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A coursebook on designing ceramics with confidence. Focusing on design themes and principles of balance and form, it also includes instruction in studio techniques for rendering ideas a reality.

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The most comprehensive study to date of the Chapel of St John the Baptist, Lisbon. Experts in the field describe the history of the Chapel's construction as well as the sculpture, metalwork, textiles and manuscripts inside.

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The 2019 re-opening of the Christchurch Town Hall is celebrated in this richly illustrated volume. With contributions from those who shaped its original design, along with accounts of the renewal project and the story of the halls Rieger organ, this book explains why the Christchurch Town Hall is of both national and international significance.

(Hardback, Main)

The definitive biography of MF DOOM, charting the reclusive and revered hip-hop artist's life, career, and eventual immortality. Packed with behind-the-scenes content, for fans of hip-hop biographies like Dilla Time.

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The official companion to all three seasons.

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

Daredevils and scantily clad starlets, fearless animal trainers and startling "freaks": This behind-the-scenes look at the American circus brings together original posters and lithographs as well as remarkable circus photography to explore the glamour and the grit of what was once the largest showbiz industry on earth.

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A guide which invites you to explore the famous Square Mile of the City of London and to discover its incomparable architectural heritage, from the remains of the Roman wall to the 21st-century. Each chapter features a specially commissioned map of the district followed by approximately 22 entries on individual buildings and urban spaces.

(Paperback, Main)

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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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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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.

(Hardback)