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Mon Bassin à Poissons: Aménagement et Entretien (Comment faire... #6)
by Owen JonesMon Bassin à Poissons Cet e-book vous guidera dans la planification de l’aménagement d'un bassin destiné à accueillir des carpes d’ornement ou d'autres poissons. Vous serez conseillé sur le choix d'un emplacement pour le bassin, la conception, l'excavation du bassin, le peuplement de poissons et de plantes et l'équipement dont vous aurez besoin. Il contient également des chapitres consacrés à la préparation du bassin à l’annonce d’une tempête et à l'hiver et aux méthodes conseillées pour se remettre d'une mauvaise tempête. J'espère que vous trouverez le contenu utile, pratique et rentable. Les informations contenues dans cet e-book sur les différents aspects de l’aménagement et de l’entretien d’un bassin à poissons sont organisées en 17 chapitres d'environ 500 à 600 mots chacun. J'espère que cela intéressera ceux qui espèrent gagner de l'argent en ligne. Cet ebook s’accompagne du droit d'utiliser son contenu dans vos propres projets littéraires. En prime, je vous donne la permission d'utiliser le contenu sur votre propre site Web ou sur vos propres blogs et dans vos bulletins d’information, bien qu'il soit préférable que vous les réécriviez d'abord avec vos propres mots. Vous pouvez également diviser le livre et revendre les articles. En fait, la seule chose que vous n’êtes pas autorisé à faire, c’est revendre ou distribuer le livre tel qu'il vous a été livré
Monet's Palate Cookbook: The Artist & His Kitchen at Giverny
by Derek Fell Aileen BordmanTake a culinary journey in Monet&’s footsteps with this book featuring recipes and photographs from his bucolic Normandy home—forward by Meryl Streep. Monet's Palate Cookbook brings to life Claude Monet's beloved kitchen garden at his exquisite home in Giverny, France. With sixty recipes drawn from Giverny&’s farm-to-table tradition and the artist&’s own cooking journals, the book explores Monet&’s passion for gardening and includes detailed information about the herbs and vegetables he grew. On his two-acre vegetable garden, Monet grew zucchini, cherry tomatoes, radishes, pearl onions, brussels sprouts, asparagus, rosemary and mint. A few of the recipes are of French origin, such as the famous Normandy apple tart. Others are from locations abroad where he traveled, such as the Savoy Hotel in London where Monet acquired their recipe for Yorkshire pudding. Capturing Monet's lifestyle, Monet&’s Palate Cookbook includes beautiful photographs by Steven Rothfeld, descriptions of the house interiors and gardens, French entertaining tips, and more.
Money Mindfulness
by Cristina Benito GrandeAprende a ser consciente de tu dinero para usarlo de manera eficaz. Con un método revolucionario que aúna el Mindfulness y los secretos de los hombres y mujeres de negocios más exitosos del mundo, aprenderemos a generar, conservar y multiplicar nuestro dinero, sean cuales sean nuestros ingresos, para que nunca más sea un problema. Para cualquiera que aplique una pequeña parte de lo que se revela en Money Mindfulness, lo que haya pagado por este libro será la mejor inversión de su vida.
Money-Wise Makeovers: Modest Remodels and Affordable Room Redos That Add Value and Improve the Quality of Your Life
by Jean NayarA guide for thrifty and efficient DIY remodeling project suggestions for your home. It's easy to improve your home on a small budget!
Monica Pedersen Make It Beautiful
by Monica PedersenLavishly illustrated and full of practical home-entertaining know-how, this book will appeal to everyone from first-time hosts to seasoned party-throwers. Author, designer, and HGTV host Monica Pederson will inspire and teach readers how to entertain at home with her exclusive insider tips. Her book shows readers how to create beautiful, innovative parties for a range of occasions and budgets.Monica Pedersen Make it Beautiful is a step-by-step guide featuring simple, must-know party planning secrets, in addition to social etiquette tips and how to dress for each event. Pedersen explains how readers can work with what they have in their home when planning a party, taking direction from their very own interiors and generating creative ideas.In 10 gorgeous chapters, Pedersen presents 10 separate parties--each for its own occasion and with its own themes--using her accessible approach and distinctive style to set the tone. For each party, Pedersen assembles a presentation board the same way she would for a design client, with dazzling sample fabrics, flowers, colors, renderings, descriptions, invitations and party favors. Each chapter will also feature sample menus from some of the nation's top celebrity chefs, including the Wynn Hotel's Paul Bartolotta and Top Chef's All-Star Fabio Viviani. Mike Ditka of Chicago Bears fame and owner of Chicago's fabled Ditkas Restaurant, even provides a special Super Bowl menu. Also included are exclusive wine pairings from Napa Valley's Rutherford Hill Winery, to round out this reader-friendly guide to all-around entertaining.Pedersen, a former fashion model and popular HGTV host who appears regularly on the Today Show and Live with Kelly & Regis, will feature prominently throughout this inspirational, do-it-yourself party-planning book. Using her mother's fabulous parties as inspiration, Pedersen offers up her personal take on entertaining--the same know-how that's made her one of the go-to designer-hosts on HGTV--by pairing old traditions with new opportunities This book is sure to become the go-to guide for those who want to host stylish and beautiful events in their own homes.
Moon Garden: A Guide to Creating an Evening Oasis
by Jarema OsofskyAn enchanting guide to creating a moon garden, plus soothing rituals to practice in your night-blooming oasis.Moon gardens are green spaces that come alive at night, with plants that reflect moonlight, attract nocturnal creatures, and release scent after sundown. Though beautiful during the day, they’re best experienced in the evenings—perfect for anyone who works nine-to-five and wants to unwind in their garden after a long day. In a luxe package with silver foil on the cover, this enchanting handbook shows green thumbs of all levels how to create their very own moon garden. Alongside lush botanical illustrations, readers will find horticultural tips and design how-tos for creating a rejuvenating space, as well as soothing rituals and calming meditations to practice in their garden, such as journaling and meditation. The planting and growing advice applies to all kinds of gardens—backyard, indoor, container—so urban dwellers can use the book as readily as those with more outdoor space.Paired with a trowel and watering can or crystals and herbs, Moon Garden makes a thoughtful gift for gardeners, houseplant lovers, and mind/body/spirit enthusiasts. At once practical and inspiring, and filled with stunning visuals, Moon Garden encourages readers to approach gardening as a grounding, spiritual practice that nourishes the self and the earth.FRESH APPROACH TO GARDENING: Featuring anyone-can-do-it gardening advice as well as lovely evening rituals, this trendy and affordably priced gift book makes gardening accessible to new and experienced gardeners alike. FOR ALL SIZES AND TYPES OF GARDENS: Moon Garden makes it easy to create a gorgeous garden no matter where you live. With helpful advice for creating a moon garden outside (in the ground, on a balcony or rooftop), indoors, or in a window box, this book is a must-have for houseplant lovers and green thumbs in urban areas, as well as gardeners with more space.AUTHORITATIVE AUTHOR: A Brooklyn-based millennial, Jarema Osofsky has been working in landscape and biophilic design for more than ten years. Her deep knowledge of the subject coupled with her trend-forward perspective ensures this book is a valuable resource filled with inspired, fresh ideas for your garden.EXPLORE THE WONDERS OF NATURE AND NIGHTTIME: Meditators, journalers, modern mystics, and nature appreciators will enjoy the soothing practices this book offers. Dusk provides time for reflection and relaxation, and where better to do that than in a beautiful, mystical green space? This book will help you make the most of your garden and those magical after-dark hours.BEAUTIFUL TO GIFT AND DISPLAY: In a luxe, contemporary package, Moon Garden makes a lovely gift alongside gardening products and self-care items, from watering cans, seed packets, and trowels to crystals, candles, and essential oils. As a self-purchase, it displays beautifully on a bedside or coffee table with a petite potted plant. Perfect for:Green thumbs and gardeners of all levelsUrban dwellers who want to greenify their apartment, terrace, or window boxNew homeowners interested in gardening or houseplant careMeditators, journalers, and mind/body/spirit enthusiastsAnyone seeking a gift for the gardener in their lifeCollectors of garden books, meditation guides, and divination tools such as How to Be a Moonflower, Floret Farm's Cut Flower Garden, Moon Bath, and Crystals: The Stone Deck
Moonshining as a Fine Art: The Foxfire Americana Library (1) (The Foxfire Americana Library)
by Inc. Foxfire FundThe history of moonshining is a long one, and no one tells it better than the men who once made a living from it deep in the heart of Appalachia. Originally published in 1972, "Moonshining as a Fine Art" takes you through the their time-honored methods of making (and occasionally hiding) safe, successful stills. It also includes a glossary of moonshining terms and recipes for home-brewed mountain drinks like apple beer and blackberry wine.
Moralising Space: The Utopian Urbanism of the British Positivists, 1855-1920
by Matthew WilsonAmidst the soot, stink and splendour of Victorian London, a coterie of citizen-sociologists set out to break up the British Empire. They were the followers of the French philosopher Auguste Comte, a controversial figure who introduced the modern science of sociology and the republican Religion of Humanity. Moralising Space examines how from the 1850s Comte’s British followers practised this science and religion with the aim to create a global network of 500 utopian city-states. Curiously the British Positivists’ work has never been the focus of a full-length study on modern sociology and town planning. In this intellectual history, Matthew Wilson shows that through to the interwar period affiliates to the British Positivist Society – Richard Congreve, Frederic Harrison, Charles Booth, Patrick Geddes and Victor Branford – attempted to realise Comte’s vision. With scarcely used source material Wilson presents the Positivists as an organised resistance to imperialism, industrial exploitation, poverty and despondency. Much to the consternation of the church, state and landed aristocracy they organised urban interventions, led ad hoc sociological surveys and published programmes for realising idyllic city-communities. Effectively this book contributes to our understanding of how Positivism, as a utopian spatial design praxis, heavily influenced twentieth-century architecture and planning.
More Craftsman Homes
by Gustav StickleyGustav Stickley (1858-1942) -- leader of the American Arts and Crafts Movement, publisher of The Craftsman, writer, innovator, and famous furniture manufacturer -- created designs for a new form of American home. Based on beauty, simplicity, utility, and organic harmony, these designs were to have lasting impression on the shape, look, feel, and rationale of American domestic architecture.Many of the features advocated by Stickley exist today: split-levels, semi-partitions, an integration of structure with natural surroundings, and the primacy of form following function. Here, in 345 crisp black-and-white illustrations, are 78 authentic Mission style dwellings. These are the plans that Stickley himself approved -- reprinted directly from the original 1912 publications -- and include illustrations of the exteriors and interiors, floor plans, elevations, structural suggestions, landscape designs, and Stickley's own inimitable comments.Deeply influenced by the English Arts and Crafts Movement, especially the writings of John Ruskin and William Morris, Stickley rebelled against the outmoded architectural traditions of the Victorian age. Instead of creating rooms that were a series of separate cells, he proposed letting one living area flow smoothly into the other; instead of imitating the styles of 19th-century Europe, he proposed an original and vital American style, all the while searching for a new vocabulary of exterior and interior design. His method was the simplification of architectural space and the elimination of superfluous ornamentation; his aim was a harmonious blend of utility, economy, and aesthetics.The ideal of the Craftsman home was an honest and beautiful building, well planned for efficient use of space and materials, built to last several generations, and within the means of the average family. Craftsman architecture adhered to four basic principles: a style of building suited to the ways people actually lived; having the best structural outline and the simplest form; made from materials that belong to the countryside in which the house was built and in harmony with the landscape; and rendered in colors that please and cheer. For Stickley, the true beauty of a building was not a matter of decoration -- a something to be added -- but was inherent in the very lines and masses of the structure itself.This excellent republication of Gustav Stickley's More Craftsman Homes affords a fresh look at an influential and thoroughly American style of design and construction. Today's architects, designers, decorators, and collectors of Americana will find in the text and illustrations of this volume sufficient information and insight to appreciate the Craftsman home, the Craftsman idea, and that innovative spirit who made it possible, Gustav Stickley.
More Fabric Art Collage: 64 New Techniques for Mixed Media, Surface Design & Embellishment
by Rebekah MeierTake your creativity to another level with this collection of more than 60 surface-design techniques and 7 richly layered projects. In this follow-up to her bestselling first book, Fabric Art Collage-40+ Mixed Media Techniques, Rebekah inspires you even more to stretch the boundaries of fabrics, papers, and fibers. Learn how to combine techniques like resists and image transfers with unique surfaces, embellishments, and found objects to create dimensional works of art. Transform everyday materials such as batting and foil into something even more extraordinary than you ever dreamed was possible! • Learn the basics of working with paints and other mediums on creative surfaces• Mixed-media artists at any skill level will find something fresh and fascinating to try Praise for More Fabric Art Collage“Sixty new surface-design techniques will keep you busy creating with everyday objects, new products, and a variety of materials. . . . Whether you’re new to mixed media or a veteran, More Fabric Art Collage has the information and visual inspiration to get you on the road to discovery and creativity.” —Barbara Delaney, Cloth Paper Scissors
More More More: Making Maximalism Work in Your Home and Life
by Laurence Llewelyn-BowenLet master of Maximalism Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen tell you how to create and curate a space that you can truly love spending time in.Changing Rooms&’ flamboyant lead designer has made a great living out of being himself, having spent his entire career encouraging people to reject decorative modesty. More More More is a rejection of so-called &“good taste&” that leaves people being so in control of their own home that even life feels out of place within it, and instead celebrates exuberance, lavish living, and individuality. It&’s all about giving yourself the confidence you lack by curating your own perfect haven of chaos, so that you can live and love your stuff – in surroundings that are anything but beige!With this book, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen will not only explain how to adopt maximalism in the home, but promises to change your outlook on living happily in it. Structured within a complete timeline of maximalism, there&’s something for everyone to love!Dive into this decor book to discover a whirlwind of topics, including: - The Principles of Layering - Asymetry - A Tricky Balancing Act- Using Pattern like a pro - Storage - to store or not to store- Collecting vs. Aqcuiring More More More is overflowing with Laurence's signature style, exuberance and a lifetime's experience in lavish living and take-no-prisoners individuality. Part narrative treatise, part visual celebration of Maximalism through the ages, it is rich in history, anecdotes and quite a few rules, most of which are to be broken!. Having spent his entire career encouraging people to reject decorative modesty, he will not only inform the reader how to embrace Maximalism in their home, but promises to change how they live within it. Minimalists beware!A must-have home decor book for Fans of Laurence Llewlyn-Bowen, a new generation of home-owners and renters who want to rebel against the mass-market principles from minimalist as well as those trying to create a healthy work-life environment. Doubling up as the perfect coffee-table book, More More More is sure to delight.
More Straw Bale Building
by Peter Mack Chris MagwoodStraw bale houses are easy to build, affordable, super energy efficient, environmentally friendly, attractive, and can be designed to match the builder's personal space needs, esthetics and budget. Despite mushrooming interest in the technique, however, most straw bale books focus on "selling" the dream of straw bale building, but don't adequately address the most critical issues faced by bale house builders. Moreover, since many developments in this field are recent, few books are completely up to date with the latest techniques.More Straw Bale Building is designed to fill this gap. A completely rewritten edition of the 20,000-copy best--selling original, it leads the potential builder through the entire process of building a bale structure, tackling all the practical issues: finding and choosing bales; developing sound building plans; roofing; electrical, plumbing, and heating systems; building code compliance; and special concerns for builders in northern climates. New material includes:more extensive sections on electric wiring and plumbingupdated sections on bale finishes and finishinga section on prefabricated straw bale wallsa wider selection of case studies, photographs and illustrationsa section on common mistakesbudgeting for low-, medium- and high-cost projects, and new testing data that is in no other straw bale book.Down-to earth and complete, More Straw Bale Building makes the remarkable benefits of straw bale building available in the most comprehensive and practical book on the subject to date.Chris Magwood and Peter Mack are professional straw bale house builders and consultants who have constructed over 40 straw bale structures and have taught workshops and seminars in several countries. Chris is editor of The Last Straw Journal, an international quarterly devoted to straw-bale building, and the coauthor of Straw Bale Details: A Manual for Designers and Builders (New Society Publishers, 2003).
More Thorny Problems
by Helen YemmFor more than a decade, Helen has been fielding letters from anxious readers, and this is a new compilation of the myriad queries she has received and answered over that time. Her weekly 'Thorny Problems' column is light-hearted but essentially practical, and it has earned her a devoted audience who love her no-nonsense approach. She delights in demystifying the gardening process, and has a pragmatic style that appeals to experienced gardeners as well as the uninitiated. With advice on everything from pruning clematis to dealing with unwanted garden visitors, in More Thorny Problems Helen takes you on a journey through the year and helps you negotiate your way through a whole range of gardening dilemmas.
More Work for Mother: The Ironies of Household Technology from the Open Hearth to the Microwave
by Ruth Schwartz CowanThis book has a dual focus. As its title is meant to suggest, it is a history not just of housework but also of the tools with which that work is done: household technology. Human beings are tool-using animals; indeed, some anthropologists believe that, along with speech,, the ability to use and to refine our tools is precisely what sets us apart from other species of primates.
More or Less
by Jeff ShinabargerIn More or Less, Jeff Shinabarger calls readers to create their own social experiments to answer the question, "What is enough?" It all started with one idea: What would happen if we created a culture in which we gave away whatever was more than enough for us? How would our habits change if we shed the excess of money, clutter, and food in our lives? In More or Less, readers will learn how to draw a line of "enough" in their consumer choices, how to see generosity as a chance to experience freedom in a greedy world, and how to make small changes now that will help others forever. As Shinabarger reminds them, defining "enough" is more than a responsibility--it is an opportunity to give hope. With a foreword by Bob Goff.
More than Buildings: Learning from Portuguese Building Typology (Project Thinking on Design)
by Sérgio Padrão Fernandes João Silva Leite Carlos Dias CoelhoMore than Buildings studies the buildings typology in Portuguese cities and their relationship with the program (the way in which it responds to a function), the territory where it is integrated and with time and the way in which built forms evolve.The book is structured around a set of key theoretical texts that highlight the potential of knowledge about typology (and its specific formal characteristics) in the production of new architectural objects. In this sense, the book has a didactic value based on the theoretical synthesis it produces, which allows it to expose certain spatial and formal attributes of the typologies and thus constitute a reference for new processes of architectural production. The method of analysis and decomposition of the case studies presented in each chapter provide a useful reading and interpretation key for different readers. The typology should be understood as a reference in the act of designing, demonstrating how to understand the elementary formal and spatial principles. For the municipal authorities, or other political decision-makers, the book will enable them to interpret the value of typology and its relevance in the production of cities. This data could be useful, for example, in planning actions that aim at preserving or converting urban areas of architectural value.The book will be relevant to readers within an academic framework and in the professional field engaged in work around architecture, cities, planning, and conservation.
More-Than-Human Design in Practice
by Anton Poikolainen Rosén Antti Salovaara Andrea Botero Juul Søndergaard, Marie LouiseThis book provides an overview of the diverse multidisciplinary field of more-than-human design, offering a philosophical grounding of more-than-human design in posthumanism while putting practical design examples and methods to the forefront.There is an urgent need to radically re-imagine design, as its current processes are contributing to global warming, pollution, deforestation, ocean acidification, ozone layer depletion, loss of biodiversity and species extinction. Given this need, ‘more-than-human design’ has emerged as a perspective that widens our thinking beyond solely human-oriented considerations and needs, such as animals, plants and microbes. The book explores the relationship between sustainability and design, touching on topics such as AI, systems thinking, futures studies and pedagogy, and discusses a range of case study projects that are grounded in more-than-human thinking, demonstrating how this can be incorporated into practice.This easily accessible and theoretically grounded book will provide design researchers and educators an excellent introduction to more-than-human thinking. It will also be of interest to students and scholars studying design more broadly, sustainability, environmental studies and service design, as well as to practicing designers interested in sustainability.Chapters Introduction, 7, 10 and 15 of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
Moroccan Silk Designs in Full Color (Dover Pictorial Archive)
by Lucien VogelGathered from a rare French portfolio, here are 59 exquisite, royalty-free motifs — mainly florals and foliates — incorporating Romanesque, Byzantine, Persian, Far Eastern, and traditional Moroccan motifs.Fès (Fez), one of the oldest and most important cities in Morocco, has long been a center for the practice of Islamic crafts, including brasswork, leatherwork, pottery, textiles, and embroidery. Among the most admired textiles produced in the city are the ornamental belts women wear under their caftans on festive occasions. Originally the designs were simple and the colors somber, but over the years the complexity of design increased and the colors became more flamboyant. One startling effect is the sudden change of coloration of a pattern in the same belt, as shown in several of the plates included here. In some instances, there is a sudden discontinuity of pattern within one woven fabric; in others, two patterns from two fabrics sewn together.At the center of commerce in the Near East, Fès was subject to many influences, some of which — including Romanesque, Byzantine, Persian, Rhodian, and Far Eastern textiles — are reflected in these designs. Two motifs are typically Moroccan: a combination of the hand of Fatima and Solomon's Seal; and the mihrab and minbar of mosque architecture.
Morphing: A Guide To Mathematical Transformations For Architects And Designers
by Joseph ChomaCylinders, spheres and cubes are a small handful of shapes that can be defined by a single word. However, most shapes cannot be found in a dictionary. They belong to an alternative plastic world defined by trigonometry: a mathematical world where all shapes can be described under one systematic language and where any shape can transform into another.This visually striking guidebook clearly and systematically lays out the basic foundation for using these mathematical transformations as design tools. It is intended for architects, designers, and anyone with the curiosity to understand the link between shapes and the equations behind them.
Morphing: A Guide to Mathematical Transformations for Architects, Designers
by Joseph ChomaCylinders, spheres and cubes are a small handful of shapes that can be defined by a single word. However, most shapes cannot be found in a dictionary. They belong to an alternative plastic world defined by trigonometry: a mathematical world where all shapes can be described under one systematic language and where any shape can transform into another.This visually striking guidebook clearly and systematically lays out the basic foundation for using these mathematical transformations as design tools. It is intended for architects, designers, and anyone with the curiosity to understand the link between shapes and the equations behind them.
Morris Graves: His Houses, His Gardens
by Richard SvareAuthor Svare tells the compelling story of the creation and renovation of residences that were home to Morris Graves, a leading figure in Northwest Art and one of the most important American artists of the twentieth century. This insightful rendering contains never before published photographs and a captivatingnarrative.
Mortgage Free!: Innovative Strategies for Debt-Free Home Ownership, 2nd Edition
by Robert L. Roymort•gage (mor´-gij)n. from Old French morgage, mort gage, literally &“death pledge&”As a wave of foreclosures sweeps the country, many people are giving up hope for owning a home of their own. They have good reason to turn their backs on the banks, but not on their dreams. In this revised edition of Mortgage Free!, Rob Roy offers a series of escape routes from enslavement to financial institutions, underscored by true stories of intrepid homeowners who have put their principles into action.From back-to-the-land homesteads to country homes, here is a complete guide to strategies that allow you to own your land and home, free and clear, without the bank. Included is detailed advice about:Clarifying and simplifying your notions of what&’s necessaryFinding land that you love and can affordTaking control of the house-building process, for the sake of sanity and pleasureLearning to take a long-term perspective on your family&’s crucial economic decisions, avoiding debt and modern-day serfdom
Mortgage-Free!: Radical Strategies for Home Ownership
by Rob RoyExplains clearly how if you have a mortgage already you can maximize your equity sooner and save tons of money.
Mosaic Garden Projects: Add Color to Your Garden with Tables, Fountains, Bird Baths, and More
by Mark Brody Sheila Ashdown“This thorough guide to techniques, tools, and materials is filled with expert tips and tricks. The detailed project instructions will inspire you to make your own mosaicked mark on the landscape.” —Lorene Edwards Forkner, author of Handmade Garden Projects In Mosaic Garden Projects, artist Mark Brody walks step-by-step through the creation of 25 decorative yet functional projects. With simple ideas like address signs and stepping stones to more complex projects such as an orb fountain, Brody also includes with a primer on the fundamentals of mosaic and information on the range of possible materials. Project templates are included along with instructions on how to scale each project. Mosaic Garden Projects is packed with inspiration that will brighten the garden all year long.
Mosaics in the Medieval World: From Late Antiquity to the Fifteenth Century
by Liz JamesIn this book, Liz James offers a comprehensive history of wall mosaics produced in the European and Islamic middle ages. Taking into account a wide range of issues, including style and iconography, technique and material, and function and patronage, she examines mosaics within their historical context. She asks why the mosaic was such a popular medium and considers how mosaics work as historical 'documents' that tell us about attitudes and beliefs in the medieval world. The book is divided into two part. Part I explores the technical aspects of mosaics, including glass production, labour and materials, and costs. In Part II, James provides a chronological history of mosaics, charting the low and high points of mosaic art up until its abrupt end in the late middle ages. Written in a clear and engaging style, her book will serve as an essential resource for scholars and students of medieval mosaics.