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Luckey's Collecting Antique Bird Decoys
F+W Media 2011; US$ 24.95Antique bird decoys and calls attract a large and growing following of collectors always hungry for more information. To satisfy their hunger, this new edition features greatly expanded coverage of duck and goose decoys, as well as crow, owl, turkey, swan, and pigeon. Also covered in depth are bird calls, general game calls, predator calls, and turkey... more...
Decoys - North America's One Hundred Greatest
F+W Media 2000; US$ 49.95Antique decoys are among the hottest collectibles in the nation right now. With prime specimens commanding prices reaching well into the six-figure range, collectors see them as both an investment and a status symbol. Everybody wants them, but few can own the real thing. Loy Harrell, one of North America's pre-eminent decoy authorities, has crossed... more...
Tiny Whittling
Chicago Review Press 2012; US$ 13.99This handbook uses step-by-step photography and easy-to-follow instructions to teach you how to whittle whimsical miniature creatures. With just a sharp knife, a little practice, and the tiniest block of wood, anyone can make a charming carving in less than an hour. You will · create a simple turnip bear and a carrot mouse to start · ... more...
Spirit of Wood
Tuttle Publishing 2012; US$ 45.00In Malaysia, woodcarvers are venerated as artists who have a mystical affinity with wood. This collection of over 250 photographs and line drawings explores the mystical connection between Malaysian woodcarvers and their craft. more...
A Gathering of Spoons
Linden Publishing 2012; US$ 14.99Featuring more than 200 hand-carved art spoons, this collection is the definitive photographic record of the world?s most brilliant and beautiful examples of art spoon design. Spoons are not just utilitarian tools but are also revered as powerful ceremonial and symbolic objects Showing how spoonmaking has been a respected craft and art form in many... more...
Asmat Art
Tuttle Publishing 2012; US$ 29.95This book presents a full range of Asmat woodcarving art, but emphasizes the rare early shields and figure sculptures in the collection of the Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden. Drums, canoe prowheads and the larger, more dramatic "objects" are also shown. * Together with bisj poles, war shields are perhaps the... more...
English Medieval Misericords
Boydell & Brewer 2011; US$ 80.00Misericord carvings present a fascinating corpus of medieval art which, in turn, complements our knowledge of life and belief in the late middle ages. Subjects range from the sacred to the profane and from the fantastic to the everyday, seemingly giving equal weight to the scatological and the spiritual alike. Focusing specifically on England - though... more...
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