage sale or the Internet.
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The Complete Potter's Companion
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Tony Birks
Second revised edition of a pottery handbook for beginner and experienced potters, providing instructions for making, decorating, glazing and firing thrown, hand-built and cast or moulded pottery, including paper clay, glazes, firings and kilns. A suppliers' list and glossary is included and gallery spreads present the work of modern potters.
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Happy Endings: Finishing the Edges of Your Quilt
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Mimi Dietrich
In Mimi's bestseller, you'll find more than 24 creative ways to finish the edges of your quilts! Inspiring color photos help you choose your quilt's best finish.
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Mexican Details
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Karen Witynski, Joe P Carr
In "Mexican Details", designers Karen Witynski and Joe P. Carr travel throughout Mexico and the Southwest in celebration of the character-rich details of Mexican furniture, architectural elements, and handcrafted accents that resonate with beauty and originality. From chip carved benches and hand-hewn tortilla tables to painted trunks and carved ...
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How to Draw Celtic Knotwork: A Practical Handbook
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Andy Sloss
Shows how computer-created simple grids can by used by anyone to compose thousands of variations on traditional Celtic knotwork patterns, enabling anyone to use an ancient art form for all manner of graphics, stitch-craft, design and illustration.
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500 Tiles: An Inspiring Collection of International Work
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Suzanne J E Tourtillott
The magnificent tiles showcased in this impressive collection will inspire beginners and professionals, as well as collectors and enthusiasts. Some of the larger displays were made to decorate public and private spaces; others use single tiles to interpret nature, tell a story, or make cultural observations. As always in this acclaimed series, all ...
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450 Decorative Borders You Can Paint: Perfect for Home Decorators, Crafters and Scrapbookers
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Jodie Bushman
In response to the success of Jodie Bushman's The Big Book of Decorative Borders, this second title comes packed with all-new borders, ornamentations and embellishments. Whether readers want to liven up their scrapbooks, living rooms or craft projects, they'll find the perfect border in 450 Decorative Borders You Can Paint. This book includes: ...
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The Illustrated Dictionary of Antiques & Collectibles
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Judith Miller
From bourdaloue to Zwischengoldglas, the world of antiques if full of strange and difficult terms and unfamiliar names. Now the author of "A Closer Look at Antiques" helps readers to cut through the jargon with this beautifully illustrated dictionary. 1,500 color photos.
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Celtic Design
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Aidan Meehan
The oldest and most characteristically Celtic type of design, spiral patterns illustrate vividly the continuity between pagan and Christian Celtic art. Spirals are a constant presence, from the art of Late Stone Age Central Europe, through megalithic temple sculptures, the La Tene bronzes of the Gauls and Britons, and Pictish jewels, to the ...
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Symmetry Comes of Age: The Role of Pattern in Culture
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Dorothy K Washburn (Editor), Donald W Crowe, MD (Editor)
This is the companion volume to the authors' groundbreaking "Symmetries of Culture", the classic reference for symmetry analysis of pattern for anthropologists, archaeologists, art historians, mathematicians, and designers. Central to symmetry analysis is the use of symmetry in the more precise sense of its geometrical isometries in contrast to ...
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The Elements of Design: A Practical Encyclopedia of the Decorative Arts from the Renaissance to the Present
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Noel Riley (Editor), Patricia Bayer (Consultant editor)
The team behind "The Elements of Style" has produced an elegant companion that will appeal to an even broader audience. "The Elements of Design" presents a comprehensive visual survey covering five centuries of the styles that have influenced the decorative arts in the Western world. 3,000+ prints, photos & line drawings.
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The Design Encyclopedia: Museum of Modern Art
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Mel Byars (Editor)
"The Museum of Modern Art Design Encyclopedia is the most comprehensive design reference guide to date. Compiled by Mel Byars in consultation with an international team of design experts, it features designers from all over the globe--both legendary names and lesser-known figures. Each designer entry consists of dates, a biography, details of ...
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The Border Workbook: Easy Speed-Pieced and Foundation-Pieced Borders
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Janet Kime
Helps you find the suitable border for any quilt, along with tips for choosing designs, selecting fabrics, and figuring yardages.
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Chinese Lattice Designs
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Daniel S Dye
Chinese craft design excelled in the manipulation of geometric space and reached its highest point in the design of window lattices on Chinese houses. More than 1200 designs are shown here, arranged in a clear system of classification that includes 22 areas of related design--borders, brackets, tail pieces, etc. 1,239 illustrations.
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Design & the Decorative Arts: Tudor and Stuart Britain 1500-1714
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Mr. Michael Snodin, John Styles
Highlights include exquisitely carved and inlaid Jacobean furniture, including the famous bed of Ware; Mortlake tapestries and other luxurious textiles; and the architecture of Inigo Jones and Christopher Wren.
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Lavender
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Tessa Evelegh, Debbie Patterson (Photographer)
An exploration of the properties of lavender, which examines methods of cultivation, nurturing and drying to exploit the colour and fragrance of the plant. Includes step-by-step instructions for gift ideas including Shaker sachets for linen chests and fragrant coathangers.
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Decorating with mosaics : over 20 step-by-step projects using ceramics, glass, terracotta and pebbles
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Deborah Schneebeli-Morrell
Decorating with Mosaics shows how to use a range of materials to embellish items both inside and outside the house. With templates, comprehensive instructions & clear illustrations, the author presents over 20 projects for all levels of skill.'
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The Theory of Decorative Art: An Anthology of European and American Writings, 1750-1940
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Ms. Isabelle Frank (Editor), David Britt (Translator)
This anthology contains significant writings on the theory of the decorative arts from the mid-18th century to the 1940s. It offers a history of decorative art as it emerged in the west, and reconstructs the debates over how to define this type of art and distinguish it from fine art.
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Applique 12 Borders and Medallions!: Patterns from Easy to Heirloom
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Elly Sienkiewicz, Louise O Townsend (Editor), Gretchen N Schwarzenbach (Illustrator)
This treasury of patterns shows the artistic, technical, historic, and philosophical depths of antebellum applique album quilts. Patterns ranging in difficulty from easy to heirloom are reproduced full size. In addition, there are two patterns for center-medallion quilts.
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Greene & Greene: Furniture and Related Designs
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Randell L Makinson
This comprehensive overview of the architectural careers of Charles and Henry Greene is the crowning achievement of Randell Makinson's career as the foremost authority on their works. Makinson organizes the projects of Greene and Greene into recognizable periods and styles, beginning in 1894 in Pasadena, rising to their masterworks crested from ...
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Architecture and Interior Design from the 19th Century, Volume 2: An Integrated History
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Buie Harwood, Bridget May, Curt Sherman
Exceptionally comprehensive, this single-source reference provides a thorough examination of architecture, interiors, furniture and decorative arts from antiquity to the present. Flexible and easy-to-use, this well-organized text enables readers to content chronologically or topically and covers all aspects of architecture and design--from the ...
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Tricia Guild Pattern: Using Pattern to Create Sophisticated, Show-Stopping Interiors
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Tricia Guild, Elspeth Thompson, James Merrell (Photographer)
Following the success of her books on color, Tricia Guild now shares her skills with patterns. With stunning, original photography and a text rich in insights from the designer's own experience, this is a must-have compendium for anyone interested in contemporary interior design.
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