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"The Worldwide History of Warfare" combines historical engravings, diagrams and artwork with an engaging modern text to create a visual study of humankinds extraordinary capacity for ingenuity in inventing new ways to wage war. The history of military hardware is interjected with fascinating diagrams of tactics and famous battles, which alongside...

In this absorbing history, Peter Thompson explores how mankind has gradually learned what seeds are, where they come from and their role in the survival of the productivity of crops and wildflowers. Thompson brings to life the eccentrics, explorers, amateurs and highly dedicated professionals who have accumulated our knowledge. Some are well known,...

Principles, practice and techniques: here is the ultimate coursebook on designing ceramics with confidence. Focusing on design themes and principles of balance and form, it also includes instruction in studio techniques for rendering ideas a reality. Whether the reader's aim is to create utilitarian, hard-wearing pots or decorative pieces of fine...

This is the definitive how-to guide to intaglio printmaking.With clear step-by-step instructions and over 200 illustrations, this beautifully illustrated book describes methods which, while employing a strong traditional basis, achieve stunning prints the modern way - safer, healthier and more environmentally friendly.Covering every stage of the...

A detailed examination of the hottest areas of architectural design today. Over the past decade, digital tools have radically transformed the design, practice, and construction of architecture. But behind the photorealistic renderings of projects that are never built is an entire body of design research that informs the latest innovations in design...

Written by one of the world's leading authorities on the artist, this book explores in vivid detail the life and career of Jackson Pollock. It reproduces over 100 paintings in full colour, together with over 170 black and white illustrations....