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This massive compendium by a noted architectural historian contains over 2,000 line drawings, and clear, concise definitions for over 5,000 important terms relating to the architectural achievements of a great variety of world cultures, ancient to modern. Includes cutaway views, close-ups of intricate details, precisely rendered plans for many famed structures.
Customer Reviews:
Great Textbook Follow-Up.......2007-01-04
I love this book! My textbook can be unclear on certain architectural elements and I can almost always count on this book to give me a definition and a drawing. If you are looking for colored pictures this isn't the right book for you but if you need some great reference material this is a great book.
Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture.......2005-10-10
This book is extremely helpful when taking any Architecture History course. Everything I have needed to know is in this book. The diagrams are more understandable than my textbook.
Dictionary Covering World Architecture.......2005-08-01
Cyril Harris has produced two great architectural dictionaries. The first one published in 1977 is the one currently being reviewed. His second dictionary is entitled, "American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia" and it was published in 1998 by Norton.
If your interest in primarily in American Architecture stick to "American Architecture". It is a newer book and its has beautiful line illustrations of which the majority come from the Historic American Building Survey (HABS). It has over 2,500 definitions and 1,000 illustrations.
However, if your interest is in World Architecture, this is the book for you. In this volume, Harris provides concise definitions for over 5,000 architectural terms and there are over 2,000 illustrations. From ancient ruins to 20th Century Modern Architecture, this illustrated dictionary covers the full spectrum of architectural achievement. All the illustrations are black and white line illustrations and they appear to principally come from the illustrated magazines of the 19th and Early 20th Century. Highly recommended.
Recommended for a beginning library.......2003-03-04
Excellent graphic representations of ideas, from time to time I am unable to find a definition.
This is a MUST have item for the art history student library.......1999-12-25
There are so many facets of archetectural history that building terms seem to have lost their meaning. Especially in the ancient buildings from ancient Greek to medieval Gothic periods, the terms are so numerous -- and necessarily so.
The definitions are so clearly written in practical, easily understandable language. The illustrations are so detailed and clean that minute discrepancies between one term and another are easily identifiable. When writing reviews or analyses of various architectural buildings and styles of buildings, this book should always be within reach of the pen or computer terminal.
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This quick and ready reference thoroughly defines thousands of words associated with wearing apparel and spans nearly 2,000 years of fashion history. From abacot, hacketon, helm, jipocoat, and jump, to xainture, ysgyn, zatayn, and zibelline, this unique and comprehensive book is profusely illustrated with over 1,300 detailed line drawings of subjects.
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wonderful book.......2001-11-14
It has beautiful painted rocks in it and shows just how easy it is to paint rocks. I am not a real good painter but, I do plan to give it a try. Instructions and ideas in this book are great even for a beginner like me.
ANYONE UP FOR A ROCK PARTY!??.......2001-11-13
I couldn't help it, it sounded so fascinating when I was invited to a "rock party". A friend held it, and all of us got together at her place. She had a bunch of field rock, (though I've heard smooth river rock is good also) and she had cleaned them all up and they sat, waiting on her front step. We took turns choosing the rock that "spoke to us" and brought it into the house for some good old fashioned gossip and a fun project with friends. Oh, yes, we had doubts! Halfway through those rocks were UGLY, and we took a few chip and salsa breaks so we could look at them from a distance (they looked better that way- Laugh!). But- amazingly enough- when we finished the last step, perfectly outlined in the book- our rocks looked GREAT!! I actually DISPLAY mine in my little rock garden, and get so many comments on their "uniqueness". What a fun idea! And takes almost no $ to get started, if you're like me, you already have the simple materials lying around from previous projects!! Great book, simple instructions, great tips and pointers- even for the novice.
Excellent student tool.......2001-09-25
Painting Pets on Rocks is a fabulous step by step instructional book. My students (1st through 7th grade) created fabulous rock paintings following these easy-to-follow instructions.
painting more animals on rocks.......2001-08-31
Super, these books by Ms. Wellford are illustrated so beautifully that ANYONE could paint animals and such on rocks. Her directions are not only the written word, but also demonstrated by showing the drawing from the stones to use, preparing the stones, sketching from "square one" on thru the completed reproduction. These books are a MUST for any rock painter enthusiast.
A Fido that you don't feed.......2001-08-06
A new meaning to the words "Pet Rock":
Lin Wellford has out-done herself again! I just can't get enough of her books! For those of you who have not read any of Lin Wellford's books, let me tell you, IT'S TIME TO START! In "Painting Pets on Rocks" you learn how to paint your dog, cat, fish, and even your pet bird! The book doesn't just show you one type of dog, or only one cat. Lin gives you instructions on how to create many different rock pets. From Dalmations to bulldogs, tabby cat to siamese...this book has it all.
Even if you have never painted before, you can do these projects. The book has full color, nearly step by step photos with the step by step instructions. As with all Lin Wellford books, her instructions are written for the beginner and it is amazing how well your pet rocks come out.
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Here's a simple solution for learning how to get the most out of your digital camera, how to take better photos, and what to do with your images once they’ve been captured. Written by an award-winning photographer, How to Do Everything with Your Digital Camera, Fourth Edition is just the book you need! Loaded with clear explanations and step-by step-details, the book explains the different components of a variety of digital cameras and how to use them. Coverage includes flash and lighting tips, action and outdoor photography, various image-editing packages, and finally, organizing, storing, sharing, and printing digital images. The new edition of this best-seller has been updated to include details on removable storage devices and the latest utilities and photo-sharing facilities.
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This easy-to-follow guide explains how to enhance existing images as well as print your own photos and publish them on the Web for others to see.
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very pleased.......2007-01-31
So far I'm finding this book helpful. I've only used point and shoot cameras so far and I just purchased my first DSLR and have no experience with SLRs to begin with. I needed a book that DIDN'T assume previous photography (not snapshot) experience. This is it. I foudn the explanations helpful and am not worried about any technical errors mentioned in the previous reviews. Once I'm ready for more srious picture taking, I'll find other sources to make up for any of the mistakes there may be in this book. All in all I think this is a good beginner basics book that covers quite a bit of material.
Good overall guide to digital photography.......2007-01-02
I like the overall layout, discussing various topics relating to digital photography. Have only read 1/2 the book and have already learned a lot, found new things to try, and new "accessories" I want/need to buy. :-)
As others have noted he does have some errors, some so obvious you wonder how they weren't caught, but then I've found errors in virtually every book I've ever read so I don't fault him too much for that.
I'd definitely recommend this to anyone looking to understand more about how digital photography works, how to use their camera, memory, computer, etc. as an entire system to take, edit, store, and print photos.
For Beginners........2006-12-03
How to Do Everything with Your Digital Camera, Fourth Edition( 2005)will change every beginner into an effective digital camera user. 424 pages divided into 4 parts : part I on Your Camera from pages 1 to 170 covers the history of digital camera and then goes into the process of shooting a photo( exposure, composition,etc); part II from page 171 to 234 covers the act of Transferring Images to the Computer( file formats, organizing); part III from pages 235 to 370 goes into Editing Images and finally part IV talks about Using Your Images from page 371 to page 428.
So, about 40% of the text is devoted to the process of shooting a photo and about 31% to Editing. A good proportion to my mind.
There is a Detailed table of contents per chapter that takes a little more than 6 pages and an 8-page Index for zeroing quickly on a particular piece of information.
At the center of the book , there are 8 pages of color photos to explain corresponding techniques. Almost every page is illustrated with black and white photos to show as well as explain a technique.
To illustrate the clarity of the language used , here is a sample :
" what the heck is a 9.3mm lens ? If this digital camera were a 35mm camera its 9.3mm lens would give you the same picture as a 50mm camera, for instance.Many photographers know that 20-35mm is considered wide angle, while 50-90mm is thought to be "normal" - great for portraits, for instance. " Pages 10 and 11.
In the Introduction , the author invites readers to write and send him questions and comments at his indicated e-mail address; he also mentions his website.
A great book for Digital Photography beginners !
your digital camera.......2006-02-17
Good Digital Camera with all your camera questions answered for boath digital and 35 mm also.
how to do everything with your digital camera 4th ed.......2006-01-15
An excerllant book, a little cver my head in a couple of places, but in all, very useful,excellant book................
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- finally, a good guide to digicams
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- This Cell Phone Camera "Dummy" Loved The Book!
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The Camera Phone Book: How to Shoot Like a Pro, Print, Store, Display, Send Images, Make a Short Film
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Transform unexpected moments into recorded history with the convenience of your camera phone and help from this hands-on guide. Loaded with easy-to-follow instructions and plenty of illustrations, this book will help you take better pictures, edit and enhance images, and transmit photos to your PC, the Web, other mobile phones, and email buddies. Improve your photography techniques with great advice on framing, lighting, depth of field, self portraits, action shots, and more. Print your favorites easily, and even set up a free Website where you can share your images and thoughts with the world.
- Unlock the power of your camera phone and take full advantage of all its features--basic and advanced
- Transmit your photos anywhere easily--to your PC, email buddies, other phones, and Web sites
- Adjust color and lighting like a pro, crop images, and fix flaws with low-cost and easy-to-use image editing software
- Take well-composed pictures--including better self-portraits
- Get easy-to-follow tips on storing, editing, and printing your photos
- Compare various camera phone brands and mobile phone carriers
- Capture high-quality camera phone video
- Send instant greeting cards and caller ID photos, create your own camera phone Weblog, and more
- Understand privacy, security, and copyright issues
Customer Reviews:
Just in time..........2004-10-29
I just bought a camera phone 3 weeks ago, and this book has saved me! Well, not literally. But it has been a big help. It's a pretty hefty 300+ pages with easy to follow steps. And it's geared to non-techies like myself.
Now I know how to work the camera, but I still take $#!++% photos!
finally, a good guide to digicams.......2004-10-26
at last I have a book that I can give to my technology-impared friends and family! thanks for getting me off the hook, john frederick moore!
Phone help that gets me off the phone............2004-10-25
Disclaimer on the star rating: I don't have a camera phone, but my mom does. And my mom called, a lot, to ask how to use this, that, etc. So I bought her this book, and my time spent on those calls have been cut to almost nothing!
Clear direction, illustrations and well written instruction mean that even my mom can master her phone. Of course now I spend even more time downloading the pictures of my neices and nephews she captures on her phone, but it is time well spent! And seeing the results my mom is getting....well, a picture phone might be in my future as well.
This Cell Phone Camera "Dummy" Loved The Book!.......2004-10-19
As someone whose technological literacy is only slightly better than a mushroom, I was hesitant to use and intimidated by my new cell phone camera. Despite the salesperson's assuarnce that "anyone can use it," I knew I'd be the addled exception. Thank God for this book! Not only is it well-written and interesting, but it's for people like me - who need lots of extra help. Because of this book, I'm happy to say, I now love using my cell phone camera and have become quite the master at it - even giving my friends advice and "tutorials." I take great photos with my cell and have captured and shared lots of great memories I would have otherwise missed. Thanks for the great, helpful read!
Technology Doesn't Have to Be Intimidating.......2004-10-17
This is a book made for the person (like me) who's basically intimidated by technology, afraid that any attempt to utilize this or that fancy feature will spell nothing but frustration and futility in the end. It doesn't have to be that way. I was given a camera phone as a present, and until I found this book, it stayed in its box. I was that intimidated. (Let's just say my experience with user manuals hasn't been good.) The first thing that struck me about this book was the clean writing. Moore has a knack for making complicated things seem really simple. This book is comprehensive and straightforward and has lots of helpful visuals to add further clarity. I can now begin taking advantage of my phone's features without fear. It's terrific.
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Graphic SF Reader.......2007-09-03
An original graphic novel way back way. An excellent exploration of heroism, mythology and gender by way of the Arthurian mythos.
Earth is under the thumb of aliens, and resistance is pretty much non-existent. One man still wants to fight, and the discovery of an ancient site may help him out in a big way.
It took years to create this?.......2007-03-25
I had very high hopes for this collection. I had heard that it was a masterpiece, and an important landmark in comic book history. High quality paper, adult themes, ignored the comics code, direct-only market, so on and so forth....
Well, maybe it is a part of comic book history. That doesn't make reading it any more pleasant.
The basic premise sounds like it can't miss. Mix Arthurian legend and an alien invasion. Both low-brow and high-brow audiences should rejoice... for this could have it all!
However, it just doesn't fly. I read that Mike Barr hired an academic consultant to make sure that the script had no errors. While it's true I couldn't find any mistakes, I credit that to the fact that much of the mythos is completely ignored. Worse, the story is just badly written. There are moments of decent writing to spark a reader's interest. Unfortunately, these moments are between long stretches of silliness and boredom.
I figured even a lame story would be rescued by the awesome talent of Brian Bolland. But believe it or not, after spending years on the series, this comic superstar doesn't get the job done. I wouldn't say it is all his fault. I don't recall who the colorist for this book was, but the garish choices he or she made successfully turn the detailed linework cartoony and mediocre. This, coupled with the fact that the design of the characters is outright laughable, actually turns Bolland artwork into crud (I know it is hard to believe, but trust me on this).
In short, the story contains elements making it unsuitable for younger audiences, and is just too poorly done to entertain older ones. The artwork is the worst to come from Brian Bolland's pen that I've ever seen. I cannot really think of anyone who would enjoy owning Camelot 3000.
Great art, not-so-great story.......2006-12-17
I don't see why DC wouldn't keep the trade collection of Mike Barr and Brian Bolland's limited series CAMELOT 3000 in print, simply from a historical perspective. While the story may not be a masterpiece, it was DC's first direct-only title and was geared for mature readers. It was a contemporary of such classic tales as Watchmen and Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, so just that little point of timing should ensure continued publication. And the sci-fi/fantasy combo, especially when it involves the Knights of the Round Table, should appeal to many new readers. And then there's the abundance of fine-line art from superstar Bolland: holy cow, this is some absolutely beautiful stuff. I know of no other book that contains so much of his work. It's worth keeping in print for that alone!
But then, of course, there's the story. While I liked it, it really didn't age well, especially compared to some of the other titles that I mentioned. It's very basic, even simple, and while some of the situations contained within may have been adult fare for the `80s, they certainly wouldn't raise an eyebrow today. In short, don't expect a masterpiece on the level of the other stories. The plot itself is fairly straightforward: an alien invasion of Earth in the year 3000 leads to the resurrection of King Arthur, who makes good on his promise to return and defend England in its hour of need. Arthur then frees his mentor Merlin from imprisonment, and Merlin orchestrates the return of the Knights of the Round Table via some unusual methods. Suffice to say that these certainly don't seem to be the knights that we're familiar with, but they eventually prove themselves to be none other. Unfortunately, their old problems are present as well, such as the affair between Guinevere and Lancelot, and the general distrust of Merlin. As the alien invasion is actually being orchestrated by the evil Morgan Le Fay and Modred, the ancient conflict is shown to continue on Earth, thousands of years in the future... and to worlds and times beyond. If there's one thing I can say Barr does very well, it's his portrayals of the conflict between the knights. It's apparent that the more things change, the more they stay the same.
While I do treasure this book, it's more for nostalgia and the art than for any exceptional story quality.
Read-A-Lot!.......2003-09-15
Though written quite a while ago,
This Arthur tale is worth the dough.
I read it first when I was a boy.
I read it still, it gives me joy!
Britain falls to alien spoor
and Arthur returns to even the score.
Gwen and Lance renew their lust.
It's hard to know just who to trust.
Merlin returns, Excalibur too.
This story has a lot for you.
If you love Le Morte D'Art
In your collection, make this book a part.
Groundbreaking.......2003-09-04
It broke new ground. It was one of the first books published on high quality paper and distributed only to the direct market. The first maxiseries in comics history, this book was planned with a beginning, middle and end, much like a prose novel. It also had the freedom to do whatever it wanted with its characters since, despite being published by DC, it was outside of their continuity.
It was published without the Comics Code Authority seal and was advertised as a book for mature readers. Thus this book was able to explore subject matter mainstream comics had shied away from. Two of the central characters in the book are involved in an extramarital affair, for example, and one character is a man trapped in a woman's body.
It had fantastic art. Penciller Brian Bolland today is well known for his beautiful cover art, but in 1982 when this series began, he was largely unknown outside of England. By the time the book finished in 1985 (unfortunately the wait between some chapters was incredibly long, another trend in comics' future that this book foretold), he was widely known throughout mainstream comics for his incredibly detailed and expressive linework.
It was incredibly well-researched. Writer Mike W. Barr utilized a creative consultant for this book, a member of academia who was well-versed in the Arthurian lore Barr was reworking for his own purposes. Barr similarly drew from his own research into the legends of King Arthur and used as inspiration for this story great works of literature, including the masterful poetry of Sir Thomas Mallory.
It mixed genres seamlessly. In this book, these Arthurian legends were reimagined in a completely new setting: a far-flung future Earth in the midst of an alien invasion. The sword-and-sorcery trappings of the Arthurian legend are juxtaposed with science fiction clichés and a hint of political intrigue to make a book that is better than the sum of its parts. Reincarnation meets genetic engineering at one point, leading one of Arthur's knights of the round table to come back as an eight-foot-tall monster. Meanwhile, villainess Morgan Le Fay not only employs aliens from a tenth planet as her henchman, but also the UN's top security advisor as her right-hand man.
This series was Camelot 3000. Innovative, imaginative, and beautifully crafted, it should be on your bookshelf.
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Camelot 3000 (No. 1)
Manufacturer: DC Comics
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Origin of Arthur, Merlin
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Camelot 3000 #11 : War (DC Comic Book 1984)
Mike W. Barr
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Camelot 3000 #7
Mike Barr
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Camelot 3000 (No. 10)
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Versus Morgan Le Fay
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Camelot 3000 (No. 11)
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Versus Morgan Le Fay
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Death of Arthur
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Joins of New Knights
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Camelot 3000 (No. 4)
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Versus McAllister
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