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One of the most extensive pictorial collections of its kind, this volume of 700 full-color illustrations provides an authentic and fascinating glimpse of what fashionable women were wearing more than 2,000 years ago.
Like many of today's young ladies, fashionably dressed women of ancient Egypt favored pointed sandals and dresses of transparent materials. Off-the-shoulder gowns were popular, as was costume jewelry. Assyrian females liked fringed accents on their tunics and gowns, while Greek and Roman ladies of fashion were partial to loose robes that frequently revealed upper and lower limbs. Head coverings from helmets and shawls to wide-brimmed hats were de rigueur. Organized according to region--Egyptian, Assyrian, Greek, Roman, and Greco-Roman--the finely detailed drawings are accompanied by brief identifying captions.
A valuable reference for costume historians and designers, this extensive pictorial collection will delight fashion enthusiasts as well.
Republication of the New York, 1926-27 edition.

Take your carpentry skills to the next level as you explore an array of woodworking techniques, complete with step-by-step instructions and photographs.

Want to master your woodworking techniques but don't know where to begin? Don't worry, DK has got you covered!

Introducing Woodwork - a step-by-step guide to mastering key woodworking techniques - from basic through to more advanced types of wood joints, finishing, wood-turning, and furniture restoration. Discover how best to use all the essential woodworking tools, including hand tools, power tools, and machine tools. Become knowledgeable about woods so that you can choose the right wood for the job - with more than 100 hard and softwood profiles covered! Then, put your skills into practice with 25 DIY woodworking projects, which have detailed plans and instructions and are arranged in order of complexity.

Dive right into this wonderful book on woodworking to discover:

- 25 projects to choose from with step-by-step instructions and photographs for all techniques featured.
- Advice and top tips on using a range of hand tools, power tools and woodwork machinery

]Whether you wish to make a simple chopping board or wine rack as small weekend projects, or try more advanced woodworking ideas such as a linen chest, dresser, or chair, this woodworking book includes a wide range of creative crafts for adults, so no matter your skill level or abilities, there's something for everyone to explore, learn, and create! A must-have volume for those new to woodwork who want to learn about the basic tools and techniques, and doubling up as a handy guide for experienced woodworkers looking to hone their core skills and embark on more ambitious furniture projects.

Accredited by the Worshipful Company of Carpenters, Woodwork is a complete illustrated woodworking course, giving you all the carpentry skills and techniques you need to create well-crafted and practical objects in treated wood.

WOOSH! is a collection of personal spaceship sketches created by entertainment designer Lorin Wood as he decompressed on his couch after a long day at work. While “analog” in its execution, there’s nothing dated about his vision of the future. His detailed ships will have you dreaming of space exploration with every line and brushstroke. And artists, hobbyists, and anyone who enjoys sketching will also appreciate Wood’s tips on what traditional tools to use and how to render.

About the Author:

Lorin Wood was raised in an extraordinarily creative home with family members who encouraged him to pursue the visual arts from his earliest years. His love of illustration and design was refined by copying his father's industrial design portfolio and getting a healthy dose of the work of Syd Mead, Joe Johnston, and Ralph McQuarrie, among others. Wood s passion for spaceships and robots led to a career as a conceptual designer that has spanned nearly two decades, working across multiple facets within the entertainment industry from animation, visual effects, and previsualization, to product and installation design. Some of his film credits include 2008 s The Day the Earth Stood Still for 20th Century Fox under legendary visual effects supervisor Jeffrey Okun, 2006 s A Scanner Darkly by Richard Linklater for Warner Independent Pictures, and Unique, a film pitch with David Goyer at the Walt Disney Company. He also contributed to the video game Aliens: Colonial Marines for Sega and the popular Borderlands franchise at Gearbox Software, where he created the game s muse robot, Claptrap. Lorin Wood is the founder of the popular blog Nuthin But Mech, which is also a popular book series featuring mech designs by some of the world s top concept artists and designers working in the industry today."

Over 1200 dynamic, ethnic, decorative designs, from civilizations over 3000 years, are displayed here and on CD.

Architecture, sculpture, painting, ceramics, mosaics, textiles, bronze, lacquer, leather, manuscripts, glass, metals, and typography were consulted from sources in Egypt, Assyria, Greece, Rome, China, Japan, India, Persia, Arabia, Turkey, Byzantinium, and Europe.

The designs, most shown in beautiful color and exquisite detail, display Ancient, Gothic, Renaissance, and Classic styles.

The accompanying text both describes each civilization and gives the sources for all the images, from their ruins, churches, museums, books, artifacts, and monuments around the world.

This important collection will become a classic reference and source for designers of every type for years to come.

From the mountains of Montenegro to the shores of South-East Asia and beyond, the V&A’s renowned world dress collection is highlighted in World Dress Fashion in Detail. The book, part of the V&A Fashion in Detail series, explores cut work and silk embroidery from Indonesia, applied metal braid and cord fastenings from Albania, as well as elaborate patchwork from Tibet, India, Korea and Iran. Specially commissioned photographs, authoritative text and line drawings showcase the breathtaking richness of detail that will delight and inspire anyone interested in dress.

World Graphic Design is the first-ever survey of contemporary graphic design and designers outside the United Kingdom, mainland Europe, North America and Australasia. Organized into four main geographical regions or cultural zones – Africa, the Far East, Latin America and the Middle East – and then alphabetically by country and designer/studio within each zone, it focuses on the work being carried out today within the most popular genres of graphic design: posters, book and album covers, packaging and promotion. As graphic design in the developed world becomes increasingly focused on the same small pantheon of designers and the same canonical approaches, World Graphic Design seeks to expose it to the energy, vitality and diversity of a vast body of work that has long co-existed alongside it, but that has hitherto been all but ignored. It is a deliberate attempt to do for graphic design what has been achieved for world music.

With an informative critical profile and full contact details of each designer and studio, and more than a dozen illustrated examples of their recent output, World Graphic Design is a ground-breaking survey and an essential reference for anyone involved in graphic design worldwide.

Aims to do for world graphic design what has already been achieved for world music
The first publication to showcase the richness and variety of graphic design outside the Western tradition
Includes features on individual designers and studios

This book is an extraordinary pictorial dictionary of musical instruments from around the world, containing over 1500 drawings. Each instrument has been selected to provide a balanced historical overview of musical development: aerophones, idiophones, membranophones, chordophones, mechanical and electrical instruments are all equally represented.

All of the drawings have been created specifically for the details of features such as strings, frets and keys, together with characteristic decorative patterns, have been painstakingly reproduced.

World Musical Instruments will serve both as a source of information and as an object of fascination for: scholars, musicians, artists and designers. The accompanying CD-ROM with high-resolution jpeg illustrations of all the instruments provides the reader with an invaluable resource.

Agile Rabbit Editions contain stunning images for use as a graphic resource, or inspiration. All the illustrations are stored in high-resolution format on the enclosed free CD-ROM and are ready to use for professional quality printed media and web page design. The pictures can also be used to produce postcards, or to decorate your letters, flyers, etc. They can be imported directly from the CD into most design, image-manipulation, illustration, word-processing and e-mail programs; no installation is required. For most applications, single images can be used free of charge.

Mega motifs. History's most beautiful patterns

A compendium of history’s most elegant and beautiful patterns and ornamental designs at your fingertips - for perusal or download anytime, in high-resolution format. The World of Ornament brings together the two greatest encyclopedic collections of ornament of the 19th century: Racinet’s L’Ornement polychrome Volumes I and II (1875-1888) and Dupont-Auberville’s L’Ornement des tissus (1877). Adapted from historical items dating from antiquity, including jewelry, tiles, stained glass, illuminated manuscripts, textiles and ceramics, these ornamental designs encompass a wide range of cultural and esthetic motifs and patterns - including classical Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Asian and middle-Eastern, as well as European designs from medieval times through the 19th century.

Artists, historians, and art lovers will appreciate this lavish source and idea book, and interior designers and patternmakers will be delighted that all of the ornamental designs may be used and reproduced without restriction!

Includes exclusive access to image database: high-resolution images of all individual ornaments downloadable for unrestricted use!

In this new series we're presenting contemporary graphic design from different parts of the world. Even though during the last decades globalization seems to have resulted in the different cultures and societies moving closer together, and although communication and cultural exchange has increased, many regional designs still retain distinctive characteristics that reflect their origin.
The third volume of the series is dedicated to an entire continent: Asia. The selected designs originate from regions all over the continent, from Israel in the west to Japan in the far east. They represent an enormous diversity of styles, scripts, forms and visual languages. Recurring motivs are floral images and ornaments, while architecture – a dominating element in so many European designs – is almost absent. Nature, faces, script and myth play an important part in many works. It's a fascinating visual journey!

In dieser neuen Buchreihe präsentieren wir zeitgenössisches Grafik-Design aus den verschiedenen Teilen der Welt. Auch wenn sich die verschiedenen Kulturen und Gesellschaften während der letzten Jahrzehnte einander deutlich angenähert haben und der gegenseitige Austausch zugenommen hat, zeugen die grafischen Arbeiten der verschiedenen Länder und Regionen dennoch deutlich von regionalen Eigenheiten, Vorlieben und Interessen. Nicht selten entsteht eine reizvolle Verbindung aus internationalen und regionalen Elementen. Der dritte Band der Reihe widmet sich nun dem Grafikdesign eines ganzen Kontinents: Asien. Und tatsächlich spannen die ausgewählten Entwürfe den weiten Bogen vom Westen des Kontinents (Israel) bis hin zum fernen Osten (Japan). Dazwischen findet sich die ganze Bandbreite der unterschiedlichen Kulturen, Bilderwelten, und nicht zuletzt der unterschiedlichen Schriften. Häufig tauchen Bilder aus der asiatischen Mythologie auf; florale Elemente, Gesichter, Schrift und Ornamentik sind die Dominanten Motive. Dieser Band demonstriert einmal mehr: "Worldwide Graphic Design" ist eine spannende und anregende visuelle Reise um die Welt!

200 Illustrations

In this new series we're presenting contemporary graphic design from different parts of the world. Even though during the last decades globalization seems to have resulted in the different cultures and societies moving closer together, and although communication and cultural exchange has increased, many regional designs still retain distinctive characteristics that reflect their origin.

The fourth and latest volume in the series is dedicated to Australia and New Zealand. Thanks to the region's proximity to eastern Asia, the predominantly western imagery which most of these designs are firmly rooted in, is enriched by Asian and exotic elements. This combination leads to some rather unexpected and unorthodox results. Thus, "Down Under" is a collection of designs which appear both familiar and strange at the same time.
As "Down Under" once again demonstrates, the series "Worldwide graphic Design" is an inspiring visual journey around the world!

In dieser neuen Buchreihe präsentieren wir zeitgenössisches Grafik-Design aus den verschiedensten Teilen der Welt. Auch wenn sich die verschiedenen Kulturen und Gesellschaften während der letzten Jahrzehnte einander deutlich angenähert haben und der gegenseitige Austausch zugenommen hat, zeugen die grafischen Arbeiten der einzelnen Länder und Regionen dennoch klar von regionalen Eigenheiten, Vorlieben und Interessen. Nicht selten entsteht eine reizvolle Verbindung aus internationalen und regionalen Elementen. Der neueste Titel der Serie widmet sich den Arbeiten aus Australien und Neuseeland. Dank der geografischen Nähe dieser Länder zu Ostasien sind die ansonsten stark in westlichen Bilderwelten verankerten Arbeiten häufig angereichert durch exotische Elemente. Diese Kombination führte zu einigen unorthodoxen und unerwarteten Resultaten. So ist "Down Under" eine Sammlung von Arbeiten, die häufig vertraut und fremd zulgeich wirken. Und der Band demonstriert einmal mehr: "Worldwide Graphic Design" ist eine spannende und anregende visuelle Reise um die Welt!

In this new series, zeixs presents contemporary graphic design from different parts of the world. The first two volumes are dedicated to Scandinavia and Latin America.

Even though during the last decade's globalization seems to have resulted in the different cultures and societies moving closer together, and even though communication and cultural exchange has increased, many regional designs still retain distinctive characteristics.

Latin America

Not surprisingly, the works from Latin America turn out to be pretty vivid and colourful. There seem to be no inhibitions or restraint – the dominant tones range from buoyant and humorous to downright aggressive and provocative.

Whatever the tone may be, the visual impression is always striking. Apparently, the so-called Latin American lifestyle and climate have left their mark on these designs. This is just another proof that design and art are always influenced by the environment in which they are created.

These particularities have been captured in this compilation of exceptional works from such diverse categories as poster design, advertising, and illustrations.

In this new series, zeixs presents contemporary graphic design from different parts of the world. The first two volumes are dedicated to Scandinavia and Latin America.
Even though during the last decades globalization seems to have resulted in the different cultures and societies moving closer together, and even though communication and cultural exchange has increased, many regional designs still retain distinctive characteristics.

Scandinavia

Not surprisingly, many of the designs from Scandinavia display mainly cold and muted colours. The works exhibit just the kind of aloofness you would expect from northern temper. Compared to the Latin-American designs for instance, they seem rather restrained, but always with an appealing elegance and simplicity. The works display clear and controlled outlines and shapes. Innovation and imagination appear well organized. Most of the designs showcase the sometimes chilly accuracy of the Scandinavian style. This is just another proof that design and art are always influenced by the environment in which they are created.

These particularities have been captured in this compilation of exceptional works from such diverse categories as poster design, advertising, and illustrations.

What pareos, sarongs, saris, shawls, scarves, capes, and bandanas all have in common is that they consist of one piece of fabric. However, they differ enormously in size and shape and how they are wrapped, draped and secured. Linking the roots of one-piece clothing with modern fashion design, Wrap & Drape Fashion offers a comprehensive overview of the historical and cultural particulars of unstitched garments. Furthermore, this book contains practical instruction on creating new prints, and many unique examples of how to cut fabric to create exciting, fashionable one-piece apparel. This is accompanied by original cut designs, complete with measurements and fabric recommendations.

Contains more than 400 excellent, professional drawings, including many step-by-step examples of how to sketch the figure. As a source of inspiration and instruction, this book is an essential tool for fashion enthusiasts, students and professionals.

Master designer and author of over seven bestselling books, Paula Pryke shares her experience in planning floral displays and accents to set the tone for any event or special occasion. 

This book emphasizes wreaths and bouquets, but also includes other floral accessories that add a special decorative touch. From making grand statements with massed flowers to thoughtful touches like garlands for mantles or swags for bannisters, Pryke covers all the details of decorating with flowers. She discusses both foam and wire-based wreaths, and explores the pros and cons of each depending upon the ornaments used and whether a wreath is meant to last a season rather than just an evening. Also included are centrepieces as well as small posies to be used with table settings. 

Signature concepts are explored, such as using unusual containers and unexpected accessories like candles. Pryke demystifies the technique of combining colours, textures, and architectural forms and discusses different types of flowers, foliage, and even fruit. Packed with ideas, skills, and techniques, this book is replete with inspiring yet achievable designs for both novices and seasoned floral artists alike.

About the Author

Paula Pryke is renowned for innovative and brilliantly colourful floral designs. Her internationally acclaimed Flower School in London attracts students from all over the world, and she is the author of several notable books, including Paula Pryke Table Flowers, Paula Pryke Flower School, and Wedding Flowers.

Laura Dowling creates beauty and poetry with her signature wreaths, weaving an enticing floral fairy tale of color and inspiration, timeless style and fanciful details that are evocative of secret, wild gardens, meadows and forests brimming with enchantment and delight. With layer upon layer of lush blooms and fruits, entwining vines, and surprising combinations of colors, textures and both every day and extraordinary materials, her wreaths make unique design statements that inspire the imagination with a forward-looking, trend-setting approach. 

Here in this lavishly illustrated book, Laura shares her inspiration, creative process, and step-by-step tips and techniques for creating 78 beautiful and innovative seasonal wreaths for all occasions. From simple and elegant evergreen wreaths to intricate and elaborate fruit and vegetable designs, Laura provides expert insights and detailed guidelines for replicating her fabulously festive wreaths at home.

About the author:

Laura Dowling − TED talk speaker, floral designer and flower ambassador − is the author of the best-selling Floral Diplomacy at the White House (2016) and A White House Christmas (2017) and currently travels the world presenting design workshops and organizing inspirational floral installations and special events.

 - By the author of Floral Diplomacy at the White House and A White House Christmas
 - Each design offers instructions using everyday materials, as well as more difficult elements for those interested in a greater challenge