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Classical Ornament
This rare collection, originally published in Germany during the 1860s, presents a wealth of designs from temples and other buildings of ancient Greece and Rome. The seventy-one black-and-white plates include mythological creatures, floral borders, engraved columns and capitals, and many other decorative motifs, all rendered with the delicacy and precision characteristic of classical ornam…
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Secret Teachings of a Comic Book MasterThe Art of Alfredo Alcala
"Alfredo Alcala is one of the most disciplined and perceptive artists inking in comics. The years of distinguished work have earned Alfredo a special place in comics history." Gil Kane. In the late 1960s, an extremely talented group of Filipino illustrators took the American comic book industry by storm and the late Alfredo Alcala led the way, working for both Marvel and DC on such popular ch…
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- 9780486808116
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English Wood-Engraving 1900-1950
"A wonderful look at the many styles of wood engraving from the time period 19001950. The illustrations are sublime, and there is a lot of variation both in theme, execution and style. I really enjoyed looking at the engravings, and the text was interesting and very readable." Jefferson-Madison Regional Library System At the turn of the twentieth century the art of wood-engraving enjoyed a flo…
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- 9780486808079
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Examples of Greek and Pompeian Decorative Work
This hard-to-find study by a Victorian-era architect presents precise and detailed renderings of antiquities from Greece and southern Italy. Scottish artist, architect, and jeweler James Cromar Watt (18621940) belonged to the Royal Institute of British Architects. This volume is the product of on-site studies he conducted in 1893 in Athens, Palermo, and Naples. His painstaking drawings, most of…
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Brushwork Technique and ApplicationsWith 52 Color Plates
This handbook and teacher's guide by a noted instructor presents a wealth of annotated illustrations that introduce practice brushstrokes and designs. In addition to instructions on color mixing, paper selection, and proper brush handling, the book features 52 full-color plates. The vibrant illustrations, which also serve as repetition exercises for aspiring pottery artists, incorporate element…
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LineAn Art Study
Written by a noted illustrator and teacher, this guide introduces the basics of line drawing. British artist Edmund J. Sullivan, who merges the traditional nineteenth-century style of illustration with elements of Art Nouveau, begins by introducing readers to the freehand drawing of abstract lines and advances to the freehand drawing of natural forms, consisting mainly of plane surfaces or sing…
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- 9780486804774
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The Analysis of Beauty
English artist William Hogarth (16971764) is most famous for his satirical caricatures and moral paintings, the forerunners of cartoons. In this instructive volume, the august painter and engraver discusses and illustrates the use of serpentine lines in the expression of grace and beauty. Hogarth defines six qualities fitness, variety, regularity, simplicity, intricacy, and quantity and drama…
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Art Nouveau: Objects and Artifacts
A revolutionary reaction to the eclectic historical styles of nineteenth-century art, the turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau movement drew much of its inspiration from nature. Applying its sinuous, curvilinear motifs to the decorative arts, graphics, architecture, sculpture, and painting, artists and crafters attempted to create a style suitable for a "modern" age. This treasury of rare Art Nouvea…
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The Sense of Beauty
It is remarkably appropriate that this work on aesthetics should have been written by George Santayana, who is probably the most brilliant philosophic writer and the philosopher with the strongest sense of beauty since Plato. It is not a dry metaphysical treatise, as works on aesthetics so often are, but is itself a fascinating document: as much a revelation of the beauty of language as of the …
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Making Woodcuts and Wood EngravingsLessons by a Modern Master
An indispensable guide to creating woodcut masterpieces, this volume offers instructions ranging from using the simplest strokes to making intricate multicolor print blocks. Detailed, easy-to-follow instructions are complemented by ninety-eight illustrations, most of them in color. "I love the woodcut as a form of artistic expression because it requires the simplest materials and comparative mu…
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