WOOD THE WORLD OF WOODWORK AND CARVING

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ISBN:978-0-500-51120-6
EAN:9780500511206
Editorial: THAMES & HUDSON
Fecha de la edición:2003
Número de la edición: 1
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Encuadernación:CARTONE
Nº Pág.:208
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/ ARTE Y CIENCIAS SOCIALES / ANTROPOLOGIA

Here is the first worldwide survey outlining the amazing variety of wood types, their uses, and the woodworking techniques employed around the globe. With over 800 illustrations, a glossary, information on where to see collections, a bibliography and index, this is an exhaustive survey of one of our most precious natural resources. The book is organized into over seventy topics. Sections include: The Raw Material from softwoods and hardwoods to tropical plants and timber Carving and Shaping Wood from incising and stamping, relief carving and intaglio carving, to turning and bending Joinery from fixings and fastenings to slots and sockets Decorating and Finishing from marquetry and inlay, paint and lacquer, to metallic finishes and embellishment Wood at Work from bowls and buckets, furniture and implements, to modes of transport and buildings Heart and Soul from games and toys, dolls and puppets, to ritual and ceremony Tools from axes and adzes, chisels and saws, to lathes and planes Native American face masks, German bread boards, French cabinets, Spanish ceilings, Swedish painted horses, Italian marquetry, Dutch clogs, Japanese chopsticks, Indian goddesses, Chinese lacquered chairs, Moroccan boats, Brazilian guitars, Romanian mandolins, English rocking horses, Russian spoons, Madagascan board games, Mexican gourds, Javanese toys, Vietnamese photo albums, Norwegian mugs... the versatility of wood is astonishing.