by Ruth Herring and Karen Manners (1987)
Drawing inspiration from some of the world’s greatest works of art, Ruth Herring and Karen Manners present 20 brilliant designs that are as much fun to wear as they are to knit. From a prehistoric cave painting, to the Mona Lisa, to Roy Lichtenstein’s Whaam, with *Knitting Masterpieces* you will soon be knitting your way through some of the greatest moments in the history of art. Who would not be tempted by a stunning cardigan with Monet’s Water-lilies depicted in a mohair so similar to the artist’s Impressionist brushstrokes, or by Gauguin’s paintings of Tahiti displayed in the exotic colors of bright cotton yarns? Each design integrates elements from the painting into every part of the sweater | the sleeves will be as interesting to work as the front, and the sweater will be just as smashing when you leave a room as when you enter. There are pullovers, cardigans, and dresses to knit in warm wools and mohairs and in breezy summer cottons. Most can be worn by both men and women and run the gamut from an easy weekend knit to more complex projects involving intarsia and embroidery. All techniques are clearly described in a special section at the end of the book, and each sweater is accompanied by a full-color stitch chart. *Knitting Masterpieces* will provide you with hours of knitting pleasure while giving you a wardrobe that is a collection of art. *[from inside flap]*
Bonnie K. Browning
"Add an international touch to your appliqué with designs from the tentmakers of Cairo. Based on ancient Egyptian art and architecture, these 18 designs will enhance traditional or modern appliqué quilts. Photos of the 17 tentmakers connect the reader to a people, a place, and an ancient artistic heritage from halfway around the world"--
Gwen Marston
"Sixty-two original designed medallion quilts by Gwen Marston with seven how-to projects with traditional and contemporary appeal"--Provided by publisher.
James Berger
In this study of the cultural pursuit of the end and what follows, Berger contends that every apocalyptic depiction leaves something behind, some mixture of paradise and wasteland. Combining literary, psychoanalytic, and historical methods, Berger mines these depictions for their weight and influence on current culture. He applies wide-ranging evidence--from science fiction to Holocaust literature, from Thomas Pynchon to talk shows, from American politics to the fiction of Toni Morrison--to reveal how representations of apocalyptic endings are indelibly marked by catastrophic histories.
Duo Dickinson
Detailing has traditionally been relegated to the lowest tier in an architectural office - the apprentices, interns, and newly licensed. And yet architectural detailing has the ability to elevate projects to the highest level of aesthetic expression. Now, for the first time in book form, there's a collection of projects displaying the "nuts and bolts" of creative architectural detailing in building design - one that offers a treasure of examples for creating richer detailing using state-of-the-art techniques. Putting the lie to the common assumption that quality detailing is either prohibitively expensive or that it requires an obsession with technology, the book shows how architects address practical architectural needs with aggressively innovative and aesthetically expressive solutions. Among its special features schematics, working drawings, and photographs of actual built details - all in one place; depictions of details that can be created with readily available materials; easy-to-follow classification of details by function and use; and examples of state-of-the-art technology and materials for a wide variety of situations. On display are details that add touches to buildings that go far beyond the commonplace moldings, trim, eaves, and flashing of typical construction. Projects represent a wide range of budgets. The detailing of walls, ceilings, roofs, doors, windows, kitchens, bathrooms, siding and exterior trim, millwork, mantelpieces, and light fixtures are all examined in a wide variety of approaches by some of America's leading architects. Lavishly illustrated with 350 line drawings and photographs, this book shows the architectural detailing work of some of our country's most gifted architects at the peak of their abilities. The art of creating details that are expressive as well as technologically sound is featured from such masters as Stanley Tigerman, Peter Bohlin, James Cutler, George Ranalli, Alfredo De Vido, and many more of today's most exciting and innovative designers.