Women in Control: Iron Fist, Velvet Glove

• ISBN13: 9781931160247
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Images of the dominant female were once the exclusive property of secretive fetishists, guiltily celebrated in underground books and videos and unknown to the mainstream. Today provocative characters like the dominatrix, the unattainable goddess, and the cruel temptress have become familiar, if still controversial, figures in pop culture. Women in Control showcases images and icons from this heady world. Noted fetish photographer Larry Utley offers both the aficiona... More >>

Women in Control: Iron Fist, Velvet Glove

Chinese Ceramics: The New Standard Guide

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This is a guide to Chinese ceramics which cites the latest scientific and archaeological evidence, as well as ancient traditions of Chinese connoisseurship and patronage. The book draws on the holding of Chinese ceramics in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. It is organized into four chroncologically arranged sections, from the Neolithic to the end of the Qing dynasty, and it also includes a selection of photographs of base marks, often a vital aid in the identi... More >>

Chinese Ceramics: The New Standard Guide

Classic Japanese Porcelain: Imari and Kakiemon

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Japan has long had a thriving tradition of high-quality handcrafted ceramics, including some of the world's most sophisticated porcelains. This highly informative volume written by a leading authority describes the origin and development of the elegant Imari and Kakiemon porcelain wares which were in great demand in Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Kaolin was discovered in the Arita area of Kyushu in the early seventeenth century. The first po... More >>

Classic Japanese Porcelain: Imari and Kakiemon

The Pin-Up Art of Archie Dickens Volume One

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"Cheeky," "saucy," "randy," and a variety of other British euphemisms can be employed when describing the works of Archie Dickens. An Englishman from the old school, his fondness for lovely young innocents in not-so-innocent situations has delighted pin-up enthusiasts throughout the world for several generations. Angelic faces with devilish designs has always been the hallmark of this illustrator.... More >>

The Pin-Up Art of Archie Dickens Volume One

Ceramics with Mixed Media

• ISBN13: 9780812219623
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Once a ceramic piece is finished it can be embellished or enhanced with other materials, such as a wooden or metal handle, glass stopper, or resin knob. Objects with varying textures such as feathers, recycled pieces of wood, metal, glass, or other ceramic pieces can be joined after firing with modern bonding methods. Ceramics with Mixed Media is a practical handbook that shows how other materials can be combined with ceramics for functional, decorative,... More >>

Ceramics with Mixed Media

Teapots by Design: A Collectors' Catalogue

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Since the late 1400s, tea drinkers in the Orient and the West have been passionate about teapots in ever growing numbers. Over 445 beautiful color images display a wide range of international teapots, from antique to contemporary. Porcelain, stoneware, silver, copper, brass, iron, pewter, tin, wood, and glass are shown from around the world. Children's tea sets, miniatures, musical, figural, whimsical, seasonal, advertising, commemorative, and souvenir teapots are a... More >>

Teapots by Design: A Collectors' Catalogue

Maiolica Aka: Italian Maiolica

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In a new and expanded version of this popular book introducing Italian Renaissance ceramics, much new material has been added. Pieces are the finest examples from the major centers of production - Florence, Siena and Urbino.... More >>

Maiolica Aka: Italian Maiolica