"Building on the success of the original volume, this revised edition of The Ceramics Bible features new techniques, terms, images, and artist profiles?as well as the tried-and-true step-by-step instruction and comprehensiveness that students, instructors, artists, and collectors have all come to appreciate. Since its debut in September 2011, The Ceramics Bible has been the go-to guide for anyone interested in this flourishing art form. The revised...

"The boy pharaoh's vast store of tomb goods has intrigued the world not only for what it reveals, but also for the questions it raises about life in ancient Egypt. Interest in the pharaohs will rise again this year to meet the beginning of a two-year tour of "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs"-an exhibition of over 130 objects rarely seen outside the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. The museum's immense art and archaeological heritage comes...

Gustav Klimt ist heute vor allem als Schöpfer von ästhetischen Gemälden mit opulenter Goldverzierung bekannt. Was viele nicht wissen: Zu seinen Lebzeiten brachte der Großmeister des österreichischen Jugendstils bei mehr als nur einer Gelegenheit die Wächter von Anstand und Moral gegen sich auf. Viel zu freizügig, ja geradezu pornografisch war in deren Augen seine Darstellung des weiblichen Körpers, den er unter anderem mit einer Vielzahl von...

The fascinating story of the American art pottery movement told through hundreds of distinctive works. During the height of the Arts and Crafts era in Europe and the United States, from the late 1800s until World War I, American ceramics were transformed from industrially produced ornamental and table wares to aesthetically and technologically innovative art pottery. This fascinating history is exemplified by the outstanding works in the collection...

" The Official Red Book(R)--A Guide Book of United States Coins--is 76 years young and going strong. Since 1946 collectors around the country have loved the book's grade-by-grade coin values, historical background, detailed specifications, high-resolution photographs, and accurate mintage data. How rare are your coins? How much are they worth? The 76th edition of the Red Book tells you, covering everything from early colonial copper tokens to hefty...

"Vincent van Gogh's story is one of the most ironic in art history. Today, he is celebrated the world one over as one of the most important painters of all time, recognized with sell-out shows, feted museums, and record prices of tens of million of dollars at auction. Yet as he was painting the canvases that would subsequently become these sell-out modern masterpieces, van Gogh was battling not only the disinterest of his contemporary audiences but...

"This lavishly illustrated volume is the first comprehensive publication on the Brooklyn Museum's internationally renowned historic costume collection."--From publisher description.

Comprehensive sections cover ceramics, furniture, glass, silver and metalwares, jewelry and objects de vertu, clocks and watches, books, Oriental antiques, textiles, toys, decorative arts and Modern classics. Special features explain why one piece is worth more than another and show how to value and item and teach you to be your own appraiser. Biographies of designers and factories give the background information you need to help date and value objects....