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Art tile is a truly exciting option for both interior and exterior decoration. There is a vast array of tile available on the market today, ranging in design from traditional to modern, and conservative to outrageous--the possibilities are overwhelming! This book is a wonderful introduction to art tile, loaded with ideas and resources that will charm and inspire. Hundreds of breathtaking photographs of installations in and out of the home show the work of today's leading contemporary tile artists. Insightful text guides readers to an informed appreciation of this timeless art and its marvelous suitability for all areas of the home. Chapters include a history of tile making in America, how art tile is made, visiting a tile showroom, designing with art tile, trends in art tile, what to expect during installation, and ceramic art in public spaces. A large resource index and a directory of artists is included.

Adaptations of 16 of the renowned Russian-born French painter's finest stained glass works, among them I and the Village, The Cellist, Bride and Groom with Eiffel Tower, Equestrienne, The Green Violinist, and Girl on Horseback. Place colored plates near a source of bright light to create a glowing stained glass effect.

Les livres techniques consacrés à la menuiserie historique sont rares. Grâce aux nombreuses croisées d’époque que l’auteur a pu examiner, copier ou restaurer, il nous présente ici le fruit de sa longue étude des châssis de fenêtre datant du XVe au XVIIe siècle. Jean-Louis ROGER est en effet un des rares artisans dont les recherches historiques et techniques ont été couronnées par une thèse de doctorat passée en Sorbonne au titre des métiers d’art. 
À partir d’exemples de châssis anciens, l’auteur présente leur conception et leurs techniques de construction telles qu’elles étaient pratiquées depuis la Renaissance. C’est en effet à partir de cette époque que l'on commença à demander aux menuisiers de construire des fenêtres plus confortables : meilleure étanchéité à l’air et à l’eau, meilleur passage de la lumière, esthétique plus recherchée. L’assemblage, la mouluration et le montage des cadres, les ferrures, les volets, les systèmes de fermeture, tout y est présenté sous forme de plans cotés et commentés par l'auteur, classés par époques.
L'ensemble constitue un document unique sur la menuiserie et son évolution. Il permet ainsi de restaurer des châssis anciens en connaissance de cause ou de les refaire dans l’esprit de l’époque. Si vous ne voulez pas entendre parler de joints en silicone, de fermeture hermétique ou de double vitrage, vous trouverez dans ce livre tout pour réaliser vos fermetures à l'ancienne

Sommaire :
Préfaces (d’Henri Enguehard, Architecte des Monuments historiques, et de P. Levêque, président d’honneur de l’U.N.A.) Avant-propos. Le nom de menuisier ébéniste. Le menuisier.
Aperçu historique depuis les origines. Principes des fenêtres au Moyen-âge.

1 - MENUISERIES ET FERRURES AU XVe SIÈCLE
Début du XVe siècle : Châssis d’une baie quadrangulaire, description du châssis bas (cadre, volet, ferrures), reconstitution du châssis haut. Remarques historiques.
Milieu du XVe siècle : Étude de la fabrication d’un châssis.
Fin du XVe siècle : Description des châssis haut et bas d’une baie quadrangulaire.
Extrême fin du XVe siècle : Étude du châssis de fenêtre du château de Martigné-Briand.
Conclusions sur les châssis du XVe siècle.

2 - MENUISERIES ET FERRURES AU XVIe SIÈCLE
Étude de la fabrication d’un châssis du Manoir de la Roche-Thibault. Détail de construction. Conclusion sur la fabrication.
Autres châssis du XVIe siècle. Leur reconstitution.
Deux solutions pour la fabrication suivant la largeur de la baie.
Conclusions sur les châssis du XVIe siècle.

3 – MENUISERIES ET FERRURES AU XVIIe SIÈCLE
Texte de lois établissant la contribution sur les portes et fenêtres.
Le manoir de la Chappe : Étude de la fabrication d’un châssis du XVIIe siècle reconstitution d’après des éléments d’époque : bâti dormant, châssis ouvrant, volet intérieur ouvrant et pliant, ferrages et fermetures.
Châssis à petit bois avec meneaux en bois. Étude de sa fabrication, détails de construction, charnières.

4 – CONCLUSIONS ET ANNEXES
L’étanchéité des châssis anciens et de leurs copies : Conclusions et mise en garde.
Lexique des principaux termes et mots techniques employés dans la menuiserie jusqu’à nos jours.
Les outils traditionnels
Bibliographie

Par une approche stylistique, cet important ouvrage s’attache à présenter les cheminées françaises depuis l’époque gothique jusqu’à la première moitié du XXe siècle. Essentiellement en pierre et en marbre, mais aussi en bois, elles témoignent des constantes recherches des architectes, ornemanistes, tailleurs de pierre et sculpteurs pour sublimer le décor de la cheminée.

Illustrations: over 400 full-color & archival photos and drawings

Bridges, the least known and understood of China's many wonders, are one of its most striking and resilient feats of architectural prowess. Chinese Bridges brings together a thorough look at these marvels from one of the world's leading experts on Chinese culture and historical geography, Ronald G. Knapp.
While many consider bridges to be merely utilitarian, the bridges of China move beyond that stereotype, as many are undeniably dramatic, even majestic and daring. Chinese Bridges illustrates in detail 20 well-preserved ancient bridges, along with descriptions and essays on the distinctive architectural elements shared by the various designs. For the first time in an English-language book, Chinese Bridges records scores of newly discovered bridges across China's vast landscape, illustrated with over 400 color photographs, as well as woodblock prints, historic images, paintings and line drawings

Ronald G. Knapp has been carrying out research on cultural and historical geography in China's countryside since 1965. Currently SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the State University of New York, New Paltz, he is the author or contributing editor of more than a dozen books, including the award-winning Chinese Houses: The Architectural Heritage of a Nation.

A. Chester Ong, born in the Philippines and currently based in Hong Kong, has photographed widely throughout Asia. His photography appears in magazines, exhibitions, as well as books, including China Modern, Chinese Houses and China Living.

In the past hundred years or so, ‘chintz’ has come to mean any floral printed furnishing fabric. Its origins as a hand-drawn and dyed fabric from India are often forgotten, but it is with these rare earlier chintzes that this book is concerned. It explores in detail the background and development of this beautiful technique and looks at the use of chintzes in Europe from the early 17th century to the mid-19th century, first as bed-curtains and wall-hangings and later for popular men’s and women’s dress. The V&A’s collection, published for the first time in glorious colour and including close-up details, will interest interior designers, textiles students and those involved in fashion.

This lavish book presents the distinguished fabrics of Clarence House, one of the world’s most renowned textile houses, with inspiring applications for interiors.  For the past fifty years Clarence House, founded by Robin Roberts in 1961, has been infusing the textile industry with luxurious and inventive fabrics. From Mark Hampton to Robert Couturier to Charlotte Moss, interior designers have long relied on the firm’s superb fabrics to add just the right note to their decorating schemes. This book presents some of the most imaginative textiles available today and provides an array of inspirational fabric applications and ingenious choices for upholstering furniture, creating dreamy window treatments, and adding finishing touches such as tassels and other trims.  The heart of the book, however, illuminates Kazumi Yoshida's creative process and his ideas for use of fabrics in the home. Whether he is interpreting historical documents or drawing in the studio he is always concocting modernist abstractions, contemporary prints, or new interpretations of eighteenth-century patterns.     

About the Authors:  

Kazumi Yoshida has been the design director for Clarence House since 1981. Francois Halard is an acclaimed photographer who has contributed to numerous lifestyle publications and books. Jacopo Etro oversees Etro’s fabrics division and supervises the company’s Home Collection. Pierre-Alexis Dumas is the artistic director of Hermes. Bob Appelbaum is the president of Clarence House. Sabine Rothman is the style director of House Beautiful.

Classic Garden Style is all about the decorative, ornamental details that make a garden an extension of the home-an additional room with a variety of purposes.

The book begins with a wide variety of containers and supports, including urns, terra cotta pots, zinc containers, trellises, pergolas, and other visual devices you can use to add height and depth to any garden space. Every garden needs a place to sit, and garden furniture-from table and chair sets to hammocks, settees, folding chairs, and other elements that invite seating, reclining, or entertaining-are covered in detail. Accessories of a practical nature come next.

The items highlighted here, from birdbaths, baskets, cloches, and greenhouses to watering cans, lamps, and more, have some practical use in the garden in addition to adding visual interest. Strictly ornamental elements inject a sense of whimsy or art into the garden and range from garden gnomes to obelisks, statues, and fountains.

This book catalogues many different types of ornament and decoration you can use to transform an ordinary garden into an exciting and comfortable "outdoor room" that extends the living space of your home.

This richly illustrated book presents textiles and architecture of the Nile valley from the beginning of the Roman era until the early Islamic times. It contains over 13 essays from international experts about the architectonical context in which textiles were used, its technical specifications, decoration and the social status of those who wore textiles.
About the Author
Cacilia Fluck specialises in late antique art from Egypt. She works for the 'Skulpturensammlung und Museum fur Byzantinische Kunst, Staatliche Museen' in Berlin.

The book focuses on how the usage of different colours can affect people's perception of a space. Colour not only affects the way space appears itself, but also affects the relationships between a room and the objects within it. Reaching beyond simple colour changes through paint choices, this volume explains how the colour of furnishings, accessories and other details can redefine a space. Including all the colours and also special sections on blacks, greys and mixing colours, this volume features hundreds of photographs that will inspire you to re-imagine the house.

This book is a collection of the fi nest examples of the synergy generated by graphics and the use of color in architecture. The selection of projects demonstrates how graphics and color can reinforce the strength of volumes and spaces. The spatial application of color is clearly explained by the creators of the projects themselves through texts and photographs. This is an essential book for delving deeper into the specifi c uses of color in architecture and its application to different typologies. Work from some of today’s fi nest contemporary architects make this an excellent source of inspiration for lovers of color-focused architecture.