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It's August! The dog days of summer. And, if you live in a Northern climate like me, some of the last weeks to slip outside, find a patch of shade, and kick back with a great book. Now imagine that book inspires you to make.
The thoughtful folks at London's Black Dog Publishing have us covered: They're offering a 40 percent summer discount on their contemporary art and craft backlist, including Making Stuff, Making Stuff for Kids, In the Loop: Knitting Now, Outside the Box: Cardboard Design Now, Paper: Tear Fold ...
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Traces of the Calligrapher: Islamic Calligraphy in Practice, C. 1600-1900By Mary McWilliams and David J. RoxburghForeword by Thomas W. LentzThe Museum of Fine Arts, HoustonYale University PressNew Haven, Connecticut$25http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/book.asp?isbn=978030012632
Offering a rare glimpse into the rich world of calligraphy from the early modern period of Islamic culture, the book features exquisite examples of words serving double duty as art, with a particular emphasis on the highly specialized tools used to create these masterpieces. In the calligrapher's workshop, beauty begat beauty, as illustrated by the dozens of finely made and intricately decorated pens, pen boxes, ...
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