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Starstone Publishing,, 1991. Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Good. Clean text. Scuffing on the cover and price tag shadow on back. Illustrated. Includes techniques and topical selections (designs, elementary mathematics, monsters, hands, animals, etc.) References. Map. 57pp. ... more information

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The Museum of Modern Art, New York,, 1966. Paperback. Very Good. An exhibition organized by The Museum of Modern Art. Includes an explanation of printmaking techniques. Artists include (among others) Dubuffet, Giacometti, Baskin, Bontecou, Picasso, Rauschenberg, Johns, de Kooning and Hockney.48pp. Clean text. ... more information

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Keystone Books,, 1960. Paperback. Good. Unmarked. Notes, Articles, Fragments of letters and talks to students, bearing on the concept and techniques of picture making, the study of art generally, and on appreciation. compiled by Margery Ryerson. Introduction by Forbes Watson.Index. 284pp. Some bumps and edge wear on cover. ... more information

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W W Norton & Co Inc (Np),, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good. Clean, tight book with dust jacket. Extensively illustrated. An artist's guide to using the computer most effectively as a tool offers readers a conceptual, hands-on approach to drawing, animation, sculpture, special effects, and film on the PC. Foreword by Arno Penzias. Introduction by Timothy Binkley. Topics range from proportion and perspective to computer-controlled art. Bibliography. Index. Groundbreaking book when issued, by a pioneer i... more information

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art,, 1968. Paperback. Good. Exhibition catalogue. Foreword by Thomas P. F. Hoving. Preface by Millard Meiss. Includes Glossary. Index. Examines fresco painting from the early Renaissance to Mannerism. Includes illustrations of frescoes by many artists of the period. 70 black and white illustrations, 30 color illustrations of frescos, paintings. Photographic details. Includes bibliography. Softcover. 233 pages. Measures 6 3/4 by 9 1/2 inches.Introduction covers technique of mura... more information

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National Palace Museum,, 1967. Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Very Good. Clean text. Illustrated. Includes "The Doctrine of the Mean and Chinese Art" by Chiang Fu-Ts'ung, "Some Bamboo Carving Techniques of the Ming Dynasty" by Na Chih-Liang, "The Identity of Yang Mei-Tzu and the Paintings of Ma Yuan, Part II" by Chiang Chao-Shen, etc. 17pp. ... more information

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art ,, 1996. Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Good. Clean text. Black marker rectangle on front cover. Extensively illustrated. 54pp. Bibliography. First section places some of the discoveries about the stuiolo and places the room in an art historical context. The second section presents technical discoveries and conservation techniques used to stabilize and preserve the paneling. ... more information

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The Asian Art Museum,, 2008. Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Like New. Gallery brochure for March 18ÐNovember 24, 2008 exhibition. 14pp. 7 reproductions and artist statements. The six artists Ñ Kim Jeeun, Kwon Hyuk, Lee Chunghie, Oh Soonhee, Youn Soonran, and Yang Sang-hoon Ñ whose works is included have transformed into modern expressions the materials and techniques used in traditional Korean crafts. ... more information

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art,, 2002. Saddle-stitched (Stapled) binding. Very Good. The focus of this issue is a single work: The Beatus Manuscripts of the tenth to the thirteenth cenutry. Glossy pictorial cover and extensively illustrated. 56 pages; Notes. References. Includes section on techniques and materials of the Beatus, with conservation illustrations. Bump on cover. ... more information

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Discover Art Series,, 1995. VHS. Very Good. Simple rules that help perfect technique by correcting problems with proportion, perspective, and depth. Approximately 62 minutes. In original package ... more information

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Fine Arts Museum Of San Francisco,, 2006. Paperback. Good. Revised edition. Clean text. Chapters on design, weaving technique, the history of the collection and structural aspects. Bibliography. Index. 328pp. Bump on back cover. Revised and expanded from the original 1976 exhibition catalog by the same author, this excellent work shows the growth of the tapestry collection at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the advances made in scholarship during the past 15 years. The product of both planned p... more information

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Published for Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service by Smithsonian Institution Press,, 1981. Paperback. Very Good. Clean book. Tight binding. Exhibition catalogue. Chronology. 49 illustrations, many in color. Mary Cassatt was also an excellent printmaker. After experimenting with different printmaking techniques like etching and aquatint she finally discovered drypoint combined with aquatint as her favorite intaglio process. Her prints show a strong influence of Japanese prints and later o... more information

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Smithsonian Books,, 1998. Oversized Paperback. Like New. Published to mark the 25th anniversary of the Renwick Gallery. Kenneth R. Trapp writes on the 25 years at the Renwick Gallery. Howard Risatti writes on metaphysical implications of function, material, and technique in craft. Colorplate sections cover clay, fiber, glass, metal, wood. Chronology of the Renwick Gallery and of the James Renwick alliance. Artists' biographies. 192pp. ... more information

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North Light Books,, 2006. Hardcover. New. Introduction to every commonly used drawing medium, including charcoal, Conte and graphite. Illustrated overivew of the history of portrait drawing. Time Honored methods for drawing accurately. Insightes on how to capture likeness, mood and essence of your subject. Advice on posing a subject. 9 in-depth, step-by-step drawing demonstrations. 144pp. Extensively illustrated in color throughout. No dust jacket. ... more information

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Metropolitan Museum of Art,, 1968. Hardcover. Good. Exhibition catalogue. Clean, tight book. Some scuffing on unclipped dust jacket. Introduces thirty-seven individual works of pictorial embroidery from the first half of the fifteenth century. Discusses storytelling schemes, styles of several artists, iconography, techniques, etc. 132pp. Bibliography. Notes. Extensively illustrated in B/W, with two color plates. ... more information

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G. Braziller in association with the Metropolitan Museum of Art,, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good. Clean text. Nick on back of unclipped dust jacket. 118 full-color plates, 8 halftone figures. Exhibition catalogue. Discusses the history, style and technique of each fresco. Map. Glossary. Bibliography for fresco painting. Artists include Giotta, Simone Martini, Masolino, Pierro Della Francesca, Raphael, Michelangelo, etc.251pp. ... more information

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Yale University Press,, 2003. Paperback. Very Good. In this volume, an art historian and a conservation scientist discuss the techniques Velazquez created in order to realize his artistic vision. Examining 30 works by Velazquez that span his entire career, the authors show how his technical achievement developed over time. 216pp. Clean throughout. Lavishly illustrated. Bibliography. ... more information

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Metropolitan Museum of Art New York,, 1991. Paperback. Very Good. Clean, tight book. Oversized paperback with the slightest bend. Contributors include Franoise Cachin, Anne Distel, Susan Alyson Stein, and Gary Tinterow. Definitive overview of Georges Seurat (French, 1859Ð1891), the great Neo-Impressionist artist. Includes an in-depth biographical discussion and an examination of his intense interest in light and in its effects on color, which led him to develop pointillism, the technique most cl... more information

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Pantheon Books,, 1949. Hardcover. Good. Clean text. Previous owner's name on front end page, John T. Axton III, with the date (November 1949). A practical guide to line-engraving, etching, dry point, aquatint, bitten textures. 25 diagrams and 100 illustrations, 4 in full color. Preface by Herbert Read. In this lucid and well-organized form, this famous graphic artist and teacher presents a guide to the practice, and a summary of the theory, of all branches in the art of gravure. Includes techniques an... more information

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