Martin Benad, Ursula E. Benad
Sky and sea are the trompe l'oeil painter's favorite motifs for contemporary interiors.More
Martin Benad, Ursula E. Benad
All trompe l’oeil painting uses light and shadow to create illusory forms and surfaces.More
Martin Benad, Ursula E. Benad
For centuries Italy has exuded a mythical aura: in no other country do
antiquity and modernity, history, art, landscape, and the graceful art
of living seem to merge and coexist with such simple elegance as in
this land steeped in over two millennia of cultural heritage.More
Kent Bloomer
A treasure trove of ideas and encouragement for architects looking for alternatives to the severity of modernism and graceless postmodernism.More
Carla Breeze
A lavishly illustrated survey of American Art Deco architecture.
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Brent C. Brolin
Embellishment is a basic human need. Why was it banished from modern architecture?More
Ogden Codman, Jr., Edith Wharton
In addition to her fame as a novelist, Edith Wharton has now been recognized as an arbiter of taste and correct usage in the making of domestic interior rooms, and Odgen Codman, Jr., has achieved recognition as a revivalist architect of the first rank.More
Yannick Guegan
From the coauthor of the best-selling Handbook of Painted Decoration comes this advanced exploration of trompe l’oeil art and technique.More
Yannick Guegan, Roger Le Puil
The essential reference for amateur and professional alike, The Handbook of Painted Decoration is the first book to cover the whole spectrum of trompe l'oeil decorative painting, from classic marbling and wood graining to ancient techniques of decorative painting that have been nearly forgotten.More
Robert Arthur King, Allison Silver
A delightful collection of quirky faces and figures that people New York City buildings.More
Robert Arthur King
A delightful collection of creatures that adorn New York City buildings.More
Robert Arthur King
A delightful collection of quirky faces,
figures, and creatures that adorn New
York City buildings.More
Birthe Koustrup
Four-color ornamental illustrations fill the pages of Handbook of Decorative Motifs, offering a lively catalog of inspired design ideas and models for decorative painters, interior designers, and craftspeople.More
Raymond Lecoq, Gregory Bruhn
From grilles and gates to balconies and complex lock and key mechanisms, this book traces the successive styles of decorative French ironwork over its 700-year development.
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Paloma Pajares-Ayuela
"Paloma Pajares-Ayuela's richly illustrated study of the late medieval type of architectural ornament known as Cosmatesque is a welcome addition to the literature on this subject."—Nexus Network JournalMore