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A new edition of Sergio Larrain's classic collection, featuring forty previously unseen photographs.

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Tells the story of sixty years of shoes. This book covers more than 350 leading womens shoes designers and manufacturers, and includes a range of fashionable styles, from trainers to haute couture.

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Angela Volker's text gives succinct accounts of a range of topics, including the designs by Koloman Moser and Josef Hoffmann for Backhausen and Sohne prior to the foundation of the textile department in about 1910, methods of production, sales policy, customers and end use.

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An overview of the compositional principles of embroidery, it contains more than 500 photographs. It encourages readers to be inspired by nature and is intended for practising embroiderers, textile designers and students. It is a sourcebook for those working with or interested in textile design.

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Some of the most important people in fashion Chanel, Alaia, Blahnik, Yves Saint Laurent, Pucci, Kenzo and Missoni are known for their public image and their iconic designs. But what kind of world have they cultivated behind closed doors

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An examination of the latest discoveries in the archaeology of Ancient China, including: the early Neolithic painted pottery; the Shang bronzes; the bronze bells of the Marquis Yi of Zeng; the terracotta army of Qin Shi Huangdi; and the lavish tomb of the Marquis of Dai from the Han dynasty.

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A photographic road trip through film director Wim Wenders life, featuring over 400 polaroids taken over five decades between 1968 and 2017.

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

A nautical ABC a bracing book for young children everywhere.

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With a survey of African textiles on the market, this book illustrates over 570 spectacular colour photographs the traditional, hand crafted, indigenous textiles of the whole continent. It provides a wealth of information on the rich art of African textiles.

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(Paperback)

A compact guide to the gods and symbols of ancient Egypt, their interpretation, their significance and their cults. It answers questions such as why the jackal represents Anubis, the embalmer god, and why the dung beetle represents the sun god Khepri.

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A collection of watercolour drawings of plants. It presents the paintings of a selection of the native and cultivated flora of Ireland. It describes the history of plant collecting and horticulture by the Irish since earliest times. It offers notes on the individual plants.

(Hardback, Revised Edition)

A study of European architecture. Integrating over 200 colour photographs, it explains the author's perceptive understanding of the heritage of past civilizations.

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A guide to a journey back in time to ancient Athens in 432 bc. It describes various places to stay and shop, what to do, and what to avoid. It is suitable for tourists, armchair travelers and history buffs.

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The first-ever comprehensive history of animation surveys the evolution of this dynamic industry around the world from Hollywood to Tokyo, from Moscow to Sydney.

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There has never been a designer quite like Anouska Hempel, and this richly illustrated volume both a celebration of her work and an intimate insight into it offers a captivating overview of her greatest achievements.

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A groundbreaking new textbook that brings a highly topical, environmental perspective to the story of how humans have shaped the world.

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Presents a visual study of Balinese architecture. This book includes a survey of traditional Balinese style that is enhanced by examples of its adaptation in modern private houses and boutique hotel architecture, including the celebrated Amandari, Four Seasons Bali at Jimbaran, and Wijayas studio-compound Villa Bebek.

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The crisis of modern architecture is part of a much larger crisis involving the whole question of the way we live and how we use the resources of our planet. This book deals with this topic.

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Whats for lunch today Find out in this charming addition to the Flip Flap Pop-Up series.

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A comprehensive survey of the vital and dynamic graphic design created in the three decades before World War II, in the style variously known as Modern, Skyscraper, Jazz Style and, eventually, Art Deco. It is both a sourcebook and an inspiration for anyone interested in this period.

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A comprehensive and authoritative study of medieval visual arts in Europe, forming the ideal guide for students to all facets of art and architecture in the Middle Ages. Topics covered include tapestries, armour, stained glass, enamel and ivory work, and illuminated manuscripts.