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Facts on File encyclopedia of art

Presents the history of Romanesque and Gothic art, Renaissance style, Mannerism, Baroque, and Rococo art, and Neoclassicism as well as Romanticism.

Facts on File encyclopedia of art

Presents a history that covers Byzantine, Irish, Anglo-Saxon, Viking, and Islamic art, along with art from the pre-Columbian period, North American and Inuit art, African, Oceanic, Carolingian, and Ottonian art.

Facts on File encyclopedia of art

Presents the history of Roman and Celtic art, Parthian and Sassanian art, Steppe art, art from India, Southeast Asia, China, Korea, and Japan, and Early Christian art.

The Twentieth century

A study guide for use with "An Illustrated History of Music for Young Musicians: The Twentieth Century, " featuring photographs, activities, a time line, and composer summary charts.

Robots

Step-by-step illustrations and instructions teach children how to draw different types of robots.

Planes

Step-by-step illustrations and instructions demonstrate how to draw different types of planes, including Blackbirds, Concordes, F-16A fighters, an Airbus A280, and SpaceShipOne.

Magical creatures and mythical beasts

Presents advice and sketching methods, depicting various stages of development, for drawing mythical creatures, such as a phoenix, a centaur, a troll, a gryphon, and more.

Drawing

Provides step-by-step instruction to create eleven drawing projects that includes figures, cartoons, animals, and cars as subjects; and discusses the required tools and materials, shading, perspective, and other related topics.

Drawing on the funny side of the brain

how to come up with jokes for cartoons and comic strips
Offers illustrated instructions on how to draw cartoon characters, with advice on how to come up with jokes for the cartoons, tips on overcoming writer's block, and discussion of how to protect and sell ideas.

Leonardo's shadow, or, My astonishing life as Leonardo da Vinci's servant

Fifteen-year-old Giacomo, servant to Leonardo da Vinci, helps his procrastinating master finish painting, "The Last Supper," while also trying to find clues to his parentage and pursue his own career as an artist in late fifteenth-century Milan.

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