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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593185544Author Amber ShareFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint PlumePublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784756255228Author PIE InternationalFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Pie International Co., Ltd.Publisher Pie International Co., Ltd.

Along our shores, towering cliffs from the age of the dinosaurs rise beside wide estuaries teeming with wildlife, while Victorian ports share waterfronts with imposing fortifications.And the people who have lived, worked and played on this spectacular...

An unconventional and illuminating new history of British landscape art in the post-war period In this trailblazing study, Margaret Garlake complicates traditional histories of British landscape art in the post-war period. Drawing together work from...

A Sparrow's Life's as Sweet as Ours is a collection based on the Bird of the Month column in The Oldie, which is written by an instigator of the magazine, John McEwen and illustrated by renowned wildlife artist Carry Akroyd. In this beautiful new...

"Charming, surprising, and beautiful. The perfect Yosemite guidebook for history buffs." -Andrea Wulf, author The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World Every day, Yosemite National Park welcomes people from around the world who seek a...

Art has always been inspired by the wildlife around us. Since earliest times we have been continually fascinated by both wildlife and the challenge of representing it. This book sets the scene of how wildlife has been portrayed in art and guides the...

A groundbreaking approach to the problem of realism in Tudor art In Tudor and Jacobean England, visual art was often termed "lively." This word was used to describe the full range of visual and material culture-from portraits to funeral monuments, book...

There is a vast collection of Indian natural history drawings in the Library of the Natural History Museum, London. Spanning a period of more than two hundred years, from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries, they depict the rich variety of animals,...

Sketch Your Style is a fully interactive guided sketchbook for anyone who loves fashion and loves to doodle, sketch, and draw. Inside, you&;ll find step-by-step instructions for drawing and personalizing figures, and more than 50 inspirational exercises...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506715704Author FrederatorFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

Excerpts from art critic, historian, lecturer and broadcaster James Hall’s lively and comprehensive cultural history of self-portraiture, including such artists as Dürer, Gentileschi, Van Gogh and Kahlo. Surprising, questioning, challenging, enriching:...

Fill your home with gorgeous flowers every day with this beautifully designed book. The Flower Garden brings to life over 50 varieties of flower with exquisite botanical illustrations. The innovative paper design allows you to press each illustration out...

The Botanical Bible tells the story of plants and flowers, beginning with an overview of the plant kingdom and the basics of botany, then offering strategies for gardening with purpose. Later chapters introduce seasonal eating, the healing...

Despite the famously uncooperative Irish weather, John Hinde's postcards of Ireland featured bright sunshine and blue skies, a country seemingly peopled entirely with redheads, happy donkeys carrying turf, and charming cottages that appeared to grow...

'For me, the life of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace, is an inspiration and an anchor in my life. A role-model of reconciliation and forgiveness, he stretched out his hands in love, acceptance and healing.' The Queen's Christmas Broadcast, December...

Rain Later, Good is the award winning story of Peter Collyer's extraordinary journey around the Shipping Forecast areas. The Shipping Forecast is a national institution, relied upon by mariners but also strangely comforting and poetic to landlubbers...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783943105513Author Quinn DolanFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Edition ReussPublisher Edition ReussWeight(grams) 1024g

This book provides all the advice you need for taking the world by storm, from the inimitable Lisa Congdon. In this illustrated guide to life-perfect for graduates and other seekers-acclaimed artist and educator Lisa Congdon offers up wisdom and...

Precisely rendered to dazzle the eye with their botanical accuracy, the sumptuous arrays of fruit and flowers by Dutch painter Jan van Huysum (1682-1749) were among the most avidly collected paintings of the 18th century. The arrangements were...

"This comprehensive work covers the gamut of techniques... will take students from beginner to expert." -The English Garden This definitive guide is the most thorough how-to available on every major technique of botanical artistry. The experts at the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984859686Author Kyle NewmanFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale

This fantastic book showcases the prestigious Embroiderers' Guild's huge collection of embroidered birds through the ages. Featuring photographs taken especially for the book, items are shown in full along with detailed images that show off the stunning...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781640606302Author Kenneth StevenFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Paraclete PressPublisher Paraclete PressWeight(grams) 113g

Christian images have a long history within the Western art tradition from the narrative and devotional works of the Medieval and Renaissance periods, to the radical new interpretations of the twenty-first century. This fascinating new book explores the...

Dive deep into the history of the world's most popular fantasy RPG livestream with the cast of Critical Role in this definitive guide featuring never-before-seen illustrations and photos.From its unassuming beginnings as a casual home game between...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781626982109Author Henri J.M. NouwenFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Orbis Books (USA)Publisher Orbis Books (USA)

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621482093Author Michael SchubertFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint SteinerBooks, IncPublisher SteinerBooks, IncWeight(grams) 1837gDimensions(mm) 320mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912554430Author Guido RebecchiniFormat HardbackPage Count 259Imprint Harvey Miller PublishersPublisher Brepols N.V.Weight(grams) 1451gDimensions(mm)...

The idea of heaven on earth haunts the human imagination. The day will come, say believers, when the pain and confusion of mortal life will give way to a transfigured community. Such a vision of the world seems indelible. Even politics, some reckon, has...

This beautiful book explores the world of colour in the plant kingdom and introduces the artist to effective practical methods of using colour in botanical painting. It focusses on the relevance of making accurate observations of colour in botanical...

Creating Professional Characters: Develop Spectacular Designs from Basic Concepts is an inspiring and informative exploration of how popular professional character designers take the basic concept of a character in a production brief and develop these...

Human forms can be intensely intimate or broadly universal. Here, figurative artists use the human form as a tool to express varied content and contemporary issues. These paintings depict our feelings and sentiments, our sense of belonging to a larger...

Boats and coastal scenery have always inspired artists. This book celebrates that inspiration and explains many aspects of painting the coast, from creeks and tidal rivers to bustling beach scenes, boats and harbours, with a strong emphasis on capturing...

This stunning series of pocketbooks from Kew offers a snapshot into the diverse and beautiful world of plants and fungi. Each book lavishly showcases choice examples from different groups or collections.About the AuthorThe Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a...

If you enjoyed The Racing Post Quiz Book by Mart Matthews, published in 2019, you are sure to appreciate this follow-up to the hugely popular first volume. The author has delved deep into the archives of the horseracing world to come up with another 1000...

This summer 2016 publication brings together the recent body of work by David Hockney, perhaps the most popular and versatile British artist of the last century. Following his sweeping exploration of landscape in the Royal Academy's galleries in 2012,...

Unwind and express your creativity with the fun designs in Color Me Capybaras.Who doesn't love capybaras? This hilarious collection of coloring pages is something you never knew you needed until now. Take advantage of the meditative benefits of coloring...

A charmingly illustrated ode to increasingly threatened wildlife. The much-loved illustrations of Hannah Dale celebrate a new generation of wildlife around the world, including many endangered animals. Born to Be Wild features 50 charming portraits of...

Cats playing a quiet game of cards, cats at the ballet, cats having a leisurely lunch on the grass, cats boating on the river... Here are the quintessential Impressionist cats, painted with vivid, joyous colours in their favourite haunts, at their ease...