Treasure Chests: The Legacy of Extraordinary Boxes

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Treasure Chests traces the fascinating evolution of the boxes that have held the things that people valued most over the centuries. For thousands of years, chests have gone to war, to sea, journeyed with us across entire continents, and held and protected the possessions we hold most dear in our very own homes. From tool chests to toy chests, this book celebrates how extraordinary a box can be when it is meant to hold something we treasure. More than 100 chests from museums and private collections are featured, including over 250 color photographs.

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Great job!.......2007-05-29

I ordered this book from Russia. Relying on the lack of such books in our country, it is really valuable material. I'm glad i have it now and strongly advise you to purchase one. Best wishes!

Sumptuous.......2006-08-08

I really enjoy this book. I am a woodworker / furniture maker and I read a lot of this style of book. The author does a fantastic job of illustrating each box and providing a bit of background on each box. The photos are all in color and very well composed.

The boxes range from a tea box recovered from the harbor at the Boston Tea Party to HO Studley's over-the-top tool chest to a standard GI foot locker.

The book is well-organized. There is little wood working technique described so if you are looking for a how-to book, this ain't the book for you. However, the author briefly describes uncommon techniques such as lapstrake construction (common in shipbuilding but almost unheard of in furniture making).

Beautiful and wide-ranging.......2004-04-19

A lovely book. The title may mislead - it's really what I would think of as large-scale boxes, carcass work. Old and new designs, from blanket chests to campaign chests. Usually enough photos of each piece to give a real sense of it, too. (I hate feeling like I've missed seeing 2/3 of what's there.)

Both a beautiful and an educational book.......2002-10-06

This book is truly enjoyable to read.

It is a beautiful "coffee table" book -- after all, who isn't intrigued by antique treasure chests and other historical boxes.

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Inspired by painted furniture traditions of the past, including those of Sweden and America, Katrin Cargill melds the best of the old with the new in her designs for modern living. Twenty step-by-step projects cover a wide range of furniture, including ideas for revitalizing old cupboards, decorating a plain chair, or making any piece of furniture unique.

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Not the best on this topic.......2002-01-04

I love color. I love paint. I love decorating. This book is OK but it's one of those European imports, so the settings don't look quite right. And this book has been around awhile. I just found a new book on the subject called Painted Furniture, which is by the Better Homes and Gardens people. Painted Furniture has complete how-to, fresh color and styles, and it has settings and product lists that apply to American homes.

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Extraordinary Furniture
David Linley
Manufacturer: Harry N. Abrams
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0810932571

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Extraordinary Furniture is a bit of an understated title for this lavish look at some of the most unique, extravagant, opulent, skillfully crafted, and fantastical furniture ever built. Frankly, some pieces would be hard to imagine if they were not real. A lead crystal sideboard, a sterling silver suite of furniture, Empress Josephine's elegant gilded bed, and an exquisite, 17th-century tortoiseshell table cabinet are only a few of the designs shown in lush photographs, many in the original grand homes for which the furniture was built. Included at the end of each section is one of the author's inventive and beautifully crafted contemporary designs or installations. Cut-away diagrams, inside views of unusual cabinets and desks with hidden compartments, and a thorough discussion of the history, craft techniques, and materials used in each piece will inspire (and maybe even overwhelm) the would-be furniture builder, but will certainly provide food for fantasy. The globe on legs that opens into a secretary, the oval commode that opens to reveal a desk (complete with chair), and the exquisite, sideboard-like cabinet that pulls open into a bed will fuel any furniture-maker's imagination.

Though not a step-by-step guide to building the individual pieces of unusual furniture, this is nonetheless a wondrous showcase of inventive and even quixotic design that will open the door to the secret compartments of your own imagination. --Mark A. Hetts

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Yard Art and Handmade Places: Extraordinary Expressions of Home
Jill Nokes , and Pat Jasper
Manufacturer: University of Texas Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0292716796

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Relatively few people in America build their own homes, but many yearn to make the places they live in more truly their own. Yard Art and Handmade Places profiles twenty homemakers who have used their yards and gardens to express their sense of individuality, to maintain connections to family and heritage, or even to create sacred spaces for personal and community refreshment and healing. Jill Nokes, an authority on native plants and ecological restoration, traveled across the state of Texas, seeking out residents who had transformed their yards and gardens into oases of art and exuberant personal expression. In this book, she presents their stories, told in their own words, about why they created these handmade places and what their yard art has come to mean to them and to their communities.

Rather than viewing yard art as a curiosity or oddity, Nokes treats it as an integral part of home-making, revealing how these places become invested with deep personal or social meaning. Yard Art and Handmade Places celebrates the fact that, despite the proliferation of look-alike suburbs, places still exist where people with ordinary means and skills are shaping space with their own hands to create a personal expression that can be enjoyed by all.

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The extraordinary man: D.J. De Pree
Robert Propst
Manufacturer: Herman Miller Research Corp
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B00071UIRM

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fun, very Lose-esque patterns.......1997-03-27

Looked at this book several times before finally buying it. While every pattern is not in my taste, I have not been disappointed; in fact, have also gleaned some ideas from props in his project photos. A good book to get the ideas flowing

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The Photographer's Assistant Handbook is a text that offers industry insights to assistants in the field. This book includes the required skills and responsibilities of an assistant, details of professional business practices, and provides technical tips and tricks to help assistant's carve their path in the industry.

The Photographer's Assistant Handbook includes everything from how to achieve the necessary mindset, to the everyday tools an assitant should carry. Assistants will learn valuable tips on how to get a job, improve their own photographic techniques, and how to transition from a professional assistant to a professional photographer.

Essential for photographer's assistants or those looking to break into assisting
Teaches required skills and lists the responsibilities of the job
Useful technical tips, tricks and shortcuts

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Must-Read For Prospective Assistants.......2005-06-23

This book is an absolute must-read for anyone looking at becoming a photographer's assistant. Matt has worked for many different photographers in the New York area. His advice is right-on and his long list of humiliating accidents covers the full gamut of what NOT to do. I didn't come to this book as a prospective assistant but rather as a professional photographer hoping to pick up a few tips and tricks from the author's experience with other photographers, a good spy novel in other words. Therefore, I was most looking forward to Chapter 9, Tips and Tricks. I found a few neat ideas, but nothing that Earth-shattering. Of course, mileage may vary and I readily admit the target audience is for assistants-to-be. If you are coming from that perspective, you unquestionably want to read this book and break out a box of highlighters. It would also be a great read and general overview for high school students thinking about entering the field. The only downside is that the book doesn't cover the digital era, so there is a lot of information about digital workflow and different photographer's preferences in that area which is missing.

Great book...a true head start for assistants!.......2002-02-13

Super book! I don't live in a big city so it's hard to get this information from other assistants. There aren't any here. This is time well spent. Matt knows his stuff and gives us a good insider's glimpse of how to work the jobs and, best, how to keep learning.

His section on interviews with assistants who are working with the really big names in the business broadens the scope of information. These people are the best of the best (like Matt) and he has pulled their words and experiences into the lessons for us to read. Super!

Apparently, the reader (here) from Lake Villa, IL misses the point when she/he claims that by working as an assistant for ten years, Matt is somehow lacking. She/he goes on the say that's not typical. Well, I know assistants who have worked longer and wonder why it's a negative to work as an assistant for a long time? Some of us work for two months and some work for fifteen years. What difference does it make? Matt's term as an assistant obviously qualified him to write the best book on the subject. I'm sure business is good in Lake Villa, but I wonder if having "made the step" as soon as she/he did means anything at all? Did it help her/him to become good enough to write a book?

Some assistants, like photographers, keep learning for years and years. It's never "done." It's about a process. Matt has spent the time well, becoming the best in the business (according to some of the reviewers) and I'm just glad he wrote this book to share the good stuff with us.

"Lake Villa" reviewer writes "Proulx never made the decision to "take the last step" and start a business of his own."

I attended a recent seminar given by Matt and I saw his portfolio and some recent jobs. He's started his career in a big way. Maybe in a few years, he'll write the book for those of us who (hopefully) are becoming "people" shooters for advertising.

In the meantime...thanks for the head start, Matt.

Ellie H

A Good Place to Start.......2001-07-03

A little background: I'm a freelance photographer, not an assistant. I bought this book right after I got out of photography school as a means of learning more about the industry and what potential photography-related jobs might be available to me. What I came to understand is this: if you think being an assistant is a cool part-time job or just something you'll do until you can start making money as a photographer, think again. The most compelling reason to work as a studio assistant is to learn how studio photography works (and doesn't work), and it takes time to do this -- generally years and not months.

Also, if you have no intentions of getting into studio photography, this book may be of limited use to you. While various disciplines are discussed at one point, they are not covered in enough detail to really help you understand what's going on. In short, this book is about helping photographers to set up a scene (either in a studio, a church or an office building) and photograph that scene. Some examples would be fashion photography, weddings, food, products, still lifes, etc.

That said, Proulx gives a wealth of information about what it's like to be on the set of a photo-shoot and generally leaves no stone unturned. You quickly realize that buying a box of doughnuts or cleaning a bathroom sink will be just as much a part of your job as setting up backdrops or strobe lights. It's not glamorous and it's not high-paying, but if you want to learn how a successful studio operates (so that you can run your own one day) there's no better way. Perhaps the most valuable asset this book provides are all the little tips and tricks of the trade...how to negotiate terms of pay, what kind of tape you need, how to keep your tools organized, etc.

However, I find it a little disconcerting that Mr. Proulx cosiders himself as still learning the trade even though he's been doing assitant work for over ten years (if memory serves me correctly). That is not typical I can assure you and I think it is something the author overlooks in terms of his advice to people starting out. The bottom line is, you can learn a lot from being an assistant for a couple of years and it will help you tremendously when setting up your own business, .... It would seem Proulx never made the decision to "take the last step" and start a business of his own.

.... If you're interested in studio photography, get this book.

For every assistant's kit.......2000-12-05

I am the author of The Location Photographer's Handbook and have been a photographer for thirty years. I've just enjoyed my first reading of The Photographic Assistant Handbook.

It is, of course, thorough and informative as one would expect from Matt Proulx. It's also written in a breezy yet crisp, clear, and professional manner. I think it goes a long way to putting readers at ease about the stress of photographic apprenticeship, a valuable service in itself.

There were many things I learned, from a trick about monitoring flashes placed far from the camera, to better ways to cut seamless paper, to a clever idea for checking in luggage carts on flights.

Matt's book should be part of any assistant's standard kit, along with the sharpies, scissors, and gaffers tape. It wouldn't hurt those of us who have graduated to careers to stock it as well.

A "Has to be Readen" Book.......2000-07-24

In my opinion , this is a great book which everybody working in this industry (assistants and fotographer) should have a look on.

As a rookie Photographer, this book helps me a lot to understand how this industry is working and I am currently saving a lot of money using some ideas taken out of this book.

I think it is not necessarely to add more descriptions on this book as the summaries of Gary Gladstone and Tim Trautmann are very well done.

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The Photographer's Assistant Handbook
Matt Proulx
Manufacturer: Focal Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OPV5BY

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A Window into a Weird World.......2003-10-27

Rabbit Droppings is an amusing romp through the imagination and real life of a Jewish 50-something beatnik/hippie: Harvey Towers. As such, it is a valuable window into a weird world that is quickly disappearing but well worth knowing.
Harvey T. Rabbit, as the author playfully calls himself, is a very intelligent observer who has participated for the past five decades in the American counterculture as well as in the bizarre universe that was the Vietnam War. He shares with us, unselfconsciously, his experiences and the resulting mania, taking us into the seemingly unconnected worlds of Jewish dating, anti-war protest, Klezmer music, drug use, mental illness, kissing, and soldiering.
The book includes a fantastic CD as well. It is an eclectic collection of Klezmer, Jazz, folk, Latin and uncategorizable music suitable for long drives or long evenings. The poetry that occasionally accompanies the music is a throwback to the jazz and poetry sessions of the 50s and early 60s. But unlike his predecessors in the Beatnik era -- at least the music this time around is truly first rate!

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Total Plant Performance Management (TPPM) is an unparalleled continuous-improvement program that integrates all plant functions into a single focused effort. The fundamental premise is that all corporate functions, from the boardroom to the shipping department, must share a common vision and effectively work together. This book details TPPM's proven method of implementing continuous improvement throughout your total corporation, not just in certain departments. It shows you how to promote, implement, and maintain continuous improvement; effectively involve all employees; train people the right way; measure equipment reliability and improve maintenance; design and select machines; organize employees within the TPPM plant; avoid plan failure; and analyze the operating dynamics of critical process systems.

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Nevada Real Estate Basics

Manufacturer: Dearborn Real Estate Education
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0793158338

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The Getting Started, Deal Analysis Basics, Achieving Goals for Nevada Real Estate Investing
J Bowman J Orr
Manufacturer: How To Earn, LLC
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000XMUUQE

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The Getting Started, Deal Analysis Basics, Calls With Sellers for Nevada Real Estate Investing
J Bowman J Orr
Manufacturer: How To Earn, LLC
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000XMXC82

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The Getting Started, Deal Analysis Basics, Career Options for Nevada Real Estate Investing
J Bowman J Orr
Manufacturer: How To Earn, LLC
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000XMUUXC

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The Getting Started, Deal Analysis Basics, Financing for Nevada Real Estate Investing
J Bowman J Orr
Manufacturer: How To Earn, LLC
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000XMUVLS

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The Getting Started, Deal Analysis Basics, Lead Management for Nevada Real Estate Investing
J Bowman J Orr
Manufacturer: How To Earn, LLC
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000XN0HJS

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The Getting Started, Deal Analysis Basics, Motivated Seller Goals for Nevada Real Estate Investing
J Bowman J Orr
Manufacturer: How To Earn, LLC
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000XN0C8O

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The Getting Started, Mentors, Deal Analysis Basics for Nevada Real Estate Investing
J Bowman J Orr
Manufacturer: How To Earn, LLC
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000XKW0AK

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