Distaffs are simple tools for spinning fiber, forming part of world cultures for millennia. In certain cultures, distaffs evolved over centuries from plain sticks to surprisingly ornate sculptures. They eventually became important cultural objects, with almost ritualistic significance. During a heyday lasting from the mid 18th century to the early 20th century, distaff production soared. This production was ultimately quashed by the progress of the Industrial Revolution and subsequent availabil...
Art Deco in Australia
Ancient Art And Its Remains - Or, A Manual Of The Archaeology Of Art
by C O Muller
Chinese Wallpaper in Britain and Ireland (National Trust)
by Emile de Bruijn
Chinese wallpaper has been an important element of western interior decoration for three hundred years. As trade between Europe and China flourished in the seventeenth century, Europeans developed a strong taste for Chinese art and design. The stunningly beautiful wall coverings now known as `Chinese wallpaper' were developed by Chinese painting workshops in response to western demand. In spite of their spectacular beauty, Chinese wallpapers have not been studied in any depth until relatively r...
Art Nouveau Floral Designs (Treasury of Decorative Art S.)
by Eugene Grasset and Laura Suffield
1950s Americana Rockabilly Book Review Journal
by Rockabilly Necessities
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by Art Of Mandala Edition
Notebook Journal Dot-Grid, Graph, Lined, Blank No Lined (Blank Notebook Journal)
by Banana Leaves
Four hundred years ago, every barrister had to dance because dancing put them in harmony with the universe. John Ogilby's first job, in 1612, was to teach them. By the 1670s, he was Charles II's Royal Cosmographer, creating beautiful measured drawings that placed roads on maps for the first time. During the intervening years, Ogilby had travelled through fire and plague, war and shipwreck; had been an impresario in Dublin, a poet in London, a soldier and sea captain, as well as a secret agent, p...
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