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Churches: Explore the Symbols, Learn the Language and Discover the History

Timothy Brittain-Catlin · HarperCollins UK
Pages: 255
Format: Hardcover

Churches and cathedrals contain a wealth of fascinating architectural detail as well as symbols that are often hard to interpret. This insightful guide explores the extraordinary richness and diversity of features common to churches and cathedrals and explains their meaning as well as their...
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Great American Cities Past and Present

Rick Sapp · Firefly Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

The stunning history of the transformation of America's great cities. Great American Cities Past and Present is a fascinating collection of 250 large-format photographs and commentary that illustrates the dramatic changes in America's urban landscape over the last century. The images...
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Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey

Bob McCabe · Harper Design
Pages: 531
Format: Hardcover

Harry Potter: Page to Screen, the follow-up to the New York Times bestseller Harry Potter: Film Wizardry, is a lavish and personal look at the entire filmmaking process that transformed J. K. Rowling's fantasy series into a blockbuster movie franchise. Featuring all-new interviews with...
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Abandoned: Hauntingly Beautiful Deserted Theme Parks

Seph Lawless · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 216
Format: Hardcover

Huffington Post called him "a master of the abandoned" -- and for good reason. The "artivist" known only as Seph Lawless has spent the last ten years photo-documenting the America that was left behind in the throes of economic instability and overall decline -- decrepit...
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Posters: A Concise History (World of Art)

John Barnicoat · Thames and Hudson
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

The poster as we know it dates back no further than 1870, for it was then that the perfection of techniques in color lithography first made mass production possible. Yet in little more than a hundred years it has come to be recognized as a vital art form, attracting artists at every level,...
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American watercolors

Christopher Finch · Abbeville Press; 1st edition
Pages: 312
Format: Hardcover

Finch (Special Effects traces an extensive history of American watercolor painting from its British roots in the 16th and 17th centuries to the present, but focuses mainly on the major masters of the mediumHomer, Sargent, Prendergast at the turn of the century and Marin, Burchfield, Hopper...
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Danny Boy: The Legend Of The Beloved Irish Ballad

Malachy McCourt · Running Press; First Edition edition
Pages: 141
Format: Hardcover

Everyone can hum this haunting Irish ballad that inevitably brings a tear to the eye. The most requested Irish song, it has been recorded by a variety of performers ranging from Elvis Presley, Bing Crosby, and Kate Smith to the Pogues. The complete story of this moving tune has been shrouded...
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Painting Flowers

Elizabeth Leonard · Watson-Guptill
Pages: 143
Format: Paperback

Pages are clean and binding is tight.
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The Art and Creation of Walt Disney's Classic Animated Film

J B Kaufman · Walt Disney Family Foundation Press
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Released in 2012, in conjunction with the 75th anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, this book tells the fascinating story of the making of Walt Disney's groundbreaking animated classic. More than 250 artworks, including rarely seen concept sketches, background paintings,...
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