Product Description: Shanghaid into the German army of WWII, a Swiss whose family sells arms to both sides serves under Rommel. His only war aim: to get home & marry his Vreneli. He deserts to england and is forced to return to spy on Skorzenyl. After visits by spymaster Dulles, his famil's factory is bombed by the American Air Force...read more

Product Description: This 1982 First Edition is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is clean, not price clipped, slight edge wear. Proceeds benefit Oro Valley Public Library.

Product Description: The techniques of metal colouring, bronzing and patination are assuming a new importance in contemporary fine metalwork and design. Richard Hughes and Michael Rowe have assembled and tested the recipes included in this book, which is the most comprehensive work on the subject currently available, an essential reference and sourcebook for practitioners and all those involved in sculpture, architecture, design and the decorative arts...read more

Product Description: Book by Campbell, Marian

Discusses the basic materials, equipment, and processes of enameling and provides step-by-step instructions on performing a variety of enameling techniques

Shows and provides closeup glimpses of a work of art painted on seven rows of one hundred and forty-two enameled steel plates, and discusses its creation

Product Description: This book describes the whole range of batiks of Indonesia: the traditional designs of Central Java as well as those of the north coast of Java, and covers the processes, designs, and regional centers of batik.

Product Description: Soft cover book titled CHINESE CLOISONNE: The Pierre Uldry Collection by Helmut Brinker and Albert Lutz. Published by The Asia Society Galleries in 1989. Beautifully illustrated with color and black and white photographs. See my photographs (5) of this book on main listing page...read more

Product Description: Enameling has a deserved reputation for being one of the most difficult of all media over which to obtain real control. After learning the basic techniques, producing beautiful jewelry is relatively simple; then practice, diligence, and discipline are the only tools needed to master the craft...read more

Product Description: "Christine Kondoleon presents the extraordinary mosaics of the House of Dionysos on Cyprus in a multifaceted study that explores their technique, style, iconography, architectural setting, chronology, and social import. This richly textured exploration provides a compelling reconstruction of the social and political aspirations of Romanized aristocratic patrons of the first and second centuries...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

A helpful workbook for GED candidates who require added assistance in math provides helpful review and exercises in every math subject, test-taking practice, and tips on how to cope with word problems. Original.

Describes and illustrates a multimedia exhibit that celebrates the achievements of more than one thousand women in Western culture, discussing the exhibit's origin and aesthetic and historical meaning

Product Description: Beautiful enameled art presented with informative text and 190+ color photos. All enameling techniques are explained to allow collectors and dealers to organize their treasures correctly. A history covers origins, art history variations, styles, notable works, and means of recognition...read more

Product Description: The splendour of the pala d’Oro, the mystery of the Alfred Jewel, the genius of Renaissance goldsmiths...For more than 1000 years enamels, made by fusing layers of coloured glass to metal, have been used to embellish objects of great value and importance...read more

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Traces the evolution of the mosaic from the Hellenistic period to the early Christian era and examines regional variations from Britain to North Africa (view table of contents)

Here is a visual record of one of the great untold stories of Asian design history: the trade in Indian textiles to Southeast and East Asia. For over 1000 years Indian cloths were traded for spices and the forest and mineral wealth of the East by Asian, Arab and European merchants. Including dazzling chintzes and expensive tie-die silk that was reserved for the nobility, these textiles served as diplomatic gifts, displays on festive occasions and as clothing for the populace at rites of passage and other ceremonies. John Guy draws on first-hand descriptions by travellers and merchants, on historic images of people and places, and on related arts to tell the story of the trade. (view table of contents)

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Complemented by two hundred full-color photographs, an accessible introduction to creating mosaics shows readers how to get started designing and constructing mosaic art, often using materials from around the house, and offers detailed instruction in a variety of techniques, motifs, and applications. Original.