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The five essential concepts to make powerful, unique paintings - design dynamic composition, simplify values, work with colour, use texture, and bring it all together with a focal point. 128 pages with colour illustrations on almost all pages. Book and dust jacket in as new condition.
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The 5 Essentials in every Powerful Painting
by Ramon Kelley
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ABC of Egypt (history, costum, jewels)
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Three sections; The Pharaohs, The Copts, The Moslems and the clothes, ornaments, styles, techniques, materials.86 pages with illustrations throughout many in colour. Book in very good condition with minor stain to edge pages 83-86. foxing to top leading edge and minor wear to cover.
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Aboriginal Rock Art of Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory of Australia
by David Welch
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Aboriginal peoples have lived in Kakadu for at least 50,000 years. An endless number of high rock shelters provided pleasant living conditions and an abundance of food and water resources gave plenty of leisure time. There are several distinct styles of art beginning with Mimi Art, then X-ray Art, Pre-estuarine Period, Estuarine Period, and "Contact" Period. 86 pages with 86 colour illustrations and 2 maps. Book in near fine condition.
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Aboriginality: Contemporary Aboriginal Paintings & Prints
by Jennifer Isaacs
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Contemporary painters and print makers reveal an exciting meld of cultural traditions and techniques - the results are often stunning, always varied and innovative. Each artist shares a pride in and a commitment to their living culture. 144 pages including 85 paintings and prints by 25 Aboriginal artists. Book in very good condition ex library with small writing on publishing page and remnants of borrowing sleaves on back end papers and front and back end papers show wear. Dust jacket in very good condition in clear wrapper with a sticker on spine and two on back.
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Aboriginal Art
by Charles P Mountford
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Part of The Arts in Australia series. Aboriginal art expressed on different mediums, in different settings, and using different materials. 32 pages with 4 colour and 22 black and white illustrations. Book in very good+ condition with previous owners details on first page.
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Aboriginal Bark Canoes of the Murray Valley
by Robert Edwards
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A detailed examination of bark canoes as an important aspect of Aboriginal life. The author tells why the riverine Aborigines developed the art of making such canoes, where and how they were used, and how, like many other Aboriginal crafts, it declined rapidly after the advent of Europeans settlers. 80 pages with 45 pages with black and white photos or drawings and 4 pages of colour photos. Book in near fine condition. Dust jacket intact but with a tear and chip on back.
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Against Fashion: Clothing as Art, 1850-1930
by Radu Stern
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The late nineteenth-century invention of fashion as we understand it today inspired avant-garde artists to create an art form to counter commercial fashion. They appropriated clothing as an art form that could break through the traditional boundaries of art to act directly on life. The development of clothing and contributions to it from various artistic movements and key figures. 205 pages with over 100 illustrations, many in colour. Book in very good+ condition ex library with small stamp on first, last and inside back cover. Dust jacket in very good condition in clear wrapper with sticker on spine and back.
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Age of Extremes, The Short Twentieth Century 1914-1991
by Eric Hobsbawm
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The events that brought us from the Russian Revolution to the brink of the millennium - the breakdown of the Old World, the lack of international accord, the failure of the arts, and the influence of the Third World. 627 pages with 68 illustrations. Book in very good+ condition with minor foxing. Dust jacket in very good+ condition with minor wear.
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The Age of Rococo
by Terisio Pignatti
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Translated from the Italian original by Lorna Andrade. The first half of the 18th century is perhaps the most exquisitely stylish period in European art - the Rococo was an aristocratic style and one after the other the courts of Europe followed the lead of Versailles. Delicate, swirling, feminine and frivolous it was to be felt in all the arts. 157 pages with 69 colour plates. Book and dust jacket in near fine condition.
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll
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The first full-colour illustration edition by a major artist of the author's delightful children's tale. 128 pages with 35 colour paintings and some black and white illustrations. Book and dust jacket in near fine condition. Previous owners name and a date on first page and a full page dissertation of the subject on second page.
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All Colour Book of Art Deco
by Dan Klein
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The look and pace of life in the 1920s is brilliantly captured - everything was influenced by the new and distinctive designs of those years. 72 pages with numerous colour photographs throughout. Book and dust jacket in near fine condition.
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All Colour Book of Egyptian Mythology
by Richard Patrick
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Ancient Egyptian beliefs and various gods and animals they worshipped - the world of the Nile gods unfolded by a series of beautiful pictures. 72 pages with 100 colour plates. Book in as new condition. Dust jacket in very good+ condition with small tear top spine. This is a large book but no increase in postage in Australia.
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All Colour Book of Roman Mythology
by Peter Croft
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The evolution of Roman religion from a hut on the Palatine to the Basilica of Saint Peter's from the Forum to the ends of the earth. The foundation in fact of the era of European civilisation. 72 pages with colour illustrations on all but two pages. Book in very good condition with previous owners name and date on first page and names of the gods written in pencil on last end papers. Cover has some wear (see photo). No dust jacket.
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America & Europe: A Century of Modern Masters
by Richard Bellsey
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The catalogue from the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection shown in Australia 1979/80. 175 pages with 108 colour reproductions followed by text discussing each of the paintings. Book in very good condition with the cover showing wear (see photo).
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The Ancient Greeks
by M I Finley
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Who were the Greeks - the life and thought and achievements of the ancient Greeks. 204 pages with 24 Plates and 2 maps. Book in good condition with tanning to margins.
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Ancient Egypt, The Great Discoveries: A Year-by-Year Chronicle
by Nicholas Reeves
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All periods of Ancient Egyptian history from Predynastic to Roman, and all areas from the Delta to Nubia - a gloriously illustrated history of discovery from 1799 to present, and a showcase for the greatest finds, and also a superb reference to an extraordinary civilization. 256 pages with 598 illustrations, 234 in colour. Book and dust jacket in as new condition. This is a large book (29x25x2.5 cm) but no increase in postage in Australia.
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Ancient Egypt
by Lionel Casson
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Part of Great Ages of Man series. The Egyptian culture must have had the stability which comes from successful adaptation to environment, otherwise the same expression could not have survived for three thousand years. That stability enabled their greatness and power. 192 pages with numerous colour and black and white illustrations. Book in good+ condition with wear to cover the main issue (see photo). This is a large book but no increase in postage in Australia.
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Ancient Rome
by Michael Davison
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An artistic heritage that remains unsurpassed in scope, diversity, and sheer grandeur - the art of the Roman Empire. Forty five examples of this extraordinary legacy with informative commentary. 112 pages with 45 colour illustrations, including 4 fold outs, and a detailed map. Book in near fine condition.
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Art Appreciation
by Margaret Dobson
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The book in mainly about the visual arts written to heighten the pleasure of viewing. 186 pages with 12 colour and 150 black and white illustrations. Book in good condition ex library with stamps and stickers inside front cover and on first two pages, stamp on title, preface, page 101, conclusion, last page and inside back cover. Pages 93-98 have come away from binding, bottom 7cm of title page has come away from binding , page 159 has 9cm tear to bottom, some pages have minor foxing and some tanning to pages. Cover has wear and reference on spine (see photos).
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Art Workshop
by Denise Kirk
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A fresh approach to drawing and painting - a comprehensive programme for beginners to take them from inspiration and basic drawing right through to portraits. 154 pages with colour and black and white illustrations throughout. Book in near fine condition with previous owners name on first page. This is a large book but no increase in postage in Australia.
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