The meditative state associated with Zen philosophy inspired the creation of these soothing patterns. More than 30 pages of repetitive images feature graceful, sinuous lines and swirling circular...
Thirty full-page images depict men and women in Victorian regalia adorned with goggles and gears against moody background mashups of butterflies, flowers, and stars with locomotives, hot-air...
Writing, according to Panayotis Tournikiotis, has always exerted a powerful influence on architecture. Indeed, the study of modern architecture cannot be separated from a fascination with the texts...
Nearly 200 examples exhibit the wide range of Islamic art, including hexagon and octagon designs, combinations of stars and rosettes, and many variations on other geometric patterns.
Carefully designed to promote mindfulness and inner peace, 31 mesmerizing illustrations encourage expressive and experimental coloring. Abstract, organic forms swirl with tendrils, fins, pods,...
Attractive couples model fashionable apparel worn from the 1860s through 1910: frock coats, trousers, top hats for the men; gowns with hoop skirts, softly draped bustles, and bloomers for the...
The second of the great Surrealist's collage novels, this profoundly bizarre work was first published in Paris in 1930. Humor and irony abound in its expression of religious ecstasy and carnal...
Colorists who love fantasy art and mermaids in particular will rejoice in this original collection of 31 imaginative illustrations of sea-dwellers amid crashing waves, coral reefs, and other...
FIRST LECTURE. Introduction. Reversibility and IrreversibilitySECOND LECTURE. Thermodynamic States of Equilibrium in Dilute SolutionsTHIRD LECTURE. Atomic Theory of MatterFOURTH LECTURE. Equation...
2018 Reprint of 1966 Edition. Mao's work was originally compiled by an office of the PLA Daily (People's Liberation Army Daily) as an inspirational political and military document. In it...
Brief, clear, and well written, this introduction to abstract algebra bridges the gap between the solid ground of traditional algebra and the abstract territory of modern algebra. The only...
Twenty puzzles take kids on an international sightseeing junket, where they'll take a close look at the Taj Mahal, Eiffel Tower, Parthenon, and other famous landmarks. Includes captions and...
Ilya Prigogine won the 1977 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his contributions to non-equilibrium thermodynamics. This groundbreaking 1962 monograph, written for researchers and graduate students in...
"Price emerges as one of his most complex characters in this entertaining and touching biography," observed The New York Times of Vincent Price: A Daughter's Biography. In this candid...
The entire corpus of Brahms' short piano pieces is contained in this volume, including the delightful and familiar Waltzes, the Scherzo in E-flat Minor, and many more. The music is reproduced...
Simple and straightforward guide takes you step żeby step through the entire process of creating copperplate lettering: the nine basic strokes, lower-case and upper-case letters, how to join...
Part I: The Nature of ArchitecturePart II: The Elements of ArchitecturePart III: The Elements of CompositionPart IV: Primary Rules of CompositionPart V: The Program of the BuildingPart VI: The...
Images from a broad span of Rackham's career include Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and some rarely seen magazine work.
This affordable edition includes all 15 of Schubert's sonatas, reprinted from the authoritative and extremely expensive Breitkopf & Hartel edition.
Extraordinarily beautiful and decorative letters of the alphabet — imaginatively ornamented with royal and saintly figures, mythical creatures, knights in battle, flora and fauna, more.
This handsome reprint of a rare 1930s catalog displays the interiors and exteriors of Sears-designed homes. Illustrations of 68 houses, including measured floor plans, depict such attractive...
The conceptual history of cognitive science remains for the most part unwritten. In this groundbreaking book, Jean-Pierre Dupuy--one of the principal architects of cognitive science in...
1. Introduction Temperature Heat and Work Reversibility Perssure-Volume Work2. The First Principle of Thermodynamics Energy Enthalpy Thermochemistry and Hess's Law Heat Capacity Kirchhoff's...
In this readable, well-researched history, a distinguished authority on musical instruments offers a concise survey of the evolution of trumpets, trombones, bugles, cornets, French horns, tubas,...