The art of optical illusion has been an integral part of painting since antiquity when it was used as a yardstick by which to judge an artist's level of mastery. In the centuries that followed
- & continuing through contemporary times
- artists from van Eyck to Gerhard Richter have delighted in tricking the eye." That practice has extended to outdoor spaces with the likes of Banksy & Cayetano Ferrer. This book presents a fascinating overview of the different methods of illusion practiced by artists over hundreds of years. Organized into five chapters
- Optical Illusions Distortions & Hidden Images De-Figurations Questioning Perception & Overstepping Reality
- it brings together artists from various time periods & disciplines. Dozens of illustrated examples offer intriguing comparisons of works by Magritte & Li Wei Cindy Sherman & Giuseppe Arcimboldo Michelangelo & Duane Hanson & many more. Readers will come away with an understanding of how artists perceive our world & how their reflections & distortions are at once confusing & enlightening."



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The Museum of Innocence"
- set in Istanbul between 1975 & today
- tells the story of Kemal the son of one of Istanbul's richest

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Discover an exhilarating world of learning by solving a series of mathematical problems. Finding the answers will enable readers to advance through an exciting adventure story. This br&-new series combines maths & literacy skills. Thrilling stories with highly detailed illustrations make learning maths fun. This title focuses on core areas of mathematical learning. It features easy-to-use flexibound format. ...

We are surrounded by the greatest of free shows. Places Jonathan Meades has an obsessive preoccupation with places. He has spent thirty years constructing sixty films two novels & hundreds of pieces of journalism that explore an extraordinary range of them from natural landscapes to man-made buildings & the gaps between them drawing attention to what he calls the rich oddness of what we take for granted. This book collects 54 pieces & six film scripts that dissolve the barriers between high & low culture good & bad taste deep seriousness & black comedy. Meades delivers heavy entertainment
- strong opinions backed up by an astonishing depth of knowledge. To read Meades on places buildings politics or cultural history is an exhilarating workout for the mind. He leaves you better informed more alert less gullible. " Everything is fantastical if you stare at it for long enough. Everything is interesting.""
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Welcome to the Scatterhorn Museum! But dont get too excited
- its a cold & dingy place crammed full of tatty stuffed animals &
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This is the expert guide to identifying picking & using wild mushrooms. It is a detailed guide to picking drying preserving & storing wild mushrooms. It is a photographic A-Z of the most commonly found edible wild mushrooms seen both in-situ & in close-up identification shots. It offers at-a-glance information on habitat season storing & cooking hints for every mushroom. It offers a clear identification guide to poisonous & inedible species for extra security. It features over 300 colour photographs. Mushrooming is a hobby of ever-increasing popularity that everyone even city-dwellers can enjoy. It is crucial obviously that the most expert advice is taken when hunting for mushrooms & this authoritative guide offers clear practical information for accurate identification. This handy volume begins with a short introduction explaining everything a mushroom picker needs to know followed by a fully-illustrated A
- Z guide in which the author describes the identifying features & habitats of the most popular edible mushrooms. Finally a chapter on inedible mushrooms clearly illustrates all the poisonous & potentially deceptive species which the mushroom picker is most likely to come across.
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This is a superb collection of 60 recipes using wild & cultivated mushrooms shown in over 350 photographs. It features 60 delicious ...

In the first of an exciting new River Cottage Handbook series mycologist John Wright explains the ins & outs of collecting including relevant UK laws conservation notes practical tips & identification techniques. He takes us through the 72 species we are most likely to come across during forays in Britain's forests & clearings: old friends the Chanterelle & Cep as well as a whole colourful host of more unfamiliar names
- edible species including the Velvet Shank the Horn of Plenty the Amethyst Deceiver the Giant Puffball & the Chicken in the Woods & poisonous types such as the Sickener the Death Cap & the Destroying Angel. The handbook is completed by more than 30 simple & delicious mushroom recipes from the River Cottage team. With colour photographs throughout line drawings a user-friendly Key & an introduction by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall The River Cottage Mushroom Handbook is a comprehensive & collectable guide destined to be an indispensable household reference.
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The ideal portable companion the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look & updated material. This is the perfect pocket guide for nature & foraging enthusiasts keen to identify the most commonly found mushrooms & toadstools in Britain & northern Europe. Authoritative text beautiful photographs & detailed illustrations show the distinguishing features of each mushroom & toadstool including details of size habitat & when it can be found whether it is edible or poisonous & most importantly which similar species it can be confused with & why. This new edition builds on the strengths of the unrivalled original now expanded to include over 240 species of mushroom & toadstool. ...

The culmination of over thirty years work this authoritative & superbly illustrated reference work is packed with the most up-to-date information & original photographs. Set to become the essential illustrated mycological encyclopedia for the next 25 years this book is also clear user friendly & will appeal to a wide range of readers. Unsurpassed in both illustrative & descriptive detail Mushrooms contains over 1 250 photographs often showing the specimens in various stages of growth & including all the latest botanical & common names as well as current ecological information on endangered species. Having sold more than 750 000 copies in Europe of his previous title on mushrooms Roger Phillips new book once again sets the benchmark. Quite simply nobody with an interest in the subject can afford to be without this book. Roger Phillips has written the best mushroom book I know: the sublime taxonomic accuracy of his descriptions & photographs combined with an evangelical & infectious passion for the subject will make an instant mycophile of anyone who picks it up. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall A masterpiece of identification. David Bellamy ...