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by United States. Patent Office
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Vols. for 1966- issued in 2 pts: pt. 1, List of patentees; pt. 2, Index to subjects of invention
Topic: Patents
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by Jones, Owen, 1809-1874; Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894; Waring, J. B. (John Burley), 1823-1875; Westwood, J. O. (John Obadiah), 1805-1893; Wyatt, M. Digby (Matthew Digby), Sir, 1820-1877; Sky Meadow Bindery, binder. DSI
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statement of responsibility: by Owen Jones; illustrated by examples from various styles of ornament. One hundred folio plates, drawn on stone by F. Bedford, and printed in colours by Day and Son
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Topics: Decoration and ornament, Design, Decoration and ornament
Topics: Railroad stations, Railroads
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Description based on surrogate of: 1901 (monthly issues bound together subsequent to publication)
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Topics: Decoration and ornament, Artists
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by Waring, Mary E
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Topic: Embroidery
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by Butterick Publishing Company
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Topic: Knitting
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Description based on surrogate of: 1901 (monthly issues bound together subsequent to publication)
Topics: Decoration and ornament, Artists
Added t.-p., illustrated
Topics: Franklin, John, 1786-1847, Eskimos
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by Jahangir, Emperor of Hindustan, 1569-1627; Thackston, W. M. (Wheeler McIntosh), 1944-
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 480-482) and index
Topic: Jahangir, Emperor of Hindustan, 1569-1627
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v. : 29 cm
Topics: Aeronautics, Periodicals, Aeronautics -- Italy -- Periodicals
Biodiversity Heritage Library
by Grasset, Eugène, 1841-1917; Verneuil, M. P. (Maurice Pillard), 1869-1942, ill
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statement of responsibility: sous la direction de M. Eugène Grasset
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Topics: Decoration and ornament, Flowers in art
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by Allen, William Francis, 1830-1889; Ware, Charles Pickard, 1840-1921; Garrison, Lucy McKim, 1842-1877
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Unaccompanied melodies
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Topics: African Americans, Folk music, Folk songs, English, Spirituals (Songs), Slaves
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by New York Embroidery House
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Cover title
Topic: Embroidery
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by Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849
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Volumes are numbered: v. [1-2], jō, ge, v. [3], kiseru no bu, zen
Topics: Ornamental combs, Design, Tabacco-pipes, Design
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Volume title pages, -v. 3, The decorator's assistant and weekly record of painting, sculpture, popular science &ct.; v. 4-5, The decorator's assistant
Topics: Design, Decoration and ornament, Art
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Each issue illustrated with chromolithographs
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Topics: Nature (Aesthetics), Natural history, Art, Chromolithography, Victorian, Cromolithography
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by Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849
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Subtitle on cover: Hokusai's design on combs
Topics: Ornamental combs, Design
Part of the plates printed on both sides
Topics: Cabinetwork, Furniture
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by Springer, Jaro, 1856-1915; International Chalcographical Society
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Also published in German in the same year: Gothische Alphabete
Topics: Alphabets, Lettering, Initials, Illumination of books and manuscripts, E. S., Meister, active 15th...
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by Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849
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Volumes are numbered: v. [1-2], jō, ge, v. [3], kiseru no bu, zen
Topics: Ornamental combs, Design, Tabacco-pipes, Design
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Volume title pages, -v. 3, The decorator's assistant and weekly record of painting, sculpture, popular science &ct.; v. 4-5, The decorator's assistant
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Topics: Design, Decoration and ornament, Art
Includes index
Topics: Pottery, Porcelain, Monograms
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by Smithsonian Institution. Press; National Research Council (U.S.). Pacific Science Board; Smithsonian Institution; National Museum of Natural History (U.S.); United States. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
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Description based on: No. 242/251 (July 1981); title from cover
Topics: Coral reefs and islands, Marine biology, Marine sciences
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Volume title pages, -v. 3, The decorator's assistant and weekly record of painting, sculpture, popular science &ct.; v. 4-5, The decorator's assistant
Topics: Design, Decoration and ornament, Art
Topics: Decoration and ornament, Church decoration and ornament, Decoration and ornament, Medieval,...
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by Binet, René, 1866-1911; Geffroy, Gustave, 1855-1926
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statement of responsibility: par René Binet, architecte ; preface de Gustave Geffroy
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Topics: Decoration and ornament, Art nouveau, Architecture, Interior decoration, Jewelry
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by Dillmont, Thérèse de, 1846-1890
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Bibliothèque D.M.C
Topic: Embroidery
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by Laing, J. J; Bradley, John William, 1830-1916. Manual of illuminations
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16th thousand
Topic: Illumination of books and manuscripts
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by Ensko, Stephen Guernsey Cook, 1896-1969
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Maps show location of silversmiths in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, 1660 to 1800
Topics: Silversmiths, Hallmarks, Silverwork
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by Dresser, Christopher
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statement of responsibility: by Chr. Dresser
Topics: Decoration and ornament, Decoration and ornament, Interior decoration
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by Lutz, Edwin George, 1868-
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Topic: Anatomy, Artistic
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by Hardouin, G; Manufacture Parisienne des Cotons L.V. et M.F.A
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Cover title
Topics: Irish crochet lace, Lace and lace making
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by Maxwell, James Clerk, 1831-1879; Burndy Library, donor. DSI; Royal Society (Great Britain)
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Extracted from: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London, v. 155 (1865)
Topic: Electromagnetic fields
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by Hardouin, G
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Cover title
Topics: Netting, Fancy work
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by Whall, W. B; Whall, R. H
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Topic: Sea songs
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by Dillmont, Thérèse de, 1846-1890
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Bibliothèque D.M.C
Topic: Embroidery
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by Gayet, Albert Jean, 1856-
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Series title also at head of t.-p
Topics: Islamic art, Art, Arab
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by Day, Lewis Foreman, 1845-1910
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Topic: Alphabets
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by Levenson, Jay A; Curto, Diogo Ramada; Turner, Jack, 1968-; Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution); National Museum of African Art (U.S.)
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Published on the occasion of the exhibition, June 24-September 16, 2007, organized by the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in partnership with the National Museum of African Art
Topics: Discoveries in geography, History, Modern, History, Modern, History, Modern
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by Crane, Walter, 1845-1915; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
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statement of responsibility: pictured by Walter Crane
Topics: Flowers in literature, Flowers in art, Illustrated books, History, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
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by Aldrovandi, Ulisse, 1522-1605?, author; Bernia, Marco Antonio, active 1638-1661, publisher; Tebaldini, Nicolò, active 1602-1649, printer; Coriolano, Giovanni Battista, -1649, engraver; Ambrosini, Bartolommeo, 1588-1657. Paralipomena accuratissima historiae omnium animalium; Hoeven, J. van der, (Physician), active 1923, former owner; Beckwith, J. Bruce, 1933-, donor; Browning, Nancy Gay, donor; Saintyves, P. (Pierre), 1870-1935, bookseller; Jeremy Norman & Co., bookseller;...
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2 volumes in 1 : 36 cm (folio)
Topics: Teratology, Monsters, Human anatomy, Abnormalities, Human, Animals, Abnormalities, Plants, Natural...
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by Wilkie, Harriet Cushman
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Topic: Embroidery
2 p. l., 1113, [1] p. 23 cm
Topic: Bible. Samoan. 1872
Topic: Weaving
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by Kingsborough, Edward King, viscount, 1795-1837; Dupaix, Guillermo; Sahagún, Bernardino de, -1590; Veytia, Mariano, 1718-1780?; Simón, Pedro, b. 1565; Adair, James, approximately 1709-1783; Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547; Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés, Gonzalo, 1478-1557; Alva Ixtlilxóchitl, Fernando de, 1578-1650; Alvarado Tezozómoc, Fernando, active 1598; Aglio, Agostino, 1777-1857, lithographer; Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration. Library, former owner. DSI
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statement of responsibility: by Lord Kingsborough; the drawings, on stone, by A. Aglio
Topics: Indians of Mexico, Manuscripts, Nahuatl, Facsimiles, Nahuatl language, Nahuatl literature,...
Books 1-2 and books 3-5 are paged continuously
Topics: Geometry, Music
Topic: Architecture, Domestic
Polychromatic ornament
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Topic: Decoration and ornament
Publisher's (Whitehead & Co.) advertisement: p. [104]
Topic: Astronomy
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by Arthur, Anne Knox
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Topic: Embroidery
Cover title: Priscilla filet crochet book, no. 1
Topic: Crocheting
Topic: Macramé
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by Pesel, Louisa F., d. 1947
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Topic: Embroidery
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by Toriyama, Sekien, 1712-1788
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statement of responsibility: [Toriyama Sekien Toyofusa ga]
Topic: Monsters in art
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by Morris, William, 1834-1896; Bernheim, Henry, former owner. DSI; Bernheim, Mary M., former owner. DSI
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statement of responsibility: by William Morris
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by Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849
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by Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919; Bibliographisches Institut (Leipzig, Germany)
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statement of responsibility: von Prof. Dr. Ernst Haeckel
Topic: Natural history
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by Société belge d'études coloniales. Bulletin de la Société belge d'études coloniales
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Two vols. per year
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by Bowes, James Lord, 1834-1899
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Topics: Pottery, Pottery, Japanese
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by Levenson, Jay A; Curto, Diogo Ramada; Turner, Jack, 1968-; Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution); National Museum of African Art (U.S.)
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Published on the occasion of the exhibition, June 24-September 16, 2007, organized by the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in partnership with the National Museum of African Art
Topics: Discoveries in geography, History, Modern, History, Modern, History, Modern
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by Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727; Streater, Joseph, fl. 1687-1688, printer; Burndy Library, donor. DSI
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The second and third books were apparently printed by different printers, as indicated by the different type in the headings and the break in paging between the two books
Topics: Mechanics, Celestial mechanics, Gravitation
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by Ueno, Seikō
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Cover title
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Topics: Kimonos, Pattern design, Themes, motives, Textile design, History, Decoration and ornament,...
Topics: Freemasons, Symbolism, Eschatology, Religion
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by Kepler, Johannes, 1571-1630; Brahe, Tycho, 1546-1601; Rudolph II, emperor of Germany, 1552-1612; Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, former owner. DSI; Burndy Library, donor. DSI
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Caspar. M. Bibl. Kepleriana
Topics: Astronomy, Planetary theory
Caption title
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Topics: Decoration and ornament, Decoration and ornament
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317 p. : 28 cm
Topics: Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 -- Exhibitions, Mongols -- History -- To 1500 -- Exhibitions, Mongols --...
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by Dillmont, Thérèse de, 1846-1890; Dollfus-Mieg & Cie
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Première-2me série: 14 x 21 cm
Topic: Embroidery
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by Gernsback, Hugo 1884-1967
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Published by: Experimenter Pub. Co.,
Topics: Technology, Science, Electricity, Electric engineering
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by Gauss, Carl Friedrich, 1777-1855
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XVIII, 668, [10] p. ; 21 cm
Topic: Number theory
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by Furuya, Kōrin, 1875-1910
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Topics: Design, Themes, motives, Decoration and ornament, Clouds in art, Clouds in art
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by Clercq, F. S. A. de (Frederik Sigismund Alexander), 1842-1906
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Bibliography: p. [xi]-xvii
statement of responsibility: by Thomas Chippendale
Topic: Furniture
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[186] leaves in various foliations : 30 x 38 cm. (fol.)
Topics: Engraving, Engraving, Belgian, Inventions, Christian ethics, Conduct of life, Silkworms, Industrial...
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by Munsell, A. H. (Albert Henry), 1858-1918
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Cover title
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Topic: Color
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by Butterick Publishing Co., Limited
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