December 7, 2015

December's book acquisitions

**Don't forget our Fine Amnesty later this month -- see the previous post, and other SLPL publicity.
Come on down and browse our beautiful collection.  We have the latest and greatest of books on all the visual arts, from painting to photography, sculpture to fashion, handicrafts to architecture.  Below is a list of new books that have arrived just in the last month.

And while you're at it, check out our holiday crafts book display -- all these and more are available to be checked out.




Reference
Antiques Handbook & Price Guide, 2016-2017  by Judith Miller
Graphis Design Annual 2016

Art History / Art Theory / Art World
Dime Stories  by Tony Fitzpatrick
Keeping an Eye Open; Essays on Art  by Julian Barnes
Kongo: Power and Majesty  exhibit catalog of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Piero Fornasetti: Practical Madness

Architecture / Landscape Design / Urban Planning
Drawings and Plans of Frank Lloyd Wright
Florence; a Walking Guide to its Architecture  by Richard J. Goy
The History of Architecture: Iconic Buildings Throughout the Ages  by Gaynor Aaltonen
Isaiah Rogers; Architectural Practice in Antebellum America  by James F. O ‘Gorman
30/30 Landscape Architecture  by Meghan Kombol
The Urban Design Handbook; Techniques and Working Methods, 2nd edition.

Photography
In the Eye of the Rock’ n’ Roll Hurricane; The Photography of Neal Preston
Macro Photography; From Snapshots to Great Shots  by Rob Sheppard
Soldiers & Suffragettes: The Photography of Christina Broomby Anna Sparham

Design / Fashion / Interior Decoration / Graphics
Apartment Therapy: Complete + Happy Home  by Maxwell Ryan
Fashion Portfolio  by Anna Kiper
Iconic Dresses: 25 moments in 20th Century Fashion  by William Banks-Blaney
Style Me Vintage  by Keeley Harris
 
Crafts / Applied Arts / How-to
The Art of Sculpture Welding, From Concept to Creation  by Kristi R. McCoy
Floral Party Table Decorations  by Gudrun Cottenier
Garden Made; A Year of Seasonal Projects o Beautify your Garden & your Life  by Stephanie Rose
One-Skein Wonders for Babies
Wanderlust Quilts: 10 Modern Projects Inspired by Classic Art & Architecture  by Amanda Leins

Holiday Crafts
Glitterville’s Handmade Christmas  by Stephen Brown
Holiday Crafts: Fifty Projects for Year-Round Family Fun  by Linda Reece
Mini Knitted Christmas  by Sue Stafford
Season’s Greetings; A Hatched and Patched Christmas  by Anni Downs