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An unmissable journey into the past, present and future of urban life.

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An explanation of how and why cities took the shape they did. It focuses on a number of themes - organic patterns, the grid, the city as diagram, the grand manner and the skyline - and interprets the hidden order of urban patterns. Photographs depict a global mosaic of citybuilding.

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Covering everything from the art of storytelling - the secret of all great animation - to cel, stop action and 3D computer-generated animations, and richly illustrated with animation stills, screen- grabs and artworks, this is a resource for beginner and advanced animators.

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Features 501 step-by-step lessons, tips, and techniques to create realistic texture with graphite pencil, charcoal, colored pencil, oil, and acrylic.

(Hardback)

The letters of Vincent van Gogh lay bare the events of his dramatic life, providing remarkable insight into the creative process, and touching revelations of his personal anguish. They are reproduced in these three volumes with over 200 ink drawings that the artist sketched into them.

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Leads the reader through the whole complex and gardens of the Taj Mahal. This title offers an account of the mausoleum's urban setting, its design and construction, its symbolic meaning, and its history up to the present day. It is suitable for those at home as well as those visiting the Taj Mahal.

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This definitive new book on British country houses offers a magnificent look at the life-style, architecture, and interior design of these historic landmark homes.

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In many ways the history of civilization is a history of our relationship with nature and landscape. Drawing on all aspects of mankind's creativity and ingenuity, and bringing together the key stories that have shaped our man-made landscapes, this title sets out to chronicle this intimate connection.

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(Hardback)

The history of a fascinating and forgotten study - never before published - of the creative capacities of forty preeminent midcentury architects.

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This volume was inspired by the life and work of Victorian astronomer and photographer Thereza Dillwyn Llewelyn, and her father, John.

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This new biographical look at Leonardo da Vinci explores the Renaissance master's groundbreaking feminist portrayal of women which forever changed the way the female form is depicted.

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The first in a series of books examining Norman Parkinson's work by decade.

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Discover the infinite possibilities of drawing with this essential inspiration book

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Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) has entered mainstream culture as one of the founding fathers of modern art. This book explores the artist's life and work. It features more than 200 entries on the interesting and important artworks, relationships, people and ideas in Duchamp's life.

(Paperback, 3rd Edition, Third Edition)

In full colour, with over 750 images to enhance and clarify the concepts, this thought-provoking resource is for graphic designers, professors, and students.

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(Paperback, 2nd edition)

Now in its second edition, this best-selling business book guides the reader through the essentials of running and growing a profitable creative business.

(Hardback)

The Everything Art Handbook is a comprehensive guide to more than 100 techniques and mediums, like pastel, watercolor, acrylic, oil, calligraphy, mixed media, color, and composition.

(Hardback)

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In The Eyes of the City, Richard Sandler showcases decades-worth of his strong eye for street photography, and also the eyes of his subjects as he catches them looking into his camera at just the right moment.

(Hardback)

As a follow-up to our successful Audubon's Aviary, this is the kind of general-interest art book that makes a good all-purpose gift in a similar way to, and should backlist as our The Appalachian Trail or The Hudson River School. It will appeal to those who bought the Walton Ford books and America's Other Audubon.

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"An exotic reference book that offers 500 tattoo images on a cross-section of fantasy-related themes"--P. [4] of cover.