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Examining the phenomenon of animal jewelry, this book is intended for lovers of jewelry and also for designers and dealers in fine jewelry.

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From the magnificent royal gold jewelry of Burma and Thailand to the simple adornments worn by remote hill people, this book explores the complex cultural landscape of Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines.

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Our protagonist Zach develops a love of reading thanks to the stubborn efforts of his friend Ro, who reveals the imaginative power of books.

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"The Macclesfield Psalter" (c 1335), a jewel of manuscript painting, was unknown before its sale by Sothebys in 2004. This title examines the psalter and its historical context in a commentary.

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A visual and verbal account of 31 villages and islands in Brittany, capturing village life and architecture in commentaries and photographs. The villages are drawn from the four departments of modern-day Brittany: Finistere, Morbihan, Ille-et-Vilaine and Cotes-d'Armor.

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Featuring 34 of the most picturesque villages from the five "departements" of Normandy, this book also presents special sections on the churches, chateaux, harbours and coastline. A varied region of open country and woodland, it includes Mont-St-Michel and Monet's garden at Giverny.

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With host of new features and ideas from Knacks such as How to Undress in Front of a Lady and How to Roast a Lamb, it also tackles common style concerns such as the best ways to look fresh for the office and dressing for a wedding.

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An illustrated survey of the sari, the unique south Asian textile tradition. The book analyzes sari design, giving a guide to the symbols, patterns and motifs used, with their origins and how they have evolved. It covers the entire Indian subcontinent and thousands of different sari types.

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Includes seven sections that address a range of questions. This title answers such questions as: were the dinosaurs warm-blooded or not; why do mammals rule the earth; how did the eye evolve; and, what will happen to climates in the future.

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The beauty of shells has captivated humans since the earliest times. These gifts of nature have been put to an array of uses - sharpened into tools, ground to make medicines, blown to make music. But above all, the beauty of shells has fired the imagination of artists and craftsmen through the ages.

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A lively introduction to and history of international contemporary art from 1960 to the present.

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Introduces young readers to some of the greatest paintings of all time. This title features twenty world-famous artworks in easy-to-follow chronological order, accompanied by informative texts.

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A fantastic showcase of the cutting-edge designs by visionary architect Hernn Daz Alonso, whose creations are revered by the design world.

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Describing the discovery of the Tarim Mummies and revealing the attempts of scientists to determine their ethnic identity, this book examines the evidence connected with the mummies, including textiles and languages of the Tarim region.

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A visual history of this intriguing artistic period, featuring work by Dix, Grosz, Heartfield, Brecht, and more.

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Shows the reader what it was really like in everybody's favourite film landscape: the American Wild West in the days of Jesse James and Dodge City. This title offers advice on the boarding houses and filthiest saloons, what to eat, what to wear, who to meet and who to avoid and how to get out of Dodge in a hurry if you fail to spot the difference.

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A fascinating overview of how contemporary artists incorporate text and language into work that speaks to some of the most pressing issues of the 21st century.

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Village rectories, the traditional family homes of church ministers, have had a long association with writers in Britain. In this book, each chapter explores the life of a writer during the time they lived at a particular rectory/ parsonage or vicarage and the effect it had on them.

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Can you find the best way through the forest and meet all the fascinating characters that live there Some are noisy, some are tiny and some are quite scary. In this book, you choose which route to take, jumping from page to page, so no two adventures are the same.

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Haywood presents a grand sweep of global history using concise, insightful, and engaging text summaries alongside timelines, maps, and illustrations, taking readers from the origins of our first ancestors up to the present day.

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Showcasing the huge and inspirational steps made in animated digital typography since publication of the bestselling Type in Motion six years ago, Matt Woolman's latest book presents over eighty projects in detail, arranged into five chapters that address particular briefs facing today's designers.

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Offers evidence of the way materials have revolutionized the world of applied arts, and provides a guide to the material inventions. This book contains an index of 400 materials and their properties and is useful for interior, product, graphic and fashion designers.

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Offers a comprehensive and illustrated history and anthology of vampires in literature, from the folklore of Eastern Europe to the Romantics and beyond. The author recounts the most significant moments in gothic history, while extracts from a huge range of sources are contextualized and analysed.