More than two dozen original full-page illustrations, rendered in a style reminiscent of Art Nouveau, depict graceful winged creatures surrounded by borders of roses, bleeding hearts, dogwood blossoms, and other flowers.
Originally completed in the year 1002 and not meant for the public eye, this engrossing collection of anecdotes, observations, and gossip by a court lady to the Empress Teishi is a remarkable portrait of court life during the height of Japan's Heian period.
Volume 1 of the definitive English translation of one of the most important philosophical works of the 19th century, the basic statement in one important stream of post-Kantian thought.
Exemplary reprint of 16th-century classic. Covers classical architectural remains, Renaissance revivals, classical orders, more. 216 plates. ". . . the most influential book published in the history of architecture." — Art in America.
A "grand declaration of war," this 1888 polemic examines what we worship and why. Intended by Nietzsche as an introduction to his philosophy, it assails "idols" of Western philosophy and culture.
This magnificently decorated edition features Poe's complete poems plus his most important critical essays on the form. Poe's dark obsessions find a perfect match in W. Heath Robinson's haunting illustrations.
Step-by-step instructions explain and illustrate how to create elaborate, hypnotic mandalas. Make your own templates, follow suggestions for patterns, complete unfinished designs, colour samples, and use other tips to perfect your skills.
Practical guide teaches elegant 18th-century writing style. Each letterform demonstrated stroke by stroke with clear explanation. Write quotations, poems, invitations, more. Numerous black-and-white illus. Bibliography.
In over 400 drawings, the famous teacher details each section of the body from the skeletal level through the process of adding muscles to "life" form, showing front, back, and side views throughout.
This volume collects all four of Shinn's empowering classics — including The Game of Life and How to Play It — offering a wealth of affirmations and real-life success stories.
The tangram's challenge lies in arranging seven geometrical pieces — a square, rhomboid, and five triangles — into a variety of different shapes. These 700 absorbing puzzles include complete solutions.
Multitude of strangely beautiful natural forms: Radiolaria, Foraminifera, Ciliata, diatoms, calcareous sponges, Tubulariidae, Siphonophora, Semaeostomeae, star corals, starfishes, much more. All images in black and white.