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Author : Larry List
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Imagery of Chess Revisited written by Larry List and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mike Darlow
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781565232594
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (325 download)
Download or read book Turned Chessmen written by Mike Darlow and published by Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated. This book was released on 2005-04-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Woodworkers, chess set collectors, and history buffs will enjoy this comprehensive guide to the manufacture and design of wooden chessmen. Readers will learn the origin and meaning of the symbols used to signify the six chess pieces, including insight into the king's crown, the knight's horse head, and the battlements atop the rook. Details are also provided on how the design of individual pieces communicates membership in specific chess sets, and a series of photographs demonstrates six sets made by some of today's chess-making masters. Detailed drawings offer guidance on designing chess sets, and an extensive section on woodturning techniques, including step-by-step diagrams and color pictures, will explain the process of creating chessmen for interested woodworkers and woodturners.
Author : David H. Caldwell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781905267941
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (679 download)
Download or read book The Lewis Chessmen Unmasked written by David H. Caldwell and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was written to accompany a travelling exhibition about new research on the Lewis chessmen. National Museums Scotland and the British Museum partnered in creating the exhibition, The Lewis Chessmen: Unmasked.
Author : Stuart Walker
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317753194
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)
Download or read book Designing Sustainability written by Stuart Walker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-09 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the relationship between design, sustainability, inner values and spirituality? How can we create designs that provide a convincing alternative to unsustainable interpretations of progress, growth, consumerism and commercialism? Building on the arguments first advanced in his widely acclaimed books Sustainable by Design and The Spirit of Design, Stuart Walker explains how we can achieve the systemic changes needed to address the challenges of sustainability. Challenging common assumptions about the nature of our contemporary material culture and its relationship to human flourishing, the author introduces approaches to design that draw inspiration from nature, summon the human imagination and create outcomes which are environmentally responsible and socially just, as well as meaningful and enriching at a personal level. Offering a unique and original contribution to this vital debate, Designing Sustainability is destined to become essential reading for students on courses in design and sustainability and for design practitioners looking for a deeper, more meaningful basis for their work.
Author : Florence Mary Wilson Parsons
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)
Download or read book The Incomparable Siddons written by Florence Mary Wilson Parsons and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mike Darlow
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1607659158
Total Pages : 519 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (76 download)
Download or read book Mike Darlow's Woodturning Series: Useful Woodturning Projects written by Mike Darlow and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: · A comprehensive woodturning project guide for turners familiar with the basics · Includes more than 20 woodturning projects for picture frames, funnels, spinning tops, chess sets, a pepper grinder, backscratcher, and so much more · Features step-by-step instructions, helpful diagrams, dimensioned scale drawings, and a detailed introduction to woodturning · Also includes an informative chapter on small tools, as well as woodturning’s connection to fonts and typefaces · Mike Darlow is a master woodturner, instructor, and author with several published books and magazine articles in various publications, making him an industry-leading voice
Author : Nancy Marie Brown
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1137279370
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (372 download)
Download or read book Ivory Vikings written by Nancy Marie Brown and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-09 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 1800's, on a Hebridean beach in Scotland, the sea exposed an ancient treasure cache: 93 chessmen carved from walrus ivory. Norse netsuke, each face individual, each full of quirks, the Lewis Chessmen are probably the most famous chess pieces in the world. Harry played Wizard's Chess with them in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Housed at the British Museum, they are among its most visited and beloved objects. Questions abounded: Who carved them? Where? Nancy Marie Brown's Ivory Vikings explores these mysteries by connecting medieval Icelandic sagas with modern archaeology, art history, forensics, and the history of board games. In the process, Ivory Vikings presents a vivid history of the 400 years when the Vikings ruled the North Atlantic, and the sea-road connected countries and islands we think of as far apart and culturally distinct: Norway and Scotland, Ireland and Iceland, and Greenland and North America. The story of the Lewis chessmen explains the economic lure behind the Viking voyages to the west in the 800s and 900s. And finally, it brings from the shadows an extraordinarily talented woman artist of the twelfth century: Margret the Adroit of Iceland.
Author : Burton Blistein
Publisher : University Press of America
ISBN 13 : 9780761841388
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (413 download)
Download or read book The Design of The Waste Land written by Burton Blistein and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2008 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Design of "The Waste Land" offers a detailed, comprehensive explanation of T. S. Eliot's enigmatic poem. It relates The Waste Land to earlier and later poems by Eliot, demonstrating that the major poems describe a continuous spiritual odyssey or quest undertaken by the same individual, initiated by the moment of ecstasy in the Hyacinth garden." "Blistein's analysis of Eliot's sources reveals that the protagonist's glimpse of "the heart of light" is equivalent to drinking from the Grail, or communing with God. The incarnate deity momentarily transforms the Hyacinth garden into the likeness of the Edenic paradise. With the inevitable passing of the moment of communion, the protagonist in effect is expelled from the paradisiacal garden as mankind was from Eden. By contrast, the familiar world appears to him a wasteland. The protagonist seeks to drink again from the divine Source and return again to the garden as it was when transfigured by the divine presence. His is a quest for grail and homeland."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Tynan Sylvester
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN 13 : 144933802X
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (493 download)
Download or read book Designing Games written by Tynan Sylvester and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2013-01-03 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ready to give your design skills a real boost? This eye-opening book helps you explore the design structure behind most of todayâ??s hit video games. Youâ??ll learn principles and practices for crafting games that generate emotionally charged experiencesâ??a combination of elegant game mechanics, compelling fiction, and pace that fully immerses players. In clear and approachable prose, design pro Tynan Sylvester also looks at the day-to-day process necessary to keep your project on track, including how to work with a team, and how to avoid creative dead ends. Packed with examples, this book will change your perception of game design. Create game mechanics to trigger a range of emotions and provide a variety of play Explore several options for combining narrative with interactivity Build interactions that let multiplayer gamers get into each otherâ??s heads Motivate players through rewards that align with the rest of the game Establish a metaphor vocabulary to help players learn which design aspects are game mechanics Plan, test, and analyze your design through iteration rather than deciding everything up front Learn how your gameâ??s market positioning will affect your design
Author : Rebecca Wirfs-Brock
Publisher : Addison-Wesley Professional
ISBN 13 : 9780201379433
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (794 download)
Download or read book Object Design written by Rebecca Wirfs-Brock and published by Addison-Wesley Professional. This book was released on 2003 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Object technology pioneer Wirfs-Brock teams with expert McKean to present a thoroughly updated, modern, and proven method for the design of software. The book is packed with practical design techniques that enable the practitioner to get the job done.
Author : Nancy Marie Brown
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1466879130
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)
Download or read book Ivory Vikings: The Mystery of the Most Famous Chessmen in the World and the Woman Who Made Them written by Nancy Marie Brown and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A fascinating tale of discovery and mystery.” —The Minneapolis Star Tribune In the early 1800's, on a Hebridean beach in Scotland, the sea exposed an ancient treasure cache: 93 chessmen carved from walrus ivory. The Lewis Chessmen are probably the most famous chess pieces in the world. Harry played Wizard's Chess with them in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Housed at the British Museum, they are among its most visited and beloved objects. Questions abounded: Who carved them? Where? Nancy Marie Brown's Ivory Vikings explores these mysteries by connecting medieval Icelandic sagas with modern archaeology, art history, forensics, and the history of board games. In the process, Ivory Vikings presents a vivid history of the 400 years when the Vikings ruled the North Atlantic, and the sea-road connected countries and islands we think of as far apart and culturally distinct: Norway and Scotland, Ireland and Iceland, and Greenland and North America. The story of the Lewis chessmen brings from the shadows an extraordinarily talented woman artist of the twelfth century: Margret the Adroit of Iceland.
Author : James Robinson
Publisher : British Museum Publications Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780714150239
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (52 download)
Download or read book The Lewis Chessmen written by James Robinson and published by British Museum Publications Limited. This book was released on 2004 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lewis chessmen were found hidden on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, in the early nineteenth century. Probably made in Norway around AD 1150-1200, they consist of elaborately worked walrus ivory in the forms of seated kings and queens, mitred bishops, knights on their mounts, standing warders and pawns. This book takes a look at the many theories surrounding the ownership of the pieces, why they were hidden and how exactly they were discovered, and places them in the wider context of the ancient game of chess and secular culture of the Middle Ages.
Author : Chris A. Vissers
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319432982
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (194 download)
Download or read book Architectural Design written by Chris A. Vissers and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-30 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a design methodology that is practically applicable to the architectural design of a broad range of systems. It is based on fundamental design concepts to conceive and specify the required functional properties of a system, while abstracting from the specific implementation functions and technologies that can be chosen to build the system. Abstraction and precision are indispensable when it comes to understanding complex systems and precisely creating and representing them at a high functional level. Once understood, these concepts appear natural, self-evident and extremely powerful, since they can directly, precisely and concisely reflect what is considered essential for the functional behavior of a system. The first two chapters present the global views on how to design systems and how to interpret terms and meta-concepts. This informal introduction provides the general context for the remainder of the book. On a more formal level, Chapters 3 through 6 present the main basic design concepts, illustrating them with examples. Language notations are introduced along with the basic design concepts. Lastly, Chapters 7 to 12 discuss the more intricate basic design concepts of interactive systems by focusing on their common functional goal. These chapters are recommended to readers who have a particular interest in the design of protocols and interfaces for various systems. The didactic approach makes it suitable for graduate students who want to develop insights into and skills in developing complex systems, as well as practitioners in industry and large organizations who are responsible for the design and development of large and complex systems. It includes numerous tangible examples from various fields, and several appealing exercises with their solutions.
Author : Geoffrey Broadbent
Publisher : Chichester, [Eng.] ; New York : Wiley
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Signs, Symbols, and Architecture written by Geoffrey Broadbent and published by Chichester, [Eng.] ; New York : Wiley. This book was released on 1980 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Hsiang-Chuan Liu
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0429785526
Total Pages : 1146 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)
Download or read book Information, Computer and Application Engineering written by Hsiang-Chuan Liu and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-06-12 with total page 1146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This proceedings volume brings together peer-reviewed papers presented at the International Conference on Information Technology and Computer Application Engineering, held 10-11 December 2014, in Hong Kong, China. Specific topics under consideration include Computational Intelligence, Computer Science and its Applications, Intelligent Information Processing and Knowledge Engineering, Intelligent Networks and Instruments, Multimedia Signal Processing and Analysis, Intelligent Computer-Aided Design Systems and other related topics. This book provides readers a state-of-the-art survey of recent innovations and research worldwide in Information Technology and Computer Application Engineering, in so-doing furthering the development and growth of these research fields, strengthening international academic cooperation and communication, and promoting the fruitful exchange of research ideas. This volume will be of interest to professionals and academics alike, serving as a broad overview of the latest advances in the dynamic field of Information Technology and Computer Application Engineering.
Author : Alex Johnson
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 0500777063
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Art Day by Day: 366 Brushes with History written by Alex Johnson and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A daily almanac that presents a selection of art historical events for every day of the year, from momentous and headline-grabbing to intimate, amusing, and illuminating. Taking a novel approach to the history of art, Art Day by Day aims to change the pace at which the story is told. Presenting snapshots of the most exciting, unusual, and noteworthy art events from around the world and throughout history through direct testimonies, eyewitness accounts, and contemporary chroniclers, this volume is a unique look at the past. Drawing on articles, diaries, interviews, letters, speeches, transcripts, and more, Art Day by Day offers an important event that happened on that day in the history of art. Here are the stories of famous paintings, ancient sculptures, comic strips, photographs, murals, manifestos, and marriages, from terracotta soldiers to a self-shredding Banksy. Each day has its own section, starting with an extended quote giving artists, critics, and commentators their voice to speak directly to us, followed by a brief explanatory text, and ending with other important events in art on that day such as births, deaths, and exhibition openings. Not every entry is momentous, but each one is significant. Yes, there are thefts, murders, artistic mishaps, and eureka moments, but there are also episodes such as President Theodore Roosevelt’s doodles, Michelangelo writing to his nephew about his kidney stones, and Monet getting the green light for his water garden. Every day has a story to tell. An informative overview of culture throughout the ages, Art Day by Day is as enlightening as it is entertaining: the perfect armchair companion and reference for art lovers everywhere.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (49 download)
Download or read book Reports of Patent, Design, and Trade Mark Cases written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
