Primal Arts: Americas - Australia
by Geoffroy Schneiter


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Exploring the similarities between these lost cultures, Primal Arts II illuminates their lives, revealing how these people worked with nature and created and used various objects that, today, are considered great works of art. Linking previously... (read more)

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Figuring the Word: Essays on Books, Writing and Visual Poetics
by Johanna Drucker


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Johanna Drucker is among the foremost authorities on the history of alphabets, writing, artists' books, and visual poetry. This book is a compendium of Drucker's thought -- yet rather than anthologize from her numerous published books, Figuring the Word... (read more)

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Masterpieces of Illumination
by Ingo Walther


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From The Book of Kells to Boccaccio?s Decameron and from the Vienna Genesis to Dante?s Divine Comedy - see the breathtaking originals of 167 of the greatest classics of all time. This lavishly produced book introduces the reader to the fascinating world... (read more)

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The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century
by Edward Dolnick


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As riveting as a World War II thriller, The Forger's Spell is the true story of Johannes Vermeer and the small-time Dutch painter who dared to impersonate him centuries later. The con man's mark was Hermann Goering, one of the most reviled leaders of... (read more)

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The Accidental Masterpiece: On the Art of Life and Vice Versa
by Michael Kimmelman


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The chief art critic of the "New York Times" delivers an uplifting art-is-good-for-you message that goes far beyond what's found in galleries and museums.... (read more)

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Cabinet of Natural Curiosities: The Complete Plates in Colour, 1734-1763
by Albertus Seba




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Taschen has always published heavy, lush art books, but they've outdone themselves with Cabinet of Natural Curiosities (weighing in at thirteen pounds). Albertus Seba, a pharmacist in eighteenth-century Amsterdam, collected beautiful and strange animals,... (read more)

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The Morning Star: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin and Sabine Is Illuminated
by Nick Bantock


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The mystery that began with a single enigmatic postcard reaches its dramatic conclusion in The Morning Star. Three million readers the world over await this last chapter of the best-selling Griffin & Sabine series, a volume of gorgeous artwork and... (read more)

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M.C. Escher, the Graphic Work
by M C Escher


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M.C. Escher was born in 1898 in Leeuwarden (Netherlands). He received his first drawing lessons during secondary school from F.W. van der Haagen, who also taught him the block printing, thus fostering Escher's innate graphic talents. From 1912 to 1922 he... (read more)

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Art of Dramatic Writing Rev Edition
by Lajos Egri




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If you begged me to give you the title of one "how-to" book on the topic of screenwriting and wouldn't give up until I told you, then it would have to be this classic introduction to the craft. Often used as a textbook in screenwriting classes... (read more)

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The Golden Mean: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin and Sabine Concludes
by Nick Bantock


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Sabine — I was sure I understood. Yet you were not here when I returned and there was no sign that you ever had been here.... Today comes your card saying you were in this house for three days after my return. I am bewildered. I need you... (read more)

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Celebrity Sell
by Ad Museum (edt)


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30 classic postcards from the golden age of celebrity endorsement, starring Bing Crosby, John Wayne, Salvador Dali, Julie Andrews and many, many others in amusingly cheesy poses. Latest in the highly successful series. Full colour.... (read more)

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Miro Postcard Book
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Joan Miró (1893-1983) is one of the most significant Spanish painters of the twentieth century. His early work clearly shows the influence of Fauvism and Cubism. The Catalan landscape also shapes the themes and treatment of these initial works. In his... (read more)

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Design Encyclopedia
by Mel Byars


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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... (read more)

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Women Artists (Taschen 25)
by Uta Grosenic


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It's a women's world (TASCHEN's 25th anniversary special edition) Featured artists: Marina Abramovic, Laurie Anderson, Janine Antoni, Vanessa Beecroft, Louise Bourgeois, Hanne Darboven, Sonia Delaunay, Rineke Dijkstra, Marlene Dumas, Tracey Emin, Valie... (read more)

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Land Art (Basic Art)
by Michael Lailach


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The earth as canvas In the mid-60s, artists in the USA and Europe began planning works for sites outside the narrow boundaries of galleries and museums. It began with ephemeral enhancements or traces left in deserted landscapes, in the deserts of America,... (read more)

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The Complete Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics
by David Dodd


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When the Grateful Dead's in-house publishing company, Ice Nine, decided that the band's fortieth anniversary was a good time to publish their entire lyric catalog, a wave of excitement swept across the world of Deadheads, or would have had they known... (read more)

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Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
by Scott McCloud




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Praised throughout the cartoon industry by such luminaries as Art Spiegelman, Matt Groening, and Will Eisner, this innovative comic book provides a detailed look at the history, meaning, and art of comics and cartooning.... (read more)

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Complete Printmaker
by John Ross


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The most comprehensive up-to-date guide to printmaking on the market today, the revised, expanded, fully illustrated edition of this classic, containing 40 color plates and 600 black-and-white illustrations, covers every aspect of fine printing.... (read more)

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