Delftware Tiles is the definitive visual history of Holland's signature form of decorative art. The mania for the blue and white ceramic tiles has never been stronger among designers, collectors and other fans of delft. This stunning visual history details the three-hundred year history of delft tiles and presents in full color nearly two hundred examples of the most outstanding delftware ever produced, from the classic blue and white tiles with their...

Fifteen-year-old Najwa Bakri is forced to investigate the mysterious death of her best friend and Scrabble Queen, Trina, a year after the fact when her Instagram comes back to life with cryptic posts and messages.

Learn to design and build a Live Tile to represent your app on the Windows Phone Start screen. A Windows Phone Live Tile represents your app on your phone's Start screen. It's important to build an engaging, clear representation of what your app is and does to your end users. This course helps you understand the three tile types (flip, iconic, and cycle), create the design assets for each one, and build the tiles themselves. Author Doug Winnie also...

Everywhere in the world, tiles add colour and decoration to the facades and interiors of buildings. Both functional and decorative, and found in a multitude of shapes, sizes and designs - ranging from complex geometrical Islamic patterns to figurative 17th-century Delftware - they are among the most varied ceramic products. This striking book gathers together a diverse collection of ceramic tiles, and explores their rich history, purpose and decorative...

"Tiling Complete is a comprehensive, authoritative, and easy-to-use reference for homeowners, covering all tiling projects from the most basic to advanced. This highly visual book is focused on real-world situations faced by homeowners and offers real-world advice, including how to deal with the inevitable issues that can arise during a project. Now in its second edition, the book has been updated with the latest information on new types of tile -...

A lively and magisterial popular history that refutes common misperceptions of the European Middle Ages, showing the beauty and communion that flourished alongside the dark brutality--a brilliant reflection of humanity itself. The word "medieval" conjures images of the "Dark Ages"--centuries of ignorance, superstition, stasis, savagery, and poor hygiene. But the myth of darkness obscures the truth; this was a remarkable period in human history. The...