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Rodin by Ruth Butler
Auguste Rodin, the most famous artist in the world at the turn of the 20th century, led a life as sensational and intense as the great sculptures he created. An accomplished Rodin scholar draws on closely guarded archives and letters to disentangle the facts from the many myths. 150 illus.

AUTHOR: Ruth Butler
PUBLISHER: Yale University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

The Three Musketeers by Alex Nino, Alexandre Dumas, David Coward, Deborah G. Felder, Earl C. Van Swearingen
The young and dashing d`Artagnan and his compatriots--Athos, Porthos and Aramis--versus the master of intrigue, Cardinal Richelieu and the evil Lady de Winter. This incomparable historical novel is unparalleled as the archetype of literary romance and adventure.

AUTHOR: Alex Nino, Alexandre Dumas, David Coward, Deborah G. Felder, Earl C. Van Swearingen
PUBLISHER: Monterey Media, Incorporated
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Watercolor by Marian Appellof
An anthology of Watson-Guptill's finest watercolor instruction from recent bestselling authors. This treasure trove reviews the tools and materials of watercolor, then proceeds with the color palette, color mixing, and applied color theory. Different artists explain how to work effectively with value, form, light and shadow. 600 illustrations, 525 in full-color.

AUTHOR: Marian Appellof
PUBLISHER: Watson-Guptill Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Drawing Landscapes in Pencil by Ferdinand Petrie
In 12 detailed step-by-step demonstrations, Petrie explains how a simple lead pencil can be manipulated to create finished landscape drawings that rival the beauty of works in any other medium.

AUTHOR: Ferdinand Petrie
PUBLISHER: Watson-Guptill Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Greek Island Villages I by Norman F. Carver
Perhaps the most eagerly awaited book in Norman Carver`s vernacular architecture series, this first volume on the Greek Islands covers the popular Cyclades Islands--Mykonos, Santorini, Naxos, Paros & many others. Two hundred superb duotone & color photographs, made over a period of 20 years, document both the famous, the little-known, & now destroyed structures---revealing the extraordinary variety & beauty of traditional island houses, villages & the landscape. Other books already published in Norman Carver Jr.`s series on world vernacular architecture include ITALIAN HILLTOWNS, IBERIAN VILLAGES, SILENT CITIES OF MEXICO & THE MAYA, NORTH AFRICAN VILLAGES, JAPANESE FOLKHOUSES, & FORM & SPACE OF JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE. Documan`s orderline: (800) 542-2772.

AUTHOR: Norman F. Carver
PUBLISHER: Documan Press, Limited
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

The Comedy of Errors by Alec McCowen, Barbara A. Mowat, Charles Whitworth, David Bevington, David Scott Kastan
Two sets of twins, both separated during a shipwreck that occurred 23 years before the present drama unfolds, convolute the absurd plot of Shakespeare's most farcical play. The composition of this, his shortest work, is commonly dated between 1592 and 1594; scholarship has placed its probable first performance on December 28, 1594 at the Gray's Inn, London. THE COMEDY OF ERRORS was included in the FIRST FOLIO, 1623, and is classified in Shakespeare's oeuvre as a comedy. The action precipitates in the course of a single day in three simple locations: the Phoenix, the Porcupine, and the Priory, buildings in the city of Ephesus. The action begins when Egeon is heavily taxed by the Duke moments after disembarking in Ephesus after five years of wayfaring. The Duke is lenient after hearing the pathetic circumstances that brought Egeon there, which serves as a prologue to the play: Egeon's family--his wife and twin sons, along with a set of twin slave boys--were separated in a shipwreck 23 years earlier. After the wreck he returned home to Syracuse with but one son and one slave; the others were lost. In his 18th year this son, named Antipholus of Syracuse took his slave, Dromio of Syracuse (not to be confused with Antipholus and Dromio of Ephesus, twins of the former, now living in Ephesus) to search for his separated twin. Upon the departure of his only remaining son, Egeon, in despair embarks on a journey to find him. Naturally, as the rules of comedy proscribe, all parties land in Ephesus, unbeknownst to one another. Moreover, Aemilia, long-lost wife of Egeon, is also present, along with the sisters Adriana and Luciana, the bride and future bride of each son. The remainder of the play is concerned with reuniting this family.

AUTHOR: Alec McCowen, Barbara A. Mowat, Charles Whitworth, David Bevington, David Scott Kastan
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture