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|  | Sweater Design in Plain English by Maggie Righetti
Each technique is illustrated with clear diagrams, sketches, or photographs. Complete with conversion charts and a personal-measurements recordkeeping section, Sweater Design in Plain English takes the guesswork out of every creative knitting effort.... AUTHOR: Maggie Righetti
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture 
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 | Beth Russell's Traditional Needlepoint by Beth Russell
Timeless needlepoint designs, often based on the work of William Morris and the Arts and Crafts Movement, bring richness and warmth to any home, traditional or modern. Fullcolor charts and instructions are given for more than 15 designs, and lavish photographs showcase every finished piece. Make a delicate African Marigold cushion, a striking Kazak rug, a Woodpecker wallhanging, and more. Or, choose a smaller scale project like a pincushion or a miniature picture that consist of a portion of a larger design such as a single bloom from the Flowerpot cushion. Filled with stunningly colored animals, plant, and geometric designs, this remarkable collection offers a wealth of inspiration and practical ideas for evert stitcher. AUTHOR: Beth Russell
PUBLISHER: David & Charles Publishers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Window Decor
Description not available.Illustrates present trends in drapes, blinds, and valances, provides guidelines on selecting and installing arrangements, and offers instruction on making window treatments.
PUBLISHER: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | The Details of Modern Architecture by Edward R. Ford
This second volume of The Details of Modern Architecture continues the study of the relationships of the ideals of design and the realities of construction in modern architecture, beginning in the late 1920s and extending to the present day. It contains a wealth of new information on the construction of modern architecture at a variety of scales from minute details to general principles. There are over 500 illustrations, including 130 original photographs and 230 original axonometric drawings, arranged to explain the technical, aesthetic, and historical aspects of the building form. Most of the modern movements in architecture have identified some paradigm of good construction, arguing that buildings should be built like Gothic cathedrals, like airplanes, like automobiles, like ships, or like primitive dwellings. Ford examines the degree to which these models were followed, either in spirit or in form, and reveals much about both the theories and techniques of modern architecture, including the extent to which the current constructional theories of High Tech and Deconstruction are dependent on the traditional modernist paradigms, as well as the ways in which all of these theories differ from the realities of modern building. Individual chapters treat the work of Eliel and Eero Saarinen, Eric Gunnar Asplund, Richard Neutra, Alvar Aalto, Le Corbusier, and Louis Kahn, as well as the Case Study, High Tech, Postmodern, and Deconstructivist architects. Among the individual buildings documented are Eliel Saarinen's Cranbrook School, Asplund's Woodland Cemetery, Fuller's Dymaxion house, the Venturi house, the Eames and other Case Study houses, the concrete buildings of Le Corbusier, Aalto's Saynatsalo Town Hall, and Kahn's Exeter Library and Salk Institute -- with many details published for the first time. Reviews of Volume 1 A marvellous book . . . beautifully presented . . . God is surely present in every detail. What more should the AUTHOR: Edward R. Ford
PUBLISHER: MIT Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Fifty Professional Scenes for Student Actors by Arthur L. Zapel, Garry M. Kluger
More winning short scenes for auditions and competitions. This book is a sequel to Kluger`s Original Audition Scenes for Actors in popular demand for over ten years. It, too, is designed for professional actors seeking roles in TV shows, commercials and stage productions, but may be used by student performers who wish to work at a professional level. Actors have been using these same scenes to win roles at Los Angeles and New York TV and film studios. Students in acting classes have been using them to advance their acting experience. The book is divided into two categories of scenes: 1. Comedy and 2. Drama. Most scenes are generic, easily adaptable for use by male or female actors. Emphasis is on believable characterization, no cartoon types. AUTHOR: Arthur L. Zapel, Garry M. Kluger
PUBLISHER: Meriwether Publishing, Limited
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Picasso & Photography by Anne Baldassari, Deke Dusinberre
This beautifully illustrated book, linked to a major exhibition and with an outstanding text, reveals the link between photographs by and known to Picasso and his contemporary artistic projects. AUTHOR: Anne Baldassari, Deke Dusinberre
PUBLISHER: Flammarion et Cie
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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