In "Book Collecting: A Guide for Amateurs," J. Herbert Slater provides a comprehensive and engaging exploration of the art and craft of book collecting. Slater adopts a pragmatic yet scholarly tone, seamlessly blending anecdotal evidence with practical advice, making this work both accessible and informative. Drawin...

FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK: SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE JAYANTI 2024, “FREEDOM IS NOT GIVEN - IT IS TAKEN” - NETAJI SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE - Subhas Chandra Bose (1897-1945 C.E.) was born on 23rd January 1897 in Cuttack, Orissa. He was famously known as Netaji. Netaji was one of the prominent leaders who struggled for India's Indep...

In "The Invention of Lithography," Alois Senefelder presents a remarkable narrative detailing the revolutionary technique he developed for printing images and text. This work merges personal memoir with technical instruction, demonstrating how lithography emerged as a significant artistic medium and a commercial inn...

In "Taxidermy without a Teacher," Walter Porter Manton presents a comprehensive exploration of taxidermy techniques, bridging the gap between art and science. Written in an approachable yet scholarly style, Manton's guide combines practical instruction with philosophical reflections on the preservation of nature. Th...

In "Cats: Their Points and Characteristics," Gordon Stables offers a captivating exploration of feline breeds, delving into the nuanced traits and characteristics that define each type. The book employs a descriptive style, richly interwoven with vivid illustrations that enhance the reader's understanding of the var...

美的漣漪⋯⋯分享餐桌記事、人生感悟、尋夢旅程。 美的漣漪；美的日常⋯⋯分享如何從料理的煙火中發現愛、美、喜悦。漫遊料理日常、品嚐異鄉的美食風情畫、細說在廚房築夢的歷程，熬煮出五味雜陳的人生。 二十年前，從小小的料理工作室開始，至今天發展成六個品牌；走過如餐桌上的甜酸苦辣，把熱愛變成工作，成為自己嚮往的那個狀態。 她的歷程，...

The Instant New York Times bestseller! A Street Cat Named Bob is now a major motion picture, the film’s all-star cast includes Luke Treadway (Unbroken, Clash of the Titans), Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey), and Ruta Gedmintas (The Borgias). James is a street musician struggling to make ends meet. Bob is a stray cat ...

Fiber and yarn enthusiasts nationwide will celebrate Ann Budd's latest addition to The Knitter's Handy Book series. Answering to a growing interest in knitting sweaters from the top down and knitting seamless sweaters that require little finishing, this handy book offers instructions for knitting four basic sweater ...

Featuring over 450 archival photographs and line drawings, Chinese Dress traces the evolution of Chinese clothing from court and formal costumes to the fashions of modern China. A comprehensive and sumptuously illustrated book, Chinese Dress is the essential reference for costume historians, fashion designers and co...

Identify your coins quickly and easily! THE OFFICIAL RED BOOK® features full-color, actual-size and enlarged photos, with historical details about each piece. The Red Book shows mintages for all federal coins, from the ultra rare to the everyday. You might have a real rarity in your pocket change! Find out how much ...

This companion examines the global Renaissance through object-based case studies of artistic production from Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe in the early modern period. The international group of contributors take an art historical approach characterized by close analysis of form and meaning as well as functi...

Light allows us not only to see the works of art, but also to take care of them and preserve them for future generations, through diagnosis of the degradation and deterioration phenomena, conservation treatments, and monitoring based on light-material interaction processes. Recent progress on this subject was discus...

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This is a wonderful collection of 99 high-quality beautiful color images of taken by a series of today's top talented professional photographers.

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In this book, a British father and son document their travels around China in drawings. Visiting Shanghai, Suzhou, Xinjiang and Guangdong, this is a unique look at the culture of China shown in sketches - of food and flowers, of towers and teapots. Inside, you will find lion dances, distant islands, snow-capped moun...