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Discover 50 of the most exquisite and important medieval bible manuscripts, at once art historical treasures and precious religious artifacts. Published in partnership with the Austrian National Library, this stunning collection spans every epoch of the Middle Ages, revealing both the evolution of the Bible and the shifting history of the age.

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After the success of Architectural Visions, with its focus on the German speaking countries, this volume is devoted to the individual handwriting of architects and designers from around the world. It shows more clearly which aesthetic impression the planned building finally leaves behind than any number of computer aided visualisation techniques.

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An illuminating guide to one of the great masterpieces of Celtic manuscript art, published to coincide with a major exhibition at the British Library.

(Hardback)

Invites us to enter the elegant world of heirloom household fabrics, their use and manufacture, their embellishment and care. This title presents fibers and materials as both quintessential examples of the weavers art and unusually revealing testaments of the history of daily life.

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A perfect armchair and gardening companion to garden flowers.

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"The Book of Kells" is a masterpiece of medieval art a brilliantly decorated version of the four Gospels with full-page depictions of Christ, the Virgin and the Evangelists as well as a wealth of smaller decorative painting. In this bok, illustrations feature 59 full-size reproductions of complete pages of the manuscript.

(Paperback, New Edition)

An enthralling guide to Irelands greatest cultural treasure.

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The perfect seaside and armchair companion to the pebbles of the British Isles.

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

A temple of textiles, the Muse de l'Impression sur toffes is a Mecca for fashion designers. And these two volumes are a colourful and ornate exploration of some 900 printed fabrics from four continents housed in its vaunted vaults. Discover four centuries of global fashion heaven in this indispensable tribute to fabric art, craft, and history.

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An exploration of symbols and their meanings. It features around 350 incisive essays and almost 800 full-color images that evoke the hidden dimensions of archetypal symbology - showing how symbols in art, religion, life or dreams can lead to transformational experience and psychological resonance.

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Explore revered sites, from ancient temples to Gothic marvels. Discover how sacred spaces shape spiritual and architectural landscapes across continents.

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The definitive history of Leica's SLRs, from the way they evolved from the SLs into a technological tour de force. The book takes in all major markets and uses stunning contemporary photography gathered from all over the world to help owners establish authenticity or simply take a trip down memory lane.

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This book exposes our long-lasting obsession with trees, as metaphors for organising and representing hierarchical information and provide a broad visual framework for the various types of executions, many dating back hundreds of years.

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The perfect countryside and armchair companion to wild flowers.

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Takes a look at how to accurately portray the riches of the botanical world. This book tackles and explains many of the difficulties that artists encounter so they can extend and expand their choice of subject matter. It offers new insights and a fresh approach to the wonders of botanical illustration.

(Hardback)

The lives, loves, and works of key British Surrealists revealed by one of the last surviving members of this movement, best-selling author and artist Desmond Morris.

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Explore the evolving universe of DC Comics as underground publications and shifting political tides saw the archetypal Super Hero engage with real life issues such as womens rights and race relations. Includes an original interview with Green Lantern/Green Arrow writer Denny ONeil.

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Reinterprets the building as a form of knowledge.

(Paperback, Unabridged edition)

Architects reveal the keys to Architecture in their drawings, their floor plans, sections and also in their writings. It is important to appreciate the concise texts of Mies Van der Rohe or the more passionate expressions of Le Corbusier. And that is how I would like these texts, published here today, to be understood."

(Hardback, Unabridged edition)

"Architects reveal the keys to Architecture in their drawings, their floor plans, sections and also in their writings. It is important to appreciate the concise texts of Mies Van der Rohe or the more passionate expressions of Le Corbusier

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The concept in the back of the monumental structure located at the IDF officers school is based on receipt of the Torah by Moses on Mount Sinai.

(Hardback, Second Edition)