50 Secrets of Magic Craftsmanship

50 Secrets of Magic Craftsmanship

Author: Salvador Dali

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-06-03

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 0486319806

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Sensible artistic advice and lively personal anecdotes in rare important work by famed Surrealist. Filled with Dali's outrageous egotism and unconventional humor, insights into modern art and his own drawings in the margins.


The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí

The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí

Author: Salvador Dali

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-06-10

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 0486319849

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This startling early autobiography takes Dalí through his late 30s and "communicates the ... total picture of himself (Dalí) sets out to portray" — Books. Superbly illustrated with over 80 photographs and scores of drawings.


Maniac Eyeball

Maniac Eyeball

Author: Salvador Dali

Publisher: SCB Distributors

Published: 2013-03-31

Total Pages: 467

ISBN-13: 190869498X

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"Maniac Eyeball" contains the frank and uncensored confessions of Salvador Dalí, from his childhood and first adolescent sexual experiences to his emergence as a painter, Surrealist, and eventually the most famous - and possibly richest -artist of modern times. These inspired tracts, covering art, love, money, sex and death, fame, philosophy, science, his famous friends and enemies, and his extraordinary creative genius, reveal the intricate workings of Dalí's mind to create not only an unparalleled autobiography but also one of the key Surrealist texts yet published. This special ebook edition contains colour illustrations.


Wizardology

Wizardology

Author: Dugald Steer

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Published: 2005-09-13

Total Pages: 31

ISBN-13: 0763628956

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Merlin the wizard challenges readers to become wizards like himself by deciphering clues hidden in his guide to wizardry.


Oil Painting Techniques and Materials

Oil Painting Techniques and Materials

Author: Harold Speed

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-04-24

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 0486132692

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Stimulating, informative guide by noted teacher covers painting technique, painting from life, materials — paints, varnishes, oils and mediums, grounds, etc. — a painter's training, more. 64 photos. 5 line drawings.


The Secrets of High Magic

The Secrets of High Magic

Author: Francis Melville

Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9780764164866

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"High magic encompasses a wide array of doctrines and techniques, including the conjuring of spirits and nonhuman entities, ritual divination, the making and consecrating of magical tools and talismans, and the exploration of astrology. This practical guide describes the methods of self-initiation into a wide array of occult traditions... Discover the traditions of tarot, alchemy, talismans, tattwa magic, angelic magic, stars of the wise, and much more"--P. [4] of cover.


Luxury Arts of the Renaissance

Luxury Arts of the Renaissance

Author: Marina Belozerskaya

Publisher: Getty Publications

Published: 2005-10-01

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 0892367857

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Today we associate the Renaissance with painting, sculpture, and architecture—the “major” arts. Yet contemporaries often held the “minor” arts—gem-studded goldwork, richly embellished armor, splendid tapestries and embroideries, music, and ephemeral multi-media spectacles—in much higher esteem. Isabella d’Este, Marchesa of Mantua, was typical of the Italian nobility: she bequeathed to her children precious stone vases mounted in gold, engraved gems, ivories, and antique bronzes and marbles; her favorite ladies-in-waiting, by contrast, received mere paintings. Renaissance patrons and observers extolled finely wrought luxury artifacts for their exquisite craftsmanship and the symbolic capital of their components; paintings and sculptures in modest materials, although discussed by some literati, were of lesser consequence. This book endeavors to return to the mainstream material long marginalized as a result of historical and ideological biases of the intervening centuries. The author analyzes how luxury arts went from being lofty markers of ascendancy and discernment in the Renaissance to being dismissed as “decorative” or “minor” arts—extravagant trinkets of the rich unworthy of the status of Art. Then, by re-examining the objects themselves and their uses in their day, she shows how sumptuous creations constructed the world and taste of Renaissance women and men.


The Invention of Hugo Cabret

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Author: Brian Selznick

Publisher: Scholastic

Published: 2015-09-03

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 1407166573

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An orphan and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy train station. He desperately believes a broken automaton will make his dreams come true. But when his world collides with an eccentric girl and a bitter old man, Hugo's undercover life are put in jeopardy. Turn the pages, follow the illustrations and enter an unforgettable new world!