The ancient tribal arts that have inspired so many modern artists are here displayed in all of their strength and stylised symbolism. Nigeria's anc...

Carved and linear designs taken from ceremonial and utilitarian objects.

This collected edition places designs at the reader's fingertips. Includes all kinds of striking and authentic motifs -- masks, votary figures, fet...

Designs drawn from ornamental and utilitarian objects of this important culture.

Gold jewellery, regalia and ritual objects of North and West Africa.

Traditional designs of the Moors, Berbers, Abyssinian Christians and more from jewellery, tattoos, camel bags, rugs and other ornamented objects.

Authentic floral, animal and geometric designs by early American craftspeople.

Georgian, Federal, Greek Revival, Victorian, Vernacular and other styles of East Coast rowhouses, drawn in detail.

For over two centuries, stitching samplers provided the major form of education for young girls. What little knowledge of reading, arithmetic and g...

Icons, symbols and artefacts of the way of life traditionally associated with the American West.

Concentrates on the Judeo/Christian concept of angelic beings in many different styles.

For ages 8-10. Animals from A to Z in drawings together with absorbing facts.

Designs drawn from the handmade needle and bobbin laces of the 16th to the 18th centuries made in Italy, France, England, Flanders and Belgium.

Authentic designs of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Art Deco's attraction is as magnetic today as in its earliest appearance in France, showcased eventually at the Exposition des Arts Decoratifs held...

All of the images in this book are in a downloadable format, both high and low resolution. Many have been beautifully coloured by the author.

Abstract motifs incorporated into complex and richly varied designs of the period.

Movie posters -- those colourful and glorious harbingers of pleasures "Coming Soon" to the local Strand, Roxy and Bijou -- have become a people's a...

Designs culled from the Arts and Crafts movement in America and England as well as a few from France, Italy and elsewhere from the late 19th centur...

For ages 4-10. This non-fiction picture book compares the anatomy, social habits and lifestyles of a pond frog with those of a small child through ...

For ages 4-10. This non-fiction picture book compares the anatomy, social habits and lifestyles of a pond frog with those of a small child through ...

Bold black shapes, swirling lines, stylised nature motifs and splendid borders.

Long before the European discovered the riches of America, the Mexican Indians had developed and passed on unique artistic traditions. The Aztecs i...

For ages 8-10. Birds play a vital part in the complex web of life on Earth -- scavenging, hunting, seed-sowing, fertilising the earth and delightin...