The Miniaturists

Author : Barbara Browning
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781478023548

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The Miniaturists by Barbara Browning Pdf

In The Miniaturists Barbara Browning explores her attraction to tininess and the stories of those who share it. Interweaving autobiography with research on unexpected topics and letting her voracious curiosity guide her, Browning offers a series of charming short essays that plumb what it means to ponder the minuscule. She is as entranced by early twentieth-century entomologist William Morton Wheeler, who imagined corresponding with termites, as she is by Frances Glessner Lee, the “mother of forensic science,” who built intricate dollhouses to solve crimes. Whether examining Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, the Schoenhut toy piano dynasty, portrait miniatures, diminutive handwriting, or Jonathan Swift’s and Lewis Carroll’s preoccupation with tiny people, Browning shows how a preoccupation with all things tiny can belie an attempt to grasp vast---even cosmic---realities.

Author : Jessie Burton
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Amsterdam (Netherlands)
ISBN : 9781447250937

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The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton Pdf

Korean edition of The Miniaturist: A Novel by Jessie Burton. The book won the 2014 Waterstones Book of the Year award and the author Jessie Burton won the 'new writer of the year' award at the 2014 National Book Awards. From the Back Cover; On a brisk autumn day in 1686, eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman arrives in Amsterdam to begin a new life as the wife of illustrious merchant trader Johannes Brandt. But her splendid new home is not welcoming... In Korean. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

Author : Elise Broach
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781627792042

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The Miniature World of Marvin & James by Elise Broach Pdf

In this Masterpiece Adventure, the first in a companion series for younger readers from bestselling author Elise Broach, James is going on vacation for a week. His best friend, Marvin the beetle, has to stay at home. Without James to keep him company, Marvin has to play with his annoying cousin, Elaine. Marvin and Elaine quickly find themselves getting into all sorts of trouble—even getting trapped inside a pencil sharpener! Marvin misses James and starts to worry about their friendship. Will James still be Marvin's friend when he gets home or will James have found a new best friend? A Christy Ottaviano Book

Author : Susan Stewart
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0822313669

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On Longing by Susan Stewart Pdf

An analysis of the ways in which everyday objects are narrated to animate or realize certain versions of the world.

Author : Barbara Browning
Publisher : Two Dollar Radio
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780983247159

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I'm Trying to Reach You by Barbara Browning Pdf

* The Believer Book Award Finalist * One of the Best Books of 2012 —BuzzFeed “I was in Zagreb the day that Michael Jackson died. When I heard the news, the first thing I thought was, That’s it. That’s the first line of my novel. ‘I was in Zagreb the day that Michael Jackson died.’” First Michael Jackson, then Pina Bausch. Next is Merce Cunningham. Gray Adams, a former dancer with the Royal Swiss Ballet at work on his dissertation at NYU, has a theory spurred by countless hours of YouTube-based procrastination: Someone is killing these famous dancers! (And he may bear an uncanny resemblance to Jimmy Stewart, circa Vertigo.) I’m Trying to Reach You is a moving and candid contemporary look at how we process grief, as well as how we love and communicate with one another. "A provocative novel... that blurs the boundaries between life and performance, dance, art, and viral video. The novel is also framed in the world of performance art and is itself its own kind of performance... and feels rightly reflective of a moment when dance is pushing the boundaries of what constitutes a performance space." —Slate

Author : Simon Garfield
Publisher : Atria Books
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781501199585

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In Miniature by Simon Garfield Pdf

Bestselling, award-winning writer Simon Garfield returns with an enthralling investigation of humans’ peculiar fascination with small things—and what small things tell us about our larger world. “[Simon Garfield is] an exuberant truffle-hound of the recondite and delightful factoid.” —Sunday Times (London) Simon Garfield writes books that shine a light on aspects of the everyday world in order to reveal the charms and eccentricities hiding in plain sight around us. After beguiling fans with books about everything from typography to time, from historic maps to the color mauve, he’s found his most delightful topic yet: miniatures. Tiny Eiffel Towers. Platoons of brave toy soldiers. A doll’s house created for a Queen. Diminutive crime scenes crafted to catch a killer. Model villages and miniscule railways. These are just a few of the objects you will discover in the pages of In Miniature. Bringing together history, psychology, art, and obsession, Garfield explores what fuels the strong appeal of miniature objects among collectors, modelers, and fans. The toys we enjoy as children invest us with a rare power at a young age, conferring on us a taste of adult-sized authority. For some, the desire to play with small things becomes a desire to make small things. We live in a vast and uncertain world, and controlling just a tiny, scaled-down part of it restores our sense of order and worth. As it explores flea circuses, microscopic food, ancient tombs, and the Vegas Strip, In Miniature changes the way we perceive our surroundings, encouraging all of us to find greatness in the smallest of things.

Author : Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10
Category : Miniature books
ISBN : 1786270250

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My Miniature Library by Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini Pdf

With stories ranging from illustrated fairytales to well-loved nonsense rhymes and books of butterflies, birds and flowers, plus blank books for you to complete yourself, you'll have everything you need to make a little library of beautifully illustrated books. The books are simple to make - just cut, fold and glue. The kit comes with a miniature bookshelf to press out and make, and easy-to-follow, fully illustrated instructions. Plus the box transforms into a beautiful library scene!

Author : Jessie Burton
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062409942

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The Muse by Jessie Burton Pdf

From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Miniaturist comes a captivating and brilliantly realized story of two young women—a Caribbean immigrant in 1960s London, and a bohemian woman in 1930s Spain—and the powerful mystery that ties them together. England, 1967. Odelle Bastien is a Caribbean émigré trying to make her way in London. When she starts working at the prestigious Skelton Institute of Art, she discovers a painting rumored to be the work of Isaac Robles, a young artist of immense talent and vision whose mysterious death has confounded the art world for decades. The excitement over the painting is matched by the intrigue around the conflicting stories of its discovery. Drawn into a complex web of secrets and deceptions, Odelle does not know what to believe or who she can trust, including her mesmerizing colleague, Marjorie Quick. Spain, 1936. Olive Schloss, the daughter of a Viennese Jewish art dealer and an English heiress, follows her parents to Arazuelo, a poor, restless village on the southern coast. She grows close to Teresa, a young housekeeper, and Teresa’s half-brother, Isaac Robles, an idealistic and ambitious painter newly returned from the Barcelona salons. A dilettante buoyed by the revolutionary fervor that will soon erupt into civil war, Isaac dreams of being a painter as famous as his countryman Picasso. Raised in poverty, these illegitimate children of the local landowner revel in exploiting the wealthy Anglo-Austrians. Insinuating themselves into the Schloss family’s lives, Teresa and Isaac help Olive conceal her artistic talents with devastating consequences that will echo into the decades to come. Rendered in exquisite detail, The Muse is a passionate and enthralling tale of desire, ambition, and the ways in which the tides of history inevitably shape and define our lives.

Author : Mike Vago
Publisher : Workman Publishing
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780761154136

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The Miniature Book of Miniature Golf by Mike Vago Pdf

The perfect golfing gift: A book that is a complete, working 9-hole miniature golf course, with miniature golf balls and putter included. The first book you can play through. The book that's a true original. Featuring nine themed courses, from pirates to dinosaurs to the classic windmill, The Miniature Book of Miniature Golf celebrates the silliness and the golf-for-everyone! attitude of Putt-Putt. Each page in the book is a cleverly designed hole, modeled on real mini golf courses. Tap the ball through the grooves and make sure to avoid the obstacles. Then see if you can get it in the clown's mouth on the last hole. Every hole is par fun.

Author : Kristina Myrvold,Dorina Miller Parmenter
Publisher : Equinox Publishing (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1781798605

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Miniature Books by Kristina Myrvold,Dorina Miller Parmenter Pdf

This volume addresses miniature books with a special focus on religious books in Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist traditions. The book presents various empirical contexts for how the smallest books have been produced, distributed, and used in different times and cultures.

Author : Jack Davy
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0774866578

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So Much More Than Art by Jack Davy Pdf

Miniatures – canoes, houses and totems, and human figurines – have been produced on the Northwest Coast since at least the sixteenth century. What has motivated Indigenous artists to produce these tiny artworks? Through case studies and conversations with artists themselves, So Much More Than Art convincingly dismisses the persistent understanding that miniatures are simply children’s toys or tourist trinkets. Jack Davy’s highly original exploration of this intricate pursuit demonstrates the importance of miniaturization as a technique for communicating complex cultural ideas between generations and communities, as well as across the divide that separates Indigenous and settler societies.

Author : Johanna Basford
Publisher : Laurence King
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-19
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1786277700

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Miniature Secret Garden by Johanna Basford Pdf

Rediscover coloring with this pocket edition of Johanna Basford's multi-million bestseller Secret Garden. Take a ramble through a secret garden created in beautifully detailed pen-and-ink illustrations. Bring them to life with color, while discovering the wealth of tiny creatures just waiting to be found in the pages. With gorgeous artworks, this book will appeal to all ages.

Author : Sue Heaser
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0706375904

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Making Doll's House Miniatures with Polymer Clay by Sue Heaser Pdf

Over 50 delightful projects for realistic miniatures to furnish every room in your doll's house. Colour and b/w illustrations.

Author : Louis W. Bondy
Publisher : London : Sheppard Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Reference
ISBN : UOM:39015010441890

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Miniature Books by Louis W. Bondy Pdf

Author : Jack Davy,Charlotte Dixon
Publisher : Saint Philip Street Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1013293592

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Worlds in Miniature by Jack Davy,Charlotte Dixon Pdf

Miniaturisation is the creation of small objects that resemble larger ones, usually, but not always, for purposes different to those of the larger original object. Worlds in Miniature brings together researchers working across various regions, time periods and disciplines to explore the subject of miniaturisation as a material culture technique. It offers original contribution to the field of miniaturisation through its broad geographical scope, interdisciplinary approach, and deep understanding of miniatures and their diverse contexts. Beginning with an introduction by the editors, which offers one possible guide to studying and comparing miniatures, the following chapters include studies of miniature Neolithic stone circles on Exmoor, Ancient Egyptian miniature assemblages, miniaturisation under colonialism as practiced by the Makah People of Washington State, miniature surf boats from India, miniaturised contemporary tourist art of the Warao people of Venezuela, and dioramas on display in the Science Museum. Interspersing the chapters are interviews with miniature-makers, including two miniature boat-builders at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall and a freelance architectural model-maker. Professor Susanne Küchler concludes the volume with a theoretical study summarising the current state of miniaturisation as a research discipline. The interdisciplinary nature of the volume makes it suitable reading for anthropologists, archaeologists, historians and artists, and for researchers in related fields across the social sciences. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.