Author: Rick Longabaugh
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated
ISBN: 9781565233003
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
Inspired by the limited edition porcelain plates of the early 1900's, this collection of patterns captures the splendor of nature. Includes a bonus pattern for creating a plate holder to display your next work of art.
Wildlife Collector Plates for the Scroll Saw
Author: Rick Longabaugh
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated
ISBN: 9781565233003
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
Inspired by the limited edition porcelain plates of the early 1900's, this collection of patterns captures the splendor of nature. Includes a bonus pattern for creating a plate holder to display your next work of art.
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated
ISBN: 9781565233003
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
Inspired by the limited edition porcelain plates of the early 1900's, this collection of patterns captures the splendor of nature. Includes a bonus pattern for creating a plate holder to display your next work of art.
North American Wildlife Patterns for the Scroll Saw
Author: Lora S. Irish
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607658968
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
· An inspirational resource for scroll sawyers of every level · Includes 61 easy-to-use patterns of North American wildlife, including bears, wolves, eagles, ducks, rabbits, cougars, and dozens more · Features helpful tips, such as safety, what blades to choose, what woods to use, how to make inside and outside cuts, and more · Also includes helpful cutting instructions to aid beginners · Written by Lora Irish, an internationally acclaimed artist and best-selling author
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607658968
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
· An inspirational resource for scroll sawyers of every level · Includes 61 easy-to-use patterns of North American wildlife, including bears, wolves, eagles, ducks, rabbits, cougars, and dozens more · Features helpful tips, such as safety, what blades to choose, what woods to use, how to make inside and outside cuts, and more · Also includes helpful cutting instructions to aid beginners · Written by Lora Irish, an internationally acclaimed artist and best-selling author
The Publishers Weekly
World Wildlife Patterns for the Scroll Saw
Author: Lora S. Irish
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated
ISBN: 9781565231771
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
Find the best scroll saw patterns for the world's greatest animals - from antelope to zebra. Includes more than 50 fine line patterns and a gallery of finished examples.
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated
ISBN: 9781565231771
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
Find the best scroll saw patterns for the world's greatest animals - from antelope to zebra. Includes more than 50 fine line patterns and a gallery of finished examples.
The Book of Beetles
Author: Patrice Bouchard
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022608289X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 657
Book Description
“Profiles 600 of the most stunning, most wonderfully adapted beetles around . . . The result is a work that is nothing short of magnificent.” —Wired When renowned British geneticist J. B. S. Haldane was asked what could be inferred about God from a study of his works, Haldane replied, “An inordinate fondness for beetles.” With 350,000 known species, and scientific estimates that millions more have yet to be identified, their abundance is indisputable as is their variety. They range from the delightful summer firefly to the one-hundred-gram Goliath beetle. Beetles offer a dazzling array of shapes, sizes, and colors that entice scientists and collectors across the globe. The Book of Beetles celebrates the beauty and diversity of this marvelous insect. Six hundred significant beetle species are covered, with each entry featuring a distribution map, basic biology, conservation status, and information on cultural and economic significance. Full-color photos show the beetles both at their actual size and enlarged to show details, such as the sextet of spots that distinguish the six-spotted tiger beetle or the jagged ridges of the giant-jawed sawyer beetle. Based in the most up-to-date science and accessibly written, the descriptive text will appeal to researchers and armchair coleopterists alike. The humble beetle continues to grow in popularity, taking center stage in biodiversity studies, sustainable agriculture programs, and even the dining rooms of adventurous and eco-conscious chefs. The Book of Beetles is certain to become the authoritative reference on these remarkably adaptable and beautiful creatures. “Photographs of more than 600 colorful, glossy species, resembling bejeweled broaches morethan creepy crawlies, are presented at actual size.” —Publishers Weekly
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022608289X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 657
Book Description
“Profiles 600 of the most stunning, most wonderfully adapted beetles around . . . The result is a work that is nothing short of magnificent.” —Wired When renowned British geneticist J. B. S. Haldane was asked what could be inferred about God from a study of his works, Haldane replied, “An inordinate fondness for beetles.” With 350,000 known species, and scientific estimates that millions more have yet to be identified, their abundance is indisputable as is their variety. They range from the delightful summer firefly to the one-hundred-gram Goliath beetle. Beetles offer a dazzling array of shapes, sizes, and colors that entice scientists and collectors across the globe. The Book of Beetles celebrates the beauty and diversity of this marvelous insect. Six hundred significant beetle species are covered, with each entry featuring a distribution map, basic biology, conservation status, and information on cultural and economic significance. Full-color photos show the beetles both at their actual size and enlarged to show details, such as the sextet of spots that distinguish the six-spotted tiger beetle or the jagged ridges of the giant-jawed sawyer beetle. Based in the most up-to-date science and accessibly written, the descriptive text will appeal to researchers and armchair coleopterists alike. The humble beetle continues to grow in popularity, taking center stage in biodiversity studies, sustainable agriculture programs, and even the dining rooms of adventurous and eco-conscious chefs. The Book of Beetles is certain to become the authoritative reference on these remarkably adaptable and beautiful creatures. “Photographs of more than 600 colorful, glossy species, resembling bejeweled broaches morethan creepy crawlies, are presented at actual size.” —Publishers Weekly
Texas Civil War Artifacts
Author: Richard Mather Ahlstrom
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
One of the most popular literary subjects worldwide is the American Civil War. In addition to an enormous number of history buffs, there are tens of thousands of collectors of Civil War artifacts. In the last fifty years, several books have been written concerning the equipment associated with soldiers of specific Confederate states, but no book until now has ever chronicled the military equipment used by Texas soldiers. Texas Civil War Artifacts is the first comprehensive guide to the physical culture of Texas Civil War soldiers. Texas military equipment differs in a number of ways from the equipment produced for the eastern Confederate states. Most of the Texas-produced equipment was blacksmithed, or local-artisan made, and in many cases featured the Lone Star as a symbol of Texas. Contemporary Civil War literature frequently mentions that most soldiers of Texas displayed the Lone Star somewhere on their uniform or equipment. In this groundbreaking volume, Richard Mather Ahlstrom has photographed and described more than five hundred Texas-related artifacts. He shows the diverse use of the Lone Star on hat pins, waist-belt plates, buckles, horse equipment, side knives, buttons, and canteens. In addition, the weapons that Texans used in the Civil War are featured in chapters on the Tucker Sherrard and Colt pistols; shotguns, rifles, and muskets; and swords. Rounding out the volume are chapters on leather accouterments, uniforms and headgear, and a gallery of Texas soldiers in photographs. This book will prove to be a valuable reference guide for Civil War collectors, historians, museum curators, re-enactors, and federal and state agencies.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
One of the most popular literary subjects worldwide is the American Civil War. In addition to an enormous number of history buffs, there are tens of thousands of collectors of Civil War artifacts. In the last fifty years, several books have been written concerning the equipment associated with soldiers of specific Confederate states, but no book until now has ever chronicled the military equipment used by Texas soldiers. Texas Civil War Artifacts is the first comprehensive guide to the physical culture of Texas Civil War soldiers. Texas military equipment differs in a number of ways from the equipment produced for the eastern Confederate states. Most of the Texas-produced equipment was blacksmithed, or local-artisan made, and in many cases featured the Lone Star as a symbol of Texas. Contemporary Civil War literature frequently mentions that most soldiers of Texas displayed the Lone Star somewhere on their uniform or equipment. In this groundbreaking volume, Richard Mather Ahlstrom has photographed and described more than five hundred Texas-related artifacts. He shows the diverse use of the Lone Star on hat pins, waist-belt plates, buckles, horse equipment, side knives, buttons, and canteens. In addition, the weapons that Texans used in the Civil War are featured in chapters on the Tucker Sherrard and Colt pistols; shotguns, rifles, and muskets; and swords. Rounding out the volume are chapters on leather accouterments, uniforms and headgear, and a gallery of Texas soldiers in photographs. This book will prove to be a valuable reference guide for Civil War collectors, historians, museum curators, re-enactors, and federal and state agencies.
U. S. Military Designs for Woodworking and Other Crafts
Author: Fox Chapel Publishing
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781565238695
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This creative sourcebook of U.S. military art offers dozens of full-size patterns for use in Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy-themed projects. These ready-to-use designs are perfect for use in crafts from scroll sawing and woodcarving to pyrography, papercrafts, and leatherwork. Commemorative insignia are provided for all major modern U.S military operations, including World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf Wars, and Afghanistan. This special collection of military designs includes patterns by the late Dirk Boelman, co-founder of the Scroll Sawing for Veterans Program.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781565238695
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This creative sourcebook of U.S. military art offers dozens of full-size patterns for use in Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy-themed projects. These ready-to-use designs are perfect for use in crafts from scroll sawing and woodcarving to pyrography, papercrafts, and leatherwork. Commemorative insignia are provided for all major modern U.S military operations, including World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf Wars, and Afghanistan. This special collection of military designs includes patterns by the late Dirk Boelman, co-founder of the Scroll Sawing for Veterans Program.
Problem-Solving in Conservation Biology and Wildlife Management
Author: James P. Gibbs
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1444359819
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
This set of exercises has been created expressly for students and teachers of conservation biology and wildlife management who want to have an impact beyond the classroom. The book presents a set of 32 exercises that are primarily new and greatly revised versions from the book's successful first edition. These exercises span a wide range of conservation issues: genetic analysis, population biology and management, taxonomy, ecosystem management, land use planning, the public policy process and more. All exercises discuss how to take what has been learned and apply it to practical, real-world issues. Accompanied by a detailed instructor’s manual and a student website with software and support materials, the book is ideal for use in the field, lab, or classroom. Also available: Fundamentals of Conservation Biology, 3rd edition (2007) by Malcolm L Hunter Jr and James Gibbs, ISBN 9781405135450 Saving the Earth as a Career: Advice on Becoming a Conservation Professional (2007) by Malcolm L Hunter Jr, David B Lindenmayer and Aram JK Calhoun, ISBN 9781405167611
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1444359819
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
This set of exercises has been created expressly for students and teachers of conservation biology and wildlife management who want to have an impact beyond the classroom. The book presents a set of 32 exercises that are primarily new and greatly revised versions from the book's successful first edition. These exercises span a wide range of conservation issues: genetic analysis, population biology and management, taxonomy, ecosystem management, land use planning, the public policy process and more. All exercises discuss how to take what has been learned and apply it to practical, real-world issues. Accompanied by a detailed instructor’s manual and a student website with software and support materials, the book is ideal for use in the field, lab, or classroom. Also available: Fundamentals of Conservation Biology, 3rd edition (2007) by Malcolm L Hunter Jr and James Gibbs, ISBN 9781405135450 Saving the Earth as a Career: Advice on Becoming a Conservation Professional (2007) by Malcolm L Hunter Jr, David B Lindenmayer and Aram JK Calhoun, ISBN 9781405167611
A Sea without Fish
Author: David L. Meyer
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253013496
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
A “superbly written, richly illustrated” guide to the animals who lived 450 million years ago—in the fossil-rich area where Cincinnati, Ohio now stands (Rocks & Minerals). The region around Cincinnati, Ohio, is known throughout the world for the abundant and beautiful fossils found in limestones and shales that were deposited as sediments on the sea floor during the Ordovician Period, about 450 million years ago—some 250 million years before the dinosaurs lived. In Ordovician time, the shallow sea that covered much of what is now the North American continent teemed with marine life. The Cincinnati area has yielded some of the world’s most abundant and best-preserved fossils of invertebrate animals such as trilobites, bryozoans, brachiopods, molluscs, echinoderms, and graptolites. So famous are the Ordovician fossils and rocks of the Cincinnati region that geologists use the term “Cincinnatian” for strata of the same age all over North America. This book synthesizes more than 150 years of research on this fossil treasure-trove, describing and illustrating the fossils, the life habits of the animals represented, their communities, and living relatives, as well as the nature of the rock strata in which they are found and the environmental conditions of the ancient sea. “A fascinating glimpse of a long-extinct ecosystem.” —Choice
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253013496
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
A “superbly written, richly illustrated” guide to the animals who lived 450 million years ago—in the fossil-rich area where Cincinnati, Ohio now stands (Rocks & Minerals). The region around Cincinnati, Ohio, is known throughout the world for the abundant and beautiful fossils found in limestones and shales that were deposited as sediments on the sea floor during the Ordovician Period, about 450 million years ago—some 250 million years before the dinosaurs lived. In Ordovician time, the shallow sea that covered much of what is now the North American continent teemed with marine life. The Cincinnati area has yielded some of the world’s most abundant and best-preserved fossils of invertebrate animals such as trilobites, bryozoans, brachiopods, molluscs, echinoderms, and graptolites. So famous are the Ordovician fossils and rocks of the Cincinnati region that geologists use the term “Cincinnatian” for strata of the same age all over North America. This book synthesizes more than 150 years of research on this fossil treasure-trove, describing and illustrating the fossils, the life habits of the animals represented, their communities, and living relatives, as well as the nature of the rock strata in which they are found and the environmental conditions of the ancient sea. “A fascinating glimpse of a long-extinct ecosystem.” —Choice
The Topkapi Scroll
Author: Gülru Necipoğlu
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 0892363355
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Since precious few architectural drawings and no theoretical treatises on architecture remain from the premodern Islamic world, the Timurid pattern scroll in the collection of the Topkapi Palace Museum Library is an exceedingly rich and valuable source of information. In the course of her in-depth analysis of this scroll dating from the late fifteenth or early sixteenth century, Gülru Necipoğlu throws new light on the conceptualization, recording, and transmission of architectural design in the Islamic world between the tenth and sixteenth centuries. Her text has particularly far-reaching implications for recent discussions on vision, subjectivity, and the semiotics of abstract representation. She also compares the Islamic understanding of geometry with that found in medieval Western art, making this book particularly valuable for all historians and critics of architecture. The scroll, with its 114 individual geometric patterns for wall surfaces and vaulting, is reproduced entirely in color in this elegant, large-format volume. An extensive catalogue includes illustrations showing the underlying geometries (in the form of incised “dead” drawings) from which the individual patterns are generated. An essay by Mohammad al-Asad discusses the geometry of the muqarnas and demonstrates by means of CAD drawings how one of the scroll’s patterns could be used co design a three-dimensional vault.
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 0892363355
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Since precious few architectural drawings and no theoretical treatises on architecture remain from the premodern Islamic world, the Timurid pattern scroll in the collection of the Topkapi Palace Museum Library is an exceedingly rich and valuable source of information. In the course of her in-depth analysis of this scroll dating from the late fifteenth or early sixteenth century, Gülru Necipoğlu throws new light on the conceptualization, recording, and transmission of architectural design in the Islamic world between the tenth and sixteenth centuries. Her text has particularly far-reaching implications for recent discussions on vision, subjectivity, and the semiotics of abstract representation. She also compares the Islamic understanding of geometry with that found in medieval Western art, making this book particularly valuable for all historians and critics of architecture. The scroll, with its 114 individual geometric patterns for wall surfaces and vaulting, is reproduced entirely in color in this elegant, large-format volume. An extensive catalogue includes illustrations showing the underlying geometries (in the form of incised “dead” drawings) from which the individual patterns are generated. An essay by Mohammad al-Asad discusses the geometry of the muqarnas and demonstrates by means of CAD drawings how one of the scroll’s patterns could be used co design a three-dimensional vault.