Smithsonian Libraries and Archives - Digital Library

Digitized materials from the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives (SLA) are available in SLA's Digital Library and this corresponding Internet Archive smithsonian collection, which generally excludes natural history subject areas. SLA's digitized natural history materials can be found in the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) and in the equivalent Internet Archive biodiversity collection.

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Smithsonian Libraries and Archives - Digital Library

112,011 112K

Hamonshū

1903 1903

by Mori, Yūzan, -1917

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Title from daisen on cover
( 1 reviews )
Topics: Decoration and ornament, Themes, motives, Waves in art

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71,405 71K

The grammar of ornament

1856 1856

by Jones, Owen, 1809-1874; Bedford, Francis, 1816-1894; Waring, J. B. (John Burley), 1823-1875; Westwood, J. O. (John Obadiah), 1805-1893; Wyatt, M. Digby (Matthew Digby), Sir, 1820-1877; Sky Meadow Bindery, binder. DSI

eye 71,405

favorite 1,000

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statement of responsibility: by Owen Jones; illustrated by examples from various styles of ornament. One hundred folio plates, drawn on stone by F. Bedford, and printed in colours by Day and Son
( 3 reviews )
Topics: Decoration and ornament, Design

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives - Digital Library

83,572 84K

Hamonshū

1903 1903

by Mori, Yūzan, -1917

eye 83,572

favorite 530

comment 0

Title from daisen on cover
Topics: Decoration and ornament, Themes, motives, Waves in art

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives - Digital Library

77,669 78K

Shin-bijutsukai

1000 1000

eye 77,669

favorite 456

comment 2

Description based on surrogate of: 1901 (monthly issues bound together subsequent to publication)
( 2 reviews )
Topics: Decoration and ornament, Artists, Decoration and ornament -- Japan -- Periodicals, Artists -- Japan...

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives - Digital Library

23,538 24K

Embroidery hints: Fall and Winter 1910

1910 1910

by New York Embroidery House

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favorite 226

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Cover title
Topic: Embroidery

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives - Digital Library

54,852 55K

Hamonshū

1903 1903

by Mori, Yūzan, -1917

eye 54,852

favorite 357

comment 0

Title from daisen on cover
Topics: Decoration and ornament, Themes, motives, Waves in art

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives - Digital Library

45,791 46K

An embroidery pattern book

1917 1917

by Waring, Mary E

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favorite 509

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viii, 171 p. : 22 cm
( 3 reviews )
Topic: Embroidery

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives - Digital Library

35,164 35K

Handbook of marks on pottery & porcelain

1909 1909

by Burton, William, 1863-; Hobson, R. L. (Robert Lockhart), 1872-1941

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comment 1

"Works of reference consulted": p. [xii]
( 1 reviews )
Topic: Pottery

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31,686 32K

The Art of knitting

1892 1892

by Butterick Publishing Company

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favorite 322

comment 1

154 p. : 28 cm
( 1 reviews )
Topic: Knitting

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263,138 263K

America : being the latest, and most accurate description of the New World : containing the original of the inhabitants, and the remarkable voyages thither : the conquest of the vast empires of Mexico and Peru, and other large provinces and territories, with the several European plantations in those parts : also their cities, fortresses, towns, temples, mountains, and rivers : their habits, customs, manners, and religions : their plants, beasts, birds, and serpents : with an appendix containing, besides several other considerable additions, a brief survey of what hath been discover'd of the unknown south-land and the Arctick region

1671 1671

by Ogilby, John, 1600-1676; Montanus, Arnoldus, 1625?-1683

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statement of responsibility: collected from most authentick authors, augmented with later observations, and adorn'd with maps and sculptures by John Ogilby

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives - Digital Library

23,637 24K

The Jahangirnama : memoirs of Jahangir, Emperor of India

1999 1999

by Jahangir, Emperor of Hindustan, 1569-1627; Thackston, W. M. (Wheeler McIntosh), 1944-

eye 23,637

favorite 22

comment 0

Includes bibliographical references (p. 480-482) and index
Topic: Jahangir, Emperor of Hindustan, 1569-1627

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives - Digital Library

7,396 7.4K

The Decorator's assistant

1847 1847

eye 7,396

favorite 146

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Volume title pages, -v. 3, The decorator's assistant and weekly record of painting, sculpture, popular science &ct.; v. 4-5, The decorator's assistant
Topics: Design, Decoration and ornament, Art

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives - Digital Library

10,284 10K

Ships, sea songs and shanties

1913 1913

by Whall, W. B; Whall, R. H

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favorite 70

comment 1

( 1 reviews )
Topic: Sea songs

Biodiversity Heritage Library

20,401 20K

La plante et ses applications ornementales

1896 1896

by Grasset, Eugène, 1841-1917; Verneuil, M. P. (Maurice Pillard), 1869-1942, ill

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statement of responsibility: sous la direction de M. Eugène Grasset
( 2 reviews )
Topics: Decoration and ornament, Flowers in art

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9,747 9.7K

The Decorator's assistant

1847 1847

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favorite 176

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Volume title pages, -v. 3, The decorator's assistant and weekly record of painting, sculpture, popular science &ct.; v. 4-5, The decorator's assistant
( 1 reviews )
Topics: Design, Decoration and ornament, Art

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives - Digital Library

32,590 33K

American Indian painters; a biographical directory

1968 1968

by King, Jeanne Snodgrass, 1927-

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favorite 15

comment 0

Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-269)
Topics: Indians of North America, Indian art

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10,328 10K

The Decorator's assistant

1847 1847

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favorite 193

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Volume title pages, -v. 3, The decorator's assistant and weekly record of painting, sculpture, popular science &ct.; v. 4-5, The decorator's assistant
Topics: Design, Decoration and ornament, Art

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10,562 11K

Hobbs's architecture: containing designs and ground plans for villas, cottages and other edifices, both suburban and rural, adapted to the United States. With rules for criticism, and introduction

1876 1876

by Hobbs, Isaac H., and son, Philadelphia

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favorite 94

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xii, [9]-265 p. incl. front., illus., plates, plans. 24 cm
Topic: Architecture, Domestic

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33,114 33K

Shin-bijutsukai

1000 1000

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favorite 205

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Description based on surrogate of: 1901 (monthly issues bound together subsequent to publication)
Topics: Decoration and ornament, Artists, Decoration and ornament -- Japan -- Periodicals, Artists -- Japan...

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives - Digital Library

16,550 17K

Cross-stitch embroidery

1899 1899

by Wilkie, Harriet Cushman

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favorite 168

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48 p. 28 cm
( 1 reviews )
Topic: Embroidery

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives - Digital Library

7,792 7.8K

Examples of English medieval foliage and coloured decoration, taken from buildings of the twelfth to the fifteenth century: with descriptive letterpress

1874 1874

by Colling, James Kellaway

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favorite 124

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vii, 72 p. 32 cm
Topics: Decoration and ornament, Church decoration and ornament, Decoration and ornament, Medieval,...

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24,293 24K

Among the Ibos of Nigeria, an account of the curious & interesting habits, customs, & beliefs of a little known African people by one who has for many years lived amongst them on close & intimate terms

1921 1921

by Basden, George Thomas, 1873-1944

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315, [1] p. incl. front. 23 cm
Topic: Igbo (African people)

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2,199 2.2K

English and Muskokee dictionary. : Collected from various sources and rev.

1914 1914

by Loughridge, R. M. (Robert McGill), 1809-1900

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236 p. : 20 cm
Topics: English language -- Dictionaries -- Creek, Creek language -- Dictionaries -- English

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives - Digital Library

24,345 24K

Nigerian artists : a who's who and bibliography

1993 1993

by Kelly, Bernice M; Stanley, Janet L; Smithsonian Institution. Libraries. National Museum of African Art Branch

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favorite 14

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Includes indexes
Topics: Artists, Art, Nigerian

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25,987 26K

A list of early American silversmiths and their marks

1917 1917

by French, Hollis, 1868-1940; Walpole Society (U.S.)

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At head of title: The Walpole society
Topics: Silverwork, Hallmarks

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5,321 5.3K

Ars orientalis; the arts of Islam and the East

1954 1954

by University of Michigan. Center for Chinese Studies; Freer Gallery of Art; University of Michigan. Department of the History of Art

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Issued by the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution and Department of the History of Art, University of Michigan
Topics: Islamic art, Art, Asian, Art

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9,689 9.7K

Japanese marks and seals

1882 1882

by Bowes, James Lord, 1834-1899

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3 p., l., [v]-ix, [2] p., 1 l., 379 p. 29 cm
Topics: Pottery, Pottery, Japanese

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3,463 3.5K

O le tusi paia o le Feagaiga Tuai ma le Feagaiga Fou lea, ua faasamoaina

1872 1872

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2 p. l., 1113, [1] p. 23 cm
Topic: Bible. Samoan. 1872

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5,697 5.7K

The signs and symbols of primordial man; being an explanation of the evolution of religious doctrines from the eschatology of the ancient Egyptians

1910 1910

by Churchward, Albert

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xxiii, 449, [1] p. 26 cm
Topics: Freemasons, Symbolism, Eschatology, Religion

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2,113 2.1K

Beothuk and Micmac

1922 1922

by Speck, Frank Gouldsmith. 1881-1950

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favorite 5

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187 p., XLII pl., on 21 leaves (incl.~|~|~ ports.) : 17 cm
Topics: Beothuk Indians, Micmac Indians, Indians of North America

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12,744 13K

Alphabets old and new, for the use of craftsmen

1910 1910

by Day, Lewis Foreman, 1845-1910

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favorite 173

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xxx, 256 p. : 20 cm
( 1 reviews )
Topic: Alphabets

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4,174 4.2K

Disquisitiones arithmeticae

1801 1801

by Gauss, Carl Friedrich, 1777-1855

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favorite 7

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XVIII, 668, [10] p. ; 21 cm
Topic: Number theory

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7,707 7.7K

Slave songs of the United States

1867 1867

by Allen, William Francis, 1830-1889; Ware, Charles Pickard, 1840-1921; Garrison, Lucy McKim, 1842-1877

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favorite 59

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Unaccompanied melodies
( 2 reviews )
Topics: African Americans, Folk music, Folk songs, English, Spirituals (Songs), Slaves

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4,386 4.4K

The workwoman's guide : containing instructions to the inexperienced in cutting out and completing those articles of wearing apparel, &c. which are ususally made at home : also, explanations on upholstery, straw- platting, bonnet-making, knitting, &c.

1838 1838

by Lady, active 1838, author

eye 4,386

favorite 134

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viii, 303, [1] pages, 25 unnumbered leaves of plates : 29 cm
Topics: Sewing, Knitting, Dressmaking -- Pattern design, Tailoring -- Pattern design

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7,383 7.4K

Le style Louis XV

1920 1920

by Jessen, Peter, 1858-1926

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favorite 58

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[10] p. 34 cm

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8,302 8.3K

American silversmiths and their marks, III

1948 1948

by Ensko, Stephen Guernsey Cook, 1896-1969

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Maps show location of silversmiths in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, 1660 to 1800
Topics: Silversmiths, Hallmarks, Silverwork

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8,284 8.3K

A companion to Manual of illumination : containing borders, capitals, texts, and detail finishings, & c

- -

by Laing, J. J; Bradley, John William, 1830-1916. Manual of illuminations

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favorite 113

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16th thousand
Topic: Illumination of books and manuscripts

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6,253 6.3K

Plant and product of the Mesta Machine Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A

1919 1919

by Mesta Machine Co

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"The Mesta Machine Company, ... have been designers and builders of machinery used in the iron and steel industry."--Introd
Topics: Mesta Machine Co, Machinery

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9,058 9.1K

Modern cabinetwork, furniture & fitments; an account of the theory & practice in the production of all kinds of cabinetwork & furniture, with chapters on the growth and progress of design and construction;

1910 1910

by Wells, Percy A; Hooper, John

eye 9,058

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Part of the plates printed on both sides
Topics: Cabinetwork, Furniture

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10,823 11K

An embroidery book

1920 1920

by Arthur, Anne Knox

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favorite 64

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xv, 183 p. 23 cm
Topic: Embroidery

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20,486 20K

Plans, elevations, sections, and details of the Alhambra, from drawings taken on the spot in 1834 by Jules Goury, and in 1834 and 1837 by Owen Jones

1842 1842

by Goury, Jules, 1803-1834; Jones, Owen, 1809-1874; Gayangos, Pascual de, 1809-1897

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favorite 141

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Design Digitized: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Library’s Rare Books, Smithsonian Institution Libraries, was supported in part by funds from the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) through the New York State Regional Bibliographic Databases Program
( 4 reviews )
Topic: Alhambra (Granada, Spain)

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4,937 4.9K

Color problems; a practical manual for the lay student of color

1903 1903

by Vanderpoel, Emily Noyes, 1842-1939

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Bibliography: p. 133-137

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7,048 7.0K

Encompassing the globe : Portugal and the world in the 16th & 17th centuries

2007 2007

by Levenson, Jay A; Curto, Diogo Ramada; Turner, Jack, 1968-; Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution); National Museum of African Art (U.S.)

eye 7,048

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Published on the occasion of the exhibition, June 24-September 16, 2007, organized by the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in partnership with the National Museum of African Art
Topics: Discoveries in geography, History, Modern

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives - Digital Library

11,982 12K

Ioannis Keppleri Harmonices mundi libri V ... : Appendix habet comparationem huius operis cum Harmonices Cl. Ptolemaei libro III, cumque Roberti de Fluctibus, dicti Flud. medici oxoniensis speculationibus Harmonicis, operi de Macrocosmo & microcosmo insertis. Accessit nunc propter cognationem materiae eiusdem authoris liber ante 23. annos editus Tubingae, cui titulus Prodromus, seu Mysterium cosmographicum, de causis coelorum numeri, proportionis motuumque periodicorum, ex quinque corporibus regularibus ..

1619 1619

by Kepler, Johannes, 1571-1630; Ptolemy, 2nd cent; Fludd, Robert, 1574-1637; Tambach, Gottfried, fl. 1607-1632, publisher; Planck, Johann, fl. 1615-1627, printer; Burndy Library, donor. DSI

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Books 1-2 and books 3-5 are paged continuously
Topics: Geometry, Music

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8,598 8.6K

Great Benin; its customs, art and horrors

1903 1903

by Roth, H. Ling (Henry Ling), 1854-1925

eye 8,598

favorite 20

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"The number of copies of this work is limited to 320 for sale in the British Isles and abroad ..."
Topic: Art, Primitive

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives - Digital Library

4,888 4.9K

L'art arabe

1893 1893

by Gayet, Albert Jean, 1856-

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Series title also at head of t.-p
Topics: Islamic art, Art, Arab

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5,478 5.5K

Meister des ornamentstichs, eine auswahl aus vier jahrhunderten

1900 1900

by Jessen, Peter, 1858-1926

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I. Gotik und renaissance.--II. Das barock.--III. Das rokoko.--IV. Der klassizismus
Topic: Decoration and ornament

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8,752 8.8K

Esquisses décoratives

- -

by Binet, René, 1866-1911; Geffroy, Gustave, 1855-1926

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statement of responsibility: par René Binet, architecte ; preface de Gustave Geffroy
( 4 reviews )
Topics: Decoration and ornament, Art nouveau, Architecture, Interior decoration, Jewelry

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives - Digital Library

13,683 14K

Smithsonian year ... supplement : chronology and appendices

1985 1985

by Smithsonian Institution

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Supplement to: Smithsonian year, 1985-
Topic: Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives - Digital Library

2,892 2.9K

A history of the colonization of Africa by alien races

1913 1913

by Johnston, Harry, 1858-1927; Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian Libraries) DSI

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Includes bibliography (p. [467]-471) and index
Topics: Africa -- Colonization, Africa -- Discovery and exploration

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6,755 6.8K

The sewing machine : its invention and development

1976 1976

by Cooper, Grace Rogers

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First published in 1968 under title: The invention of the sewing machine
Topic: Sewing machines

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives - Digital Library

2,524 2.5K

Clothing for women : selection, design, construction : a practical manual for school and home

1916 1916

by Baldt, Laura Irene

eye 2,524

favorite 117

comment 1

xiv, 454 p., [7] leaves of plates : 22 cm
( 1 reviews )
Topics: Clothing and dress, Dressmaking, Sewing

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives - Digital Library

13,708 14K

Dictionnaire des marques et monogrammes des faiences, poteries, grès, terre de pipe, terre cuite, porcelaines, etc. : anciennes et modernes ...

1879 1879

by Ris-Paquot, 1835-

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Includes index
Topics: Pottery, Porcelain, Monograms

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives - Digital Library

6,014 6.0K

A lace guide for makers and collectors; with bibliography and five-language nomenculture, profusely illus. with halftone plates and key designs

1920 1920

by Whiting, Gertrude

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Folded plate in pocket
Topic: Lace and lace making

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives - Digital Library

1,557 1.6K

Atlas deutscher und ausländischer Seeflugzeuge

1917 1917

by Germany. Seeflugzeug-Versuchs-Kommando

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Leaves 70-79 printed on both sides
Topics: Seaplanes, Atlases

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives - Digital Library

14,145 14K

Index of patents issued from the United States Patent Office

1920 1920

by United States. Patent Office

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Vols. for 1966- issued in 2 pts: pt. 1, List of patentees; pt. 2, Index to subjects of invention
Topic: Patents

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives - Digital Library

14,031 14K

Album de broderies au point de croix

1890 1890

by Dillmont, Thérèse de, 1846-1890

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Bibliothèque D.M.C
Topic: Embroidery

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives - Digital Library

6,396 6.4K

Genghis Khan and the Mongol empire

2009 2009

eye 6,396

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317 p. : 28 cm
Topics: Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 -- Exhibitions, Mongols -- History -- To 1500 -- Exhibitions, Mongols --...

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives - Digital Library

7,204 7.2K

Atlas of the Munsell color system

1915 1915

by Munsell, A. H. (Albert Henry), 1858-1918

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favorite 67

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Cover title
( 1 reviews )
Topic: Color

Biodiversity Heritage Library

7,015 7.0K

Kunstformen der Natur

1899 1899

by Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919; Bibliographisches Institut (Leipzig, Germany)

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statement of responsibility: von Prof. Dr. Ernst Haeckel
Topic: Natural history

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3,734 3.7K

More Craftsman homes

1912 1912

by Stickley, Gustav, 1858-1942

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comment 0

Topics: Architecture, Domestic, Furniture

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8,218 8.2K

Wien am Anfang des XX. Jahrhunderts; ein Führer in technischer und künstlerischer Richtung ..

1905 1905

by Kortz, Paul

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2 v. 29 cm
Topic: Architecture

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8,253 8.3K

American etiquette and rules of politeness

1883 1883

by Houghton, Walter R. (Walter Raleigh), 1845-1929

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424 p. : 20 cm
Topic: Etiquette

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10,531 11K

Embroidery : a collection of articles on subjects connected with the study of fine needlework, including stitches, materials, methods of work, and designing, and history ...

1909 1909

by Christie, Grace

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On cover: A new serial containing articles upon stitches, methods of work, design, and other subjects connected with the study of fine needlework, with coloured plates and other illustrations
( 2 reviews )
Topic: Embroidery

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5,496 5.5K

The principles of light and color: including among other things the harmonic laws of the universe, the etherio-atomic philosophy of force, chromo chemistry, chromo therapeutics, and the general philosophy of the fine forces, together with numerous discoveries and practical applications ..

1878 1878

by Babbitt, Edwin D. (Edwin Dwight), 1828-1905

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1 p. l., [vii]-xi, [1], 560 p. 25 cm
Topics: Light, Color, Color -- Therapeutic use, Phototherapy

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13,556 14K

Le costume historique. Cinq cents planches, trois cents en couleurs, or et argent, deux cents en camaieu. Types principaux du vêtement et de la parure, rapprochés de ceux de l'intérieur de l'habitation dans tous les temps et chez tous les peuples, avec de nombreux détails sur le mobilier, les armes, les objets usuels, les moyens de transport, etc

1888 1888

by Racinet, A. (Auguste), 1825-1893

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Vol. 1 is mainly explanatory text with an "Introduction générale" by the author dated "Juin 1887." Vols. 2-6, each with half-title only, are mainly plates accompanied by descriptive text and were published in 20 "livraisons," 1877-1886
Topics: Costume, Costume

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6,859 6.9K

Dessins d'ornements d'architecture de Joseph Beunat : reproduction de l'ouvrage, epoque du premier Empire

1900 1900

by Beunat, Joseph

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Caption title
( 1 reviews )
Topic: Decoration and ornament

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11,186 11K

Album de broderies au point de croix

1890 1890

by Dillmont, Thérèse de, 1846-1890

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Bibliothèque D.M.C
Topic: Embroidery

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3,222 3.2K

Electric vehicles

1911 1911

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Description based on: Vol. 5, no. 1 (July, 1914); title from cover
Topics: Automobiles, Electric, Electric vehicles

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7,853 7.9K

Sidereus nuncius : magna, longeque admirabilia spectacula pandens, suspiciendaq́ue proponens vnicuique, praesertim verò philosophis, atq́[ue] astronomis, quae à Galileo Galileo ... perspicilli nuper à se reperti beneficio sunt obseruata in lunae facie, fixis innumeris, lacteo circulo, stellis nebulosis, apprime verò in quatuor planetis circa Iouis stellam disparibus interuallis, atque periodis, celeritate mirabili circumuolutis; quos, nemini in hanc vsque diem cognitos, nouissimè author depraehendit primus; atque Medicea sidera nuncupandos decreuit

1610 1610

by Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642; Baglioni, Tommaso, publisher; Evans, Herbert M. (Herbert McLean), 1882-1971, former owner. DSI; Burndy Library, donor. DSI

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Another edition (pirated) was issued in the same year in Frankfurt, Germany, "in Paltheniano"
Topics: Astronomy, Telescopes, Early works to 1800

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Antiquities of Mexico : comprising fac-similes of ancient Mexican paintings and hieroglyphics, preserved in the Royal Libraries of Paris, Berlin, and Dresden; in the Imperial Library of Vienna; in the Vatican Library; in the Borgian Museum at Rome; in the Library of the Institute at Bologna; and in the Bodleian Library at Oxford. Together with the Monuments of New Spain, by M. Dupaix: with their respective scales of measurement and accompanying descriptions. The whole illustrated by many valuable inedited manuscripts

1831 1831

by Kingsborough, Edward King, viscount, 1795-1837; Dupaix, Guillermo; Sahagún, Bernardino de, -1590; Veytia, Mariano, 1718-1780?; Simón, Pedro, b. 1565; Adair, James, approximately 1709-1783; Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547; Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés, Gonzalo, 1478-1557; Alva Ixtlilxóchitl, Fernando de, 1578-1650; Alvarado Tezozómoc, Fernando, active 1598; Aglio, Agostino, 1777-1857, lithographer; Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration. Library, former owner. DSI

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statement of responsibility: by Lord Kingsborough; the drawings, on stone, by A. Aglio
Topics: Indians of Mexico, Manuscripts, Nahuatl, Facsimiles, Nahuatl language, Nahuatl literature,...

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The Palmer method of business writing : a series of self-teaching lessons in rapid, plain, unshaded, coarse-pen, muscular movement writing for use in all schools, public or private, where an easy and legible handwriting is the object sought; also for the home learner

1915 1915

by Palmer, A. N. (Austin Norman), 1859-1927

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96 pages : 15 x 24 cm
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Topics: Penmanship, Study and teaching, Penmanship -- Study and teaching

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The Priscilla filet crochet book, no. 2 ; a collection of beautiful designs in filet crochet, introducing filet crochet brodé, embroidery on crochet and cameo crochet

1914 1914

by Kettelle, F. W., Mrs

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48 p. 27 cm
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Topic: Crocheting

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La dentelle renaissance

1920 1920

by Dillmont, Thérèse de, 1846-1890

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Includes transfer patterns

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Gothic alphabets

1897 1897

by Springer, Jaro, 1856-1915; International Chalcographical Society

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Also published in German in the same year: Gothische Alphabete
Topics: Alphabets, Lettering, Initials, Illumination of books and manuscripts, E. S., Meister, active 15th...

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The Smithsonian Libraries and Archives (SLA) is an international system of 21 branch libraries and an institutional archives. Consisting of locations in Washington, D.C., New York, and the Republic of Panama, our library collections include over two million volumes in subjects ranging from art to zoology. Consisting of more than forty-four thousand cubic feet, our archival records chronicle the growth and development of the Smithsonian throughout its history.

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Summary: Digitized materials from the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives (SLA) are available in SLA's Digital Library and this corresponding Internet Archive smithsonian collection, which generally excludes natural history subject areas. SLA's digitized natural history materials can be found in the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) and in the equivalent Internet Archive biodiversity collection.

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