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Over 2,000 photomicrographs of snowflakes, plus slides of frost, rime, glaze, dew, and hail. Introduction by meteorologist W. J. Humphreys discusses techniques of photographing snow crystals, science of crystallography, classification, and markings. 202 plates.
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Dover Publications
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c1975
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Includes a section on the northwest coast, Alaska and the arctic regions, p.71-150.
Large collection of 2,500 authentic illustrations of bowls, bottles and pipes, geometric and floral patterns on beadwork, pictographs, symbolic tipi decorations, masks, basket weaves, Hopi katchina figures, Zuni and Navaho sand paintings, totem poles, hide paintings, much more.
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Dover Publications
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1977.
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Dog carts, "shays," buckboards, sulkies, piano-box buggies, breaks, phaetons, depot wagons, coaches, sleighs.... These carriages are some of the finest representation of nineteenth-century craftsmanship. They also reflect a great deal of nineteenth-century culture and life. This book makes the wonderful diversity of American carriages available to you in outstanding Victorian engravings. Included are 168 illustrations of carriages, most from the period...
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A year after R. Turner Wilcox received rave reviews for her ultimate fashion reference, The Mode in Costume, she decided to zero in on one chic category to give it the close-up it deserved. The result is this extraordinary handbook that covers the worldwide evolution of almost five thousand years of hats, hairstyles, and headdress for both sexes. Since ancient times, men and women have used hats and headgear for everything from adornment and protection...
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This volume presents superb royalty-free reproductions of all 50 plates Doré created for a 19th-century edition of "Paradise Lost." Among the events depicted: the expulsion of Satan from Heaven, Adam and Eve in Paradise, the nine-day fall of Lucifer's legions to Hell, the Creation, the temptation of Eve, and the Flood.
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The 129 newly rendered and richly detailed designs in this splendid collection depict prime examples of Renaissance ornament. Borders, frames, decorative initials, and other configurations are filled with exquisite images of cherubs, mythical creatures, human figures, floral and foliated designs, interlacings, and more. Adapted from a number of authentic sources.
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The tartans of 72 Highland clans are presented in full-page, full-color, large-format illustrations. With a new introduction to tartans by J. Charles Thompson, Fellow of the Scottish Tartan Society and a noted authority in the field. A must for costume, textile and fashion designers and historians, and an eye-filling pleasure for all.
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Remarkable revelations of nature's diversity, revealed in hundreds of snowflake images taken by American photographer Bentley during a 50-year period. Over 850 illustrations of snow crystals, with no two designs exactly alike, will inspire artists, designers, and craftspeople in search of extraordinary patterns for textiles, wallpaper, and other creative projects.
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Lively collection of royalty-free spots for commercial artists dramatizes a host of enterprises: business, communications, education, industry, construction, transportation, legal and healthcare services, sports, travel, entertainment, and much more - all conveniently arranged by category for ease of use.
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Among the glories of extant medieval manuscripts are the splendid illuminated initials in which geometric, curvilinear, animal, religious and other motifs intertwine to form extraordinarily beautiful and decorative letters. For this striking volume, Carol Belanger Grafton has selected 548 illuminated letters-alphabetically arranged-from 19th-century reprints of medieval manuscripts. Here are magnificently ornamented initials-some the length of an...
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This collection of 72 full-page black-and-white Art Deco designs offers artists and craftspeople royalty-free, ready-to-use borders, frames, and motifs. Abstract geometric forms contrast with foliate and floral elements in dynamic designs. Useful in graphic arts, textile and upholstery design and more.