| Celtic Spirals Handbook NEW!
Sturrock, S
Pub. Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Price £9.95
Create authentic Celtic designs using Sheila Sturrock's tried and tested methods. Detailed templates are combined with easy to follow plotting instructions, graduating from simple spirals to more complex and elaborate designs. Draw upon over 100 designs to master the basic principles and develop the ability to create your own unique patterns. |
| Arabic Geometrical Pattern & Design; 200 Plates NEW!
Bourgoin, J
Pub. Dover Price £14.95
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| Early Medieval Designs
Wilson, E
Pub. British Museum Press Price £8.99
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| Ancient Egyptian Designs
Wilson, E
Pub. British Museum Press Price £9.99
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| Islamic Designs
Wilson, E
Pub. British Museum Press Price £9.99
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| 8000 Years of Ornament: An Illustrated Handbook of Motifs
Wilson, E
Pub. British Museum Press Price £12.99
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| Images of Infinity
Hemmings, R
Pub. Tarquin Price £6.95
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| Kaleidometrics
Shaw, S
Pub. Tarquin Price £3.95
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| Polysymetrics
Olive, J
Pub. Tarquin Price £3.50
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| The Magic Mirror M C Escher
Ernst, B
Pub. Tarquin Price £7.95
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| Crop Circles
Anderhub, W and Roth, H P
Pub. Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Price £9.95
The design element of pattern is readily seen in the numerous photos in this book of these geometric formations from the air. Whatever the answer is behind how they come into being, they can be an inspiring source for design ideas in any textile technique. |
| Writing; The Story of Alphabets and Scripts
Jean, G
Pub. Thames & Hudson Price £6.95
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| Signs Symbols and Ciphers
Jean, G
Pub. Thames & Hudson Price £6.95
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| Henry Moore's Sheep Sketchbook NEW!
Moore, H and Clark, K
Pub. Thames & Hudson Price £12.95
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| Butterflies in Flight
Camp, R
Pub. Thames & Hudson Price £18.95
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| Extraordinary Chickens
Green-Armytage, S
Pub. Abrams Price £15.95
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| Extraordinary Pheasants
Green-Armytage, S
Pub. Abrams Price £16.95
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| Sources of Inspiration
Genders, C
Pub. A&C Black Price £30.00
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| The Elements of Design
Oei, L and De Kegel, C
Pub. Thames & Hudson Price £16.95
Colour, texture, form and shape are the basis of this sourcebook, with page after page of photographs showing how our environment can be defined in terms of basic elements, including dots, lines, planes and circles. Beautiful and seductive, this book goes beneath the surface in the search for design inspiration. |
| Photographing the Patterns of Nature
Braasch, G
Pub. Amphoto Books Price £17.99
This book is as much about observation of the world around you as how to capture it with beautiful photographs. Be inspired by the captivating photographs and thoughtful text to explore elements of design in nature everywhere, whatever your medium. |
| Traces of Time; The Beauty of Change in Nature
Murphy, P
Pub. Chronicle Books Price £15.99
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 | Medieval Tiles
van Lemmen, H
Pub. Shire Publications Price £4.50
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