Collection: Reference

"For centuries the collecting of precious gems and the jewelry fashioned from them was the exclusive prerogative of kings and queens, emperors, popes, and maharajahs. In the aftermath of World War I an extraordinary group of women emerged who had the means to deck themselves in glittering bracele...

With 1100 colour illustrations the book provides detailed drawings and information on women's fashions, underwear, and accessories.

In 1919 publishing company Van Cortenberg published photographs of daily life in and around the trenches of the Western front, with the title ""Never Let Us Forget"". Those pictures were sold as postcards for the benefit of widows and orphans.

From the 1950s to the 1970s, the work of Lloyd Wright, Gropius and van der Rohe strongly influenced a generation of young Australian architects, who adopted modernist principles in their work. 15 examples, each by a different architect..

History of textile art and products from prehistory to the present., ranging from the Far East to the Americas and from Africa to Scandinavia, including Egyptian artefacts dating from 3000bc and contemporary craft and furnishings

This work features 15 Australian houses of the 1970s, 80s and 90s designed by acclaimed architects including Richard Leplastrier, Glenn Murcutt & Wood Marsh. The book offers advice for anyone wanting to capture the style of the period in their own homes.