This achingly jawdropping book follows the evolution of dentistry throughout the world from the Bronze Age to the present day, presenting captivating and grim illustrations of the tools and techniques of dentistry through the ages. Organized chronologically, The Smile Stealers interleaves beautiful and gruesome technical illustrations and paintings from the Wellcome Collection's unique archive of material from Europe, America and the Far East with...

"NFT Art: The Ultimate Guide to Creating and Selling Your Digital Masterpieces" is a comprehensive guide to the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the art market. The ebook covers the basics of NFTs, including how they work and how they are used to authenticate and sell digital art. It also delves into the process of creating and selling NFT art, including tips for creating high-quality digital art, finding buyers, and marketing your work. Additionally,...

Love vintage illustrations?Looking for a unique and inspiring way to decorate your home or office? Vintage birds illustrations have been around for centuries and have been used in a variety of ways. Early examples can be seen in manuscripts and scrolls from ancient China and Japan. These illustrations were often highly stylized, with bright colors and intricate details. In Europe, bird illustrations became popular during the Renaissance, when naturalistic...

""Brilliantly conceived and executed, Botticelli's Secret is a riveting search for buried treasure." -Stephen Greenblatt, author of The Swerve. Some five hundred years ago, Sandro Botticelli, a painter of humble origin, created works of unearthly beauty. A star of Florence's art world, he was commissioned by a member of the city's powerful Medici family to execute a near-impossible project: to illustrate all one hundred cantos of The Divine Comedy...

A book of illustrations celebrating French culture and must-see sites in the capital of France-a perfect gift for a travel lover or Paris enthusiast. Take an enchanting tour of Paris's most charming places, objects, and pastimes in this lovingly compiled Francophile handbook. Organized by season, The Little Pleasures of Paris takes the reader through a year's worth of quintessentially Parisian experiences, from secret gardens bursting with roses to...

From the art deco factories of the 1920s through to the skyscraper boom of the twenty-first century, Modern London takes you on an illustrated tour of the capital's ever-changing landscape. Shaped variously by war, economics, population growth and design trends, the city has been moulded by some of the greatest modern architects and to this day remains a centre of building design and experimentation. Through intricate graphic illustrations and accessible...

A unique portrait gallery of top interior designers' favourite rooms, painted by SJ Axelby. Each room portrait is accompanied by a charming and quirky interview with the owner, in which we discover invaluable nuggets of design advice, cocktail choice, life hacks and so much more – all illustrated in watercolour by SJ. A sumptuously illustrated artist's record of the homes of 89 leading creatives from interior designers to ceramicists and antiques...

You Are Positively Awesome is a colourful and practical book for an everyday burst of positivity and an extra dose of self-kindness. We all weather some difficult days, sometimes we just wake up needing a bit of a boost and a reminder that nobody really has it all together all the time. This book is for all those days — a rainbow of good vibes, full of self-care prompts and words to live by. Sometimes it feels as though we are the only ones struggling....

"An evening with D.V. is almost as marvelous as an evening with D.V. [herself]-same magic, same spontaneity and, above all, never a boring moment." -Bill Blass D.V. is the mesmerizing autobiography of one of the 20th century's greatest fashion icons, Diana Vreeland, the one-time fashion editor of Harper's Bazaar and editor-in-chief of Vogue, whose incomparable style-sense, genius, and flair helped define the world of haute couture for fifty years....

From an award-winning graphic designer comes this gorgeous collection that celebrates African Americans and their contributions-many little known-to politics, science, literature, music, and other fields, complemented by stunning illustrations. Illustrated Black History is a comprehensive chronicle that spans many decades and fields, from activism, business, and medicine to technology, food, and entertainment. Each entry includes a stunning line...