Barrington: 149 books

IL CORSO PIÙ COMPLETO ED EFFICACE PER APPRENDERE L’ARTE DELLA PITTURA Con un linguaggio chiaro e comprensibile a tutti ed esercizi di difficoltà graduale (ispirati anche ai principali movimenti pittorici) Barrington Barber insegna al lettore ad applicare le principali tecniche della pittura –...

Barrington Barber takes as his starting point the belief that everyone - whatever their experience - can learn to draw well. In this book, after introducing different drawing materials and mark making, he goes on to show how line, tone and proportion can be used to create convincing, realistic drawings....

In this second volume of Stays and Corsets, Mandy Barrington continues to create historical patterns for a modern body shape. This book contains all new corset patterns with a range of silhouettes that span over 300 years, from the late 16th century to the early 20th century. The corset patterns are...

“Cheating Death” is the fantastic story about a boy who grew up humbly in Jamaica and became an outstanding man of God in the United Kingdom. Bishop Burrell takes us through the early years of his childhood to the apex of his ministry, as well as the personal struggles against all odds baffling...

The Cold War is far from over… A group of disgruntled Russian supremos decide the time has come to deploy their secret nuclear arsenal. They team up with al-Qaeda in order to neutralise America and take political and economic control of western Europe. Only one man can stop them – a British...

Nobody is above suspicion. In the intelligence world, it hurts when a senior officer goes bad. When that senior officer can’t be identified, it hurts even more. With the security of Britain's most secret files at stake, and trust a commodity in short supply, a deception operation must flush out...

Paul Richter returns in his most dangerous mission yet. In Syria, a ritualistic ISIS beheading seems like another barbaric part of a terrible war. But this time is different… In London, Paul Richter is briefed about a series of seemingly unconnected events, notably a terrifying spate of seemingly...

An earth-shattering plot, a race against time. Russia has developed a new offensive capability. It's devastating and, above all, secret. The world would be remade. But when a corpse turns up on the remote Arctic island of Svalbard, it soon becomes clear this was no accidental death. The body...

The human figure is one of the most popular subjects for artists, and a thorough working knowledge of anatomy is essential for those wishing to portray it successfully. With clear, annotated diagrams throughout, this is a comprehensive yet accessible art book on drawing the human anatomy; with each chapter dealing with a different part of the body, making it easy to look up different body areas.

Ten years and more have passed since Leighton died, yet it is still difficult to get sufficiently far away, to take in the whole of his life and being in their just proportion to the world in which he lived. When we are in Rome, hemmed in by narrow streets, St. Peter's is invisible; once across that...

A stylish, easy-to-use Anatomy reference, this book is an invaluable resource for artists who want to make convincing drawings of the human figure. Clearly annotated diagrams throughout show the detail of the bone structure, the muscle layers and the surface of every part of the body. There is a section...

Drawn from five large volumes published between 1825 and 1882, this student's edition showcases the architectural splendor of Renaissance Rome for a new generation. Paul Letarouilly's original work constitutes the standard reference, presenting the most complete collection of plans, elevations, and...

Change how we organise. Change the world. There are lessons emerging all around us, in the new social movements that have swept the globe, and in the organising patterns found on social media. Could Twitter and Occupy help our NGOs, charities, trade unions and voluntary organisations...

Days after arriving in Kandahar, the Harriers of 800 Naval Air Squadron were in the thick of fierce fighting. Armed with rockets and bombs, the pilots were flying crucial danger-close attack missions in defence of troops engaged in the most intense battles seen by British forces since the Korean War....