AntiqueSpeak

AntiqueSpeakUnderstanding antiques requires knowledge of a specialized vocabulary that tells initiates what something is, where it came from, and when it was made. AntiqueSpeak provides this essential information in concise but illuminating essays that cover almost a millennium of styles (such as Baroque and Art Deco), materials (glass, ivory), types of objects (furniture, toys and games), specialized areas of collecting (folk art, Judaica), and concerns involved

Gracefully blending memoir

Following an intuitive sensibility that never misses its mark

this handsome volume spans the entire career of Palladio

A remarkable selection of American forest trees surveyed by François-André Michaux and Thomas Nuttall from The North American Sylva

and how it has evolved throughout their careers

Franck Muller

How to create a winning college application—including personal essays

a reinforced binding in real cloth

how Jacob Lawrence used bright

with a complex society

is an essential volume for everyone who is interested in history and its lessons

Accompanying the photographs are two fascinating essays about the art history and natural history of the Yellow Mountains