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From the practical challenges of polychromatic printing or printing music staves and notes to the techniques for illustrating books with woodcuts, producing books for children and the design of the first fonts, these stories chart the invention of the printed book, the world's first means of mass communication.

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This book documents the impact of the Chinese culture on the development of city types in China in the past four decades.

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Captivating patterns resonate and reveal themselves in this beautifully photographed survey of collections at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture (HMSC).

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Stephen Catanzarite takes a close look at what many consider to be U2's most fully formed album through the prisms of politics, spirituality, and culture, illuminating its previously unexplored depths.

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A complete guide to the ukulele: learn how to play, history of the uke, songs to strum, beginner and advanced techniques, famous pluckers, pull-out chord dictionary and much, much more...

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The experiments in the book are a collection of design and build projects conducted from the Department of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong over the past 10 years and represent a direct reflection of the incredible diversity of climates, locations, and conditions that underlie the ongoing Chinese urbanisation experiment.

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A virtuosic debut from a gifted violinist searching for a new mode of artistic becoming

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As heard on BBC 6 Music with Shaun Keveny, BBC Radio 5 Live and Talk Radio with Eamonn Holmes

The age of the rock star, like the age of the cowboy, has passed.

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"The Wire" magazine seeks to expose the most innovative, radical and compelling music from every genre and right across the world. Here, some of the best music writers of our time uncover the hidden wiring of the most influential music.

This book takes the fundamentals of music theory and presents them in a practical, hands-on approach, with easy-to-follow explanations, plenty of exercises and accompanying audio on the Teach Yourself Library to help you progress.

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Contains essays and previously uncollected pieces written for exhibitions and catalogues in which Berger probes the work of photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson and W Eugene Smith - and the lives of those photographed - with fierce engagement, intensity and tenderness.

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(Paperback, 2nd edition)

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A look at the history, meaning, and art of comics and cartooning. Using comics to examine the medium itself, the author takes the form of a cartoon character and explains the structure, meaning, and appeal of comics, and provides a running analysis of comics as art, literature, and communication.

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A personal memoir tracing architect Bartholomew Voorsanger's journey from an orphanage in the Bronx to the establishment of an independent practice in 1978.

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The debut monograph from award-winning and acclaimed architecture and interior design practice Universal Design Studio - and the perfect expression of this award-winning studio's ethos and approach: to design from the inside out

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Revised and updated, this new edition presents 125 research methods for design in a concise and accessible format, with new information on digital design and software and 25 new chapters.

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Universal Methods of Ethical Design is a collection of 100 ethics-focused design methods to help design practitioners and students make a positive social impact.

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Universal Principles of Architecture is a concise, visual introduction to 100 of the most fundamental elements of architecture.

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Universal Principles of Color is an in-depth introduction to color and its myriad applications, presenting 100 elements, theories, innovative ideas, and effective uses and solutions.

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The foundational title in the Rockport Universal series, Universal Principles of Design, Updated and Expanded Third Edition is the definitive multidisciplinary reference for design practitioners in a wide variety of fields.

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Universal Principles of Typography is a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary encyclopedia for choosing and using type.Explore 100 key concepts, theories, and guidelines that are critical for choosing and using type.