Here is the grand sweep of American domestic architecture . . . from mud pueblos to solar-heated contemporaries, from log cabins to town houses, from sod huts to Greek Revival mansions. Spanning roughly 500 years, the dwellings reveal a remarkable variety of styles and approaches. Noted illustrator A. G. Smith has rendered over forty extant structures in crisp, detailed drawings. Ranging from the Taos Pueblo (New Mexico, pre-sixteenth century) to a striking contemporary design by John Milnes Baker, the houses represent a host of native and European-inspired styles: Spanish Colonial Revival, Georgian, High-Victorian Gothic, Italianate, Second Empire, Stick Style, Richardson Romanesque, Beaux-Arts Classical, Prairie, and many others. Rich, informative captions date and identify each house as well as describing important architectural features, methods, and materials of construction and historical background, and showing how Old World architectural styles were adapted and modified in America. In addition to many hours of coloring fun, this book offers students, cultural historians, and Americana enthusiasts a step-by-step overview of the evolution of American architecture — from its primitive origins to the technologically sophisticated homes of today.

The American House Styles of Architecture Coloring Book (Dover American History Coloring Books)

Children's Books

A. G. Smith

Arts, Music & Photography

Dover Publications

With a few simple tools, such as scissors and glue, you can assemble a complete farm with livestock and dairy structures in full color and H-O scale. Complete instructions for each building are included, and all pieces are numbered and labeled for easy assembly.

Cut and Assemble an Old-Fashioned Farm: Nine Full-Color Buildings in H-O Scale

Activities, Crafts & Games

Dover Pubns

You can recapture the excitement of yesteryear's noblest battles with this remarkable pageant of dauntless knights and armor, in coloring book form. Defend the Empire with an authentic Roman legionary, or hold back the fierce Mongol hordes with a dashing Russian chieftain. Meet celebrated leaders such as Richard the Lion-Hearted and Henry VIII, meticulously costumed and detailed. More than 40 dramatic plates — specially designed for you to color — portray the wide range of protective armor in use in Europe from about A.D. 100 to 1640. The attire of Vikings, Crusaders, Italian condottieri, Spanish foot-soldiers and royal jousters all appear in precise, historically accurate line drawings that convey the splendor of chivalry and detail the accoutrements of war. Each plate is accompanied by clear explanatory captions; in addition, a useful glossary of unfamiliar terms and a thoroughly researched introduction offer historical background and more to bring each warrior to life. Twelve full-color illustrations on the covers enable you to reproduce each striking suit of armor in authentic hues. History buffs, military enthusiasts, children and colorists of all ages will revel in this stunning collection of valorous paladins.

Knights and Armor Coloring Book (Dover Fashion Coloring Book)

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

This carefully researched coloring book offers a fascinating pictorial survey of castles in varying styles from Great Britain, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, and other countries, including Japan. You'll find meticulously accurate depictions — ready for coloring — of 31 magnificent structures, from the early English motte-and-bailey strongholds to the romantic nineteenth-century royal residence at Neuschwanstein, built for King Ludwig II of Bavaria. The finely detailed drawings — each printed in authentic detail on a full page or two-page spread — appear in roughly chronological order and illustrate the architectural development of the castle from the primitive tower on the hill of the eleventh century to the sophisticated Norman castle of the mid-thirteenth century, to later structures that represented a shift from fortress to residential castles. Colorists are invited to re-create the appearance of such famed castles as Windsor and Caernarvon (Great Britain), Blarney (Ireland), the Segovia Alcázar (Spain), Krak des Chevaliers (Syria), Hochosterwitz (Austria), Provins and Pierrefonds (France), and many more. Identifying captions provide concise background information on each structure's history, construction, and inhabitants. This attractive volume offers not only hours of educational entertainment for colorists of all ages but a fascinating glimpse of the history and architecture of the medieval era.

Castles of the World Coloring Book (Dover World History Coloring Books)

Relive the exciting days of the "iron horse" with this ready-to-be-assembled model of a steam-driven passenger train. Printed in full color on heavy stock, this meticulously rendered replica features a locomotive, tender, passenger car, baggage car, boxcar, flatcar, and caboose. A water tower and station are also included. Only a few tools are needed and complete illustrated instructions ensure easy assembly.

Cut & Assemble an Old-Fashioned Train in Full Color (Dover Children's Activity Books)

Literature & Fiction

Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator — the many faces of our sixteenth president! From his humble origins to his rise to the highest office in the land and ultimate martyrdom, this coloring book chronicles the life of Abraham Lincoln. More than forty accurately rendered images — many based on the famous Mathew Brady photographs — depict a vivid panorama of events from Lincoln's life. Civil War buffs, devotees of American history, and colorists of all ages are certain to admire this story of a heroic life.

Abraham Lincoln Coloring Book (Dover American History Coloring Books)

Biographies

Little hands can easily create their own Christmas cards and tree decorations with this inexpensive collection of six easy-to-use "open" stencils. No areas to cut or punch out; simply trace and color such yuletide favorites as a candy cane, a stocking stuffed with toys, Santa, a bell, snowflake, and Christmas tree.

Fun with Christmas Stencils (Dover Stencils)

Youngsters fascinated by dinosaurs will be captivated by this ready-to-use book of "open" stencils. Created specially for three- to eight-year-olds, Fun with Dinosaur Stencils is designed to help children acquire basic motor skills while introducing them to the formidable creatures of prehistory.

Fun with Dinosaur Stencils

Graphic Design

Their contemporaries saw them as a hostile and hateful people — faithless and cruel enemies of civilization. But recent evidence gathered from archaeological ruins and a studied reappraisal of their achievements indicates that the Vikings were more than just a seafaring, warrior people. They practiced a disciplined and structured way of life, and were bound by a strict code of honor. Author A. G. Smith has chronicled the saga of these feared and fearless adventurers in this thoroughly researched coloring book. Thirty-eight realistically rendered drawings, including six double-page spreads, trace the exciting story of the Norsemen, whose daring explorations and warring ways profoundly affected European history from the eighth through the eleventh centuries. Here are vivid recreations of Viking life in Norway and Iceland; of raids in England and France; depictions of their presence in America (Vinland) and Russia; ship constructions, weapons, art, literature, mythology, agriculture, decisive battles, runes, and much more. An informative introduction outlines Viking history and ways of life, while descriptive captions for each illustration provide additional, fascinating information. Colorists will find Story of the Vikings Coloring Book offers hours of rewarding and educational coloring fun; artists and illustrators will appreciate the remarkable royalty-free illustrations, ideal for book and magazine illustrations and a host of other graphic purposes.

Story of the Vikings Coloring Book (Dover pictorial archive)

History

Life on a farm before the advent of tractors relied on horse-drawn equipment and the skills and labor of many people, as the detailed drawings in this fascinating book reveal. Accurately rendered by A. G. Smith, 43 ready-to-color illustrations depict a wide variety of farm activities in mid-nineteenth-century America. Based on scenes re-created on the Firestone Farm at historic Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan, the drawings include authentically detailed views of kitchen chores (churning butter, preparing foods); seasonal occupations (shearing sheep, mowing hay, gathering pumpkins, "harvesting" and "sugaring off" maple syrup), as well as plowing, planting, caring for livestock, splitting firewood, raising a barn, and many other activities. Peter H. Cousins, Curator of Agriculture at Henry Ford Museum &amp; Greenfield Village, has written an informative introduction and provided fact-filled captions for this entertaining and educational view of life in bygone rural America.

Old-Fashioned Farm Life Coloring Book: Nineteenth-Century Activities on the Firestone Farm at Greenfield Village (Dover American History Coloring Books)

Peter H. Cousins

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