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Sculpture and its Reproductions

Sculpture and its Reproductions

Anthony Hughes, Erich Ranfft, «Sculpture and its Reproductions»
Reaktion Books | ISBN: 1861890028 | 1997-09-01 | PDF | 216 pages | 3.31 MB

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This book is the first of its kind to focus on issues concerning sculpture and reproduction, and to explore the theoretical and practical consequences. What does it mean for a sculpture to be reproduced? Does it diminish or add to the authenticity of the original? Ranging from the Ancient to the Modern world, these essays significantly add to our understanding of a number of major sculptors including Michaelangelo, Rodin and Brancusi.
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The Triumph of Modernism: India's Artists and the Avant-garde, 1922-47

The Triumph of Modernism: India's Artists and the Avant-garde, 1922-47

Partha Mitter, «The Triumph of Modernism: India's Artists and the Avant-garde, 1922-47»
Reaktion Books | ISBN: 1861893183 | 2007-11-15 | PDF | 256 pages | 4.08 MB

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The tumultuous last decades of British colonialism in India were catalyzed by more than the work of Mahatma Gandhi and violent conflicts. The concurrent upheavals in Western art driven by the advent of modernism provided Indian artists in post-1920 India a powerful tool of colonial resistance. Distinguished art historian Partha Mitter now explores in this brilliantly illustrated study this lesser known facet of Indian art and history.
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Famous Aircraft in Origami: 18 Realistic Models

Jose Maria Chaquet Ulldemolins, "Famous Aircraft in Origami: 18 Realistic Models"
Dover Publications | 2008 | ISBN: 0486465926 | 96 pages | PDF | 18,9 MB

This unique book features 18 magnificent models ranging from the Sopwith F.1 Camel and the Red Baron's Fokker Dr. I to modern fighter jets, commercial planes, and helicopters. More than 900 diagrams illustrate every detail, and 26 full-color photographs depict the finished models in their full glory.

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Bead Knitted Bags: 10 Projects for Beaders and Knitters

Julia S Pretl, "Bead Knitted Bags: 10 Projects for Beaders and Knitters"
Creative Publishing international | 2006 | ISBN: 1589232895 | English | 114 pages | PDF | 19.85 Mb

10 Small and trendy fashion accessories for both knitters and beaders to make.
Bead Knitted Bags features the historically rich technique of bead knitting - a method of knitting beads directly into stitches to create a dense but supple tapestry-like fabric, in the style of vintage antique beaded bags. With detailed instruction and sequenced illustrations, the author provides clear, step-by-step guidance. Each of the 10 projects contains a materials list, detailed knitting instruction, and color-coded graphs of the entire pattern or a repeating motif. Each project has a unique strap, closure, or edging, and the author provides finishing suggestions and helpful hints throughout the book.

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Origami Inside-Out

John Montroll, "Origami Inside-Out"
Dover Publications | 1993 | ISBN: 0486276740 | 120 pages | PDF | 50,3 MB

Clear diagrams, step-by-step instructions for creating a ghost, snowman, Martian, penguin, Canadian goose, blue jay, raccoon, cube of triangles, diamond. Full-size chess board with playing pieces and much more.

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Origami for Beginners

Vicente Palacios, "Origami for Beginners"
Dover Publications | 1998 | ISBN: 0486402843 | 80 pages | PDF | 2,9 MB

Explanatory symbols and detailed instructive illustrations for 57 projects enable even beginning paperfolders to produce such easy-to-make models as caps, cubes, airplanes, a vase, 4-pointed star, stool and square box and progress to more challenging figures that will appeal to experienced origamists: baskets, Cinderella’s slipper, two kinds of gyroscopes, a 10-sided box, 5-pointed star, vampire bat, and more.

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Figure Drawing with Virtual Models: Getting the Most Out of Poser Artist. (Reupload)

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Figure Drawing with Virtual Models: Getting the Most Out of Poser Artist. by Les Pardew
Course Technology PTR | 2006 | ISBN : 1598633287 | 192 pages | PDF | 11 Mb.

Artists have aspired for centuries to master the technique of drawing the human figure. Live models have been studied in intricate detail in order to create lifelike renderings. Today, advances in technology make it possible for artists to use virtual models, eliminating limitations that surround live models. Poser Figure Artist from e frontier offers artists an incredible program that makes it easier than ever to conquer the art of the human form. Figure Drawing with Virtual Models is your guide to getting the most out of Poser Figure Artist. You'll cover the basics of the human anatomy, including skeletal and muscular structure, as you learn how to create and draw your initial figure. Working within Poser Figure Artist, you'll learn how to set and adjust your model's pose, visualize the composition of your sketch, and make subtle changes to the lighting that surrounds your model. You'll also cover the pros and cons of a dynamic model over a virtual model

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Draw Horses with Sam Savitt: 2 (A Studio book)

Draw Horses with Sam Savitt: 2 (A Studio book)
By Sam Savitt
Publisher: Studio ( 1981-05-05 ) | 95 pages | ISBN : 0670282596 | PDF | 121 MB

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A step-by-step guide to drawing various horses in motion and at rest.
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Origami Kit For Dummies (repost)

Nick Robinson, "Origami Kit For Dummies"
For Dummies | 2008 | ISBN: 0470758570 | 292 pages | PDF | 8,8 MB

Origami Kit For Dummies gives you all the material you need to get started in origami. Included in the kit is an expert guide book to origami, covering the different bases and techniques you need to create a huge variety of models. Illustrations and detailed instructions show you how to make 75 unique models, such as a frog, a settee, fantastic geometric shapes and even a festive Santa! There are also 25 sheets of 5x5" origami paper in five fun colours. So get folding, and show off your creations in style!
Discover How To:
* Get prepared to start folding
* Understand the international language of origami
* Fold all the basic bases
* Source your paper
* Design creations and draw your own diagrams
About the author
Nick Robinson is a professional origami artist, and has been "folding paper" for 25 years. He has been a member of the British Origami Society for over 20 years, and currently he edits their magazine, as well as maintaining their website.

Summary: an origami classic for all folders
Rating: 5

This is the perfect book to inspire beginners and rekindle the enthusiasm of experts because it is the most thoughtful work on origami that I have ever read. Yes, it includes a packet of origami paper so the beginner can begin immediately on opening the book. The layout of the material is attractive and the writing is welcoming. And there is the required plentitude of excellent models to captivate both the beginner and expert. All that is sufficient for a useful book, but there is much more offered by the author.
Nick Robinson is a creator of original models who understands the creative process and communicates possibilities to the reader. He is an accomplished illustrator who knows what the reader needs to be shown and how to reveal it. Best of all, he has been a teacher of origami over decades and experienced the requirements of instruction. This is far more than a barebones collection of models, however valuable such a lively gathering is. Robinson is both relaxed and serious about the craft, so he takes time to write about how to begin, tips on the process of folding, and a discussion of the different styles of folding that have appeared in this ancient craft. What he communicates is valuable for the beginner and a necessary reminder for the expert.
The book is not quite perfect. The model on the cover is not included in the text. The origami paper is not the usual sheet white on one side and color on the other side, not conforming to the illustrations. Some photographs of the completed models would have been instructive. But these are trivial matters. Robinson is a well-rounded, great teacher so all who seek to be stimulated by this craft, realizing that we are actually and always dummies, will enjoy his Origami Kit For Dummies.

Summary: Great book for beginners, but there's lots for experts too
Rating: 5

I'm generally somewhat sceptical of books describing themselves as "for dummies": but after seeing a few people I respect in the origami community speak highly of this book, I decided to purchase a copy. I've been very pleased with the book: as with many of Robinson's books, there's a lot more text than one might expect to see in an origami book, but there are also lots of neat models diagrammed: the text is an unexpected bonus.
And as such, the book works well not just for beginners, but for experienced folders as well: I've recommended it to several people, and will continue to do so.

Summary: A definitive textbook
Rating: 5

Here is a book for anyone who has had a go at origami, and failed. It's a comprehensive guide filled with excellent diagrams, clear text and practical information. It features a variety of new and old models suitable for teachers of origami and the more experienced folder. This is destined to become a classic: a definitive textbook that wears its learning lightly. As such it is a bargain and I award it a richly-deserved five stars.

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Abdullah Aziz - Mohammed's Believe It or Else

Abdullah Aziz - Mohammed's Believe It or Else

Abdullah Aziz - Mohammed's Believe It or Else (2001)
Crescent Moon Publishers | ISBN 1931230137 | Hi-Res PDF | 26 Pages | 102Mb

The comic book, "Mohammed's Believe It or Else!", written my a moslem, Aboullah Aziz, IRREVERENTLY depicts mohammed. Another example of the double standard regarding the present situation that has arisen by the cartoons printed in a Danish newspaper. However, more importantly, the contents of this comic reveals how hatred concerning all things/people not islamic are implanted in the minds of the very young

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Alison Darren - Lesbian Film Guide

Alison Darren - Lesbian Film Guide
Publisher: Continuum | 2000-03-01 | ISBN: 030433376X | PDF | 260 pages | 10.59 MB

This A-Z guide to lesbians and lesbianism in the movies contains reviews, gossip, facts and commentary on over 200 films, including specifically lesbian films such as "Go Fish" and "Desert Hearts" as well as films with a lesbian character or theme, like "The Children's Hour" and "The Hunger".

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Tom Ryall - Alfred Hitchcock and the British Cinema: With a New Introduction

Tom Ryall - Alfred Hitchcock and the British Cinema: With a New Introduction
Publisher: Athlone Press | 1996-09 | ISBN: 0485121220 | PDF | 193 pages | 10.95 MB

An account of Hitchcock's British films and film-making, now in its second edition, this study discusses the man and his work in the context of the history of British cinema in the 1930s and 1940s.

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David Bradby, Andrew Calder - The Cambridge Companion to Moliere

David Bradby, Andrew Calder - The Cambridge Companion to Moliere
Publisher: Cambridge University Press | 2006-10-02 | ISBN: 0521546656 | PDF | 266 pages | 14.55 MB

A detailed introduction to Molière and his plays, this Companion evokes his own theatrical career, his theatres, patrons, the performers and theatre staff with whom he worked, and the various publics he and his troupes entertained with such success. It looks at his particular brands of comedy and satire. L'École des femmes, Le Tartuffe, Dom Juan, Le Misanthrope, L'Avare and Les Femmes savantes are examined from a variety of different viewpoints, and through the eyes of different ages and cultures. The comedies-ballets, a genre invented by Molière and his collaborators, are re-instated to the central position which they held in his œuvre in Molière's own lifetime; his two masterpieces in this genre, Le Bourgeois gentilhomme and Le Malade imaginaire, have chapters to themselves. Finally, the Companion looks at modern directors' theatre, exploring the central role played by productions of his work in successive 'revolutions' in the dramatic arts in France.

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Global Interests: Renaissance Art Between East and West

Global Interests: Renaissance Art Between East and West

Lisa Jardine, Jerry Brotton, «Global Interests: Renaissance Art Between East and West»
Reaktion Books | ISBN: 1861891660 | 2005-04-01 | PDF | 224 pages | 5.03 MB

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Looking outward for confirmation of who they were and what defined them as "civilized," Europeans encountered the returning gaze of what we now call the East, in particular the attention of the powerful Ottoman Empire. Global Interests explores the historical interactions that arose from these encounters as it considers three less-examined art objects — portrait medals, tapestries, and equestrian art —from a fresh and stimulating perspective. As portable artifacts, these objects are particularly potent tools for exploring the cultural currents flowing between the Orient and Occident.
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Knits from the North Sea: Lace in the Shetland Tradition

"Knits from the North Sea: Lace in the Shetland Tradition" by Carol Rasmussen Noble, Margaret Leask Peterson
Martingale and Company | 2009 | ISBN: 1564778320 | English | 81 pages | JPG | 9.25 Mb

Discover the secrets of lace knitting with this wonderful collection of 16 projects. Discover the joys of lace knitting with this fantastic new volume, from two leading lace experts, featuring 16 original projects. Worked exclusively in lace-weight and fine yarns, these wonderful projects - including shawls, stoles, scarves, and triangles - are bound to become sure-fire favourites with knitters everywhere.

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Paper Bouquet: Using Paper Punches to Create Beautiful Flowers

"Paper Bouquet: Using Paper Punches to Create Beautiful Flowers" by Susan Tierney Cockburn
Lark Books | 2008 | ISBN: 1600590594 | English | 128 pages | PDF | 10.80 Mb

Cherry blossoms, forsythia, marigolds, and petunias: Who would have imagined you could recreate such gorgeous blooms with just paper and craft punches? You can—and this accessible new craft will appeal to anyone with a creative bent. Using her own original, unique techniques, Susan Tierney Cockburn offers 40 beloved flowers to make for decorating gifts and home décor. She teaches the simple basics, including paper manipulation, gluing, and coloring, and presents her flowers as colorfully as they’re found in nature. From A (Amaryllis) to Z (Zinnia), there’s a bountiful bouquet of blooms to choose from! Photographs document every step, and a visual template of the punches accompanies each flower. A dozen sample projects range from picture frames to wreaths.

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Points de croix et Autres Secrets de broderie

"Points de croix et Autres Secrets de broderie" de Collectif (Auteur)
Tana | 2004 | ISBN: 2845670540 | French | 131 pages | PDF | 19.05 Mb

Réalisez vous-même 40 motifs issus de la prestigieuse Ecole de broderie Lesage.
Depuis plus de 120 ans, la Maison Lesage brode avec talent les intuitions des grands couturiers : Madeleine Vionnet, Elsa Schiaparelli, Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Hubert de Givenchy, Jean-Louis Scherrer, Gabrielle Chanel, Christian Lacroix... Tous ont fait confiance au savoir-faire et à l'inventivité d'Albert puis de François Lesage. Et, d'année en année, les archives de la Maison se sont enrichies d'échantillons qui retracent à eux seuls toute l'histoire de la haute couture.
En 1992, François Lesage décide de transmettre les secrets de son art et ouvre l'Ecole Lesage, qui accueille les passionnés de broderie du monde entier, amateurs et professionnels, brodeurs débutants ou confirmés.
Ce coffret vous propose 40 motifs de tous niveaux dont 25 proviennent des archives et 15 ont été créés tout spécialement.
Du point de croix au point lancé, vous pourrez aisément les réaliser grâce aux transferts et aux fiches techniques élaborés par les professeurs de l'Ecole Lesage.
Ensuite, laissez-vous guider par votre fantaisie : broche, coussin, set de table ou pochette... ces broderies trouveront leur place partout. Les débutants découvriront dans le livret d'accompagnement une explication détaillée des points utilisés dans les fiches techniques.
Alliant beauté et savoir-faire, patrimoine et modernité, ce coffret vous révèle quelques-uns des secrets d'un artisanat à la française.

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Genuine Origami: 43 Mathematically-Based Models, From Simple to Complex

Jun Maekawa, "Genuine Origami: 43 Mathematically-Based Models, From Simple to Complex"
Japan Publications Trading | 2008 | ISBN: 4889962514 | 160 pages | PDF (scan, LQ) | 8,8 MB

Like his counterpart in the U.S., prominent origami artist and scientist Robert J. Lang, Jun Maekawa approaches origami from the perspective of mathematical and geometric principles. In Genuine Origami, Maekawa takes readers, step-by-step, through the fundamentals of his method, beginning with the basics and guiding them through simple figures (a mouse, an elephant, Santa Claus) all the way up to such highly sophisticated models as his signature creations, the devil and the peacock.

The 43 different models are grouped into five sections, including one chapter on the ABCs, three which present projects in order of increasing difficulty (Simple, Intermediate and Complex), and one called Varieties of Origami, which reveals how to use different kinds of papers and techniques. In addition to the folding instructions and diagrams, Maekawa explains the mathematical theory behind each project.

An intriguing blend of art and science, Genuine Origami will allow newcomers to discover the pleasures of folding at the same time that it enables beginners and experts alike to learn clever, surprising and elegant sequences to produce exceptional results.

Summary: Beutiful, beautiful, beautiful book
Rating: 5

Not much more to say. Diagrams are excellent, even for complete novices (if they have a little patience); and the fact that it builds a steady progression of techniques and folds makes it an excellent book to learn origami.

Beautiful book.

Summary: Gorgeous book, but be wary of misassembled copies!
Rating: 4

All of the excellent reviews of this book are correct, but I wanted to warn people that my copy of this book was misassembled. Pages 81-96 appeared twice and pages 97-112 were missing. If you buy the book, be sure to check all the pages before your return period expires! If you have a defective copy and the return period has expired, the US distributor (Oxford University Press) will exchange the book, but you will have to pay for shipping yourself.

Summary: The Demon Returns
Rating: 5

Jun Maekawa has been one of the premier origami innovators of the last 30 years. His 'Devil', which graces the cover of this book, is one of the most famous and fantastic designs of what I like to call the Early Age of Super-complexity, (though by today's standards it is more aptly considered high-intermediate). I learned the model from 'Viva! Origami!" which is only available in Japanese. The new folding method in "Genuine Origami" includes the creatures ears which were missing in the original diagrams. I lovingly call this model "Nick, the Nicotine Demon" after I used it to help some of my dorm-mates quit smoking.
All of the models in this book are constructed from single sheets of paper, mostly square, with no cutting or glue. This book is a good choice for a second origami book because it combines clear diagrams with a progression from simple to complex models, ending with the 'Devil'. Note that most of the more complex models should be folded from 10"x10" paper. The most outlandish model in here is a deer folded from a tea-bag wrapper.

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Art School: (Propositions for the 21st Century)

Steven Henry Madoff, Steven Henry Madoff, "Art School: (Propositions for the 21st Century)"
The MIT Press | 2009 | ISBN: 0262134934 | 268 pages | PDF | 2,2 MB

The last explosive change in art education came nearly a century ago, when the German Bauhaus was formed. Today, dramatic changes in the art world—its increasing professionalization, the pervasive power of the art market, and fundamental shifts in art-making itself in our post-Duchampian era—combined with a revolution in information technology, raise fundamental questions about the education of today's artists. Art School (Propositions for the 21st Century) brings together more than thirty leading international artists and art educators to reconsider the practices of art education in academic, practical, ethical, and philosophical terms.

The essays in the book range over continents, histories, traditions, experiments, and fantasies of education. Accompanying the essays are conversations with such prominent artist/educators as John Baldessari, Michael Craig-Martin, Hans Haacke, and Marina Abramović, as well as questionnaire responses from a dozen important artists—among them Mike Kelley, Ann Hamilton, Guillermo Kuitca, and Shirin Neshat—about their own experiences as students. A fascinating analysis of the architecture of major historical art schools throughout the world looks at the relationship of the principles of their designs to the principles of the pedagogy practiced within their halls. And throughout the volume, attention is paid to new initiatives and proposals about what an art school can and should be in the twenty-first century—and what it shouldn't be. No other book on the subject covers more of the questions concerning art education today or offers more insight into the pressures, challenges, risks, and opportunities for artists and art educators in the years ahead.

Contributors: Marina Abramović, Dennis Adams, John Baldessari, Ute Meta Bauer, Daniel Birnbaum, Saskia Bos, Tania Bruguera, Luis Camnitzer, Michael Craig-Martin, Thierry de Duve, Clémentine Deliss, Charles Esche, Liam Gillick, Boris Groys, Hans Haacke, Ann Lauterbach, Ken Lum, Steven Henry Madoff, Brendan D. Moran, Ernesto Pujol, Raqs Media Collective, Charles Renfro, Jeffrey T. Schnapp, Michael Shanks, Robert Storr, Anton Vidokle

Questionnaires: Thomas Bayrle, Paul Chan, Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe, Piero Golia, Ann Hamilton, Matthew Higgs, Mike Kelley, Guillermo Kuitca, Shirin Neshat, Paul Ramírez-Jonas, Dana Schutz, Brian Sholis, Fred Wilson

Summary: Very Informative
Rating: 5

This book is composed of valuable essays from critical thinkers of our century. I recommend it to young artists who are wanting to understand the artworld. This book has every subject in it that should be discussed in classrooms. It holds light in to how art schools prepare students for the art world.Consider it a proffessional seminar...Multiple opinions,and voices.Very Informative.

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Giovanni Bellini

Oskar Batschmann Giovanni Bellini
Reaktion Books | 2008 | ISBN: 1861893574 | 256 pages | PDF | 23 MB

Hailed as the “savior” of Venetian painting by Jacob Burckhardt and declared by Albrecht Dürer to be the foremost painter of the city, Giovanni Bellini is a pivotal figure in the development of Italian Renaissance art. With Giovanni Bellini, renowned art historian Oskar Bätschmann charts the fraught trajectory of Bellini’s career, highlighting the crucial works that established his far-reaching influence in the Renaissance.
The artist struggled to break out of the long shadow cast by his accomplished father Jacopo and father-in-law Andrea Mantegna, and Bätschmann chronicles Bellini’s development of distinct aesthetic and painting techniques that enabled him to set himself apart. Bellini also insisted on choosing his own subjects and themes, independent of the preferences of his patron Isabella d’Este, and thus set new standards for the role of the artist.
Anchoring the analysis are a wealth of vibrant color reproductions that include such famous works as The Feast of the Gods and Madonna and Child, as well as photographs of Bellini’s lauded altar-pieces at the churches of San Giobbe, Murano, and San Zaccania. Drawing on these masterpieces, Bätschmann argues that Bellini’s artistry and skillful blending of colors created a new aesthetic more akin to music than to previous approaches to painting. And by leading viewers to understand this subtle, refined sensibility, Bellini transformed them into knowledgeable admirers of art.

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Beyond Vision: Essays on the Perception of Art

Beyond Vision: Essays on the Perception of Art

Pavel Florensky, «Beyond Vision: Essays on the Perception of Art»
Reaktion Books | ISBN: 186189130X | 2003-02-01 | PDF | 256 pages | 8.08 MB

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Beyond Vision is the first English-language collection of essays on art by the Russian polymath Pavel Florensky (1882–1937), with two introductory essays by the editor and an extensive bibliography. Florensky’s reputation as a theologian and philosopher is already established in the English-speaking world. This first collection in English of his art essays will be a revelation to those in the field.
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Hooked Scarves: 20 Easy Crochet Projects

Margaret Hubert "Hooked Scarves: 20 Easy Crochet Projects"
Creative Publishing international | English | 2006 | ISBN: 1589232682 | 96 pages | PDF | 13 MB

Contemporary crochet projects for fun, fast, fashionable scarves.
Most beginning crocheters start with scarves because these projects are quick, easy, and stylish. People who crochet continue to make lots and lots of scarves, especially when they want to indulge in special yarns. The many crafters discovering or already hooked on crochet will find the contemporary scarf projects they're looking for in Hooked Scarves. Here are 20 original designs bursting with color, texture, and fashion style. The collection includes gorgeous scarves for fashion, cozy scarves for winter, and elegant wraps for evening. The projects use widely available yarns including popular novelty yarns. Color photographs show the finished projects, the stitches close up, the yarn used, and how to make the crochet stitches step by step. Other features include a handy ruler inside the cover and a covered spiral binding. Hooked Scarves joins an exciting series of crochet project books.
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Timing for Animation, Second Edition

Tom Sito, "Timing for Animation, Second Edition"
Focal Press | 2009 | ISBN: 0240521609 | 176 pages | PDF | 5,3 MB

A classic of animation education since it first published in 1981. Copies of Timing for Animation have been sitting dog-eared and spine-split on desks and workstations around the world, wherever animation is produced for more than 25 years. All you need to breathe life into your animation is at your fingertips. All the vital techniques employed by animators worldwide are explained using dozens of clear illustrations and simple, straightforward directions. Learn how animations should be arranged in relation to each other, how much space should be used and how long each drawing should be shown for maximum dramatic effect. Fully revised and updated, the second edition includes timing for digital production, digital storyboarding in 2d, digital storyboarding in 3d, the use of After Effects and much, much more!

* Animate it right first time with these tried and tested techniques by industry legends, Halas and Whitaker. The second edition is fully updated for digital workflows, by Tom Sito, animator of Beauty and the Beast and Shrek.

* Get straight to the good stuff with simple, no-nonsense instruction on the key techniques like stretch and squash, animated cycles, overlapping, and anticipation. Learn how animations should be arranged in relation to each other, how much space should be used and how long each drawing should be shown for maximum dramatic effect.

* Fully revised, in Full color and updated, the second edition includes timing for digital production, digital storyboarding in 2d, digital storyboarding in 3d, the use of After Effects and much, much more!

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Getting into Films and Television: How to Spot the Opportunities and Find the Best Way in

Robert Angell "Getting into Films and Television: How to Spot the Opportunities and Find the Best Way in"
How to Books | English | 2009-11-15 | ISBN: 184528299X | 193 pages | PDF | 1,5 MB

Review This is an excellent publication - includes some real nuggets of information. The userfriendly print and layout ensure that even small items of advice or information are unlikely to be overlooked.A" - Newscheck The book will make an added contribution over and above the factual information about the real nature of working in the audio-visual industry. Highly recommended.A" - ScriptWriter A no-nonsense sensible handbook...a veritable treasure chest of practical information. - Empire A really useful guide to working in the media...A" Daily Telegraph

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Carved icon- stands and wooden sculpture of she Russian North

The exhibition ' Carved icon-stasis and a wooden sculpture of Russian North ' is devoted to one of the most interesting kinds of art creativity - to art wooden plastics, to the phenomenon unique and to the least investigated in old russian culture. Author-composer T.M.Koltsova.
The present catalogue includes data on 206 exhibits added written both references and the dictionary of northern carvers. Two thirds of exhibits for the first time are entered into a scientific turn.

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Down Under (Beyond Projects: The CF Sculpture Series, Book 5) by Christi Friesen

Down Under (Beyond Projects: The CF Sculpture Series, Book 5) by Christi Friesen
Don't Eat Any Bugs | 2008 | ISBN: 098023140X | English | 49 pages | PDF | 5.75 Mb

G'day! In this fifth book in Christi Friesen's Beyond Projects series, you will have a clayfully good time making polymer koalas, kangaroos, echidnas, gum tree leaves and flowers and lots more.Christi's warm writing style and helpful nudgings will stir up your creativity and imagination. Techniques include adding beads, stones and crystals to your designs, simple caning, color mixing, stylizing and surface treatments. Part project, part travelogue -- all fun! Crikey!

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Radiografie all'anima di hermansji

Radiografie all'anima di hermansji.:.
Uni Service | 2009 | 178 Pages | ISBN: 8861783686 | PDF | 5.0 MB

"28 illustrazioni arricchiscono questo romanzo “radiografico”. Un libro da odiare prima che da amare, fatto di una diagnosi con un linguaggio tutto suo. Pagine che affrontano attraverso la tecnica dello “stream of consciousness” lo scontro tra anima e corpo, i sentimenti, l’amore ed il dolore. Viene un giorno trasparente e fragile in cui cadono gli eroi, si mettono a nudo le cose e lo scontro diventa guerra. Il corpo non vuole vedere e si ostina ad andare avanti. L’anima vuole capire, contrastare le contraddizioni e rispondere al fuoco del dolore. Un libro deve crescerti dentro altrimenti non merita di essere letto. Deve mischiarsi con la vita e i pensieri di chi lo legge. Deve abbandonare il suo autore e circolare, far diventare “nuovo” autore ogni suo lettore. Caro lettore mescola questo libro con te, fallo evolvere."

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Art and Illusion by E. H. Gombrich

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Art and Illusion by E. H. Gombrich
Phaidon Press | 2000-12-15 | ISBN : 0691070008 | 356 pages | PDF | 35 Mb

Considered a great classic by all who seek for a meeting ground between science and the humanities, Art and Illusion examines the history and psychology of pictorial representation in light of present-day theories of visual perception information and learning. Searching for a rational explanation of the changing styles of art, Gombrich reexamines many ideas on the imitation of nature and the function of tradition. In testing his arguments he ranges over the history of art, noticing particularly the accomplishments of the ancient Greeks, and the visual discoveries of such masters as Leonardo da Vinci and Rembrandt, as well as the impressionists and the cubists. Gombrich's triumph in Art and Illusion arises from the fact that his main concern is less with the artists than with ourselves, the beholders.

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The Farjam Collection of Islamic Art: Exhibition 2009

The Farjam Collection of Islamic Art: Exhibition 2009
Publisher: Farjam Co. | ISBN: N/A | edition 2009 | PDF | 122 pages | 17,9 mb

The Farjam Collection, a part of Iranian Hâfez Foundation for Islamic Arts, holds several exhibitions on a variety of themes of Islamic arts throughout the year, mostly in Iran, Kish Island & Emirates. This is the catalogue of their 2009 exhibition on Islamic Arts of Iran :
Part I: 40 pgs. general introduction to the different branches of Persian Islamic art.
Part II: 80 pgs. on the arts related to the inscription and ornamentation of Qur'anic manuscripts from Iran.

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The Secret Art of by Tom Poulton

The Secret Art of by Tom Poulton - Erotic -
Erotic Print Society | 2003 | ISBN : 189899806X | 121 pages | PDF | 9.2 Mb

This volume celebrates the discovery of a body of erotic work by Slade-educated Tom Poulton, best known as an illustrator of private press books in the 1920s and 1930s. The author takes a wry look at why this artist's surprisingly explicit work is so unusual for this period.

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An artists secret sketchbook by Tom Poulton

An artists secret sketchbook by Tom Poulton - Erotic Comic
The Erotic Print Society | 1999 | ISBN : 1898998116 | 110 pages | PDF | 15 mb.

An original erotic drawing by Tom Poulton of Three Lovers.Pencil with some ink.
25cm X 37.5cm (approx.). In new off white mount.This original drawing was reproduced in the book published by The Erotic Print Society: 'An Artist's Secret Sketchbook'. This is a much more 'finished' work than the more sketched style of the majority of Poulton's drawings. An exceptional work by this master of mid-20th Century erotic art.

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El arte de Sin City

El arte de Sin City
Publisher:Norma | ISBN:8484317749 | Spanish | 139 pages | 27 MB | 2003 | Frank Miller | RAR

Poca gente pensaba, cuando se le dio carta blanca a Frank Miller para escribir y dibujar Daredevil, que este autor se convertiría en uno de los puntales del cómic americano. Después de realizar diversas obras maestras como El regreso del señor de la noche y Batman:, Miller redefinió el género negro para el noveno arte con un nuevo título, Sin City, que se convertiría en su colección emblemática. Ahora, más de diez años después, nos ofrece una recopilación de sus mejores imágenes, a la vez que muestra el proceso creativo de un mundo, de una ciudad, de una atmósfera, y de unos personajes que ya han hecho historia en el mundo del cómic.

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Polymer Clay Beads: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration

"Polymer Clay Beads: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration" by Grant Diffendaffer
Lark Books | 2008 | ISBN: 1600590241 | English | 142 pages | PDF | 10.40 Mb

Twenty different crafting methods—countless breathtaking beads, all made from easy to work with polymer clay! The varied techniques in this comprehensive skill-building book—many of which have never before been published—range from hand-formed tubes, spheres, wedges, teardrops, and baguettes to traditional mokume gane with fantastic layered effects. Add mica clay to create iridescent “ghost image” beads. Construct veneered pillow beads. Carve beads, press-mold them, or even use a cookie-cutter to get an array of fabulous shapes. Turn and form the bead on an extremely affordable craft lathe. Close-up photos show every step in the process, as well as the completed beads; some also appear as part of a finished piece of jewelry for inspiration.

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Kalem Guzeli - Calligraphy in The Civilization of Islam - Volume 2

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Dragons (Beyond Projects: The CF Sculpture Series, Book 1)

Dragons (Beyond Projects: The CF Sculpture Series, Book 1) by Christi Friesen
Don't Eat Any Bugs Productions | 2005 | ISBN: 0972817778 | English | 42 pages | PDF | 3.70 Mb

Dragons is a step by step project book explaining the process of creating dragons from polymer clay. This book will charm you with humorous dialog, creative suggestions, interesting asides, lavish pictures, and even several dragon "personality profiles". This is more than just a project book, it's fun!

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Creative Composition: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques

Harold Davis "Creative Composition: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques"
Wiley | English | 2009-10-26 | ISBN: 0470527145 | 240 pages | PDF | 37,8 MB

Sometimes you get the best results by breaking the rules, but first you have to know what the rules are! In this indispensable photography guide, renowned photographer Harold Davis first walks you through the recommended guidelines for composing great shots with your DSLR camera-and then shows you how to break free, build your own unique style, and compose beautiful images with confidence.

• Provides practical composition basics as well as the artistic tips and tricks eagerly sought by digital SLR camera lovers, who are growing in number as DSLR camera sales continue to grow
• Explores the fundamental rules of composition-then how to break those rules to take captivating and unique images
• Informs and inspires you with the author's own gorgeous examples of landscapes, portraits, close-ups, and other photos that illustrate his concepts
• Helps you jump-start your creativity by showing you new ways to see
Go beyond the basics and create a photography style that's all your own with this must-have guide.

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How to Use Shadows to Enhance Your Composition
How to Use LAB Color for Black and White Effects
Professional Photography Techniques from Harold Davis
Amazon Exclusive: Interview with Award-Winning Photographer Harold Davis

We hear you’ve written some new digital photography titles. What’s the story behind these books?
Wiley Publishing is releasing three new books of mine, Creative Close-Ups: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques , Creative Night: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques , and Creative Composition: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques . My idea with these books was to help people become better photographers by presenting the subject of digital photography in a different way.

What’s different about your approach?
They say that cameras don’t take photos, people do. It’s really true. Someone with a great eye can take masterful photos with an inexpensive camera. Therefore, it is important to know something about photo technique, but the really amazing thing is that we can conceptualize and come up with these bits and bytes that make up a photo—and they can be meaningful to people. I try to help people come up with images that are relevant and meaningful. Cameras and hardware are just tools.

What’s with all the photos in these books?
Well, everyone likes to look at striking images, so one thing my photos do in these books is get people’s attention. However, the photos play another role as well. Each photo in my book is accompanied by the story of how the photo was made and the technical data related to the photo. That way, if you’re not ready to dive into the text itself, you can learn a lot just by browsing the photos.

My feeling is that you truly do learn about photography by looking at photos. It’s much more important to look at images you admire and try and figure out why you like them than it is to read about photography. The photos in these books are baked into the DNA of the teaching strategy. By browsing through the pages, someone can learn a great deal and have an enjoyable visual experience at the same time.

What’s the most important thing that readers can get out of your new books?
I want to inspire readers to be the most creative and best photographers they can be. If you pick up one of my books, I hope you can make use of the technical content and see how the photos relate to some of your own work. The most important thing, however, is to take the ideas in the book, get out there, and do some really peddle-to-the-metal creative photography.

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The 100 Most Influential Painters & Sculptors of the Renaissance (The Britannica Guide to the World's Most Influential People)

Kathleen Kuiper "The 100 Most Influential Painters & Sculptors of the Renaissance (The Britannica Guide to the World's Most Influential People)"
Rosen Education Service | English | 2009-12-20 | ISBN: 161530004X | 376 pages | PDF | 6,7 MB

It has been said that when it comes to success, it isn't what you know, but who you know. The 100 Most Influential Painters and Sculptors of All Time is one title in this 8 book series, in which readers get the best of both worlds. Concise but information-packed biographies detail the lives and life's work of hundreds of leading individuals from an assortment of disciplines. Readers will get to know the foremost minds within science, art, writing, music, invention, politics and philosophy. Each valuable compendium offers a comprehensive index, complementary visuals, and behind-the-scenes details that reveal the very human nature behind world-changing personalities.

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The Art and Science of Social Media and Community Relations

Brian Solis,"The Art and Science of Social Media and Community Relations"
Publisher: briansolis.com | ISBN: 1384517247 | edition 2009 | PDF | 26 pages | 2.2 mb

An ebook by Brian Solis of PR 2.0 and Co-Author of Now is Gone that examines one company’s foray into Social Media.
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Mark A. Reid - Black Lenses, Black Voices: African American Film Now

Mark A. Reid - Black Lenses, Black Voices: African American Film Now
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. | 2005-04-28 | ISBN: 0742526410 | PDF | 144 pages | 1.45 MB

Black Lenses, Black Voices is a provocative look at films directed and written--and sometimes produced--by African Americans, as well as black-oriented films whose directors and or screenwriters are not black. Taking us through the development of African American independent filmmaking before and after World War II, Mark A. Reid then illustrates the unique nature of African American family, action, horror, female-centered, and independent films, such as Eve's Bayou, Jungle Fever, Shaft, Souls of Sin, Bones, Waiting to Exhale, Monster's Ball, Sankofa, and many more. Visit our website for sample chapters!

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Bryan Reynolds - Transversal Enterprises in the Drama of Shakespeare and His Contemporaries: Fugitive Explorations

Bryan Reynolds - Transversal Enterprises in the Drama of Shakespeare and His Contemporaries: Fugitive Explorations
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan | 2006-05-15 | ISBN: 1403932115 | PDF | 272 pages | 1.13 MB

Transversal Enterprises in the Drama of Shakespeare and his Contemporaries further develops the pioneering critical theory, methodology and aesthetics of "transversal poetics" as it progresses beyond both traditional parameters for analysis of early modern English literature and culture and recent trends in literary, theater, and performance studies to offer new readings of plays by Shakespeare, Peele, Jonson, Marlowe, Middleton, Dekker, Rowley, Webster, and Greene. To elucidate their theoretical and historical claims about hermeneutics, phenomenology, theology, consciousness, subjectivity, social identity, theatre and performance, Reynolds and his collaborators move "investigative-expansively" across a broad range of typically separated fields within and outside of the humanities while giving critical attention to topics that are often marginalized within the fields

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Julius Novick - Beyond the Golden Door: Jewish American Drama and Jewish American Experience

Julius Novick - Beyond the Golden Door: Jewish American Drama and Jewish American Experience
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan | 2008-05-13 | ISBN: 1403970092 | PDF | 200 pages | 1.10 MB

Clifford Odets. Arthur Miller. Paddy Chayefsky. Neil Simon. Jules Feiffer. Wendy Wasserstein. Tony Kushner. These leading American playwrights do not just happen to be Jewish: they are Jewish playwrights. They and other Jewish playwrights have written out of their own experience, for general American audiences, about what it feels like to be twentieth-century American Jews. Beyond the Golden Door is the first book devoted to showing how Jewish playwrights have dramatized the great struggle to balance Old World heritage with New World opportunity—a struggle with implications for all American ethnicities.

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Calvin Thomas - Masculinity, Psychoanalysis, Straight Queer Theory: Essays on Abjection in Literature, Mass Culture, and Film

Calvin Thomas - Masculinity, Psychoanalysis, Straight Queer Theory: Essays on Abjection in Literature, Mass Culture, and Film
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan | 2008-05-13 | ISBN: 0230600085 | PDF | 240 pages | 1.53 MB

Using Lacanian psychoanalysis and queer theory to explore the unstable relationship between heterosexual masculine identity and cultural representation, this book examines the ways straight men are queered and abjected in literature, theory, and film.

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French-Inspired Jewelry: Creating with Vintage Beads, Buttons & Baubles

"French-Inspired Jewelry: Creating with Vintage Beads, Buttons & Baubles" by Kaari Meng
Lark Books | 2007 | ISBN: 1600590969 | English | 143 pages | PDF | 18.60 Mb

Celebrated designer Kaari Meng—owner of the Hollywood-based store, French General—invites beaders along to learn all about her distinctive French flea market style. Meng’s projects charm with their vintage flair and feminine beauty, yet all require very little experience to make. Follow Kaari as she digs through her vast personal archives of classic beads and creates unique pieces; along the way she teaches all the basic techniques, from simple wirework to bezel setting, and explains how to build a bead collection, develop a palette, and get exquisite results from easy-to-find reproduction beads. All the chapters are organized by places of inspiration throughout the French countryside, each with its own color scheme and special necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and hair ornaments to craft.

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Paul Jackson - The Pop-Up Book: Step-by-Step Instructions for Creating Over 100 Original Paper Projects

Paul Jackson - The Pop-Up Book: Step-by-Step Instructions for Creating Over 100 Original Paper Projects

Paul Jackson - The Pop-Up Book: Step-by-Step Instructions for Creating Over 100 Original Paper Projects
Publisher: An Owl Book/New York | 1996 | ISBN 0805028846 | PDF | 162 pages | 104 MB

Pop-ups are three-dimensional cut-and-folded paper constructions that are widely used for children's books and greeting cards. They have a magical appeal as they mysteriously fold and unfold. Expanding on pop-up material covered in his earlier The Encyclopedia of Origami & Papercraft (LJ 3/1/92), Jackson offers an instructional guide leading the craftsperson through an introductory section of basics to sections covering techniques and original design. The step-by-step projects are exercises in technique only, with complex constructions shown as examples. Like the author's previous books, this one is notable for its clear instructions and bright, colorful illustrations. For users of all ages; highly recommended for public libraries.

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INTRODUCTION
Basics
TECHNIQUES
* One-piece Techniques
* Single Slit
* Double Slit
* Other Techniques
* Multi-piece Techniques
DESIGN
* How to Design Your Own Pop-ups
* Single Hearts
* Double Hearts
* Hearts with Arrows
Gallery
Index
Acknowledgements

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Color: A Multidisciplinary Approach (repost)

Heinrich Zollinger "Color: A Multidisciplinary Approach"
Wiley-VCH | 2000-01-18 | ISBN: 3906390187 | 268 pages | PDF | 3,4 MB

Who is not attracted, fascinated or even amazed by the world of colors? First of all there are the painters of course, but also biologists and mineralogists are interested in colors of the living and the inorganic, 'dead', world. There are neuroscientists, psychologists and ophthalmologists, who study the sensation of color vision and the processing of color stimuli in the eye and the brain. Physicists and chemists investigate color science, i.e. the various causes of color. Interior designers know how the colors of furniture and textiles can influence our condition. In all cultures, colors play a central role due to their symbolic content. All Languages have special terms to describe colors and colorfulness. Visual artists play with colors to reflect the world, perhaps to alienate it, and to give us an idea of their personal point of view. Many other examples of the influence of colors on our daily life, our culture could be found...

The 'exact' science cannot understand color phenomena. This really fascinating book, written in a style that is understandable for an interested layman, deals with all the varied facets of this subject.

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Enchanting Elves. Paint Elven Worlds and Fantasy Characters

Barbara Lanza - Enchanting Elves
F+W Media | 2009 | ISBN 1600613071 | 128 pages | JPG | 57.8 Mb

Learn the basics of painting elves, sprites, gnomes and dwarves in natural surroundings. This book is suitable for beginners yet realistic enough to expand skills and provide inspiration. Materials, techniques and step-by-step demonstrations go from simple to more intermediate. The demonstrations feature individuals and groups, from simple subjects without backgrounds to those with various background elements. This book covers watercolour techniques in a popular, sweet style that makes this unique in its appeal.

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The Gallery of Illustration for Shakespeare’s dramatic works

John Boydell The Gallery of Illustration for Shakespeare’s dramatic works
George Barrie, Philadelphia | 1884 | ISBN: N/A | 201 pages | DJVU | 50 MB

A selection of prints from an important series of illustrations of scenes from Shakespeare's plays. They are based on paintings commissioned by John Boydell (1719-1804) from leading British artists for his Shakespeare Gallery, a phenomenally successful project credited with changing the course of English painting by creating a market for historical and literary works. Boydell issued the first set of engravings based on the paintings in 1791, then published a nine-volume folio edition in 1802, and two-volume elephant folios of all the engravings based on the paintings in the gallery in 1803. These prints proved highly influential, "used repeatedly to illustrate the works of Shakespeare, and they appear in all sorts of modified, adapted, and borrowed forms in engravings and drawings that accompany the plays. Producers, directors and critics were all part of that public exposed to the Boydell prints" (Rusche).

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Queer Cinema in Europe

Robin Griffiths "Queer Cinema in Europe"
Intellect Ltd | English | 2008-08-11 | ISBN: 1841500798 | 192 pages | PDF | 2,2 MB

Queer cinema has gained scholarly attention in recent years as a manifestation of the conflicts, anxieties, and liberation of European sexuality. Robin Griffiths’ Queer Cinema in Europe, the first anthology of its kind, probes the questions and implications of sex, gender, and identity in contemporary European filmmaking. An esteemed group of contributors discuss the varieties of lesbian and gay representation to deconstruct and redefine notions of national identity and culture in a diverse European context. This volume explores a wide scope of films, directors, and genres to forge a new understanding of what it means to be queer in the twenty-first century.

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Rizos de Papel (quilling ) by Jacqueline Lee

Rizos de Papel (quilling ) by Jacqueline Lee
Publisher: Klutz Latino | July 30, 2006 | ISBN : 987107851X | 55 pages | PDF | 18.5 Mb

The centuries-old art form of curling strips of paper to make decorative scrollwork doodads is explained through step-by-step projects in this interactive activity book. Thirty projects and all of the craft materials needed to complete them—100 brightly colored paper strips, a twirling wand, googly eyes, and glue—are included.

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