A comprehensive, yet flexible and holistic approach to the human body for artists, Roberto Osti’s method of teaching anatomy is exhaustive, but never loses sight of the fact that this understanding sh
Inspired by the Charles Darwin bicentennial, The Art of Evolution presents a collection of essays by international scholars renowned for their groundbreaking work on Darwin. The book not only includes
Photographer, author, philanthropist Anne Geddes has thrilled fans for the past twenty-four years with her calendars showcasing her whimsical, evocative, and iconic photographs of babies. Her twenty-f
“A curator, a paintings conservator, a photographer, and a conservation scientist walk into a bar.” What happens next? In lively and accessible prose, color science expert Roy S. Berns helps the reade
First published in 1856, The Grammar of Ornament remains a design classic. Its inspiration came from pioneering British architect and designer Owen Jones (1809-1874), who produced a comprehensive desi
The recent availability of large-scale geo-tagged images on social and photo-sharing websites has spurred a growing interest in developing automatic methods for image geolocalization. The challenges o
Lauded for its accessibility and beautiful design, this text has given thousands of students and professionals the tools to create effective, compelling maps. Using a wealth of illustrations--most in
Among the many successes of the Soviet Union were inaugural space flight – ahead of the United States – and many other triumphs related to aviation. Aviators and cosmonauts enjoyed heroic status in th
Jim Blanchard's work from 1982–2002 intersected with punk rock, grunge, psychedelia, alternative comics, “zine” culture, portraiture, and “girlie” art. The book gathers Blanchard’s art into a cohesive
This book examines how Massachusetts Normal Art School became the alma materpar excellence for generations of art educators, designers, and artists. The founding myth of American art education is the
Learn the ABCs of quilting with best-selling author and television personality Alex Anderson! She's taught hundreds of thousands to quilt, and she's back with this simple, fun guide to quilting basics
See how nature is connected with this collection of 50 information charts. A first introduction to the natural world that looks at the myriad ways in which plants and animals have adapted to give them
Every month in this stunning 12-month wall calendar shows a big beautiful photograph of a featured element and gives information and interesting anecdotes about the history and use of the element. Fea
A first introduction to the natural world that looks at the myriad ways in which plants and animals have adapted to give themselves the best chance of survival.Natural World explores and explains why
An Objective Look at Some of the Bible's Strangest StoriesGenesis offers helpful answers to the biggest questions in life--Why are we here? What is God like? Why so much evil and pain?But today's read
Good typography is good web design. The limit of only having a fist-full of fonts to choose from is no longer an excuse for boring typography; webfonts allow you to choose from a vast selection of typ
Claudio Gobbi (*1971 in Ancona) has been working since 2007 on the systematic recording of Armenian religious architecture from the Middle Ages to the present. Besides the photographer’s own photograp
This interdisciplinary volume in the AVISTA series is the first book to focus solely on the north transept of Reims Cathedral, the portion of the gothic building that served as the canonsa€? primary e
Between the First and Second World Wars, Germany under the Weimar Republic was the scene of one of the most creative periods in film history. Through the silent era to the early years of sound, the vi
The real-life cases in Pediatrics in Review popular Index of Suspicion feature have intrigued and educated medical professionals for many years with unique cases to review and evaluate. Now the renown
The Complete Human Body, Second Edition is the definitive illustrated guide to the human body as we know it today, from its development and form to its functions and disorders. Mysteries remain, but w
The manuscript known as the Hungarian Angevin Legendary, made for Hungarian royal patrons, is an extraordinary relic of medieval book illumination. Dispersed in four countries and six collections, the
Offers an examination of the recurring abstract geometric images that accompany the figurative cave art of Ice Age humans, delving into the mystery of the possible meaning of these symbols and suggest
The new phenomenon of jazz music took the world by storm in the 1920s and 1930s. This book provides a timely analysis of the relationship between jazz and recording and broadcast technologies in the e
144 Astrological Archetypes that reveal more about you than you knew about yourself. Secrets of the Combined Astrology is a comprehensive work focusing on the 144 combinations created when the 12 Chin
Gardeners are inherently curious. They make note of a plant label in a botanical garden and then go home to learn more. They pick up fallen blossoms to examine them closer. They spend hours reading pl
Bicycle showcases classic and cutting-edge bicycles and traces the evolution of cycling from the nineteenth century to today.From BMX and mountain biking to track and road racing, this comprehensive f
Despite having undergone radical shifts in its significance as a political and cultural center, as a hub of the national bureaucracy, as a symbolic and religious center, and as a site for the producti
