Collection: Reference

Review: "Wilde Style examines the major prose and plays of Oscar Wilde and argues that his dominant aesthetic category is not art but style, and that this emphasis on style and attitude helps mark Wilde so graphically as our contemporary. Beginning with a survey of current Wilde criticism, the bo...

Ten Australian artists set out to explore the wilderness of Lake Eyre, the Painted Desert, Dalhousie Springs, Coober Pedy, Kings Canyon, Uluru, Kata Tjuta and the Aboriginal settlements of Papunya and Kintore. Known as The William Creek Project, 2002

Robinson is an exceptional painter who during the last two decaded has emerged as one of the most original Australian artists of the 20th century.

William Robinson is recognised as one of Australia's most important contemporary landscape artists. This book includes both reproductions of, and commentary on, the artist's 21st century works

Over 100 colour plates give the reader the opportunity to sample the vitality and diversity of Aboriginal painting. The styles reflect regional variations evident in West Arnham Land, Central Arnham Land and North East Arnham Land

This book examines what it means to be a member of the Wiradjuri people from the Murrumbidgee area of NSW. It looks at how the Wiradjuri have adapted since Europeans settlement and yet still retain their own strong sense of cultural and spiritual itentity

HJ Wedge of the Wiradjuri nation was born on Erambie Mission, Cowra, NSW, today is one of Australia's most popular contemporary Aboriginal artists. He exhibits regularly in Australia and overseas, and is held in state and national public collections

The Balgo community of Aboriginal artists lies 300 km west of Halls Creek in Western Australia. Originally established in the 1930s as a centre for desert aborigines, art activity began in the 1970s. The original works were painted with earth pigments

Bruce Chatwin’s The Songlines brought the magic of Australian Aboriginal dreamtime to an audience far beyond the shores of the great island continent. Now Anna Voigt and Nevill Drury re-create this complex spirituality through photographs and accounts of ritual and social life in Wisdom from the ...

From the wicked witch of childrens stories to Halloween and present-day Wiccan groups, witches and witchcraft still fascinate observers of Western culture.

Learn the filmmaking tricks and techniques behind the 1939 motion picture, The Wizard of Oz. From the films pre- and postproduction to early reviews and publicity, you'll get an unrivaled glimpse at the land where dreams come true.

This is an essential tool to assist women to understand the law as it impacts on their relationships with other partners and children

Women's economic role and its associated artefacts - digging sticks, baskets and carrying dishes; gathering and food preparation; shell fishing - midden formation; grinding stones and seed processing - wild arrow root preparation; mythology - brolga, emu and the grindstone; women's religious...

Looks at the evolution of a wide range of woodwind and brass instruments many of which are still used in making music worldwide today.

Working drawings produced both manually and using packages such as AutoCAD continue to be a core part of architectural practice. Shows what information is required on each type of document and how drawings relate to specifications