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Decorated Book Papers - Being an Account of Their Designs and Fashions (Hardcover, 4): Rosamund B Loring Decorated Book Papers - Being an Account of Their Designs and Fashions (Hardcover, 4)
Rosamund B Loring
R1,075 Discovery Miles 10 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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"Decorated Book Papers," first published in 1942, remains one of the standard works on its subject. In it, Rosamond Loring, collector and maker of decorated papers, explores the history and use of decorated papers in the book arts: the early history of endpapers and marbling, marbled endpapers, printed endpapers, Dutch gilt or Dutch flowered papers, paste end-papers, nineteenth-century endpapers, publishers' endpapers, and pictorial endpapers. Appendices are devoted to the art of marbling, the preparation of paste papers, and a listing of some early makers of decorated paper.

The present edition reprints Loring's text, unchanged from the first, second, and third editions, and the memoirs of Loring by Walter Muir Whitehill, Dard Hunter, and Veronica Ruzicka, first published in the second edition (1952). In addition, there is a new account of Loring's life and work by Hope Mayo. The seventy-three color illustrations have been newly photographed from the actual paper samples, themselves from Loring's collection, that were included in Philip Hofer's personal copy of the deluxe first edition.

Carving Creative Walking Sticks and Canes - 10 Projects to Carve in Wood (Paperback): Paul Purnell Carving Creative Walking Sticks and Canes - 10 Projects to Carve in Wood (Paperback)
Paul Purnell
R466 R392 Discovery Miles 3 920 Save R74 (16%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Put your wood carving skills to practical use! This must-have book features 13 projects with step-by-step instructions and photography for creative and elegant walking sticks. Including projects for both intermediate and advanced wood carvers, painting and finishing instructions are provided, as well as helpful information on types of wood used for walking stick shanks, methods for joining a head to a shank, and more. From a simple lyre-shaped thumb stick and a gent's walking stick to derby sticks with the head of a fox, eagle, Labrador retriever, black swan, and other animals, you'll enjoy putting your carving skills to the test by creating these beautifully useful walking sticks and canes. Author Paul Purnell is a self-taught wood carver for 15 years who specializes in birds, animals, and other wildlife. His carving style includes a mixture of tools, and he has carved projects for The Guild of Master Craftsman's Wood Carving and Woodworking Crafts magazines.

Power Mask - The Power of Masks (Hardcover): Walter Van Beirendonck Power Mask - The Power of Masks (Hardcover)
Walter Van Beirendonck; Text written by Valeries Steele, Kaat Debo
R1,256 R962 Discovery Miles 9 620 Save R294 (23%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Since the nineties, Walter Van Beirendonck has been fascinated with masks. They change your identity, invoke a certain atmosphere and have an instant impact. Many artists, among whom are Andre Breton, Pablo Picasso and even Brueghel, have been influenced by them. Power Mask - The Power of Masks elaborates on the many different aspects of masks: the link between Western art and African masks, the supernatural aspect, rituals about masks, masks in fashion or as a fetish...Walter Van Beirendonck is "a truly engaged visionary and a passionate designer, artist and teacher." - Jurgi Persoons, fashion designer. "Walter Van Beirendonck succeeded where I have failed; he turned me into a muscle-man instantly. He is a true artist and there's not many of them around." - Bono, lead singer of U2. "Come along and take a ride into the crazy helter-skelter, inside-out, upside-down world of Walter Van Beirendonck. Colours and shapes reach psychedelic dimensions to charm and astound you." - Stephen Jones, milliner. This book accompanies an expo in the Wereldmuseum (World Museum) Rotterdam, from 1 September 2017 until 7 January 2018.

Making Chair Seats from Cane, Rush and Other Natural Materials (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Ruth B. Comstock Making Chair Seats from Cane, Rush and Other Natural Materials (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Ruth B. Comstock
R148 Discovery Miles 1 480 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Easy-to-follow guide has 60 step-by-step illustrations for making seats of cane, splint, rush, rope, twine, grass.

Pattern Euphoria: New Designs for Home Interiors and Fashion (Paperback): Wang Shaoqiang Pattern Euphoria: New Designs for Home Interiors and Fashion (Paperback)
Wang Shaoqiang
R758 R677 Discovery Miles 6 770 Save R81 (11%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The delightful patterns collected in this book, which have been created by talented designers from all over the world, are inspired by botanic shapes, the animal kingdom, geometry or abstract forms. The book presents the work of fifty designers who specialize in the field, and it includes interviews in which a selection of professionals share their design philosophy and work process. It focuses especially on home interiors, textiles, wallpaper, home accessories and fashion. Whether they are vibrant blooms or dazzling triangles, and whether they have a clean Scandinavian air or a delicate Japanese touch, the irresistible designs contained in this collection will offer the reader endless delight and heaps of inspiration for decoration and fashion fans and professionals.

Positive Quotes Coloring Book (Paperback): The Little French Positive Quotes Coloring Book (Paperback)
The Little French
R359 Discovery Miles 3 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Matisse and Decoration (Hardcover): John Klein Matisse and Decoration (Hardcover)
John Klein
R1,400 R1,255 Discovery Miles 12 550 Save R145 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A brand new look at the extremely beautiful, if underappreciated, later works of one of the most inventive artists of the 20th century Between 1935 and his death at midcentury, Henri Matisse (1869-1954) undertook many decorative projects and commissions. These include mural paintings, stained glass, ceramic tiles, lead crystal pieces, carpets, tapestries, fashion fabrics, and accessories--work that has received no significant treatment until now. By presenting a wealth of new insights and unpublished material, including from the artist's own correspondence, John Klein, an internationally acclaimed specialist in the art of Matisse, offers a richer and more balanced view of Matisse's ambitions and achievements in the often-neglected later phases of his career. Matisse designed many of these decorations in the innovative--and widely admired--medium of the paper cut-out, whose function and significance Klein reevaluates. Matisse and Decoration also opens a window onto the revival and promotion, following World War II, of traditional French decorative arts as part of France's renewed sense of cultural preeminence. For the first time, the idea of the decorative in Matisse's work and the actual decorations he designed for specific settings are integrated in one account, amounting to an understanding of this modern master's work that is simultaneously more nuanced and more comprehensive.

Great Book of Woodburning, Revised and Expanded Second Edition (Paperback, 2nd Revised ed.): Lora S. Irish Great Book of Woodburning, Revised and Expanded Second Edition (Paperback, 2nd Revised ed.)
Lora S. Irish
R437 Discovery Miles 4 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A complete and contemporary update to this best-selling resource for woodburners, reknowned artist Lora Irish reveals her secrets in this newly revised edition. Beginner and advanced pyrographers alike benefit from more than 40 original traceable line art designs, and step-by-step instructions for transferring a pyrography pattern.

Gearing of Lathes for Screwcutting (Hardcover): Brian Wood Gearing of Lathes for Screwcutting (Hardcover)
Brian Wood
R491 R445 Discovery Miles 4 450 Save R46 (9%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Gearing of Lathes for Screwcutting is aimed specifically at the engineer for use in the workshop. It is intended to take away as much as possible of the mathematics and mystique from calculating gear ratios, so that the more enjoyable work of using your lathe to make things becomes as easy as possible. Topics covered in this latest addition to the Crowood Metalworking Guides includes Myford and other types of lathes; approximations and alternatives; errors and their significance and the non-gearbox mini-lathe.

Randy Wood - The Lore of the Luthier (Paperback): Daniel Wile Randy Wood - The Lore of the Luthier (Paperback)
Daniel Wile
R983 Discovery Miles 9 830 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the 1960s and 1970s, Randy Wood was a forerunner in the vintage instrument industry. Known as the instrument repairman to the stars, the list of Wood's clients reads like a Hall of Fame roster: Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton, Johnny Cash, Chet Atkins, Emmylou Harris, Billy Gibbons, Bill Monroe, Keith Richards, Roy Acuff, Ricky Skaggs, and Hank Williams Jr. . . . to name a few. In Randy Wood: The Lore of the Luthier, Daniel Wile traces the life and work of a man who quietly influenced a hidden history of bluegrass and country music. In his twenties, Wood vowed to avoid complacency in his work. What started simply as a quest to find fulfillment turned into a career that has shaped a generation of musicians, professional and amateur alike. Through his incredible gift for lutherie, Wood brought cherished pre-WWII instruments back to life, many of which were considered beyond repair. He crafted his own instruments as well, based on what he learned from vintage instruments, and these instruments found their way into the hands of some of the most renowned musicians, thanks in part to Wood's strategic location in Nashville during the resurgence of country music in the 1970s. Humble, unassuming, and unfazed by the presence of celebrities, Wood has spent his life devoted to building and repairing stringed instruments. Wood also built community. After tiring of big-city Nashville, he retreated to the Georgia coast, where his home shop became a hub of bluegrass activity. He eventually opened a new shop near Savannah, where a new generation of friends and strangers can come in, visit, and pick a little. Randy's stories, complemented with those of his friends and family, create a compelling picture of a modest man with a talent for his craft, a genuine care for people, and the courage to follow his passion.

The Tastemakers - British Dealers and the Anglo-Gallic Interior, 1785-1865 (Hardcover): Diana Davis The Tastemakers - British Dealers and the Anglo-Gallic Interior, 1785-1865 (Hardcover)
Diana Davis
R1,645 Discovery Miles 16 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this volume, Diana Davis demonstrates how London dealers invented a new and visually splendid decorative style that combined the contrasting tastes of two nations. Departing from the conventional narrative that depicts dealers as purveyors of antiquarianism, Davis repositions them as innovators who were key to transforming old art objects from 'ancien re gime' France into cherished "antiques" and, equally, as creators of new and modified French-inspired furniture, bronze work, and porcelain. The resulting old, new, and reconfigured objects merged aristocratic French eighteenth-century taste with nineteenth-century British preference, and they were prized by collectors, who displayed them side by side in palatial interiors of the period. 'The Tastemakers' analyzes dealer-made furnishings from the nineteenth-century patron's perspective and in the context of the interiors for which they were created, contending that early dealers deliberately formulated a new aesthetic with its own objects, language, and value. Davis examines a wide variety of documents to piece together the shadowy world of these dealers, who emerge center stage as a traders, makers, and tastemakers.

Blacksmithing the Ultimate Guide - Blacksmithing Techniques, Tools, General Guide To Blacksmithing (Paperback): Allard Randall Blacksmithing the Ultimate Guide - Blacksmithing Techniques, Tools, General Guide To Blacksmithing (Paperback)
Allard Randall
R199 Discovery Miles 1 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ronson's Art Metal Works (Hardcover): Stuart Schneider Ronson's Art Metal Works (Hardcover)
Stuart Schneider
R1,201 R915 Discovery Miles 9 150 Save R286 (24%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Ronson's place as a leader and pioneer in the manufacture of fine decorative metal wares from the 1900s to the mid-1930s is documented here. In addition to cigarette lighters, for which Ronson is most readily known, the company, then known as Art Metal Works, also produced a diverse selection of metal bookends, hood ornaments, statuary, aquarium and plant stands, clocks, pipe holders, desk sets and accessories, figurines, novelty items, lamps, boxes, toys, incense burners, and much more. With descriptive captions and information from original company catalogs and advertisements, alongside full-color, detailed photographs, this book is like no other on the market today. Whether you are a collector of art metal or a student of art and design, you are guaranteed insight into the style, beauty, and value of some of the finest metal wares manufactured.

The Golden Age of Ironwork (Paperback): Henry Jonas Magaziner The Golden Age of Ironwork (Paperback)
Henry Jonas Magaziner; Photographs by Robert D. Golding
R783 Discovery Miles 7 830 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The Golden Age of Ironwork, by Henry Jonas Magaziner, covers ironwork from roughly 1840 to 1930. Thus, it includes cast iron, which prevailed during the nineteenth century and hand wrought iron, which triumphed from about 1900 to 1930. With 173 photographs by Robert Golden the books describes this golden period. There are also a few examples of contemporary ironwork

Beginner's Guide to Sharpening Carving Tools - Learn to Keep Your Knives, Gouges & V-Tools in Tip-Top Shape (Paperback):... Beginner's Guide to Sharpening Carving Tools - Learn to Keep Your Knives, Gouges & V-Tools in Tip-Top Shape (Paperback)
Lora S. Irish
R169 Discovery Miles 1 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Learn how to to keep all of your woodcarving tools and knives sharp and in tip-top condition with this comprehensive guide. Offering clear, step-by-step guidance, beginners will learn the basics of sharpening knives, gouges, V-tools, and chisels. Also included are informative sections on safety, basic sharpening techniques, what to keep in your sharpening kit, tool storage and clean-up tips as well as how to protect sharp edges, clean stops and sharpen stones. Learn essential tips and tricks from expert artist and best-selling author Lora Irish.

Butterflies Coloring Book - Cute and Beautiful Inspired and Relaxation Butterflies with Mandala Pattern Background Coloring... Butterflies Coloring Book - Cute and Beautiful Inspired and Relaxation Butterflies with Mandala Pattern Background Coloring Book for Adults (Paperback)
Duong-Darko Publications
R197 Discovery Miles 1 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Butterflies Coloring Book for Adults - Adult Coloring Book Featuring Relaxing Mandala Design and Beautiful Butterflies... Butterflies Coloring Book for Adults - Adult Coloring Book Featuring Relaxing Mandala Design and Beautiful Butterflies (Paperback)
Goldner-Darko Publications
R219 Discovery Miles 2 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Butterflies Coloring Book - Best Gift on Birthday Anniversary and Festival for Adults Men and Women - Amazing Stress Relieving... Butterflies Coloring Book - Best Gift on Birthday Anniversary and Festival for Adults Men and Women - Amazing Stress Relieving Mandala Design Butterfly to Color (Paperback)
Goldner-Darko Publications
R197 Discovery Miles 1 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Adult Coloring book - 100 templates for stress relief and relaxation (Paperback): Life Beauty Adult Coloring book - 100 templates for stress relief and relaxation (Paperback)
Life Beauty
R292 Discovery Miles 2 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Screwcutting (Hardcover): Marcus Bowman Screwcutting (Hardcover)
Marcus Bowman
R491 R445 Discovery Miles 4 450 Save R46 (9%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Screwcutting is a guide to the theory and practice of threads and thread-making, whether that is threading a hole using hand tools or cutting a thread using a lathe. The book covers details of the major threadforms, such as metric, Whitworth and Unified threads, as well as the British Association (BA) and Model Engineering (ME and MME) series, the smaller metric and Unified threads, pipe threads, and specialist threads such as ACME, trapezoidal and RMS microscope threads. Techniques for making threads manually, as well as screwcutting in the lathe are also covered. As well as covering the basics of screwcutting, this book examines higher-level and advanced techniques, using case studies to demonstrate what can be achieved - fine, accurate and well-finished work.

Spon - A Guide to Spoon Carving and the New Wood Culture (Hardcover): Barn The Spoon Spon - A Guide to Spoon Carving and the New Wood Culture (Hardcover)
Barn The Spoon 1
R683 R560 Discovery Miles 5 600 Save R123 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The definitive, practical guide to spoon carving, with 16 designs to create. This is a beautifully illustrated journey through spoon traditions and folklore, from the woods to the workshop and back to the reader's kitchen, by master craftsman Barn The Spoon. 'No one in Britain knows more about crafting a spoon from greenwood than Barn The Spoon.' -- Guardian 'London's most famous and charismatic spoon whittler ... King of the whittlers.' -- Sunday Telegraph 'A well written and informative book, with good photography' -- ***** Reader review 'Barn's passion and exuberance shines through in his book, written with care and love' -- ***** Reader review 'This book is gorgeous and every home should have a copy' -- ***** Reader review 'Easy to follow and truly inspiring' -- ***** Reader review *********************************************************************************************** Barn The Spoon is a rare master craftsman in the art of spoon carving. In this book he generously shares his extraordinary skill, gentle philosophy and his life's work - designing and carving beautiful spoons that are both a joy to use and hold. The simple, ordinary spoon is part of our everyday lives, intimately entwined with the acts of eating and socialising, from stirring our first cup of coffee to scraping the last bit of pudding from the bowl. Barn's spoons will take you on a journey into the new wood culture, from understanding the relationship between wood, the raw material and its majestic origins in our trees and woodland, to the workshop and the axe block, and into your own kitchen. Showing you how to use the axe and knife, from how they should feel in your hand to honing the perfect edge when carving your own spoons, the book features sixteen unique designs in the four main categories of spoon - eating, serving, cooking and measuring spoons, Barn takes you through the nuances of their making, how each design is informed by its function at the table or in the kitchen, and the key skills you will learn - such as creating octagonal handles, manipulating grain patterns and mastering bent branches. With a chapter on the tools and basic techniques, four more chapters on different styles of spoons, and beautiful photography, there's plenty to keep the beginner or professional busy.

Summary Catalogue of European Decorative Arts in the J.Paul Museum (Paperback): Wilson Summary Catalogue of European Decorative Arts in the J.Paul Museum (Paperback)
Wilson
R1,639 Discovery Miles 16 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

J. Paul Getty had a passion for the exquisitely made furniture and decorative objects of eighteenth-century France, which he began collecting in the 1930s. Gillian Wilson, curator of decorative arts since 1971, has broadened and strengthened the collection, adding Boulle furniture, mounted oriental porcelain, tapestries, clocks, ceramics, and more. In the 1980s and 1990s the Museum continued to enlarge its decorative arts holdings, creating a European sculpture department in 1984 and adding glass, maiolica, goldsmiths' work, pietre dure, and furniture from Italy and Northern Europe.
This book is a revised and expanded edition of Decorative Arts: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue of the Collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum (1993). In addition to more than forty recent acquisitions--among these four wall sconces from Versailles that once belonged to Marie Antoinette and an elaborate upholstered bed from the collection of Karl Lagerfeld--it includes the results of years of research. Designed for scholars, students, and devotees of the decorative arts, this volume provides a comprehensive look at the Getty's fine collection.

Architecture of the Islamic West - North Africa and the Iberian  Peninsula, 700-1800 (Hardcover): Jonathan M. Bloom Architecture of the Islamic West - North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula, 700-1800 (Hardcover)
Jonathan M. Bloom
R1,538 Discovery Miles 15 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

An authoritative survey situating some of the Western world's most renowned buildings within a millennium of Islamic history Some of the most outstanding examples of world architecture, such as the Mosque of Cordoba, the ceiling of the Cappella Palatina in Palermo, the Giralda tower in Seville, and the Alhambra Palace in Granada, belong to the Western Islamic tradition. This architectural style flourished for over a thousand years along the southern and western shores of the Mediterranean-between Tunisia and Spain-from the 8th century through the 19th, blending new ideas with local building practices from across the region. Jonathan M. Bloom's Architecture of the Islamic West introduces readers to the full scope of this vibrant tradition, presenting both famous and little-known buildings in six countries in North Africa and southern Europe. It is richly illustrated with photographs, specially commissioned architectural plans, and historical documents. The result is a personally guided tour of Islamic architecture led by one of the finest scholars in the field and a powerful testament to Muslim cultural achievement.

Shop Class for Everyone (Paperback): Sharon Bowers, David Bowers Shop Class for Everyone (Paperback)
Sharon Bowers, David Bowers
R343 Discovery Miles 3 430 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Did you remember your goggles? There used to be a time when pretty much every high school offered Shop class, where students learned to use a circular saw or rewire a busted lamp- all while discovering the satisfaction of being self-reliant and doing it yourself. Shop Class for Everyone now offers anyone who might have missed this vital class a crash course in these practical life skills. Packed with illustrated step by step instructions, plus relevant charts, lists, and handy graphics, here's how to plaster a wall, build a bookcase from scratch, unclog a drain, and change a flat tire (on your car or bike). It's all made clear in plain, nontechnical language for any level of DIYer, and it comes with a guarantee: No matter how simple the task, doing it with your own two hands provides a feeling of accomplishment that no app or device will ever give you.

Backyard Foundry - Workshop Practice Series 25 (Paperback, Rev Ed): B.Terry Aspin Backyard Foundry - Workshop Practice Series 25 (Paperback, Rev Ed)
B.Terry Aspin
R240 R195 Discovery Miles 1 950 Save R45 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

At one time, most towns of any size had somewhere a small foundry that would undertake small casting jobs, often more out of interest and good neighbourliness than for commercial gain. Regrettably, those days are no more and the model engineer in many areas must either adapt commercially available castings or send away to a specialist foundry that will undertake small jobs, often at some expense and with some delay. The alternative is to make your own patterns and castings, which is in fact much easier than you may think. The Backyard Foundry covers basic principles, materials and techniques, pattern making, moulding boxes, cores and core-boxes, electric, gas and coke furnaces, and includes step-by-step procedures with examples of locomotive cylinders and wheels. Sources of specialised materials and even the design of an outdoor furnace suitable for small-scale commercial work are given. Each stage and subject is covered in detail so that even the inexperienced can undertake casting with confidence. Although the book is written primarily for the model engineer, anyone wishing to make mouldings or castings will profit from its pages.

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