The book questions our accepted view of their primitive creators and suggests it is more likely that 'ancient astronauts' visited our planet and either left these artististic impressions behind them or helped the people of ancient cultures to create them.

Stunning photographs reveal the mysteries of such alien artforms and celebrate these monuments from our unknown past. It examines 'ancient art' which would have been impossible to create by human effort alone. Includes large-scale stunning photographs revealing the beauty and mystery of such enigmas as: Crop Circles, the Nazea lines and crystal skulls.

 B H B International, Incorporated 185833859X / 9781858338590
Hardcover As New Condition New York, New York, U.S.A. 

Price: 26.95 USD

In Anatomy for the Artist, acclaimed artist and teacher Sarah Simblet unveils the extraordinary construction of the human body, and celebrates its continual prominence in Western Art. The transparent body. Using superb, specially commissioned photographs of male and female models, together with historical and contemporary works of art, and her own illustrations, Sarah shows us how to see inside the human frame, to map its muscle groups, skeletal strength, balance, poise, and grace. Selected drawing superimposed over photographs reveal fascinating relationships between external appearance and internal structure. Drawing from life. Six drawing classes guide the reader to see the human body afresh, offering techniques and attitudes that imaginatively show how to view and draw the skeleton, head, ribcage, pelvis, hands, and feet. Dissecting the Masters. By investigating ten Masterworks, the author demonstrates different artist's ideas and knowledge across time, ranging from Holbein's Christ Entombed, to Edward Hopper's Hotel Room. Each Masterclass presents a photographed model set in the same pose, so that anatomical comparisons can be made. Understanding anatomy is often the key to an artist's understanding and interpretation of the body. This imaginative modern reference book will enhance the drawing and painting techniques of artists at every level. Author Biography: Sarah Simblet teaches at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford University, and at the Royal College of Art in London. She has studied and worked extensively in Europe, and her drawings are in many national and private collections, and she has had three solo shows of her large-scale works. Sarah has also acted as a consultant for several radio and television programs, including the Discovery Channel. Photographer John Davis is renowned for his beautifully lit, strong images. He contributed to the acclaimed book Atlanta Dream, a collection of nude portraits of Olympic athletes. SYNOPSIS Artist and teacher Simblet (Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford U.) presents six drawing classes that demonstrate how to see inside the human frame, map its muscle groups, skeletal strength, balance, poise and grace. Investigation of ten masterworks, together with a photographed model set in the same pose, reveal the ideas and knowledge of various artists across time. Extensively illustrated with color and b&w images, including some that are superimposed over photographs to reveal the relationships between external appearance and internal structure. Oversize: 10x11.75". Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR FROM THE CRITICS Booknews Artist and teacher Simblet (Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford U.) presents six drawing classes that demonstrate how to see inside the human frame, map its muscle groups, skeletal strength, balance, poise and grace. Investigation of ten masterworks, together with a photographed model set in the same pose, reveal the ideas and knowledge of various artists across time.

Extensively illustrated with color and b&w images, including some that are superimposed over photographs to reveal the relationships between external appearance and internal structure. Oversize: 10 x 12" .

 DK Publishing, Inc. 078948045X / 9780789480453
Hardcover As New Condition New York 

Price: 31.85 USD

All the original outfits for all the dolls, outfits sold separately, and store exclusives are included. The series of costumes covered are Best Buys, Fashion Originals, SuperStar, Get-Ups 'N Go, and international issues. 2004 values.

 Collector Books 1574323458 / 9781574323450
Hardcover Brand New Paducah, Ky. out of Print 

Price: 31.85 USD

But for the last three months of her pregnancy, she's put on bed rest, left waiting for visitors, food and, hardest of all, her busy husband. When heavy exposition and the introspection of a self-absorbed protagonist don't weigh down Bilston's debut, written as Q's diary, it does offer a humorous glimpse into a pregnant woman's thoughts. Through her time-out on the sofa, Q questions the checklist and comes to terms with her marriage and herself. She rethinks her uncomfortable relationship with her mother and sisters, and establishes unlikely friendships with her visitors, a co-worker having an affair with a married man, and an elderly Greek neighbor, who involves her in a legal dispute that may jeopardize Q's marriage. Bilston, who spent time on bed rest herself, creates an authentic voice for Q,

 HarperCollins 0060889934 / 9780060889937
Hardcover New Condition New York 

Price: 15.19 USD

Sherrill's stimulating text, based on years of research, brims with interesting new findings, not only on the history and design of these works, but also technological developments that had an often unrecognized effect on rug design and production . Library Journal This lavishly illustrated volume focuses on the design and production of Western carpets from the Middle Ages to the present. Sherrill (Bard Graduate Ctr. for Studies in the Decorative Arts) begins the journey with an historical survey of the origins of these functional and decorative items, highlighting the Oriental influence of patterns and weaving techniques. Major carpet-producing countries, including France, Belgium, Great Britain, the United States, and Spain and Portugal, are highlighted in individual chapters, each of which contains magnificent illustrations of a wide variety of designs and patterns. Another chapter focuses on the carpet and rug industry of European countries that do not produce as much. The most renowned names in carpet production, including Aubusson, Beauvais, Exeter, Moorfields, and Savonnerie, among others, are prominently displayed in glorious illustrations. The most fascinating chapter, which concludes the work, covers progressive design and highlights a virtual who's who of notable architects and designers ranging from William Morris, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and Victor Horta to Gustav Stickley, Frank Lloyd Wright, Victor Vasarely, Keith Haring, and Jack Lenor Larsen. Highly recommended for libraries and collections emphasizing decorative arts.Stephen Allan Patrick, East Tennessee State Univ. Lib., Johnson City Synopsis In this comprehensive volume, Sarah Sherrill examines Western carpet design and production from the Middle Ages to the present, in styles that range from magnificent palatial creations to delightful folk designs. With hundreds of dazzling illustrations, Sherrill's authoritative text includes chapters on Moorish weavers and the golden age of carpets in Spain; the exquisite carpets of the Savonnerie, Aubusson, and Beauvais in France; productions from Moorfields, Exeter, and Axminster in England; the intriguing but little-studied rugs of Eastern European countries; the charming and resourceful rugs of America; and an important chapter on modern designs that offers an extensive survey of rugs created by leading artists and architects of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Sherrill's stimulating text, based on years of research, brims with interesting new findings, not only on the history and design of these works, but also technological developments that had an often unrecognized effect on rug design and production. Library Journal This lavishly illustrated volume focuses on the design and production of Western carpets from the Middle Ages to the present. Sherrill (Bard Graduate Ctr. for Studies in the Decorative Arts) begins the journey with an historical survey of the origins of these functional and decorative items, highlighting the Oriental influence of patterns and weaving techniques. Major carpet-producing countries, including France, Belgium, Great Britain, the United States, and Spain and Portugal, are highlighted in individual chapters,...

 Abbeville Press, Incorporated 1558593837 / 9781558593831
Hardcover As New Condition As New Book Jacket New York 

Price: 68.18 USD

This book provides an overview of the latest research in this important area, with contributions by an international group of over 30 leading scientists. Topics include a detailed discussion of the components of the nucleosome, both the histone octamer and the DNA itself, and its replication and assembly, the initiation of expression and transcription on chromatin templates, and presentation of evidence for domains, boundaries, and packaging differences in the context of known epigenetic regulation in yeast, fruit flies, and mice. A complete understanding of these higher order effects will be essential to a complete understanding of gene regulation during eukaryotic differentiation and development

. Carefully illustrated, with key data and sketches of models currently being tested, the book is designed to promote discussion with sections at the end of each chapter on important questions and comments from authors of other chapters. The work offers valuable, up-to-date reading for molecular biologists, biochemists, and geneticists.

 Oxford University Press 0-19-963890-X / 9780199638901
Soft Cover As New Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A. 

Price: 66.15 USD