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Decorative arts

Hardcover. This is a handbook for anyone interested in bringing a creative, contemporary approach to the ancient craft of blacksmithing, and for those already hooked who want to improve and expand their skills. Num Pages: 160 pages, diagrams, 200 colour photos. BIC Classification: AFT; WF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 266 x 225 x 16. Weight in Grams: 826. Design and Techniques. 160 pages, diagrams, 200 colour photos. This is a handbook for anyone interested in bringing a creative, contemporary approach to the ancient craft of blacksmithing, and for those already hooked who want to improve and expand their skills. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: AFT; WF. Dimension: 266 x 225 x 16. Weight: 820.
Publisher
Crowood Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861264282
ISBN
9781861264282
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.74

Paperback. In this volume, Professor Peter Sulzer has gathered together Jean Prouve's most notable buildings, including the Maison du Peuple in Clichy near Paris and the club house at Buc airport. Also presented are examples of Prouve's furniture designs from the 1930s and 1940s. Num Pages: 171 pages, 617 illustrations. BIC Classification: AFT; AMB; AMC; TNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 300 x 240 x 14. Weight in Grams: 977.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Birkhauser Switzerland
Number of pages
171
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9783764366957
ISBN
9783764366957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.99

Paperback. Series: Studio Designer S. Num Pages: 78 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: AFPS; AFT; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 125 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Wardell Publications Canada
Number of pages
78
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Studio Designer Series
Condition
New
SKU
V9780919985216
ISBN
9780919985216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.93

Paperback. .
Publisher
C & T Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607059691
ISBN
9781607059691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.65

Hardback. From 1650 to 1900 Paris was the undisputed centre of fashion and taste in Europe. This book traces the story of Parisian decorative arts from the reign of Louis XIV to the triumph of art nouveau, through a selection of 150 masterpieces from the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Series: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Num Pages: 608 pages, 800 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DDN; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; AFT; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 254 x 51. Weight in Grams: 3752.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
Slp
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300191295
ISBN
9780300191295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 248.67
€ 193.10

Paperback. Wrought iron has been used as a decorative element in architecture from the eleventh century to the twentieth. At first a device to strengthen and embellish doors, wrought iron was soon adopted for free-standing screens and railings, examples of which can still be seen in churches and cathedrals. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 32 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AFT; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 150 x 2. Weight in Grams: 84. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9780747804413
ISBN
9780747804413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.59

Hardcover. Num Pages: 372 pages, 275 illustrations, 220 in colour. BIC Classification: AFT; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 288 x 215 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1676.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
372
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500015018
ISBN
9780500015018
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.97
€ 58.89

hardcover. Craft Capitalism focuses on Hamilton, Ontario, and demonstrates how the preservation of traditional work arrangements, craft mobility networks, and other aspects of craft culture ensured that craftsworkers in that city enjoyed an essentially positive introduction to industrial capitalism. Series: Canadian Social History Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; AFT; HBJK; HBLW; HBTK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802091277
ISBN
9780802091277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.06

Hardcover. From cigarette cases and watches to compacts and lighters, a range of portable, exquisitely crafted classics from the Art Deco era Num Pages: 272 pages, 436 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 240. .
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500518311
ISBN
9780500518311
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.96

Hardcover. This catalogue of illuminated manuscripts in the V&A's National Art Library provides a history of an art form over eight centuries. It documents not only the practice of medieval and Renaissance illumination, but also the survival of medieval book-making crafts alongside printing in the post-Renaissance period. Num Pages: 1316 pages, 1200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AC; AFT; AKD; AKLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 263 x 140. Weight in Grams: 9000.
Publisher
V & A Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
1316
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
3 volumes, slipcased
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851776498
ISBN
9781851776498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 296.03
€ 269.74

Hardback. The Day of the Dead is a festival of culture and youth, a celebration of life in death.The beautiful rituals, the sugar skulls, the costumes and the festivities have grown into a massive counter culture: art, movies, cartoons and literature have been consumed by the brilliant power of the Day of the Dead, tendered here in this lively new book. Series: Inspirations & Techniques. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; ACXD; AFTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 303 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1696.
Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New Ill
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783616091
ISBN
9781783616091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.64

Paperback. Making twenty-two simple but useful adjuncts to the tool kit for bench and lathe use, none taking any more than 3 to 4 hours or involving special materials, yet each able to save considerable time in use as well as aiding accuracy. With working drawings, photographs and sketches etc. Series: Workshop Practice. Num Pages: 114 pages, 93 black & white photographs; 52 plans & scale diagrams. BIC Classification: AFT; AGZ; WKDW. Category: (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 209 x 151 x 5. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Special Interest Model Books
Number of pages
114
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780852428863
ISBN
9780852428863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Hardcover. This volume presents research on craft workers within and outside the guild structure of the Muslim Mediterranean world. Individual chapters range from the Ottoman Empire to traditional style crafts in 20th century Turkey and Egypt such as tanning or the manual production of copper vessels. Series: Islamic Mediterranean. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 b/w pictures. BIC Classification: 1FB; AFT; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 37. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860647000
ISBN
9781860647000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.94
€ 136.24

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783611409
ISBN
9781783611409
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.60

Hardcover. A survey of the range of craft disciplines and key practitioners from the pre-World War I years to the 1990s. It shows how the crafts movement emerged in response to generalized anxiety about the production, commodification and consumption of objects in an industrialised society. Num Pages: 496 pages, 284 b/w + 222 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AC; AFT; WF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 316 x 256 x 45. Weight in Grams: 3322.
Publisher
Bard Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
y First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300077803
ISBN
9780300077803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.13
€ 54.82

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 141 colour photos. BIC Classification: AFT; AKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 332 x 21. Weight in Grams: 876.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764351457
ISBN
9780764351457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. The story of the world's most famous jeweller and his priceless creations Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: ACV; AFKG; AFT; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Pan
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330440240
ISBN
9780330440240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.84

Paperback. An excellent antidote to the stresses of modern life, Calming Celtic Colouring will relax your mind and allow you to focus on the simple pleasure of colouring in. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AFTC; WF; WZS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780717170203
ISBN
9780717170203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.37

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, 285 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; AFKG; AFTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764345586
ISBN
9780764345586
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.27

Paperback. This book is a thorough and practical discourse on how to use the lathe for all types of milling work. Next to turning, the most valuable use of the lathe is for milling operations, either using the lathe itself to drive the cutters or by extending its scope by adding a separate milling attachment. Series: Workshop Practice. Num Pages: 126 pages, 135 black & white photographs; 38 scale diagrams; 7 tables of data. BIC Classification: AFT; AGZ; WKDW. Category: (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 214 x 210 x 33. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Special Interest Model Books
Number of pages
126
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780852428405
ISBN
9780852428405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Joining metal by one form or another of soft and hard soldering, or brazing with various alloys, are run-of-the-mill jobs in model and light engineering workshops. Tubal Cain examines the processes, equipment, materials and explains what is happening in the joints as they are made. Series: Workshop Practice. Num Pages: 136 pages, 70 black & white photographs; 40 graphs & scale diagrams; 18 tables of data. BIC Classification: AFT; AGZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Special Interest Model Books England
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780852428450
ISBN
9780852428450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. A comprehensive exposition of the structure of steels and the effects of different heat treatments, particularly in respect of tools. With accurate colour temperature charts. Series: Workshop Practice. Num Pages: 124 pages, 4 pages of colour photographs; 32 black & white photographs; 34 graphs, tables and diagra. BIC Classification: AFT; AGZ; WDH; WKDW. Category: (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 209 x 149 x 6. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
Special Interest Model Books
Number of pages
124
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780852428375
ISBN
9780852428375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. A fundamental requirement of the lathe operation is the ability to hold any workpiece securely on the machine. In this book, the author discusses all the practical aspects of the subject, with photographs to illustrate specific points. Series: Workshop Practice. Num Pages: 112 pages, 88 black & white photographs; 56 plans & scale drawings. BIC Classification: AFT; AGZ; WKDW. Category: (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Special Interest Model Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Condition
New
SKU
V9780852429082
ISBN
9780852429082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Num Pages: 144 pages, 228 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 226 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1202.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764346569
ISBN
9780764346569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 35.59

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