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Exploring the world of tin boxes - usually chromolithographed for
advertising purposes - is like taking a journey across the
universe, a journey to a different time and a boundless space, with
endless variety, applications, imagination and creativity. This
book traces the history of tin boxes in Italy from their origins to
their spread across the various industry sectors. We present a
selection of over 500 boxes produced between 1885 and the post-war
period. Alongside anonymous designers whose decorations draw on the
most diverse sources for inspiration and references, we find the
names of great poster artists such as Cappiello, Mauzan, Dudovich,
Golia and Sepo, who transpose their creations onto the surface of
tins, marking the early history of this style of product packaging.
Text in English and Italian.
Successfully navigate the rich world of travel narratives and
identify fiction and nonfiction read-alikes with this detailed and
expertly constructed guide. Just as savvy travelers make use of
guidebooks to help navigate the hundreds of countries around the
globe, smart librarians need a guidebook that makes sense of the
world of travel narratives. Going Places: A Reader's Guide to
Travel Narratives meets that demand, helping librarians assist
patrons in finding the nonfiction books that most interest them. It
will also serve to help users better understand the genre and their
own reading interests. The book examines the subgenres of the
travel narrative genre in its seven chapters, categorizing and
describing approximately 600 titles according to genres and broad
reading interests, and identifying hundreds of other fiction and
nonfiction titles as read-alikes and related reads by shared key
topics. The author has also identified award-winning titles and
spotlighted further resources on travel lit, making this work an
ideal guide for readers' advisors as well a book general readers
will enjoy browsing.
Situated at around 3,300 ft above sea level in the mountains of the
Swiss Jura region, the town of La Chaux-de-Fonds experienced
significant economic development towards the end of the 19th
century, which went hand in hand with much building activity. There
are few other places in Switzerland in which the influence of art
nouveau is so clearly visible. Significantly inspired by the
painter and architect Charles L'Eplattenier (1874-1946), and his
art and decoration course at the local school of applied arts in
1905, a local variant of art nouveau developed, the so-called Style
sapin or "fir style." Protagonists of this movement accorded
special importance in their works to the use of symbolic motifs
that reflect the nature of the Jura landscape and especially its
fir forests. This book offers a comprehensive survey of the Style
sapin and builds bridges into the 21st century. It places the "fir
style" within the international context of art nouveau and also
addresses in detail the local facets of this movement, which has
left traces that are still visible today in watchmaking, applied
arts, and architecture. Moreover, it draws attention for the first
time to the previously scarcely acknowledged female artists of the
Style sapin. Text in French.
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50 animal mandalas coloring book stress- relief with inspirational quotes
- Mandala coloring book for adults Stress Relieving with Lions, Elephants, Owls, Horses, Dogs, Cats, Designs, gift, Meditation, Relaxation, creative art, crafts for children, paint
(Paperback)
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