"Turn back time with color photos and insightful essays about America's quilting past! Admire one hundred antique quilts and textiles you've never seen before, curated from the remarkable Poos Collection. See elaborate hand piecing and appliqué, signature quilts, wholecloth beauties, and an extraordinary war cover quilt that's the only known example from America. An invaluable resource to America's quilt history, the Poos Collection shares its classic,...

Novel Interiors is the ultimate book-lover's guide to decorating. Taking a page from the enchanted worlds of more than sixty beloved works of literature, Lisa Borgnes Giramonti presents an aesthetic guide to the canon and shows you how even the smallest elements, such as the blue china flowerpots perched on bright yellow stands depicted in The Age of Innocence, can bring life and personality to any room. Featuring stunning homes photographed by Ivan...

"Revealing centuries of symbiosis between the visual and literary arts, The Art of Reading brings together works by the many great artists who took inspiration from the printed word"--Provided by publisher. Camplin and Renauro reveal centuries of symbiosis between the visual and literary arts. They examine the development of printed books and the simultaneous emergence of the modern figure of the artist. In doing so they weave together an engaging...

This children's book explores the innermost workings of some extraordinary buildings and machines. From helicopters to submarines, skyscrapers to coal mines, open up a fascinating world packed with unique and detailed cutaway drawings. Whether it's a Spanish galleon or a medieval castle, each cross-section slice or exploded view reveals what's going on inside. See the people swarming inside the Empire State Building, the workers busy backstage at...