Decorative arts

This richly illustrated book presents a selection of the rich and varied iconographic material from the Scandinavian Late Iron Age (AD 400-1050) depicting clothed human figures, from an archaeological textile and clothing perspective.

Despite a growing literature on identity theory in the last two decades, much of its current use in archaeology is still driven toward locating and dating static categories such as ‘Phoenician’, ‘Christian’ or ‘native’.

Despite a growing literature on identity theory in the last two decades, much of its current use in archaeology is still driven toward locating and dating static categories such as ‘Phoenician’, ‘Christian’ or ‘native’.

In an era of intensifying globalization and transnational connectivity, the dynamics of cultural production and the very notion of creativity are in transition.

A beautifully illustrated guide to the world of Victorian stained glass and its manufacturers and designers.

A beautifully illustrated guide to the world of Victorian stained glass and its manufacturers and designers.

Chinoiserie, a decorative style inspired by the art of the Far East, gripped Britain from the late seventeenth to the early nineteenth century.

Chinoiserie, a decorative style inspired by the art of the Far East, gripped Britain from the late seventeenth to the early nineteenth century.

This book provides an introduction to anthropological perspectives on art.

This book provides an introduction to anthropological perspectives on art.

Ever wondered why your ceiling is shaped like the arches in a gothic cathedral?

From the Middle Ages to contemporary times, decorative art can be defined by the artistic materials, designs and objects used in both architecture and interior design.

From ancient Sumerian pottery to Tiffany stained glass, decorative art has been a fundamental part of the human experience for generations.

Vous vous êtes déjà demandé pourquoi votre plafond ressemble aux voûtes d'une cathédrale gothique ?

Du Moyen Âge à l'Époque contemporaine, l'art décoratif peut être défini par les matériaux, le design et les objets artistiques utilisés à la fois en architecture urbaine et en architecture d'intérieur.

From ancient Sumerian pottery to Tiffany stained glass, decorative art has been a fundamental part of the human experience for generations.

Things travel around the globe: they are shipped as mass consumer goods, or transported as souvenirs or gifts.

Things travel around the globe: they are shipped as mass consumer goods, or transported as souvenirs or gifts.

If memory was simply about past events, public authorities would never put their ever-shrinking budgets at its service.

Metaphor, as an act of human fancy, combines ideas in improbable ways to sharpen meanings of life and experience.

Despite the wide interest in material culture, art, and aesthetics, few studies have considered them in light of the importance of the social imagination - the complex ways in which we conceptualize our social surroundings.

Vous vous êtes déjà demandé pourquoi votre plafond ressemble aux voûtes d'une cathédrale gothique ?

Du Moyen Âge à l'Époque contemporaine, l'art décoratif peut être défini par les matériaux, le design et les objets artistiques utilisés à la fois en architecture urbaine et en architecture d'intérieur.

This is a must-have instructional and inspirational book for anyone interested in free-motion embroidery.

Ever wondered why your ceiling is shaped like the arches in a gothic cathedral?

From the Middle Ages to contemporary times, decorative art can be defi ned by the artistic materials, designs and objects used in both architecture and interior design.

To dress is a uniquely human experience, but practices and meanings of dress vary greatly among people.

To dress is a uniquely human experience, but practices and meanings of dress vary greatly among people.

You don't even have to be an artist or know how to tattoo to open and run a tattoo and/or piercing business/parlor/shop .

With 17 step-by-step projects, discover the art of paper quilling based around the four seasons.

Das Buch entwirft eine Medienarchäologie musikalischer Tateninstrumente.

An in-depth, illustrated history of South Carolina's Lowcountry baskets Coiled grass baskets are icons of Gullah culture.

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

Explores the social and cultural history of bureaucratization in 19th-century Britain and France via the evolving literary portrayal of office life.

Two centuries after Napoleon Bonaparte's death, this edited volume brings together a diverse group of historians, art historians, and museum professionals to critically examine the enduring power of visual and material culture in the making of Napoleonic memory.

Kawaii your waywith resin and polymer clay!

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.