A classic Antique Collectors' Club title, "Understanding Jewellery" is unique in explaining why jewellery values vary and the individual points important for each category. Explanations are given in a straightforward, uncomplicated manner with a text largely linked directly to specific illustrations[...]
Success, wealth and privilege have many ways of manifesting themselves, not least through the purchase and display of beautiful jewels. Some of the greatest and most iconic pieces from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries are included in 'Celebrating Jewellery', by David Bennett and Daniela Mascet[...]
Expanded and back in print, this popular resource to recreating authentic period hairstyles covers everything from short hairdos popular in the early 1940s to the cut-to-fit look made popular by Christian Dior in the late 1940s. Hundreds of vintage illustrations, photographs, and diagrams accompany [...]
Art deco has long been associated with uncompromising style and sophistication, and this guide to re-creating the sassy, controversial styles of the 1920s and 1930s offers a glimpse back at the hairstyles of this era. The instructions needed to replicate these fashions on the modern woman--from the [...]
The starlets of Hollywood's Golden Age have become icons of glamour, and the beauty regime of those unforgettable leading ladies is explored and expanded in this unique guide to recapturing the look of a bygone era. Discussing fashion, beauty, and bath tips that were used and perfected by pioneers o[...]
Returning to print in an expanded edition, this informative guide to planning a period wedding provides brides and wedding planners with historic images of wedding fashions and ideas from the early 20th century. Complete with color palettes, photos of period wedding attire, and modern period-inspire[...]
Beauty has history, and some of the most notable courtesans and other famous women that have personified such beauty over the years are profiled in this unique guide to recreating winsome looks that are, in a word, timeless. The vanity secrets and boudoir lessons offered alongside photographs and st[...]
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mit vielseitigen, ergänzenden Übungen und Aufgaben zum Lernen zu Hause und im Kurs zu Schritte international 1 und 2[...]
"Mein erstes Bilderlexikon" zeigt auf 17 Doppelseiten detailgetreue Illustrationen zu allen Sachthemen, die kleine Kinder interessieren (u. a. Kindergarten, Baustelle, Feuerwehr, Polizei, Einkaufen). Ein kurzer Text führt jeweils in das Thema ein.[...]